Science news articles about 'arsenic levels'

... doing," said Saugata Datta, a K-State assistant professor of geology. Datta's research examines arsenic levels in the groundwater in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. In his quest to understand how ...

... pollution are women and children armed with pamphlets and testing kits. The research examines arsenic levels in the groundwater in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. While trying to understand how ...

... report in the August 20 issue of JAMA. Arsenic from inorganic sources is highly toxic and causes ... age 20 and older who had their urine tested for arsenic levels as part of the government-conducted 2003 ...

Three years past deadline, California has no solid plan to reduce the arsenic, which has been linked to cancer. Officials spent money to design a filtration plant and then decided not to build it. ...

... co-host a four-day meeting on arsenic poisoning in Siam Reap, Cambodia, with about 60 ... thing. "The land-use changes will definitely modify the arsenic levels," he said. "Sometimes they might increase ...

... and health impact assessment for children playing on treated wood, cats and dogs under the deck, and for detecting high arsenic levels in some Asian rice supplies, for example.

... indicated both increases and decreases in total arsenic levels in fish and bivalves such as mussels upon ... low affinity for mineral surfaces, while arsenate easily adsorbs to solid surfaces. An oxidation ...

... South Asia currently exposed to high levels of the poison in groundwater. Leading an international team, ... well as iron and manganese, reduce the dissolved arsenic level significantly. Dr Bhaskar Sen ...

Extreme rainfall on the up in India, Bangladeshi food crops harbour high arsenic levels, India and Pakistan are ancient biodiversity hotspots, and more.