Article: Metabolism of low-dose inorganic arsenic in a central european population: influence of sex and genetic polymorphisms.(Research)

Article: PHYTOREMEDIATION OF AN ARSENIC-CONTAMINATED SITE USING ...
International Journal of Phytoremediation;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... uncontaminated soil (Ma et al., 2001a ... ferns were grown in an arsenic-contaminated soil ... many different forms of arsenic (Ma et al., 2001a; Tu and Ma, 2002). Further ... have high BF and TF of arsenic, indicating its ability ...

Article: Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater by ...
International Journal of Phytoremediation;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 1998; Komar, 1999; Ma et al, 2001). The fern hyperaccumulates arsenic to as much as 2.3 ... mg kg^sup -1^ of arsenic (Ma et al, 2001 ), much ... mechanistic basis of arsenic hyperaccumulation (Tu and Ma, 2004). This suggests ...

Article: U. Florida researchers discover fern plant absorbs arsenic ...
University Wire;  February 5, 2001 ;     481 words ... ... this plant will still have low levels of arsenic," Ma said. Arsenic is a toxic metal that acts as a carcinogen ... fleas and ticks from infesting cattle, Ma said. Spillover from this process allows arsenic to leach into soils and possibly contaminate ...

Article: Arsenic-resistant proteobacterium from the phyllosphere of ...
Canadian Journal of Microbiology;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Contamination of soil and water with arsenic could be due to both natural and ... identified as a hyperaccumulator of arsenic (Ma et al. 2001), leading to novel phytoremediation technologies to remove arsenic from polluted soil (Tu et al. 2002 ...

Dictionary definition: arsenic
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology;      271 words ...arsenic [Ma]. A steel-grey semi-metallic element (As) that is highly toxic but which occurs naturally in many copper deposits and which was later sought after and added to bronze by early European metalworkers in order to improve the casting properties of their metal.

Article: Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Gametophytes of Pteris ...
Plant Physiology;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... easily manipulated model system. Arsenic (As) is a contaminant of soils ... meets all of these criteria (Ma et al, 2001; Chen et al, 2002 ... hyperaccumulate As, with up to 93% of the arsenic localized to the fronds (Ma et al., 2001; Chen et al ...

Article: Ferns May Put Brakes on Arsenic in Florida.
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  February 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... because worldwide arsenic contamination is a ... issue," said Lena Ma, a soil chemist and ... plant absorbs the arsenic remains unclear ... just amazing," said Ma, who hopes to find ... studies are under way. Ma found the ferns ... at an abandoned, arsenic-contaminated lumber ...