3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: ARSENIC IN THE ENVIRONMENT, NATIONAL CHENG KUNG

UNIVERSITY (NCKU), TAINAN, TAIWAN, 17-21 MAY 2010

Arsenic in Geosphere and Human

Diseases

As 2010

Editors

Jiin-Shuh Jean

Department ofEarth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University,Tainan City 701, Taiwan

Jochen BundschuhInstitute of Applied Research, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences,

Karlsruhe, Germany

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Prosun BhattacharyaKTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land

and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),Stockholm, Sweden

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Table of contents

About the book series v

Dedication vii

Foreword (President, KTH) xxv

Foreword (President, HsKA) xxvii

Foreword (President, NCKU) xxix

Organizers xxxi

Scientific committee xxxiii

Editors' foreword xxxv

List of contributors xxxvii

Section I: Geology, hydrology, and hydrogeology of arsenic

1.1 Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic

Occurrences of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater - A global overview 3

A.B. Mukherjee, P. Bhattacharya, G. Jacks & J. Bundschuh

Sedimentological, climatic, and tectonic, controls on arsenic pollution of groundwater 6

J.M. McArthur

Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic in North Portugal 8M. In&cia, L. Pinto, V. Pereira & E. Ferreira da Silva

Arsenic in bedrock aquifers in the greater Augusta area, Maine, USA 11

Q. Yang, H.-B. Jung, C. Cuibertson, M. Nielson, C. Schalk, C. Johnson,R. Marvinney, M. Loiselle, D. Locke, H. Cheek, H. Thibodeau, B. O'Shea,M. State & Y. Zheng

Arsenic contaminated groundwater from parts of Middle Ganga Plain,Uttar Pradesh, India 14

B. A. Shah

Groundwater arsenic contamination in Ganga basin of Bihar, India 16

D.S. Mishra

High arsenic levels in water resources resulting from alteration zones: A case studyfrom Biga Peninsula, Turkey 18

A. Baba

Groundwater arsenic in the Holocene Brahmaputra floodplains of Assam, Northeastern

India: Distribution and trends of hydrogeochemical variations 21

C. Mahanta, P. Bhattacharya, R. Thunvik, G. Jacks, O. Sracek, R. T. Nickson,G. Enmark, D. Norborg & R. Herbert

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Hydrogeochemistry of the alluvial aquifers of the central Gangetic Plain in India:

Constraints on source and mobility of arsenic 23

AL. Ramanathan, P. Tripathi, R Ranjan, Manish Kumar, R Bhattacharya, K Elfverson,R. Thunvik, G. Jacks, O. Sracek, J. Bimdschuh & M. Tsujimura

Distribution characteristics of high-fluoride and high-arsenic groundwaterand countermeasures in Huzhou area of Zhejiang Province 26

Y. Jiang, X. Zhou, J. Jia, Q. Zhou, Yunfeng Li & Yun Li

Arsenic contamination in the sediments of the Daliao river system in China 28

C Lin, M. C. He & S.L. Wang

Arsenic enrichment and sources in surface water and soil in Yarlung Tsangpoand Singe Tsangpo drainages in Tibet 31

S.H. Li, M.G. Wang, B.S. Zheng, Q. Yang & Y. Zheng

Analysis of spatial variability of arsenic concentration in spring waters in Central

Iberian Zone (Province of Avila, Spain) using principal component analysisand geostatistical tools 33

E. Gimenez-Forcada, C. Guardiola-Albert & I. Iribarren-Campana

Arsenic contamination in groundwater of An Giang and Dong Thap provincesin Vietnam 36

S. Bang, T.H. Hoang, K.-W. Kim & M.H. Nguyen

Temporal variation of groundwater arsenic in shallow groundwaterfrom the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia 38

H, Guo, B. Zhang, X. Tang, Yuan Li, Suzhen Yang & D. Chen

Geothermal arsenic 41

D.K. Nordstrom

Arsenic contamination in groundwater of Bangladesh 44

H.M. Anawar, J. Akai& M. Mihaljevic

Arsenic in groundwater in northern Sweden 46

M. Svensson, M. von Bromssen, P, Bhattacharya & G. Jacks

Groundwater contamination by arsenic in Datong Basin, China 48

A. Ding, L. Cheng, S. Yang, H. Zhang, D. Li, J. Zhou & J. Wang

Arsenic distributions in rivers around the world largest antimonymine of Xikuangshan in Hunan province of China 50

