Mortality among children residing near the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) copper smelter in Ruston, Washington.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: Frost, Floyd J.; Harter, Lucy C.; McMillan, Garnett P.; Tollestrup, Kristine | Copyright information

A retrospective cohort study was undertaken to determine whether childhood exposure to ambient arsenic was associated with increased mortality rates. Cohort members comprised children who had lived within 4.0 km (2.5 mi) of the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) copper smelter and arsenic refinery in Ruston, Washington, for at least 2 yr during the time period from 1907 to 1932. The cohort included 1,827 boys and 1,305 girls identified from school census records. Exposure inten...

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