Arsenic
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Arsenic is one of the most common metalloid contaminants in groundwater and it has both acute and chronic toxicity affecting multiple organs. Details of the mechanism of arsenic toxicity are still lacking and profile studies at metabolic... more
Medical Geology, the study of the impacts of geologic materials and processes on animal and human health, is a dynamic emerging discipline bringing together the geoscience, biomedical, and public health communities to solve a wide range... more
Severe and widespread contamination by arsenic in groundwater and drinking water has been recently revealed in rural and sub-urban areas of the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi with similar magnitude as observed in Bangladesh and West Bengal,... more
En momentos en los cuales la crisis socio-economica que arropa al mundo es in-negable, aun cuando se siguen ofreciendo cifras tratando de demostrar lo contrario,el resurgimiento y actualidad del pensamiento de Karl Marx no es nada... more
Arsenic in groundwater and its fate and transport in the environment have become matters of great concern in Bangladesh, India and several other countries. In Bangladesh, an estimated 268 upazillas out of 465 have been affected with... more
This is the first publication on arsenic contamination of the Red River alluvial tract in the city of Hanoi and in the surrounding rural districts. Due to naturally occurring organic matter in the sediments, the groundwaters are anoxic... more
Large-scale mass poisoning through arsenic contaminated groundwater is a global concern and Bangladesh is among the countries exposed to high concentrations of arsenic in groundwater. As arsenic is a widespread contaminant, several... more
Arsenic contamination in groundwater and its toxic effect on human health is a major public health problem in Bangladesh. There are 270 arsenic prone upazillas in the country and the total population exposed to arsenic contamination has... more
Exposure to toxic metals has become an increasingly recognized source of illness worldwide. Both cadmium and arsenic are ubiquitous in the environment, and exposure through food and water as well as occupational sources can contribute to... more