‘Safe’ water in Bangladesh wells may be loaded with arsenic

Water in Bangladesh wells may be much less safe than previously thought, according to a new study of arsenic level testing kits.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
March 6, 2020 ~6 min

How aquifer recharge water can get contaminated with arsenic

When natural methods don't get the job done, many municipalities have to use reclaimed water to recharge aquifers.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 10, 2020 ~5 min


Climate change could double toxic arsenic in rice

Rice yields could decline about 40% by 2100, affecting about 2 billion people worldwide. What's more, the rice could contain twice as much toxic arsenic.

Danielle Torrent Tucker-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 1, 2019 ~6 min

Microbes in the Pacific Ocean survive on arsenic

"...it just shows how much is still out there in the ocean that we don't know."

Hannah Hickey-UW • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~5 min

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