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Toxicity10
  • The toxicity of arsenic has been described as far back as 1500 BC in the Ebers papyrus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Raindrop Pigmentation in Chronic Arsenic Toxicity. (harvard.edu)
  • Mechanisms of action for arsenic in cardiovascular toxicity and implications for risk assessment. (harvard.edu)
  • Arsenic toxicity from homeopathic treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Second, it's inorganic, so unlike organic poisons, its toxicity doesn't diminish with time because it doesn't break down as easily. (carolpotenza.com)
  • Eye exposure to arsenic pentoxide can cause irritation, but it is not associated with systemic toxicity. (cdc.gov)
  • The keratotic skin lesions of arsenic toxicity are considered premalignant and must be monitored. (medscape.com)
  • The treatment of acute toxicity from arsenic consists primarily of maintaining hydration and electrolyte balance. (medscape.com)
  • Provides an Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs) document that includes acute toxicity data for arsenic. (osha.gov)
  • note that chelation with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) may aggravate renal toxicity in acute cadmium poisoning but has been used successfully in cases of chronic cadmium exposure. (msdmanuals.com)
Exposure to arsenic7
Chronic arsenic3
  • Although some recent studies from Asia have shown a loose association of chronic arsenic poisoning in water with cataract formation, the studies only show association, not causation. (wkbw.com)
  • 2002. Pathology related to chronic arsenic exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • This led to the theory that chronic arsenic poisoning contributed to Napoleon's death. (colorwithleo.com)
Concentrations8
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates over 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic concentrations in drinking water that exceed the guideline limit of 10 µg/L. This threshold may also be expressed as 10 parts per billion (ppb). (algaeinnovationsmedia.com)
  • A condition known as arsenicosis develops after ingesting or inhaling large concentrations of arsenic. (treatnheal.com)
  • 2002. Family Correlations of Arsenic Methylation Patterns in Children and Parents Exposed to High Concentrations of Arsenic in Drinking Water. (cdc.gov)
  • Arsenics, including arsenic pentoxide, naturally exist at low concentrations in the environment and the body. (cdc.gov)
  • a study this week in The Lancet medical journal found high concentrations of arsenic in the king's hair and contends the severity and duration of his episodes of illness may have been caused by the toxic substance. (freerepublic.com)
  • The greatest threat to public health from arsenic comes from drinking water, typically through consumption over long periods of water containing low concentrations of inorganic arsenic. (who.int)
  • Arsenic enters aquifers through the dissolution of minerals and ores, resulting in high concentrations in groundwater in some areas. (who.int)
  • Drinking-water from surface sources does not normally contain high concentrations of arsenic, unless those supplies come from arsenic-contaminated irrigation groundwater. (who.int)
Contamination6
  • The problems caused by arsenic contamination in drinking water are not only medical, but socio-economic as well. (thethirdpole.net)
  • Evaluation of the Japanese children exposed in 1955 found a 10-fold incidence of mental retardation in babies exposed to arsenic contamination of powdered milk. (medscape.com)
  • Cancer cluster in Chile linked to arsenic contamination. (medscape.com)
  • My research interest is in the field of drinking water contamination from groundwater sources in different parts of the world, especially focusing on geogenic contaminants - arsenic and fluoride. (kth.se)
  • The unavailability of a test that is simple, applicable in the field and low cost continues to be a significant limit to better understanding of the extent and severity of arsenic contamination of drinking-water and the development of the potential of community-based water- quality testing. (who.int)
  • Ron Phibun district in southern Thailand has been known as an endemic area for arsenic contamination. (who.int)
Reduce arsenic1
  • In general, parents can reduce arsenic exposure by making sure the water their families drink (and what they mix with powdered formula) is arsenic-free. (mommygreenest.com)
High-arsenic4
  • Atherogenicity and carcinogenicity of high-arsenic artesian well water. (medscape.com)
  • Estimating the High-Arsenic Domestic-Well Population in the Conterminous United States. (medscape.com)
  • Samples of the wallpaper taken from the residence decades later were found to contain high arsenic levels. (colorwithleo.com)
  • Multivariate analysis shows that independent factors of the household predicting safe water use are: high arsenic area, near main road and having piped water installed. (who.int)
Large amounts of arsenic2
  • Ingesting large amounts of arsenic can cause symptoms similar to food poisoning, with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea starting within hours. (wikipedia.org)
