Well Water Arsenic Exposure, Arsenic Induced Skin-Lesions and Self-Reported Morbidity in Inner Mongolia

Yajuan Xia, Timothy J. Wade, Kegong Wu, Yanhong Li, Zhixiong Ning, X Chris Le, Binfei Chen, Yong Feng, Judy L. Mumford and Xingzhou He
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Yajuan Xia: Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Timothy J. Wade: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Kegong Wu: Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Yanhong Li: Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Zhixiong Ning: Ba Men Anti Epidemic Station, Bayingnormen, Inner Mongolia, China
X Chris Le: University of Alberta, Department of Public Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada
Binfei Chen: Computer Sciences Corporation, RTP, North Carolina, USA
Yong Feng: Hangjin Hou Centers for Disease Control, Inner Mongolia, China
Judy L. Mumford: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Xingzhou He: Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine, Institute of Environmental Health & Engineering, Beijing, China

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: Residents of the Bayingnormen region of Inner Mongolia have been exposed to arsenic-contaminated well water for over 20 years, but relatively few studies have investigated health effects in this region. We surveyed one village to document exposure to arsenic and assess the prevalence of arsenic-associated skin lesions and self-reported morbidity. Five-percent (632) of the 12,334 residents surveyed had skin lesions characteristics of arsenic exposure. Skin lesions were strongly associated with well water arsenic and there was an elevated prevalence among residents with water arsenic exposures as low as 5 ?g/L-10 ?g/L. The presence of skin lesions was also associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Arsenic; drinking water; Inner Mongolia; hyperkeratosis; skin lesions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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