Status and measures for arsenic pollution of agricultural crops grown in arsenic contaminated area

• Project/Area Number: 18405044
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Boundary agriculture
• Research Institution: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: ROY Kingshuk Nihon University, 生物資源科学部, 准教授 (10339294)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KURAUCHI Nobuyuki 日本大学, 生物資源科学部, 准教授 (00256835) ; 長坂 貞郎 日本大学, 生物資源科学部, 講師 (70318385)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAGASAKA Sadao 日本大学, 生物資源科学部, 講師 (70318385)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥15,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,890,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥7,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,100,000)
• Keywords: 地下水 / ヒ素 / 作物 / 土壌 / 農村地域 / 水質 / バングラデシュ / 農業環境

Research Abstract

本研究では、地下水のヒ素汚染が国土全体に広がっているバングラデシュ国の農村地域において、定期的に現地調査を行い、農村でよくみられる代表的な農作物を採取し、作物体内の各部位(根、茎、葉、実など)のヒ素濃度(総ヒ素量、As(III)、As(V)、MMA、DMA)の状況を調べた。研究結果より、対象地域で日常的に使われているヒ素蓄積度の高い作物種および作物体の各部位、安全作物種・部位を指摘することができ、それぞれの作物の消費・処理方法について貴重なガイドラインを得ることができた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Bangladesh and the Country's Arsenic Problem : At a glance,Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater in Bangladesh (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., N. C. Dey and MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Contamination in Water, Soil and Plants (edited and published by K. Roy) Pages: 1-11
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Arsenic Contamination in Water, Soil and Plant Media in Bangladesh, Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater in Bangladesh : Contamination in Water (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., S. Nagasaka, N. Kurauchi and MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Soil and Plants (edited and published by K. Roy) Pages: 113-143
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of Changes in Soil Structure of Agricultural Lands on Soil Erodibility, Trans (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., E. Kohno and M. Shimada
  • Journal Title: of Environmental Information Science 22 Pages: 523-528
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Revision of an Equation to Predict Water Erosion from Agricultural Lands-Consideration of the effect of length and lateral width of slope on soil loss- (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., T. Kusaka and M. Fukada
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 21-28
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Land Degradation Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2008)
  • Author(s): Shrestha, R.P. and K. Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 29-38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Requirements for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain and Environment Conservation in Sabah State in Malaysia (2008)
  • Author(s): Shimowatari, T., K. Roy and J.A. Alin
  • Journal Title: Studies in Human Science, NUBS 5 Pages: 249-263
  • NAID: 40015932157
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Bangladesh and the Country's Arsenic Problem : At a glance (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., N. C. Dey, MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater ill Bangladesh : Contamination in Water, Soil and Plants Pages: 1-11
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Arsenic Contamination in Water, Soil and Plant Media in Bangladesh (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., N. C. Dey, MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater in Bangladesh : Contamination in Water, Soil and Plants Pages: 113-143
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of Changes in Soil Structure of Agricultural Lands on Soil Erodibility (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K., E. Kohno, M. Shimada
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 22 Pages: 523-528
  • NAID: 130006980656
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Revision of an Equation to Predict Water Erosion from Agricultural Lands : Consideration of the effect of length and lateral width of slope on soil loss (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kingshuk, T. Kusaka, M. Fukada
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 21-28
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Land Degradation Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2008)
  • Author(s): Shrestha, R. P., Kingshuk Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 29-38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Requirements for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain and Environment Conservation in Sabah Stale in Malaysia (2008)
  • Author(s): Shimowatari, T., Kingshuk Roy, J. A. Alin
  • Journal Title: Studies in Human Science 5 Pages: 249-263
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Revision of an Equation to Predict Water Erosion from Agricultural Lands: Consideration of the effect of length and lateral width of slope on soil loss (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kinsghuk, T. Kusaka, M. Fukada
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 21-28
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Land Degradation Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2008)
  • Author(s): Shrestha, R. P. and Kingshuk Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Information Science 36(5) Pages: 29-38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Requirements for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain and Environment Conservation in Sabah State in Malaysia (2008)
  • Author(s): Shimowatari, T., Kingshuk Roy and J. A. Alin
  • Journal Title: Studies in Human Science 5 Pages: 249-263
  • NAID: 40015932157
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Water Resources in Relation to Major Agro-Environmental Issues in Japan (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, K.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 2 Pages: 27-34
  • NAID: 130004946353
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Utilization and Conservation of Water Resources in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Ahmed, A.M.M. and K. Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 2 Pages: 35-44
  • NAID: 130004946354
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Water Resources in Relation to Major Agro-Environmental Issues in Japan (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kingshuk
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 2 Pages: 27-34
  • NAID: 130004946353
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Utilization and Conservation of Water Resources in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Ahmed, AMM and Kingshuk Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 2 Pages: 35-44
  • NAID: 130004946354
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Arsenic in Groundwater and Its Effect on a Most Common Food Crop(Musa spp.)in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, K, N. Kurauchi, S. Nagasaka and MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture 51(extra 1) Pages: 115-116
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Water Resources in Relation to Major Agro-Environmental Issues in Japan (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kingshuk
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture (in press)
  • NAID: 130004946353
• [Journal Article] Utilization and Conservation of Water Resources in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Ahmed, AMM, Kingshuk Roy
  • Journal Title: Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture (in press)
  • NAID: 130004946354
• [Journal Article] Arsenic in Groundwater and Its Effect on a Most Common Food Crop (Musa spp.) in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kingshuk, N, Kurauchi, S.Nagasaka, MIM Zulfiqar
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture Vol151(extraissue 1) Pages: 115-116
• [Journal Article] Assessment of Land Degradation in the Lower Mekong Region, Proc. of Intl (2006)
  • Author(s): Shrestha, R.P, A. Pensuk and K. Roy
  • Journal Title: Conf. on Mekong Research for the People of the Mekong Pages: 243-249
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessment of Land Degradation in the Lower Mekong Region (2006)
  • Author(s): Shrestha, R.P, Pensuk, A, Kingshuk Roy
  • Journal Title: Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Mekong Research for the People of the Mekong Pages: 243-249
• [Journal Article] 人工ゼオライト利用による乾燥地土壌の塩類緩和に関する研究 (2006)
  • Author(s): Roy, Kingshuk, 金内 敦, 山本 太平
  • Journal Title: 鳥取大学乾燥地研究センター共同研究発表会講演要旨集 Pages: 50-52
• [Journal Article] 廃材の有効利用による沖縄の国頭マージの透水性改善効果について-処理したサトウキビ残渣及び素焼きを利用した場合- (2006)
  • Author(s): ロイ キンシュック, 上西訓生, 山本太平
  • Journal Title: 農業土木学会大会講演要旨集 Pages: 766-767
• [Presentation] マレーシア国LIkas川流域における水質環境について (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K.
  • Organizer: 農業農村工学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 秋田県
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-26
• [Presentation] Arsenic Contamination in Water, Soil and Plant Media in Bangladesh, (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K
  • Organizer: Interbnational Arsenic Symposium in Bangladesh
  • Place of Presentation: Dhaka
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-11
• [Presentation] マレーシア国Likas川流域における水質環境について (2008)
  • Author(s): ロイ キンシュツク, 長坂貞郎, 下渡敏治, James. A. Alin
  • Organizer: 農業土木学会大会講演要旨集
  • Place of Presentation: 秋田県立大学
• [Presentation] 簡易型屋上緑化システムの開発について(その1) (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, K.
  • Organizer: 農業土木学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 島根県
  • Year and Date: 2007-08-30
• [Presentation] Arsenic in Groundwater and Its Effect on a Most Common Food Crop (Musa spp.) in Bangladesh (2007)
  • Author(s): Roy, K.
  • Organizer: 日本熱帯農学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2007-04-01
• [Presentation] 簡易型屋上緑化システムの開発について(その1) (2007)
  • Author(s): ロイ キンシュック・高崎 亜由美
  • Organizer: 農業土木学会大会講演要旨集
  • Place of Presentation: 島根大学
• [Book] Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater in Bangladesh : Contamination in Water, Soil and Plants, edited and published by Kingshuk Roy, (ISBN : 4-916174-07-X) (2008)
  • Author(s): Roy, K.
  • Publisher: printed in Japan by Soubun Co., Ltd.
• [Book] Arsenic Calamity of Groundwater in Bangladesh : Contamination in Water, Soil and Plants (2008)
  • Author(s): Kingshuk Roy(edited)
  • Total Pages: 178
  • Publisher: edited and published by K. Roy, printed by Soubun Co., Japan ISBN : 4-916174-07-X)
• [Remarks]
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