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Mondal R, Majumdar A, Sarkar S, Goswami C, Joardar M, Das A, Mukhopadhyay PK, Roychowdhury T. An extensive review of arsenic dynamics and its distribution in soil-aqueous-rice plant systems in south and Southeast Asia with bibliographic and meta-data analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141460. [PMID: 38364927 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Millions of people worldwide are affected by arsenic (As) contamination, particularly in South and Southeast Asian countries, where large-scale dependence on the usage of As-contaminated groundwater in drinking and irrigation is a familiar practice. Rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation is commonly done in South and Southeast Asian countries as a preferable crop which takes up more As than any other cereals. The present article has performed a scientific meta-data analysis and extensive bibliometric analysis to demonstrate the research trend in global rice As contamination scenario in the timeframe of 1980-2023. This study identified that China contributes most with the maximum number of publications followed by India, USA, UK and Bangladesh. The two words 'arsenic' and 'rice' have been identified as the most dominant keywords used by the authors, found through co-occurrence cluster analysis with author keyword association study. The comprehensive perceptive attained about the factors affecting As load in plant tissue and the nature of the micro-environment augment the contamination of rice cultivars in the region. This extensive review analyses soil parameters through meta-data regression assessment that influence and control As dynamics in soil with its further loading into rice grains and presents that As content and OM are inversely related and slightly correlated to the pH increment of the soil. Additionally, irrigation and water management practices have been found as a potential modulator of soil As concentration and bioavailability, presented through a linear fit with 95% confidence interval method.
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- Rubia Mondal
- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
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- School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- Divison of Agronomy, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India
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- School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Chen C, Yu Y, Tian T, Xu B, Wu H, Wang G, Chen Y. Arsenic (As) accumulation in different genotypes of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) and health risk assessment based on inorganic As. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:310. [PMID: 38407801 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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To reveal differences in arsenic (As) accumulation among indica rice cultivars and assess the human health risks arising from inorganic arsenic (iAs) intake via rice consumption, a total of 320 field indica rice samples and corresponding soil samples were collected from Fujian Province in China. The results showed that available soil As (0.03 to 3.83 mg/kg) showed a statistically significant positive correlation with total soil As (0.10 to 19.45 mg/kg). The inorganic As content in brown rice was between 0.001 and 0.316 mg/kg. Among the cultivars, ten brown rice samples (3.13%) exceeded the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of iAs in food of 0.2 mg/kg in China. The estimated daily intake (EDI) and calculated individual incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) ranged from 0.337 µg/day to 106.60 µg/day and from 8.18 × 10-6 to 2.59 × 10-3, respectively. Surprisingly, the average EDI and the EDIs of 258 (80.63%) brown rice samples were higher than the maximum daily intake (MDI) of 10 µg/day in drinking water as set by the National Research Council. The mean ILCR associated with iAs was 54.3 per 100,000, which exceeds the acceptable upper limit (AUL) of 10 per 100,000 set by the USEPA. Notably, the cultivars Y-Liang-You 1 and Shi-Ji 137 exhibited significantly higher mean ILCRs compared to the AUL and other cultivars, indicating that they pose more serious cancer risks to the local population. Finally, this study demonstrated that the cultivars Yi-Xiang 2292 and Quan-Zhen 10 were the optimal cultivars to mitigate risks associated with iAs to human health from rice consumption.
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- Chunle Chen
- School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
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- School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shangxiadian Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China.
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Zakir HM, Quadir QF, Bushra A, Sharmin S, Sarker A, Rashid MH, Rahman A. Human health exposure and risks of arsenic from contaminated soils and brinjal fruits collected from different producers and retailers levels. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2022; 44:4665-4683. [PMID: 35257271 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A quantitative assessment was attempted to determine concentrations of total arsenic (As) in farmer's field soils and fruits of brinjal collected from two famous brinjals producing Upazila's, namely Melandaha and Islampur of Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. The study also evaluated cancer and non-cancer health risks for both males and females caused by dermal exposure of soils and dietary intake of brinjal grown in farmers' fields and sold at different markets of four country districts. The study findings revealed that 75% of soil sampling locations had enrichment factor (EFc) values > 1.5, indicating the anthropogenic sources of As, and 50% of the sites possessed EFc values within the range of 2.0-5.0 indicated moderate enrichment of As. The mean concentrations of As in brinjal grown in farmers' fields and retailers of different markets of four districts were 0.18 and 0.39 µg g-1, respectively. The soils of the study area exhibited negligible risk in terms of the calculated hazard quotient, hazard index and incremental lifetiame cancer risk (ILCR) values for As due to dermal and ingestion exposures. In contrast, the same values for As due to the dietary intake of brinjal were thousands of times greater than the threshold level in 40% of farmers' field and all retailers' levels samples. Compared to the producer/farmers' field samples, the calculated average non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks were more than twice in samples collected from different retailers. The present study suggests further pinpoint investigation of potential entry routes of As in the supply chain through future traceability studies.
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- H M Zakir
- Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
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- Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- College of Agricultural Sciences, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Uttara Model Town, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, EXIM Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh (EBAUB), Chapainawabganj, 6300, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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Wang K, Wang Y, Zhang C, Zhao L, Kong L, Wang Q, Li H, Wan Y. Selenite and selenate showed contrasting impacts on the fate of arsenic in rice (Oryza sativa L.) regardless of the formation of iron plaque. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 312:120039. [PMID: 36041566 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The different effects of selenite and selenate on the fate of As and the function of iron plaque in the interaction between Se and As are poorly understood. Rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) were selected as experimental plants in this study, the hydroponic experiments were conducted to investigate the possible regulatory roles of selenite and selenate on the uptake, translocation, and transformation of arsenite or arsenate accompanied by iron plaque. In arsenite- and arsenate-treated rice, the Fe30 treatments stimulated root uptake by 12.4-39.8% and 18.6-37.0%, respectively, but inhibited the movement of As from iron plaque to the roots, resulting in the absorption of a considerable amount of As on iron plaque. Regardless of the iron plaque formation, selenite (selenate) significantly increased (decreased) the root uptake of arsenite and arsenate by 28.1-53.0% and 40.0%-61.7%, respectively (45.6-56.3% and 42.5-47.7%, respectively). Interestingly, the supply of selenite significantly reduced root-to-shoot As translocation by 71.9-77.3% and 66.2-67.7%, respectively, in arsenite- and arsenate-treated rice seedlings; however, a significant increase (90.5-122.9%) was induced by selenate was found only in the arsenate-treated plants. Furthermore, the translocation of As from iron plaque to the roots was significantly increased (decreased) by selenite (selenate). As and Fe in iron plaque were significantly positively correlated in all As-treated rice plants, and this correlation was more profound than that in the shoots and roots. However, neither Fe treatments nor inorganic Se addition affected the interconversion between As(III) and As(V) obviously; and As(III) was the dominant species in both shoots (68.3-84.9%) and roots (90.7-98.2%). Our results indicate selenite and selenate are effective in reducing the As accumulation in an opposite way, and the presence of iron plaque had no obvious impact on the interaction between Se and As in rice plants.
