Arsenic contamination of groundwater and its induced health effects in Shahpur block, Bhojpur district, Bihar state, India: risk evaluation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 9492-9504

  Chakraborti, Dipankar ^a   Rahman, Mohammad Mahmudur ^b   Ahamed, Sad ^a   Dutta, Rathindra Nath ^c   Pati, Shyamapada ^d   Mukherjee, Subhash Chandra ^d  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenical neuropathy; Arsenical skin lesions; Biological samples; Carcinogenic risk; Groundwater; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LESION; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; WATER SUPPLY;

BHOJPUR; BIHAR; INDIA;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARSENIC POISONING; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUNDWATER; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962055969     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6149-8     Document Type: Article

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