Research Could Lead to Safer Food Sources in Developing Countries

Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 14:21 in Earth & Climate

University of Delaware researchers have found that incorporating rice husk to soil can decrease toxic inorganic arsenic levels in rice grain by 25 to 50 percent without negatively affecting yield. This could have important implications in developing countries where rice is a dietary staple.

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