by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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The management of water supply in rice fields<\/strong> affects the presence of heavy metals<\/strong> in the food. This is supported by research<\/a> from the University of Delaware<\/strong> published in the journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health. \u2018TThe drier those rice fields are, the lower the amounts of arsenic<\/strong> and the higher the amounts of cadmium<\/strong>,\u2019 a statement<\/a> explains. \u2018However, the higher cadmium is lower than the existing threshold for adverse health effects.\u2019 The investigation thus makes a new contribution to studies on the assimilation mechanisms of metals<\/a> that, by entering the food cycle, have a negative impact on consumers’ health.<\/p>\n