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Toxins and invasive amoebas found in marina seabed sediments
In recent years, special wash-down areas have been built in marinas to reduce the environmental problems caused by boat ...
Ultra-processed foods linked to prenatal heavy metal exposure and child brain development
In a recent study published in World Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientist Dr. Renee Dufault at the Food Ingredient and ...
Arsenic in books? Baltimore’s Walters exhibit shows that some pages can kill.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But who knew that books could kill?
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Leaching Characteristics of Arsenic and Selenium from Coal Fly Ash: Role of Calcium | Energy & Fuels - ACS Publications
Understanding the leaching behavior of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) in coal fly ash is important in evaluating the potential environmental impact of coal fly ash. Batch experiments were employed to ...
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Throwing the Baby out with the Drinking Water: Unintended Consequences of Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh | NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research
The 1994 discovery of arsenic in groundwater in Bangladesh prompted a massive public health campaign that led 20% of the population to switch from backyard wells to less convenient drinking water ...
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Microbial Reduction of Arsenic-Doped Schwertmannite by Geobacter sulfurreducens | Environmental Science & Technology - ACS Publications
The fate of As(V) during microbial reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens of Fe(III) in synthetic arsenic-bearing schwertmannites has been investigated. During incubation at pH7, the rate of biological ...