Arsenic (As) contamination: A major risk factor in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of China

Xinjiang province is one of the unhealthiest region in China due to natural as well as man-made activities. Here soil and water having high concentration of multi-metals especially arsenic content in the soil and water is a major threat to the peoples which suffers regularly from arsenic contaminati...

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Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2015-12, Vol.207, p.434-435
Main Author: Karn, Santosh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
China
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental Policy
Humans
Industries
Metal contamination
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Mine tailing
Mining
Peoples
Risk Factors
Soil - chemistry
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Xinjiang
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Summary:Xinjiang province is one of the unhealthiest region in China due to natural as well as man-made activities. Here soil and water having high concentration of multi-metals especially arsenic content in the soil and water is a major threat to the peoples which suffers regularly from arsenic contamination therefore multiple diseases and illness is the common phenomenon. Therefore this area urgently needed a comprehensive assessment by governmental and nongovernmental organization to cope up with this problem and find a miracle solution which can remediate soil and water quality. There peoples suffers much for the above mentioned reason. Present article will make more attention to the scientific peoples or engineers to this specific area which remains uncovered and to find a suitable miracle solution and to carry in depth research.
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.05.005