Arsenicosis

Arsenicosis is a chronic illness resulting from drinking water with high levels of arsenicover a long period of time. It is a type of arsenic poisoning. Effects include changes in skin color, formation of hard patches on the skin, skin cancer, lung cancer, cancerof the kidneyand bladder, and can lead to gangrene. The World Health Organizationrecommends a limit of 0.01 mg/L of arsenic in drinking water; consumption of higher levels over long periods of time can lead to arsenicosis.

References

• WHO Water-related diseases
• PubMed
• Evaluation of the carcinogenicity of arsenic and arsenic compoundsby the IARC.

External links

• Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Arsenic Toxicity

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