Environmental and human-health risks of As in soils with abnormal arsenic levels located in irrigated agricultural areas of Paracatu (MG), Brazil

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 226; p. 112869
• Main Authors: Feitosa, Marina Monteiro, Alvarenga, Ingrid Fernanda Santana, Jara, Madeliny Saracho, Lima, Geraldo Jânio Eugênio de Oliveira, Vilela, Fernando José, Resende, Thiago, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: agroecosystems; arsenic; Arsenic bioaccessibility; bioavailability; Brazil; carcinogenicity; detection limit; ecotoxicology; Environmental pollution; human health; indigenous species; irrigation; phosphates; Phosphorus; plant tissues; risk; Risk assessment; soil; Brazil; Phosphorus; Arsenic bioaccessibility; Environmental pollution; Risk assessment

The municipality of Paracatu (Brazil) is notorious for its large irrigated agricultural area and by abnormal arsenic (As) levels in selected soils of the region. Concerns regarding As exposure via ingestion of water and food are frequent, yet little is known about the behavior of arsenic in irrigate...