'Safe' levels of arsenic in drinking water found to compromise pregnant/lactating mothers, offspring

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water at the level the US Environmental Protection Agency currently deems as safe in the United States (10 parts per billion) induces adverse health outcomes in pregnant and lactating mice and their offspring, concludes a new study.



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