  • Generally, the main cause of arsenic poisoning is the consumption of large amounts of arsenic. (1staid.ca)
Bangladesh10
  • Regulation of birthweight by placenta-derived miRNAs: evidence from an arsenic-exposed birth cohort in Bangladesh. (harvard.edu)
  • A distinct and replicable variant of the squamous cell carcinoma gene inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase modifies the susceptibility of arsenic-associated skin lesions in Bangladesh. (harvard.edu)
  • In many parts of eastern India, Bangladesh and southern Pakistan, overuse of groundwater first brought the level of arsenic above the safe limit of 0.05 milligrams per litre of drinking water, as prescribed by the World Health Organisation. (thethirdpole.net)
  • A sad record in relationship to arsenic has been set in Bangladesh. (my-lab.com)
  • According to experts, arsenic poisoning is prevalent in West Bengal and Bangladesh due to contaminated groundwater. (optinghealth.com)
  • Arsenic in cooked rice in Bangladesh. (medscape.com)
  • Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study. (medscape.com)
  • I have coordinated the prestigious Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency supported action research and implementation project "Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation-SASMIT" Community driven initiatives to target arsenic safe groundwater as sustainable mitigation strategy in Bangladesh* (2007-2017). (kth.se)
  • The mass poisoning in Bangladesh was a result of. (stanford.edu)
  • In 1983, the first cases of arsenic-induced skin lesions in India were identified in patients from West Bengal, but by 1987 several cases had been identified in patients from neighbouring Bangladesh. (who.int)
Ingestion6
  • Chronic ingestion of lower levels of arsenic causes visible changes in the skin, typically hyperpigmentation (dark areas), but sometimes hypopigmentation (light areas) or an alternating areas of each. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arsenic poisoning is caused by incidental ingestion or inhalation of arsenic, typically from drinking contaminated well water, eating food cooked in contaminated water, or being exposed to arsenic-containing pesticides, folk medicines, or industrial chemicals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acute ingestion of toxic amounts of inorganic arsenic typically causes severe gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (e.g., vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea). (cdc.gov)
  • Arsenic pentoxide is readily absorbed into the body via ingestion, inhalation, and through mucosal membranes. (cdc.gov)
  • Bates MN, Smith AH, Hopenhayn-Rich C. Arsenic ingestion and internal cancers: a review. (medscape.com)
  • Arsenic exposure in the workplace occurs through inhalation, ingestion, dermal or eye contact. (osha.gov)
Contaminated water1
  • Factors that severely limit the ability to determine the extent of the consequences of drinking arsenic-contaminated water include the delayed onset of illness, a lack until recently of common definitions, limited local awareness and poor reporting. (who.int)
Lead to arsenic2
Organic2
  • Speciation is required in all cases where total urine arsenic is elevated to differentiate the amount of organic and inorganic arsenic. (cdc.gov)
  • Although arsenic is lethal to humans, the amount of organic (naturally occurring) arsenic that people get from drinking water and foods is minimal and expelled through urine and excrement. (optinghealth.com)
Compounds3
  • Disorders associated with acute or chronic exposure to compounds containing ARSENIC (ARSENICALS) which may be fatal. (harvard.edu)
  • She goes deep into the chemistry of the poisons and explains very little other than the more complicated compounds and chemicals. (booklikes.com)
  • 1 See for example, Gomez-Caminero A. Arsenic and arsenic compounds . (who.int)
Deliberately poisoned1
  • If Napoleon had been deliberately poisoned, the arsenic dosage likely would have been rapidly increased to cause death quicker. (colorwithleo.com)
Profile for arsenic1
Susceptibility1
  • Individual susceptibility to arsenic poisoning also differs significantly, depending on age, nutritional status, social conditions and other poorly understood factors. (who.int)
Symptoms9
  • If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. (wikipedia.org)
  • The symptoms of arsenic poisoning depend on the type and concentration of arsenic. (1staid.ca)
  • Arsenic poisoning might result in more severe symptoms if it is prolonged. (treatnheal.com)
  • While short-term arsenic poisoning might result in unpleasant symptoms, the prognosis is still favorable. (treatnheal.com)
  • Some early poisoning symptoms are watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. (optinghealth.com)
  • Learn the various symptoms of arsenic poisoning and when to see a doctor if unexplained medical conditions occur. (optinghealth.com)
  • Nausea is one of the first symptoms of arsenic poisoning. (optinghealth.com)
