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Multiple regression analysis of As ground-water hazard and assessment of As-attributable human health risks in Chakdha Block,West Bengal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

D. Mondal ,
A. Hegan ,
L. Rodriguez-Lado ,
M. Banerjee ,
A. K. Giri  and
D. A. Polya
D. Mondal
Affiliation:
School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
A. Hegan
Affiliation:
School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK European Commission, Directorate General JRC, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, TP 280, Via E. Fermi 1, I-21020 Ispra(VA), Italy
L. Rodriguez-Lado
Affiliation:
European Commission, Directorate General JRC, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, TP 280, Via E. Fermi 1, I-21020 Ispra(VA), Italy
M. Banerjee
Affiliation:
Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700 032, West Bengal, India
A. K. Giri
Affiliation:
Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700 032, West Bengal, India
D. A. Polya*
Affiliation:
School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
*
*E-mail: david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
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Soluble inorganic As is toxic with both cancer and non-cancer endpoints. Of the 80 million people in West Bengal, 50 million are living in the nine As-affected districts with millions at risk from using water for drinking, cooking or irrigation (Chakraborti et al., 2004). An environmental tragedy is developing in West Bengal with an alarming number of cases of skin lesions (Guha Mazumder et al., 1998; Mukherjee et al., 2005), respiratory symptoms (von Ehrenstein et al., 2005), adverse pregnancy outcomes and infant mortality (von Ehrenstein et al., 2006) and neurological complications (Mukherjee et al., 2005) associated with ingestion of As-contaminated water.

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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 461 - 465
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2008

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