ABSTRACT

The congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at practical solutions of problems with considerable social impact, as well as focusing on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical and other specific issues on ar

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Plenary presentations

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Section I: Geology and hydrogeology of arsenic

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Relationship of arsenic contamination and ecology environment

Ying Zhang, Jichao Sun & Guanxing Huang

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Arsenic, selenium and antimony adsorption behavior in different soil types

S. Krejčová & B. Doušová

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Section II: Medical and health issues of arsenic

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Arsenic-protein binding: A quantitative overview

S. Shen, X.F. Li & X.C. Le M. Weinfeld

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ABCA1 reducing cellular arsenic accumulation in mammalian cells

X.H. Tan, C.H. Di, Y.F. Cao & L. Yang L.L. Xian & J. Huang

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Section III: Remediation and policy

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Bioavailability and toxicity of arsenic to earthworms in three soils

M.A. Ayanka Wijayawardena, Mallavarapu Megharaj & Ravi Naidu

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Effect of diet on bio accessibility and biotransformation of arsenic

Pradeep Alava, Gijs Du Laing & Filip Tack Tom Van De Wiele

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2 Remediation and water treatment

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Removal of arsenic from water using modified highly selective adsorbents

S.H. Lee, J.-Y. Kim, H.A. Kim & K.-W. Kim H. Kim, C.H. Kim & H. Kang

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Arsenic response in roots of Eucalyptus spp.

J.T. Sanchez-Palacios, D. Callahan, Alan J.M. Baker & I.E. Woodrow A.I. Doronila Y.D. Wang

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Discontinuity in arsenic slope factor based on SW Taiwan data

S.H. Lamm, S. Robbins, & B. Goodrich R. Chen J. Lu & C. Zhou

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Geogenic arsenic attributable health risks in Europe

David Polya, Debapriya Mondal, Chansopheaktra Sovann & William Bradford Michael Watts

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Uptake of arsenate and arsenite by two Pteris vittata ecotypes

Xiaoming Wan, Mei Lei, Tongbin Chen & Guangdong Zhou

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Section IV: Analytical methods for arsenic

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Arsenic and other metals in rice

Amjad M. Shraim

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Concentration of arsenic, cadmium and lead in home garden vegetables of Bangladesh

Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, M. Asaduzzaman & Ravi Naidu

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Section S1: Special Topic 1: Risk assessment of arsenic from mining

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Integrated remediation and development of an arsenic contaminated site

A.L. Nolan, B. Morris, F. Lunsmann, M. Fensom & D. Wood

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Section S2: Special Topic 2: Geomicrobiology of arsenic

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Fungal processes affecting speciation and mobility of arsenic

S. Čerňanský K. Boriová, M. Kolenčík, L. Čanecká, P. Matúš & M. Bujdoš

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Section S3: Special Topic 3: Geothermal arsenic

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Section S4: Special Topic 4: Rice arsenic and health perspective

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Section S5: Special Topic 5: Sustainable mitigation of arsenic: From field trials to policy implications

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Section S6: Special Topic 6: Biochemical processes of high arsenic groundwater in inland basins

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Arsenic distribution in the vadose zone of arid basins

G.N. Breit & H.L. Goldstein