Open AccessComparative quantification study of arsenic in the groundwater and biological samples of simri village of Buxar District, Bihar, India
Author(s) -
Md. Samiur Rahman,
Arun Kumar,
Ranjit Kumar,
Mohammad Ali,
Ashok Ghosh,
Sushil Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_240_18
Subject(s) - arsenic , arsenic contamination of groundwater , population , groundwater , arsenic poisoning , toxicology , veterinary medicine , medicine , environmental health , environmental science , chemistry , biology , geology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
In the entire world, about 200 million populations are exposed to arsenic poisoning in groundwater. In Bihar, India about 50 million people are drinking arsenic contaminated water. This has caused various health related problems in the population like skin diseases, anemia, bronchitis, gastrointestinal problems, hormonal imbalance and cancer.