  • However, the issue of poisoning can lead to further complications, which may be more severe than the initial symptoms that show internally. (optinghealth.com)
  • Treatment Lead poisoning often causes minimal symptoms at first but can cause acute encephalopathy or irreversible organ damage, commonly resulting in cognitive deficits in children. (msdmanuals.com)
20161
  • 11/17/2016 - As universities across the country hold cry-ins, counseling sessions, and post-election therapy events for narcissistic, cry-baby college students, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quietly approved Monsanto's new drift-prone herbicide, which will further poison, emasculate, and weaken the. (naturalnews.com)
Level of arsenic3
Limit for arsenic2
Intoxication2
Toxic2
  • Inhaling arsine gas - the most toxic form of arsenic - causes a multisystem disease starting 2 to 24 hours after inhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arsenic poisoning is a severe and potentially life-threatening form of poisoning caused by arsenic, a metalloid that is very toxic to most biological systems. (1staid.ca)
Caused by contaminated2
Contain arsenic2
World Health Organ2
  • The World Health Organization considers arsenic levels above 10 parts per billion (10 micrograms per liter) to be unsafe. (wikipedia.org)
  • The element occurs naturally in the soil and groundwater in that region and has been responsible for what the World Health Organization calls "the largest poisoning of a population in history. (stanford.edu)
Occupational arsenic3
  • Careful surveillance of patients exposed to occupational arsenic on a regular, long-term basis should include screening for cancers of the lung, liver, GI tract, kidney, and hematopoietic system. (medscape.com)
  • Jensen GE, Hansen ML. "Occupational arsenic exposure and glycosylated haemoglobin. (osha.gov)
  • Synergism between occupational arsenic exposure and smoking in the induction of lung cancer. (osha.gov)
Centers1
  • Used as chelator for other heavy metals and stocked as essential item in emergency departments and poison control centers. (medscape.com)
19th-century3
  • After all, some 19th-century English water supplies and medicines, which Austen might have taken, were contaminated with -- cue the dramatic music -- arsenic. (wkbw.com)
  • Not only that, but a 19th century librarian in Denmark conserved ancient manuscripts containing illuminated maps by coating the untainted bindings with emerald green arsenic -based paint to stop books from being destroyed from pests like mice and bookworms ( 7 ). (carolpotenza.com)
  • Arsenic was used as a poison during the 19th century, and Napoleon could have received repeated doses that eventually caused his health to fail on St. Helena. (colorwithleo.com)
Groundwater arsenic1
  • I am Professor of Groundwater Chemistry and Coordinator of the KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden holds a PhD in Sedimentary Geochemistry from University of Delhi, India (1990). (kth.se)
Toxicology1
19951
  • 1995. Increased prevalence of hypertension and long-term arsenic exposure. (cdc.gov)
Nausea2
  • Arsenide poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pains and convulsions. (asianews.it)
  • Food poisoning can also cause nausea, possibly due to bacteria, from the soil and water. (optinghealth.com)
Absorption3
  • Unless it is mixed with a solvent to enhance absorption, arsenic pentoxide is minimally absorbed through intact skin. (cdc.gov)
  • Exposure to inorganic arsenic through the food chain is limited, although absorption by crops irrigated with water highly contaminated with arsenic warrants further research. (who.int)
  • Absorption of arsenic through the skin is minimal and thus, for example, washing hands or clothes and bathing in water containing arsenic or working in paddy fields with arsenic-contaminated waters do not pose risks to human health. (who.int)
Naturally4
  • Arsenic is a ubiquitous naturally occurring chemical element, and the 20th most common element on Earth. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, median levels in Nevada were about 8 μg/L but levels of naturally occurring arsenic as high as 1000 μg/L have been measured in the United States in drinking water. (wikipedia.org)
  • arsenic is a chemical element, a naturally occurring substance that's found in our air, water and soil. (mommygreenest.com)
  • Arsenic is also a chemical element that occurs naturally in rocks and soils all over the world. (popsci.com)
Inhalation1
Cancers1
  • About 1 in 100 people who drink water containing more than 0.05 mg/l of arsenic for a long period may eventually die from arsenic-related cancers. (who.int)
Chemical4
  • A case in which a potentially exposed person is being evaluated by health-care workers or public health officials for poisoning by a particular chemical agent, but no specific credible threat exists. (cdc.gov)
  • A chemical industry illegally dumped the poison in Xinqiang River. (asianews.it)
  • Yueyang (AsiaNews/SCMP) A chemical plant has discharged arsenide into a river in Hunan, poisoning the drinking water of more than 80,000 people. (asianews.it)
