Arsenic Concentration in Rice, Fish, Meat and Vegetables in Cambodia: A Preliminary Risk Assessment

Wang, Hong-Sheng, Sthiannopkao, Suthipong, Chen, Zhuo-Jia, Man, Yu-Bon, Du, Jun, Xing, Guang-Hua, Kim, Kyoung-Woong, Mohamed Yasin, Mohamed S., Hashim, Jamal H. and Wong, Ming-Hung, (2013). Arsenic Concentration in Rice, Fish, Meat and Vegetables in Cambodia: A Preliminary Risk Assessment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Volume 35(Issue 6), 745-755

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    Author Wang, Hong-Sheng
    Sthiannopkao, Suthipong
    Chen, Zhuo-Jia
    Man, Yu-Bon
    Du, Jun
    Xing, Guang-Hua
    Kim, Kyoung-Woong
    Mohamed Yasin, Mohamed S.
    Hashim, Jamal H.
    Wong, Ming-Hung
    Title Arsenic Concentration in Rice, Fish, Meat and Vegetables in Cambodia: A Preliminary Risk Assessment
    Appearing in Environmental Geochemistry and Health   Check publisher's open access policy
    Volume Volume 35
    Issue No. Issue 6
    Publication Date 2013-12-01
    Place of Publication Dordrecht
    Publisher Springer Netherlands
    Start page 745
    End page 755
    Language English
    Abstract To assess arsenic contaminations and its possible adverse health effects, food samples were collected from Kandal, Kratie and Kampong Cham in Cambodia. The highest and the lowest concentrations were observed in fish (mean 2,832 ng g?1, ww) collected from Kandal province and cattle stomach (1.86 ﾱ 1.10 ng g?1, ww) collected from Kratie, respectively. The daily intake of arsenic via food consumption was 604, 9.70 and 136 ?g day?1 in Kandal, Kratie and Kampong Cham, respectively. The arsenic dietary intake in Kandal ranked No. 1 among all the 17 compared countries or regions. Fish consumption contributed the greatest proportion of total arsenic daily intake in Kandal (about 63.0 %) and Kampong Cham (about 69.8 %). It is revealed to be a much more important exposure pathway than drinking water for residents in Kampong Cham. The results of risk assessment suggested that the residents in Cambodia, particularly for people in Kandal province, suffer high public health risks due to consuming arsenic-contaminated food.
    Keyword Arsenic (as)
    Food consumption
    Cambodia
    Dietary intake risk assessment
    Copyright Holder Springer Netherlands
    Copyright Year 2013
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISSN 0269-4042
    DOI 10.1007/s10653-013-9532-0
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