Low level arsenic contaminated water consumption and birth outcomes in Romania—An exploratory study

•We prospectively followed 122 women with singleton live births residing in Romania.•We measured arsenic in drinking water and abstracted data from delivery records.•Women were exposed to low levels of drinking water arsenic, mostly

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Published in:Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2016-01, Vol.59, p.8-16
Main Authors: Bloom, Michael S., Neamtiu, Iulia A., Surdu, Simona, Pop, Cristian, Anastasiu, Doru, Appleton, Allison A., Fitzgerald, Edward F., Gurzau, Eugen S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arsenic
Arsenic - adverse effects
Arsenic - analysis
Birth length
Birth outcomes
Birth size
Birth Weight
Body Size
Case-Control Studies
Drinking
Drinking water
Female
Gestational Age
Head - anatomy & histology
Humans
Logistic Models
Maternal Exposure - adverse effects
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Ponderal index
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Romania
Self Report
Sex Factors
Smoking - adverse effects
Time Factors
Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Supply
Young Adult
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Summary:•We prospectively followed 122 women with singleton live births residing in Romania.•We measured arsenic in drinking water and abstracted data from delivery records.•Women were exposed to low levels of drinking water arsenic, mostly
ISSN:0890-6238
1873-1708
DOI:10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.10.012