Arsenic in drinking water and the prevalence of respiratory effects in West Bengal, India | Zendy

D. N. Guha Mazumder | Zendy; Reina Haque | Zendy; Nilima Ghosh | Zendy; Binay K De | Zendy; Amal Santra | Zendy; Dipankar Chakraborti | Zendy; Allan H. Smith | Zendy

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Arsenic in drinking water and the prevalence of respiratory effects in West Bengal, India

Author(s) -

D. N. Guha Mazumder,

Reina Haque,

Nilima Ghosh,

Binay K De,

Amal Santra,

Dipankar Chakraborti,

Allan H. Smith

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.6.1047

Subject(s) - arsenic , medicine , arsenic poisoning , arsenic contamination of groundwater , population , arsenic toxicity , cross sectional study , respiratory system , odds ratio , ingestion , physiology , environmental health , pathology , toxicity , materials science , metallurgy

A large population in West Bengal, India has been exposed to naturally occurring inorganic arsenic through their drinking water. A cross-sectional survey involving 7683 participants of all ages was conducted in an arsenic-affected region between April 1995 and March 1996. The main focus of the study was skin keratoses and pigmentation alterations, two characteristic signs of ingested inorganic arsenic. Strong exposure-response gradients were found for these skin lesions. The study also collected limited information concerning respiratory system signs and symptoms, which we report here because increasing evidence suggests that arsenic ingestion also causes pulmonary effects.

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