Arsenic: behavior in the environment, plant uptake mechanisms and human health risks

Abstract

Negative impacts caused by arsenic (As) in soils and waters have attracted public interest due to contamination of ecosystems and human populations dwelling in the vicinity of its generating sources. The main anthropogenic sources of such contamination result from the oxidation of sulfide residues containing arsenopyrite in piles of mining tailings and the leaching of soils with high background of As. This contamination presents serious consequences to the functional components of ecosystems. Through plant uptake, this element can enter the food chain and cause several health problems, even at low exposure (<10 mgL

Bibliometric analysis of research on soil arsenic during 2005–2016

“…Shown in Table 3, these journals are widely recognized to be of high quality and academic value among published journals, Total Environmental Science is ranked first. The quantitative analysis of the issues of the journal includes three indicators: the number of published papers, citation frequency [24] and impact factor [25]. The number of published papers and citations reflects the degree of recognition in a given research field and the impact factor of a journal indicates the scientific research level.…”