Water Quality Assessment of Aflaj in the Mountains of Oman

Al-Kalbani, Mohammed Saif; Price, Martin F.; Ahmed, Mushtaque; Abahussain, Asma; O’Higgins, Tim

doi:10.5539/enrr.v6n2p99

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“…As values of greater amounts were observed in certain regions, reflecting anthropogenic inputs. In another study, AI-Kalbani et al (2001) evaluated the water quality of nine Aflaj samples in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman [ 34 ]. Mg, Mb, and As concentrations in some Aflaj water samples were only just over the cap.…”

Section: Facts Of Arsenic Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

Arsenic Exposure through Dietary Intake and Associated Health Hazards in the Middle East

Khan

Ahmad

et al. 2022

Nutrients

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Dietary arsenic (As) contamination is a major public health issue. In the Middle East, the food supply relies primarily on the import of food commodities. Among different age groups the main source of As exposure is grains and grain-based food products, particularly rice and rice-based dietary products. Rice and rice products are a rich source of core macronutrients and act as a chief energy source across the world. The rate of rice consumption ranges from 250 to 650 g per day per person in South East Asian countries. The source of carbohydrates through rice is one of the leading causes of human As exposure. The Gulf population consumes primarily rice and ready-to-eat cereals as a large proportion of their meals. Exposure to arsenic leads to an increased risk of non-communicable diseases such as dysbiosis, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic heart disease, cancer, and maternal and fetal complications. The impact of arsenic-containing food items and their exposure on health outcomes are different among different age groups. In the Middle East countries, neurological deficit disorder (NDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases are alarming issues. Arsenic exposure might be a causative factor that should be assessed by screening the population and regulatory bodies rechecking the limits of As among all age groups. Our goals for this review are to outline the source and distribution of arsenic in various foods and water and summarize the health complications linked with arsenic toxicity along with identified modifiers that add heterogeneity in biological responses and suggest improvements for multi-disciplinary interventions to minimize the global influence of arsenic. The development and validation of diverse analytical techniques to evaluate the toxic levels of different As contaminants in our food products is the need of the hour. Furthermore, standard parameters and guidelines for As-containing foods should be developed and implemented.

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Section: Facts Of Arsenic Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

Arsenic Exposure through Dietary Intake and Associated Health Hazards in the Middle East

Khan

Ahmad

et al. 2022

Nutrients

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“…The need for capturing, storing, cleaning, and redirecting freshwater resources in efforts to increase water availability even with irregular river flows and unpredictable rainfall has been one of the main challenges of humanity [55]. Resulting impacts on water productivity and security schemes (which requires waterworks from storage and distribution such as dams, pipelines, canals, and water transfers) [56] means that the water cycle has been increasingly controlled by human activities and this was the hallmark of the new geological epoch called the "Anthropocene" [57]. This term is currently used (and discussed) to encompass different geological, ecological, sociological, and behavioral dynamics in recent earth history.…”

Section: Irrigation Challenge: Welcome To the Anthropocenementioning

confidence: 99%