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.