Title: Arsenic: 6. What are the effects of arsenic on the environment?
Headings: Arsenic
Arsenic
6. What are the effects of arsenic on the environment?

Content: These effects are evident, for example, in aquatic species at concentrations ranging from a few micrograms to milligrams per litre. The nature of the effects depends on the species and time of exposure. The effects include death, inhibition of growth, photosynthesis and reproduction, and behavioral effects. Environments contaminated with arsenic contain only a few species and fewer numbers within species. If levels of arsenate are high enough, only resistant organisms, such as certain microbes, may be present. More...
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