The objective of this powerpoint presentation was to evaluate arsenic exposure from Native
American-owned community water systems
and solutions to reduce exposure. The approach included:
estimating the number of Native Americans
exposed to arsenic through public data review;
measuring arsenic concentrations in urine
samples of 54 Walker River Paiute tribal
members exposed to arsenic via drinking
water; and,
reviewing technical alternatives and policy
recommendations to reduce arsenic exposure. Another CDC Arsenic Exposure Study is presented, Reducing Arsenic Levels
in Drinking Water: Effects on the Body Burden of Arsenic, with the goals of:
determining the urinary arsenic concentrations in the
Walker River Paiute Tribal community; and,
evaluating variations in urinary arsenic concentrations after
construction of an arsenic removal treatment plant. A third project is presented of reducing arsenic exposure in Schurz, Nevada. Conclusions:
arsenic exposure via community
water systems is disproportionately
impacting Native American Tribes; high arsenic exposure and
biomarker measurements exist for
Native Americans exposed to
arsenic via their drinking water; and,
the solution to reduce long-term
exposure needs to be collaborative
but timely. Includes tables, figures.