Symptoms and chronic conditions
- Chronic diarrhea
- Thickening of skin
- Discoloration of skin
- Small corns or warts on the palms, soles, and torso
- Nausea
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Numbness in hands and feet
- Partial paralysis
- Blindness
- Drowsiness
- Seizures
Sources
- Some wood preservatives
- Rice: often watered with contaminated water
- Pesticides
- Glass production
- In copper and other metal manufacturing
- In the electronics industry
- In medicine
- Air, food and water can be contaminated with arsenic.