Association of beer consumption with arsenic concentration in urine: a result from a cross-sectional study of the general Japanese population.

Objectives: The first aim of this study was to evaluate the association between time spent living near a contaminated area and concentration of arsenic (As) compounds in the urine among study subjects. The second aim is to assess the association between consumption of various foods or beverages and As concentration in urine among them.

Methods: Urine sampling was performed on 177 persons who voluntarily participated in the survey in May 2014.