Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Book Series -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword (President, KTH) -- Foreword (president, HsKA) -- Foreword (president, NCKU) -- Organizers -- Scientific Committee -- Editors' Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Section I: Geology, Hydrology, and Hydrogeology of Arsenic -- I.1 Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic -- Occurrences of Arsenic and Fluoride in Groundwater - a Global Overview -- Sedimentological, Climatic, and Tectonic, Controls on Arsenic Pollution of Groundwater -- Geogenic and Anthropogenic Sources of Arsenic in North Portugal -- Arsenic in Bedrock Aquifers in the Greater Augusta Area, Maine, Usa -- Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater from Parts of Middle Ganga Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India -- Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Ganga Basin of Bihar, India -- High Arsenic Levels in Water Resources Resulting from Alteration Zones: a Case Study from Biga Peninsula, Turkey -- Groundwater Arsenic in the Holocene Brahmaputra Floodplains of Assam, Northeastern India: Distribution and Trends of Hydrogeochemical Variations -- Hydrogeochemistry of the Alluvial Aquifers of the Central Gangetic Plain in India: Constraints on Source and Mobility of Arsenic -- Distribution Characteristics of High-Fluoride and High-Arsenic Groundwater and Countermeasures in Huzhou Area of Zhejiang Province -- Arsenic Contamination in the Sediments of the Daliao River System in China -- Arsenic Enrichment and Sources in Surface Water and Soil in Yarlung Tsangpo and Singe Tsangpo Drainages in Tibet -- Analysis of Spatial Variability of Arsenic Concentration in Spring Waters in Central Iberian Zone (Province of ávila, Spain) Using Principal Component Analysis and Geostatistical Tools -- Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater of an Giang and Dong thap Provinces in Vietnam. , Temporal Variation of Groundwater Arsenic in Shallow Groundwater from the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia -- Geothermal Arsenic -- Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater of Bangladesh -- Arsenic in Groundwater in Northern Sweden -- Groundwater Contamination by Arsenic in Datong Basin, China -- Arsenic Distributions in Rivers Around the World Largest Antimony Mine of Xikuangshan in Hunan Province of China -- Distribution of Arsenic in Sediment from San Juan River Basin in Nuevo Leon, Mexico -- The Role of Common Metal Contaminants on Arsenic Speciationin Soils and on Common Soil Minerals -- Redox Zoning in Arsenic-Rich Groundwater, West Bengal, India -- Arsenic Mobilization in Shallow Alluvial Aquifers of Chapai-Nawabganj District, Northwestern Bangladesh -- Arsenic Species in the High Arsenic Groundwater of Shanxi, China -- Arsenic Cycling, Thioarsenates and Orpiment Precipitation at a Shallow Sea Hydrothermal System, Milos Island, Greece -- Speciation of Arsenic in Water -- Arsenic Speciation in Dust and Rain -- I.3 Arsenic release into the groundwater: Water-rock interaction processes -- Multivariate and Hydrogeochemical Analyses of Arsenic-Affectedaquifers: Implication to Arsenic Release Processes -- Arsenic Distribution and the Influential Factors in the Guandu Wetland of Northern Taiwan -- Delineating Areas of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination from Surface Parameters and Geology at Depth -- Sediment Geochemistry and Arsenic Mobilization in Shallow Aquifers of Western Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia -- Temporal and Spatial Variations of Geogenic Arsenic in an Aquifer in West Bengal, India -- Subsurface Sediment Analysis of Gangetic Aquifer: Arsenic Binding Characteristics -- Flushing of Arsenic from Aquifer: Implications for Safe Drinking Water Options in High Arsenic Occurrence Areas. , Influences of Hydrological Variables on the as Variation in Shallow Groundwater of Southwestern Taiwan -- Impact of Paleo-Redox Processes on Arsenic Distribution and Mobility in Sediments -- Effect of Traditional Jute Producing Techniques in Mobilization of Arsenic in the Bengal Delta -- Geochemistry and Arsenic Scenario in Shuklaganj Area of Kanpur-unnao District, Uttar Pradesh, India -- Delimiting the Shallow Aquifer Characteristics Using Vertical Electric Soundings (VES) and Hydrochemical Variability in a Region with High Arsenic Groundwater in Southeastern Bangladesh -- Arsenic Contamination and Mobility in Forest Soils Under Impact of Copper Smelter in SW Poland -- Geochemical and Mineralogical Contrasts Between Low and Very High Arsenic Affected Areas in Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India -- Fe(II)-Fe(III)-Bearing