Arsenic contamination, consequences and remediation techniques: a review

R Singh, S Singh, P Parihar, VP Singh… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
The exposure to low or high concentrations of arsenic (As), either due to the direct
consumption of As contaminated drinking water, or indirectly through daily intake of As …

Global water pollution and human health

RP Schwarzenbach, T Egli, TB Hofstetter… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century.
Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula

E Shaji, M Santosh, KV Sarath, P Prakash… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Global threat of arsenic in groundwater

J Podgorski, M Berg - Science, 2020 - science.org
Naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater affects millions of people worldwide. We created
a global prediction map of groundwater arsenic exceeding 10 micrograms per liter using a …

Extensive arsenic contamination in high-pH unconfined aquifers in the Indus Valley

JE Podgorski, SAMAS Eqani, T Khanam, R Ullah… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Arsenic-contaminated aquifers are currently estimated to affect~ 150 million people around
the world. However, the full extent of the problem remains elusive. This is also the case in …

Scenario, perspectives and mechanism of arsenic and fluoride co-occurrence in the groundwater: a review

M Kumar, R Goswami, AK Patel, M Srivastava, N Das - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) and fluoride (F−) are the two most conspicuous contaminants, in terms of
distribution and menace, in aquifers around the world. While the majority of studies focus on …

A critical review on the occurrence and distribution of the uranium-and thorium-decay nuclides and their effect on the quality of groundwater

A Vengosh, RM Coyte, J Podgorski… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This critical review presents the key factors that control the occurrence of natural elements
from the uranium-and thorium-decay series, also known as naturally occurring radioactive …

Human health effects from chronic arsenic poisoning–a review

S Kapaj, H Peterson, K Liber… - … Science and Health …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The ill effects of human exposure to arsenic (As) have recently been reevaluated by
government agencies around the world. This has lead to a lowering of As guidelines in …

Critical evaluation of hybrid metal–organic framework composites for efficient treatment of arsenic–contaminated solutions by adsorption and membrane–separation …

DA Nguyen, DV Nguyen, G Jeong, N Asghar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic contamination is the most pressing issue for human health and the environment.
Understanding its behavior and distribution in natural waters and developing potential …

Natural arsenic in global groundwaters: distribution and geochemical triggers for mobilization

I Herath, M Vithanage, J Bundschuh, JP Maity… - Current Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
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 …