Title: 
Headings: 
Arsenic
 
 

How
 
People
 
Are
 
Exposed
 
to
 
Arsenic
 
 

How
 
Arsenic
 
Affects
 
People’s
 
Health
 
 

Levels
 
of
 
Arsenic
 
in
 
the
 
U.S.
 
Population
 
 

For
 
More
 
Information
 
 

Consumer
 
fact
 
sheet
 
on
 
Arsenic
 
 


Content: They
 
were
 
also
 
 
used
 
as
 
wood
 
preservatives
 
and
 
as
 
a
 
treatment
 
for
 
 
a
 
variety
 
of
  
 
ailments. Today,
 
usage
 
of
 
arsenic-containing
 
pesticides
 
and
 
wood
 
preservatives
 
is
 
restricted. How
 
People
 
Are
 
Exposed
 
to
 
Arsenic
 
 
People
 
are
 
most
 
likely
 
to
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
through
 
drinking
 
 
water
 
and
 
to
 
a
 
lesser
 
 
extent
 
through
 
various
 
foods. Water
 
sources
 
in
 
some
 
parts
 
of
 
the
 
United
 
States
 
have
 
higher
 
 
naturally
 
occurring
 
levels
 
of
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
than
 
other
 
areas. Other
 
sources
 
of
 
inorganic
 
 
arsenic
 
 
exposure
 
include
 
 
contact
 
with
 
contaminated
 
soil
 
or
 
with
 
wood
 
preserved
 
with
 
arsenic. People
 
are
 
 
exposed
 
to
 
organic
 
arsenic
 
by
 
consuming
 
seafood. How
 
Arsenic
 
Affects
 
People’s
 
Health
 
 
Unusually
 
large
 
doses
 
of
 
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
can
 
cause
 
symptoms
 
ranging
 
from
 
nausea,
 
vomiting,
 
and
 
diarrhea
 
to
 
dehydration
 
and
 
shock. Long-term
 
exposure
 
to
 
high
 
levels
 
 
of
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
in
 
drinking
 
water
 
has
 
been
 
associated
 
with
 
skin
 
disorders
 
and
  
 
increased
  
 
risks
 
 
for
 
diabetes,
 
high
 
blood
 
pressure,
 
and
 
several
 
types
 
of
 
cancer. Inorganic
 
arsenic
 
 
and
 
arsenic
 
compounds
 
are
 
 
considered
 
to
 
be
 
cancer-causing
 
chemicals. Forms
  
 
of
 
organic
 
 
arsenic
 
(for
 
example,
 
 
arsenobetaine)
 
found
 
in
 
seafood
 
are
 
not
 
known
 
to
 
be
 
toxic
 
to
 
humans.