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- Kang Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of the Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Meharg AA, Meharg C. The Pedosphere as a Sink, Source, and Record of Anthropogenic and Natural Arsenic Atmospheric Deposition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:7757-7769. [PMID: 34048658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The Anthropocene has led to global-scale contamination of the biosphere through diffuse atmospheric dispersal of arsenic. This review considers the sources arsenic to soils and its subsequent fate, identifying key knowledge gaps. There is a particular focus on soil classification and stratigraphy, as this is central to the topic under consideration. For Europe and North America, peat core chrono-sequences record massive enhancement of arsenic depositional flux from the onset of the Industrial Revolution to the late 20th century, while modern mitigation efforts have led to a sharp decline in emissions. Recent arsenic wet and dry depositional flux measurements and modern ice core records suggest that it is South America and East Asia that are now primary global-scale polluters. Natural sources of arsenic to the atmosphere are primarily from volcanic emissions, aeolian soil dust entrainment, and microbial biomethylation. However, quantifying these natural inputs to the atmosphere, and subsequent redeposition to soils, is only starting to become better defined. The pedosphere acts as both a sink and source of deposited arsenic. Soil is highly heterogeneous in the natural arsenic already present, in the chemical and biological regulation of its mobility within soil horizons, and in interaction with climatic and geomorphological settings. Mineral soils tend to be an arsenic sink, while organic soils act as both a sink and a source. It is identified here that peatlands hold a considerable amount of Anthropocene released arsenic, and that this store can be potentially remobilized under climate change scenarios. Also, increased ambient temperature seems to cause enhanced arsine release from soils, and potentially also from the oceans, leading to enhanced rates of arsenic biogeochemical cycling through the atmosphere. With respect to agriculture, rice cultivation was identified as a particular concern in Southeast Asia due to the current high arsenic deposition rates to soil, the efficiency of arsenic assimilation by rice grain, and grain yield reduction through toxicity.
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- Andrew A Meharg
- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland
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Reid MC, Asta MP, Falk L, Maguffin SC, Cong Pham VH, Le HA, Bernier-Latmani R, Le Vo P. Associations between inorganic arsenic in rice and groundwater arsenic in the Mekong Delta. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 265:129092. [PMID: 33303230 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is growing concern regarding human dietary exposure to arsenic (As) via consumption of rice. The concentration and speciation of As in rice are highly variable, and models describing rice As speciation as a function of environmental covariates remain elusive. We conducted a survey of paddy rice and soil in the Mekong Delta with the objective of linking patterns in rice As content to soil chemical variables or hydrogeological parameters. The sum of As species (ΣAs) in husked rice averaged 243 μg/kg and the average inorganic As (iAs) content was 84%. There was no relationship found between rice As concentration or speciation and As levels in soil. However, mean As concentrations in groundwater near rice sampling locations were strongly correlated with grain ΣAs and iAs over a large part of the study region, despite the fact that groundwater is not commonly used for rice paddy irrigation in this region. We hypothesize that surficial sediments with high concentrations of soluble and plant-available As also serve as sources of arsenic to downgradient shallow aquifers, explaining the observed associations between rice and groundwater As. This study suggests that shallow groundwater As concentrations may serve as a useful indicator for locations at risk of elevated iAs concentrations in rice.
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- Matthew C Reid
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH, 1015, Switzerland; Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, 97520, USA
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH, 1015, Switzerland
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- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Huhmann LB, Harvey CF, Gross J, Uddin A, Choudhury I, Ahmed KM, Duxbury JM, Bostick B, van Geen A. Evaluation of a field kit for testing arsenic in paddy soil contaminated by irrigation water. GEODERMA 2021; 382:114755. [PMID: 33162565 PMCID: PMC7643838 DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Rice is the primary crop in Bangladesh and rice yield is diminished due to the buildup of arsenic (As) in soil from irrigation with high-As groundwater. Soil testing with an inexpensive kit could help farmers target high-As soil for mitigation or decide to switch to a different crop that is less sensitive to As in soil. A total of 3,240 field kit measurements of As in 0.5 g of fresh soil added to 50 mL of water were compared with total soil As concentrations measured on oven-dried homogenized soil by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). For sets of 12 soil samples collected within a series of rice fields, the average of kit As measurements was a linear function of the average of XRF measurements (r2=0.69). Taking into account that the kit overestimates water As concentrations by about a factor of two, the relationship suggests that about a quarter of the As in paddy soil is released in the kit's reaction vessel. Using the relationship and considering XRF measurements as the reference, the 12-sample average determined correctly whether soil As was above or below a 30 mg/kg threshold in 86% of cases where soil As was above the threshold and in 79% of cases where soil As was below the threshold. We also used a Bayesian approach using 12 kit measurements to estimate the probability that soil As was above a given threshold indicated by XRF measurements. The Bayesian approach is theoretically optimal but was only slightly more accurate than the linear regression. These results show that rice farmers can identify high-As portions of their fields for mitigation using a dozen field kit measurements on fresh soil and base their decisions on this information.
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- Linden B. Huhmann
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA
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Huhmann B, Harvey CF, Uddin A, Choudhury I, Ahmed KM, Duxbury JM, Ellis T, van Geen A. Inversion of High-Arsenic Soil for Improved Rice Yield in Bangladesh. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:3410-3418. [PMID: 30816703 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Rice is the primary crop in Bangladesh, and rice yield is diminished due to the buildup of arsenic (As) in soil from irrigation with high-As groundwater. Implementing a soil inversion, where deeper low-As soil is exchanged with the surface high-As soil in contact with rice roots, may mitigate the negative impacts of As on yield. We compared soil As, soil nutrients, and rice yield in control plots with those in adjacent soil inversion plots. We also estimated the quantity of soil As deposited on a yearly basis via irrigation water, to explore the longevity of a soil inversion to reduce surface As. Soil As, organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus concentrations decreased by about 40% in response to the inversion and remained lowered over four seasons of monitoring. Inversion plot yields increased above control plot yields by 15-30% after a one-season lag despite the recovering but still reduced nutrient levels. Farmers have started conducting soil inversions of their own volition, typically close to where irrigation water enters the field. However, the yield gain will be limited to a few decades at most due to deposition of As via well water, unless the field is irrigated with low-As river or pond water.
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- Britt Huhmann
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Department of Geology , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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- Department of Geology , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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- Department of Geology , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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- School of Integrative Plant Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14850 , United States
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , Columbia University , Palisades , New York 10964 , United States
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , Columbia University , Palisades , New York 10964 , United States
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Du F, Yang Z, Liu P, Wang L. Accumulation, translocation, and assessment of heavy metals in the soil-rice systems near a mine-impacted region. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:32221-32230. [PMID: 30225688 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3184-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Paddy rice is considered as a main source for human exposure to heavy metal contamination due to its efficient accumulation of heavy metals especially when cultivated in contaminated fields. In the current study, rice grains, straws, roots, and rhizosphere paddy soils were collected from Changsha, a non-ferrous mine-impacted area in China. Heavy metals including Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Ba, and Pb in the samples were determined using ICP-MS. The heavy metal concentrations were found in the ascending order of grain < straw < root < paddy soil except As and Cd. Rice root is a main organ to retain As and Cd through chelation and adsorption. The translocation behaviors of the heavy metals in the soil-rice system were investigated through bioaccumulation factor (BF) and translocation factor (TF). Similar variation tendencies to decrease BFp-r (translocation from paddy soil to root) and TFs-g (translocation from straw to grain) associated with TFr-s (translocation from root to straw) increasing were observed for most of the heavy metals due to heavy metal detoxification and stress tolerance in rice. The potential adverse effects caused by long-term exposure to heavy metals from rice consumption were evaluated via the target hazard quotient. The results indicated potential health risk to human from exposure to Mn, As, and Cd.
