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

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  • Yajuan Xia

    (Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China)

  • Timothy J. Wade

    (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

  • Kegong Wu

    (Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China)

  • Yanhong Li

    (Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China)

  • Zhixiong Ning

    (Ba Men Anti Epidemic Station, Bayingnormen, Inner Mongolia, China)

  • X Chris Le

    (University of Alberta, Department of Public Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada)

  • Binfei Chen

    (Computer Sciences Corporation, RTP, North Carolina, USA)

  • Yong Feng

    (Hangjin Hou Centers for Disease Control, Inner Mongolia, China)

  • Judy L. Mumford

    (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

  • Xingzhou He

    (Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine, Institute of Environmental Health & Engineering, Beijing, China)

Abstract

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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  • Yajuan Xia & Timothy J. Wade & Kegong Wu & Yanhong Li & Zhixiong Ning & X Chris Le & Binfei Chen & Yong Feng & Judy L. Mumford & Xingzhou He, 2009. "Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(3), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:3:p:1010-1025:d:4215
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