When crops grow in arsenic-contaminated soil, this toxic element accumulates in the food chain. A study involving the University of Basel has now discovered a mechanism used by corn plants to reduce ...

Public health experts estimate that more than 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. Scientists know long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with ...

“One hundred or so years ago, one of the most common pesticides was lead arsenate, and for example, it was fairly commonly used in apple orchards, which is one of the reasons why apple juice becomes ...

Soil contamination is a global environmental concern, with toxic metals and metalloids from industrial activities persisting as long-term pollutants. Arsenic (As), although naturally occurring, ...

A Canadian mining company has developed a simple technique to prevent poisonous arsenic waste produced by gold mining from entering drinking water. To produce gold, rock must be mined and chemically ...

Next time you order Chinese takeout — you might want to take this unsavory news into account. Thanks to its rich concentration of fiber and other nutrients, brown rice has often been hailed as the ...

When warts, lesions, and sores began to appear on Manatosh Biswas’ skin back in 2011, he consulted a doctor who advised him to undergo a few tests. Biswas, a resident of Madhusudankati village in West ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Concerns over water in the Coastal Bend have largely focused on drought-driven shortages. But experts say the region’s prolonged dry spell may also impact water quality — ...

Striped bass are a popular and often human-consumed commercial and recreational game fish. Trace elements or metals essential ...