Sandeep Kar

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the sources and mobilization process responsible for As-enrichment in part of the Gangetic plain (Barasat, West Bengal, India).

TL;DR: The results suggest that the inhabitants in this region are being subjected to moderately elevated arsenic exposure through the consumption of tilapia and shrimp raised in aquaculture ponds.

TL;DR: The ability of As-resistant isolates to grow over wide ranges of pH and temperatures signify their potential application for sustainable bioremediation of As in the environment, and assessment of the parameters of plant growth promotion revealed that Pseudomonas sp.ASR possessed some or all of the studied plant growth-promoting traits.

TL;DR: The results of this study indicate the potential risk of As exposure to local inhabitants through the food chain which is associated with continuous consumption of As-contaminated foodstuffs and more action needs to be taken to control the contamination pathways (such as the water-soil-crop system) to protect humans from continuous ingestion of As through foodstuffed.

TL;DR: Variation in pH and As in geothermal waters suggest mixing with groundwater, and Dominance of reduced As species, i.e., As(III), was observed in samples, which suggests diverse geochemical conditions.