Phases as a Mineralogical Control on Arsenic Release in Southeast Asian Aquifers -- Study of Arsenic Mobilization Through the Sediments of the Padma-Jamuna Belt -- Temporal Variations in Arsenic and 3h/3he Ages of Groundwater from West Bengal, and their Implications -- Transformation, Sorption, and Transport of Arsenic Species in Geological Media -- Arsenic Adsorption and Desorption Processes Downstream of a Fijian Gold Mine -- Geochemical Characteristics of the Arsenic-Enriched Groundwater from India, Bangladesh and Taiwan -- Geochemistry of Arsenic in Bengal Delta Plain (West Bengal, India) -- Seasonal Hydrology and Its Influence on Arsenic Transport in a Coastal Wetland, Southwest of Western Australia -- Influence of Arsenic Surface Adsorption and Iron Reduction on Arsenic Mobilization and Reduction by Shewanella Putrefaciens Strain CN-32 -- The Bioavailability of Organic Matter as a Controlling Factor on Arsenic Release in Asian Aquifers. , Biogeochemical Interactions Among the Arsenic, Iron, Humic Substances, and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Mud Volcanoes in Southern Taiwan -- Contribution of Reducing Bacteria to Mobilization and Transformation of Arsenic in Groundwater -- Microbial Characterization of Holocene Alluvial Sediments in the Meghna Flood Plain of Matlab Upazila, Bangladesh -- Microbe-Enhanced Mobility of Arsenic in Deep Pleistocene Aquifers in Bangladesh -- Interactions of Arsenic and Humic Acid on Al2O3 -- Groundwater Modeling for Assessment of the Sustainability of Low-As Aquifers in Regions with High As-groundwater in SE-bangladesh -- Groundwater Transport Modeling in Arsenic Affected Regions in Nadia and North 24-Paraganas Districts, West Bengal, India -- Potential Arsenic Hazard Risk in Groundwater in China -- Arsenic Exposure in Coal Burning Area of Central India -- Risk-Based Selection of Drinking Water Well Location in an Arsenic Containing Aquifer -- Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Arsenic in Groundwater in Chia-Nan Plain Using GIS Tools -- Section II: Ecological Effects: Arsenic in Soils, Plants and Food Chain Cycle -- II.1 Arsenic in soils and related chemical and biological processes -- Biogeochemistry of Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Soils of Mining Areas (North of Portugal) -- Arsenic and Lead (Beudantite) Contamination of Agricultural Rice Soils in the Guandu Plain of Northern Taiwan -- Arsenic in Wetland Sediments - Impacts of Iron and Manganese Mining Activities -- Liming and P Addition Slightly Increase as Availability in As-Contaminated Soils -- Comparison of Stability of Arsenic and Selenium in Contaminated Soils -- Factors Limiting as Availability in Highly As-contaminated Soils in Guandu Plain of Taipei -- II.2 Bioavailability of soil arsenic for plants. , The Effects of Phosphates on Arsenic Uptake by Plants from Soils Polluted with As(III) and As(V) -- Immobilization of Arsenic in Rice Paddy Soil by Iron(II)-Oxidizing Bacteria -- Leaching Characteristics of Arsenic from Paddy Field Soil of Bangladesh: Role of Calcium and Magnesium -- Could Flowers Be Grown in Arsenic Polluted Soils and Be an Extra-Source of Income for Rural Villagers of India? -- Arsenic Uptake by Flora and Fauna in Northern Sweden -- II.3 Phytotoxicity of Arsenic -- Phytotoxicity of Arsenate on Pigment Content and Photosynthetic Enzymes of Marrow Plants -- Protective Effect of Nitric Oxide Against As-Induced Toxicity in Rice Roots -- Arsenic Impairs Sugar and Protein Metabolism During Germination in Mung Bean -- II.4 Transfer and Transformation of Arsenic in Food Chain Cycle -- Transfer of Arsenic from Contaminated Groundwater and Soils to Crops and Vegetables: a Study in Gangetic Delta of West Bengal, India -- Arsenic Accumulation and Transformation in Freshwater Microalgae -- Correlation of Arsenic in Water, Soil and Food Chain at Highly Arsenic Endemic Areas -- Accumulation and Distribution of Arsenic in Pond Snail and Fish with Different Feeding Strategies and Effects of Phosphorous Contamination in Wetland Microcosms -- II.5 Total Arsenic and Arsenic Speciation in Food -- Arsenic Concentration in Poultry and Livestock Feeds and Manures from Intensive Farms -- Arsenic Contents in Plants Species Growing on Arsenic Enriched Soils in Tuscany (Italy) -- II.6 Bioavailability of Arsenic and Exposure -- Bioavailability and Speciation of Arsenic Contaminated Food and the Relevance to Human Exposure -- Arsenic Poisoning Caused by Coal Combustion - a Review -- Impact of Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Combination with Mercury Cobalt and Nickel in Cirrihinus Mrigala. , A Modified Rice Dehusking and Cooking Method Can Reduce Arsenic Exposure in Vulnerable Population by 20 per Cent.

