PMID: 16637147Apr 28, 2006Paper

Consideration of soil properties in assessment of human health risk from exposure to arsenic-enriched soils

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Rupali Datta, Dibyendu Sarkar

Abstract

Encroachment of residential development on agricultural lands in the United States where arsenical pesticides were extensively used prior to the 1990s has increased the potential for human exposure to arsenic (As), a group A carcinogen. Soil ingestion by children is a critical issue in assessing health risks from exposure to As-enriched soils. In the absence of a universal "soil model" on As bioavailability, many baseline risk assessment studies use the assumption that all (100%) As present in soil is bioavailable. However, As exists in many geochemical forms as dictated by soil chemical properties. Because As bioavailability is a function of soil speciation, using total soil arsenic values potentially overestimates human health risk, thereby increasing site cleanup expenses. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to estimate in vitro As bioavailability as a function of soil properties in four chemically variant soil types contaminated with sodium arsenite pesticide. Results demonstrate that As speciation in certain soils translates to significant lowering of As bioavailability and hence potential cancer risk.

References

Oct 1, 1989·Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology : RTP·E J CalabreseP T Kostecki
Feb 1, 1994·Environmental Health Perspectives·K GroenR F Vlug
Sep 10, 2003·Environmental Pollution·Dibyendu Sarkar, Rupali Datta

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 22, 2010·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Melita Kosanovic, Milan Jokanovic
Jan 20, 2016·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Yongfang LiXinghua Gao
Oct 23, 2015·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Pravin PunamiyaRupali Datta
Nov 13, 2012·Journal of Hazardous Materials·Shahida QuaziRupali Datta
Jul 21, 2007·Food and Chemical Toxicology : an International Journal Published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association·Melita KosanovicAbdu Adem
May 4, 2011·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry·Peng WangWillie J G M Peijnenburg
Apr 7, 2010·Environmental Pollution·M CoeurdassierA de Vaufleury
Nov 18, 2016·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Luigi VimercatiGiorgio Assennato
Sep 17, 2008·Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis·Jamie Donatuto, Barbara L Harper
Jun 22, 2007·Public Health Nutrition·Karen E CharltonJohanna H Nel
Dec 7, 2018·Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology·K R MinerA Liljedahl
Nov 1, 2017·Journal of Travel Medicine·Joseph Torresi, Robert Steffen
Feb 8, 2019·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Pi-I D LinDavid C Christiani
Feb 28, 2020·Annual Review of Nursing Research·Charlene A Winters, Sandra W Kuntz
Mar 23, 2017·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Luigi VimercatiAntonio Baldassarre

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.