Survey of arsenic concentrations in Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHMs) and preliminary risk assessment of As in CHMs on human health

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3036-3042

  Liu, Xiao Juan ^a   Liu, Wen Ju ^a   Lin, Ai Jun ^b   Liu, Yun Xia ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Characteristics; Chinese Herbal Medicines; Health risk assessment; Hebei Province

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARSENIC; CHINA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78650576559     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Mandal B K, Suzuki K T. Arsenic round the world: a review[J]. Talanta, 2002, 58: 201-235.
2. Meliker J R, Franzblau A, Slotnick M J, et al. Major contributors to inorganic arsenic intake in southeastern Michigan[J]. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2006, 209: 399-411.
3. Williams P N, Price A H, Raab A, et al. Variation in arsenic speciation and concentration in paddy rice related to dietary exposure[J]. Environmental Science and Technology, 2005, 39: 5531-5540.
4. Williams P N, Islam M R, Adomako E E, et al. Increase in rice grain arsenic for regions of Bangladesh irrigating paddies with elevated arsenic in groundwaters[J]. Environmental Science and Technology, 2006, 40: 4903-4908.
5. Tsuji J S, Yost L J, Barraj L M, et al. Use of background inorganic arsenic exposures to provide perspective on risk assessment results[J]. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2007, 48: 59-68.
6. Khan N I, Bruce D, Naidu R, et al. Implementation of food frequency questionnaire for the assessment of total dietary arsenic intake in Bangladesh: part B, preliminary findings[J]. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2009, 31: 221-238.
7. 2009, 32(5):187-190.
8. Chan K. Some aspects of toxic contaminants in herbal medicines[J]. Chemosphere, 2003, 52:1361-1371.
9. 2003, 20: 8-11.
10. 2008, 35(2): 265-266.
11. 2007, 7(3): 457-459.
12. 2009, (2): 33-34, 52.
13. Williams P N, Raab A, Feldmann J, et al. Market basket survey shows elevated levels of As in south central U.S. processed rice compared to California: consequences for human dietary exposure[J]. Environmental Science and Technology, 2007, 41: 2178-2183.
14. Williams P N, Villada A, Deacon C, et al. Greatly enhanced arsenic shoot assimilation in rice leads to elevated grain levels compared to wheat and barley[J]. Environmental Science and Technology, 2007, 41: 6854-6859.
15. FAO/WHO. Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants[R]. Technical Report Series 837. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1993.
16. 2004.
17. 2005.
18. 2009, 30(7): 2071-2076.
19. Carbonell-Barrachina A, Burló-Carbonell F, Mataix-Beneyto J. Effect of sodium arsenite on arsenic accumulation and distribution in leaves and fruit of Vitis vinifera[J]. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 1997, 20: 379-387.
20. Muoz O, Diaz O P, Leyton I, et al. Vegetables collected in the cultivated Andean area of northern Chile: total and inorganic arsenic contents in raw vegetables[J]. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2002, 50: 642-647.
21. 2008.
22. 2007, 18(9): 2161-2162.
23. 2009, 23(7): 639-642.
24. 2009, 28(5): 770-771.
25. 2002, 21(3): 4-7.
26. 2004, 18(3): 7-9.
27. 2008, 20(2): 107-108.
28. 2009, 28(9): 566-568.
29. 2009, 40(10): 1627-1630.
30. Raab A, Williams P N, Meharg A, et al. Uptake and translocation of inorganic and methylated arsenic species by plants[J]. Environmental Chemistry, 2007, 4: 197-203.
31. 1995, 12(4): 11-13.
32. 2005, 24(1): 151-159.
33. 1994.
34. 2005. 452.
35. 2005. 120.
36. 1996.
37. 2000, 7(8): 90-91.
38. 2007, 27(11): 1849-1853.