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Rice is the staple food for half of the world s population.
Consumption of rice is the major exposure route globally to the
class one, non-threshold carcinogen inorganic arsenic. This book
explains the sources of arsenic to paddy soils and the
biogeochemical processes and plant physiological attributes of
paddy soil-rice ecosystems that lead to high concentrations of
arsenic in rice grain. It presents the global pattern of arsenic
concentration and speciation in rice, discusses human exposures to
inorganic arsenic from rice and the resulting health risks. It also
highlights particular populations that have the highest rice
consumptions, which include Southern and South East Asians, weaning
babies, gluten intolerance sufferers and those consuming rice milk.
The book also presents the information of arsenic concentration and
speciation in other major crops and outlines approaches for
lowering arsenic in rice grain and in the human diet through
agronomic management."
Venomous Earth is the compelling story of the worst chemical
disaster in human history - unfolding now. It explores the geology,
politics and biology of why tens thousands of people are dying,
hundreds of thousands developing cancer and tens of millions of
people are at risk in Bangladesh, India and beyond, from
arsenic-contaminated well water.
Andrew Meharg compares this scenario with that in other areas of
the world where drinking water is tainted with arsenic, such as
extensive areas of South Western USA, the Alto Plano of South
America and New Zealand's volcanic regions. He details historical
precedents spanning thousands of years in mining and smelting
communities, and due to the widespread use of arsenic in alchemy,
farming, medicine and manufacturing. His tale takes in William
Morris, Paracelsus, George W Bush and a cosmetic that killed two
popes.
Finally Venomous Earth looks at how the current arsenic crisis is
to be tackled and highlights new challenges to our ongoing struggle
with the toxic element.
Rice is the staple food for half of the world's population.
Consumption of rice is the major exposure route globally to the
class one, non-threshold carcinogen inorganic arsenic. This book
explains the sources of arsenic to paddy soils and the
biogeochemical processes and plant physiological attributes of
paddy soil-rice ecosystems that lead to high concentrations of
arsenic in rice grain. It presents the global pattern of arsenic
concentration and speciation in rice, discusses human exposures to
inorganic arsenic from rice and the resulting health risks. It also
highlights particular populations that have the highest rice
consumptions, which include Southern and South East Asians, weaning
babies, gluten intolerance sufferers and those consuming rice milk.
The book also presents the information of arsenic concentration and
speciation in other major crops and outlines approaches for
lowering arsenic in rice grain and in the human diet through
agronomic management.
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