Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com ‘mass poisoning’ in the world. It can exist in different form viz. As (III) and As (V) in natural water [1]. Human exposure to arsenic can take place through ingestion, inhalation or skin adsorption. High dose of arsenic can cause acute toxic effects including gastrointestinal symptoms (poor appetite, vomiting, etc.), disturbance of cardiovascular a...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com ‘mass poisoning’ in the world. It can exist in different form viz. As (III) and As (V) in natural water [1]. Human exposure to arsenic can take place through ingestion, inhalation or skin adsorption. High dose of arsenic can cause acute toxic effects including gastrointestinal symptoms (poor appetite, vomiting, etc.), disturbance of cardiovascular a...

Inorganic arsenic is a potent carcinogen and environmental pollutant. More than one hundred million people are reported to be exposed to elevated concentrations of arsenic mainly via drinking water. Essential trace elements can affect toxicity of metals by interacting with metals at the primary site of action and can also modify the body's response to toxic metals by altering their metabolism a...

The discovery of arsenic contamination in groundwater has challenged efforts to provide safe drinking-water to households in rural Bangladesh. Two nationally-representative surveys in 2000 and 2002 investigated water-usage patterns, water-testing, knowledge of arsenic poisoning, and behavioural responses to arsenic contamination. Knowledge of arsenicosis rose between the two surveys among women...

Arsenic exposure from burning coal with high arsenic contents occurs in southwest Guizhou, China. Coal in this region contains extremely high concentrations of inorganic arsenic. Arsenic exposure from coal-burning is much higher than exposure from arsenic-contaminated water in other areas of China. The current status and prevention strategies for arsenic poisoning from burning high-arsenic coal...

The potential effects of arsenic-contaminated drinking water on health are of concern, but our understanding of the risk factors of arsenicosis remains limited. This study assessed the prevalence of and socio-economic differentials in arsenic-associated skin lesions in a rural community in Bangladesh. Data were collected from a village where the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee has operat...

The article by Mitra and colleagues in this issue of the Journal presents an interesting scenario on arsenic contamination from Bangladesh (1). The paper further confirms the health effects of arsenic and contributes to the literature, especially regarding the inverse relationship between body mass index and the duration of disease. Many tubewells in Bangladesh have been contaminated with arsen...

In Bangladesh and the neighboring state of West Bengal, India, over 100 million people are affected by widespread arsenic poisoning through drinking water drawn from underground sources containing arsenic at concentrations well above the permissible limit of 50 μg/L. The health effects caused by arsenic poisoning in this area is as catastrophic as any other natural calamity that occurred throug...

Chronic arsenic exposure is a critical public health issue in many countries. The metabolism of arsenic in vivo is complicated because it can be influenced by many factors. In the present meta-analysis, two researchers independently searched electronic databases, including the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Springer, Embase, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure, to analyze factors influencing...

During last several decades, arsenic and its compounds have been characterized as major environmental pollutants thus potential causes of both human animals poisoning. Water milk are one the sources arsenic. In this study, influence from drinking water on concentration in cow`s was investigated, well udder parenchyma. The study included twenty cows six farms Banat. which blood samples were take...