Elevated childhood exposure to arsenic despite reduced drinking water concentrations — A longitudinal cohort study in rural Bangladesh
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the massive efforts to lower water arsenic concentrations in Bangladesh. Methods: In our large mother–child cohort in rural Matlab, we measured the arsenic concentrations (and other elements) in drinking water and evaluated the actual exposure (urina...
Main Authors: | Maria Kippler, Helena Skröder, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Fahmida Tofail, Marie Vahter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015300830 |
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