Health effects inflicted by chronic low‐level arsenic contamination in groundwater: A global public health challenge

D Sinha, P Prasad - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a global public health concern. The high level of
As exposure (100‐1000 μg/L or even higher) through groundwater has been frequently …

A review of the effects of chronic arsenic exposure on adverse pregnancy outcomes

AH Milton, S Hussain, S Akter, M Rahman… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Exposure to arsenic has a number of known detrimental health effects but impact on
pregnancy outcomes is not as widely recognized. This narrative review examines existing …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated non-essential metals and the disordered metabolism of essential metals are associated to abnormal pregnancy with spontaneous abortion

R Wang, L Zhang, Y Chen, S Zhang, T Zhuang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spontaneous abortion is a considerable threat to the physiology and mental health of the
mother. The etiology of spontaneous abortion is multifactorial with complicated mechanisms …

[PDF][PDF] Arsenic: occurrence in groundwater

D Chakraborti, SK Singh, MH Rashid… - … of environmental health, 2011 - academia.edu
Geogenic groundwater arsenic contamination affects over 296 million individuals' lives in>
100 countries worldwide. Arsenic occurs in five valence states, among which the inorganic …

Associations between prenatal arsenic exposure with adverse pregnancy outcome and child mortality

YH Shih, T Islam, SK Hore, G Sarwar, MH Shahriar… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Chronic arsenic exposure is a public health concern in many parts of the world,
with elevated concentrations in groundwater posing a threat to millions of people. Arsenic is …

Investigation of the levels of essential and non-essential metals in women with and without abortion history: A study based on the Persian population of the …

S Tousizadeh, F Mohammadi-Moghadam, R Sadeghi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Spontaneous abortion is a serious threat to the mothers' physical and mental well-being.
The cause of spontaneous abortion is multifactorial disease. Prenatal non-essential metal …

Low-level arsenic exposure via drinking water consumption and female fecundity-A preliminary investigation

ML Susko, MS Bloom, IA Neamtiu, AA Appleton… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
High level arsenic exposure is associated with reproductive toxicity in experimental and
observational studies; however, few data exist to assess risks at low levels. Even less data …

Low level arsenic contaminated water consumption and birth outcomes in Romania—An exploratory study

MS Bloom, IA Neamtiu, S Surdu, C Pop… - Reproductive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Women are exposed to drinking water with low arsenic concentrations (< 10.0 μg/L)
worldwide, yet little work has been done to assess the risk. To begin to address this data …

Consumption of arsenic-contaminated drinking water and anemia among pregnant and non-pregnant women in northwestern Romania

S Surdu, MS Bloom, IA Neamtiu, C Pop… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Anemia is a global health problem. To evaluate the impact of low-moderate water arsenic
exposure (mostly< 10 µg/L) on anemia, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 217 …

Pregnant women in Timis County, Romania are exposed primarily to low-level (< 10 μg/l) arsenic through residential drinking water consumption

I Neamtiu, MS Bloom, G Gati, W Goessler… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Excessive arsenic content in drinking water poses health risks to millions of people
worldwide. Inorganic arsenic (iAs) in groundwater exceeding the 10 μg/l maximum …