Arsenic contamination                                                              

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Context: Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is extensively used for irrigation and finds its way into the food chain — mainly rice, wheat and potato — a recent study has found.

• Elevated levels of arsenic can increases the disease burden in exposed persons.

Impact of Arsenic contamination:

Areas impacted by Arsenic contamination:

What can be done?

• There is an urgent need to monitor irrigation water quality along with drinking water.

decade.https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/arsenic-now-in-wheat-potato-and-more-than-that-in-drinking-water-in-rural-bihar-79032