Arsenic, other chemicals in rural California’s drinking water
Concern is growing over the more than 1 million California residents who are already living without clean water for drinking or cooking, most of it poisoned by chemicals like arsenic. Ben Swann speaks with Conner Everts, the facilitator of the Environmental Water Caucus, about the growing water and resource disparity in the region and the …Read more »
You’re Eating Wood, Ammonia & Arsenic | Brainwash Update
Abby Martin looks into five of the craziest foods Americans are misled into purchasing, from wood in cereal, to arsenic in chicken, the findings might surprise you. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin
Biosand Water Filter Testing for Arsenic Removal – Drissia Ras
Drissia Ras, a Morrocan graduate student at The Evergreen State College tested the amount of arsenic removal in biosand water filters using iron nails. She found surprising results. Drissia is an intern with Friendly Water for the World. Biosand water filters not only remove pathogens from drinking water, they also are effective in removing arsenic.
Nutrition & Food Safety Expert Julie Jones on Arsenic in Food & Beverages
On Nov. 18, 2014, Consumer Reports released an analysis of levels of naturally occurring arsenic found in rice and several other grains, leading the magazine to recommend curtailing people’s intake of rice and rice products. However, the study follows a far more comprehensive analysis by the FDA, with levels of very low risk, which led …Read more »