Reduction in Urinary Arsenic with Bottled-Water Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Burgess JL ; Hysong TA ; Josyula AB ; Kurzius-Spencer M ; McClellan H ; Poplin GS ; Sturup S
• Description:
  The study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of providing bottled water in reducing arsenic exposure. Urine, tap-water and toenail samples were collected from non-smoking adults residing in Ajo (n=40) and Tucson (n=33), Arizona, USA. The Ajo subjects were provided bottled water for 12 months prior to re-sampling. The mean total arsenic (ug/L) in tap-water was 20.3 +/- 3.7 in Ajo and 4.0 +/- 2.3 in Tucson. Baseline urinary total inorganic arsenic (ug/L) was significantly higher among the Ajo subjects (n=40, 29.1 +/- 20.4) than among the Tucson subjects (n=32, 11.0 +/- 12.0, p<0.001), as was creatinine-adjusted urinary total inorganic arsenic (ug/g) (35.5 +/- 25.2 vs 13.2 +/- 9.3, p<0.001). Baseline concentrations of arsenic (ug/g) in toenails were also higher among the Ajo subjects (0.51 +/- 0.72) than among the Tucson subjects (0.17 +/- 0.21) (p<0.001). After the intervention, the mean urinary total inorganic arsenic in Ajo (n=36) dropped by 21%, from 29.4 +/- 21.1 to 23.2 +/- 23.2 (p=0.026). The creatinine-adjusted urinary total inorganic arsenic and toenail arsenic levels did not differ significantly with the intervention. Provision of arsenic-free bottled water resulted in a modest reduction in urinary total inorganic arsenic. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Drinking Water Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Safety Urine
• Keywords:
  Arsenates Arsenic-compounds Arsenites Author Keywords: Arsenic Bottled Water Drinking-water Exposure-assessment Sampling Sampling-methods United States Urinalysis

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• ISSN:
  1606-0997
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  298-304
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031213
• Citation:
  J Health Popul Nutr 2006 Sep; 24(3):298-304
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Jefferey L. Burgess, Associate Professor, Environmental and Community Health, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1435 N Fremont Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA
• Email:
  jburgess@email.arizona.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b7b1b838d2177de2928c90f0b20239c4d81cb221885185f387f3a80ca379a3c4bd95c453728bd74995afd647f9a37dcaeb5055357f84241d52b73acd17c5dd61
• Download URL:
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