Xiangqin Wang, M. C, He, X. Lu&J. Xi

Distribution of arsenic in sediment from San Juan River basin in Nuevo Leon, Mexico 52

L. Sandoval &J.M. Alfaro

I.2 Total arsenic and arsenic speciation

The role of common metal contaminants on arsenic speciation in soils

and on common soil minerals 55

M. Grafe, E. Smith, D.A. Beattie &D.L. Sparks

Redox zoning in arsenic-rich groundwater, West Bengal, India 59

A. Biswas, D. Chatterjee, S. Majumder, Z. Berner & H. Neidhardt

Arsenic mobilization in shallow alluvial aquifers of Chapai-Nawabganj District,Northwestern Bangladesh 61

A.H.M.S. Reza, J.-S. Jean, H.-J. Yang, C.-C. Liu, S.-D. Luo, M.-K. Lee & J.-F. Lee

Arsenic species in the high arsenic groundwater of Shanxi, China 64Z. Chen, J.-H. Liang & Y.-G. Zhu

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Arsenic cycling, thioarsenates and orpiment precipitation at a shallowsea hydrothermal system, Milos Island, GreeceR.E. Price, B, Planer-Friedrich, I. Savov & T. Pichler

Speciation of arsenic in water

X.G. Meng, Z.H. Xun, J.M. Hao & M.J. Han

Arsenic speciation in dust and rain

K.S. Patel, M. Rajak, W. Corns &B. Blazhev

1.3 Arsenic release into the groundwater: Water-rock interaction processes

Multivariate and hydrogeochemical analyses of arsenic-affected aquifers: Implicationto arsenic release processesC.-W. Liu, Y.-H. Kao, S.-W. Wang & J.-J. Lee

Arsenic distribution and the influential factors in the Guandu wetland of northern Taiwan

S.-W. Wang, C.-W. Liu, Y.-C. Chen&J.-S. Chen

Delineating areas of groundwater arsenic contamination from surface parametersand geology at depthM. Berg, M. Amini, S.J. Hug, C.A. Johnson & L. Winkel

Sediment geochemistry and arsenic mobilization in shallow aquifersof western Hetao Basin, Inner MongoliaY. Deng, Yanxin Wang, T. Ma, Y.Wu&X. He

Temporal and spatial variations of geogenic arsenic in an aquifer in West Bengal, India

H. Neidhardt, Z. Berner, A. Biswas, D. Chatterjee, S. Majumder & D. Freikowski

Subsurface sediment analysis of Gangetic aquifer: Arsenic binding characteristics

S. Kar, J.P. Maity, J.-S. Jean &C.-C Liu

1.4 Aquifer characteristics and mobility and transport ofarsenic

Flushing of arsenic from aquifer: Implications for safe drinking water optionsin high arsenic occurrence areas

Y. Zheng

Influences of hydrological variables on the As variation in shallow groundwaterof southwestern Taiwan

S.-W. Wang, Y.-H. Kao, C.-W. Liu, Y.-M. Kuo & C.-S. Jang

Impact of paleo-redox processes on arsenic distribution and mobility in sediments

A. Banning & T.R. Rilde

Effect of traditional jute producing techniques in mobilization of arsenic

in the Bengal Delta

S.H. Farooq, D. Chandrasekharam, Z. Berner, S. Norra&D. Stiiben

Geochemistry and arsenic scenario in Shuklaganj area of Kanpur-Unnao District,Uttar Pradesh, India

VS. Chaidian, M. Yunus & N. Sankararamakrishnan

Delimiting the shallow aquifer characteristics using Vertical Electric Soundings (VES)and hydrochemical variability in a region with high arsenic groundwater in southeastern

