Abstract
It is unknown whether inorganic arsenic in drinking water concentrations at the current maximum contaminant level of 50 μg/l poses a cancer risk in the United States. Data from two large epidemiological studies of cancer and arsenic in drinking water in Taiwan indicate a dose-response relationship, but the magnitude of risk at low concentrations is highly uncertain. Four sources of uncertainty are described: model choice, data aggregation, intra-village variability of arsenic in well water, arsenic intake from food. New data from an appropriately designed epidemiological study are needed to improve dose-response assessment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 351-362 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA) |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecological Modelling
- Pollution
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Uncertainty in cancer risk at low doses of inorganic arsenic'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver