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Bookmark or Share- Arsenic Poisoning: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicArsenic poisoning can occur when you take in high levels of arsenic. Drinking contaminated water causes most cases. Symptoms of immediate arsenic poisoning include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
- Arsenic Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfArsenic (As) is a nearly tasteless odorless toxic metalloid element that is found ubiquitously in the environment. Arsenic comes in four common valence states: As (o), As (III), As (V) and Arsine gas and three common forms: inorganic salt, organic salt, and gaseous form.
- Arsenic Poisoning: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - HealthlineArsenic poisoning, or arsenicosis, occurs after the ingestion or inhalation of high levels of arsenic. Arsenic is a type of carcinogen that’s gray, silver, or white in color.
- Arsenic - World Health Organization (WHO)Arsenic is one of WHO’s 10 chemicals of major public health concern. WHO’s work to reduce arsenic exposure includes setting guideline values, reviewing evidence and providing risk management recommendations. WHO publishes a guideline value for arsenic in its Guidelines for drinking-water quality. The Guidelines are intended for use as the ...
- Arsenic | Definition, Symbol, Uses, & Facts | BritannicaArsenic, a chemical element in the nitrogen group (Group 15 [Va] of the periodic table), existing in both gray and yellow crystalline forms. Its chemical symbol is As, and it was first clearly identified as a free substance in 1649 by German pharmacist Johann Schroeder.
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