Arsenic adulteration in Indian tobacco.
Sixty samples of smoking and chewing tobacco from subjects in and around Ludhiana, Punjab were tested for arsenic content. No significant difference between the two groups could be detected. The probable role of arsenicosis in neuropathy and liver disease in the Indian population is discussed.
Narang
A P
AP
Department of Biochemistry, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
Greval
R S
RS
Goyal
S C
SC
D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D004340:Drug Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012907:Smoking; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000737:chemistry*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless / Q000737:chemistry
D001151:Arsenic