ABSTRACT
Twenty paddy soil and 20 rice grain from the same field were collected in December, 2009. The total X-ray flouroscence spectrophotometer technique was used for the analysis of As and other elements in the soils. The technque HG-AAS was used for analysis of the total As. The ICP-MS technique was employed for speciation of As in the rice. The factor analysis was used for the source apportionment.