Note: Front Cover -- Table of contents -- About the book series -- Foreword (President, KTH) -- Foreword (Vice-Chancellor and President, USQ) -- Foreword (Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor UQ) -- Organizers -- Scientific committee -- Editors' foreword -- List of contributors -- Plenary presentations -- Bioavailability and bio-accessibility of arsenic for ecological and human health risk assessment: The geological and health interface -- Health hazards and susceptibility biomarkers of arsenic in the environment: Gene-environment interactions -- Arsenic in the geosphere meets the anthroposphere -- Section I: Geology and hydrogeology of arsenic -- I.1 Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic: Significance and characterisation -- Arsenic mobilization during seawater inundation of acid sulfate soils& -- #8212 -- hydrogeochemical coupling at the tidal fringe -- Seasonal hydrological connectivity and arsenic dynamics across an acid sulfate soil affected coastal wetland -- Arsenic concentrations and speciation in acid sulfate environments -- The impact of microbial sulfate-reduction on subsurface arsenic mobility -- Natural arsenic in groundwater of Indus delta in the province of Sindh, Pakistan -- Sediment and hydrogeochemical contrasts between low and very high arsenic affected areas west and east of river Bhagirathi, West Bengal, India -- Evolution of arsenic and groundwater isotopes along a sharp gradient in arsenic concentrations in Van Phuc, Vietnam -- Arsenic and other heavy metal contamination in central India -- Regional soil arsenic inputs and loading rates from animal manure -- Arsenic pollution of the Ganga Plain and its impact on the most populated region of the world: Uttar Pradesh and its geo-environment -- Relationship of arsenic contamination and ecology environment. , Arsenic contamination in groundwater of Surma basin of Assam and Mizoram, North Eastern India -- Floodplain morphology and relation to the spatial distribution of arsenic in the aquifers of Matlab, Southeastern Bangladesh -- Biogeochemical relationships of arsenic in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh -- Groundwater arsenic chemistry and redox process comparison in three physiographic settings of deltaic West Bengal, India -- I.2 Hydrogeolocial / sedimentological control on arsenic distribution / heterogeneity -- Arsenic binding onto phyllosilicates and glutathione: Soil immobilisation and human excretion mechanisms -- Arsenic in groundwaters of the central Gangetic plain regions of India -- Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India -- Potentiality of shallow brown sand aquifers as an alternative safe drinking water source in Bengal Basin -- Monsoonal influence on stable isotope signature and arsenic distribution in groundwaters of rural West Bengal: A spatio-temporal study -- Potentiality of intermediate depth aquifer as a source of arsenic and manganese safe tubewells in Bangladesh -- Hydrogeology of an arsenic-mineralized fractured phyllite, and implications for groundwater arsenic dispersion -- Generalization of results from a pilot study by numerical modeling -- Vertical distribution and mobilization of arsenic in shallow alluvial aquifers of Chapai-Nawabganj, Northwestern Bangladesh -- Flow paths and travel time of groundwater from arsenic contaminated zone to deeper aquifer units under different development stresses -- Geological origin of arsenic groundwater contamination in Bihar, India -- Groundwater arsenic from parts of the Middle Ganga Plain, India: Influence of fluvial geomorphology and Quaternary morphostratigraphy -- An overview of arsenic occurrence in the groundwater of Mexico. , Characterization of subsurface sediments and its implication on arsenic mobilization in Gangetic plain -- The relationship between the concentration of arsenic and the hydraulic gradient along the shallow groundwater flow-path of Hetao plain, Northern China -- I.3 Mobility and transport of arsenic (geochemical modelling, environmental fate and risk assessment) -- Arsenic biotransformation and transfer from rhizosphere to plant -- Phytoremediation of arsenic& -- #8212 -- does it work? -- Effect of organic fertilization practiced in paddy soils in Bangladesh on arsenic dynamics -- Microbial involvement in the dynamics of arsenic in irrigated agricultural systems of Bangladesh -- Air-filled porosity controls on dissolved arsenic and cadmium concentrations in paddy soils -- The effects of organics on the transformation and release of arsenic -- Human exposure to arsenic and manganese in groundwater in the Red River Delta, Vietnam -- Adsorption of arsenic to different natural solids: Soils, stream sediments and peats -- Occurrence, distribution, and release mechanism of arsenic in aquifers of Yinchuan Plain in China -- Arsenic, selenium and antimony adsorption behavior in different soil types -- Arsenate adsorption onto two-line ferrihydrite for abandoned mine drainage -- Leaching test for arsenic mobilization assessment from vanadium mining samples -- Arsenic bioavailability and mobility in contaminated soils and mine tailings -- Characteristics of potential arsenic leaching in paddy field soils -- Distribution and mobility of geogenic arsenic in the shallow aquifers of the northeast of La Pampa, Argentina -- Naturally occurring arsenic and metals in coastal streams and intertidal sediments and biota -- Section II: Medical and health issues of arsenic -- II.1 Chronic arsenic effects and epidemiological studies. , The importance and validity of ecologic studies concerning arsenic in drinking water -- Clinical trial involving selenium supplementation to counter arsenic toxicity among rural population in Bangladesh -- Ingested inorganic arsenic, cigarettes smoking and risk of urinary cancer in Taiwan -- An update of findings on arsenic exposure and respiratory outcomes from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) -- Arsenic metabolism, lactate dehydrogenase and electrocardiogram abnormality among residents in the arseniasis-endemic areas of southwestern Taiwan -- Arsenic exposure in pregnancy increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes of newborn in Taiwan -- Chronic exposure to arsenic and prevalence of diabetes in Mexico -- Ground water arsenic contamination in West Bengal, India: Health effects, genetic susceptibility and its mitigation -- An update of findings on arsenic exposure and cardiovascular disease outcomes from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) -- Mental health burden and neuropsychiatric deficits of chronic arsenic exposure: First results of the Vietnamese field study -- Arsenic methylation pattern and its association with oxidative stress status in populations exposed to arsenic in drinking water in China -- Effects of early-life arsenic exposure on child health and development -- Toxicological significance of arsenic in groundwater: A case study from India -- Arsenic toxicity scenario and challenges for Bangladesh -- II.2 Recent advances in arsenic toxicology / biochemistry and food web transfer -- Pathways of arsenic biotransformations: The arsenic methylation cycle -- Arsenic-protein binding: A quantitative overview -- Using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and microprobe synchrotron radiation-X-ray fluorescence imaging for understanding the mode of action of arsenic anti-leukaemia agents. , Effects of arsenite on macropinocytotic and autophagic activities in CHO-K1 cells -- Synergistic toxic effects among arsenic, chromium and copper associated with chrome copper arsenate-treated wood -- Arsenic exposure in cows from a high contaminated area in the Chaco-Pampean plain, Argentina -- Bilirubin oxidative metabolites: Novel biomarkers for acute arsenite exposure? -- Arsenic trioxide enhances radiation sensitivity of androgen-dependent and -independent human prostate cancer cells -- The arsenic stress defense mechanism of Corynebaterium glutamicum revealed -- Non-invasive linear polarized light irradiation on the stellate ganglion improves skin blood flow in patients with Blackfoot disease -- Exogenous alpha lipoic acid supplementation modulates sodium arsenite induced functional and structural alterations in developing rat cerebellum -- ABCA1 reducing cellular arsenic accumulation in mammalian cells -- Genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of urothelial carcinoma with arsenic exposure -- Mitigating symptoms of chronic arsenic toxicity in rats using high selenium lentil diets -- Health risk assessment for inorganic arsenic in seafood from a polluted lagoon in Italy -- Arsenic and fluoride in groundwater in northern Santa Fe province, Argentina -- Arsenic content and source of food in "coal-burning" endemic fluorosis area of Zhaotong City, eastern Yunnan -- Arsenic toxicity in local cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.) In Bihar, India -- Transfer concentrations of arsenic in the structures of barley (Hordeum vulgare) -- Section III: Remediation and policy -- III.1 Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain: Bioavailability, bioaccessibility, uptake and toxicity -- Incidental ingestion of arsenic contaminated soil and dust: Refining exposure through bioavailability and bioaccessibility assessment. , "Arsenic in rice is not a problem because everybody eats it": The past, present and future of regulation of arsenic in drinking water and food.