Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

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Which metalloid causes skin, liver, lung, and bladder cancer with prolonged exposure in drinking water?

  1. Selenium

  2. Arsenic

  3. Beryllium

  4. Cadmium

The correct answer is: Arsenic

Arsenic is a metalloid that can be found in drinking water and can lead to various cancers, such as skin, liver, lung, and bladder cancer. Selenium, while also a metalloid, does not cause cancer in humans with prolonged exposure. Beryllium and Cadmium are also metalloids but are not known to cause skin, liver, lung, or bladder cancer with prolonged exposure in drinking water. Therefore, Arsenic is the correct answer.

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