The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...

Although the arsenic levels in rice are generally low, long-term consumption—especially if rice is eaten daily—may pose health risks.

Its website states that arsenic is "a naturally occurring element in soil and water" and "all plants take up arsenic." But "natural" does not equal safe. Inorganic arsenic, the predominant form of ...

The work is published in the journal Nature Communications. Arsenic is a trace element that lies just below phosphorus—which is essential for all living organisms—in the periodic table.

Arsenic has two chemical forms, inorganic and organic (the latter of which can be less toxic), and is naturally part of the minerals in the earth's crust. (Note, here organic is a chemistry term ...

Tens of millions of people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water 30 years after ‘the greatest mass poisoning in ...

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

Dr. Kn_pe, at Oberzeiring, sent to Professor Schaefer in Graz, who was intrusted w_th the chemical examinations, the urine of an individual who consumed arsenic for thirty years. He felt in the ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Arsenic is all around us Arsenic is a naturally occurring element of the Earth's crust that is present throughout the environment in the air, water, and land, according to the World Health ...