Arsenic Contents in Urine and Hair in a High Arsenic Village in Sihong County of Jiangsu Province

Objectives To investigate the accumulation and excretion of arsenics of residents in Sinhong county.

Methods Urine and hair samples of 27 and 34 people aged over 30 years were selected respectively from one village with high arsenics in drinking water and a control village in Sihong county of Jiangsu Province. Arsenic contents in samples were detected.

Results Arsenic contents in urine and hair samples in high arsenic village were obviously higher than those in the control village (P < 0. 05). The arsenic content of urine and hair samples in the high arsenic village was no statistical difference between male and female (P > 0. 05). There was a positive correlation of the arsenic content in urine and hair with age (P < 0. 05).

Conclusions The people living in a high arsenic area in Sinhong county without any symptoms had higher arsenic contents in hair and urine than the normal value in the non-endemic area. The arsenic content in urine and hair was increased with age.