Arsenic contamination: A potential hazard to the affected areas of West Bengal, India

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-132

  Rahaman, Sefaur ^a   Sinha, A C ^a   Pati, R ^a,b   Mukhopadhyay, D ^a  

^a UTTAR BANGA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^b VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Arsenic; Mango; Pulses; Rice; Soil; Vegetables; Water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FRUIT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; RICE; TOXICITY; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SOIL POLLUTANT; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; INDIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

GANGES BASIN; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84871654585     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9460-4     Document Type: Article

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