groundwater, thus exploration of deeper aquifers can provide a sound solution.
Training and awareness program for As hazards and use of As removal tools to
the user community would be helpful to minimize the exposure of As to human
health. Considering the severity of the problem on a global scale, the awareness of
population and implementation of facilities by setting proper guidelines is important
for maintenance and mitigation of As problem. The government should monitor
industrial and agriculture activities which contribute majorly in As pollution.
Acknowledgement SA is thankful to the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research for the award
of Senior Research Fellowship [No. 31/08(332)/2017-EMR1]. RC is thankful to the Department of
Science and Technology (DST) New Delhi, India for the award of DST-INSPIRE Junior/Senior
Research Fellowship (No. DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2013/321). RDT is thankful to CSIR, New
Delhi for the Emeritus Scientist Scheme [No. 21(0978)/13/EMR-II].
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arsenic. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Atlanta
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implications and challenges for healthcare policy. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 11:251
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Proceedings of BUET-UNU international workshop on technologies for arsenic removal from
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spectroscopy. Sci Total Environ 379:249–255
Awasthi S, Chauhan R, Srivastava S, Tripathi RD (2017) The journey of arsenic from soil to grain
in rice. Front Plant Sci 8:1007
Awasthi S, Chauhan R, Dwivedi S, Srivastava S, Srivastava S, Tripathi RD (2018) A consortium of
alga (Chlorella vulgaris) and bacterium (Pseudomonas putida) for amelioration of arsenic
toxicity in rice: a promising and feasible approach. Environ Exper Bot 150:115–126
Banerjee N, Nandy S, Kearns JK, Bandyopadhyay AK, Das JK, Majumder P, Basu S, Banerjee S,
Sau TJ, States JC, Giri AK (2011) Polymorphisms in the TNF-α and IL10 gene promoters and
risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions and other nondermatological health effects. Toxicol Sci
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Bhattacharya P, Mukherjee A, Mukherjee AB (2013) Groundwater arsenic in India: source,
distribution, effects and alternate safe drinking water sources. In: Reference module in earth
systems and environmental sciences. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p 09342
Borba RP, Figueiredo BR, Rawlins B, Matschullat J (2003) Geochemical distribution of arsenic in
waters, sediments and weathered gold mineralized rocks from Iron Quadrangle, Brazil. Environ
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S. Awasthi et al.
Training and awareness program for As hazards and use of As removal tools to
the user community would be helpful to minimize the exposure of As to human
health. Considering the severity of the problem on a global scale, the awareness of
population and implementation of facilities by setting proper guidelines is important
for maintenance and mitigation of As problem. The government should monitor
industrial and agriculture activities which contribute majorly in As pollution.
Acknowledgement SA is thankful to the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research for the award
of Senior Research Fellowship [No. 31/08(332)/2017-EMR1]. RC is thankful to the Department of
Science and Technology (DST) New Delhi, India for the award of DST-INSPIRE Junior/Senior
Research Fellowship (No. DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2013/321). RDT is thankful to CSIR, New
Delhi for the Emeritus Scientist Scheme [No. 21(0978)/13/EMR-II].
References
Acharya SK, Chakraborty P, Lahiri S, Raymahashay BC, Guba S, Bhowmik A (1999) Arsenic
poisoning in the Ganges delta. Nature 401:545–546
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – ATSDR (2000) Toxicological profile for
arsenic. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Atlanta
Ahmad SA, Khan MH, Haque M (2018) Arsenic contamination in groundwater in Bangladesh:
implications and challenges for healthcare policy. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 11:251
Ahmed MF (2001, May) An overview of arsenic removal technologies in Bangladesh and India. In:
Proceedings of BUET-UNU international workshop on technologies for arsenic removal from
drinking water, Dhaka, pp 5–7
Ahmed MF (2003) Arsenic contamination: Bangladesh perspective. ITN-Bangladesh, Centre for
Water Supply and Waste Management, Dhaka
Akhter T, Abedin MZ, Basak JK, Akhter F (2015) Design and development of arsenic and iron
removal unit for drinking water: a sustainable approach in environment. Asia Pac J Energy
Environ 2:67–74
Aldrich MV, Peralta-Videa JR, Parsons JG, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2007) Examination of arsenic
(III) and (V) uptake by the desert plant species mesquite (Prosopis spp.) using X-ray absorption
spectroscopy. Sci Total Environ 379:249–255
Awasthi S, Chauhan R, Srivastava S, Tripathi RD (2017) The journey of arsenic from soil to grain
in rice. Front Plant Sci 8:1007
Awasthi S, Chauhan R, Dwivedi S, Srivastava S, Srivastava S, Tripathi RD (2018) A consortium of
alga (Chlorella vulgaris) and bacterium (Pseudomonas putida) for amelioration of arsenic
toxicity in rice: a promising and feasible approach. Environ Exper Bot 150:115–126
Banerjee N, Nandy S, Kearns JK, Bandyopadhyay AK, Das JK, Majumder P, Basu S, Banerjee S,
Sau TJ, States JC, Giri AK (2011) Polymorphisms in the TNF-α and IL10 gene promoters and
risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions and other nondermatological health effects. Toxicol Sci
121:132–139
Bhattacharya P, Mukherjee A, Mukherjee AB (2013) Groundwater arsenic in India: source,
distribution, effects and alternate safe drinking water sources. In: Reference module in earth
systems and environmental sciences. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p 09342
Borba RP, Figueiredo BR, Rawlins B, Matschullat J (2003) Geochemical distribution of arsenic in
waters, sediments and weathered gold mineralized rocks from Iron Quadrangle, Brazil. Environ
Geol 44:39–52
116
S. Awasthi et al.