One microbe's meat. (bacteria in toxic waste site thrive on arsenic)

Discover;  March 1, 1995 ;     668 words ...Until arsenic became easy to detect in an autopsy, it...smaller doses cause a gradual wasting. Arsenic is deadly because it interferes directly...survive in the presence of large amounts of arsenic - and there are few bacteria that can...

Arsenic's reputation as a deadly toxin poisoned

China Daily;  April 2, 2002 ;     783 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...

Arsenic contamination in water.

Economic Review;  April 1, 2006 ;   Alam, Syed Manzoor Shaikh;   787 words ......their compounds. They include lead (Pb), arsenic(As), mercury(Hg) and cadmium(Cd). Prolonged...become concentrated in the animal waste. Arsenic is the 20th most abundant element in the earth crust. Arsenic is not an essential element for plants...

Cryptic exposure to arsenic

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology;  July 1, 2005 ;   Rossy, Kathleen; Janusz, Christopher; Schwartz, Robert;   787 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 ;   Trahan, David O.;   787 words ...Arsenic is a chemical compound found n many forms. Arsenic is the 20th most abundant element in the earth's crust...and Polonium (Po). The most common oxidation state for arsenic is -3 (arsenide), +3 (arsenates (III) or arsenites, and...

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

Water Environment Research;  May 1, 1999 ;   Tokunaga, S; Yokoyama, S; Wasay, S A;   787 words ...ABSTRACT: Interactions of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) ions with a lanthanum salt were studied with the aim of developing a new precipitation method for removal of arsenic from aqueous solutions. Performance was compared to those...

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

The Washington Post;  September 16, 2001 ;   Floyd Frost;   787 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 ;   Fred Pearce;   787 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 ;   JEFF DONN, Associated Press Writer;   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...

Researchers tracking sources of arsenic contamination in water.(NewScope)

National Driller;  December 1, 2004 ;     415 words ......geosciences and biology are looking at where arsenic occurs in water, how it is getting there and.... Since health data have demonstrated that arsenic is a carcinogen, the U.S. standard for arsenic in drinking water has been lowered from 50...

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...

PHYTOEXTRACTION OF ARSENIC FROM SOIL BY LEERSIA ORYZOIDES

International Journal of Phytoremediation;  March 1, 2007 ;   Ampiah-Bonney, R J; Tyson, J F; Lanza, G R;   787 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 ;   Wilson, Richard;   787 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 ...

Arsenic high in hundreds of Omaha yards.

Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE);  March 22, 2007 ;     482 words ......A federal health agency has completed its study of arsenic in eastern Omaha yards and determined that more than...mean that Omaha has a uniquely serious problem with arsenic. The arsenic was discovered during the Environmental Protection...