Arsenic

J. R. Meliker; J. O. Nriagu

doi:10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00295-1

Arsenic

J. R. Meliker
, J. O. Nriagu

Program in Public Health

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Arsenic is one of the most dangerous elements to humankind due to its wide range of health effects and extensive distribution in the environment. The majority of arsenic-induced health conditions are a result of exposure to inorganic arsenic. Approximately 100 000 000 people are at risk from natural contamination of aquifers with inorganic arsenic. Exposure to elevated concentrations of inorganic arsenic is associated with changes in skin pigmentation, circulatory ailments, diabetes, respiratory conditions, and several types of cancer. At low levels of exposure, however, the nature of the dose-response curve is equivocal, reflecting the need for additional mechanistic and epidemiologic studies. © 2008

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	233-238
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780123739605
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00295-1
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Arsenate
Arsenite
Dimethyl arsenic
Food
Groundwater
Lung cancer
Monomethyl arsenic
Poison
Skin discoloration
Toenails
Urine
Vascular disease

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