Irrigating with arsenic contaminated groundwater in West Bengal and Bangladesh: A review of interventions for mitigating adverse health and crop outcomes

Senanayake, Nari; Mukherji, Aditi

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2013.12.015

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“…A positive correlation between the As concentration in a crop to the As concentration in the groundwater that supplies it with irrigation water as well as to the As concentration in the soil in which it is cultivated, has been observed in some studies (Farid et al, 2003;Kurosawa et al, 2008). However overall, results from various studies suggest there is no strong and direct correlation between crop As concentration and As concentration in the soil and irrigation water environments to which the crop is exposed (Senanayake and Mukherji, 2014). A wide variation for As content is also observed within each crop species (Williams et al, 2006).…”

Section: Arsenic Exposure Through Consumption Of Vegetables and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…As translocation to the upper levels of the plant is generally limited (Imamul Huq et al, 2006). Grains, seeds, and fruits thus end up with relatively lower levels of As compared to the As content in the remaining plant tissues (Carbonell-Barrachina et al, 2009;Senanayake and Mukherji, 2014;Williams et al, 2006). The external root skin on root vegetables has more As concentration than within the root implying that the washing and peeling process for edible tubers such as potato and carrot effectively reduces the As exposure for humans (CarbonellBarrachina et al, 2009;Norton et al, 2013).…”

Section: Arsenic Exposure Through Consumption Of Vegetables and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 96%

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A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults

Joseph

Dubey

McBean

2015

Science of The Total Environment

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Section: Arsenic Exposure Through Consumption Of Vegetables and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 80%

Section: Arsenic Exposure Through Consumption Of Vegetables and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 96%

A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults

Joseph

Dubey

McBean

2015

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Research and understanding of arsenic exposure through these pathways is less developed than for drinking water. Decreasing exposure at the point of consumption, limiting any arsenic accumulation in the crops or soil, and tackling falling crop yields are the focus of efforts (Senanayake and Mukherji 2014). Mitigation strategies for reducing arsenic contamination of cooking water and reducing exposure through food are often overlooked (Sharma et al 2014).…”

Section: Arsenic Food Chain Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Underlying Stresses from Environmental Hazards on Resilience in Bangladesh: A System View

Lake

Fenner

2019

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, while its people also suffer from a range of environmental hazards linked to the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases. These diseases are responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality and lead to other stresses within the population. Such stresses create continuous impacts on the health and well-being of the population, compounding their vulnerability and inhibiting their capacity to cope with frequent event-related shocks, such as floods and drought. A systems approach is taken to examine four important environmental hazards in Bangladesh-arsenic contamination of drinking water, arsenic transmission through the food chain, indoor air quality, and air pollution. A review of these hazards is presented in a conceptual framework that links human well-being with the key system components of infrastructure, institutions, knowledge, and behavior. This reveals key underlying factors between the hazards and uncovers system structures that can lead to more effective hazard mitigation, and the establishment of strategic intervention points. The article concludes that elimination of these continuous stresses will only come about through the culmination of multiple interventions over time, undertaken in an iterative manner that builds on the continual advancement of hazard understanding. The role of individual behaviors, together with factors such as risk awareness and perception of the hazards, has been identified as crucial for achieving successful mitigation solutions. Improved knowledge of the hazards, public awareness, and government accountability are focus points to reduce population exposure and enhance response capacity.

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“…Here, we describe recent advances in low-cost water and soil management options for mitigating As impacts of soils polluted through irrigation with contaminated groundwater. Additional insights not covered here may be obtained from prior reviews that summarize common strategies for mitigating high As concentrations in South Asian rice [1,87].…”

Section: Arsenic Management and Remediationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Currently, there are no widely applicable approaches for mitigating soil As pollution in fields where contaminated groundwater is relied upon as the predominant irrigation source. Recent advances in management strategies include altering cropping conditions to induce biogeochemical conditions that minimize As release from soils and plant uptake, fertilizing fields to stabilize As in soils, and utilizing Astolerant crop varieties [87]. However, such methods may be challenging to implement broadly due to cost, tradition, and information access limitations.…”

Section: Sustainable As Mitigation Strategies and Remediationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Soil Pollution Due to Irrigation with Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater: Current State of Science

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Food with elevated arsenic concentrations is becoming widely recognized as a global threat to human health. This review describes the current state of knowledge of soil pollution derived from irrigation with arsenic-contaminated groundwater, highlighting processes controlling arsenic cycling in soils and resulting arsenic impacts on crop and human health. Irrigation practices utilized for both flooded and upland crops have the potential to load arsenic to soils, with a host of environmental and anthropogenic factors ultimately determining the fate of arsenic. Continual use of contaminated groundwater for irrigation may result in soils with concentrations sufficient to create dangerous arsenic concentrations in the edible portions of crops. Recent advances in low-cost water and soil management options show promise for mitigating arsenic impacts of polluted soils. Better understanding of arsenic transfer from soil to crops and the controls on long-term soil arsenic accumulation is needed to establish effective arsenic mitigation strategies within vulnerable agronomic systems.

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Irrigating with arsenic contaminated groundwater in West Bengal and Bangladesh: A review of interventions for mitigating adverse health and crop outcomes

Cited by 34 publications

References 46 publications

A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults

A critical review of arsenic exposures for Bangladeshi adults

The Influence of Underlying Stresses from Environmental Hazards on Resilience in Bangladesh: A System View

Soil Pollution Due to Irrigation with Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater: Current State of Science

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