Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Wyatt, C J; Quiroga, V L; Acosta, R T.O.; Mendez, R O

doi:10.1006/enrs.1998.3844

Title: Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

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Arsenic (As) is a common element in the environment with many industrial uses, but it also can be a contaminant in drinking water and present serious health concerns. Earlier studies on the quality of drinking water in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, showed high levels of As in water from wells located in the northern part of the city. Additionally a high positive correlation between the levels of Fluoride (F) and As in the same wells was found. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the excretion of As in children, 7--11 years of age, that had been exposed to elevated levels of As in their drinking water. Twenty-four-hour urine samples and a water sample taken directly in the home were collected from school age children living in two different areas with known high levels of As in their drinking water. A control group with normal levels of As in their water was also included.

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Wyatt, C J; Quiroga, V L; Acosta, R T.O.; Mendez, R O ^[1]

Centro de Investigaciones en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, Hermosillo (Mexico)

Publication Date:: Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI Identifier:: 638286

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Environmental Research

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 78; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1998

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; WATER POLLUTION; DRINKING WATER; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; CHILDREN

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                    Wyatt, C J, Quiroga, V L, Acosta, R T.O., and Mendez, R O. Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.  United States: N. p., 1998. 
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                    Wyatt, C J, Quiroga, V L, Acosta, R T.O., & Mendez, R O. Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1998.3844

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                    Wyatt, C J, Quiroga, V L, Acosta, R T.O., and Mendez, R O. 1998.  
        "Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1998.3844.

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@article{osti_638286,

  title        = {Excretion of arsenic (As) in urine of children, 7--11 years, exposed to elevated levels of As in the city water supply in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico},

  author       = {Wyatt, C J and Quiroga, V L and Acosta, R T.O. and Mendez, R O},

  abstractNote = {Arsenic (As) is a common element in the environment with many industrial uses, but it also can be a contaminant in drinking water and present serious health concerns. Earlier studies on the quality of drinking water in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, showed high levels of As in water from wells located in the northern part of the city. Additionally a high positive correlation between the levels of Fluoride (F) and As in the same wells was found. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the excretion of As in children, 7--11 years of age, that had been exposed to elevated levels of As in their drinking water. Twenty-four-hour urine samples and a water sample taken directly in the home were collected from school age children living in two different areas with known high levels of As in their drinking water. A control group with normal levels of As in their water was also included.},

  doi          = {10.1006/enrs.1998.3844},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/638286},
  journal      = {Environmental Research},
number       = 1,

  volume       = 78,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},

  month        = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}

}

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