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- Fan Du
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
- Center for Environment and Water Resources, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
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Chowdhury MTA, Deacon CM, Steel E, Imamul Huq SM, Paton GI, Price AH, Williams PN, Meharg AA, Norton GJ. Physiographical variability in arsenic dynamics in Bangladeshi soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 612:1365-1372. [PMID: 28898943 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Rice plants grown on soils with elevated arsenic have been shown to have increased arsenic content in their grains. To gain a better understanding of the likelihood of high grain arsenic in rice grown in different soils, it is important to understand the factors affecting the bioavailability and mobility of arsenic. Paddy soils from six different physiographic regions of Bangladesh were collected, and diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) were used to assess the porewater and solid phase arsenic. While significant differences were identified in total soil arsenic (1.4-9.8mg/kg), porewater arsenic (AsCsoln) (5.6-64.7μg/l), labile arsenic (AsCDGT) (6.3-77.6μg/l), and solid phase pool of arsenic (AsKd) (52-1057l/kg), importantly arsenic resupply capacity was not different between the physiographic regions. All soils had a high ratio of DGT to porewater arsenic (~1), this in conjunction with the porewater arsenic values and the high AsKd values suggesting a large solid phase pool of arsenic capable of contributing towards the resupply/transport of the labile pool of arsenic in the soil porewater. This indicates that there is less difference in soil arsenic availability than might be predicted based solely on total soil arsenic content between the physiographic regions.
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- M Tanvir A Chowdhury
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, United Kingdom; Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Chowdhury MTA, Deacon CM, Jones GD, Imamul Huq SM, Williams PN, Manzurul Hoque AFM, Winkel LHE, Price AH, Norton GJ, Meharg AA. Arsenic in Bangladeshi soils related to physiographic region, paddy management, and mirco- and macro-elemental status. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 590-591:406-415. [PMID: 28285852 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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While the impact of arsenic in irrigated agriculture has become a major environmental concern in Bangladesh, to date there is still a limited understanding of arsenic in Bangladeshi paddy soils at a landscape level. A soil survey was conducted across ten different physiographic regions of Bangladesh, which encompassed six types of geomorphology (Bil, Brahmaputra floodplain, Ganges floodplain, Meghna floodplain, Karatoya-Bangali floodplain and Pleistocene terrace). A total of 1209 paddy soils and 235 matched non-paddy soils were collected. The source of irrigation water (groundwater and surface water) was also recorded. The concentrations of arsenic and sixteen other elements were determined in the soil samples. The concentration of arsenic was higher in paddy soils compared to non-paddy soils, with soils irrigated with groundwater being higher in arsenic than those irrigated with surface water. There was a clear difference between the Holocene floodplains and the Pleistocene terraces, with Holocene floodplain soils being higher in arsenic and other elements. The results suggest that arsenic is most likely associated with less well weathered/leached soils, suggesting it is either due to the geological newness of Holocene sediments or differences between the sources of sediments, which gives rise to the arsenic problems in Bangladeshi soils.
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- M Tanvir A Chowdhury
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK; Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, P.O. Box 611, CH, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Khamar Bari Road, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, CH, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Mukherjee A, Kundu M, Basu B, Sinha B, Chatterjee M, Bairagya MD, Singh UK, Sarkar S. Arsenic load in rice ecosystem and its mitigation through deficit irrigation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 197:89-95. [PMID: 28334647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Rice the staple food is a notable intake source of arsenic to the rural population of eastern India through food-chain. A field survey was carried out to study the variation of arsenic load in different parts of rice genotype Shatabdi (most popular genotype of the region) exposed to varying level of arsenic present in the irrigation water and soil. As irrigation is the primary source of arsenic contamination, a study was conducted to assess arsenic load in rice ecosystem under deficit irrigation practices like intermittent ponding (IP), saturation (SAT) and aerobic (AER) imposed during stress allowable stage (16-40 days after transplanting) of the crop (genotype Shatabdi). Present survey showed that arsenic content in water and soil influenced the arsenic load of rice grain. Variation in arsenic among different water and soil samples influenced grain arsenic load to the maximum extent followed by straw. Deviation in root arsenic load due to variation in water and soil arsenic content was lowest. Arsenic concentration of grain is strongly related to the arsenic content of both irrigation water and soil. However, water has 10% higher impact on grain arsenic load over soil. Translocation of arsenic from root to shoot decreased with the increase in arsenic content of water. Imposition of saturated and aerobic environment reduced both yield and grain arsenic load. In contrast under IP a marked decrease in grain arsenic content recorded with insignificant reduction in yield. Deficit irrigation resulted in significant reduction (17.6-25%) in arsenic content of polished rice and the values were lower than that of the toxic level (<0.2 mg kg-1). In contrast the decrease in yield was to the tune of 0.9% under IP regime over CP.
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- Arkabanee Mukherjee
- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India; Integrated Science Education Research Center, Visva bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Integrated Science Education Research Center, Visva bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, India
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- Arsenic Research Laboratory, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, 741235, India.
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Punshon T, Jackson BP, Meharg AA, Warczack T, Scheckel K, Guerinot ML. Understanding arsenic dynamics in agronomic systems to predict and prevent uptake by crop plants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 581-582:209-220. [PMID: 28043702 PMCID: PMC5303541 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This review is on arsenic in agronomic systems, and covers processes that influence the entry of arsenic into the human food supply. The scope is from sources of arsenic (natural and anthropogenic) in soils, biogeochemical and rhizosphere processes that control arsenic speciation and availability, through to mechanisms of uptake by crop plants and potential mitigation strategies. This review makes a case for taking steps to prevent or limit crop uptake of arsenic, wherever possible, and to work toward a long-term solution to the presence of arsenic in agronomic systems. The past two decades have seen important advances in our understanding of how biogeochemical and physiological processes influence human exposure to soil arsenic, and this must now prompt an informed reconsideration and unification of regulations to protect the quality of agricultural and residential soils.
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- Tracy Punshon
- Dartmouth College, Department of Biology, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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- Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Sciences, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5HN, United Kingdom.
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- Dartmouth College, Department of Biology, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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- USEPA Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Laboratory, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45224, USA.
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- Dartmouth College, Department of Biology, 78 College Street, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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Signes-Pastor AJ, Carey M, Carbonell-Barrachina AA, Moreno-Jiménez E, Green AJ, Meharg AA. Geographical variation in inorganic arsenic in paddy field samples and commercial rice from the Iberian Peninsula. Food Chem 2016; 202:356-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.01.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fransisca Y, Small DM, Morrison PD, Spencer MJS, Ball AS, Jones OAH. Assessment of arsenic in Australian grown and imported rice varieties on sale in Australia and potential links with irrigation practises and soil geochemistry. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 138:1008-1013. [PMID: 25577696 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Chronic dietary exposure to arsenic, particularly the inorganic forms (defined as elemental arsenic, predominantly As(3+) and As(5+), and all its inorganic compounds except arsine), is a matter of concern for human health. Ingestion of arsenic usually occurs via contaminated water but recent studies show there is also a risk of exposure from food, particularly Asian rice (Oryza sativa). Australia is a rice growing country, contributing around 2% of the world rice trade, and a large proportion of the population consumes rice regularly. In the present study we investigated concentrations of arsenic in both Australian grown and imported rice on sale in Australia and examined the potential links with irrigation practises and soil geochemistry. The results indicated a wide spread of arsenic levels of 0.09-0.33 mg kg(-1), with Australian grown Arborio and sushi varieties of O. sativa containing the highest mean value of ∼0.22 mg kg(-1). Arsenic levels in all samples were below the 1 mg kg(-1) limit set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
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- Yunnita Fransisca
- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, 3073 VIC, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
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Norton GJ, Williams PN, Adomako EE, Price AH, Zhu Y, Zhao FJ, McGrath S, Deacon CM, Villada A, Sommella A, Lu Y, Ming L, De Silva PMCS, Brammer H, Dasgupta T, Islam MR, Meharg AA. Lead in rice: analysis of baseline lead levels in market and field collected rice grains. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 485-486:428-434. [PMID: 24742552 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In a large scale survey of rice grains from markets (13 countries) and fields (6 countries), a total of 1578 rice grain samples were analysed for lead. From the market collected samples, only 0.6% of the samples exceeded the Chinese and EU limit of 0.2 μg g(-1) lead in rice (when excluding samples collected from known contaminated/mine impacted regions). When evaluating the rice grain samples against the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) provisional total tolerable intake (PTTI) values for children and pregnant women, it was found that only people consuming large quantities of rice were at risk of exceeding the PTTI from rice alone. Furthermore, 6 field experiments were conducted to evaluate the proportion of the variation in lead concentration in rice grains due to genetics. A total of 4 of the 6 field experiments had significant differences between genotypes, but when the genotypes common across all six field sites were assessed, only 4% of the variation was explained by genotype, with 9.5% and 11% of the variation explained by the environment and genotype by environment interaction respectively. Further work is needed to identify the sources of lead contamination in rice, with detailed information obtained on the locations and environments where the rice is sampled, so that specific risk assessments can be performed.
