The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2002)

Atmospheric Emissions, Depositions, and Transformations of Arsenic in Natural Ecosystem in Finland

  • Arun B. Mukherjee,
  • Prosun Bhattacharya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.822
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2
pp. 1667 – 1675

Abstract

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For the last 2 decades, special attention has been paid to arsenic due to its high concentration in groundwater in many regions of the globe. There are not very many reports on arsenic concentration in the Finnish ecosystem, although the metal has been known to be highly toxic since ancient times. For the majority of people in Finland, the leading exposure route to arsenic is through food consumption.