Description
The congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at short-term solutions of problems with considerable social impact, rather than only focusing on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical and other specific issue
Table of Contents
Section I: Geology, hydrology, and hydrogeology of arsenic Section II: Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain cycle Section III: Arsenic in marine and terrestrial ecosystems Section IV: Health effects on humans, epidemiology, biomarkers and risk assessments Section V: Toxicological effects: Animal models Section VI: Assessment and remediation of arsenic contaminated groundwater and land environments, policy and protection Section VII: Analytical methods for arsenic 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
