Study finds the "king of poisons" is building up in global rice fields | NYGazet

Rice feeds billions, thriving in warm, wet fields. Those flooded fields can also make arsenic available to rice plants, poisoning the grains.

Rice feeds billions. It thrives in warm, wet fields and stores energy in a way that fits busy lives and tight budgets. Those same flooded fields can also make arsenic more available to rice plants, and some of that arsenic can end up in the grain. A ... [5591 chars]