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- Gareth J Norton
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB 24 3UU, Scotland, UK.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB 24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB 24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB 24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB 24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- South China Agricultural University, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Resource and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- 37 Kingsway Court, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2LP, UK
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- Calcutta University, 35 B.C. Road, Kolkata 700 019, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK
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Seyfferth AL, McCurdy S, Schaefer MV, Fendorf S. Arsenic concentrations in paddy soil and rice and health implications for major rice-growing regions of Cambodia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:4699-4706. [PMID: 24712677 DOI: 10.1021/es405016t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Despite the global importance of As in rice, research has primarily focused on Bangladesh, India, China, and the United States with limited attention given to other countries. Owing to both indigenous As within the soil and the possible increases arising from the onset of irrigation with groundwater, an assessment of As in rice within Cambodia is needed, which offers a "base-case" comparison against sediments of similar origin that comprise rice paddy soils where As-contaminated water is used for irrigation (e.g., Bangladesh). Here, we evaluated the As content of rice from five provinces (Kandal, Prey Veng, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, and Kampong Thom) in the rice-growing regions of Cambodia and coupled that data to soil-chemical factors based on extractions of paddy soil collected and processed under anoxic conditions. At total soil As concentrations ranging 0.8 to 18 μg g(-1), total grain As concentrations averaged 0.2 μg g(-1) and ranged from 0.1 to 0.37 with Banteay Meanchey rice having significantly higher values than Prey Veng rice. Overall, soil-extractable concentrations of As, Fe, P, and Si and total As were poor predictors of grain As concentrations. While biogeochemical factors leading to reduction of As(V)-bearing Fe(III) oxides are likely most important for predicting plant-available As, husk and straw As concentrations were the most significant predictors of grain-As levels among our measured parameters.
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- Angelia L Seyfferth
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Jiang W, Hou Q, Yang Z, Zhong C, Zheng G, Yang Z, Li J. Evaluation of potential effects of soil available phosphorus on soil arsenic availability and paddy rice inorganic arsenic content. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2014; 188:159-65. [PMID: 24598788 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Revised: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The transfer of arsenic from paddy field to rice is a major exposure route of the highly toxic element to humans. The aim of our study is to explore the effects of soil available phosphorus on As uptake by rice, and identify the effects of soil properties on arsenic transfer from soil to rice under actual field conditions. 56 pairs of topsoil and rice samples were collected. The relevant parameters in soil and the inorganic arsenic in rice grains were analyzed, and then all the results were treated by statistical methods. Results show that the main factors influencing the uptake by rice grain include soil pH and available phosphorus. The eventual impact of phosphorus is identified as the suppression of As uptake by rice grains. The competition for transporters from soil to roots between arsenic and phosphorus in rhizosphere soil has been a dominant feature.
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- Wei Jiang
- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- General Academy of Geological Survey of Guangxi, Nanning 530023, China
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- General Academy of Geological Survey of Guangxi, Nanning 530023, China
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- General Academy of Geological Survey of Guangxi, Nanning 530023, China
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Lemos Batista B, Nigar M, Mestrot A, Alves Rocha B, Barbosa Júnior F, Price AH, Raab A, Feldmann J. Identification and quantification of phytochelatins in roots of rice to long-term exposure: evidence of individual role on arsenic accumulation and translocation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:1467-79. [PMID: 24600019 PMCID: PMC3967088 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rice has the predilection to take up arsenic in the form of methylated arsenic (o-As) and inorganic arsenic species (i-As). Plants defend themselves using i-As efflux systems and the production of phytochelatins (PCs) to complex i-As. Our study focused on the identification and quantification of phytochelatins by HPLC-ICP-MS/ESI-MS, relating them to the several variables linked to As exposure. GSH, 11 PCs, and As-PC complexes from the roots of six rice cultivars (Italica Carolina, Dom Sofid, 9524, Kitrana 508, YRL-1, and Lemont) exposed to low and high levels of i-As were compared with total, i-As, and o-As in roots, shoots, and grains. Only Dom Sofid, Kitrana 508, and 9524 were found to produce higher levels of PCs even when exposed to low levels of As. PCs were only correlated to i-As in the roots (r=0.884, P <0.001). However, significant negative correlations to As transfer factors (TF) roots-grains (r= -0.739, P <0.05) and shoots-grains (r= -0.541, P <0.05), suggested that these peptides help in trapping i-As but not o-As in the roots, reducing grains' i-As. Italica Carolina reduced i-As in grains after high exposure, where some specific PCs had a special role in this reduction. In Lemont, exposure to elevated levels of i-As did not result in higher i-As levels in the grains and there were no significant increases in PCs or thiols. Finally, the high production of PCs in Kitrana 508 and Dom Sofid in response to high As treatment did not relate to a reduction of i-As in grains, suggesting that other mechanisms such as As-PC release and transport seems to be important in determining grain As in these cultivars.
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- Bruno Lemos Batista
- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Bloco B, Av. dos Estados 5001, Santo André (SP), Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Bloco A, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- Soil Science Group, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Bloco A, Av. do Café s/n, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK
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- TESLA (Trace Element Speciation Laboratory), Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
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- TESLA (Trace Element Speciation Laboratory), Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Norton GJ, Douglas A, Lahner B, Yakubova E, Guerinot ML, Pinson SRM, Tarpley L, Eizenga GC, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ, Islam MR, Islam S, Duan G, Zhu Y, Salt DE, Meharg AA, Price AH. Genome wide association mapping of grain arsenic, copper, molybdenum and zinc in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown at four international field sites. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89685. [PMID: 24586963 PMCID: PMC3934919 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The mineral concentrations in cereals are important for human health, especially for individuals who consume a cereal subsistence diet. A number of elements, such as zinc, are required within the diet, while some elements are toxic to humans, for example arsenic. In this study we carry out genome-wide association (GWA) mapping of grain concentrations of arsenic, copper, molybdenum and zinc in brown rice using an established rice diversity panel of ∼300 accessions and 36.9 k single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The study was performed across five environments: one field site in Bangladesh, one in China and two in the US, with one of the US sites repeated over two years. GWA mapping on the whole dataset and on separate subpopulations of rice revealed a large number of loci significantly associated with variation in grain arsenic, copper, molybdenum and zinc. Seventeen of these loci were detected in data obtained from grain cultivated in more than one field location, and six co-localise with previously identified quantitative trait loci. Additionally, a number of candidate genes for the uptake or transport of these elements were located near significantly associated SNPs (within 200 kb, the estimated global linkage disequilibrium previously employed in this rice panel). This analysis highlights a number of genomic regions and candidate genes for further analysis as well as the challenges faced when mapping environmentally-variable traits in a highly genetically structured diversity panel.
