PPT-Arsenic Human Health and the Environment

Introduction to Arsenic Good Element Bad Chemistry Arsenic Good Element Bad Chemistry What is Arsenic Arsenic is an element which occurs naturally in the environment It combines with other metals and chemicals to make minerals in ores. Intake of inorganic arsenic ov er a long period can lead to chronic arsenic poisoni ng arsenicosis Effects whic h can take years to develop depending on the level of exposure incl ude skin lesions peripheral neuropathy gastrointestinal symptoms diab Human Health and the Environment. Introduction to Arsenic. Good Element – Bad Chemistry. Arsenic. Good Element – Bad Chemistry. What is . Arsenic. ?. Arsenic is an element which occurs naturally in the environment.. . the Din. é . Reservation. Clarita Lefthand, Ph.D. Student University of Washington. Som. e . Data presented here was . obtained from the Navajo EPA . Prevalence of Arsenic and Some Background. Naturally occurring element in bedrock. on . Human Health Risk Assessment due to Drinking of High concentrated Arsenic groundwater . By: . . Tamru. . Tesseme. (2014CEZ8238). . Sudheer. . Kumar (. 2014CEZ8045). Department of Civil engineering IIT Delhi. bangladesh. By: Lauren Jones & David . Pinigis. Where can we find Arsenic?. Arsenic can be found all over the world both from human activities and found in the earth crust.. West Bengal and Bangladesh have a current problem with Arsenic in their water tube wells. . Arsenic in the . Soils, USGS. How much of this soil arsenic is available to move into the biosphere?. Arsenic . (two forms in this example) . Bioaccessible. arsenic . is the amount of arsenic that is . PHM142 . Fall 2019. Coordinator. : Jeffrey Henderson. Arsenic: Sources and Human Exposure. Natural Sources. Arsenic is most abundant in the earth’s crust, usually in the form of arsenopyrite.. However, small amounts of arsenic are present in the soil, air, and groundwater.. Understanding how contaminants move through the environment. UNC Superfund Research Program . Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences . UNC Superfund Research Program. Advances the scientific knowledge required to understand and reduce risks to human health associated with several of the highest priority chemicals regulated under the Superfund program, namely polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and chlorinated hydrocarbons (TCE and PCB).. Health and Environment Public Engagement HEPE GROUPWhat is HEPEHEPE is a group made up of members of the community from across Cornwall who have asharedinterest in howhuman beings interact withthe env : MITIGATING ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER 1 UNICEF supports countries in providing safe drinking water for children as a fundamental right stipulated by Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of t Arsenic Arsenic is a naturally occurring metal found in the earth’s crust. It occurs in various forms: elemental (metallic) arsenic; combined with other elements such as oxygen, chlorine, sulfur ( I NDIANA D EPARTMENT OF E NVIRONMENTAL M ANAGEMENT Arsenic Office of Water Quality (317) 234 - 7 430 • (800) 451 - 6027 www.idem.IN.gov 100 N. Senate Ave . , Indianapolis, IN 46204 IDEM Fact Arsenic Contamination in Potable Water and an Assessment of Regulations. California State University Northridge; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health . Macario Perez, Ammar Witwit . and Antonio F. . INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH. . OBJECTIVES: . At the end of this session the participants should be able to conceptualize:. -health in its physical, mental, social and spiritual context.. -e.