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Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Volume 90, 2008 - Issue 6
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Arsenic intoxication in Southern Thailand: A historical overview

Viroj Wiwanitkit Faculty of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1043-1046 | Accepted 23 Jan 2008, Published online: 15 Dec 2008
 
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Abstract

Arsenic (As) is known to be associated with both cancerous and noncancerous human diseases. Inorganic As in drinking water is the most common route of human exposure. A situation of environmental As intoxication is not common; however, in Thailand, there was a well-known situation of environmental As intoxication, namely the ‘black fever’ outbreak. A historical analysis of that disaster is hereby described and data based upon the event may provide useful information for environmental scientists.

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