A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 527-528, Issue , 2015, Pages 540-551

  Joseph, Tijo ^a   Dubey, Brajesh ^a,b   McBean, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination in Bangladesh; Dietary arsenic intake; Human arsenic exposure; Non dietary arsenic source

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; ARSENIC; COOKING; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS; ARSENIC EXPOSURE; BANGLADESH; DIETARY ARSENIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKES; DIETARY PATTERNS; NON-DIETARY ARSENIC SOURCE; SOURCE OF WATERS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARSENIC; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NUTRITION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; BANGLADESH; BANGLADESHI; BETEL NUT; COOKING; EDIBLE PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INHALATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; ADULT; ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BANGLADESH;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PIPER BETEL;

ADULT; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS;

EID: 84930823282     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.035     Document Type: Review

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