New Study
Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites.
Not exact matches
The study sites that the EPA set an acceptable
level of 10ppb (parts per billion)
of arsenic in water, assuming that the majority
of arsenic in water is inorganic, thus a
higher risk than the organic
arsenic found in rice.
Consumer Reports tested samples
of apple and grape juice and
found that 10 percent
of the samples had total
arsenic levels that exceeded federal drinking - water standards
of 10 parts per billion (ppb) and 25 percent
of the samples had lead
levels higher than the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) bottled - water limit
of 5 ppb.
Bloomberg News reports: Dartmouth College researchers have
found high levels of a rice - based ingredient that sometimes contains
arsenic in baby formula.
Rice and rice products have been known to contain
higher levels of inorganic
arsenic than
found in other foods.
Researchers in Portland
found that mosses from two neighborhoods had
high levels of cadmium and
arsenic, likely from a nearby glassmaking center.
It
found some evidence that
higher levels of arsenic in Washington red wines could be a result
of pesticide residue.
A new study in JAMA Pediatrics
finds that infants who are fed rice cereals or other rice snacks have much
higher levels of arsenic in their urine than babies who aren't.
The
highest arsenic concentrations were
found in infants who frequently ate baby rice cereal, with
levels more than three times that
of babies who didn't eat rice, the study reports.
Levels of arsenic have been found to be higher in farmed salmon, but levels of cobalt, copper, and cadmium higher in wild salmon
Levels of arsenic have been
found to be
higher in farmed salmon, but
levels of cobalt, copper, and cadmium higher in wild salmon
levels of cobalt, copper, and cadmium
higher in wild salmon (22).
A new study conducted by the University
of Illinois over the course
of several years
found that gluten - free diets may expose you to
higher levels of arsenic and mercury.
The study
found that the
levels of cadmium were increased with
higher doses
of calcium and zinc, while elevated
levels of arsenic corresponded with the
levels of iron and manganese in the product.
In the first U.S. study
of urinary
arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers
found that formula - fed infants had
higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low
arsenic concentrations.
White rice and rice products seem to be a big part
of the diet yet recently
high levels of arsenic have been
found in rice.
It's common for rice to contain 100 ppb
of arsenic, Meharg said, though he has
found levels as
high as 2,000 ppb in rice bought in the United States and Japan.
The agency
found that about half
of the samples contained
levels of inorganic
arsenic that were
higher than 100 ppb, but most exceeded the proposed limit only slightly.
Among all tested rice, the
highest inorganic
arsenic levels per serving were
found in samples
of Martin Long Grain Brown rice, followed by Della Basmati Brown, Carolina Whole Grain Brown, Jazzmen Louisiana Aromatic Brown, and Whole Foods» 365 Everyday Value Long Grain Brown.
However, recent research cited in Consumer Reports
found persistently
high levels of arsenic in rice and rice products, including infant rice cereal.
It was big news this week when Consumer Reports
found excessively
high levels of arsenic in apple and grape juice.
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