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Comments on "Drinking Water Arsenic in Utah: A Cohort Mortality Study"

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: ConclusionsThe letter written by Heinze (1) has seri- ous shortcomings.Heinze wrote that There is not a single study of healthy men from any fertility center or sperm bank that has reported a decline in sperm counts in the United States.This is not true.A number of such studies exist.Leto and Frensilli (2) documented a decline in sperm counts in potential sperm donors from all over the United States in a longitudinal study.Heinze stated thatA study by MacLeod and Wang (3) indicates that sperm counts have remained constant in New York since 1938.That study was dated 1979 and was on men ascertained at a fertility center.Although their sperm counts were stable over the years preceding 1979, it does not necessarily follow that sperm counts of fertile men were stable too.

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

DOI: 10.2307/3454453

Authors: Cristina Villanueva, Manolis Kogevinas

Language: English

Topic: Arsenic contamination and mitigation

Subfield: Environmental Chemistry

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,500

OpenAlex ID: W4239754702

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Cites: 6

Cited by: 2

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