Naslov
Arsenic Contamination Status in Europe, Australia, and Other Parts of the World

Autori
Medunić, Gordana ; Fiket, Željka ; Ivanić, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food

Urednik/ci
Srivastava, Sudhakar

Izdavač
Springer

Grad
Singapur

Godina
2020

Raspon stranica
183-234

ISBN
978-981-13-8586-5

Ključne riječi
Arsenic ; Drinking water ; Food ; Contamination ; Europe ; Australia ; Africa ; Russia

Sažetak
This chapter presents latest research in Australia, Europe, and other parts of the world on environmental issues related to As, particularly in water, but the viewpoints of food, health, and soil professionals are presented too. Having summarized more than 150 ecogeochemistry papers, the text is showcasing developments in this fast- moving field of research witnessing inadvertent arsenic poisoning on mass scale. In Europe, there are several regional hotspots of As contamination which warrant further detailed investigations. Most notable is the case of the Pannonian Basin (Hungary, Serbia, and Romania), where more than 600, 000 residents are at risk of drinking water containing high As concentrations. Other regions threatened by waterborne As include Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. While the majority of problems associated with arsenic mobilization in Asian regions are linked to natural processes, those recorded in Australia and New Zealand arise from both the natural processes and anthropogenic activities related to the mining industry, waste disposal, usage of arsenic pesticides and herbicides, atmospheric deposition, and timber treatment practices. Not only have the mining of mostly gold deposits and the associated gold extraction activities increased the release of As into the environment, but they also left a long- lasting legacy of the As-contaminated environment. In Africa, elevated As levels are found only sporadically across the continent, more as a result of the lack of research than a real absence of the problem. Although elevated arsenic concentrations have been reported in both the surface and groundwater of Africa, high As levels in surface waters generally are linked to mining operations, as well as to agricultural drains, local sediments, and disposal and incineration of municipal and industrial waste. Conversely, in groundwater, As occurrence is generally related to local geology, mineralization, geothermal water, etc. In Russia, drinking water quality is, in general, rather low due to surface contamination ; lack of sanitary protection ; delayed repair, cleaning, and disinfection of wells ; and interruptions. The occurrences of high arsenic in soil and drinking water, although based on small number of studies, are associated with both the geogenic and anthropogenic sources. Similar situation is also found in many countries of Eastern, Central, and Western Asia where As contamination is evidenced, although only sporadically, in both drinking water and food.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

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