Arsenic and human health effects: A review

KSM Abdul, SS Jayasinghe, EPS Chandana… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is ubiquitous in nature and humans being exposed to arsenic via atmospheric
air, ground water and food sources are certain. Major sources of arsenic contamination …

Arsenic in groundwater of West Bengal, India: a review of human health risks and assessment of possible intervention options

S Bhowmick, S Pramanik, P Singh, P Mondal… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews how active research in West Bengal has unmasked the endemic
arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …

Arsenic exposure and toxicology: a historical perspective

MF Hughes, BD Beck, Y Chen, AS Lewis… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The metalloid arsenic is a natural environmental contaminant to which humans are routinely
exposed in food, water, air, and soil. Arsenic has a long history of use as a homicidal agent …

Arsenic-induced oxidative stress and its reversibility

SJS Flora - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the literature describing the molecular mechanisms of arsenic-
induced oxidative stress, its relevant biomarkers, and its relation to various diseases …

Arsenic round the world: a review

BK Mandal, KT Suzuki - Talanta, 2002 - Elsevier
This review deals with environmental origin, occurrence, episodes, and impact on human
health of arsenic. Arsenic, a metalloid occurs naturally, being the 20th most abundant …

[PDF][PDF] Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency

AH Smith, EO Lingas… - Bulletin of the world health …, 2000 - SciELO Public Health
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is the largest poisoning of a
population in history, with millions of people exposed. This paper describes the history of the …

Acute and chronic arsenic toxicity

RN Ratnaike - Postgraduate medical journal, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Arsenic toxicity is a global health problem affecting many millions of people. Contamination
is caused by arsenic from natural geological sources leaching into aquifers, contaminating …

Heavy metal poisoning and cardiovascular disease

EM Alissa, GA Ferns - Journal of toxicology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an increasing world health problem. Traditional risk factors
fail to account for all deaths from CVD. It is mainly the environmental, dietary and lifestyle …

Human health effects from chronic arsenic poisoning–a review

S Kapaj, H Peterson, K Liber… - … Science and Health …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The ill effects of human exposure to arsenic (As) have recently been reevaluated by
government agencies around the world. This has lead to a lowering of As guidelines in …

Arsenic exposure from drinking water and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: prospective cohort study

Y Chen, JH Graziano, F Parvez, M Liu, V Slavkovich… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from
cardiovascular disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association …