Recent tests on sediment samples from the Kok River in Chiang Rai have shown that several heavy metals and especially arsenic ...

The findings at the Zinc Nacional plant were ... and seizures. Arsenic poisoning can also cause serious health issues, including an abnormal heart rhythm, a "pins and needles" feeling in fingers and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Right now is the perfect time to plant milkweed seeds for incoming monarch butterflies. The once-abundant insect is being considered for the endangered species list, with the count of ...

Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment, and is generally combined with oxygen, chlorine and sulphur to form inorganic arsenic compounds. Organic arsenic compounds are formed when the element ...

Zinc is mainly used as a protective coating for iron and steel (galvanising). It is further used for the production of zinc alloys (e.g. brass), rolled zinc, zinc dust (a pigment and a reducing agent) ...