Arsenic bioaccumulation in rice and edible plants and subsequent transmission through food chain in Bengal basin: a review of the perspectives for environmental health

Bhattacharya, Sayan; Gupta, Kaushik; Debnath, Sushanta; Ghosh, Uday Chand; Chattopadhyay, Dhrubajyoti; Mukhopadhyay, Aniruddha

doi:10.1080/02772248.2012.657200

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“…The results demonstrated that all the trace metals under examination were seen to be absorbed by all plants, but Pb, As, and Hg were not detected in samples (7,8,12, and 16), 18 and 18, respectively (Table 6, Fig. 2).…”

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“…The average concentrations of plants from (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) are, respectively: 0.012±0.01, 0.0006±0.003, 0.015±0.003, and 2.7±0.001 for Pb, Cd, As, and Hg.…”

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“…However, these elements can easily lead to poisoning when their concentrations rise above allowed limits or optimal values [6][7][8][9].…”

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Estimation and Bio-Availability of Toxic Metals between Soils and Plants

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“…Arsenic contamination in groundwater has been reported in Bangladesh, India, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, USA, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico (Bhattacharya et al 2012). In many of these places the concentration has exceeded the permissible limit of 10 ppb (Bhattacharya et al 2012).The Bengal basin is regarded to be the most acutely arsenic affected geological province in the world (Mukherjee et al 2008). Bengal delta is one of the largest deltas of the world and accommodates an enormous volume of sediments deposited during the Tertiary and Quaternary periods ).…”

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Trend of Arsenic Pollution and Subsequent Bioaccumulation in <i>Oryza sativa</i> and <i>Corchorus capsularis</i> in Bengal Delta

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Guha

Gupta³

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Oryza sativa Linn. (rice) and Corchorus capsularis Linn. (jute) are the two major crops of the Bengal basin. Both rice and jute are generally grown in submerged flooded conditions, where arsenic bioavailability is high in soil. The consumers of the edible parts from both plants therefore face an inevitable source of exposure to arsenic, with consequent accumulation and toxicity. The objective of the study was to observe the in-vivo temporal variation of arsenic bioaccumulation in the different parts of O. sativa and C. capsularis. Rice plant specimens (Aman rice, Ratna variety) of different age groups (1, 2 and 3 months old) were analyzed in HG-AAS for absorbed arsenic content in different parts. The accumulation of arsenic remained significantly high in the initial phase of growth, but decreased with time. Amount of arsenic bioaccumulation followed the decreasing order: root > basal stem > median stem > apical stem > leaves > grains in all the three age groups of the rice plant samples. C. capsularis followed a trend of arsenic bioaccumulation similar to O. sativa. O. sativa had more accumulation potential than C. capsularis, but C. capsularis showed much higher efficiency of arsenic translocation in the above ground parts. This is the first ever report of time-dependent decrease in arsenic bioaccumulation in O. sativa and C. capsularis. The contamination level can reach the grain part in significant amount and can cause health hazards in more severely arsenic affected areas. Intensive investigation on a complete food chain is urgently needed in the arsenic contaminated zones for further risk assessments.

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“…Arsenic contamination of ground water has been documented from time to time by various authors from many Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, China, Taiwan, Vietnam etc. (Bhattacharya et al, 2012). The Bengal basin is regarded to be the most critically affected area of As pollution.…”

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Effect of Sodium Arsenate on Momordica charantia L. Seeds In Vitro

Ray¹,

Raychaudhuri²

2017

Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Plant Biol.

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A b s t r a c t A r t i c l e I n f oMomordica charantia (bitter melon) is a vegetable crop plant of the family Cucurbitaceae.Momordica is a medicinally important plant species and widely used as foodstuff. Arsenic (As) is one of the toxic environmental pollutants, which has recently attracted mass attention because of its chronic and epidemic effects on human health. The absorption of As by land plants is influenced by the concentration of As in the soil. With this perspective the present investigation was undertaken to carry out a comparative analysis on fruit yield and in vitro efficiency of Momordica to establish callus culture from seeds collected from geographically arsenic contaminated and arsenic free two places in West Bengal, India. Calli established in vitro were subjected to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to determine effect of arsenic on morphological alteration of calli. Seedlings grown in arsenic containing media were used for Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic (AAS) analysis to get a clear picture of the content of eight metals under excess arsenic treatment.

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Arsenic bioaccumulation in rice and edible plants and subsequent transmission through food chain in Bengal basin: a review of the perspectives for environmental health

Cited by 99 publications

References 73 publications

Estimation and Bio-Availability of Toxic Metals between Soils and Plants

Estimation and Bio-Availability of Toxic Metals between Soils and Plants

Trend of Arsenic Pollution and Subsequent Bioaccumulation in <i>Oryza sativa</i> and <i>Corchorus capsularis</i> in Bengal Delta

Effect of Sodium Arsenate on Momordica charantia L. Seeds In Vitro

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