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Environmental contamination due to arsenic and its effects on livestock system

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Title Environmental contamination due to arsenic and its effects on livestock system
 
Creator ROY, M
PANDEY, P K
ROY, S
MISRA, S
 
Subject Arsenicosis; Biomarker; Ruminants; Soil; Vegetation; Water
 
Description Epidemiological study was undertaken to access the status of arsenic status in the ruminants of some parts of centraleast India, which are geologically enriched with arsenic. Major biomarkers, viz. hair, were used to assess the environn1ental exposure of arsenic in ruminants. Owing to the relatively short life span of rUlninants the external lesions of arsenicosis were not observable yet, the presence of toxic levels of arsenic in the body fluids like blood, urine, were detected. Among the various species, caprines showed highest concentration of arsenic and consequent signs of toxicity. Significantly higher arsenic residues were recorded in tail-hairs of animals reared around contaminated sites compared to the control. A food basket analysis was also carried out. Food and water consumed by animals and humans of the arsenic contaminated regions were responsible for the development of arsenicosis. 
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2011-03-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/4946
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 78, No 11 (2008)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/4946/2076
 
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