2009, Number S1
Accesibilidad a agua potable para el consumo y preparación de alimentos en una comunidad expuesta a agua contaminada con arsénico
Monroy-Torres R, Ramírez-Gómez XS, Macías- Hernández AE
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The chronic exposition to arsenic has been linked to various health problems, and some studies have been winged as a source of exposition, in addition to water and food. In some communities in the state of Guanajuato levels were detected outside the rule of arsenic in drinking water. OBJECTIVE: To describe the accessibility to safe water for consumption and preparation food in a community exposed to groundwater wit arsenic. MATERIAL Y METHODS: Survey conducted across in55housewives from 27 to 55 years of age. The questions were about the use of well water in the preparation in food such as broths, soups, beans, water, fruit; ingestion milk background; main crops in the community, raising catile and source ofdrinking water for them. RESULTS: The 90% of housewives used well water for drinking and preparing their food. With regard to the consumption of the well of milk, 24 (44%) consumed milk brand and 31 (44%) consumed cow’s milk. The well water was used for livestock and to irrigate crops. CONCLUSIONS: It is emerging that seeks strategies for the population for to have access to water safe, and that health risks are predictable with these sources of exposition to arsenic, like cancer, diabetes and hypertension.REFERENCES
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