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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 253, 期 1-2, 页码 347-355出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026001024578
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high arsenic groundwater; arsenic exposure and metabolism; health effects and drinking water standard; alternative source
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The widespread occurrence of high inorganic arsenic in natural waters is attributed to human carcinogen and is identified as a major global public health issue. The scale of the problem in terms of population exposure ( 36 million) and geographical area coverage (173 x 10(3) Km(2)) to high arsenic contaminated groundwater (50 - 3200 mug L-1) compared to the National drinking water standard (50 mug L-1) and WHO recommended provisional limit (10 mug L-1) is greatest in the Holocene alluvium and deltaic aquifers of the Bengal Delta Plain ( Bangladesh and West Bengal, India). This large-scale 'natural' high arsenic groundwater poses a great threat to human health via drinking water. Mobilization, metabolism and mitigation issues of high arsenic groundwater are complex and need holistic approach for sustainable development of the resource. Mobilization depends on the redox geochemistry of arsenic that plays a vital role in the release and subsequent transport of arsenic in groundwater. Metabolism narrates the biological response vis-a-vis clinical manifestations of arsenic due to various chemical and biological factors. Mitigation includes alternative source for safe drinking water supply. Drinking water quality regulatory standards as well as guidelines are yet to cover risk assessments for such metal toxicity. Lowering of the ingested inorganic arsenic level and introduction of newer treatment options ( implementation of laterite, the natural material) to ensure safe water supply ( arsenic free and/or low arsenic within permissible limit) are the urgent need to safe guard the mass arsenic poisoning and internal arsenic related health problems.
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