A concurrent exposure to arsenic and fluoride from drinking water in Chihuahua, Mexico.
April 24, 2015
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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González-Horta C, Ballinas-Casarrubias L, Sánchez-Ramírez B, Ishida MC, Barrera-Hernández A, Gutiérrez-Torres D, Zacarias OL, Saunders RJ, Drobná Z, Mendez MA, García-Vargas G, Loomis D, Stýblo M, Del Razo LM.
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12(5):4587-601.
"... significant differences were found in U-tAs and U-F- levels between males and females. Specifically, urine from women contained on average less tAs (41.5 vs 59.4 ng/mL) and F- (1.9 vs 2.4 µg/mL) than urine of men.
"Notably, both signs of dental fluorosis and skin lesions typical of the chronic iAs exposure (keratosis and changes in pigmentation) were observed in several participants during the introductory medical exam (unpublished data). Previously, dental fluorosis was reported for 80