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Pathway of Arsenic from water to food, West Bengal, India

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Submitted by susan on Mon, 2007-01-01 11:39

The large agrarian population of West Bengal drink groundwater with arsenic content anywhere between 0.05 and 3.7 mg/L. Greater than 44% of this population suffers from arsenic related diseases like conjunctivitis, melanosis, hyperkeratosis, and hyper pigmentation. In certain areas gangrene in the limb, malignant neoplasm and even skin
cancer have also been been observed. Irrigation practices have contributed
a large quantity of arsenic in to the shallow aquifers of West Bengal.

Publisher : 
Taylor & Francis Group
Author: 
D. Chandrasekharam
Place of Publication: 
London
Main Topic: 
Health
Attachment(s): 
11 Aswathanarayan edited book.pdf
thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Rice
Wheat
Vegetables
Food Contamination
Tubewells
Arsenic
Health Effects
Irrigation
Sedimentation
Health
Groundwater Quality
West Bengal
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Publication Date: 
01/01/2007