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Comment
. 2018 Apr 9;126(4):044002.
doi: 10.1289/EHP3257.

Arsenic and Diabetes: Assessing Risk at Low-to-Moderate Exposures

Nate Seltenrich
Comment

Arsenic and Diabetes: Assessing Risk at Low-to-Moderate Exposures

Nate Seltenrich. Environ Health Perspect. .
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Although maximum contaminant levels have been set for arsenic in drinking water, food levels are not regulated. However, U.S. and European food agencies are considering ways to limit people’s dietary intake of arsenic, which may play a relatively large role in some populations’ overall exposures. Image: © Coast-to-Coast/iStockphoto.
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