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Arsenic contaminated groundwater uses for irrigation potentially lead the incidence of arsenic into food chain. In present study we examined total arsenic concentrations in 32 types of vegetables and 7 types of pulses. Range of total arsenic concentration in edible parts of vegetables collected from grown fields was 0.114–0.910 mg/kg. Highest arsenic values were in spinach 0.910 mg/kg. Vegetable samples were grouped into leafy, non-leafy-fruity, root-tubers. 18 common types of vegetables and pulses were collected through market basket survey, total arsenic were approximately 100 mg lower than those observed for the vegetables collected from the fields.
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Biswas, A., Biswas, S. & Santra, S.C. Risk from Winter Vegetables and Pulses Produced in Arsenic Endemic Areas of Nadia District: Field Study Comparison With Market Basket Survey. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 909–914 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0569-z
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