Patna: The state govt on Thursday acknowledged the presence of arsenic in vegetables and crops grown near the Ganga.

The Bihar government informed the assembly that it is initiating measures to deal with the problem of arsenic in groundwater.

Arsenic, an element occurring in the Earth’s crust and seawater and found in traces in the human body, is widely used across industries such as glass and ceramics, preserving wood, semiconductors, ...

The Bihar government on Thursday informed the assembly that it is initiating measures to deal with the problem of arsenic in groundwater in several parts of the state. The step has been taken after ...

One patient (Case 4) worked in a stone quarry and was chronically exposed to a stone cleaner containing 0.0012 mg. of arsenic per gram, but it was considered unlikely that this was the source of ...

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater endangers the health of millions of people in southern Asia. In this focus issue we gather together articles on the origin and fate of arsenic in groundwater ...

For arsenic, a maximum limit of 0.2 mg/kg of inorganic arsenic for polished rice has been discussed by Codex Alimentarius as a suitable limit to ensure that both goals (protection of public health ...

A seafood sampling survey has revealed some non-compliances but an overall low risk to public health. In England and Wales, 152 samples of wild caught ...