Arsenic contamination of Bangladesh paddy field soils: Implications for rice contribution to arsenic consumption

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-234

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Rahman, Mazibur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SAMPLES;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PADDY FIELD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ORYZA SATIVA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0037439035     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0259842     Document Type: Article

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