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: Studies
 
in
 
animals
 
show
 
that
some
 
simple
 
organic
 
arsenic
 
compounds
 
are
 
less
 
toxic
 
than
inorganic
 
forms. Ingestion
 
of
 
methyl
 
and
 
dimethyl
compounds
 
can
 
cause
 
diarrhea
 
and
 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
kidneys
How
 
likely
 
is
 
arsenic
 
to
 
cause
 
cancer? Several
 
studies
 
have
 
shown
 
that
 
ingestion
 
of
 
inorganic
arsenic
 
can
 
increase
 
the
 
risk
 
of
 
skin
 
cancer
 
and
 
cancer
 
in
 
the
liver,
 
bladder,
 
and
 
lungs. Inhalation
 
of
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
can
cause
 
increased
 
risk
 
of
 
lung
 
cancer. The
 
Department
 
of
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Services
 
(DHHS)
 
and
 
the
 
EPA
 
have
determined
 
that
 
inorganic
 
arsenic
 
is
 
a
 
known
 
human
carcinogen. 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.