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Arsenic JOIN US ON THE INTERNET VIA WWW, GOPHER, FTP OR EMAIL: WWW: http://www.thomson.com GOPHER: gopher.thomson.com ^ A $erv|ce Qf FTP: ftp.thomson.com w EMAIL: [email protected] Arsenic EXPOSURE AND HEALTH EFFECTS Edited by CO. Abernathy US Environmental Protection Agency R.L. Calderon US Environmental Protection Agency and W.R. Chappell Professor of Physics, University of Colorado m SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V. First edition 1997 © 1997 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Chapman & Hall in 1997 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1997 Typeset in 10/12 Times by Best-set Typesetter Ltd., Hong Kong ISBN 978-94-010-6478-1 ISBN 978-94-011-5864-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-5864-0 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organization outside the UK. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers at the London address printed on this page. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Catalog Card umber: 97-65629 Printed on acid-free text paper, manufactured in accordance with ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Table of Contents List ofContributors ix Preface xv 1. I. Thornton and M. Farago The Geochemistry ofArsenic 1 2. H. Greschonig and K.J. Irgolic The Mercuric-Bromide-Stain Method and the Natelson Method for the Determination ofArsenic: Implications for Assessment ofRisks from Exposure to ArsenicinTaiwan 17 3. W. Goessler, D. Kuehnelt and K.J. Irgolic Determination ofArsenic Compounds in Human Urine by HPLC-ICP-MS 33 4. D. Kuehnelt, W. Goessler and K.J. Irgolic The Oxidation ofArsenite in Aqueous Solutions 45 5. Z.D. Luo, Y.M. Zhang, L. Ma, G.Y. Zhang, X. He, R. Wilson, D.M. Byrd, J.G. Griffiths, S. Lai, L. He, K. Grumski and S.H. Lamm Chronic Arsenicism and Cancerin Inner Mongolia Consequences ofWell-water Arsenic Levels greater than50....g11 55 6. C. Choprapawon and A. Rodcline Chronic Arsenic Poisoning in Ronpibool Nakhon Sri Thammarat, the Southern Province ofThailand 69 7. S. Niu, S. Cao and E. Shen The Status ofArsenic Poisoning in China 78 I I vi TABLEOFCONTENTS L..- --' 8. V. Bencko Health Aspects ofBurning Coal with a High Arsenic Content:The Central Slovakia Experience 84 9. T. Roy Chowdhury, B. Kr. MandaI, G. Samanta, G. Kr. Basu, P. P. Chowdhury, C.R Chanda, N. Kr. Karan, D. Lodh, R Kr. Dhar, D. Das, K.c. Saha and D. Chakraborti Arsenicin Groundwaterin Six Districts ofWest Bengal, India: The Biggest Arsenic Calamity in the World:The Status Report up to August,1995 93 10. D. N. Guha Mazumder, J. Das Gupta, A. Santra, A. Pal, A. Ghose, S. Sarkar, N. Chattopadhaya and D. Chakraborti Non-cancer Effects ofChronicArsenicosis with Special Reference to LiverDamage 112 11. c.-J. Chen, H.-Y. Chiou, W.-I. Huang, S.-Y. Chen, Y.-M. Hsueh, C.-H. Tseng, L.-J. Lin, M.-P. Shyu and M.-S. Lai Systemic Non-carcinogenicEffects and Developmental Toxicity ofInorganicArsenic 124 12. S. Tabacova, E.S. Hunter, III and L. Balabaeva Potential Role ofOxidative Damage in Developmental Toxicity ofArsenic 135 13. RG. Feldman and J.F. Jabre Analysis ofElectrophysiological Studies in Arsenic Exposure 145 14. K.H. Kiburn Neurobehavioral Impairmentfrom Long-Term Residential Arsenic Exposure 159 15. E.O. Uthus Mathematical Modeling ofArsenicin Hamsters 176 16. K.-H. Hsu, J.R Froines and c.-J. Chen Studies ofArsenicIngestion from Drinking Water in NortheasternTaiwan: ChemicalSpeciation and Urinary Metabolites 190 17. M.E. Farago, I. Thornton, P. Kavanagh, P. Elliott and G.S. Leonardi Health Aspects ofHuman Exposure to High Arsenic Concentrations in Soil in South West England 210 I I L- T_A_B_L_E_O_F_C_O_N_T_E_N_T_S Vll 18. P.E. Enterline Estimating Cancer Risks from Air Arsenic Exposure Using Data on Copper SmelterWorkers. 227 19. c.-J. Chen, Y.-M. Hsueh, H.-Y. Chiou, Y.-H. Hsu, S.-Y. Chen, S.-F. Horng, K-F. Liaw and M.-M. Wu Human Carcinogenicity ofInorganic Arsenic 232 20. H.