Paired soil and rice arsenic and cadmium from northeastern U.S. rice farms

Abstract Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements found in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) grain that pose threats to human health. While attention has focused on major rice‐growing regions, been grown small‐scale farms the northeastern United States since approximately 2005, but As Cd levels were not previously reported. Unpolished from these have mean of 0.12 mg kg −1 0.007 , more than 40% lower reported U.S. rice. Therefore, poses low risk for consumers.