Researchers have systematically investigated under which conditions, and to what extent, sulfur-containing arsenic compounds are formed in rice-growing soils. Their work highlights the urgent need for ...

Cod liver oil and other fish oils are often used as dietary supplements because they contain nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A, and vitamin D. It has been known for some time that these ...

Arsenic is a nasty poison that once reigned as the ultimate weapon of deception. In the 18th century, it was the poison of choice for those wanting to kill their enemies and spouses, favored for its ...

Supplements containing arsenic have been banned in the European Union since 1999 and in North America since 2013. In many countries they are still added to poultry feed to prevent parasitic infection ...

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week calling for a halt to the use of ...

Oh no, not another food we have to worry about. When Dr. Fuhrman spoke in Carbondale on April 6, he mentioned concerns about arsenic in rice. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the earth’s ...

Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a new analytical technique to detect a harshly toxic arsenic compound that was once difficult to measure (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: ...

In this chapter, the subcommittee describes the chemistry of arsenic and its analysis in water and biological materials. The chapter is divided into four sections. The first section, Arsenic Compounds ...

Some researchers hope the new materials will help solve the mystery of cuprate high temperature superconductors (discovered in 1986) “It’s possible that these materials will provide a cleaner system ...

Certain Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal sold only at Walmart is being recalled after random tests found "above guidance" levels of naturally occurring inorganic arsenic, a toxin connected to impaired ...

University of Bayreuth researchers, together with scientists from Italy and China, have for the first time systematically investigated under which conditions, and to what extent, sulphur-containing ...