"Arsenic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
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D001151
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.513.249
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arsenic" by people in Profiles.
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Low-cost filtration for metal(loids) removal from groundwater in rural Bangladesh: probabilistic human health risk mitigation effect. Environ Geochem Health. 2025 Jun 09; 47(7):256.
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Arsenic in Rice: A Call to Change Feeding Substitution Practices for Pediatric Otolaryngology Patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jan; 172(1):369-371.
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Race/ethnicity and sex differences in the association between area-level arsenic exposure concentration and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence rates in Texas. An ecological study. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 2):117538.
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Influence of iron, phosphate, and silicate on arsenic removal from groundwater using a low-cost ceramic filter. Water Environ Res. 2023 Nov; 95(11):e10942.
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Arsenic release dynamics of paddy field soil during groundwater irrigation and natural flooding. J Environ Manage. 2023 Oct 01; 343:118204.
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Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014-2021). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 04; 249:114119.
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Evaluating configuration of dual unit ceramic filter for arsenic removal from highly contaminated groundwater. J Environ Manage. 2022 Oct 01; 319:115664.
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Effect of pre-aeration on the removal of arsenic and iron from natural groundwater in household based ceramic filters. J Environ Manage. 2021 Aug 01; 291:112681.
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Inter- and Transgenerational Effects of Paternal Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2021 04; 8(7):2002715.
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Arsenic removal by iron-oxidizing bacteria in a fixed-bed coconut husk column: Experimental study and numerical modeling. Environ Pollut. 2021 Mar 01; 272:115977.