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View article: A Novel Method to Improve Health Risk Assessment Using Bio-accessible Arsenic in Rice Grain Grown in Contaminated Soils
A Novel Method to Improve Health Risk Assessment Using Bio-accessible Arsenic in Rice Grain Grown in Contaminated Soils Open
The experiment was conducted during kharif (June to September) of 2020 at the net house facility in Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India which evaluated the effi…
View article: Comparative Assessment of Nutritional, Industrial and Agronomic Valuable Traits of Underutilized Guar Genotypes
Comparative Assessment of Nutritional, Industrial and Agronomic Valuable Traits of Underutilized Guar Genotypes Open
Background: Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), also known as cluster bean, is an annual legume with a high gum (galactomannan) content that is widely used in food, biopharmaceutical and other non-food industries. Despite the fact that several…
View article: Role of Clay-humus Complexes in Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization Across Paddy Soils in Diverse Indian Soil Orders
Role of Clay-humus Complexes in Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization Across Paddy Soils in Diverse Indian Soil Orders Open
Aims: This study investigates the mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization within clay-humus complexes across diverse soil orders in Indian paddy soils. By employing FTIR spectroscopy and NaOCl oxidation, it examines how diffe…
View article: Immobilization of arsenic in soil using modified bentonite and red mud to reduce its bio-availability in Brassica juncea
Immobilization of arsenic in soil using modified bentonite and red mud to reduce its bio-availability in Brassica juncea Open
The influence of modified clay mineral and red mud on biological yield and arsenic bioavailability to mustard were investigated. The total biomass of the mustard was increased by application of clay mineral and red mud products. At higher …
View article: Assessing the Impact of Altered Clay Mineral and Red Mud Derivatives on the Characteristics of Mustard (B. juncea) and the Soil Arsenic Content
Assessing the Impact of Altered Clay Mineral and Red Mud Derivatives on the Characteristics of Mustard (B. juncea) and the Soil Arsenic Content Open
A pot experiment was conducted during the winter season (rabi) of 2020-21 at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) was cultivated to investigate the impact of modified clay mineral (Benton…
View article: Combining Fuzzy, Multicriteria and Mapping Techniques to Assess Soil Fertility for Agricultural Development: A Case Study of Firozabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Combining Fuzzy, Multicriteria and Mapping Techniques to Assess Soil Fertility for Agricultural Development: A Case Study of Firozabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India Open
Soil fertility (SF) assessment is an important strategy for identifying agriculturally productive lands, particularly in areas that are vulnerable to climate change. This research focuses on detecting SF zones in Firozabad district, Uttar …
View article: Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Novel Bentonite-Supported Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron for Remediation of Arsenic Contaminated Water and Soil
Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Novel Bentonite-Supported Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron for Remediation of Arsenic Contaminated Water and Soil Open
Groundwater arsenic (As) pollution is a naturally occurring phenomenon posing serious threats to human health. To mitigate this issue, we synthesized a novel bentonite-based engineered nano zero-valent iron (nZVI-Bento) material to remove …
View article: Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modeled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning
Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modeled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning Open
Minimizing arsenic intake from food consumption is a key aspect of the public health response in arsenic (As)‐contaminated regions. In many of these regions, rice is the predominant staple food. Here, we present a validated maximum allowab…
View article: Co-Application of Silicate and Low-Arsenic-Accumulating Rice Cultivars Efficiently Reduces Human Exposure to Arsenic—A Case Study from West Bengal, India
Co-Application of Silicate and Low-Arsenic-Accumulating Rice Cultivars Efficiently Reduces Human Exposure to Arsenic—A Case Study from West Bengal, India Open
We investigated the effect of practically realizable doses of silicate on arsenic (As) uptake by differential-As-accumulating rice cultivars grown on geogenically As-polluted soil. The possible health risk from the dietary ingestion of As …
View article: Geostatistical analysis of arsenic contamination in soil and comparison of interpolation techniques in Nadia district of Bengal, India
Geostatistical analysis of arsenic contamination in soil and comparison of interpolation techniques in Nadia district of Bengal, India Open
The contamination of soil and water with arsenic directly or indirectly affects millions of people, particularly in Southeast Asia. Efficiently managing contaminated sites cost-effectively requires an understanding of the spatial distribut…
View article: A pragmatic approach for assessing risk of arsenic in water–soil–plant-human continuum in an arsenic endemic area (Nadia) of West Bengal, India
A pragmatic approach for assessing risk of arsenic in water–soil–plant-human continuum in an arsenic endemic area (Nadia) of West Bengal, India Open
A pragmatic approach has been chosen to assess the risk of arsenic (As) in the water-soil-plant-human continuum in an arsenic-prone area of Nadia district in West Bengal. Arsenic is a dangerous carcinogen, and people’s exposure to As via r…