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- Gareth J. Norton
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- USDA ARS, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America
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- USDA ARS, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, David Keir Building, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Mestrot A, Planer-Friedrich B, Feldmann J. Biovolatilisation: a poorly studied pathway of the arsenic biogeochemical cycle. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2013; 15:1639-51. [PMID: 23824266 DOI: 10.1039/c3em00105a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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It has been known for over a hundred years that microorganisms can produce volatile arsenic (As) species, termed "arsines". However, this topic has received relatively little attention compared to As behaviour in soils and biotransformation through the trophic level in the marine and terrestrial environment. We believe this is due to long-standing misconceptions regarding volatile As stability and transport as well as an absence, until recently, of appropriate sampling methods. First and foremost, an attempt is made to unify arsines' designations, notations and formulas, taking into account all the different terms used in the literature. Then, the stability of As volatile species is discussed and new analytical developments are explored. Further, the special cases of diffuse low-level emissions (e.g. soil and sediment biovolatilisation), and point sources with high-level emissions (geothermal environments, landfills, and natural gas) are comprehensively reviewed. In each case, future possible areas of research and unknown mechanisms are identified and their importance towards the global As biogeochemical cycle is explored. This review gathers new information regarding mechanisms, stability, transport and sampling of the very elusive arsines and shows that more research should be conducted on this important process.
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- Adrien Mestrot
- Soil Science Group, Institute of Geography, Universität Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Islam MR, Brammer H, Mustafizur Rahman GKM, Raab A, Jahiruddin M, Solaiman ARM, Meharg AA, Norton GJ. Arsenic in Rice Grown in Low-Arsenic Environments in Bangladesh. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12403-012-0079-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tripathi P, Dwivedi S, Mishra A, Kumar A, Dave R, Srivastava S, Shukla MK, Srivastava PK, Chakrabarty D, Trivedi PK, Tripathi RD. Arsenic accumulation in native plants of West Bengal, India: prospects for phytoremediation but concerns with the use of medicinal plants. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2012; 184:2617-31. [PMID: 21713498 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2139-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a widespread environmental and food chain contaminant and class I, non-threshold carcinogen. Plants accumulate As due to ionic mimicry that is of importance as a measure of phytoremediation but of concern due to the use of plants in alternative medicine. The present study investigated As accumulation in native plants including some medicinal plants, from three districts [Chinsurah (Hoogly), Porbosthali (Bardhman), and Birnagar (Nadia)] of West Bengal, India, having a history of As pollution. A site-specific response was observed for Specific Arsenic Uptake (SAU; mg kg(-1) dw) in total number of 13 (8 aquatic and 5 terrestrial) collected plants. SAU was higher in aquatic plants (5-60 mg kg(-1) dw) than in terrestrial species (4-19 mg kg(-1) dw). The level of As was lower in medicinal plants (MPs) than in non-medicinal plants, however it was still beyond the WHO permissible limit (1 mg kg(-1) dw). The concentration of other elements (Cu, Zn, Se, and Pb) was found to be within prescribed limits in medicinal plants (MP). Among the aquatic plants, Marsilea showed the highest SAU (avg. 45 mg kg(-1) dw), however, transfer factor (TF) of As was the maximum in Centella asiatica (MP, avg. 1). Among the terrestrial plants, the maximum SAU and TF were demonstrated by Alternanthera ficoidea (avg. 15) and Phyllanthus amarus (MP, avg. 1.27), respectively. In conclusion, the direct use of MP or their by products for humans should not be practiced without proper regulation. In other way, one fern species (Marsilea) and some aquatic plants (Eichhornia crassipes and Cyperus difformis) might be suitable candidates for As phytoremediation of paddy fields.
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- Preeti Tripathi
- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, 226 001, UP, India
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Norton GJ, Pinson SRM, Alexander J, Mckay S, Hansen H, Duan GL, Rafiqul Islam M, Islam S, Stroud JL, Zhao FJ, McGrath SP, Zhu YG, Lahner B, Yakubova E, Guerinot ML, Tarpley L, Eizenga GC, Salt DE, Meharg AA, Price AH. Variation in grain arsenic assessed in a diverse panel of rice (Oryza sativa) grown in multiple sites. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2012; 193:650-664. [PMID: 22142234 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03983.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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• Inorganic arsenic (As(i) ) in rice (Oryza sativa) grains is a possible threat to human health, with risk being strongly linked to total dietary rice consumption and consumed rice As(i) content. This study aimed to identify the range and stability of genetic variation in grain arsenic (As) in rice. • Six field trials were conducted (one each in Bangladesh and China, two in Arkansas, USA over 2 yr, and two in Texas, USA comparing flooded and nonflood treatments) on a large number of common rice cultivars (c. 300) representing genetic diversity among international rice cultivars. • Within each field there was a 3-34 fold range in grain As concentration which varied between rice subpopulations. Importantly, As(i) correlated strongly with total As among a subset of 40 cultivars harvested in Bangladesh and China. • Genetic variation at all field sites was a large determining factor for grain As concentration, indicating that cultivars low in grain As could be developed through breeding. The temperate japonicas exhibited lower grain As compared with other subpopulations. Effects for year, location and flooding management were also statistically significant, suggesting that breeding strategies must take into account environmental factors.
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- Gareth J Norton
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Soil Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Soil Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Soil Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Texas A&M System AgriLife Research Center, Beaumont, TX 77713, USA
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- USDA ARS, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, UK
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Carey AM, Norton GJ, Deacon C, Scheckel KG, Lombi E, Punshon T, Guerinot ML, Lanzirotti A, Newville M, Choi Y, Price AH, Meharg AA. Phloem transport of arsenic species from flag leaf to grain during grain filling. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 192:87-98. [PMID: 21658183 PMCID: PMC3932528 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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• Strategies to reduce arsenic (As) in rice grain, below concentrations that represent a serious human health concern, require that the mechanisms of As accumulation within grain be established. Therefore, retranslocation of As species from flag leaves into filling rice grain was investigated. • Arsenic species were delivered through cut flag leaves during grain fill. Spatial unloading within grains was investigated using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) microtomography. Additionally, the effect of germanic acid (a silicic acid analog) on grain As accumulation in arsenite-treated panicles was examined. • Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) were extremely efficiently retranslocated from flag leaves to rice grain; arsenate was poorly retranslocated, and was rapidly reduced to arsenite within flag leaves; arsenite displayed no retranslocation. Within grains, DMA rapidly dispersed while MMA and inorganic As remained close to the entry point. Germanic acid addition did not affect grain As in arsenite-treated panicles. Three-dimensional SXRF microtomography gave further information on arsenite localization in the ovular vascular trace (OVT) of rice grains. • These results demonstrate that inorganic As is poorly remobilized, while organic species are readily remobilized, from leaves to grain. Stem translocation of inorganic As may not rely solely on silicic acid transporters.
