世卫组织提醒公众关注砷中毒对健康的危害 The world health organization warned the public attention to the health hazards of arsenic poisoning

　　世界卫生组织2日在日内瓦发布一份文件指出，砷中毒可引发癌症等一些严重疾病，提醒公众重视砷中毒对健康的影响。

The world health organization (who) 2, a document issued by in Geneva said,Arsenic poisoning can cause some serious diseases such as cancer,To remind the public pay more attention to the health impact of arsenic poisoning.

　　世卫组织称，砷存在于空气、水和土壤中，以有机和无机两种形式存在，无机砷毒性较大。砷作为合金添加剂被广泛应用于玻璃加工、印染、纺织、造纸等生产中。

The world health organization says,Arsenic in air/Water and soil,By organic and inorganic two forms,Inorganic arsenic toxicity.Arsenic alloy additives are widely used in glass processing/Printing and dyeing/textile/Paper and so on in production.

　　世卫组织强调，饮用和食用被砷污染的水和食物、吸烟都可能会摄入砷，若人体接触被砷污染的工业用水、农业灌溉用水等，也可能会受到危害。

The world health organization,Drinking and eating was arsenic pollution in water and food/Smoking may intake arsenic,If human body contact was arsenic pollution of industrial water/Agricultural irrigation water, etc,May also be harm.

　　世卫组织指出，含有砷的地下水会对公众健康造成极大威胁。世卫组织建议，在砷中毒高风险地区，应帮助公众进一步了解砷中毒的危害，让他们尽可能用砷含量较低的雨水和地表水取代砷含量较高的地下水作为饮用水。

The world health organization says,Containing arsenic groundwater will pose a great threat to public health.The world health organization,Arsenic poisoning in high risk areas,Should help the public to know the harm of arsenic poisoning,Let them as soon as possible with arsenic content low rainfall and surface water instead of high arsenic content of groundwater for drinking water.

　　急性砷中毒症状有呕吐、腹痛、腹泻、神经麻痹、肌肉抽筋等。长期接触砷，能引发皮肤癌、膀胱癌和肺癌等。(记者王昭 杨京德)

Acute arsenic poisoning symptoms include vomiting/Abdominal pain/diarrhea/Nerve palsy/Muscle cramps, etc.Long-term exposure to arsenic,Can cause skin cancer/Bladder cancer and lung cancer and so on.(Reporter WangZhao Yang jing)