Case Reports: Arsenic Pollution in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Hungary

Jones, Huw; Visoottiviseth, Pornsawan; Bux, Md. Khoda; Földényi, Rita; Kováts, Nóra; Borbély, Gábor; Galbács, Zoltán

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-79284-2_6

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“…Contamination of ground and private well (household supply) water was reported from many states [10,11,12,13,14] and over long periods of time [11,12]. The problem, however, turned out to be global as similar findings were reported from Europe [15,16,17,18], Africa [19,20,21,22], South America [23,24] and Asia [16,17,25]. Assessing the seriousness of the problem and its consequences, standards, as well as, guidelines for construction of wells, regular monitoring of well water through proper sampling, testing and decontaminating, in addition to use of well water were introduced and enforced [3,13,19,26,27,28,29].…”

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Bacterial Contamination of Urban Water Wells in the Nuwayri Region of Beirut - Lebanon

Nawas¹,

Koussa²

2017

IOSR JESTFT

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Bacterial Contamination of Urban Water Wells in the Nuwayri Region of Beirut - Lebanon

Nawas¹,

Koussa²

2017

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“…Even in areas where no municipal piped supplies are provided, switching to a different source well or to harvesting rain water may still be the best solution (Jones et al, 2008). An example of how this may be managed is illustrated by the practice in rural Bangladesh of colorlabelling tubewells that provide water deemed unsafe for consumption (figure 4).…”

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Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice

2008

Chemistry International -- Newsmagazine for IUPAC

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A ccess to uncontaminated water in sufficient quantities may be the most important requirement for healthy human societies. However, the relationship between the water supply in developing countries and the health of citizens is complex since the relationship is dependent on the provision of both appropriate quantities and quality of water. Attempts to understand this relationship began in the 1970s with the "Bradley Classification" of waterrelated infection. This was followed by efforts to predict the effect of variations in water quality and supply on morbidity and mortality, particularly of children under five (Cairncross and Valdmanis, 2006). Among the indicators of water quality, the feco-oral (specifically infectious diarrhea) group has historically been important and remains one of the largest waterrelated contributors to disease on a global scale.According to some current estimates, approximately 1.8 million people, 90 percent of whom are children under 5, still die every year from diarrheal diseases-mostly in developing countries (WHO, 2008).

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“…Ron Phibun district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, located in southern Thailand, has a regional history of arsenic contamination. Geologically, Ron Phibun is part of the Southeast Asian Tin Belt [1]. Many research have been carried out on the assessment of potential health risks for inhabitants in the vicinity of hazardous sites through their exposure to environmental heavy metals via consumption of farm crops [2]- [10].…”

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“…Skin cancer was first reported in 1987 among other observed symptoms. Several health risk studies have been carried out in Ron Phibun [1], [11], [12]. Arsenic, the toxic heavy metal, has been identified as health risk by World Health Organization [13].…”

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Assessment of Arsenic Concentrations and Estimated Daily Intake of Arsenic from Rice (Oryza sativa) in Ron Phibun District, Southern Thailand

Phimol¹,

Visuthismajarn²,

Lin³

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Abstract-Arsenic is a chemical element present in the environmental from both natural and human source. The accumulation of the excessive amounts of arsenic in rice can cause health problems in consumer as rice is a staple food mainly consumed in Thailand. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentrations of arsenic in local rice grains and to assess the exposure to arsenic through local rice consumption. Rice samples were randomly collected from three sub districts of Ron Phibun district based on the rice cultivation areas. The concentrations of arsenic contaminated in rice sample cultivated in Ron Phibun district, southern Thailand, the abandoned tin mining site, were investigated using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) coupled with microwave-assisted technique under high pressure and temperature conditions. The estimated daily intake, common index for metal transfer from plant to human, was used to assess the health risk from arsenic through local rice consumption. It is found that the arsenic concentrations were in the range of 0.291-1.361 mg/kg which were lower than Thai FDA recommendation. The estimated daily intake (EDI) of arsenic by the local people ranged from 1.522 to 7.120 g/day kg body weight. Although the estimated daily intake values of arsenic through rice consumption were lower than the standard, the potential health risk from exposure to arsenic need more attention.

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Case Reports: Arsenic Pollution in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Hungary

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Bacterial Contamination of Urban Water Wells in the Nuwayri Region of Beirut - Lebanon

Bacterial Contamination of Urban Water Wells in the Nuwayri Region of Beirut - Lebanon

Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice

Assessment of Arsenic Concentrations and Estimated Daily Intake of Arsenic from Rice (Oryza sativa) in Ron Phibun District, Southern Thailand

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