First Accurate Test for Arsenic in Soil Developed

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 04:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Analytical chemists have developed the first accurate test for arsenic compounds in soil, providing improved environmental 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.

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