Increased arsenic in soil, water may sneak into food chain: Experts

Increased arsenic in soil and water might sneak into the food chain as it is more or less present in all types of crops in the country's arsenic-affected areas with some crops, such as arum, showing much more contamination than the internationally allowable standard, according to a group survey, reports UNB.

"Even water spinach, giant taro and wax gourd showed arsenic-concentration higher than the usual one