Arsenic in drinking water in the Los Altos de Jalisco region of Mexico

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 236-247

  Hurtado Jiménez, Roberto ^a,b   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge L ^c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^b Fracc Los Nogales   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Mexico; Water pollutants; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENT POPULATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

JALISCO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846892775     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892006000900004     Document Type: Article

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