Arsenic Summary Arsenic is a natural element found in soil and minerals. Arsenic compounds are used to preserve wood, as pesticides, and in some industries. Arsenic can get into air, water, and the ground from wind-blown dust. It may also get into water from runoff. You may be exposed to arsenic by Taking in small amounts in food, drinking water, or air Breathing sawdust or burning smoke from arsenic-treated wood Living in an area with high levels of arsenic in rock Working in a job where arsenic is made or used Exposure to arsenic can cause many health problems. Being exposed to low levels for a long time can change the color of your skin. It can cause corns and small warts. Exposure to high levels of arsenic can cause death. Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry Resources Arsenic World Health Organization Arsenic American Cancer Society Arsenic (Environmental Health Student Portal) National Library of Medicine Arsenic in Food Food and Drug Administration Arsenic in Ground Water of the United States U.S. Geological Survey Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency Questions and Answers: Apple Juice and Arsenic Food and Drug Administration Tox Town National Library of Medicine Toxic Substances Portal- Arsenic Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry TOXMAP National Library of Medicine Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Arsenic Poisoning National Institutes of Health Latest News For Consumers: Seven Things Pregnant Women and Parents Need to Know About Arsenic in Rice and Rice Cereal Food and Drug Administration FDA Suggests Limit for Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereal HealthDay Babies Fed Rice-Based Cereals Have Higher Arsenic Levels, Study Finds HealthDay Well Water a Suspected Cause of Bladder Cancer in New England HealthDay Journal Articles Arsenic
