Public Water Arsenic and Birth Outcomes in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort

20253 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Anne E. Nigra · Columbia University

Tessa R. Bloomquist · Columbia University

Tushara Rajeev · Columbia University

Mohamad Burjak · Johns Hopkins University

Joan A. Casey · University of Washington

Dana E. Goin · Columbia University

Julie B. Herbstman ·

Abstract

In this cohort study of birthing parent-infant dyads across the US, arsenic measured in public water systems was associated with birth outcomes at levels below the current US Environmental Protection Agency's maximum contaminant level. The findings suggest that further reducing the maximum contaminant level for arsenic may decrease the number of infants with low birth weight in the US.

Topics & Keywords

Arsenic contamination and mitigation Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Environmental Justice and Health Disparities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 8, Issue 6, pp. e2514084-e2514084

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.14084

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.53