Environmental Arsenic Exposure of Children around a Former Copper Smelter Site

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• 作者：Hwang ; Yaw-Huei ; Bornschein ; Robert L. ; Grote ; Joann ; Menrath ; William ; Roda ; Sandy
• 刊名：Environmental Research
• 出版年：1997
• 出版时间：January, 1997
• 年：1997
• 卷：72
• 期：1
• 页码：72-81
• 全文大小：283 K

文摘

Arsenic residues in the communities surrounding former smelters remain a public health concern, especially for infants and children. To evaluate environmental exposure among these children, a population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the vicinity of a former copper smelter in Anaconda, Montana. A total of 414 children less than 72 months old were recruited. First morning voided urine samples and environmental samples were collected for arsenic measurements. The geometric mean of speciated urinary arsenic was 8.6 μg/liter (GSD = 1.7,N