Featured Article: Arsenic

Arsenic is a ubiquitous element in the natural environment. It is a naturally occurring metal and its organic form, found when arsenic is combined with carbon or [hydrogen] is not as common as inorganic arsenic which occurs when arsenic combined with one or more elements including oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur. The amount of arsenic released from ore bodies is mush less than the amount of arsenic released due to human activity. Read more about Arsenic. Article by Sean Foley.

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