Arsenic Exposure During Pregnancy and Childhood: Factors Explaining Changes over a Decade.

ABSTRACT: Arsenic chronic exposure, particularly in its inorganic form, represents a significant public health concern. This study was conducted in Arica, the northernmost city in the country, whose inhabitants have been exposed to inorganic arsenic both naturally through drinking water and anthropogenically due to a toxic waste disposal site. We explored changes in inorganic arsenic levels in a cohort of pregnant women and their children over a decade, identifying exposure trends and their determinants. We used data on arsenic exposure through maternal urine samples during pregnancy, collected by the Health Authority between 2013 and 2016 (measurement 1), and followed up with assessments of their children in 2023 (measurement 2). Temporal changes in inorganic arsenic concentration were analyzed usi

SUBMITTER: Rubilar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11945348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature