All Outputs (3)

Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India (2019)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Suman, S., Sharma, P., Siddique, A., Rahman, M., Kumar, R., …Matthews, H. (2020). Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India. Science of the Total Environment, 703, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134774

In arsenic (As) endemic areas of south-east Asia, where a subsistence rice-based diet is 19 prevalent, As exposure from food is mainly focused on rice intake. However, consumption of 20 wheat is substantial and increasing. We present a probabilistic... Read More about Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India.

Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin (2019)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Periche, R., Tineo, B., Bermejo, L., Rahman, M., Siddique, A., …Cruz, G. (2020). Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin. Chemosphere, 241, 125070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125070

Arsenic (As) exposure from surface and groundwater in Peru is being recognised as a 16 potential threat but there are limited studies on As in the food-chain and none on As in 17 Peruvian rice. In this study, we have determined the As content in rice... Read More about Arsenic in Peruvian rice cultivated in the major rice growing region of Tumbes river basin.

Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population (2019)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Mwale, T., Xu, L., Matthews, H., Oyeka, A., Lace-Costigan, G., & Polya, D. (2019). Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population. Palgrave Communications, 5(89), https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0297-7

In the UK, consumption of rice and rice-based products is on the rise but, notwithstanding public expressed concerns about such products as an exposure route for arsenic (e.g. BBC News report, 2017“Should I worry about arsenic in my rice?”) there are... Read More about Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population.