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Exposure to the recognized toxicant, arsenic, is widespread in the United States and throughout the world. Arsenic exposure may derive from inhalation in occupational settings, and arsenic is regulated as a carcinogen by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The concentration of arsenic in ambient air is generally low although higher concentrations can be found near point sources such as fossil fuel burning powerplants. Ingestion of arsenic contaminated drinking-water and diet represents an important exposure route. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed the exposure of arsenic in drinking water in the US (Life Systems Inc, 1993). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Canadian Ministry of the Environment have determined the concentration of arsenic in foods. Therapeutic use of arsenic has been discontinued, but represented an important source of arsenic to humans for approximately 2500 years (Jackson, 1975).
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Hsu, KH., Froines, J.R., Chen, CJ. (1997). Studies of arsenic ingestion from drinking-water in Northeastern Taiwan: chemical speciation and urinary metabolites. In: Abernathy, C.O., Calderon, R.L., Chappell, W.R. (eds) Arsenic. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5864-0_16
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