Arsenic can treat cancer

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  February 13, 2004 ;     607 words ...Arsenic has been used for medicinal purposes and as a poison for more than 2,400 years. Hippocrates used arsenic to treat ulcers, and throughout the millennia, different...variety of diseases, from syphilis to asthma to psoriasis. Arsenic was the panacea of 19th century cancer medicine but was...

Arsenic's reputation as a deadly toxin poisoned

China Daily;  April 2, 2002 ;     700+ words ...LONDON: Arsenic, the classic poison slipped into the food...shaking off its disreputable history. Arsenic's notoriety ensures that its mere mention...doctors are now starting to recognize arsenic's positive qualities. Recent research...

Cryptic exposure to arsenic

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Arsenic is a naturally occurring ubiquitous element...more common sources of toxic exposure to arsenic, causing both acute and chronic effects...8],[9] The trivalent inorganic form of arsenic, arsenite [As (III)], and the pentavalent...

SOME BACTERIA THRIVE ON ARSENIC.(News)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 29, 2003 ;     544 words ......ron Spice Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Say the word arsenic and most people think poison. Arsenic's toxicity is so legendary that it was once...community of bacteria that actually breathe arsenic, using it to break down food and release energy...

Arsenic compounds in natural gas pipeline operations.

Pipeline & Gas Journal;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......pentoxide and arsenate salts as Category 1 Carcinogens. Arsenic sublimes at 613[degrees]C (1,135[degrees]F) where...to a gaseous form. Arsine is the simplest form of arsenic, AsH, also referred to as arsenic hydride. It is a flammable, pyrophoric, and highly toxic derivative of arsenic and ...

Removal of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) ions from aqueous solutions with...

Water Environment Research;  May 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT: Interactions of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) ions with a lanthanum...calcium, and iron(III) salts. Arsenic(III) was removed by iron(III) and lanthanum...299 (1999). KEYWORDS: arsenic(V), arsenic(III), lanthanum, iron(III), aluminum...

Poisonous Decision; A Low Arsenic Standard Carries a High Cost [Corrected...

The Washington Post;  September 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ...ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Say "arsenic" to most people, and they think poison -- as in the play and movie "Arsenic and Old Lace," the story of two elderly...off their gentleman callers by putting arsenic in elderberry wine. But arsenic has just...

Science: Death in a glass of water Scientists believe up to 30 million...

The Independent - London;  January 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ......accused of failing to spot concentrations of arsenic in what UN scientists believe is "the...failed to spot high concentrations of arsenic, now thought to be poisoning millions...guidelines and check for the metal. The arsenic is thought to be present at dangerous...

Fern Soaks Up Arsenic Like a Sponge

AP Online;  January 31, 2001 ;     646 words ......Writer AP Online 01-31-2001 Fern Soaks Up Arsenic Like a Sponge A common fern has been found to soak up extraordinary amounts of arsenic without any ill effects, potentially offering...a fern with 8,000 parts per million of arsenic, they can't imagine it's toxic waste...

arsenic(V) oxide

A Dictionary of Chemistry;      109 words ...arsenic(V) oxide (arsenic oxide) A white amorphous deliquescent solid, As 2...at 315°C. It is soluble in water and ethanol. Arsenic(V) oxide cannot be obtained by direct combination of arsenic and oxygen; it is usually prepared by the reaction of arsenic with nitric acid followed by ...

Alternative Path: How did that arsenic get in your system?(Features)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  November 11, 2003 ;     390 words ...Byline: with Dr Finbar Magee ARSENIC is a poison usually associated with...are seeing people who have accumulated arsenic in their body tissue and it does cause illness. A couple of centuries ago arsenic poisoning was a common way of bumping...

arsenic(III) acid

A Dictionary of Chemistry;      6 words ...arsenic(III) acid See arsenic(III) oxide .

PHYTOEXTRACTION OF ARSENIC FROM SOIL BY LEERSIA ORYZOIDES

International Journal of Phytoremediation;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......oryzoides (rice-cut grass) to remediate arsenic-contaminated soil was studied in greenhouse...Leersia oryzoides grown in soil amended with arsenic to a concentration of 110 mg kg^sup -1...305 mg kg^sup -1^ and 272 mg kg^sup -1^ arsenic into its shoots and roots, respectively...

Underestimating arsenic's risk: the latest science supports tighter...

Regulation;  September 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ...ARSENIC HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN TO BE acutely poisonous at high doses...they become partially tolerant to the chemical. That makes arsenic the darling of detective story writers: A villain can take subacute doses for a week, and then share a meal containing arsenic with his victim. The villain lives but the ...

Testing confirms arsenic present; Source of Milton park contamination...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  July 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ......MILTON - The results of a third round of arsenic testing conducted in Cunningham Park confirm...hired by park trustees to deal with the arsenic after the Department of Environmental...that several sites within the park had arsenic levels above the state standard of 30...