A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But who knew that books could kill? That’s the premise of an exhibit at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum that looks at four toxic pigments used for millennia and ...

Six contaminants found in drinking water across every U.S state exceeded legal guidelines set by the federal government, a ...

Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth and one of the least studied within the periodic table, mostly ...

Utah jumped to second in a federal database of states’ total toxic chemical releases – a rise mostly attributable to the ...

Its nucleus has 33 protons and 42 neutrons, giving it similar chemical properties to phosphorus. The elemental form of arsenic is actually non-toxic; it is the compounds of arsenic that are poisonous.

The elemental form of arsenic is actually non-toxic; it is the compounds of arsenic that are poisonous. Pure elements have a tendency to bond to other elements and form compounds, because this ...

Notoriously toxic, inorganic arsenic — compounds of the element that don’t contain carbon — is what the World Health Organization classifies as a “confirmed carcinogen” and “the most ...

The arsenic compound is usually injected into a vein in the arm. Mercury or bismuth compounds are injected into the rump.

Why You Can’t Combine All The Elements Of The Periodic Table In A Single Compound The reason for this impossibility strikes at something fundamental about the nature of reality.

Biological Processes Shape Arsenic's Distribution In The Atmosphere More Than Previously Thought Arsenic is present in our atmosphere, though at a low level. However, new research has found a ...

Winkel and her team detected several types of arsenic in the rain water samples. In addition to the expected inorganic arsenic, they also found so-called methylated arsenic compounds.