Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia

Residents of the Bayingnormen region of Inner Mongolia have been exposed to arsenic-contaminated well water for over 20 years, but relatively few studies have investigated health effects in this region. We surveyed one village to document exposure to arsenic and assess the prevalence of arsenic-asso...

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Autores principales: Xia, Yajuan, Wade, Timothy J., Wu, Kegong, Li, Yanhong, Ning, Zhixiong, Le, X Chris, He, Xingzhou, Chen, Binfei, Feng, Yong, Mumford, Judy L.
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Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440430
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6031010
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author Xia, Yajuan
Wade, Timothy J.
Wu, Kegong
Li, Yanhong
Ning, Zhixiong
Le, X Chris
He, Xingzhou
Chen, Binfei
Feng, Yong
Mumford, Judy L.
author_facet Xia, Yajuan
Wade, Timothy J.
Wu, Kegong
Li, Yanhong
Ning, Zhixiong
Le, X Chris
He, Xingzhou
Chen, Binfei
Feng, Yong
Mumford, Judy L.
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description Residents of the Bayingnormen region of Inner Mongolia have been exposed to arsenic-contaminated well water for over 20 years, but relatively few studies have investigated health effects in this region. We surveyed one village to document exposure to arsenic and assess the prevalence of arsenic-associated skin lesions and self-reported morbidity. Five-percent (632) of the 12,334 residents surveyed had skin lesions characteristics of arsenic exposure. Skin lesions were strongly associated with well water arsenic and there was an elevated prevalence among residents with water arsenic exposures as low as 5 μg/L-10 μg/L. The presence of skin lesions was also associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease.
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spelling pubmed-26723842009-05-13 Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia Xia, Yajuan Wade, Timothy J. Wu, Kegong Li, Yanhong Ning, Zhixiong Le, X Chris He, Xingzhou Chen, Binfei Feng, Yong Mumford, Judy L. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Residents of the Bayingnormen region of Inner Mongolia have been exposed to arsenic-contaminated well water for over 20 years, but relatively few studies have investigated health effects in this region. We surveyed one village to document exposure to arsenic and assess the prevalence of arsenic-associated skin lesions and self-reported morbidity. Five-percent (632) of the 12,334 residents surveyed had skin lesions characteristics of arsenic exposure. Skin lesions were strongly associated with well water arsenic and there was an elevated prevalence among residents with water arsenic exposures as low as 5 μg/L-10 μg/L. The presence of skin lesions was also associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009-03 2009-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2672384/ /pubmed/19440430 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6031010 Text en © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Xia, Yajuan
Wade, Timothy J.
Wu, Kegong
Li, Yanhong
Ning, Zhixiong
Le, X Chris
He, Xingzhou
Chen, Binfei
Feng, Yong
Mumford, Judy L.
Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title_full Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title_fullStr Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title_short Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia
title_sort well water arsenic exposure, arsenic induced skin-lesions and self-reported morbidity in inner mongolia
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440430
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6031010
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