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- Anne-Marie Carey
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of
Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of
Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of
Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- National Risk Management Research Laboratory, US Environmental
Protection Agency, 5995 Centre Hill Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University
of South Australia, Building X, Mawson Lakes Campus Mawson Lakes, S. Australia,
SA-5095 Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
03755, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
03755, USA
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- Centre for Advanced Radiation Sources, the University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Centre for Advanced Radiation Sources, the University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Centre for Advanced Radiation Sources, the University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of
Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of
Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
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Batista BL, Souza JMO, De Souza SS, Barbosa F. Speciation of arsenic in rice and estimation of daily intake of different arsenic species by Brazilians through rice consumption. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 191:342-348. [PMID: 21601359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2010] [Revised: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Rice is an important source of essential elements. However, rice may also contain toxic elements such as arsenic. Therefore, in the present study, the concentration of total arsenic and five main chemical species of arsenic (As(3+), As(5+), DMA, MMA and AsB) were evaluated in 44 different rice samples (white, parboiled white, brown, parboiled brown, parboiled organic and organic white) from different Brazilian regions using high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS). The mean level of total arsenic was 222.8 ng g(-1) and the daily intake of inorganic arsenic (the most toxic form) from rice consumption was estimated as 10% of the Provisional Tolerable Daily Intake (PTDI) with a daily ingestion of 88 g of rice. Inorganic arsenic (As(3+), As(5+)) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) are the predominant forms in all samples. The percentages of species were 38.7; 39.7; 3.7 and 17.8% for DMA, As(3+), MMA and As(5+), respectively. Moreover, rice samples harvested in the state of Rio Grande do Sul presented more fractions of inorganic arsenic than rice in Minas Gerais or Goiás, which could lead to different risks of arsenic exposure.
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- Bruno L Batista
- Laboratório de Toxicologia e Essencialidade de Metais, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Williams PN, Zhang H, Davison W, Meharg AA, Hossain M, Norton GJ, Brammer H, Islam MR. Organic matter-solid phase interactions are critical for predicting arsenic release and plant uptake in Bangladesh paddy soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:6080-7. [PMID: 21692537 DOI: 10.1021/es2003765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Agroecological zones within Bangladesh with low levels of arsenic in groundwater and soils produce rice that is high in arsenic with respect to other producing regions of the globe. Little is known about arsenic cycling in these soils and the labile fractions relevant for plant uptake when flooded. Soil porewater dynamics of field soils (n = 39) were recreated under standardized laboratory conditions to investigate the mobility and interplay of arsenic, Fe, Si, C, and other elements, in relation to rice grain element composition, using the dynamic sampling technique diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT). Based on a simple model using only labile DGT measured arsenic and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), concentrations of arsenic in Aman (Monsoon season) rice grain were predicted reliably. DOC was the strongest determinant of arsenic solid-solution phase partitioning, while arsenic release to the soil porewater was shown to be decoupled from that of Fe. This study demonstrates the dual importance of organic matter (OM), in terms of enhancing arsenic release from soils, while reducing bioavailability by sequestering arsenic in solution.
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- Paul N Williams
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, England.
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Fu Y, Chen M, Bi X, He Y, Ren L, Xiang W, Qiao S, Yan S, Li Z, Ma Z. Occurrence of arsenic in brown rice and its relationship to soil properties from Hainan Island, China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2011; 159:1757-1762. [PMID: 21549462 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The acquaintance of arsenic concentrations in rice grain is vital in risk assessment. In this study, we determined the concentration of arsenic in 282 brown rice grains sampled from Hainan Island, China, and discussed its possible relationships to the considered soil properties. Arsenic concentrations in the rice grain from Hainan Island varied from 5 to 309 μg/kg, with a mean (92 μg/kg) lower than most published data from other countries/regions and the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for As(i) in rice. The result of correlation analysis between grain and soil properties showed that grain As concentrations correlated significantly to soil arsenic speciation, organic matter and soil P contents and could be best predicted by humic acid bound and Fe-Mn oxides bound As fractions. Grain arsenic rises steeply at soil As concentrations lower than 3.6 mg/kg and gently at higher concentrations.
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- Yangrong Fu
- Faculty of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Stroud JL, Khan MA, Norton GJ, Islam MR, Dasgupta T, Zhu YG, Price AH, Meharg AA, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ. Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:4262-4269. [PMID: 21504212 DOI: 10.1021/es104080s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination of paddy soils threatens rice cultivation and the health of populations relying on rice as a staple crop. In the present study, isotopic dilution techniques were used to determine the chemically labile (E value) and phytoavailable (L value) pools of As in a range of paddy soils from Bangladesh, India, and China and two arable soils from the UK varying in the degree and sources of As contamination. The E value accounted for 6.2-21.4% of the total As, suggesting that a large proportion of soil As is chemically nonlabile. L values measured with rice grown under anaerobic conditions were generally larger than those under aerobic conditions, indicating increased potentially phytoavailable pool of As in flooded soils. In an incubation study, As was mobilized into soil pore water mainly as arsenite under flooded conditions, with Bangladeshi soils contaminated by irrigation of groundwater showing a greater potential of As mobilization than other soils. Arsenic mobilization was best predicted by phosphate-extractable As in the soils.
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Stroud JL, Norton GJ, Islam MR, Dasgupta T, White RP, Price AH, Meharg AA, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ. The dynamics of arsenic in four paddy fields in the Bengal delta. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2011; 159:947-953. [PMID: 21236535 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Revised: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 12/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Irrigation with arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Bengal Delta may lead to As accumulation in the soil and rice grain. The dynamics of As concentration and speciation in paddy fields during dry season (boro) rice cultivation were investigated at 4 sites in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Three sites which were irrigated with high As groundwater had elevated As concentrations in the soils, showing a significant gradient from the irrigation inlet across the field. Arsenic concentration and speciation in soil pore water varied temporally and spatially; higher As concentrations were associated with an increasing percentage of arsenite, indicating a reductive mobilization. Concentrations of As in rice grain varied by 2-7 fold within individual fields and were poorly related with the soil As concentration. A field site employing alternating flooded-dry irrigation produced the lowest range of grain As concentration, suggesting a lower soil As availability caused by periodic aerobic conditions.
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Rahman MM, Asaduzzaman M, Naidu R. Arsenic Exposure from Rice and Water Sources in the Noakhali District of Bangladesh. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12403-010-0034-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dwivedi S, Tripathi RD, Tripathi P, Kumar A, Dave R, Mishra S, Singh R, Sharma D, Rai UN, Chakrabarty D, Trivedi PK, Adhikari B, Bag MK, Dhankher OP, Tuli R. Arsenate exposure affects amino acids, mineral nutrient status and antioxidants in rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:9542-9. [PMID: 21077666 DOI: 10.1021/es101716h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Simulated pot experiments were conducted on four rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes (Triguna, IR-36, PNR-519, and IET-4786) to examine the effects of As(V) on amino acids and mineral nutrient status in grain along with antioxidant response to arsenic exposure. Rice genotypes responded differentially to As(V) exposure in terms of amino acids and antioxidant profiles. Total amino acid content in grains of all rice genotypes was positively correlated with arsenic accumulation. While, most of the essential amino acids increased in all cultivars except IR-36, glutamic acid and glycine increased in IET-4786 and PNR-519. The level of nonprotein thiols (NPTs) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.1), glutathione reductase (GR; EC 1.6.4.2) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX; EC 1.11.1.11) increased in all rice cultivars except IET-4786. A significant genotypic variation was also observed in specific arsenic uptake (SAU; mg kg(-1)dw), which was in the order of Triguna (134) > IR-36 (71) > PNR-519 (53) > IET-4786 (29). Further, application of As(V) at lower doses (4 and 8 mg L(-1) As) enhanced the accumulation of selenium (Se) and other nutrients (Fe, P, Zn, and S), however, higher dose (12 mg L(-1) As) limits the nutrient uptake in rice. In conclusion, low As accumulating genotype, IET-4786, which also had significantly induced level of essential amino acids, seems suitable for cultivation in moderately As contaminated soil and would be safe for human consumption.
