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Share. Arsenic is an element that is extremely toxic to human health. Despite this, or maybe because of it, humans have used arsenic in many capacities-as an insecticide, as a toxic agent of war, and even as a wood preservation.However, its use in countless industrial applications has contributed to pollution at all levels.espite this, or maybe because of it, humans have used arsenic in many capacities-as an insecticide, as a toxic agent of war, and even as a wood preservation. However, its use in countless industrial applications has contributed to pollution at all levels.
Formerly the most important use of arsenic compounds, was as an insecticide sprayed in fields and orchards. This use has entirely disappeared in most countries, due to the poisonous nature of arsenic compounds.Arsenic contamination is a problem in some well-water and may be associated with mine drainage.ype: element. Description: Arsenic (As) is classed as a semi-metal, or metalloid. In nature it is commonly found as a metal in low levels in most soils and in higher concentrations associated with some copper, lead and zinc ores. The most common arsenic mineral is arsenopyrite, a compound of iron, arsenic, and sulfur.