The researchers, whose paper was published last week (11 July) in Nature Geoscience, used existing data on surface sediments and soil properties to map a variety of ‘hotspots’ in the region — some of ...

Arsenic is a toxic element that is both naturally occurring in the Earth’s crust and artificially produced from agricultural and industrial processes. Arsenic can enter groundwater sources from rock ...

Writing in the New York Times last week, Deborah Blum reviewed recent scientific research on a startling public health threat: naturally occurring arsenic that seeps into groundwater could be ...

In a new report, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates 2.1 million Americans use water wells with high levels of arsenic, a naturally occurring metal linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes ...

In the South Asian lowlands, high population density coincides with dangerous levels of arsenic in groundwater. Maps based on surface geology can help identify regions at risk of arsenic contamination ...

"Arsenic is the number one environmental chemical for human health," Joshua Hamilton tells me during a recent phone call. We're talking about his latest research, ajust-published study in PLoS ONE ...

Last week, a team of researchers from Dartmouth University released a widely publicized study with the somewhat provocative title "Arsenic, Organic Foods and Brown Rice Syrup." The study was yet ...

Water tests at school drinking fountains across Northern California found dangerous levels of lead and other metals, prompting school officials to shut down the fountains.However, thousands of schools ...