Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water may significantly increase cardiovascular disease risk, even at levels below current federal limits, new research suggests. The study is the first to ...

The study, led by Kathy James, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, focuses on arsenic in private drinking wells. Arsenic, a carcinogen that occurs naturally in soil, has ...

This includes evidence of risk at high arsenic levels (>100µg/L) in drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reduced the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic in community water ...

Results from a large 20-year study in Bangladesh show that halving a person’s intake of arsenic in drinking water reduces their risk of dying from any chronic disease, including cancer or heart ...

Babies born to mothers potentially exposed to low levels of arsenic in public drinking water—even at levels below the federal safety standard—were more likely to be born preterm, with lower ...

A 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water was associated with up to a 50% lower risk of death from heart disease, cancer and other ...

Prenatal exposure to arsenic in the public water supply was tied to some adverse birth outcomes. Public drinking water is a major source of inorganic arsenic exposure. Authors suggest the ...

A new 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water was associated with up to a 50 percent lower risk of death from heart disease, cancer and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with highest vs. lowest arsenic exposure had a 1.29-fold increase in kidney damage odds. The odds of ...

A new study by researchers at Columbia University has revealed the states that have higher rates of arsenic in public drinking water systems, most of which are in the West and Midwest. Michigan, South ...