Title: Arsenic
Headings: Arsenic
Arsenic
1. What is arsenic?
2. Where does environmental arsenic come from?
3. What are the levels of exposure to arsenic?
4. What happens to arsenic in the body?
5. What are the effects of arsenic on laboratory animals?
6. What are the effects of arsenic on the environment?
7. What are the effects of arsenic on human health?
8. What has happened in areas where drinking water is heavily contaminated?
9. What have WHO and IARC established about arsenic?
10. Conclusions

Content: What are the effects of arsenic on laboratory animals? Arsenic can have adverse effects on laboratory animals but some forms        of arsenic are more toxic than        others. The consequences include death when exposures are high enough to cause        poisoning and cancer. Many parts of        the body may also be damaged by arsenic, including the skin, gut, lungs,        heart, blood vessels, immune system, urinary system,        reproductive organs and the nervous system. Arsenic can also damage chromosomes, which contain the        genetic material inside the cells of the body. More...
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6. What are the effects of arsenic on the environment?