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Poultry consumption and arsenic exposure in the U.S. population [1]

Arsenicals (roxarsone and nitarsone) used in poultry production likely increase inorganic arsenic (iAs), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and roxarsone or nitarsone concentrations in poultry meat. The association between poultry intake and exposure to these arsenic species, as reflected in elevated urinary arsenic concentrations, however, is unknown.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
13/10/2016
Anne E. Nigra [3], Keeve E. Nachman [4], David C. Love & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
1-35
Tags:
Poultry [7], Arsenic [8], Animal Products [9], United States Of America (US) [10], Food Contamination [11], Animal Feed [12], Health Effects [13]
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[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/advpub/2016/10/EHP351.acco.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anne-e-nigra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/keeve-e-nachman
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-c-love-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poultry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-products
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-feed
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects