- Tytuł:
- Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal: current scenario, effects and probable ways of mitigation
- Autorzy:
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Dey, T.K.
Banerjee, P.
Bakshi, M.
Kar, A.
Ghosh, S, - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/11026.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2014
- Wydawca:
- Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Naukowych Darwin / Scientific Publishing House DARWIN
- Tematy:
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ground water
arsenic
water contamination
West Bengal
mitigation
human health - Opis:
- During the past two decades, Arsenic (As) contamination via groundwater has become a serious issue worldwide and is now a major concern in the Indo-Bangladesh Gangetic delta. Arsenic enters human body through contaminated groundwater consumed as drinking water. Food safety in this region is also facing severe consequences as bio-accumulation of Arsenic is occurring in food crops irrigated with As-contaminated water. Chronic exposure to Arsenic can cause not only cancerous and non-cancer health effects. Reports suggest that about 20 % population in West Bengal is highly affected. Various techniques are being introduced to provide arsenic-free drinking water at an affordable cost. But a rigorous change in habit and mind set for procuring safe drinking water in those surviving in As-contaminated zones is the most essential step towards curbing the fatal consequences of As exposure. Harvesting rain water and utilization of proper purification techniques can be considered a possible alternative of safe drinking water.
- Źródło:
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International Letters of Natural Sciences; 2014, 08, 1
2300-9675 - Pojawia się w:
- International Letters of Natural Sciences
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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