School of Science, Engineering & Environment

Distribution of Arsenic in Rice Grain from West Bengal, India: Its Relevance to Geographical Origin, Variety, Cultivars and Cultivation Season (2022)
Book Chapter
Roy Chowdhury, N., Das, A., Joardar, M., Mridha, D., De, A., Majumder, S., …Roychowdhury, T. Distribution of Arsenic in Rice Grain from West Bengal, India: Its Relevance to Geographical Origin, Variety, Cultivars and Cultivation Season. In Global Arsenic Hazard. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16360-9_23

Groundwater arsenic contamination has been a staggering issue for the last 45 years. When the contaminated water is used for irrigational activities, the problem aggravates. Bengal delta is mainly reliant on rice as the staple diet and its cultivatio... Read More about Distribution of Arsenic in Rice Grain from West Bengal, India: Its Relevance to Geographical Origin, Variety, Cultivars and Cultivation Season.

Arsenic Contamination in Rice and the Possible Mitigation Options (2022)
Book Chapter
Sengupta, S., Roychowdhury, T., Phonglosa, A., & Mandal, J. (2022). Arsenic Contamination in Rice and the Possible Mitigation Options. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16360-9_3

Arsenic (As) in food poses a major threat to human health. Aside from drinking water, rice consumption is the principal route for As to enter the body. Due to the large population density in Asian countries, such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and C... Read More about Arsenic Contamination in Rice and the Possible Mitigation Options.

Effect of metal fractions on rice grain metal uptake and biological parameters in mica mines waste contaminated soils. (2022)
Journal Article
Ghosh, S., Mondal, S., Mandal, J., Mukherjee, A., & Bhattachryya, P. (2023). Effect of metal fractions on rice grain metal uptake and biological parameters in mica mines waste contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 136, 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2022.10.038

Heavy metals from mica waste not only deteriorate the soil quality but also results in the uptake of metals in the crop. The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effects of different fractions of metals on the uptake in rice, soil micr... Read More about Effect of metal fractions on rice grain metal uptake and biological parameters in mica mines waste contaminated soils..

Recent advances in the bioremediation of arsenic‐contaminated soils: a mini review (2022)
Journal Article
Laha, A., Sengupta, S., Bhattacharya, P., Mandal, J., Bhattacharyya, S., & Bhattacharyya, K. (2022). Recent advances in the bioremediation of arsenic‐contaminated soils: a mini review. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 38(189), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03375-5

The carcinogenic metalloid arsenic (As), owing to its persistent behavior in elevated levels in soils, aggravates environmental and human health concerns. The current strategies used in the As decontamination involve several physical and chemi- cal a... Read More about Recent advances in the bioremediation of arsenic‐contaminated soils: a mini review.

Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost (2022)
Journal Article
Sengupta, S., Bhattacharyya, K., Mandal, J., & Chattopadhyay, A. (2022). Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost. Journal of Environmental Management, 318, 115531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115531

Arsenic (As) is a highly poisonous heavy metal with major environmental ramifications. Inorganic components such as zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), as well as organic vermicompost, have been used as management solutions, with limited attempts of using them... Read More about Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost.

Varietal differences influence arsenic and lead contamination of rice grown in mining impacted agricultural fields of Zamfara State, Nigeria (2022)
Journal Article
Mandal, J., Bakare, W., Rahman, M., Rahman, M., Siddique, A., Oku, E., …Mondal, D. (2022). Varietal differences influence arsenic and lead contamination of rice grown in mining impacted agricultural fields of Zamfara State, Nigeria. Chemosphere, 305, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135339

In Zamfara state, Nigeria, rice is cultivated in fields contaminated with Pb (lead) from artisanal and illicit mining activities. Rice grown in such contaminated agricultural areas risks not only Pb contamination but also contamination from other tox... Read More about Varietal differences influence arsenic and lead contamination of rice grown in mining impacted agricultural fields of Zamfara State, Nigeria.

Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, U., S. Singh, R., Mandal, J., K. Nayak, A., & K. Jha, A. (2022). Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site. #Journal not on list, 99(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2021.100334

Arsenic and chromium have affected wider area in the world including Gangetic plains of India due to its toxicity and carcinogenic characteristics. Entry of As(III) into food chain has also escalated problem. A novel approach has been adopted to deve... Read More about Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site.

Assessing Soil Degradation and Risk in Relation to Metal Pollution in Hindon River Water-Irrigated Soils of Western Uttar Pradesh of India (2022)
Journal Article
Golui, D., Dali, M., Singh, R., Datta, S. P., Mandal, J., Ray, P., …Kumar, R. (2022). Assessing Soil Degradation and Risk in Relation to Metal Pollution in Hindon River Water-Irrigated Soils of Western Uttar Pradesh of India. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 233(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05640-7

Soil degradation with metal pollution was assessed in polluted river water-irrigated soils. Human health risk from ingestion of metal by way of eating of edible portion of plants, raised on these soils, was predicted based on the free ion activity in... Read More about Assessing Soil Degradation and Risk in Relation to Metal Pollution in Hindon River Water-Irrigated Soils of Western Uttar Pradesh of India.

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