Purpose Urinary metals can be used to identify metal exposure in humans from various
sources in the environment. Decreased renal function and cardiovascular dysfunction may …

BACKGROUND: Long-term arsenic exposure is a major global health problem. However,
few epidemiologic studies have evaluated the association of arsenic with kidney measures …

Objectives Although environmental exposure to multiple metals is common, epidemiological
studies on the associations of exposure to 23 metals with kidney function have not been …

Exposure to metal pollution can be caused from inhalation, ingestion, or absorption from air,
water, or food. Chronic exposure to trace amounts of metals can lead to high blood pressure …

Background Proteinuria has been recognized as a marker for an increased risk of chronic
renal disease. It is unclear whether arsenic (As) exposure from drinking water is associated …

Introduction Hypertension and diabetes are highly prevalent among US adults. Arsenic
exposure is associated with these cardiometabolic morbidities but the relationship between …

Background It is unclear whether arsenic exerts adverse health effects on the kidney at low-
and moderate-levels of exposure. We prospectively examined toenail arsenic …

Background Long-term exposure to arsenic is a major public health concern. Emerging
evidence suggests adverse health effects even at low levels of exposure. This study …

Arsenic (As) is an important environmental toxicant that can cause cancer and
cardiovascular disease, but the relationship between As exposure and renal dysfunction is …

In epidemiologic studies, high arsenic exposure has been associated with adverse kidney
disease outcomes. We performed a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence of the …