Open AccessDose-response meta-analysis of arsenic exposure in drinking water and intelligence quotient
Author(s) -
Mahsa Hasanvand,
Rasool Mohammadi,
Nahid Khoshnamvand,
Ali Jafari,
Hossein Safari,
Yaser Mokhayeri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of environmental health science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 2052-336X
DOI - 10.1007/s40201-020-00570-0
Subject(s) - arsenic , intelligence quotient , arsenic contamination of groundwater , meta analysis , environmental health , metalloid , toxicology , chemistry , medicine , biology , psychiatry , cognition , organic chemistry , metal
Exposure to inorganic arsenic through drinking water is a threat for public health. Using the arsenic-containing water in the long-term causes a variety of skin diseases, high blood pressure, and skin cancer. Arsenic also damages the nervous system. A wide range of studies have studied the effect of arsenic in drinking water on the level of intelligence in children.