Health Risks Associated with Chronic Exposures to Arsenic in the Environment

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Research Article| January 01, 2014 Health Risks Associated with Chronic Exposures to Arsenic in the Environment Valerie L. Mitchell Valerie L. Mitchell Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, California 95826-3200, U.S.A., Valerie.Mitchell@dtsc.ca.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2014) 79 (1): 435–449. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2014.79.8 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Valerie L. Mitchell; Health Risks Associated with Chronic Exposures to Arsenic in the Environment. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2014;; 79 (1): 435–449. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2014.79.8 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring toxic metalloid that is ubiquitous in the environment. It is found in water, soil, and air and as such is also found in the food supply. Millions of people are exposed to As at concentrations in their drinking water that exceed health-based standards worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed As as one of its ten chemicals of major public health concern (WHO 2010). Inorganic As (iAs) is listed as the number one concern on the Priority List of Hazardous Substances by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.