Contamination of Drinking Water with Arsenic and its Various Health Effects in the Village of Ghopuz

Background & Objectives: Arsenicosis is a serious environmental disease caused by chronic exposure to arsenic- usually from drinking water. Signs and symptoms of chronic arsenic poisoning include hyperkeratosis, hyper- or hypopigmentation, and ulcers. Also, the incidence of cancer is increase...

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Main Authors: MA Hosseinpour Feizi, M Mosaferi, S Dastgiri, Sh Zolali, N Pouladi, P Azarfam
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-02-01
Series:مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
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Online Access:http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-158&slc_lang=en&sid=1