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: 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: Abdominal pain, vomiting, muscle pain, flushing of the skin, numbness and tingling of the extremities, progressive deterioration in motor and sensory responses, or death. Chronic arsenic exposure symptoms include: Dermal lesions, including changes in pigment, peripheral neuropathy, and skin, bladder, and lung cancer. While the EPA guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 parts per billion (ppb), the EPA has not established a national regulation for arsenic in soil. However, the soil screening level (SSL) for arsenic in soil is approximately 400 ppb.