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: Most
 
of
 
the
 
arsenic
 
in
 
water
 
will
 
ultimately
 
end
 
up
 
in
 
soil
 
or
sediment. ‘
 
Fish
 
and
 
shellfish
 
can
 
accumulate
 
arsenic; most
 
of
 
this
arsenic
 
is
 
in
 
an
 
organic
 
form
 
called
 
arsenobetaine
 
that
 
is
much
 
less
 
harmful. How
 
might
 
I
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic? ‘
 
Ingesting
 
small
 
amounts
 
present
 
in
 
your
 
food
 
and
 
water
or
 
breathing
 
air
 
containing
 
arsenic. ‘
 
Breathing
 
sawdust
 
or
 
burning
 
smoke
 
from
 
wood
 
treated
with
 
arsenic. ‘
 
Living
 
in
 
areas
 
with
 
unusually
 
high
 
natural
 
levels
 
of
arsenic
 
in
 
rock. ‘
 
Working
 
in
 
a
 
job
 
that
 
involves
 
arsenic
 
production
 
or
 
use,
such
 
as
 
copper
 
or
 
lead
 
smelting,
 
wood
 
treating,
 
or
 
pesticide
application. How
 
can
 
arsenic
 
affect
 
my
 
health? Breathing
 
high
 
levels
 
of
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
can
 
give
 
you
 
a
sore
 
throat
 
or
 
irritated
 
lungs.