Human health effects from chronic arsenic poisoning - A review

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2399-2428

  Kapaj, Simon ^a   Peterson, Hans ^a   Liber, Karsten ^b   Bhattacharya, Prosun ^c  

^a Safe Drinking Water Foundation   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cancer; Chronic toxicity; Drinking water; Hair and toenail arsenic; Hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACCUMULATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; HYPERPIGMENTATION; TOENAIL ARSENIC;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRITION; POTABLE WATER; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; SUCCIMER; UNITHIOL;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FETUS WASTAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTELLIGENCE; KERATOSIS; LONG TERM MEMORY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG CANCER; NEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE LABOR; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FATTY LIVER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REPRODUCTION; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33749386267     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600873571     Document Type: Article

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