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Child intelligence and reductions in water arsenic and manganese: A two-year follow-up study in Bangladesh [1]

Arsenic (As) exposure from drinking water is associated with modest intellectual deficits in childhood. It is not known whether reducing exposure is associated with improved intelligence. The researchers aimed to determine whether reducing As exposure is associated with improved child intellectual outcomes.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Gail A. Wasserman [3], Xinhua Liu [4], Faruque Parvez & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
Tags:
Arsenic [7], Mental Health [8], Child Health [9], Bangladesh [10], South Asia [11], Drinking Water Quality [12], Wells [13]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/child-intelligence-and-reductions-water-arsenic-and-manganese-two-year-follow-study
[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-09974/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gail-wasserman
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xinhua-liu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/faruque-parvez-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-quality
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wells