BangladeshM. Hossain, M. Mainul Islam, S.M.A. Rashid, M. Moklesur Rahman, M. Rahman,Sarmin Sultana, K.M. Ahmed, M. Aziz Hasan, P. Bhattacharya, G. Jacks, R. Thunvik &

M. von Bromssen

Arsenic contamination and mobility in forest soils under impact of copper smelter in SW Poland

A. Medynska

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Geochemical and mineralogical contrasts between low and very high arsenic

affected areas in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India 110

5. Datta, A. Neal, K. Johannesson, T.J Haug, D, Sarkar, P. Sur & B. Purkait

Fe(II)-Fe(III)-bearing phases as a mineralogical control on arsenic release

in Southeast Asian aquifers 112

A. Burnol & L. Charlet

Study of arsenic mobilization through the sediments of the Padma-Jamuna Belt 114

M. Sarifuzzaman, M.N.EA. Siddique, M.A. Rahman, E. Ahmed & A,M.S. Alam

Temporal variations in arsenic and 3H/3He ages of groundwater from West Bengal,and their implications 116

J.M, McArthur, D.M. Barterjee, S. Sengupta, A. Sarkar, P. Ravenscroft, S. Klump,R Kipfer & B. Disch

Transformation, sorption, and transport of arsenic species in geological media 118

Q.H. Hu, G.-X. Sun, X.B. Gao, R. Zuo&J.S. Wang

Arsenic adsorption and desorption processes downstream of a Fijian gold mine 120

V. Matanitobua, J. Ng, B. Chiswell, H. Harris, W. Aalbersberg & B. Noller

Geochemical characteristics of the arsenic-enriched groundwater from India,

Bangladesh and Taiwan 123

B. Nath, J.-S. Jean, IP. Maity, H.-J. Yang, M.-K. Lee, R. Hazra&D. Chatterjee

Geochemistry of arsenic in Bengal Delta Plain (West Bengal, India) 125

D. Chatterjee, A. Biswas, S. Bhowmick, D. Haider, R. Hazra, S. Majumder,A. Mukherjee-Goswami, D. Saha, B. Nath & P. Bhattacharya

Seasonal hydrology and its influence on arsenic transport in a coastal wetland,Southwest of Western Australia 127

B. Nath, C.E. Oldham, D.D. Boland&L.C Ellis

1.5 Biotic and abiotic transformations

Influence of arsenic surface adsorption and iron reduction on arsenic mobilization

and reduction by Shewanella putrefaciens strain CN-32 130

J.H. Huang, A. Lazzaro, J. Zeyer, R. Kretzschmar & A. Voegelin

The bioavailability of organic matter as a controlling factor on arsenic release

in Asian aquifers 132

B.E. vanDongen, H.A.L. Rowland, W.M. AlLawati, M. Hery, A.G. Gault,JR. Lloyd, D.A. Polya, R.D. Pancost, F. Gill & C. Bryant

Biogeochemical interactions among the arsenic, iron, humic substances,and sulfate-reducing bacteria in mud volcanoes in southern Taiwan 134

C.-C. Liu, J. P. Maity, J-S. Jean & S. Kar

Contribution of reducing bacteria to mobilization and transformation

of arsenic in groundwater 137

K.-L. Lu, S.-W. Wang& C.-W. Liu

Microbial characterization of Holocene alluvial sediments in the Meghna Flood Plain

of Matlab Upazila, Bangladesh 140

K. R. Gunaratna, A. Shokri, P. Bhattacharya, G. Jacks, J. Bundschuh &

M. von Bromssen

Microbe-enhanced mobility of arsenic in deep Pleistocene aquifers in Bangladesh 143

R.K. Dhar, Y. Zheng, K.A. Radioff, B. Mailloux & A. van Geen

Interactions of arsenic and humic acid on A1203 146

C.-Y. Peng, H.-Y. Kang, C.-Y. Liao, H.-P. Wang & H.-C. Wang

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/. 6 Risk assessment and modeling

Groundwater modeling for assessment of the sustainability of low-As aquifersin regions with high As-groundwater in SE-Bangladesh 149M. von Bromssen, L. Markussen, P. Bhattacharya, G. Jacks, R. Thunvik, KM. Ahmed,M. Aziz Hasan, M, Moklesur Rahman, M. Hossain & M. Mainul Mam

