Skip to main content

Table 5 The number of samples whose levels exceeded the reference levels of inorganic arsenic in each province

From: Urinary arsenic species concentration in residents living near abandoned metal mines in South Korea

 

Number

Number of exceed reference levels (%)

Inorganic arsenic (>10 μg/L)a

Total

119

26(21.8)

Province

Gangwon/Kyounggi/Inchon

25

2(8.0)

Daegu/Gyeongbuk

25

0(0.0)

Busan/Ulsan/Gyeongnam

14

0(0.0)

Jeonnam/Jeonbuk

36

24(66.7)

Chungnam/Chungbuk

19

0(0.0)

  1. aATSDR (The American Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) Reference Levels