Arsenic Exposure via Contaminated Water and Food Sources

Arsenic poisoning constitutes a major threat to humans, causing various health problems. Almost everywhere across the world certain “hotspots” have been detected, putting in danger local populations, due potential consumption of water or food contaminated with elevated concentrations arsenic. According relevant studies, Asia shows highest percentage significantly sites, followed by North America, Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania. The presence arsenic ecosystems can originate from several natural anthropogenic activities. be then gradually accumulated different sources, such as vegetables, rice other crops, but also seafood, etc., sources (mainly groundwater, lesser extent surface water), potentially used drinking-water supplies, provoking their contamination therefore problems consumers. This review reports areas worldwide that present sources. Furthermore, it discusses at these well selected treatment technologies, aiming remove this pollutant mainly waters thus reduction prevention population towards exposure.