ARSENIC IN THE FOOD CHAIN

 ARSENIC IN THE FOOD CHAIN

SOS-arsenic.net (click here) ARSENIC IN THE FOOD CHAINCONTENT

1. Introduction
2. Food production increasing, but self-sufficiency far behind
3. Arsenic in cooked rice in Bangladesh
4. Is your seafood tainted with arsenic?1. Introduction

A study on "Arsenic in groundwater of Bangladesh: Contamination in the Food Chain" jointly conducted by the Department of Soil, Water and Environment of Dhaka University and the Common-wealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) examined a thousand samples of crops, cereals and vegetables, a thousand samples of soil and 400 samples of water from 50 upazilas in 15 most affected regions. These samples were analysed in laboratories within the country and in Australia. The samples were collected from Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kushtia, Jessore, Faridpur, Laxmipur, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Munshiganj, Meherpur and Dhaka.