Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue
There is a close association between human biology, epidemiology and public health. Exposure to toxic elements is one area of such associations and global concerns. The Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) is a region where contamination of ground water by arsenic has assumed epidemic proportions. Apart from d...
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There is a close association between human biology, epidemiology and public health. Exposure to toxic elements is one area of such associations and global concerns. The Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) is a region where contamination of ground water by arsenic has assumed epidemic proportions. Apart from dermatological manifestations, chronic exposure to arsenic causes a heavy toll through several carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic disorders. This article provides a global overview of groundwater arsenic contamination in the BDP region, especially the sources, speciation, and mobility of arsenic, and critically reviews the effects of arsenic on human health. The present review also provides a summary of comprehensive knowledge on various measures required for mitigation and social consequences of the problem of arsenic contaminated groundwater in the BDP region.
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| spelling | doaj.art-06b8f1e704f7433bbd5b4d5813ea45752024-04-02T07:03:57ZengUniversitätsverlag PotsdamHuman Biology and Public Health2748-99572021-06-01110.52905/hbph.v1.7Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issueJaydip Sen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2384-2844Barry Bogin1Nitish Mondal2Sima Dey3Shreysai Roy4Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling 734013, West Bengal, IndiaLoughborough University, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, LE11 3TU, UKDepartment of Anthropology, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, IndiaDepartment of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 35, B. C. Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling 734013, West Bengal, India There is a close association between human biology, epidemiology and public health. Exposure to toxic elements is one area of such associations and global concerns. The Bengal Delta Plain (BDP) is a region where contamination of ground water by arsenic has assumed epidemic proportions. Apart from dermatological manifestations, chronic exposure to arsenic causes a heavy toll through several carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic disorders. This article provides a global overview of groundwater arsenic contamination in the BDP region, especially the sources, speciation, and mobility of arsenic, and critically reviews the effects of arsenic on human health. The present review also provides a summary of comprehensive knowledge on various measures required for mitigation and social consequences of the problem of arsenic contaminated groundwater in the BDP region. https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/7public healtharsenicgroundwaterIndiaBangladeshBengal Delta |
| spellingShingle | Jaydip Sen Barry Bogin Nitish Mondal Sima Dey Shreysai Roy Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue Human Biology and Public Health public health arsenic groundwater India Bangladesh Bengal Delta |
| title | Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue |
| title_full | Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue |
| title_short | Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plain is an important public health issue |
| title_sort | groundwater arsenic contamination in the bengal delta plain is an important public health issue |
| topic | public health arsenic groundwater India Bangladesh Bengal Delta |
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