Arsenic in Bangladesh. (Updates).The problem of arsenic contamination of ground water in Bangladesh has spread to crops irrigated by the water. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen is an ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland and a world-renowned centre for teaching and research. It is the fifth oldest university in the United Kingdom and the wider English-speaking world. found that arsenic levels in rice are proportional to the level of contamination of the water used for irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. . They believe that for many people, it is the rice--rather than direct water consumption--that may be the primary source of arsenic poisoning arsenic poisoning Harmful effects of arsenic compounds (in pesticides, chemotherapy drugs, paints, etc.), most often from insecticide exposure. Susceptibility varies. Arsenic is believed to combine with certain enzymes, interfering with cellular metabolism. . |
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