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Zusammenfassung The congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research. The session topics comprised of: Geology + hydrogeology of arsenic; Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain; Marine + terrestrial biota; and, Analytical methods among others. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 cycleII.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 groundwaterVI.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 ...
