Inorganic arsenic contamination and the health of children living near an inactive mining site: northern Thailand

Abstract: Arsenic toxicity is a global health problem affecting millions of people. Contamination is caused by arsenic from natural geological sources leaching into aquifers, contaminating drinking water, and may also be caused by mining and other industrial processes. Acute arsenic poisoning is associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and severe diarrhea. Chronic arsenic toxicity results in multisystemic diseases leading to central nervous system (CNS) impairments such as cognitive or intellectual deficits in children. Over the past ten years, arsenic contamination has been reported in northern Thailand. The Ministry of Public Health; Thailand, Forensic Science Institute Thammasat University, and the Research Center to Promote Safety and Prevent Injuries in Children at the Ramathibodi Hospital compiled a report on the health impact of the population within a 10 kilometer radius around a mine tailing in the Phichit, Phitsanulok, and Phetchabun Provinces of Thailand. It showed that m.... https://www.excli.de/index.php/excli/article/view/4922

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• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

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• Erschienen in: Inorganic arsenic contamination and the health of children living near an inactive mining site: northern Thailand ; volume:21 ; year:2022 ; EXCLI journal ; 21 (2022)

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• Urheber: Kunwittaya, Sarun ; Ruksee, Nootchanart ; Khamnong, Thirata ; Jiawiwatkul, Athiwat ; Kleebpung, Nonthasruang ; Chumchua, Vasunun ; Plitponkarnpim, Adisak ; Nopparat, Chutikorn ; Permpoonputtana, Kannika

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• DOI: 10.17179/excli2022-4922
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022081813255997985549
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:26 MESZ