Ravindra Fernando discusses the dangers of this toxic substance with Kumudini Hettiarachchi In the eye of the storm in recent months, has been arsenic, the chemical element which is described as an ...

Arsenic not only is a potent human carcinogen but also can set up ... Its website states that arsenic is "a naturally occurring element in soil and water" and "all plants take up arsenic." ...

Arsenic is a naturally occurring but highly toxic element that is classified as a ... the majority of which has been put there by human activity – from minding, landfills, and the burning ...

Arsenic is a trace element that lies just below phosphorus ... But it can also be due to human-induced environmental pollution from transport or industry," says Esther Breuninger, the first ...