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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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ARSENIC

Chemical ID
ARSENIC
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD orl man 70-180 mg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
LD orl man 0.75-2 mg/kg Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Anorexic Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Pesticide *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Sophora subprostrata Root 0.2 -0.2 *
Sorbus aucubaria Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.5 *
Spinacia oleracea Leaf 0.0 0.3 0.7 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Taraxacum mongolicum Plant 2.0 -0.3 *
Taraxacum officinale Leaf Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
Tragopogon porrifolius Root 0.1 -0.2 *
Triticum aestivum Seed 0.1 0.1 *
Tussilago farfara Flower 0.1 -1.3 *
Urtica dioica Leaf 0.0 0.1 -0.3 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit 0.0 -0.5 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Fruit *
Vicia faba Fruit 0.2 1.4 1.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vigna mungo Seed 0.2 1.0 *
Vigna radiata Seed 0.1 0.2 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit 0.0 0.9 0.6 *
Zea mays Seed 0.0 0.2 1.6 *