arsenopyrite has been researched along with Alzheimer-Disease* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for arsenopyrite and Alzheimer-Disease
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Arsenic for the fool: an exponential connection.
Anthropogenic arsenic is insidiously building up together with natural arsenic to a level unprecedented in the history of mankind. Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) is the principal ore of arsenic and gold in hard rock mines; it is formed by a coupled substitution of sulphur by arsenic in the structure of pyrite (FeS(2)) - nicknamed "fool's gold". Other important sources of anthropogenic arsenic are fossil fuels such as coal and oil. Here I report on the first indication that the environmental concentration of total arsenic in topsoils - in the 7-18ppm range - is exponentially related to the prevalence and mortality of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in European countries. This evidence defies the imputed absence of verified cases of human morbidity or mortality resulting from exposure to low-level arsenic in topsoils. Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Arsenic; Arsenicals; Dementia; Environmental Monitoring; Epidemiological Monitoring; Fossil Fuels; Geological Phenomena; Humans; Iron Compounds; Minerals; Mining; Soil Pollutants; Sulfides | 2010 |