Peripheral neuropathy induced by drinking water contaminated with low-dose arsenic in Myanmar.
Hitoshi MochizukiKhin Phyu PhyuMyo Nanda AungPhyo Wai ZinYasunori YanoMoe Zaw MyintWin Min ThitYuka YamamotoYoshitaka HishikawaKyaw Zin ThantMasugi MaruyamaYoshiki KurodaPublished in: Environmental health and preventive medicine (2019)
Subjective symptoms, probably due to peripheral neuropathy, occurred at very low ACDW (around 10 ppb). Objective peripheral nerve disturbances of both small and large fibers occurred at low ACDW (> 50 ppb). These data suggest a threshold for the occurrence of peripheral neuropathy due to arsenic exposure, and indicate that the arsenic concentration in drinking water should be less than 10 ppb to ensure human health.