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- S Dwivedi
- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow-226001, India
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Dittmar J, Voegelin A, Maurer F, Roberts LC, Hug SJ, Saha GC, Ali MA, Badruzzaman ABM, Kretzschmar R. Arsenic in soil and irrigation water affects arsenic uptake by rice: complementary insights from field and pot studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:8842-8848. [PMID: 21043519 DOI: 10.1021/es101962d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Groundwater rich in arsenic (As) is extensively used for dry season boro rice cultivation in Bangladesh, leading to long-term As accumulation in soils. This may result in increasing levels of As in rice straw and grain, and eventually, in decreasing rice yields due to As phytotoxicity. In this study, we investigated the As contents of rice straw and grain over three consecutive harvest seasons (2005-2007) in a paddy field in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, which exhibits a documented gradient in soil As caused by annual irrigation with As-rich groundwater since the early 1990s. The field data revealed that straw and grain As concentrations were elevated in the field and highest near the irrigation water inlet, where As concentrations in both soil and irrigation water were highest. Additionally, a pot experiment with soils and rice seeds from the field site was carried out in which soil and irrigation water As were varied in a full factorial design. The results suggested that both soil As accumulated in previous years and As freshly introduced with irrigation water influence As uptake during rice growth. At similar soil As contents, plants grown in pots exhibited similar grain and straw As contents as plants grown in the field. This suggested that the results from pot experiments performed at higher soil As levels can be used to assess the effect of continuing soil As accumulation on As content and yield of rice. On the basis of a recently published scenario of long-term As accumulation at the study site, we estimate that, under unchanged irrigation practice, average grain As concentrations will increase from currently ∼0.15 mg As kg(-1) to 0.25-0.58 mg As kg(-1) by the year 2050. This translates to a 1.5-3.8 times higher As intake by the local population via rice, possibly exceeding the provisional tolerable As intake value defined by FAO/WHO.
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- Jessica Dittmar
- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, CHN F23.2, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Khan KA, Stroud JL, Zhu YG, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ. Arsenic bioavailability to rice is elevated in Bangladeshi paddy soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:8515-8521. [PMID: 20977268 DOI: 10.1021/es101952f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Some paddy soils in the Bengal delta are contaminated with arsenic (As) due to irrigation of As-laden groundwater, which may lead to yield losses and elevated As transfer to the food chain. Whether these soils have a higher As bioavailability than other soils containing either geogenic As or contaminated by mining activities was investigated in a pot experiment. Fourteen soils varying in the source and the degree (4-138 mg As kg 1⁻¹) of As contamination were collected, 10 from Bangladeshi paddy fields (contaminated by irrigation water) and two each from China and the UK (geogenic or mining impacted), for comparison. Bangladeshi soils had higher percentages of the total As extractable by ammonium phosphate (specifically sorbed As) than other soils and also released more As into the porewater upon flooding. Porewater As concentrations increased with increasing soil As concentrations more steeply in Bangladeshi soils, with arsenite being the dominant As species. Rice growth and grain yield decreased markedly in Bangladeshi soils containing > 13 mg As kg 1⁻¹, but not in the other soils. Phosphate-extractable or porewater As was a better indicator of As bioavailability than total soil As. Rice straw As concentrations increased with increasing soil As concentrations; however, As phytotoxicity appeared to result in lower grain As concentrations. The relative proportions of inorganic As and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in grain varied among soils, and the percentage DMA was larger in greenhouse-grown plants than grain samples collected from the paddy fields of the same soil and the same rice cultivar, indicating a strong environmental influence on As species found in rice grain. This study shows that Bangladeshi paddy soils contaminated by irrigation had a higher As bioavailability than other soils, resulting in As phytotoxicity in rice and substantial yield losses.
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Dwivedi S, Tripathi RD, Srivastava S, Singh R, Kumar A, Tripathi P, Dave R, Rai UN, Chakrabarty D, Trivedi PK, Tuli R, Adhikari B, Bag MK. Arsenic affects mineral nutrients in grains of various Indian rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes grown on arsenic-contaminated soils of West Bengal. PROTOPLASMA 2010; 245:113-24. [PMID: 20490609 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-010-0151-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The exposure of paddy fields to arsenic (As) through groundwater irrigation is a serious concern that may not only lead to As accumulation to unacceptable levels but also interfere with mineral nutrients in rice grains. In the present field study, profiling of the mineral nutrients (iron (Fe), phosphorous, zinc, and selenium (Se)) was done in various rice genotypes with respect to As accumulation. A significant genotypic variation was observed in elemental retention on root Fe plaque and their accumulation in various plant parts including grains, specific As uptake (29-167 mg kg(-1) dw), as well as As transfer factor (4-45%). Grains retained the least level of As (0.7-3%) with inorganic As species being the dominant forms, while organic As species, viz., dimethylarsinic acid and monomethylarsonic acid, were non-detectable. In all tested varieties, the level of Se was low (0.05-0.12 mg kg(-1) dw), whereas that of As was high (0.4-1.68 mg kg(-1) dw), considering their safe/recommended daily intake limits, which may not warrant their human consumption. Hence, their utilization may increase the risk of arsenicosis, when grown in As-contaminated areas.
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- Sanjay Dwivedi
- National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Tuli R, Chakrabarty D, Trivedi PK, Tripathi RD. Recent advances in arsenic accumulation and metabolism in rice. MOLECULAR BREEDING 2010; 26:307-323. [DOI: 10.1007/s11032-010-9412-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Meharg AA, Raab A. Getting to the bottom of arsenic standards and guidelines. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:4395-4399. [PMID: 20465302 DOI: 10.1021/es9034304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Public health policy for arsenic needs to better reflect the ability to detect the risk(s).
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Lu Y, Dong F, Deacon C, Chen HJ, Raab A, Meharg AA. Arsenic accumulation and phosphorus status in two rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars surveyed from fields in South China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:1536-1541. [PMID: 20045585 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Revised: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 12/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The consumption of paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major inorganic arsenic exposure pathway in S.E. Asia. A multi-location survey was undertaken in Guangdong Province, South China to assess arsenic accumulation and speciation in 2 rice cultivars, one an Indica and the other a hybrid Indica. The results showed that arsenic concentrations in rice tissue increased in the order grain < husk < straw < root. Rice grain arsenic content of 2 rice cultivars was significant different and correlated with phosphorus concentration and molar ratio of P/As in shoot, being higher for the Indica cultivar than for the hybrid Indica, which suggests altering shoot phosphorus status as a promising route for breeding rice cultivars with reduced grain arsenic. Speciation of grain arsenic, performed using HPLC-ICP-MS, identified inorganic arsenic as the dominant arsenic species present in the rice grain.
