Yu Chen, J. H. Graziano, F. Parvez, Mengling Liu et al.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from cardiovascular disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with arsenic exposure measured in drinking water from wells and urine. SETTING: General popul...
Sanxiang Wang, Zhenghui Wang, Xiaotian Cheng, Jun Li et al.
BACKGROUND: Recently, in a cross-sectional study of 201 children in Araihazar, Bangladesh, exposure to arsenic (As) in drinking water has been shown to lower the scores on tests that measure children's intellectual function before and after adjustment for sociodemographic features. OBJECTIVES: We in...
Yu Chen, Faruque Parvez, Mary V. Gamble, Tariqul Islam et al.
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is a major public health concern affecting 35-75 million people. Although it is evident that high levels (>300 microg/L) of arsenic exposure from drinking water are related to adverse health outcomes, health effects of arsenic exposure at low...
Mary V. Gamble, Xinhua Liu, Habibul Ahsan, J. Richard Pilsner et al.
Chronic exposure to arsenic is occurring throughout South and East Asia due to groundwater contamination of well water. Variability in susceptibility to arsenic toxicity may be related to nutritional status. Arsenic is methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) via one...
Anisur Rahman, Lars Åke Persson, Barbro Nermell, Shams El Arifeen et al.
BACKGROUND: Millions of people worldwide are drinking water with elevated arsenic concentrations. Epidemiologic studies, mainly cross-sectional in design, have suggested that arsenic in drinking water may affect pregnancy outcome and infant health. We assessed the association of arsenic exposure wit...
Nazmul Sohel, Lars Åke Persson, Mahfuzar Rahman, Peter Kim Streatfield et al.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic is a potent human carcinogen and toxicant. Elevated concentration of arsenic in drinking water is a major public-health problem worldwide. We evaluated risks of adult mortality (due to cancer and cardiovascular and infectious diseases) in relation to arsenic exposure through drin...
Marni Hall, Mary V. Gamble, Vesna Slavkovich, Xinhua Liu et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, tens of millions of people have been consuming waterborne arsenic for decades. The extent to which As is transported to the fetus during pregnancy has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: We therefore conducted a study of 101 pregnant women who gave birth in Matlab, Ba...
Min Jang, Soo‐Hong Min, Tak-Hyun Kim, Jae Kwang Park
In this study, a simplified and effective method was tried to immobilize iron oxide onto a naturally occurring porous diatomite. Experimental results for several physicochemical properties and arsenic edges revealed that iron oxide incorporated into diatomite was amorphous hydrous ferric oxide (HFO)...
Katherine Moon, Shilpi Oberoi, Aaron Barchowsky, Yu Chen et al.
Background: Consistent evidence at high levels of water arsenic (≥100 µg/l), and growing evidence at low-moderate levels (<100 µg/l), support a link with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The shape of the dose-response across low-moderate and high levels of arsenic in drinking water is uncertain and cri...
Tayebeh Abedi, Amin Mojiri
Rice consumption is a source of arsenic (As) exposure, which poses serious health risks. In this study, the accumulation of As in rice was studied. Research shows that As accumulation in rice in Taiwan and Bangladesh is higher than that in other countries. In addition, the critical factors influenci...
Shahid Yousuf Ganie, Darakhshan Javaid, Younis Ahmad Hajam, Mohd Salim Reshi
Abstract Background Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that poses a significant threat to human health due to its widespread presence in the environment, affecting millions worldwide. Sources of arsenic exposure are diverse, stemming from mining activities, manufacturing processes, and natural...
Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Most. Tahmina Siddiqua, Anwar Zahid et al.
Spatiotemporal distribution of fluoride in drinking water has been posing serious health concerns worldwide. However, in Bangladesh, to date, there is a very limited study reported the probabilistic health risks from fluoride content in drinking water. Therefore, we investigate the spatiotemporal di...
Dipankar Chakraborti, Bhaskar Das, Matthew Murrill
In a refrain familiar the world over, hastening to provide for growing populations and economies can often woefully outpace consideration of environmental impact. Unfortunately, the tune is often sung until oversight becomes a health risk if not crisis. That the tapping of Indian (and Bangladeshi) g...
Yu Chen, Pam Factor‐Litvak, Geoffrey R. Howe, Joseph H. Graziano et al.
The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and blood pressure using baseline data of 10,910 participants in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study in Bangladesh (October 2000-May 2002). A time-weighted well arse...
Narottam Saha, M. Safiur Rahman
A clear understanding of various hydrogeochemical processes is essential for the protection of groundwater quality, which is a prime concern in Bangladesh. The present study deals with the geochemistry of groundwater at various depths to investigate the hydrogeochemical processes controlling the wat...