Arsenic(As) contamination in water and soil was studied in the Rampur Diara(RD) & Haldichapra(HC) panchayats of Maner block of Patna district,Bihar, India and compared with the two As affected areas of Vaishali and Bhagalpur districts.Contamination of As in food material was only conducted in RD.Study confirms that the ground water of the Maner block, Patna was highly intoxicated with As in compare to Vaishali& Bhagalpur.The soil of Maner was also found contaminated with As.Major staple food; rice, wheat, maize and lentils of RD was also contaminated with As.In-vitro studies...