Arsenic Concentrations in Groundwater, Soils, and Irrigated Rice in Southwestern Bangladesh

Arsenic (As) poisoning of groundwater in Bangladesh has become a major environmental and health issue. The extensive use of groundwater in irrigation of rice has resulted in elevated As in soils and crops. A study was undertaken to determine As concentrations in groundwater, soils, and crops in 16 d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 2010-01, Vol.41 (16-19), p.1889-1895
Hauptverfasser:	Rahman, Muhammad Sajidur, Miah, Mohammad Abdul Mazid, Khaled, Hossain Mohammad, Islam, Arninul, Panaullah, G.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Arsenic Biological and medical sciences Drinking water Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Groundwater Groundwater As Irrigation rice soil Soil science
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Zusammenfassung:	Arsenic (As) poisoning of groundwater in Bangladesh has become a major environmental and health issue. The extensive use of groundwater in irrigation of rice has resulted in elevated As in soils and crops. A study was undertaken to determine As concentrations in groundwater, soils, and crops in 16 districts of southwestern Bangladesh. Groundwater samples were collected from shallow-tube and hand-tube wells (STW and HTW) used for irrigation and drinking water. Soil and rice plants were sampled from the command area of the tube wells. Arsenic concentrations were determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer equipped with flow injection hydride generator. Groundwater samples contained
ISSN:	0010-3624 1532-2416 1532-4133
DOI:	10.1080/00103624.2010.495800