Strategies to increase agricultural productivity and reduce land degradation: evidence from Uganda

Presence of arsenic in agricultural prod

Presence of arsenic in agricultural products from arsenic-endemic areas and strategies to reduce arsenic intake in rural villages

✍ Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina; Antonio J. Signes-Pastor; Laura Vázquez-Araújo; F 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 332 KB

## Abstract About 100 million rural people in Asia are exposed to arsenic (As)‐polluted drinking water and agricultural products. Total and inorganic arsenic (t‐As and i‐As) intake mainly depend on the quality of drinking and cooking waters, and amounts of seafood and rice consumed. The main proble