View article: Evaluation of different extractants to estimate bioavailable arsenic in soil
Evaluation of different extractants to estimate bioavailable arsenic in soil Open
Owing to the similar chemistry of phosphorus (P) and arsenic (As), sodium bicarbonate (0.5 N NaHCO 3 ) is commonly used to extract plant accessible As in soil. However, 0.5 N NaHCO 3 is not compatible with the ICP-MS measurement due to the…
View article: Comparing the efficiency of sunflower, marigold and spinach plants for their phytoextraction ability in zinc and copper contaminated soils
Comparing the efficiency of sunflower, marigold and spinach plants for their phytoextraction ability in zinc and copper contaminated soils Open
Phytoextraction is an environmentally friendly and potentially cost-effective technique to remove toxic elements from contaminated soil. Lower biomass production of hyper-accumulator plants is a major bottleneck of the phytoextraction proc…
View article: Changes in soil chemical properties as affected by application of wastewater spiked with heavy metals
Changes in soil chemical properties as affected by application of wastewater spiked with heavy metals Open
Wastewater was spiked with cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) at various concentrations and applied in soil under gladiolus crop at research farm of Water Technology Center, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi during 2017. Changes in …
View article: Determination of Suitable Extractant for Estimating Plant Available Arsenic in Relation to Soil Properties and Predictability by Solubility-FIAM
Determination of Suitable Extractant for Estimating Plant Available Arsenic in Relation to Soil Properties and Predictability by Solubility-FIAM Open
Extractant for estimating plant available arsenic (As) in soil has not been universally established. Moreover, to assess and monitor the complex chemical behaviour of arsenic (As) in soil and subsequently its transfer in crops, a suitable …
View article: A New Approach to Establish Safe Levels of Available Metals in Soil With Respect to Potential Health Hazard of Human
A New Approach to Establish Safe Levels of Available Metals in Soil With Respect to Potential Health Hazard of Human Open
Safe levels of extractable pollutant elements in soil have not been universally established. Prediction of metal solubility in polluted soils and the subsequent transfer of these metals from soil pore water to the human food supply via cro…
View article: Changes in macronutrient content in sludge as affected by sources and seasons
Changes in macronutrient content in sludge as affected by sources and seasons Open
An attempt has been made in assessing variability of macronutrient content in sludge as affected by sources and seasons at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. For this purpose, sludge samples were collected from eight differ…
View article: Impact of long-term sludge application on yield, nutrient uptake and profitability of maize (Zea mays)
Impact of long-term sludge application on yield, nutrient uptake and profitability of maize (Zea mays) Open
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the long-term sewage sludge (SS) and fertilizer impact on yield and farm profitability in maize (Zea mays L.) grown at the ICAR-IARI, New Delhi during 2014-17. The experiment was laid out in a r…
View article: Effect of long-term integration of sewage-sludge and fertilizers on wheat productivity, profitability and soil fertility
Effect of long-term integration of sewage-sludge and fertilizers on wheat productivity, profitability and soil fertility Open
A field experiment was carried out to assess the effect of long-term combined application of sewage sludge (SS) and chemical fertilizers on yield, nutrient uptake, soil fertility status and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown i…
View article: Partitioning of arsenic in low and high arsenic accumulating rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars
Partitioning of arsenic in low and high arsenic accumulating rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars Open
In view of limited information, an attempt has been made to work out the distribution pattern of arsenic (As) between root and shoot of high and low grain-As accumulating rice cultivars (HAC and LAC, respectively). For this purpose, a solu…
View article: Biomass yield of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars as affected by applied silicate in an Inceptisol
Biomass yield of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars as affected by applied silicate in an Inceptisol Open
West Bengal is the largest rice (Oryza sativa L) producing state of India. In spite of leading the world in rice production, India lags behind in terms of rice productivity. In view of limited information, a pot experiment was conducted at…
View article: Comparison of simple soil-solution extraction techniques for assessing transfer of metals from soil to plant in contaminated soils
Comparison of simple soil-solution extraction techniques for assessing transfer of metals from soil to plant in contaminated soils Open
An attempt was made to evaluate simple techniques for extraction of soil solution for predicting uptake of Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb and Cd by spinach (Beta vulgaris L. var. All Green) grown on metal contaminated soils under modelling framework. Twen…
View article: Interferences of medium and matrix in determination of trace toxic elements using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Interferences of medium and matrix in determination of trace toxic elements using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Open
Interpretation :In view of scarce information, an attempt was made to assess the effect of different media and matrices on the determination of trace toxic elements using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Standof tr…