Title: Healthy Soil: Arsenic and Your Plants | SimpleLab Tap Score
Headings: Healthy Soil: Arsenic and Your Plants
Healthy Soil: Arsenic and Your Plants
What is Soil Contamination?
We’re here to bring dirt back into the spotlight.
What is Arsenic?
Is Arsenic Harmful to My Health?
How Can I Be Exposed to Arsenic From Soil?
Arsenic Risk in Fruits & Veggies
What Can You Do About Arsenic in Your Soil?
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Content: Arsenic cannot be destroyed in the environment, however it can combine with other elements to take on different forms–creating either organic or inorganic compounds. The different forms impact both the toxicity and the mobility of arsenic in the environment (eg. through your water or food). Organic arsenic compounds (such as those that bioaccumulate in seafood) are less harmful to human health than the highly toxic inorganic arsenic compounds, like those found in water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) categorizes arsenic as a Group-1 carcinogen and that poses a significant risk to human health. The good news is, is that people who garden are unlikely to encounter high enough arsenic exposure to become suddenly ill. Although the rare case of acute toxic arsenic responses does exist, a bigger cause for concern is long-term (chronic) exposure. Arsenic toxicity may impact metabolism and DNA repair. Arsenic’s toxic effects resulting from acute or chronic exposure may occur via ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption: Acute arsenic exposure symptoms are rare, but include: