Arsenic

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A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

Descriptor ID	D001151
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.513.249
Concept/Terms	Arsenic Arsenic Arsenic-75 Arsenic 75

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metalloids [D01.268.513]
Arsenic [D01.268.513.249]

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Bar chart showing 139 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	4	0	4
2003	2	1	3
2004	5	0	5
2005	2	1	3
2006	4	0	4
2007	6	2	8
2008	6	0	6
2009	5	0	5
2010	5	2	7
2011	4	0	4
2012	8	2	10
2013	3	0	3
2014	4	2	6
2015	5	0	5
2016	4	4	8
2017	9	0	9
2018	5	0	5
2019	6	2	8
2020	4	0	4
2021	8	0	8
2022	9	0	9
2023	7	0	7
2024	1	3	4
2025	2	2	4

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Wekumbura C, Hettiarachchi GM, Hargrove W, Ma Q, Newville M, Lanzirotti A, Sobin C. Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal(loid)s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques. J Hazard Mater. 2025 Oct 05; 497:139742.

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Wagoner RS, Lopez-Galvez NI, Canales RA, Farland LV, von Hippel FA, de Zapien JG, Rosales CB, Beamer PI, Furlong MA. Longitudinal Nephrotoxic Metal Exposure in a Cohort of Farm Workers in Sonora, Mexico. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Dec 01; 67(12):1005-1013.

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Andrade-Feraud CM, Acanda de la Rocha AM, Berlow NE, Duque S, Velazco A, Castillo D, Holcomb B, Coats ER, Ghurani YR, Lucey CM, Pearson B, Guilarte TR, Azzam DJ. Chronic arsenic exposure of ovarian surface and fallopian tube cultures induces giant and/or multinucleated cells with phagocytosis-like properties and an inflammatory phenotype. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2025 Jul; 500:117394.

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Cai Z, Zhang Y, He L, Cui M, Zhang W, E L, Yang H, Ling Q, Hoffmann PR, He J, Gou S, Liu F, Huang Z. Methylseleninic Acid Elevating the Nrf2-GPX4 Axis Relieves Endothelial Dysfunction and Ferroptosis Induced by Arsenic Exposure. J Agric Food Chem. 2025 Mar 26; 73(12):7445-7455.

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Yu Y, Herzberg M, Pat-Espadas AM, Vinuesa P, Feng R, Rosen B, Amachi S, Jia X, Rensing C, Zhou S. Genome Deletions and Rewiring of the Transcriptome Underlying High Antimonite Resistance in Achromobacter sp. SMAs-55. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 26; 26(1).

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Yang R, Viswanatham T, Huang S, Li Y, Yu Y, Zhang J, Chen J, Herzberg M, Feng R, Rosen BP, Rensing C. A Sb(III)-specific efflux transporter from Ensifer adhaerens E-60. Microbiol Res. 2024 Sep; 286:127830.

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Jordan-Ward R, von Hippel FA, Schmidt J, Verhougstraete MP. Formerly used defense sites on Unalaska Island, Alaska: Mapping a legacy of environmental pollution. Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2024 Sep; 20(5):1420-1431.

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Dresler SR, Pinto BI, Salanga MC, Propper CR, Berry SR, Kellar RS. Arsenic Impairs Wound Healing Processes in Dermal Fibroblasts and Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Feb 10; 25(4).

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Li Y, Yu Y, Yang X, Pat-Espadas AM, Vinuesa P, Herzberg M, Chen J, Rosen BP, Feng R, Rensing C. Adaptation to metal(loid)s in strain Mucilaginibacter rubeus P2 involves novel arsenic resistance genes and mechanisms. J Hazard Mater. 2024 01 15; 462:132796.

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Tang ST, Song XW, Chen J, Shen J, Ma B, Rosen BP, Zhang J, Zhao FJ. Widespread Distribution of the arsO Gene Confers Bacterial Resistance to Environmental Antimony. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 10 03; 57(39):14579-14588.

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