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- Ying Lu
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Dittmar J, Voegelin A, Roberts LC, Hug SJ, Saha GC, Ali MA, Badruzzaman ABM, Kretzschmar R. Arsenic accumulation in a paddy field in Bangladesh: seasonal dynamics and trends over a three-year monitoring period. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:2925-2931. [PMID: 20235529 DOI: 10.1021/es903117r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Shallow groundwater, often rich in arsenic (As), is widely used for irrigation of dry season boro rice in Bangladesh. In the long term, this may lead to increasing As contents in rice paddy soils, which threatens rice yields, food quality, and human health. The objective of this study was to quantify gains and losses of soil As in a rice paddy field during irrigation and monsoon flooding over a three-year period. Samples were collected twice a year on a 3D-sampling grid to account for the spatially heterogeneous As distribution within the soil. Gains and losses of soil As in different depth segments were calculated using a mass-balance approach. Annual As input with irrigation water was estimated as 4.4 +/- 0.4 kg ha(-1) a(-1). Within the top 40 cm of soil, the mean As accumulation over three years amounted to 2.4 +/- 0.4 kg ha(-1) a(-1), implying that on average 2.0 kg ha(-1) a(-1) were lost from the soil. Seasonal changes of soil As showed that 1.05 to 2.1 kg ha(-1) a(-1) were lost during monsoon flooding. The remaining As-loss (up to 0.95 kg ha(-1) a(-1)) was attributed to downward flow with percolating irrigation water. Despite these losses, we estimate that total As within the top 40 cm of soil at our field site would further increase by a factor of 1.5 to 2 by the year 2050 under current cultivation practices.
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- Jessica Dittmar
- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, CHN F23.2, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Norton GJ, Islam MR, Duan G, Lei M, Zhu Y, Deacon CM, Moran AC, Islam S, Zhao FJ, Stroud JL, McGrath SP, Feldmann J, Price AH, Meharg AA. Arsenic shoot-grain relationships in field grown rice cultivars. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2010; 44:1471-1477. [PMID: 20088579 DOI: 10.1021/es902992d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Arsenic (As) accumulation in rice grains is a risk to human health. The mechanism of transfer of As from the shoot into the grain during grain filling is unknown at present. In this study As speciation in the shoot and grains at maturity were examined, and the relationships between phosphorus (P) and As, and silicon (Si) and As were established in a wide range of cultivars grown in As contaminated field trials in Bangladesh and China. No correlations were observed between shoot and grain speciation, with the inorganic form comprising 93.0-97.0% of As in the shoot and 63.0-83.7% in the grains. The percentage of dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) was between 1.4 and 6.6% in the shoot and 14.6 and 37.0% in the grains; however, the concentrations were comparable, ranging from 0.07 to 0.26 mg kg(-1) in the shoots and 0.03 to 0.25 mg kg(-1) in the grains. A positive correlation was observed between shoot As and shoot Si, however, no correlation was observed between shoot Si and grain As. A significant negative correlation was observed between shoot P and grain As concentrations. These results suggest that the translocation of As into the grain from the shoots is potentially using P rather than Si transport mechanisms. The findings also indicate that inorganic As and DMA translocation to the grain differ considerably.
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- Gareth J Norton
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, U.K.
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Carey AM, Scheckel KG, Lombi E, Newville M, Choi Y, Norton GJ, Charnock JM, Feldmann J, Price AH, Meharg AA. Grain unloading of arsenic species in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:309-19. [PMID: 19880610 PMCID: PMC2799365 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.146126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is the staple food for over half the world's population yet may represent a significant dietary source of inorganic arsenic (As), a nonthreshold, class 1 human carcinogen. Rice grain As is dominated by the inorganic species, and the organic species dimethylarsinic acid (DMA). To investigate how As species are unloaded into grain rice, panicles were excised during grain filling and hydroponically pulsed with arsenite, arsenate, glutathione-complexed As, or DMA. Total As concentrations in flag leaf, grain, and husk, were quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy and As speciation in the fresh grain was determined by x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy. The roles of phloem and xylem transport were investigated by applying a +/- stem-girdling treatment to a second set of panicles, limiting phloem transport to the grain in panicles pulsed with arsenite or DMA. The results demonstrate that DMA is translocated to the rice grain with over an order magnitude greater efficiency than inorganic species and is more mobile than arsenite in both the phloem and the xylem. Phloem transport accounted for 90% of arsenite, and 55% of DMA, transport to the grain. Synchrotron x-ray fluorescence mapping and fluorescence microtomography revealed marked differences in the pattern of As unloading into the grain between DMA and arsenite-challenged grain. Arsenite was retained in the ovular vascular trace and DMA dispersed throughout the external grain parts and into the endosperm. This study also demonstrates that DMA speciation is altered in planta, potentially through complexation with thiols.
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Mestrot A, Uroic MK, Plantevin T, Islam MR, Krupp EM, Feldmann J, Meharg AA. Quantitative and qualitative trapping of arsines deployed to assess loss of volatile arsenic from paddy soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:8270-5. [PMID: 19924955 DOI: 10.1021/es9018755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Arsenic volatilization in the environment is thought to be an important pathway for transfer from terrestrial pools to the atmosphere. However, this phenomenon is not well characterized due to inherent sampling issues in trapping, quantifying and qualifying these arsine gases; including arsine (AsH(3)), monomethyl arsine (MeAsH(2)), dimethyl arsine (Me(2)AsH) and trimethyl arsine (TMAs). To quantify and qualify arsines in air we developed a novel technique based on silver nitrate impregnated silica gel filled tubes. The method was characterized by measuring the recovery of trapped arsines after elution of this chemo-trap with hot boiling diluted nitric acid. Results from three separate experiments, measured by ICP-MS, showed that the method is reproducible and quantitative. Arsine species recovery ranged from 80.1 to 95.6%, with limit of detection as low as 3.8 ng per chemo-trap tube. Moreover, HPLC-ICP-MS analysis of hot boiling water eluted traps showed that the corresponding oxy ions of the arsines were formed with the As-C bonds of the molecule intact, hence, allowing qualification of trapped arsine species. A microcosm study examining volatile arsenic evolution from field contaminated Bangladeshi paddy soils (24.2 mg/kg arsenic) was used to show the application of silver nitrate chemo-trapping approach. Traps were placed on the inlet and the outlet of microcosms containing the soils that were either (cattle derived) manured or not, or flooded or not, in a factorial design. The headspace was purged with air at a flow rate of 12 mL/min. Results showed that as much as 320 ng of arsenic (0.014% of total soil content) could be emitted in a 3 week period for manured and flooded soils and that TMAs was the dominant species evolved, with lesser quantities of Me(2)AsH. No volatile arsenic evolution was observed for nonmanured treatments, and arsine release from the nonflooded, manured treatment was much less than the flooded treatment.
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- Adrien Mestrot
- Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, Scotland, U.K
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Williams PN, Islam S, Islam R, Jahiruddin M, Adomako E, Soliaman ARM, Rahman GKMM, Lu Y, Deacon C, Zhu YG, Meharg AA. Arsenic limits trace mineral nutrition (selenium, zinc, and nickel) in Bangladesh rice grain. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:8430-6. [PMID: 19924980 DOI: 10.1021/es901825t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A reconnaissance of 23 paddy fields, from three Bangladesh districts, encompassing a total of 230 soil and rice plant samples was conducted to identify the extent to which trace element characteristics in soils and irrigation waters are reflected by the harvested rice crop. Field sites were located on two soil physiographic units with distinctly different As soil baseline and groundwater concentrations. For arsenic (As), both straw and grain trends closely fitted patterns observed for the soils and water. Grain concentration characteristics for selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), and nickel (Ni), however, were markedly different. Regressions of shoot and grain As against grain Se, Zn, and Ni were highly significant (P < 0.001), exhibiting a pronounced decline in grain trace-nutrient quality with increasing As content. To validate this further, a pot experiment cultivar screening trial, involving commonly cultivated high yielding variety (HYV) rice grown alongside two U.S. rice varieties characterized as being As tolerant and susceptible, was conducted on an As-amended uniform soil. Findings from the trial confirmed that As perturbed grain metal(loid) balances, resulting in severe yield reductions in addition to constraining the levels of Se, Zn, and Ni in the grain.
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- Paul N Williams
- Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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