Worldwide, more than 200 million people are estimated to be exposed to unsafe levels of
arsenic. Chronic exposure to unsafe levels of groundwater arsenic is responsible for …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on
arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the …

Well water could be a stable source of drinking water. Recently, the use of well water as
drinking water has been encouraged in develo** countries. However, many kinds of …

Chromium (Cr) pollution caused by wastewater from tanneries is a worldwide environmental
problem. To develop a countermeasure, we performed a comprehensive study using …

Chemicals are representative environmental factors that affect human health. Recently,
external exposure to a chemical of rhododenol (RD) caused chemical leukoderma, an …

Aims There has been a shortage of human studies to elucidate the association between
serum arsenic levels and the prevalence of hypertension. This study multidirectionally …

Abstract Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)], which has a strong corrosive effect, has been
reported to cause perforation of the eardrum. Trivalent chromium [Cr (III)] also has a weak …

Since tannery workers in develo** countries are chronically exposed to high levels of
chromium (Cr), there are serious concerns about health problems. However, there has been …

Chronic arsenic exposure from drinking water causes a variety of diseases and it is now
recognized that at least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water …

Simultaneous relocation of a group of pollutant sources in a heavily polluted area is a rare
event. Such a relocation has been implemented in Hazaribagh, a tannery built-up area with …