Arsenic behaviour from groundwater and soil to crops: Impacts on agriculture and food safety

被引:91
作者
Heikens, Alex
Panaullah, Golam M.
Meharg, Andy A.
机构
[1] FAO, RAP, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
[2] Int Maize & Wheat Improvement Ctr, CIMMYT, Off Bangladesh, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
[3] Univ Aberdeen, Sch Biol Sci, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland
来源
REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, VOL 189 | 2007年 / 189卷
关键词
WEST-BENGAL; PHYTOCHELATIN ACCUMULATION; SILENE-VULGARIS; AFFECTED AREA; IRON PLAQUE; RICE; CONTAMINATION; BANGLADESH; SPECIATION; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1007/978-0-387-35368-5_3
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Arsenic (As) in groundwater poses a major health concern in Asia. To date, unacceptably high As levels in groundwater resources have been found in parts of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam (Mandal and Suzuki 2002; Ng et al. 2003). Numerous reviews on arsenic in the environment have been published recently (Chakraborti et al. 2002; Mandal and Suzuki 2002; Ng et al. 2003; WHO 2001). Bangladesh was reported to have the highest percentage (∼25%) of contaminated shallow tube wells (STW), and an estimated 30 million people are dependent on these water wells for domestic purposes. © 2007 Springer.
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