Browsing by Subject "Drinking water"

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    • Análisis y evaluación de la calidad del agua potable para la ciudad de Antofagasta bajo el contexto del ... 
      Zúñiga Copano, Maximiliano (Universidad de Chile, 2018)
      La presente investigación evalúa la calidad del agua potable para la ciudad de Antofagasta, Región de Antofagasta durante el periodo 2007 – 2016, en el contexto del suministro de distintos tipos de agua potable para la ...
    • Boron exposure assessment using drinking water and urine in the North of Chile 
      Cortes, S.; Reynaga-Delgado, E.; Sancha, A. M.; Ferreccio, C. (2011)
      Boron is an essential trace element for plants and humans however it is still an open question what levels of boron are actually safe for humans. This study, conducted between 2006 and 2010, measured exposure levels of ...
    • Case study of complaints on drinking water quality: Relationship to copper content? 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Araya, Magdalena; Vásquez, Marcela; Lagos, Gustavo; Olivares, Manuel; Méndez, Marco A.; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Reyes, Arturo; Letelier, Victoria; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Humana Press Inc., 2007)
      Several families of Talca city, Chile complained to health authorities for what they attributed to consumption of copper (Cu)-contaminated drinking water. We assessed the situation 6-12 mo after the initiation of complaints ...
    • Copper in infant nutrition: Safety of World Health Organization provisional guideline value for copper ... 
      Olivares, Manuel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Speisky Cosoy, Hernán; Lönnerdal, Bo; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (1998)
      Background: Copper is an essential nutrient for humans. Recently, a limit of 31.48 μmol/l (2 mg/l) was proposed by the World Health Organization as the provisional guideline value for copper content of drinking water. The ...
    • Early-life exposure to lithium and boron from drinking water 
      Harari, Florencia; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Concha, Gabriela; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Grandér, Margaretha; Castro, Francisca; Palm, Brita; Nermell, Barbro; Vahter, Marie (2012)
      The transfer of lithium and boron from exposed mothers to fetuses and breast-fed infants was investigated in areas in northern Argentina and Chile with up to 700 μg. lithium/L and 5-10. mg. boron/L in drinking water. ...
    • Impact of arsenic exposure on clinicopathological characteristics of bladder cancer: a comparative study ... 
      Fernández, Mario I.; Valdebenito, Patricio; Delgado, Iris; Segebre, Jorge; Chaparro, Eduardo; Fuentealba, David; Castillo, Martín; Vial, Cecilia; Barroso, Juan P.; Ziegler, Annemarie; Bustamante, Alberto (Elsevier, 2020)
      Background: Beyond exposure to arsenic in drinking-water, there is few information about demographic and clinicopathological features of patients with bladder cancer living in arsenic-exposed regions. The aim of the study ...
    • Obesity and excess weight in early adulthood and high risks of arsenic-related cancer in later life 
      Steinmaus, Craig; Castriota, Felicia; Ferreccio, Catterina; Smith, Allan H.; Yuan, Yan; Liaw, Jane; Acevedo, Johanna; Pérez, Liliana; Meza, Rodrigo; Calcagno, Sergio; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Smith, Martyn T. (Elsevier, 2015)
      Background: Elevated body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases. Inflammation or oxidative stress induced by high BMI may explain some of these effects. Millions ...