The metalloid arsenic is a natural environmental contaminant to which humans are routinely
exposed in food, water, air, and soil. Arsenic has a long history of use as a homicidal agent …

The biologic effects of inorganic arsenic predominantly involve reaction of the trivalent forms
with sulfhydryl groups in critical proteins in target cells, potentially leading to various …

Arsenic (As) contamination in vegetables is a severe threat to human health. However, the
evaluation of As relative bioavailability (As-RBA) or bioaccessibility in vegetables is still …

Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing an integrated
assessment of non-cancer and cancer risk assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) …

The human bladder is one of the primary target organs for arsenic-induced carcinogenicity,
and arsenic metabolites in urine have been suspected to be directly involved in …

Arsenic has received considerable attention in the world, since it can lead to a multitude of
toxic effects and has been recognized as a human carcinogen causing cancers. Here, we …

Arsenic is ubiquitous in nature appearing in various chemical forms. The toxicity,
environmental mobility and accumulation of As in living organisms depends on the form in …

Natural contamination of drinking water with arsenic results in the exposure of millions of
people world-wide to unacceptable levels of this metalloid. This is a serious global health …

Arsenic is a toxin, ranking first on the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
and the Environmental Protection Agency Priority List of Hazardous Substances. Chronic …

Inorganic arsenic induces a variety of toxicities including cancer. The mode of action for
cancer and non-cancer effects involves the metabolic generation of trivalent arsenicals and …