Alterations of arsenic levels in arsenicosis residents and awareness of its risk factors: A population-based 20-year follow-up study in a unique coal-borne arsenicosis County in Guizhou, China

Abstract

Considerable efforts to blocking As exposure from burning coal and As contaminated foods in this region are observed over the study period. Further practical health education programs may need to target individuals with long-term of As exposure, lower socioeconomic status and smoking in order to better prevent and control the occurrence and development of coal-borne arsenicosis.