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ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2021

Arsenic exposure through drinking groundwater and consuming wastewater-irrigated vegetables in Multan, Pakistan.

Mamoona Amir, Salman Asghar, Muhammad Ahsin, Shahid Hussain, Amir Ismail, Muhammad Riaz, Safina Naz

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mamoona AmirInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Salman AsgharInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Muhammad AhsinInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Shahid HussainDepartment of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan. shahid.hussain@bzu.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2497-127X
Amir IsmailInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Muhammad RiazInstitute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.
Safina NazDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic (As) is one of the most toxic metalloids for humans. Above permissible levels of As cause severe health implications. Contaminated drinking water and food items may be the leading sources of As exposure to people all around the world. The current study assessed the levels of As in drinking water, vegetables, irrigation water, agricultural soils, and the human population (adult women and men) of rural and peri-urban areas of Multan (Pakistan). For a comparison between peri-urban (exposed site) and rural areas (control site), we sampled irrigation water, vegetables and vegetable-grown soils, drinking water, and human blood. In all sample types, As concentration was significantly higher at exposed site than at control site. Alarmingly, As concentration in drinking groundwater (34 µg As L

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ArsenicGroundwaterSoil PollutantsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAdultEnvironmental MonitoringHumansPakistanRisk AssessmentVegetablesWastewaterArsenicSoil PollutantsWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalArsenic intakeDrinking groundwaterHealth risk assessmentSoil contaminationVegetablesWastewater irrigation

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