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Estimation of Multimedia Inorganic Arsenic Intake in the U.S. Population

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Estimation of Multimedia Inorganic Arsenic Intake in the U.S. Population
المؤلفون: Dianne M. Meacher, Daniel B. Menzel, Michael D. Dillencourt, Lubomir F, Rosalind A. Schoof, Lisa J. Yost, Jane C. Eickhoff, Craig H. Farr
المساهمون: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
المصدر: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~bic/messengers/papers/Menzel-Arsenic.pdf.
سنة النشر: 2001
المجموعة: CiteSeerX
مصطلحات موضوعية: Key Words, Inorganic arsenic, exposure assessment, Monte Carlo modeling, U.S
الوصف: Arsenic is widely distributed in the environment by natural and human means. The potential for adverse health effects from inorganic arsenic depends on the level and route of exposure. To estimate potential health risks of inorganic arsenic, the apportionment of exposure among sources of inorganic arsenic is critical. In this study, daily inorganic arsenic intake of U.S. adults from food, water, and soil ingestion and from airborne particle inhalation was estimated. To account for variations in exposure across the U.S., a Monte Carlo approach was taken using simulations for 100,000 individuals representing the age, gender, and county of residence of the U.S. population based on census data. Our analysis found that food is the greatest source of inorganic arsenic intake and that drinking water is the next highest contributor. Inhalation of airborne arsenic-containing particles and ingestion of arsenic-containing soils were negligible contributors. The exposure is best represented by the ranges of inorganic arsenic intake (at the 10th and 90th percentiles), which were 1.8 to 11.4 µg/day for males and 1.3 to 9.4 µg/day for females. Regional differences in inorganic arsenic exposure were due mostly to consumption of drinking water containing differing inorganic arsenic content rather than to food preferences.
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اللغة: English
Relation: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.144.9063; http://www.ics.uci.edu/~bic/messengers/papers/Menzel-Arsenic.pdf
الاتاحة: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.144.9063
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~bic/messengers/papers/Menzel-Arsenic.pdf
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.BE6B37CB
قاعدة البيانات: BASE