Arsenic (As) is a common element found in soil ... Cadmium (Cd) is a byproduct of smelting other metals and can be found in cellphone batteries, paint pigments, metal coating and some plastics.

Arsenic pollution can also result from industrial ... While lead is known for harming child development through exposure to paint and old pipes, it can also contaminate food through the soil ...

Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household ... Lead may be found in a variety of items such as paint in old homes (lead paint was banned in the ...

Researchers also compared The Night Watch to paint samples from other artists in the Rijksmuseum’s collection known to use arsenic sulfides, finding a similar pigment mixture in a painting by ...

The X-ray scan suggested that the section of the painting that showed Van Ruytenburch’s clothing included arsenic and sulfur, which hinted at the type of paint he might have used. Under the micr ...