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: The
 
International
 
Agency
 
for
 
Research
 
on
Cancer
 
(IARC)
 
has
 
determined
 
that
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
is
carcinogenic
 
to
 
humans. How
 
can
 
arsenic
 
affect
 
children? There
 
is
 
some
 
evidence
 
that
 
long-term
 
exposure
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
children
 
may
 
result
 
in
 
lower
 
IQ
 
scores. There
 
is
 
also
 
some
evidence
 
that
exposure
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
 
the
 
womb
 
and
 
early
childhood
 
may
 
increase
 
mortality
 
in
 
young
 
adults. There
 
is
 
some
 
evidence
 
that
 
inhaled
 
or
 
ingested
 
arsenic
 
can
injure
 
pregnant
 
women
 
or
 
their
 
unborn
 
babies,
 
although
 
the
studies
 
are
 
not
 
definitive. Studies
 
in
 
animals
 
show
 
that
 
large
doses
 
of
 
arsenic
 
that
 
cause
 
illness
 
in
 
pregnant
 
females,
 
can
also
 
cause
 
low
 
birth
 
weight,
 
fetal
 
malformations,
 
and
 
even
fetal
 
death. Arsenic
 
can
 
cross
 
the
 
placenta
 
and
 
has
 
been
found
 
in
 
fetal
 
tissues. Arsenic
 
is
 
found
 
at
 
low
 
levels
 
in
breast
 
milk. How
 
can
 
families
 
reduce
 
the
 
risks
 
of
 
exposure
 
to
arsenic? ‘
 
If
 
you
 
use
 
arsenic-treated
 
wood
 
in
 
home
 
projects,
 
you
should
 
wear
 
dust
 
masks,
 
gloves,
 
and
 
protective
 
clothing
 
to
decrease
 
exposure
 
to
 
sawdust.