Groundwater transport modeling in arsenic affected regions in Nadia

and North 24-Paraganas districts, West Bengal, India 152

B. Chakravorty &N.C. Ghosh

Potential arsenic hazard risk in groundwater in China 154

L. Rodriguez-Lado, M. Amini, C.A. Johnson, M. Berg, G. Sun, Q. Zhang, J. Shi & K. Zhang

Arsenic exposure in coal burning area of central India 156

K.S. Patel, M. Garhewal, N.K. Jaiswal, R.K. Dewangan, W. Corns, B. Chen & B. Blazhev

Risk-based selection of drinking water well location in an arsenic containing aquifer 157

0. Gunduz & C. Simsek

Analysis of spatial and temporal characteristics of arsenic in groundwaterin Chia-Nan Plain using GIS tools 159

C. -H. Jen&J.-C. Lin

Section II: Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants andfood chain cycle

II. 1 Arsenic in soils and related chemical and biologicalprocesses

Biogeochemistry of arsenic and heavy metals in soils of mining areas (North of Portugal) 163

P.J.C. Favas, M.E.P. Gomes &J.M.S. Pratas

Arsenic and lead (beudantite) contamination of agricultural rice soils in the Guandu

Plain of northern Taiwan 165

K.-Y. Jiang, M.-K. Wang, T.-K. Chang, S.-C. Lin & K.-C. Lin

Arsenic in wetland sediments - impacts of iron and manganese mining activities 170

J.S. Paimpiilil & M. Nair

Liming and P addition slightly increase As availability in As-contaminated soils 172

S.-W. Su&Z.-S. Chen

Comparison of stability of arsenic and selenium in contaminated soils 174S. Krejcovd, B. Dousova & R. Kadlecovd

Factors limiting As availability in highly As-contaminated soils in Guandu Plain of Taipei 176S.-W. Su&Z.-S. Chen

II.2 Bioavailability of soil arsenicforplants

The effects of phosphates on arsenic uptake by plants from soils pollutedwith As(III) and As(V) 179

K. Lewtfiska, A. Karczewska & B. Galka

Immobilization of arsenic in rice paddy soil by iron(II)-oxidizing bacteria 181

C. Hohmann, Y.-G. Zhu, G. Morin&A. Kappkr

Leaching characteristics of arsenic from paddy field soil of Bangladesh:Role of calcium and magnesium 183

M.S. Azam, M. Shafiquzzaman & J. Nakajima

Could flowers be grown in arsenic polluted soils and be an extra-source of income

for rural villagers of India? 185

F. Burld, A.A. Carhonell-Barrachina, A.J. Signes-Pastor, R.O. Jenkins & P.I. Haris

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Arsenic uptake by flora and fauna in northern Sweden

G. Jacks, M. Morth & Z. Slejkovec187

II.3 Phytotoxicity of arsenic

Phototoxicity of arsenate on pigment content and photosynthetic enzymes of marrow plants 190

KM. El-Shora & A.E. Lila

Protective effect of nitric oxide against As-induced toxicity in rice roots 192

H.R Singh, G. Kaur & D.R Batish

Arsenic impairs sugar and protein metabolism during germination in mung bean 194

S. Kaur &H.P. Singh

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 197

A. C. Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya, S. C. Santra & S. Kar

Arsenic accumulation and transformation in freshwater microalgae 200

X. Liu, G.-X. Sun, A.A. Meharg, X.-X. Yin & Y.-G. Zhu

Correlation of arsenic in water, soil and food chain at highly arsenic endemic areas 202

A. Al Mamun, M.N.E.A. Siddique, M.A. Rahman, M.A, Islam & A.M.S. Alam

Accumulation and distribution of arsenic in pond snail and fish with different

feeding strategies and effects of phosphorous contamination in wetland microcosms 204

D. Huff, J. Harris, P. Brunkow, K.A. Johnson, Z.-Q. Lin & J. Schaefer

II.5 Total arsenic and arsenic speciation in food

Arsenic concentration in poultry and livestock feeds and manures from intensive farms 207

