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Arsenic and human health: epidemiologic progress and public health implications

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater pose a public health threat to millions of people worldwide, including severely affected populations in South and Southeast Asia. Although arsenic is an established human carcinogen and has been associated with a multitude of health outcomes in epidemiologic studies, a mode of action has yet to be determined for some aspects of arsenic toxicity. Herein, we emphasize the role of recent genetic and molecular epidemiologic investigations of arsenic toxicity. Additionally, we discuss considerations for the public health impacts of arsenic exposure through drinking water with respect to primary and secondary prevention efforts.

Source: Reviews on Environmental Health

DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2012-0021

Authors: Maria Argos, Habibul Ahsan, Joseph H. Graziano

Institutions: University of Chicago, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Arsenic contamination and mitigation

Subfield: Environmental Chemistry

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences