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Exposure52
  • The most common arsenic-induced skin cancer is squamous cell carcinoma in situ which typically occurs 2 to 20 years after arsenic exposure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acute encephalopathy due to occupational exposure to arsenic. (cdc.gov)
  • 2002. Pathology related to chronic arsenic exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. (cdc.gov)
  • 1995. Increased prevalence of hypertension and long-term arsenic exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • If patients go to village health clinics with symptoms of arsenic exposure, they are told nothing can be done for them. (ifhhro.org)
  • Arsenic exposure and mortality: a case-referent study from a Swedish copper smelter. (medscape.com)
  • Franzblau A, Lilis R. Acute arsenic intoxication from environmental arsenic exposure. (medscape.com)
  • Exposure to arsenic and respiratory cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Markers of low level arsenic exposure for evaluating human cancer risks in a US population. (medscape.com)
  • Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic exposure to arsenic results in gradual loss of strength, diarrhea or constipation, pigmentation, scaling of the skin, etc. (allparagraph.com)
  • Long-term exposure to arsenic can result in darker skin, thickening of the skin, numbness, cancer, and heart disease. (optinghealth.com)
  • Therefore, long-term exposure to arsenic is often due to drinking water contaminated with arsenic. (optinghealth.com)
  • For example, unsafe drinking water may contain arsenic, and long-term exposure can lead to poisoning. (optinghealth.com)
  • Such exposure is associated with several chronic effects, including skin problems such as melansosis, keratosis and cancer, cancers of the bladder, kidney and lung, diseases of the blood vessels of the legs and feet, and possibly also diabetes, high blood pressure, reproductive disorders and impairment of children's intellectual development. (who.int)
  • As some affects of arsenic exposure are irreversible, the core public health measure is prevention of human exposure. (who.int)
  • Exposure to inorganic arsenic through the food chain is limited, although absorption by crops irrigated with water highly contaminated with arsenic warrants further research. (who.int)
  • The studies reveal unexpected sources of arsenic exposure, demonstrate that adverse health effects are linked to low levels of exposure, show the mechanisms behind some of its health effects, and suggest a strategy for reducing exposure from well water. (nih.gov)
  • Brian Jackson, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Dartmouth University SRP, identified a previously under recognized source of arsenic exposure - common foods. (nih.gov)
  • In a second study, Jackson's research team showed that infant formula and jarred baby foods are a significant source of arsenic exposure. (nih.gov)
  • To add to concerns, there is growing evidence that arsenic exposure may contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. (reachwater.uk)
  • However, the exact molecular events leading to reproductive dysfunctions as a result of arsenic exposure are yet to be ascertained. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This report evaluates the effect and mode of action of chronic oral arsenic exposure on the uterine physiology of mature female albino rats. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The effect of chronic oral exposure to arsenic at the dose of 4 microg/ml for 28 days was evaluated on adult female albino rats. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although only 50 people have died as a direct result of radiation exposure, according to a 2005 report by the United Nations, thousands of cases of thyroid cancer and leukemia have been linked to the disaster. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The main pathways to exposure to arsenic (As) are ingestion, inhalation and skin contact. (ijpsr.com)
  • Our group previously reported that arsenic (As) exposure induced apoptosis in hippocampus neurons. (springer.com)
  • Unlike contact poisons which result in immediate toxicity, heavy metal poisoning is gauged in severity by concentration in the body, rather than the amount of initial exposure. (planetprotein.com)
  • Severe health problems are correlated with long term exposure to arsenic such as cancer and liver disease. (blogspot.com)
  • The SHWS is a randomized controlled trial of a community-led arsenic mitigation program designed to reduce arsenic exposure among private well users in American Indian Great Plains communities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • From baseline to follow-up, the SHWS program significantly increased perceived vulnerability to arsenic exposure, self-efficacy, descriptive norms, and injunctive norms. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These results demonstrate that theory-driven, context-specific formative research can influence behavior change interventions to reduce water arsenic exposure. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The SHWS can serve as a model for the design of theory-driven intervention approaches that engage communities to reduce arsenic exposure. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These health effects are seen even at low to moderate levels of arsenic exposure [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Reducing arsenic exposure from private wells is challenging. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the past, Dr. Graziano's research was almost entirely devoted to lead poisoning, which has contributed to understanding the adverse effects of lead exposure on childhood development. (columbia.edu)
  • More recently, Dr. Graziano's work has taken him to Bangladesh, where his current research is aimed at understanding the consequences of arsenic exposure on the Bangladeshi population, and on devising strategies to reduce toxicity and provide arsenic-free drinking water, a problem that spans beyond the political borders of Bangladesh, to much of South Asia, from India to Vietnam. (columbia.edu)
  • It was thought that] the excessive withdrawal and lowering of the water table for rice irrigation and other requirements lead to the exposure and subsequent oxidation of arsenic-containing pyrite in the sediment. (greenfacts.org)
  • Natural geochemistry resulted in the pre-1970 exposure of about 100 000 people in the south-western coastal region of Taiwan to variable but high (10-1800 µg/litre, mean 500 µg/litre) concentrations of arsenic in drinking-water. (greenfacts.org)
  • A large number of case series on arsenical skin cancer after exposure via drinking-water were published from Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Taiwan in the early 1900s. (greenfacts.org)
  • However, previous research has identified turmeric as a source of lead exposure across many turmeric-producing districts in Bangladesh. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Literature data was used to compare arsenic exposure from rice consumption relative to exposure arising from drinking water. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The exposure to arsenic from rice consumption can easily be equivalent to or greater than drinking water exposure that already exceeds standard risks and is based on feasibility and cost-benefit compromises. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Arsenic concentrations in rice should be regulated so as to roughly equate the risks and exposure levels observed from drinking water. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Total lifetime cancer risk and non-cancer risk assessment from exposure to these pollutants in drinking water (ingestion, inhalation and skin routes) were conducted for people living in these villages. (ac.ir)
  • The total expected cancer cases from exposure to cadmium in different routes are lower than lead. (ac.ir)
  • In 2016, the Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS) reported 670 cases of hydrogen sulfide exposure and 198 cases of cyanide exposure . (medscape.com)
  • Long- term exposure to arsenic via drinking- water causes cancer of the skin, lungs, urinary bladder, and kidney, and can also result in skin changes such as pigmentation changes and thickening. (org.in)
  • Toxic metals in particulate matter pose a significant health risk to humans via inhalation and dermal exposure. (aaqr.org)
  • Long-term exposure to unsafe levels of arsenic leads to skin lesions and cancers and is linked to 20 per cent of all deaths in the worst-affected regions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Exposure to arsenic has previously been associated with the development of various cancers including skin cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
Inorganic arsenic8
  • Intra-individual variation in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic. (cdc.gov)
  • Inorganic arsenic is the one people should be wary of since toxic levels in humans lead to arsenic poisoning. (optinghealth.com)
  • However, inorganic arsenic is often abundant in industrialized areas. (optinghealth.com)
  • The greatest threat to public health from arsenic comes from drinking water, typically through consumption over long periods of water containing low concentrations of inorganic arsenic. (who.int)
  • They found that organic brown rice syrup, which is used in organic food products as an alternative to high fructose corn syrup, can contain significant concentrations of inorganic arsenic, the form classified as a human carcinogen. (nih.gov)
  • Interestingly, inorganic arsenic is found to be more potent than the organic form and trivalent compounds are found to be more toxic than pentavalent ones [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the other hand inorganic arsenic (As) is associated with iron, cobalt or nickel coupled with sulphide minerals 3 . (ijpsr.com)
  • The widespread contamination and toxicity of inorganic arsenic (As) is an alarming issue as the metalloid does not degrade, nor can it be destroyed in the environment. (ijpsr.com)
Main cause of arsenic3
Source of arsenic3
  • Himalayan rock is the major source of arsenic in the ground water in India, says Suvrat Kher, a sedimentary geologist and blogger. (governancenow.com)
  • Although, its natural sources are igneous and sedimentary rocks, the anthropogenic source of arsenic (As) plays an important role to maintain its concentration in our environment. (ijpsr.com)
  • Although the oxyhydroxide reduction hypothesis requires further validation, there is no doubt that the source of arsenic in West Bengal and Bangladesh is geological, as none of the explanations for anthropogenic contamination can account for the regional extent of groundwater contamination. (greenfacts.org)
India10
  • Mexico, China, India, and the United States have higher levels of groundwater containing arsenic. (optinghealth.com)
  • In 1983, the first cases of arsenic-induced skin lesions in India were identified in patients from West Bengal, but by 1987 several cases had been identified in patients from neighbouring Bangladesh. (who.int)
  • Well water in about 400 villages along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab is laden with deadly arsenic. (governancenow.com)
  • The World Health Organization deemed the resulting tragedy, "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history … beyond the accidents at Bhopal, India, in 1984, and Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • In particular, scientists have claimed that government officials knew that Bangladeshis were crossing the border into India to seek treatment for arsenic poisoning as early as 1985, according to the Guardian . (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The observed arsenic (As) levels in the drinking water often exceed the WHO standard guideline (10 μg/l) in more than 42 nations including China, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. (ijpsr.com)
  • The arsenic (As) concentration in the north-eastern states of India is greater than 0.05 mg/l, implying that millions of people are at serious risk of as poisoning 11 . (ijpsr.com)
