The Effects of Arsenic on a Person's Health

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/oct/18/arsenic-contamination-poisoning-bangladesh-solutions

Globally, there are approximately 261,000 people diagnosed with urinary bladder cancer and about 115,000 deaths each year (Meliker, 2007). Studies have shown evidence that there is a strong relationship between bladder cancer and being exposed to drinking water containing arsenic (Meliker, 2007). In 1980 a study was completed by the Internal Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and they came to the conclusion that inorganic arsenic is considered a carcinogen to humans (Meliker, 2007).

Other studies have drawn a correlation between lung cancer and the inhalation of arsenic. There is also an increase in the risk of skin cancer and being exposed to arsenic, especially through groundwater (Meliker, 2007). Connections have also been made between arsenic in drinking water and diabetes and child mortality rates (Meliker, 2007). The total impact of arsenic compounds all depend on how long one has been in contact with arsenic, how long the arsenic is retained in the body, and the concentration of the element (Shrestha, 2012).