FEATURE ARTICLE

May 2002

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The New Arsenic Standard: A Look Forward to the 2006 Implementation of Tighter Standards by Thierry Montoya and Robert Orozco with the California law firm of Morris Polich & Purdy, LLP

Throughout the ages, arsenic has been used in insecticide, medicine, cosmetics, and agriculture. Traditional industrial arsenic uses include solid manufacturing processes as bronzing. Traditional "contaminated" arsenic sites include areas of mining operations and smelters.