Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …

Drinking of arsenic (As) contaminated well water has become a serious threat to the health
of many millions in Bangladesh. However, the implications of contamination of agricultural …

Arsenic contamination in groundwater in Bangladesh has become an additional concern vis-
à-vis its use for irrigation purposes. Even if arsenic-safe drinking-water is assured, the …

Arsenic (As) is considered to be one of the top environmental contaminants of concern
worldwide. In many regions in Pakistan, there are reports of increased levels of As in the …

The authoritative articles in this book represent the state-of-the-art in arsenic research.
Arsenic experts from around the world-participants in the Fifth International Conference on …

This research aimed to investigate the bioaccumulation and health risk associated with
absorption of the selected heavy metals (HMs) ie, lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and …

Arsenic (As) is a potent killing agent not only through incidences of homicide but also
through its invasion into human systems either through drinking water or through the food …

Availability of soil arsenic (As) and plant As at various levels of zinc (Zn) and As applications
were examined. A pot-culture experiment with a leafy vegetable, Kalmi (Ipomoea aquatica) …

High arsenic concentrations in groundwater were first detected in western Bangladesh in the
early 1990s. The arsenic is of natural origin and is believed to be mobilized in the …

The main purpose of the present investigation was to examine if heavy metal and metalloid
toxicity had occurred in grazing livestock fed with forages irrigated with sewage water. In …