Climate change and variability may have an impact on the occurrence of food safety hazards
at various stages of the food chain, from primary production through to consumption. There …

The problem of arsenic pollution of groundwater used for domestic water supplies is now
well recognised in Bangladesh, India and some other countries of South and South-east …

High levels of arsenic (As) in rice grain are a potential concern for human health. Variability
in total As in rice was evaluated using 204 commercial rice samples purchased mostly in …

Arsenic (As) in groundwater poses a major health concern in Asia. To date, unacceptably
high As levels in groundwater resources have been found in parts of Bangladesh …

Arsenic (As) concentrations in the soil layers of 12 rice fields located in four As affected
areas and two unaffected areas in Bangladesh were monitored during 2003. In the …

Shallow tube well (STW) water, often contaminated with arsenic (As), is used extensively in
Bangladesh for irrigating rice fields in the dry season, leading to potential As accumulation …

Arsenic (As) toxicity has been recognized for centuries. In the last few decades a large
number of articles have been published with regard to As (Figure 16.1). Arsenic has become …

Food with elevated arsenic concentrations is becoming widely recognized as a global threat
to human health. This review describes the current state of knowledge of soil pollution …

An experiment involving four soils and three irrigation-water As concentrations was
conducted in undisturbed soil columns during 2004–2006, with Boro (winter dry-season …

Rice is a staple food for humans and a key source of soil arsenic (As) transfer to the human
food chain. As a result, it is critical to develop ways for reducing As accumulation in rice. A …