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High exposure to arsenic from drinking water at several localities in eastern Croatia

This study investigated the relationship between arsenic concentrations in drinking water in four towns/villages in eastern Croatia and corresponding hair arsenic concentrations of residents. The mean arsenic concentrations in community drinking water samples were 0.14, 37.88, 171.60, and 611.89 mg/l. The corresponding mean concentrations of the element in hair samples of subjects residing in each of the localities were 0.07 (n=11), 0.26 (n=17), 1.74 (n=11), and 4.31 mg/g (n=23). Chronic exposures to arsenic levels estimated in three investigated locations present a serious health threat to around 3% of Croatian population.

arsenic; drinking water; hair; HG-AAS; Croatia

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