Arsenite transport in rice roots therefore shares the same highly efficient pathway as silicon, which explains why rice is efficient in arsenic accumulation.

• 在发现硅酸会干扰亚砷酸盐的摄取之后，这组作者提出，增加土壤中可利用的硅，可能会减少从土壤和浇灌用水到食物链的砷的运输。