Long-term exposure to As through drinking water is an important health problem in Latin
America (LA), causing both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects (McClintock TR, Chen Y, …

… Section II: Arsenic occurrence and genesis in … arsenic-related issues with a focus on Latin
America. The book impressively demonstrates that arsenic-related problems in Latin America …

… An overview of arsenic (As) presence in waters in Latin America (LA) is presented. Aspects
on … Arsenic presence has been identified in many LA countries in a range of concentrations, …

… In Latin America, the problem of As contamination in water is known in 14 out of 20 countries…
in 10 Latin American countries only within the last 10 to 15 years. Arsenic is mobilized …

… of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic
… or potential impacts on human health in Latin America. The main sources and pathways of …

… Arsenic has been linked to adverse reproductive outcomes and cognitive development in …
to arsenic-related adverse outcomes. ► Further study of arsenic in Latin America at lower …

… Studies conducted over the past eight years in Latin America (LA) have continued to produce
new knowledge regarding health impacts of arsenic (As) in drinking water. We conducted a …

… drinking water arsenic problem of ‘‘Rural Latin America’’, where especially low-cost
techniques for small communities and for single households are addressed as possible solutions. …

… In Latin America there are approximately 3150000 people exposed to arsenic in drinking
water, … Arsenic is not a new pollutant in Latin America; our ancestors lived with it. We have been …

… Areas in Latin America’s 20 states affected by arsenic concentrations in groundwater at …
since then (yellow) and new groundwater arsenic areas not yet reported in this 2012 review (red)…