-R. Guo Arsenicin Drinking-waterand Skin Cancer: Comparison Among Studies Based on Cancer Registry, Death Certificates and Physical Examinations 243 21. KG. Brown and C.O. Abernathy The Taiwan Skin Cancer Risk Analysis ofInorganic Arsenic Ingestion: Effects ofWater Consumption Rates and Food Arsenic Levels 260 22. J.P. Buchet, R. Lauwerys,J.F. Fabries and J.W. Yager Factors Affecting the Retention in Hamster Lung ofArsenic Presentin Fly Ash and Copper Smelter Dust 272 23. M. Styblo and D.J. Thomas Factors InfluencingIn Vitro Methylation ofArsenicals in Rat Liver Cytosol 283 24. H.V. Aposhian, R. Zakharyan, Y. Wu, S. Healy and M.M. Aposhian Enzymatic Methylation ofArsenic Compounds: U- An Overview 296 25. H. Yamauchi, K Chiba and K Yoshida Biological Monitoring ofArsenic Exposure in Inorganic Arsenic and Gallium Arsenide-Exposed SemiconductorWorkers 322 26. M.M. Moore, K Harrington-Brock and M. Cabrera Biological Effects ofArsenic Exposure- Integration of In Vitro Genotoxicity Data With Human Biomarker Data 330 27. M.J. Mass and L. Wang Alterations ofMethylation ofthe Tumor Suppressor Genep53: Insights into Potential Mechanisms ofArsenic Carcinogenesis 338 I I viii TABLEOFCONTENTS '---------------------------- 28. D.B. Menzel Some Results ofa Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling Approach to EstimatingArsenic Body Burdens 349 29. J.G. Hering, P.-Y. Chen and J.A. Wilkie Arsenic Removal from Drinking-water by Coagulation: the Role ofAdsorptionand Effects ofSource Water Composition 369 30. J. Hlavay and K. Polyak Removal ofArsenicIons from Drinking-waterby Novel Type Adsorbents 382 31. J.B. Kempic Arsenic Removal Technologies: An Evaluation ofCost and Performance. 393 32. W. North, H.J. Gibb and CO. Abernathy Arsenic: Past, Present and Future Considerations 406 Index 424 Contributors H.V. Aposhian D.M. Byrd University ofArizona, Tucson, Risk Assessment and Product Arizona, USA Safety Consultants in Toxicology, Washington DC, USA M.M. Aposhian University ofArizona, Tucson, M. Cabrera Arizona, USA Mount Sinai School ofMedicine, New York, USA e.O. Abernathy US EPA, Washington DC, USA D. Chakraborti School ofEnvironmental Studies, L. Balabaeva Jadavpur University, Calcutta, National Center ofHygiene, India Medical Ecology and Nutrition, Sofia, Bulgaria e.R. Chanda School ofEnvironmental Studies, G. Kr. Basu Jadavpur University, Calcutta, School ofEnvironmental Studies, India Jadavpur University, Calcutta, N. Chatttopadhaya India Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Bombay, India V. Bencko Institute ofHygiene and e.-f. Chen Epidemiology ofCharles Graduate Institute of University, First Faculty of Epidemiology, National Taiwan Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic University, Taipei, Taiwan K.G. Brown K. Chiba Kenneth G. Brown Inc., Chapel St Marianna University School of Hill, NC 27707, USA Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan J.P. Buchet e. Choprapawon Catholic University ofLouvain, National Health Foundation, Brussels, Belgium Bangkok, Thailand I IL x C_O_N_T_R_IB_U_T_O_R_S _ c.-H. Tseng R.G. Feldman Department ofInternal Medicine, Boston University School of National Taiwan University Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan USA P.P. Chowdhury I.R. Froines School ofEnvironmental Studies, UCLA School ofPublicHealth, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Los Angeles, California, USA India A. Ghose T.R. Chowdhury Institute ofPostgraduate Medical School ofEnvironmental Studies, Education and Research, Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India India R.I. Gibb D. Das US EPA, Washington DC, USA School ofEnvironmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India W. Goessler Institute for Analytical R. Kr. Dhar Chemistry, Karl-Franzens School ofEnvironmental Studies, Universitaet, Graz, Austria Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India H. Greschonig Institute for Analytical P. Elliott Chemistry, Karl-Franzens Imperial College School of Universitaet, Graz, Austria Medicine, London, UK I.C. Griffiths P.E. Enterline ISP. Wayne, New Jersey, USA Emeritus Professor ofBiostatistics, University ofPittsburgh, K. Grumski Philadelphia, USA Consultants in Epidemiology and Occupational Health Inc., E. Shen Washington DC, USA Division ofEndemic Disease, Ministry ofHealth, China D.N. Guha Mazumder 1.P. Fabries Institute ofPost Graduate Medical INRS, Vandoeuvre, France Education and Research, Calcutta, India M. Farago Centre for Environmental H.-R. Guo Technology, Imperial College, University ofCincinnati, Ohio, London, UK USA
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