Prof Penny Cook P.A.Cook@salford.ac.uk
Professor of Public Health
Nature and nurture in arsenic induced toxicity of Bihar, India
People Involved
Ms Helen Matthews
Prof Mark Danson F.M.Danson@salford.ac.uk
Arsenic exposure from food exceeds that from drinking water in endemic area of Bihar, India (2020)
Journal Article
Extensive evidence of elevated arsenic (As) in the food-chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists. Nevertheless, the importance of exposure from food towards total As exposure and associated health risks in areas with natural occurring As in dr... Read More about Arsenic exposure from food exceeds that from drinking water in endemic area of Bihar, India.
Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India (2019)
Journal Article
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.