Background: Arsenic is a ubiquitous element which exists in combined form and gets dissolved in water, transferred to human body on exposure through drinking water. It adversely affects human health resulting from stimulating formation of reactive oxygen species, binding to sulfhydryl sites of enzyme, re-placement of phosphate group and altering gene expression. Arsenic poisoning is threatening human be-ing globally, but Bengal Basin is the largest case of mass poisoning in the world.
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