Title: 
Headings: ARSENIC
ARSENIC

CAS
 
#
 
7440-38-2

What
 
is
 
arsenic?

What
 
happens
 
to
 
arsenic
 
when
 
it
 
enters
 
the
environment?

How
 
might
 
I
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic?

How
 
can
 
arsenic
 
affect
 
my
 
health?

U.S.
 
DEPARTMENT
 
OF
 
HEALTH
 
AND
 
HUMAN
 
SERVICES,
 
Public
 
Health
 
Service

How
 
likely
 
is
 
arsenic
 
to
 
cause
 
cancer?

How
 
can
 
arsenic
 
affect
 
children?

How
 
can
 
families
 
reduce
 
the
 
risks
 
of
 
exposure
 
to
arsenic?

Is
 
there
 
a
 
medical
 
test
 
to
 
determine
 
whether
 
I’ve
been
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic?

Has
 
the
 
federal
 
government
 
made
 
recommendations
to
 
protect
 
human
 
health?

References


Content: HIGHLIGHTS: Exposure
 
to
 
higher
 
than
 
average
 
levels
 
of
 
arsenic
 
occur
 
mostly
 
in
the
 
workplace,
 
near
 
hazardous
 
waste
 
sites,
 
or
 
in
 
areas
 
with
 
high
 
natural
 
levels. At
high
 
levels,
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
can
 
cause
 
death. Exposure
 
to
 
lower
 
levels
 
for
 
a
 
long
time
 
can
 
cause
 
a
 
discoloration
 
of
 
the
 
skin
 
and
 
the
 
appearance
 
of
 
small
 
corns
 
or
warts. Arsenic
 
has
 
been
 
found
 
in
 
at
 
least
 
1,149
 
of
 
the
 
1,684
 
National
 
Priority
 
List
sites
 
identified
 
by
 
the
 
Environmental
 
Protection
 
Agency
 
(EPA). What
 
is
 
arsenic? Arsenic
 
is
 
a
 
naturally
 
occurring
 
element
 
widely
 
distributed
 
in
the
 
earth’s
 
crust. In
 
the
 
environment,
 
arsenic
 
is
 
combined
with
 
oxygen,
 
chlorine,
 
and
 
sulfur
 
to
 
form
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
compounds. Arsenic
 
in
 
animals
 
and
 
plants
 
combines
 
with
carbon
 
and
 
hydrogen
 
to
 
form
 
organic
 
arsenic
 
compounds. Inorganic
 
arsenic
 
compounds
 
are
 
mainly
 
used
 
to
 
preserve
wood.