Deadly effect of arsenic in drinking water measured in Bangladesh study

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 20:10 in Health & Medicine

More than 20 percent of deaths in a study of 12,000 Bangladeshis were attributable to arsenic exposure from contaminated drinking water, new research reports. The large 10-year study is the first to prospectively measure the relationship between individual exposure to arsenic and its associated mortality risk.

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