Table 5 Comparison of arsenic concentration in soil, rice, and vegetable/fruits with relevant literature data
Sample area | As in groundwater (µg/L) | As in soil (mg/kg) | As in rice (mg/kg) | As in vegetable/fruits (mg/kg) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meherpur | 292 | 16.47 | 1.23 | 0.54 | This study |
Chandpur | 210 | 21.35 | 0.41 | 1.88 | Rokonuzzaman et al. [78] |
Jessore | 240 | – | – | 0.0004 | Alam et al. [5] |
Bogra | – | – | 0.26 | 0.25 | Islam et al. [31] |
Faridpur | 198 | 29.60 | 0.41 | – | Norton et al. [61] |
Noakhali | 328 | 3.30 | – | 0.11 | Rahman et al. [69] |
India | 131 | 52.60 | 0.62 | – | Upadhyay et al. [95] |
China | – | 10.37 | 0.10 | 0.013 | Jiang et al. [32] |
Vietnam | 480 | – | – | 0.87 | Ngoc et al. [60] |
Taiwan | – | 184.6 | 0.20 | – | [47] |
Southwestern Bangladesh | 87.3 | 13.0 | 0.23 | – | Rahman et al. [70] |