Arsenic drinking water regulations in developing countries with extensive exposure

Toxicology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Smith, Allan H ^a   Smith, Meera M Hira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cancer; Developing countries; Regulations; Water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOKING; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASMS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 2342515434     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.02.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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