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2017 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Arsenic Contamination from Historical Aspects to the Present

verfasst von : Dharmendra K. Gupta, Sarita Tiwari, B. H. N. Razafindrabe, Soumya Chatterjee

Erschienen in: Arsenic Contamination in the Environment

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Arsenic is a ubiquitous element (atomic number 33) that occurs either as a component of many minerals, sulfur, and metals, or as a pure element such as crystal. It has several uses in industries and medical fields. However, arsenic is also well known as “the king of poisons” and has been used for political assassination. As per the European Union under directive 67/548/EEC, elemental arsenic and arsenic compounds are classified as “toxic” and “dangerous for the environment”. It is mutagenic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic. Several organizations including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) identified arsenic and arsenic compounds as group 1 carcinogens. Arsenic contamination in groundwater is a growing concern worldwide, affecting more than 70 countries on six continents. Southeast Asian countries, especially Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, are badly affected. Considerable efforts are required and detailed consolidated studies should be undertaken to provide a comprehensive basis for understanding the causes of the problem and its variations in space and time.

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Metadaten
Titel
Arsenic Contamination from Historical Aspects to the Present
verfasst von
Dharmendra K. Gupta
Sarita Tiwari
B. H. N. Razafindrabe
Soumya Chatterjee
Copyright-Jahr
2017
Buch
Arsenic Contamination in the Environment

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54354-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54356-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54356-7_1