To investigate the affections of arsenic pollution of groundwater on residents in arsenic-contaminated area, we examined the residents in Samta Village located in the southwest of Bangladesh, one of the most severely arsenic-polluted regions, from February 14 to 16 in 1998.
Among a total of 135 participants, all except for a 26-year-old man showed some skin abnormalities typical for arsenicism. Twenty three residents (15 men and 8 women) out of them were disclosed to have malignant skin lesion (s) including suspicious one (s) ; furthermore 13 residents (9 men and 4 women) were found to have multiple lesions.