  • As a result, it has been observed that spirulina shows anticancer effects, hence, we can say that these health benefits of Spirulina are the reasons why we call it a superfood.8.Chronic Arsenic Poisoning:In many Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Taiwan, China millions of people consuming a high concentration of arsenic through there water, as a result, many people face cancer. (dongyuanbiotech.com)
  • However, in countries such as Bangladesh, India, and Chile, heavy metals such as arsenic can actually become a problem for the health of the population, where drinking water is often contaminated with arsenic. (pkposts.com)
  • You will wonder why have I clubbed several critical issues directly and poverty hunger & unemployment indirectly concerning over 500 million inhabitants of Ganga Basin in three main countries - Nepal main source of Ganga waters, India the plains of Ganga basin and mainly delta region of Bangladesh because there is one common remedy for all - managing Ganga Waters for development and prosperity of the basin population. (org.in)
Groundwater arsenic1
  • American Indian communities, especially those in the Great Plains, Southwest, and Northeast, where groundwater arsenic contamination is common [ 10 ], are also disproportionately impacted due to their reliance on private water wells. (biomedcentral.com)
Lung8
  • An estimated 43,000 Bangladeshis die each year from arsenic-induced illnesses like cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease. (ifhhro.org)
  • Slow arsenic poisoning may also cause skin, kidney, and lung cancer. (governancenow.com)
  • Ferreccio C, Gonzalez C, Milosavjlevic V, Marshall G, Sancha AM, Smith AH (2000) Lung cancer and arsenic concentrations in drinking water in Chile. (springer.com)
  • Even if there have been no recent cases of Arsenicosis in the area, the bioaccumulation of this contaminant in their body may lead to fatal diseases, such as, liver failure, lung cancer and so on. (hotosm.org)
  • Standard risk assessment paradigms show that arsenic regulations for drinking water should target a maximum concentration of nearly zero to prevent excessive lung and bladder cancer risks (among others). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2019). Particles with diameters of 10 µm or less (PM 10 ) can penetrate deep inside human lungs, while PM 2.5 particles have abilities to go through lung barriers and enter the blood system (WHO, 2018). (aaqr.org)
  • It has been evidenced that 3% of cardiopulmonary and 5% of lung cancer deaths are associated with the global PM pollution (WHO, 2013). (aaqr.org)
  • We previously reported a positive association between serum perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) concentrations and risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) within the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, comprising predominantly White individuals enrolled in 1993-2001. (cdc.gov)
Effects of arsenic4
Contaminated water10
  • Arsenic poisoning is caused by incidental ingestion or inhalation of arsenic, typically from drinking contaminated well water, eating food cooked in contaminated water, or being exposed to arsenic-containing pesticides, folk medicines, or industrial chemicals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Drinking arsenic-contaminated water causes arsenicosis. (allparagraph.com)
  • Factors that severely limit the ability to determine the extent of the consequences of drinking arsenic-contaminated water include the delayed onset of illness, a lack until recently of common definitions, limited local awareness and poor reporting. (who.int)
  • Preliminary symptoms in people who drink arsenic-contaminated water are headaches, dizziness, diarrhoea, and changes in skin colour. (governancenow.com)
  • Therefore, people drinking from arsenic contaminated water may have more antibiotic resistant organisms in their gut, increasing their risk of disease related to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. (reachwater.uk)
  • This paper reviews the natural and anthropogenic occurrence of arsenic in the environment, toxicity of arsenic and newly invented scientific low coast household and the other chemical processes to remove arsenic (As) and its compounds from arsenic-contaminated water and soils in the world as well as in Tripura. (ijpsr.com)
  • A consequence of this is a difficult dilemma now being faced by rural families, and especially by rural women: fetching safe water (arsenic free) from long distance outside of the homestead at the risk of being harassed/sexually assaulted - or to fetch unsafe arsenic contaminated water from a private tube well located within the homestead. (blogspot.com)
  • As the symptoms of being arsenic poisoned are not immediate (it can take several years) families continue to consume arsenic contaminated water. (blogspot.com)
  • An estimated 20 million people in Bangladesh -- mostly rural poor -- drink contaminated water. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Dec. 15, 2022 Millions of people across the globe regularly consume arsenic-contaminated water. (sciencedaily.com)
World Health Organ3
  • The World Health Organization considers arsenic levels above 10 parts per billion (10 micrograms per liter) to be unsafe. (wikipedia.org)
  • People in nearly half of this low-lying South Asian nation are regularly exposed to arsenic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has described the situation as "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history. (mongabay.com)
  • Mar. 11, 2020 Millions of people worldwide consume water contaminated with levels of arsenic that exceed those recommended by the World Health Organization. (sciencedaily.com)
Toxicity of arsenic2
  • The toxicity of arsenic has been described as far back as 1500 BC in the Ebers papyrus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The toxicity of arsenic is well known: given its prominence in fiction and historical poisonings, it may be the most recognized toxic element in the periodic table. (biomedcentral.com)
Acute7
  • For acute poisonings treating dehydration is important. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acute poisoning is uncommon. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1987. Acute arsenic intoxication presenting as Guillain Barré like syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • The treatment of acute toxicity from arsenic consists primarily of maintaining hydration and electrolyte balance. (medscape.com)
  • Poisoning may result from a single large dose (acute poisoning) or from repeated small doses (chronic poisoning). (allparagraph.com)
  • Symptoms of acute poisoning from swallowing arsenic include nausea, vomiting, burning of the mouth and throat, and severe abdominal pains. (allparagraph.com)
  • When arsenic was found in almost all private tube wells, one to two public safe water tube wells have been installed in almost all of the six arsenic acute villages I visited. (blogspot.com)
Naturally8
  • Arsenic is a ubiquitous naturally occurring chemical element, and the 20th most common element on Earth. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, median levels in Nevada were about 8 μg/L but levels of naturally occurring arsenic as high as 1000 μg/L have been measured in the United States in drinking water. (wikipedia.org)
  • New research from Human Rights Watch shows that drinking water supplies in rural areas are widely contaminated with naturally occurring arsenic, affecting some 20 million people. (ifhhro.org)
  • Although arsenic is lethal to humans, the amount of organic (naturally occurring) arsenic that people get from drinking water and foods is minimal and expelled through urine and excrement. (optinghealth.com)
  • Each unit costs '4,000 and uses the reaction by which laterite soil naturally absorbs arsenic from water. (governancenow.com)
  • Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring, mobilized toxic metalloid. (ijpsr.com)
  • This is due to groundwater sources contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic. (blogspot.com)
  • Arsenic is a trace element that occurs naturally in rocks and is present in soils and water. (biomedcentral.com)
Cadmium3
  • The 4 most common heavy metals concerning food consumption are lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium. (planetprotein.com)
  • The highest hazard index (HI) based on human health risk assessment (HHRA) model for cadmium, lead, and zinc through oral, inhalation and dermal pathways were computed as 0.005, 1.63 and 0.043 which are in Dehno Paein, Tifakan Tal-e Gerdu and Faryab. (ac.ir)
  • Results show that lead can lead to more cancer cases in these villages that cadmium. (ac.ir)
Wells22
  • As a result, wells are often denied to villages suffering arsenic contamination and allocated instead to areas near political allies and supporters, where water quality is already good. (ifhhro.org)
  • Mepham: "The problem of arsenic in Bangladesh's shallow groundwater has been known for over 20 years, as has the technical response required to avoid it: digging deep wells that reach safe groundwater. (ifhhro.org)
  • Where does the arsenic in the wells come from? (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • There are about one million public wells and ten million private wells in Bangladesh. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • 4. We tested all 320 wells in the Teriail community and found 2/3 of them to be contaminated with arsenic above the level of 50ppb (parts per billion) that is acceptable for drinking in Bangladesh. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • If there are no safe wells in the community, we would set up a water delivery service, bringing water from the clean high school well to the homes that use wells contaminated with arsenic. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • We plan to set up a water sharing program, wherein some of the families whose wells were tested safe will share water from their well with some of their neighbors whose wells are contaminated with arsenic. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • Tube-wells having arsenic polluted water have already been painted red. (allparagraph.com)
  • All the tube wells must be examined by DPHE and if arsenic is found, drinking of water from that tube well must be stopped and marked with the red cross. (allparagraph.com)
  • In many wells on both sides of the border, the concentration of arsenic is 20 to 50 times the limit. (governancenow.com)
  • Around one in five wells are contaminated with arsenic above the government's maximum limit for drinking water (50μg/L), putting people at risk of arsenic poisoning and related health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory illness. (reachwater.uk)
  • Up until the early 1970s, when this South Asian country emerged from its bloody war of secession with Pakistan, most rural Bangladeshis drank from rivers, lakes, and shallow wells, which were often contaminated by human waste. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The wells, which provided 97 percent of the population drinking water by the mid-1990s, were heralded as an unqualified success - that is, until it turned out that they had exposed between 33 million and 77 million people to arsenic. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Because arsenic is usually found in regions with rocky or volcanic deposits and not in the silty soil typical of the Ganges river delta, the wells were not tested for the element before becoming operational. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The issues surrounding arsenic poisoning mean that it is very important for the citizens and government of Bangladesh to learn which places and wells are contaminated with arsenic. (hotosm.org)
  • There were instances when our members were talking with the community in regards to the dangerous impacts of the highly arsenic-contaminated wells, and they were very surprised that it was all women leading the project. (hotosm.org)
  • We have built a team of interested volunteers from these students who are actively helping us to collect and test the arsenic samples and to determine the coordinates of the affected wells. (hotosm.org)
  • The alarming fact is that, not only do the wells exceed the 100ppb level, most of the wells show Arsenic contamination within the 250-500ppb range. (hotosm.org)
  • In the United States, a high income country, it is estimated that over 2.1 million individuals (5% of the population using private wells), remain exposed to drinking water arsenic levels above the MCL [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has been estimated that there are about 4-10 million tube wells in Bangladesh alone. (greenfacts.org)
