clouds and rainwater for traces of arsenic. Using newly developed measurement methods, they have elucidated the transport pathways of the environmental toxin in the atmosphere. The work is ...

Salar de Uyuni holds the world’s largest lithium reserve, but mining could threaten local ecosystems. A study by Duke ...

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust, and many soils and sediments contain small amounts of the toxin. If ingested over long periods of time, even low doses of arsenic can ...

Jennifer Turcotte joined dozens of protesters outside Quebec’s National Assembly to call for the reduction of arsenic ...

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater endangers the health of millions of people in southern Asia. In this focus issue we gather together articles on the origin and fate of arsenic in groundwater ...

Dr David Polya, Professor of Environment Geochemistry and Associate Dean for Internationalisation in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, discusses the impact of arsenic in groundwater and the ...

"Parboiling and absorption" method for cooking rice to reduce arsenic contamination (Menon et al., 2021) Mishra et al. 2021. Living with arsenic in the environment: An examination of current awareness ...

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

Though rice isn't the only dietary source of arsenic—some vegetables, fruits, and even water can harbor it—the Environmental Protection Agency assumes there is actually no "safe" level of ...

Arsenic also has been released into the environment through the use of pesticides and poultry fertilizer. (Chickens can be fed arsenic.) Therefore, it's in soil and water. Rice tends to absorb ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical ...