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Project #2738

Cancer Risks Associated With Elevated Levels of Drinking Water Arsenic Exposure

$318,886
Completed
Principal Investigator
Floyd
Frost
Research Manager
Linda J Reekie
Contractor
Lovelace Clinic Foundation
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)
Risk Assessment
Final Report

Abstract

Compares and correlates arsenic levels in drinking water with cancer incidence in populations, using cancer registries in the United States. Develops data to help refine the dose-response relationship between arsenic exposure from drinking water and cancer of the skin, bladder, and lung, and other cancers. Research partners: USEPA and ACWA. Printed report is currently available only to Foundation subscribers. Published in 2004.