  • In these regions most of the drinking water supplied, are from these wells which shows the importance of analyzing the quality of them in order to prevent diseases and cancer risks. (ac.ir)
  • Researchers tested the arsenic sensors using environment samples from affected wells in Bangladesh, which suffers from some of the world's highest levels of arsenic-contaminated ground water. (sciencedaily.com)
Treatment for arsenic1
Contain high levels of arsenic1
Toxic8
  • Inhaling arsine gas - the most toxic form of arsenic - causes a multisystem disease starting 2 to 24 hours after inhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Millions drink toxic arsenic in their water. (mongabay.com)
  • The sprayed fruits and vegetables, if not washed, may also bear enough arsenic to be potentially toxic to the consumer. (allparagraph.com)
  • According to the list of comprehensive environment response, compensation, and liability (CERCLA) Act, in US, arsenic (As) is one of the top five toxic chemicals 4, 5 . (ijpsr.com)
  • Among them the inorganic form (As 3+ or As 5+) of arsenic (As) is highly toxic and mobile in the environment compared to the organic form (As 3- or As 5- ). (ijpsr.com)
  • Famously, Vincent Van Gogh has been speculated to have suffered from toxic psychosis, thanks to the lead in his paint and his noted attempts at suicide by poisoning. (planetprotein.com)
  • The chemical speciation of arsenic influences its toxicity and many organic forms of arsenic are presumed to have lower toxicity, such as in certain types of seafood, but most of the arsenic found in drinking water and rice is inorganic-the most toxic form. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since Bangladesh government issued a ban on the use of highly toxic WHO Class I pesticides, annual consumption of herbicides like Paraquat have been sharply increasing in the markets. (org.in)
Compounds5
Arsenicosis2
  • Arsenic poisoning (arsenicosis) manifests itself typically over a period of 5 to 20 years. (who.int)
  • People in Bangladesh afflicted with Arsenicosis suffer an enormous social stigma. (blogspot.com)
Water contain1
  • Absorption of arsenic through the skin is minimal and thus, for example, washing hands or clothes and bathing in water containing arsenic or working in paddy fields with arsenic-contaminated waters do not pose risks to human health. (who.int)
Chronic arsenic1
West Bengal and Bangladesh3
Symptoms9
  • If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ingesting large amounts of arsenic can cause symptoms similar to food poisoning, with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea starting within hours. (wikipedia.org)
  • It may take several months or years before the symptoms of arsenic poisoning become evident. (allparagraph.com)
  • Eventually, an arsenic-affected man starts showing symptoms. (allparagraph.com)
  • Some early poisoning symptoms are watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. (optinghealth.com)
  • Learn the various symptoms of arsenic poisoning and when to see a doctor if unexplained medical conditions occur. (optinghealth.com)
  • Nausea is one of the first symptoms of arsenic poisoning. (optinghealth.com)
  • However, the issue of poisoning can lead to further complications, which may be more severe than the initial symptoms that show internally. (optinghealth.com)
  • While deaths by heavy metal poisoning in developed countries are extremely rare, it's not uncommon for the presence of these elements to cause many bioaccumulation symptoms such as fatigue, abdominal cramping, digestive issues, and mood swings. (planetprotein.com)
Learn about arsenic2
  • This has inspired women from the locality to come forward and learn about arsenic testing. (hotosm.org)
  • Among participants, exclusive use of arsenic-safe water for drinking and cooking at follow-up was associated with higher self-efficacy for accessing local resources to learn about arsenic (OR: 5.19, 95% CI: 1.48-18.21) and higher self-efficacy to resolve challenges related to arsenic in water using local resources (OR: 3.11, 95% CI: 1.11-8.71). (biomedcentral.com)
Response to arsenic3
  • The authors conclude that the official response to arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh's rural villages is failing. (ifhhro.org)
  • Histological evaluation revealed degeneration of luminal epithelial cells and endometrial glands in response to arsenic treatment, along with reduction in thickness of the longitudinal muscle layer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Downregulation of the estrogen receptor and estrogen-responsive genes in response to arsenic indicates a mechanism of suppression of female reproductive functions by an environmental toxicant that is contra-mechanistic to that of estrogen. (biomedcentral.com)
Incidence2
  • Healthcare providers diagnose the incidence of poisoning by testing the hair, blood, or urine. (optinghealth.com)
  • The incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning may increase during natural disasters owing to the improper use of portable electrical power generators. (medscape.com)
Heavy metals6
  • Many of the elements that can be considered heavy metals have no known benefit for human physiology. (medscape.com)
  • Used as chelator for other heavy metals and stocked as essential item in emergency departments and poison control centers. (medscape.com)
  • Recent studies suggest that microorganisms exposed to heavy metals, like arsenic, develop resistance mechanisms that also provide the microorganisms with resistance to antibiotics. (reachwater.uk)
  • Heavy Metals cannot be destroyed, and bioaccumulate over time if ingested, inhaled, or otherwise allowed into the human bloodstream. (planetprotein.com)
  • If the average human being is exposed to heavy metals, think of diagnosed poisoning like a heat stroke compared to being uncomfortably hot on a summer day. (planetprotein.com)
  • The quality of our food and drinking water is generally good and heavy metals only find their way into the human body in small quantities. (pkposts.com)
Susceptibility1
  • Individual susceptibility to arsenic poisoning also differs significantly, depending on age, nutritional status, social conditions and other poorly understood factors. (who.int)
Soil9
  • The soil in Bangladesh is not rich in lead, so the conclusion is humans added the lead. (agemanagementboston.com)
  • Food poisoning can also cause nausea, possibly due to bacteria, from the soil and water. (optinghealth.com)
  • Arsenic, a major pollutant of water as well as soil, is a known endocrine disruptor, and shows adverse effects on the female reproductive physiology. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Arsenic (As) is widely distributed in water, soil, air and biota from natural and anthropogenic sources 1, 2 . (ijpsr.com)
  • When natural occurrences are exacerbated by human activity, the soil and groundwater we source much of our food from can become contaminated beyond reasonably safe levels. (planetprotein.com)
  • The residual arsenic from the pesticides in the soil is taken up by the plant roots and partly transferred to the fruit. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Indian scientists under a project of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have found that some rice varieties accumulate much more arsenic from the soil. (org.in)
  • The NBRI team found that some of the plants had accumulated ten- fold more arsenic than was present in the soil. (org.in)
  • The levels of arsenic in the soil were about 10- 12 microgram of arsenic per kilogram of soil. (org.in)
Consume2
  • Given that some children drink up to half a litre of fruit juice per day [ 3 ] and that lactose-intolerant people may consume significant amounts of rice milk drinks, the resulting dose of arsenic would be higher than the level considered safe. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Over 58 million people or population of France drink arsenic laced water and consume arsenic enriched rice. (org.in)
Ingestion or inhalation1
  • Arsenic poisoning in humans most often results from the ingestion or inhalation of insecticides containing arsenious oxide, copper acetoarsenite, or calcium or lead arsenate. (allparagraph.com)
Remove arsenic1
  • Three paise is all it takes to remove arsenic from a litre of water using a filter developed by Prof Sirshendu De, head of the chemical engineering department at IIT Kharagpur. (governancenow.com)
Unsafe arsenic1
  • Researchers have developed a biosensor that attaches to a phone and uses bacteria to detect unsafe arsenic levels. (sciencedaily.com)
Contamination of groundwater3
Bangladeshi2
  • Konrad Siegfried collects well-water samples with Bangladeshi assistants to check for arsenic contamination. (mongabay.com)
  • But critics of the UNICEF program maintain that the Bangladeshi government was aware of the arsenic problem well before the reports of the widespread contamination emerged. (foreignpolicy.com)
Widespread3
  • Contamination of ground water with arsenic is widespread in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Chile and Argentina. (governancenow.com)
  • Some may say that Bangladesh also can be called the 'Forgotten Country' due to its unfortunate preconditions, mainly in terms of natural disasters, poisoning catastrophes, grave corruption and of course, deep and widespread poverty. (blogspot.com)
  • The widespread presence of traces of arsenic should therefore be expected. (biomedcentral.com)
World's2
  • Arsenic poisoning from drinking water in Bangladesh has already been identified as one of the world's greatest humanitarian disasters. (hotosm.org)
  • As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia. (buycannabinoidssales.com)
Health29
  • 2008. Levels of urinary total and speciated arsenic in the US population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. (cdc.gov)
  • Arsenic: Environmental health aspects with special reference to ground water in South Asia. (cdc.gov)
  • Human Rights Watch was repeatedly told that government doctors or health care staff do not currently conduct arsenic screening in villages. (ifhhro.org)
  • In a commentary published in the digital global news publication International Business Times, David Mepham (UK Director of HRW) wrote: "Our research found no sense of urgency on the part of the government in addressing this issue, little or no testing of water, no public information campaign to alert people to the dangers and no focus on arsenic-related illness in village health clinics. (ifhhro.org)
  • Arsenic poisoning results in long term damage to health leading to early death. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere. (nih.gov)
  • The World Health Organisation (WHO) sets a safe limit of 10 micrograms of arsenic per litre in water for drinking. (governancenow.com)
  • Being studied for the first time in humans, this project explores the relationship between arsenic contamination, antibiotic resistant bacteria in the gut, and health. (reachwater.uk)
  • Levels of arsenic (As) in the environment have become a global concern due to its toxicity and adverse effects on human health and other living beings. (ijpsr.com)
  • As it is a known human carcinogen it can adversely affect human health even at low concentrations (0.002mg/l) 10 . (ijpsr.com)
  • The levels of arsenic (As) in drinking water in several countries worldwide cause a major public health issue. (ijpsr.com)
  • According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), uptake of water contaminated with arsenic (As) levels of over 50 ppb can cause skin lesions and even cancer. (ijpsr.com)
  • SO, we can overcome the SERIOUS COMPLEXITIES of CANCERS many KINDS like BREAST CANCERS +unbearable diseases easily by TOTAL HEALTH SOLUTION and its friendly Scientific Managements. (drpareshmajumder.com)
  • It is necessary in small amounts for human health, growth, and sense of taste. (medlineplus.gov)
  • We have conducted workshops and taught over 200 high school students of the area about Arsenic, its impact on human health, mapping, and how mapping can solve these kind of problems. (hotosm.org)
