@inproceedings{33f3659e71b64eedbb7ba9266dbbb4dc,
title = "Performance on an executive function task among Uruguayan school children exposed to low-level arsenic",
abstract = "Arsenic is a known neurotoxic with demonstrated effects on child IQ, particularly in regions of the world characterized by high-level arsenic exposure. Less is known about the effects of low-level exposure on child cognition and about effects other than general cognitive abilities. We examined the extent to which low-level exposure in school children is related to performance on an executive function task (the Internal/External Dimension Shift task). Sum of inorganic arsenic metabolites in the urine of these children was low (14.4 ± 11.9 μg L-1) and not associated with measures of task performance in adjusted models. The same was true for %MMA. The multivariate models need to be interpreted with caution and replicated in other studies. Based on this study, we find little effects of low-level arsenic exposure on executive function, particularly the ability to learn new rules.",
author = "G. Barg and M. Vahter and Queirolo, {E. I.} and N. Ma{\~n}ay and K. Kordas",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1201/b16767-205",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
isbn = "9781138001411",
series = "One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment",
publisher = "CRC Press/Balkema",
pages = "553--555",
booktitle = "One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014)",
note = "5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014 ; Conference date: 11-05-2014 Through 16-05-2014",
}