Effect of Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water on Human Chromosome: A Case Study |
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| Authors: | Asha Lata Singh Vipin Kumar Singh Anushree Srivastava |
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| Institution: | 1. Environmental Science, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221001, India
2. Department of Moleculer and Human Genetics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221001, India
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| Abstract: | Arsenic contamination of ground water has become a serious problem all over the world. Large number of people from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal of India are suffering due to consumption of arsenic contaminated drinking water. Study was carried out on 30 individuals residing in Ballia District, UP where the maximum concentration of arsenic was observed around 0.37 ppm in drinking water. Blood samples were collected from them to find out the problem related with arsenic. Cytogenetic study of the blood samples indicates that out of 30, two persons developed Klinefelter syndrome. |
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| Keywords: | Arsenic Water pollution Blood Chromosomal abnormalities |
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