Arsenic in Rice: A Global Menace

Arsenic has been said to be one of the world’s most toxic elements, infiltrating the food chain and finding its way into foods. Studies have recently detected high levels of arsenic in rice, which is a major concern since rice is a staple food for a large part of the world’s population. This new volume addresses this problem, covering arsenic contamination in rice and offering effective mitigation strategies.

Garima Awasthi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Vivekananda Global University, Rajasthan, India. She has published nearly 50 scientific articles in peer-reviewed international journals on heavy metal stress in plants, mainly on arsenic problems in rice, which have been widely cited. Her research focuses on plant abiotic and biotic stress, nanotechnology, plant physiology, and proteomics. She has collaborated with various educational institutions and research centers as well as with the industrial sector.

Sudhakar Srivastava, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was formerly a Scientific Officer at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. With nearly 20 years of research experience in plant-metal interactions, he has published over 125 research and review articles, published 25 book chapters and edited three books. Dr. Srivastava is also a Fellow of the Indian Society of Environmental Botanists, Lucknow, India.

Mahipal Singh Sankhla is an Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Science at the University Centre for Research and Development at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Vivekananda Global University in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Rajasthan. He has done training at the Forensic Science Laboratory, Lucknow; Central Forensic Science Laboratory, New Delhi; Codon Institute of Biotechnology Noida; and Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited, Udaipur, India. He has published books, book chapters, and over 160 research and review papers, and has organized and presented at many national and international conferences, workshops, and faculty development programs.