The arsenic occurrence in groundwater and the associated health impacts has been a
global issue for the last few decades. Chronic exposure to arsenic can cause skin lesions …

The elevated concentration of arsenic (As) in the groundwaters of many countries worldwide
has received much attention during recent decades. This article presents an overview of the …

Arsenic is a group V element, together with nitrogen, phosphorus, antimony and bismuth. Its
electronic configuration is [Ar] 3d104s24p3; it has an atomic weight of 75 and commonly …

This book provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste
characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process …

For more than a decade it has been known that shallow tube wells in Bangladesh are
frequently contaminated with arsenic concentrations at a level that is harmful to human …

The geochemistry of trace elements in surface geothermal fluids in Iceland was studied. The
sampled fluids included hot springs, mud pots, steam vents and soil solutions with …

Groundwater resources in the Pannonian Basin (Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia)
are known to contain elevated naturally occurring As. Published estimates suggest nearly …

Aggrandized technological and industrial progression in past decades have occasioned
immense depreciation in the quality of environment and ecosystem, majorly due to …

In a volcanic-sedimentary aquifer in central Italy, we investigate the co-existence of arsenic
and fluoride in groundwater, aiming at identifying the most probable processes deductible at …

The role and extent of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in eukaryotes are hotly disputed topics
that impact our understanding of the origin of metabolic processes and the role of organelles …