1st Edition
Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases; Arsenic 2010 Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As-2010)
Section I: Geology, hydrology, and hydrogeology of arsenic
I.1 Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic
I.1 Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic
I.2 Total arsenic and arsenic speciation
I.3 Arsenic release into the groundwater: Water-rock interaction processes
I.4 Aquifer characteristics and mobility and transport of arsenic
I.5 Biotic and abiotic transformations
I.6 Risk assessment and modeling
Section II: Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain cycle
II.1 Arsenic in soils and related chemical and biological processes
II.2 Bioavailability of soil arsenic for plants
II.3 Phytotoxicity of arsenic
II.4 Transfer and transformation of arsenic in food chain cycle
II.5 Total arsenic and arsenic speciation in food
Section III: Arsenic in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
III.1 Arsenic in marine ecosystems and biota
III.2 Arsenic in terrestrial ecosystems and biota
Section IV: Health effects on humans, epidemiology, biomarkers and risk assessments
IV.1 Cancer and non-cancer effects
IV.2 Epidemiology and biomarkers
IV.3 Arsenic exposure and risk assessment
IV.4 Arsenic metabolism and arsenic speciation
Section V: Toxicological effects: Animal models
Section VI: Assessment and remediation of arsenic contaminated groundwater and land environments, policy and protection
VI.1 Assessment of arsenic contaminations, policy and protection
VI.2 Treatment techniques for arsenic removal from groundwater
VI.3 Experimental studies on arsenic removal
VI.4 Novel techniques for arsenic removal
VI.5 Arsenic removal using biological materials
VI.6 Remediation of arsenic contaminated sediments and soils
VI.7 Sustainability of arsenic-free water supply
Section VII: Analytical methods for arsenic
VII.1 Field detection methods and sample preservation
VII.2 Laboratory methods for arsenic speciation
VII.3 Quality control and quality assurance
Section S1: Special Topic 1: Arsenic in Latin America – A forgotten continent
Section S2: Special Topic 2: The geochemistry and microbiology of arsenic and humic substances in aquifers of the Blackfoot Disease area, southwestern Taiwan
Section S3: Special Topic 3: Arsenic in rice – Advances and challenges to minimizing hazard
Biography
Jiin-Shuh Jean, Jochen Bundschuh, Prosun Bhattacharya