  • Changing one's arsenic filter cartridge after installation was associated with higher self-efficacy to obtain arsenic-safe water for drinking (OR: 6.22, 95% CI: 1.33-29.07) and cooking (OR: 10.65, 95% CI: 2.48-45.68) and higher perceived vulnerability of personal health effects (OR: 7.79, 95% CI: 1.17-51.98) from drinking arsenic-unsafe water. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Arsenic contamination in potable water has long been recognized as a serious public health concern globally [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recent findings that both arsenic and manganese, both elevated in Bangladesh drinking water, are associated with cognitive deficits in children, add urgency to solving this enormous public health and environmental problem. (columbia.edu)
  • However, the addition of lead chromate to turmeric threatens public health in Bangladesh. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • It must also be emphasized that many may disagree with the implications for their own health given the abnormally high cancer odds expected at the cost-benefit arsenic threshold. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This IWMI review documents impacts of arsenic contamination on the food chain and human health in Eastern Ganges basin and calls for urgent new research and long-term monitoring of data to understand and tackle arsenic contamination in the region. (org.in)
  • The main objective of this study is to demark the extent of the As-contaminated area in the EGB, and to document the As impacts on the food chain and human health. (org.in)
  • Incorporating ToxCastTM data into naphthalene human health risk assessment. (ac.ir)
  • The essential toxin: impact of zinc on human health. (ac.ir)
  • Human Health Risk Assessment of Nitrate and Trace Metals Via Groundwater in Central Bangladesh. (ac.ir)
  • Human pesticide poisoning has become major public health issue these days. (org.in)
  • Given that China has been the largest steel producer and consumer since 1996, a detailed investigation of airborne metal pollution is required to assess the potential risks to both human health and ecosystem quality near iron and steelmaking areas in China. (aaqr.org)
  • Medical Officer at a primary health care setting under the Ministry of Health, Government of Bangladesh. (jsums.edu)
Urinary2
  • Comparison of the urinary excretion of arsenic metabolites after a single dose of sodium arsenite, monomethylarsonate or dimethylarsinate in man. (cdc.gov)
  • A third study by Margaret Karagas, Ph.D. and colleagues, also at the Dartmouth University SRP, showed rice consumption was associated with increased urinary levels of arsenic in pregnant women. (nih.gov)
Skin3
  • Chronic ingestion of lower levels of arsenic causes visible changes in the skin, typically hyperpigmentation (dark areas), but sometimes hypopigmentation (light areas) or an alternating areas of each. (wikipedia.org)
  • It can cause sores on the hands, feet and back, which can lead to skin cancer. (allparagraph.com)
  • An affected man loses his stamina to work and the skin of his palm, legs, and back become sore which leads to skin cancer. (allparagraph.com)
Micrograms2
  • Despite being grown in the same areas, some of these rice varieties accumulated up to 1,250 micrograms of arsenic per kilogram of grain while others accumulated only 150 micrograms of arsenic per kilogram of grain. (org.in)
  • The safe limit of arsenic in water is 0.05 micrograms per litre of water. (org.in)
Lead9
  • Courtesy of the journal Environmental Science and Technology (V53, N19) the presence of lead has been confirmed in turmeric manufactured in Bangladesh. (agemanagementboston.com)
  • Turmeric should be primarily reserved for cooking, and the label should be checked to ensure it was tested for lead and arsenic. (agemanagementboston.com)
  • If left unchecked, repeated consumption of heavy metal contaminated foods and beverages can lead to heavy metal poisoning, and even death. (planetprotein.com)
  • Lead poisoning is the most notorious of metal intoxicants. (planetprotein.com)
  • As a pharmacologist, his laboratory developed the oral drug that is now used to treat children with lead poisoning. (columbia.edu)
  • A new report discusses how companies in Bangladesh are adding lead chromate to turmeric to make it appear more yellow. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Some members of the team had previously investigated the various potential sources of blood lead level contamination in people in Bangladesh. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • There was no direct evidence of contaminated turmeric beyond Bangladesh, and the researchers believe that food safety checks by importing countries encourage large scale spice processors in Bangladesh to limit the amount of lead that they add to turmeric for export. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Research now shows that eating certain rice varieties may also lead to arsenic poisoning. (org.in)
Biochemical3
  • 1989. Biochemical toxicology of arsenic. (cdc.gov)
  • Yet, other metals are essential to human biochemical processes. (medscape.com)
  • The liver is an important organ of the human body where various biochemical activities of the body take place. (toagriculture.com)
Consumption4
  • Mitigation strategies should therefore focus primarily on reducing consumption of arsenic-rich drinking-water. (who.int)
  • Evidence from Bangladesh, for instance, shows that the impact was marked in poor households, most likely due to nutritional status, greater consumption of water during work, and diet. (who.int)
  • Current arsenic regulations focus on drinking water without due consideration for dietary uptake and thus seem incoherent with respect to the risks arising from rice consumption. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than human consumption, rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake, providing more than one-fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans. (buycannabinoidssales.com)
Contaminants2
Pesticides3
  • In North America, DDT began to replace arsenic pesticides in the early 1950s. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The higher concentrations of arsenic in fruit juices are presumed to arise from the arsenic remaining in the soils of orchards where the As-pesticides were spread. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stop Pesticide Poisonings depicts why a growing number of individuals and organisations no longer believe that training can achieve so called safe use of hazardous pesticides. (org.in)
