What is Arsenic used for in the body?

Two reports released today reveal concerns regarding the level of arsenic found in rice. ... What is arsenic, and what does it do to the human body? ... read more

Arsenobetaine, the main fish arsenic found in seafood, is the arsenic analogue of glycine betaine (also known as Trimethylglycine), an important Osmolyte and methyl-donor. read more

The Environmental Protection Agency limits the amount of arsenic in U.S. public drinking water to 10 parts per billion (ppb). read more

The primary use of metallic arsenic is in alloys of lead (for example, in car batteries and ammunition). Arsenic is a common n-type dopant in semiconductor electronic devices, and the optoelectronic compound gallium arsenide is the second most commonly used semiconductor after doped silicon. read more