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have documented that environmental arsenic exposure is associated with cardiovascular disease, likely through inhibition of nitric oxide synthase.
The study enrolled 245 children who had arsenic levels measured in a single urine sample, with concentration adjusted for urinarylevel. The mean arsenic content in the urine was 7.76 μg per 1 g of creatinine, which is a bit higher than national averages in this age group. The range was wide though, with differences between the highest and lowest concentrations of roughly 500-fold.
All of the kids in this study got their drinking water from the same source, Skaneateles Lake, which has frequently been tested and has very little arsenic, so that's not the culprit. Second-hand smoke is another source of arsenic, but exposure to smoking was not significantly associated with urinary arsenic in this cohort.
Industrial activities there also included Allied Chemical's mercury cell process, which discharged mercury and other heavy metals into the lake and surrounding areas.
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