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Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment (2023)
Journal Article
Golui, D., Basit Raza, M., Roy, A., Mandal, J., Kumar Sahu, A., Ray, P., …Bezbaruah, A. (2023). Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment. Current Pollution Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-023-00279-2

In this review article, a comprehensive meta-analysis based on available literature information has been undertaken to make a relative comparison of total arsenic in rice grain. This involves analyzing the findings of various peer-reviewed studies th... Read More about Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment.

The Role of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on Arsenic Removal: A Review of Existing Perspectives (2023)
Book Chapter
Laha, A., Sengupta, S., Mandal, J., Bhattacharyya, K., & Bhattacharyya, S. The Role of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on Arsenic Removal: A Review of Existing Perspectives. In Arsenic Toxicity Remediation: Biotechnological Approaches (241-262). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37561-3_12

Phytobial remediation is a cutting-edge technique that employs bacteria and plants to reduce environmental contamination with arsenic (As). Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that aids phytoremediation has recently received much attention for the... Read More about The Role of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria on Arsenic Removal: A Review of Existing Perspectives.

Inoculation with Glomus mosseae: An Efficient Biological Management Strategy for Arsenic Mitigation in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Under Arsenic-Contaminated Soil (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, M., chakraborty, D., Mandal, J., Kumar Chaudhary, D., & Kumar Jha, A. (2023). Inoculation with Glomus mosseae: An Efficient Biological Management Strategy for Arsenic Mitigation in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Under Arsenic-Contaminated Soil. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 54(19), 2645-2656. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2023.2240367

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on mitigation of arsenic (As) in As-contaminated soils with wheat (variety – HD 2967) as the test crop. Soil inbulk was collected from Bihar Agricultural Univ... Read More about Inoculation with Glomus mosseae: An Efficient Biological Management Strategy for Arsenic Mitigation in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Under Arsenic-Contaminated Soil.

Zinc and iron enrichment of vermicompost can reduce the arsenic load in rice grain: An investigation through pot and field experiments (2023)
Journal Article
Sengupta, S., Bhattacharyya, K., Mandal, J., Bhattacharya, P., & Chattopadhyay, A. P. (2023). Zinc and iron enrichment of vermicompost can reduce the arsenic load in rice grain: An investigation through pot and field experiments. Journal of Cleaner Production, 419, 138267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138267

The heavy metalloid arsenic (As), occurring in both trivalent and pentavalent is extremely toxic and has detrimental effect on humans through water-soil-crop transfer. Previously organic and inorganic amendments have been used separ... Read More about Zinc and iron enrichment of vermicompost can reduce the arsenic load in rice grain: An investigation through pot and field experiments.

Assessment of the suitability of selected extractants for boron in some <i>inceptisols</i> of Eastern India under sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.) (2023)
Journal Article
Phonglosa, A., Bhattacharyya, K., Pari, A., Ray, K., Banerjee, H., Haldar, S., …Mandal, J. (in press). Assessment of the suitability of selected extractants for boron in some inceptisols of Eastern India under sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Journal of Plant Nutrition, 46(17), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2023.2231020

Sunflower; as a contingent crop, is often exposed to boron (B) deficiency in soils of low fertility. The deficiency and toxicity of B being very narrow, warrants the need for its proper estimation in soil-plant systems through specific extractants. T... Read More about Assessment of the suitability of selected extractants for boron in some <i>inceptisols</i> of Eastern India under sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.).

Pollution and health risk assessment of mine tailings contaminated soils in India from toxic elements with statistical approaches (2023)
Journal Article
Ghosh, S., Banerjee, S., Prajapati, J., Mandal, J., Mukherjee, A., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2023). Pollution and health risk assessment of mine tailings contaminated soils in India from toxic elements with statistical approaches. Chemosphere, 324, 138267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138267

The rapid mining activities of mica mines in Giridih district, India, have led to toxic metal pollution of agricultural soil. This is a key concern for environmental risk and human health. 63 top soil samples were collected at a distance of 10 m (Zon... Read More about Pollution and health risk assessment of mine tailings contaminated soils in India from toxic elements with statistical approaches.

Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning (2023)
Journal Article
Mandal, J., Jain, V., Sengupta, S., Rahman, M. A., Bhattacharyya, K., Rahman, M., …Mondal, D. (in press). Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning. Journal of Environmental Quality, https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20452

Minimizing arsenic intake from food consumption is a key aspect of the public health response in As-contaminated regions. In many of these regions, rice is the predominant staple food. Here we present a validated maximum allowable concentration of to... Read More about Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning.

A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains (2023)
Journal Article
Moulick, D., Ghosh, D., Mandal, J., Bhowmick, S., Mondal, D., Choudhury, S., …Biswas, J. K. (2023). A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains. Journal of Cleaner Production, 386, 135764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135764

Arsenic (As) accumulation in rice grain and subsequent transmission into the food chain is a major global concern. Numerous attempts to minimize As accumulation in rice have been researched till date. The current investigation evaluates the relative... Read More about A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains.

Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems (2023)
Journal Article
Kumari, K., Shambhavi, S., Mandal, J., Bihari, B., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., & Kumar, K. (in press). Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems. Cereal Research Communications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-023-00350-0

Sulphur apart from being an essential element for plant growth is also a structural constituent of many coenzymes and secondary plant products or acts as a functional group directly involved in metabolic reactions and hence the factors promoting its... Read More about Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems.

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.