Arsenic in rice and rice straw

Authors

  • S Chakma Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
  • M M Rahman Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
  • P Islam Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
  • M A Awal Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
  • U K Roy Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202
  • M R Haq Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v29i1.11883

Keywords:

Arsenic, rice

Abstract

Arsenic from groundwater affects people in Bangladesh via seed grains and forages. Samples of rice (Oryza sativa L) and rice straw were collected from arsenic-contaminated areas and arsenic concentration was measured using Flow Injection Hidride Generator Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FI-HG-AAS) method. The concentrations in rice and rice straw were 0.235 ± 0.014 ppm (n = 48) and 1.149 ± 0.119 ppm (n = 51), respectively. Both were greater than the maximum permissible concentration in drinking water (0.05 ppm; WHO).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v29i1.11883

Bangl. vet. 2012. Vol. 29, No. 1, 1-6

 

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Published

2012-09-16

How to Cite

Chakma, S., Rahman, M. M., Islam, P., Awal, M. A., Roy, U. K., & Haq, M. R. (2012). Arsenic in rice and rice straw. Bangladesh Veterinarian, 29(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v29i1.11883

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2012)

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