Arsenic and other geogenic contaminants in global groundwater

A Mukherjee, P Coomar, S Sarkar… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Geogenic groundwater contaminants (GGCs) affect drinking-water availability and safety,
with up to 60% of groundwater sources in some regions contaminated by more than …

[HTML][HTML] Fluoride contamination in groundwater: A global review of the status, processes, challenges, and remedial measures

E Shaji, KV Sarath, M Santosh, PK Krishnaprasad… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater pollution by fluoride is one of the prime concerns of the world population due
to its toxicity, which results in adverse health impacts. In this paper, we review the current …

Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index and principal component analysis in the Achnera block, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India

S Ali, S Verma, MB Agarwal, R Islam, M Mehrotra… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The qualitative and quantitative assessment of groundwater is one of the important aspects
for determining the suitability of potable water. Therefore, the present study has been …

Seven potential sources of arsenic pollution in Latin America and their environmental and health impacts

J Bundschuh, J Schneider, MA Alam, NK Niazi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review presents a holistic overview of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of
arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic sources into different near-surface environmental …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

Arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwaters: a review of current technologies for contaminants removal

SV Jadhav, E Bringas, GD Yadav, VK Rathod… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic contamination of groundwaters by both arsenic (As) and fluoride (F) is frequently
observed around the world, which has severely affected millions of people. Fluoride and As …

[HTML][HTML] Molybdenum in natural waters: A review of occurrence, distributions and controls

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Molybdenum is an essential trace element for human, animal and plant health and has
played an important part in the evolution of life on earth. Nonetheless, exposure to the …

Co-occurrence, possible origin, and health-risk assessment of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water sources in Mexico: Geographical data visualization

MT Alarcón-Herrera, DA Martin-Alarcon… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic and fluoride in drinking water present a significant challenge to public health
worldwide. In this study, we analyze the results of one of the largest surveys of drinking …

Scenario, perspectives and mechanism of arsenic and fluoride co-occurrence in the groundwater: a review

M Kumar, R Goswami, AK Patel, M Srivastava, N Das - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) and fluoride (F−) are the two most conspicuous contaminants, in terms of
distribution and menace, in aquifers around the world. While the majority of studies focus on …

Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020

J Bundschuh, MA Armienta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Today (year 2020), the globally recognized problem of arsenic (As) contamination
of water resources and other environments at toxic levels has been reported in all of the 20 …