F.-S. Zhang, W. Li & Y.-X. Li

Arsenic contents in plants species growing on arsenic enriched soils in Tuscany (Italy) 210

L. Rossato, G. Tanelli, C. Gonnelli & R. Gabbrielli

11.6 Bioavailability ofarsenic and exposure

Bioavailability and speciation of arsenic contaminated food and the relevance to human exposure 213

R. Naidu, A.L. Juhasz, E. Smith &E. Lombi

Arsenic poisoning caused by coal combustion - a review 215

R.B. Finkelman & B. Zheng

Impact of chronic exposure to arsenic in combination with mercury cobalt

and nickel in Cirrihinus mrigala 217

R.K. Gupta & K.L. Jain

A modified rice dehusking and cooking method can reduce arsenic exposurein vulnerable population by 20 per cent 219

A.A. Carbonell-Barrachina, F. Burlo, A.J. Signes-Pastor, R.O. Jenkins & P.I. Haris

Section III: Arsenic in marine and terrestrial ecosystems

III. 1 Arsenic in marine ecosystems and biota

Arsenic in marine sediments: Modeling the link between biogeochemistry,bioavailability and ecotoxicology 223F. Battaglia-Brunet, C. Joulian, A.-G. Giiezennec, M.C. Dictor, P. Bataillard, N. Marmier,C. Hurel, A. Barats, V. Philippini, Y. Mamindy-Pajany, M. Romeo, P. Benin, S. Koechler,F. Seby & A. Moulin

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Arsenic occurrence and speciation in Cyclope neritea, a gastropod foundin the arsenic-rich marine shallow-water hydrothermal system off Milos Island, Greece 226M.J. Ruiz-Chancho, T. Pichler & R.E. Price

Metabolism and biological role of arsenic in the Mediterranean polychaete Sabella spallanzanii 228

D. Fattorini, A. Notti, M. Di Carlo & F. Regoli

Degradation of arsenoribosides from marine macroalgae in simulated rock pools 230

S. Foster & W. Maher

III.2 Arsenic in terrestrial ecosystems and biota

Geomicrobiology of arsenic in extreme environments

R.S. Oremland234

Arsenic speciation in fish and shellfish in the blackfoot disease area 236C. -W.Liu

Effects of anaerobic activation of indigenous bacteria on geochemical behaviorof arsenic and heavy metals 240J.-U. Lee, D.-S. Song, J.-Y. Kim, S.-J. Hong, J.-S. Heo&J.-S. Lee

Mobilization of arsenic linked to sulfate-reducing activity in an artificial aquifer 242A. Locatelli, E. Dumont, C. Joulian, C. Crouzet, F. Garrido, A. Burnol & F. Battaglia-Brunet

/J-Pinene ameliorates As-induced oxidative damage in rice roots 245D.R. Batish, N. Chouhan & R.K. Kohli

Section IV: Health effects on humans, epidemiology, biomarkersand risk assessments

IV.1 Cancer and non-cancer effects

Dose response relationship for bladder and lung cancer mortalityin low-dose villages (<150 (ig/L) in the blackfoot disease endemic area

of southwest Taiwan—Implications in risk analysis 249

S.H. Lamm, R. Lizewski, S. Robbins, M. Feinleib, J. Lu&R. Chen

Health hazards of arsenic in drinking water 251C.-J. Chen

Arsenic and metabolic syndrome 254Shu-Li Wang, S.-H. Liou, H.-J. Wang, W.-F. Li&F.-H. Chang

Health effects of early-life exposure to arsenic 257M. Valuer, B. Nermell, R. Gardner, J. Hamadani & R. Raqib

Urine arsenic levels and hypertension in U.S. adults 260M.R. Jones, M. Tellez-Plaza, E. Guallar &A. Navas-Acien

Arsenic-induced mortality from diseases of the respiratory system: Findingsfrom the health effects of arsenic longitudinal study (HEALS) 262F. Parvez, V. Slavkovich, J.H. Graziano, Y. Chen, A. Ahmed, R. