Arsenic in a sentence

On roasting arsenopyrite in air, arsenic sublimes as arsenic(III) oxide leaving iron oxides, while roasting without air results in the production of metallic arsenic.

Arsenic contamination in drinking water can result both from arsenic that naturally occurs because of geology as well as from industrial and agricultural exposure.

Arsenic (and some arsenic compounds) sublimes upon heating at atmospheric pressure, converting directly to a gaseous form without an intervening liquid state at convert.

Arsenic forms colorless, odorless, crystalline oxides As 2 O 3 (" white arsenic ") and As 2 O 5 which are hygroscopic and readily soluble in water to form acidic solutions.

He worked with the platinum by fusing it with arsenic, then later volatilizing the arsenic.

Inorganic arsenic is also found in coke oven emissions associated with the smelter industry. citation The conversion between As(III) and As(V) is a large factor in arsenic environmental contamination.

Organic arsenic compounds are less toxic than pure arsenic, and promote the growth of chickens.

Organic arsenic compounds may, however, occur where waters are significantly impacted by industrial pollution. citation Arsenic may be solubilized by various processes.

So arsenic can be enriched in water with elevated Fe concentrations. citation Under oxidizing conditions, arsenic can be mobilized from pyrite or iron oxides especially at elevated pH.

The effects of antimony are not comparable to arsenic; this might be caused by the significant differences of uptake, metabolism and excretion between arsenic and antimony.

The Greek word was adopted in Latin as arsenicum, which in French became arsenic, from which the English word arsenic is taken.

The sono arsenic filter eliminates unhealthy arsenic in well water.

The study, conducted in laboratory mice, suggests that people exposed to arsenic in their drinking water may be at increased risk for more serious illness or death from the virus. citation Some Canadians are drinking water that contains inorganic arsenic.

This technology does not use any chemicals and arsenic is left in an insoluble form (+5 state) in the subterranean zone by recharging aerated water into the aquifer and developing an oxidation zone that supports arsenic oxidizing micro-organisms.

Though the methodology was disputed (it did not distinguish between organic and inorganic arsenic) the tests showed levels of arsenic up to 36 ppb. citation In response, FDA tested the worst brand from the Dr. Oz show and found much lower levels.

Arsenic is highly toxic in its inorganic form.

Arsenic & Old Lace opens at Florians Theatre on Wednesday, May 31.

Craig Nelson, outside his trailer at High Valley Park mobile home park in Alamosa County, Colorado, says the water has been undrinkable for years, due to arsenic and brown sediment.

Frank Capra's idealistic and picturesque presentation of America became the acclaimed director's signature trademark, which makes 1944's Arsenic and Old Lace such an atypical picture for the iconic director.

Given the uncertainty about the origin and extent of arsenic and Chromium 6 at the former golf course, neighbors asked the NC Department of Environmental Quality to require the developer to conduct its own sampling.