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Arsenic Epidemiology and Drinking Water Standards

Smith, Allan H., Lopipero, Peggy A., Bates, Michael N., Steinmaus, Craig M.·2002·Science

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Establishment of the maximum contaminant level that regulates the concentration of arsenic in public water supplies has been an extraordinarily protracted process. The U.S. Public Health Service set an interim standard of 50 mg per liter in 1942. It was another 60 years before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lowered the standard to 10 mg per liter, despite extensive epidemiological evidence of significant cancer risks. [ Smith et al .][1] of this Policy Forum consider how the regulatory process might interpret and respond more effectively to results from epidemiological studies. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5576/2145

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Authors
Smith, A. H., Lopipero, P. A., Bates, M. N., & Steinmaus, C. M.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Smith, Allan H.
Venue
Science
Published
2002-06-21
Volume
296
Issue
5576
Pages
2145-2146
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1604877397
Cited by
620
References
46
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FWCI
12.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P42-ES-04705, P30ES001896, P30-ES01896, P42ES004705)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Keywords
arsenic, drinking water standards, maximum contaminant levels, water supply regulation, cancer risk, epidemiological evidence, Environmental Protection Agency, public health services, regulatory process
MeSH terms
Animals, Arsenic, Carcinogens, Diet, Epidemiologic Methods, Humans, Maximum Allowable Concentration, Neoplasms, Public Health, Public Policy, United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Water Supply, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic

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