Arsenic contamination, impact and mitigation strategies in rice agro-environment: An inclusive insight

D Moulick, S Samanta, S Sarkar, A Mukherjee… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination and its adverse consequences on rice agroecosystem are well
known. Rice has the credit to feed more than 50% of the world population but concurrently …

An extensive review of arsenic dynamics and its distribution in soil-aqueous-rice plant systems in south and Southeast Asia with bibliographic and meta-data analysis

R Mondal, A Majumdar, S Sarkar, C Goswami… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Millions of people worldwide are affected by arsenic (As) contamination, particularly in South
and Southeast Asian countries, where large-scale dependence on the usage of As …

Combined effects of dry-wet irrigation, redox changes and microbial diversity on soil nutrient bioavailability in the rice field

A Majumdar, PK Dubey, B Giri, D Moulick… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) by United Nations are some of the high-priority
areas of research and this article established the sustainable agronomic practices …

Iron oxide doped rice biochar reduces soil-plant arsenic stress, improves nutrient values: an amendment towards sustainable development goals

A Majumdar, MK Upadhyay, B Giri, J Karwadiya… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination in paddy soils and its further translocation to the rice is a serious
global issue. Arsenic loading to the rice depends on soil physico-chemical parameters and …

Potential of indigenous plant species for phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated water and soil

S Singh, J Karwadiya, S Srivastava, PK Patra… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of arsenic (As) and heavy metals in soil and water resources has serious
impact on ecosystem as well as human health. In India, West Bengal (WB) is severely …

Sustainable water management in rice cultivation reduces arsenic contamination, increases productivity, microbial molecular response, and profitability

A Majumdar, MK Upadhyay, B Giri, P Yadav… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Arsenic (As) and silicon (Si) are two structurally competitive natural elements where
Si minimises As accumulation in rice plants, and based on this two-year field trial, the study …

Enhanced phytoremediation of Metal (loid) s via spiked ZVI nanoparticles: An urban clean-up strategy with ornamental plants

A Majumdar, MK Upadhyay, M Ojha, F Afsal, B Giri… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing industrialization and urbanization are also triggering environmental
pollution, mostly unnoticed, in the case of soil pollution due to uncontrolled contamination by …

An assessment of various potentially toxic elements and associated health risks in agricultural soil along the middle Gangetic basin, India

N Tyagi, MK Upadhyay, A Majumdar, SK Pathak, B Giri… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study analysed the levels of potentially toxic elements along with physico-
chemical properties of agricultural soil samples (n= 59) collected from fields situated along …

Co-exposure to UV-aged microplastics and cadmium induces intestinal toxicity and metabolic responses in earthworms

C Chen, N Zheng, H Zhu, Q An, J Pan, X Li, Y Ji… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aged microplastics (MPs) alter the interaction with heavy metals due to changes in surface
properties. However, the combined toxicological effects of aged MPs on heavy metals in soil …

Antioxidant enzymes and transporter genes mediate arsenic stress reduction in rice (Oryza sativa L.) upon thiourea supplementation

MK Upadhyay, A Majumdar, AK Srivastava, S Bose… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Thiourea (TU) is a chemo-priming agent and non-physiological reactive oxygen species
(ROS) scavenger whose application has been found to reduce As accumulation in rice …