Occurs3
Irrigation4
  • Drinking-water from surface sources does not normally contain high concentrations of arsenic, unless those supplies come from arsenic-contaminated irrigation groundwater. (who.int)
  • Dams in Nepal could double or triple water flows for utilization of the basin for irrigation and other purposes, double or triple food protect, provide 200 BU to 300 BU of electricity, prevent floods to a large extent minimize Arsenic Poisoning. (org.in)
  • Dams in Nepal would double or triple irrigation supplies in Ganga Basin and avoid tube-well irrigation thus largely avoid arsenic transport to crop zones and for other uses. (org.in)
  • Dams producing Electricity are themselves "Profitable" and Flood Control, Irrigation, Arsenic Control, Environment Protection, Doubling Food Production, Managing Poverty & Hunger and Unemployment accrue virtually free of cost. (org.in)
Litre1
Levels12
  • Through drinking water, more than 200 million people globally are exposed to higher-than-safe levels of arsenic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arsenic levels in the groundwater vary from around 0.5 parts per billion to 5000 parts per billion, depending on an area's geologic features, and possible presence on industrial waste. (wikipedia.org)
  • If high levels of arsenic are found, the well can sometimes be replaced by a second well that is free of arsenic. (chemistswithoutborders.org)
  • His filters have been installed in government schools in parts of Bengal and Assam where the ground water contains unsafe levels of arsenic. (governancenow.com)
  • Together, the results indicate that arsenic disrupted the circulating levels of gonadotropins and estradiol, led to degeneration of luminal epithelial, stromal and myometrial cells of the rat uterus and downregulated the downstream components of the estrogen signaling pathway. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since development and functional maintenance of the uterus is under the influence of estradiol, arsenic-induced structural degeneration may be attributed to the reduction in circulating estradiol levels. (biomedcentral.com)
  • According to the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) report 2007, the arsenic (As) levels in Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh were above 300 parts per billion (ppb). (ijpsr.com)
  • 1.Spirulina and chronic fatigue:Raw Spirulina Powder has been publically known as "the food of the future" with high energy levels and it contains some components like Rhamnose and Glycogen which are used by human cells and help in energy release. (dongyuanbiotech.com)
  • Spirulina is rich in Vitamin -B6 which helps in softening blood vessels and lowering cholesterol levels.7.Anticancer Effects:In a study conducted by a USA based university, it has proved that if we continuously use spirulina for 1 year or more it starts tumor destruction properties and helps in cancer prevention. (dongyuanbiotech.com)
  • Arsenic is both tasteless and odorless, meaning that private well users will know their arsenic contamination levels only through water arsenic testing. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A significantly decreased acetyl and butyrylcholinesterase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase activities and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels were found in the brain of arsenic-exposed mice compared to control mice. (bvsalud.org)
  • Interestingly, supplementation of fenugreek seed powder to arsenic-treated mice significantly restored the activity of cholinesterase and antioxidant enzymes (e.g. superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase) as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the brain tissue of arsenic-exposed mice. (bvsalud.org)
Risk6
  • unless the fields have been tested for arsenic before planting, or the turmeric has been tested for arsenic after the harvest, the risk remains. (agemanagementboston.com)
  • According to Chemists without Borders, an international organization which has been working with arsenic issues of Bangladesh for years, "Out of 150 million people of Bangladesh, 35-77 million people are at risk from arsenic contamination of water. (hotosm.org)
  • Comparative cancer risk assessment of THMs in drinking water from well water sources and surface water sources. (ac.ir)
  • Am J outcomes associated with treatment of cervical the risk of cancer: a multisite case-control study in Clin Nutr 2008;88:1567-75. (who.int)
  • the accuracy of five cervical cancer screening tests and cancer risk: a multisite case-control study in Br J Cancer 2008;98:1574-81. (who.int)
  • Fruits, vegetables and endometrial cancer risk in women in the European forces in synthesizing evidence on new methods for the risk of cancer: a multisite case-control study in Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cervical cancer prevention. (who.int)
High8
  • 2002. Family Correlations of Arsenic Methylation Patterns in Children and Parents Exposed to High Concentrations of Arsenic in Drinking Water. (cdc.gov)
  • Nobody used this water before-they even called it "the water of the devil"-but the problem now is these areas [in Bangladesh] have a very high population density. (mongabay.com)
  • Atherogenicity and carcinogenicity of high-arsenic artesian well water. (medscape.com)
  • Estimating the High-Arsenic Domestic-Well Population in the Conterminous United States. (medscape.com)
  • By taking water having a high degree of arsenic we get poisoned slowly. (allparagraph.com)
  • Arsenic enters aquifers through the dissolution of minerals and ores, resulting in high concentrations in groundwater in some areas. (who.int)
  • We found that most of these varieties had high arsenic - about ten- fold higher than the permissible limit," Dr Rakesh Tuli from the NBRI said while speaking at the Indian Science Congress session here. (org.in)
  • Trace element contents at PM 1.1 presented high risks to human and ecosystem. (aaqr.org)
People9