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New Youtube Channel

Apr 28, 2024

Written by judy griffin

You are invited to view our new Youtube channel, aromahealthtexas, with 2 new videos weekly.

There are several videos published for your information and pleasure. Garden tours feature roses and flowers with information about the plant, how it helps us and the products we make from the flowers.

Extra enjoyment comes from visual tours of beautiful gardens, eclipse filming in a garden, wild garden trails and fields of wildflowers.

Please join us. We would love for you to subscribe, but happy if you view videos.

Email or send me questions through Youtube. We welcome recommendations and suggestions.

See ya'll soon!

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Written by judy griffin

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environmental, Environmental toxins, Pesticides, Pet Products

How Rice Absorbs Arsenic

Sep 01, 2015

Written by judy griffin

Arsenic in rice originates from groundwater, soil levels, and pesticides previously applied to rice fields. In flooded rice paddies, arsenite, an inorganic more toxic form is prevalent.

Rice absorbs more arsenite in flooded fields because it cannot differentiate arsenite and silicic acid. Rice likes the silicon because it strengthens the stem. It can absorb 10 x's more than other grasses. As it absorbs more silicon, it also absorbs more arsenite. (MaryLou Guerinot, Dartmouth College)

Rice can also be grown in aerobic conditions where fields are not flooded. Arsenate, another toxic form of arsenic is prevalent in this condition. Rice cannot differentiate arsenate from phosphate, a beneficial nutrient available in soil. As rice absorbs phosphate, it also absorbs arsenate.

Rice needs high levels of silicon and phosphate to strengthen, protect, and enhance its nutrition. The most obvious way to lower arsenic absorption is to lower the use of pesticides containing arsenic used in agricultural fields.

Recently, the F.D.A. has solicited pharmaceutical veterinary drug companies to phase out arsenic in more than 100 pet products. The use of arsenic in poultry has already been removed commercially.

Source: Urvashi Rangan, Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Center

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