Climate change may raise arsenic in rice — English Level A1

Rice can contain inorganic arsenic.
Climate change may increase arsenic in rice.
Warmer weather makes rice absorb more arsenic.
Long exposure to arsenic can cause cancer.
Arsenic also links to heart disease and diabetes.
Many people eat rice every day.
Scientists studied rice in field experiments for many years.
Washing rice can lower arsenic in cooked rice.
Scientists and growers work to reduce arsenic.
Better farming can help reduce arsenic in rice.

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arsenic — A poisonous element found in food and soil

inorganic — A type of chemical not from living things

climate change — Long-term change in weather and temperatures

absorb — To take in a liquid or gas

exposure — Time when a person has contact with something

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