Arsenic

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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.

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