Arsenic contamination, consequences and remediation techniques: a review

R Singh, S Singh, P Parihar, VP Singh… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
The exposure to low or high concentrations of arsenic (As), either due to the direct
consumption of As contaminated drinking water, or indirectly through daily intake of As …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula

E Shaji, M Santosh, KV Sarath, P Prakash… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Fate of arsenic in living systems: Implications for sustainable and safe food chains

MU Rehman, R Khan, A Khan, W Qamar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic, a group 1 carcinogen for humans, is abundant as compared to other trace elements
in the environment and is present mainly in the Earth's crust and soil. The arsenic …

Unravelling the emerging carcinogenic contaminants from industrial waste water for prospective remediation by electrocoagulation–a review

M Yasasve, M Manjusha, D Manojj, NM Hariharan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The need of the hour relies on finding new but sustainable ways to curb rising pollution
levels. The accelerated levels of urbanization and increase in population deplete the finite …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater systems of the Indian sub-continent

A Mukherjee, D Saha, CF Harvey, RG Taylor… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indian Sub-Continent is one of the most densely populated regions of the
world, hosting∼ 23% of the global population within only∼ 3% of the world's land area. It …

Human health implications, risk assessment and remediation of As-contaminated water: a critical review

MB Shakoor, R Nawaz, F Hussain, M Raza, S Ali… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring metalloid and Class-A human carcinogen. Exposure to
As via direct intake of As-contaminated water or ingestion of As-contaminated edible crops is …

Livelihood vulnerability approach to assessing climate change impacts on mixed agro-livestock smallholders around the Gandaki River Basin in Nepal

J Panthi, S Aryal, P Dahal, P Bhandari… - Regional environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Climate change vulnerability depends upon various factors and differs between places,
sectors and communities. People in developing countries whose subsistence livelihood …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic exposure via contaminated water and food sources

K Khosravi-Darani, Y Rehman, IA Katsoyiannis… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Arsenic poisoning constitutes a major threat to humans, causing various health problems.
Almost everywhere across the world certain “hotspots” have been detected, putting in …

A comprehensive review on current status, mechanism, and possible sources of arsenic contamination in groundwater: a global perspective with prominence of …

W Ali, A Rasool, M Junaid, H Zhang - Environmental geochemistry and …, 2019 - Springer
Arsenic (As)-mediated contamination of groundwater resources in different parts of the world
is a consequence of natural or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on the …