Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding arsenic dynamics in agronomic systems to predict and prevent uptake by crop plants

T Punshon, BP Jackson, AA Meharg… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review is on arsenic in agronomic systems, and covers processes that influence the
entry of arsenic into the human food supply. The scope is from sources of arsenic (natural …

Silica nanoparticles inhibit arsenic uptake into rice suspension cells via improving pectin synthesis and the mechanical force of the cell wall

J Cui, Y Li, Q Jin, F Li - Environmental Science: Nano, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Our previous studies indicated that the foliar application of silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs)
could obviously reduce arsenic (As) accumulation in rice. However, the mechanism …

Arsenic uptake, accumulation and toxicity in rice plants: possible remedies for its detoxification: a review

HF Bakhat, Z Zia, S Fahad, S Abbas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid. Serious concerns have been raised in literature owing to its
potential toxicity towards living beings. The metalloid causes various water-and food-borne …

Arsenic toxicity in crop plants: physiological effects and tolerance mechanisms

N Garg, P Singla - Environmental chemistry letters, 2011 - Springer
Heavy metals are toxic substances released into the environment, contributing to a variety of
toxic effects on living organisms in food chain by accumulation and biomagnifications …

Goethite-modified biochar ameliorates the growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants by suppressing Cd and As-induced oxidative stress in Cd and As co-contaminated …

MK Irshad, A Noman, HAS Alhaithloul, M Adeel… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-contamination of soils with cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) in rice growing areas is a
serious threat to environment and human health. Increase in soil Cd and As levels curtail the …

Microbial arsenic methylation in soil and rice rhizosphere

Y Jia, H Huang, M Zhong, FH Wang… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Methylated arsenic (As) species are a common constituent of rice grains accounting for 10–
90% of the total As. Recent studies have shown that higher plants are unlikely to methylate …

Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) improves tolerance to arsenic (As) toxicity in Vicia faba through the modifications of biochemical attributes, antioxidants, ascorbate …

P Ahmad, P Alam, TH Balawi, FH Altalayan… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of arsenic (As) toxicity and the
mitigating role of nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on Vicia faba. Arsenics …

Effect of calcium and iron-enriched biochar on arsenic and cadmium accumulation from soil to rice paddy tissues

MS Islam, ASIA Magid, Y Chen, L Weng, J Ma… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are nonessential toxic metal (loids) that are
carcinogenic to humans. Hence, reducing the bioavailability of these metal (loids) in soils …

Mechanism of arsenic uptake, translocation and plant resistance to accumulate arsenic in rice grains

LDB Suriyagoda, K Dittert, H Lambers - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2018 - Elsevier
A global data analysis shows that rice grain arsenic (As) concentrations increase with
increasing soil As concentrations until about 60 mg As kg− 1 soil and then decreases. Of the …