Abstract
In arsenic contaminated areas of the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra (GMB) plain (area 569,749 sq. km; population over 500 million) where traditionally cow dung cake is used as a fuel in unventilated ovens for cooking purposes, people are simply exposed to 1859.2 ng arsenic per day through direct inhalation, of which 464.8 ng could be absorbed in respiratory tract.
MeSH terms
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Air Pollutants / adverse effects
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Air Pollutants / analysis
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Animals
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Arsenic / administration & dosage*
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Arsenic / analysis*
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Arsenic Poisoning / epidemiology
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Cattle
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Cooking*
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Energy-Generating Resources*
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Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
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Environmental Exposure / analysis*
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Feces / chemistry*
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Humans
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India / epidemiology
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Inhalation Exposure / adverse effects
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Inhalation Exposure / analysis*
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Particulate Matter / analysis
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Particulate Matter / chemistry
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Rural Health / statistics & numerical data
Substances
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Air Pollutants
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Particulate Matter
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Arsenic