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Ćavar, Suzana; Klapec, Tomislav; Grubešić, Renata Jurišić; Valek, Marina
The Science of the total environment, 03/2005, Volume: 339, Issue: 1Journal Article
This study investigated the relationship between arsenic concentrations in drinking water in four towns/villages in eastern Croatia and corresponding hair arsenic concentrations of residents. The mean arsenic concentrations in community drinking water samples were 0.14, 37.88, 171.60, and 611.89 μg/l. The corresponding mean concentrations of the element in hair samples of subjects residing in each of the localities were 0.07 ( n=11), 0.26 ( n=17), 1.74 ( n=11), and 4.31 μg/g ( n=23). Chronic exposures to arsenic levels estimated in three investigated locations could present a serious health threat to around 3% of Croatian population.
