A comprehensive review of human health risks of arsenic and fluoride contamination of groundwater in the South Asia region

• Main Authors: Yash Aryan (Author), Thambidurai Pon (Author), Balamurugan Panneerselvam (Author), Anil Kumar Dikshit (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: IWA Publishing, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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The present study found that ∼80 million people in India, ∼60 million people in Pakistan, ∼70 million people in Bangladesh, and ∼3 million people in Nepal are exposed to arsenic groundwater contamination above 10 μg/L, while Sri Lanka remains moderately affected. In the case of fluoride contaminatio...