Guidance

Arsenic: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on arsenic, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 14 August 2019, see all updates

Documents

Arsenic: general information

HTML

Arsenic: incident management

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2014790 PDF, 443KB, 18 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Arsenic: toxicological overview

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2014790 PDF, 142KB, 15 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 14 August 2019 + show all updates

1. 14 August 2019

   Updated 'Arsenic: incident management'.

2. 13 December 2016

   Updated toxicological overview.

3. 25 October 2016

   Updated arsenic: general information.

4. 1 June 2016

   Updated incident management, as part of routine review.

5. 1 July 2014

   First published.