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| Title |
Chronic exposure of arsenic via drinking water and its adverse health impacts on humans
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10653-008-9235-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Jack C. Ng, Ravi Naidu |
| Abstract |
Worldwide chronic arsenic (As) toxicity has become a human health threat. Arsenic exposure to humans mainly occurs from the ingestion of As contaminated water and food. This communication presents a review of current research conducted on the adverse health effects on humans exposed to As-contaminated water. Chronic exposure of As via drinking water causes various types of skin lesions such as melanosis, leucomelanosis, and keratosis. Other manifestations include neurological effects, obstetric problems, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, diseases of the respiratory system and of blood vessels including cardiovascular, and cancers typically involving the skin, lung, and bladder. The skin seems to be quite susceptible to the effects of As. Arsenic-induced skin lesions seem to be the most common and initial symptoms of arsenicosis. More systematic studies are needed to determine the link between As exposure and its related cancer and noncancer end points. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 268 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Poland | 3 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 252 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 14% |
| Researcher | 31 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 9% |
| Professor | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 48 | 18% |
| Unknown | 67 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 35 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 33 | 12% |
| Engineering | 18 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 42 | 16% |
| Unknown | 87 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2020.
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#7,939,330
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#191
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#51,506
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#5
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So far Altmetric has tracked 940 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.2. This one has done well, scoring higher than 79% of its peers.
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