Arsenic and Rice Photo 3 (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Arsenic and Rice Photo 3

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University of Washington researchers found that warmer temperatures, at levels expected under most climate change projections, can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains. Yasmine Farhat, a UW doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, also studies rice quality in Cambodia.

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Mark Stone/University of Washington

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