  • The Healthy People 2000 objective tracked State data collection for 9 diseases including lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, arsenic poisoning, cadmium poisoning, methemoglobinemia, acute chemical poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, heatstroke, and hypothermia. (cdc.gov)
Urinary3
  • Comparison of the urinary excretion of arsenic metabolites after a single dose of sodium arsenite, monomethylarsonate or dimethylarsinate in man. (cdc.gov)
  • 2008. Levels of urinary total and speciated arsenic in the US population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. (cdc.gov)
  • Data are given regarding the proposed standard for threshold limit values of arsenic-trioxide in the air and results of sampling yielded by attempts to correlate urinary arsenic with airborne arsenic. (cdc.gov)
Rice10
  • Poison Rice? (mommygreenest.com)
  • It's one thing to learn that there's arsenic in rice. (mommygreenest.com)
  • The magazine analyzed federal data and found that those populations which consume rice regularly-such as Asians and Latinos-have arsenic levels that are 44 percent higher than other groups. (mommygreenest.com)
  • They also found that rice produced in the Southern states retain higher levels of arsenic than that which is produced in California or Asia. (mommygreenest.com)
  • Finally, a petition started by awesome eco-blogger Anna Hackman asks the FDA and the EU to institute strict guidelines regarding arsenic in rice . (mommygreenest.com)
  • here is the direct link http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-the-fda-and-eu-set-arsenic-limits-for-rice-protect-our-kids . (mommygreenest.com)
  • Arsenic enters our food through water or soil containing it, and in the case of rice, accumulated. (my-lab.com)
  • Rice waffles have repeatedly been found to contain high levels of arsenic. (my-lab.com)
  • Ökotest recently found arsenic residues in rice waffles. (my-lab.com)
  • Rice, for instance, is often a source of unwanted arsenic. (purewatergazette.net)
Mitigation2
  • The awarded paper originates from the Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation (SASMIT) project. (kth.se)
  • Mitigation strategies should therefore focus primarily on reducing consumption of arsenic-rich drinking-water. (who.int)
Arsenicosis1
  • Arsenic poisoning (arsenicosis) manifests itself typically over a period of 5 to 20 years. (who.int)
Urine1
  • Healthcare providers diagnose the incidence of poisoning by testing the hair, blood, or urine. (optinghealth.com)
Arsine1
Excretion1
  • Heinrich-Ramm R, Mindt-Prufert S, Szadkowski D. Arsenic species excretion in a group of persons in northern Germany-- contribution to the evaluation of reference values. (medscape.com)
Respiratory cancer1
  • Arrighi HM, Hertz-Picciotto I. "Controlling the healthy worker survivor effect, an example of arsenic exposure and respiratory cancer. (osha.gov)
Insecticides1
  • Arsenic pentoxide is used as a solid or as a solution in the manufacturing of arsenates, weed killer, metal adhesives, insecticides, fungicides, wood preservatives, and colored gases and in printing and dyeing. (cdc.gov)
Occurs3
  • Arsenic poisoning is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most common arsenic-induced skin cancer is squamous cell carcinoma in situ which typically occurs 2 to 20 years after arsenic exposure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arsenic poisoning occurs when the arsenic levels in the body increase. (optinghealth.com)
Portal hypertension1
Murder5
  • The mysterious death of Francesco I de' Medici and Bianca Cappello: an arsenic murder? (bmj.com)
  • indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. (booklikes.com)
  • This is particularly true in Victorian era Britain where the population became fascinated with poison as a means for murder. (bartleby.com)
  • This essay hopes to explore the progression of murder through poison in Victorian society from its humble beginnings in the home as a common household product to a tool of deliberate murder and the subsequent fear it instilled that inspired legal reform that exists today. (bartleby.com)
  • Secondly, I will explore the professionalization of poisoning and growing fear of murder that became prevalent in the 1840s. (bartleby.com)
Fatal1
Skin6
  • A cross sectional study of anemia and iron deficiency as risk factors for arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladeshi women. (harvard.edu)
  • She knows about the effect of arsenic in drinking water - stomach diseases, skin diseases, fever, reduced immunity and even cancer. (thethirdpole.net)
  • Anyone who regularly comes in contact with arsenic can damage their skin and their blood corpuscles. (my-lab.com)
  • Arsenic pentoxide can be absorbed through broken skin. (cdc.gov)
  • OSHA requires periodic chest x-rays and regular skin examinations in workers exposed to arsenic in a work setting. (medscape.com)
  • This precaution will keep the arsenic from entering your skin. (gutenberg.org)
Accidental2
  • Most cases of poisoning are accidental. (wikipedia.org)
  • Based on her health, Barnard hypothesized, a more likely cause of cataracts would be accidental poisoning. (wkbw.com)