Arsenic Contamination in States of India: A Brief Overview

Author(s)	Prahlad Kumar Arya, Saumya Srivastava
Country	India
Abstract	The presence of arsenic (As) in the environment threatens human health throughout the world. The problem is very intense in Asia especially in countries like India and Bangladesh, in comparison to the western countries. In India, reports of As contamination have emerged from more than 20 states. The first reports of As contamination came into limelight in the 1980s, and since then the number of As-affected districts and the number of people affected have increased tremendously. The current situation of As contamination in India is of great concern. This review focuses on the present As contamination in the states of India and presents a concise account of the same.
Keywords	Arsenic, Toxicity, India
Field	Biology
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023
Published On	2023-06-26
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.4034

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