Increased Mortality Associated with Well-Water Arsenic Exposure in Inner Mongolia, China
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We conducted a retrospective mortality study in an Inner Mongolian village exposed to well water contaminated by arsenic since the 1980s. Deaths occurring between January 1, 1997 and December 1, 2004 were classified according to underlying cause and water samples from household wells were tested for total arsenic. Heart disease mortality was associated with arsenic exposure, and the association strengthened with time exposed to the water source. Cancer mortality and all-cause mortality were associated with well-water arsenic exposure among those exposed 10-20 years. This is the first study to document increased arsenic-associated mortality in the Bayingnormen region of Inner Mongolia
Arsenic · Arsenic contamination of groundwater · Arsenic poisoning · China · Environmental health · Geography · Inner mongolia · Mortality rate · Arsenic contamination and mitigation · Chemistry · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Medicine · Surgery
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