Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in Adults Exposed to Arsenic-Contaminated Drinking Water

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ID11036620
AuthorsKristina M Zierold (0000-0002-9246-0404, Kristina M. Zierold is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Lynda Knobeloch and Henry Anderson are with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health, Madison.), Lynda Knobeloch (Kristina M. Zierold is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Lynda Knobeloch and Henry Anderson are with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health, Madison.), H Allen Anderson (0000-0002-2135-9704, University of South Carolina), Henry Anderson (Kristina M. Zierold is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Lynda Knobeloch and Henry Anderson are with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health, Madison.)
Year2004
Volume94
Issue11
Pages1936-1937
Publication date2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.94.11.1936
PMID15514231
OpenAlexW2008998154
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited14

Inorganic arsenic is naturally occurring in groundwaters throughout the United States. This study investigated arsenic exposure and self-report of 9 chronic diseases. We received private well-water samples and questionnaires from 1185 people who reported drinking their water for 20 or more years. Respondents with arsenic levels of 2 μg/L or greater were statistically more likely to report a history of depression, high blood pressure, circulatory problems, and bypass surgery than were respondents with arsenic concentrations less than 2 μg/L

Arsenic · Arsenic contamination of groundwater · Arsenic poisoning · Contaminated water · Depression (economics) · Environmental health · Arsenic contamination and mitigation · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Medicine

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