Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020

J Bundschuh, MA Armienta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Today (year 2020), the globally recognized problem of arsenic (As) contamination
of water resources and other environments at toxic levels has been reported in all of the 20 …

One century of arsenic exposure in Latin America: A review of history and occurrence from 14 countries

J Bundschuh, MI Litter, F Parvez, G Román-Ross… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The global impact on public health of elevated arsenic (As) in water supplies is highlighted
by an increasing number of countries worldwide reporting high As concentrations in drinking …

Co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater of semi-arid regions in Latin America: Genesis, mobility and remediation

MT Alarcón-Herrera, J Bundschuh, B Nath… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Several million people around the world are currently exposed to excessive amounts of
arsenic (As) and fluoride (F) in their drinking water. Although the individual toxic effects of As …

Arsenic in Latin America: A critical overview on the geochemistry of arsenic originating from geothermal features and volcanic emissions for solving its environmental …

N Morales-Simfors, J Bundschuh, I Herath… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Geothermal fluids and volcanic emissions are important sources of arsenic (As), resulting in
elevated concentrations of As in ground-, surface-water and soil, which may adversely affect …

Nanomaterials as adsorbents for As (III) and As (V) removal from water: A review

MS Samuel, E Selvarajan, A Sarswat… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Freshwater demand will rise in the next couple of decades, with an increase in worldwide
population growth and industrial development. The development activities, on one side …

Simultaneous removal of fluoride and arsenic from groundwater by electrocoagulation using a filter-press flow reactor with a three-cell stack

MA Sandoval, R Fuentes, JL Nava, O Coreño… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
An electrocoagulation (EC) process to remove fluoride and arsenic from groundwater
(fluoride 5.5 mg L− 1, arsenic 50.4 µg L− 1, hydrated silica 132 mg L− 1, sulfate 40 mg L− 1 …

Hacia una ecología política del agua en Latinoamérica

P Ávila-García - Revista de Estudios sociales, 2016 - journals.openedition.org
La ecología política, entendida como un campo de análisis social y político de los
problemas ambientales, cobra relevancia con los cambios asociados a la mundialización …

In utero exposure to fluoride and cognitive development delay in infants

LV Jiménez, ODL Guzmán, MC Flores… - Neurotoxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between in utero exposure to
fluoride (F) and Mental and Psychomotor Development (MDI and PDI) evaluated through the …

Hydrogeochemical characterization and identification of factors influencing groundwater quality in coastal aquifers, case: La Yarada, Tacna, Peru

S Chucuya, A Vera, E Pino-Vargas, A Steenken… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coastal aquifer La Yarada has anthropogenic and geogenic contamination that
adversely affect the quality of groundwater for population and agricultural use. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Regulating groundwater use: The challenges of policy implementation in Guanajuato, Central Mexico

J Hoogesteger, P Wester - Environmental Science & Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Around the world it has proven very difficult to develop policies and interventions that ensure
socio-environmentally sustainable groundwater use and exploitation. In the state of …