Uptake of Arsenic by Irrigated Vegetables and Cooked Food Products in Burkina Faso

As compared to the Asian lowlands, environmental exposure to arsenic (As) in West Africa has received little attention. Recent studies have found geogenic As contamination of groundwater in many regions in Burkina Faso. As-contaminated groundwater is used for drinking and increasingly also for the i...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Clair-Caliot, Sara J. Marks, Stephan J. Hug, Anja Bretzler, N'goran Djo N'guessan, Sussue Franck Kevin Tihe, Franck Lalanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Water
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2021.667308/full