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WHOSDEWSH0306Distr RestrictedEnglish onlyArsenic Drinkingwater and Health Risk Substitution in Arsenic Mitigationa Discussion PaperAuthorGuy Howard Programme Manager WEDCLoughborough Univers. 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 Arsenic concentrations vary in accordance with geographic location When arsenic levels are found to be too high at a specific location it may be necessary to treat drinking water to remove it Arsenic usually exists in two different forms or valences . 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. An Update. Mary L. Barrett, Ph.D.. Consulting Geologist & Oilfield Historian. Shreveport, LA. mbarrett@centenary.edu. 22. nd. International Petroleum Environmental Conference. November 17-19, 2015---Denver, CO. 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. . 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.. F. Ruggieri, V. Martin, D. Gimeno, J.L. Fernandez-Turiel, M. Garcia-Valles, L. Gutierrez. Presented by Sharon Brozo and Jason Triplett. Introduction. Article information. Background and Methods. Topic discussion. : 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 by Joe . Bloggs. and . T. eresa Green. Introduction. Arsenic is a metalloid that can be found in the environment in rocks, soil, and water. It occurs naturally as the minerals . arsenopyrite. (. FeAsS. CKD in . Low to Moderate Exposed Areas of Taiwan: . A 14-Year. . Prospective Study. Ling-I Hsu, PhD, Fang-I Hsieh, PhD, Yuan-Hung Wang, PhD,. . Tai-. Shuan. Lai, MD, PhD, . Meei-Maan. Wu, PhD, . Chien. 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. .