Title: 
Headings: ARSENIC CONTAMINATED SOIL
ARSENIC
 
CONTAMINATED
 
SOIL
 

What
 
is
 
ARSENIC
 
CONTAMINATED
 
SOIL?
 

Where
 
can
 
arsenic
 
be
 
found
 
and
 
how
 
is
 
it
 
used?
 

How
 
can
 
people
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
 
soil?
 

Touching
 
soil
 
that
 
contains
 
arsenic,
 
by
 
digging
 
or
 
playing
 
in
 
the
 
soil.
 

How
 
does
 
arsenic
 
work
 
and
 
how
 
can
 
it
 
affect
 
my
 
health?
 

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Number:
  
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Revised:
 
09/2013
 
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of
 
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How
 
is
 
arsenic
 
poisoning
 
treated?
 

What
 
should
 
I
 
do
 
if
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic?
 

What
 
factors
 
limit
 
use
 
or
 
exposure
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
 
soil?
 

Is
 
there
 
a
 
medical
 
test
 
to
 
show
 
whether
 
I’ve
 
been
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic?
 

Technical
 
information
 
for
 
arsenic
 

References
 
and
 
Sources
 


Content: Until
 
the
 
1940s,
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
compounds
 
were
 
often
 
used
 
as
 
agricultural
 
pesticides. Now
 
most
 
uses
 
of
 
arsenic
 
in
 
farming
 
are
 
banned
 
in
 
the
 
United
 
States. The
 
use
 
of
 
chromated
 
copper
 
arsenic
 
to
 
make
 
a
 
wood
 
preservative
 
for
 
pressure-treated
 
wood
 
has
 
been
 
greatly
 
reduced
 
since
 
2003. Arsenic
 
in
 
soil
 
results
 
from
 
human
 
activities
 
including
 
pesticide
 
use,
 
mining
 
and
 
ore
 
processing
 
operations,
 
operating
 
coal
 
burning
 
power
 
plants,
 
and
 
waste
 
disposal. Sites
 
of
 
former
 
tanneries,
 
which
 
make
 
leather
 
from
 
animal
 
hides,
 
have
 
large
 
amounts
 
of
 
arsenic
 
in
 
the
 
soil. Tanneries
 
once
 
used
 
pits
 
in
 
the
 
ground
 
for
 
preserving
 
the
 
hides
 
or
 
for
 
waste. How
 
can
 
people
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
 
soil? You
 
may
 
have
 
a
 
higher
 
chance
 
of
 
exposure
 
if
 
you
 
live
 
in
 
an
 
area
 
that
 
was
 
once
 
used
 
for
 
farming,
 
tanning
 
hides
 
or
 
processing
 
ore. You
 
may
 
also
 
have
 
a
 
higher
 
chance
 
of
 
exposure
 
if
 
you
 
live
 
near
 
a
 
waste
 
site
 
containing
 
arsenic. You
 
could
 
be
 
exposed
 
to
 
arsenic
 
in
 
drinking
 
water
 
if
 
you
 
live
 
in
 
an
 
area
 
where
 
high
 
amounts
 
of
 
arsenic
 
are
 
in
 
soils
 
and
 
mineral
 
deposits.