Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food

Dr. Sudhakar Srivastava is presently working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany at the University of Lucknow. He also served as a Scientific Officer at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai from 2009 to 2014. He has more than sixteen years of research experience in the field of plant-metal interactions, with a major focus on arsenic stress responses in plants. He has published 66 research articles and 21 review and letter articles in high-impact international and national journals. He has also received several awards for his contributions, including a Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad in 2011, Young Scientist Award from Uttar Pradesh Council of Science & Technology (UPCST) in 2013-2014, and Young Scientist Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2015. Dr. Srivastava is also an Associate of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and a life member of several societies as well as non-governmental organizations and serves as an Associate Editor for two respected international journals: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

• - The Status of Arsenic Contamination in India. - Arsenic Environmental Contamination Status in South Asia. - Arsenic Contamination Status in North America. - Arsenic in Latin America: Part I. - Arsenic in Latin America: Part II. Arsenic Contamination Status in Europe, Australia, and Other Parts of the World. - Global Market and Field Studies of Arsenic Accumulation in Rice. - Arsenic in Rice-Based Food Products for Adults and Children. - Arsenic in Wheat, Maize, and Other Crops. - Arsenic in Mushrooms, Fish, and Animal Products. - A Brief Status Report on Arsenic in Edible Vegetable Species. - Potential Exposure to Arsenic and Other Elements from Rice in Bangladesh: Health Risk Index. - Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies for Acute and Chronic Human Arsenic Exposure. - Mechanisms of Arsenic Uptake, Transport, and in planta Metabolism in Rice. - Molecular Physiology of Arsenic Uptake, Transport, and Metabolism in Rice. - Safeguarding Rice from Arsenic Contamination Through the Adoption of Chemo-agronomic Measures. - Agricultural Water Management Practices and Environmental Influences on Arsenic Dynamics in Rice Field. - Biotechnological Strategies to Reduce Arsenic Content in Rice.