Science news articles about 'potent carcinogen'

... that channel arsenic in and out of cells. Arsenic is acutely toxic and a highly potent carcinogen, but is widespread in the earth's crust and easily taken up and accumulated in crops. Contaminated ...

Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolizing the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. That is the ...

NIST has issued a new reference material to aid in the detection and measurement of the potent carcinogen hexavalent chromium in soil. The new reference material will provide a crucial benchmark for ...

... of THMs and halo acetic acids (HAAs), but it can form the potent carcinogenic bromate ion by reacting with bromide present in water. Ferrate(VI) (FeVIO42-, FeVI) can address some ...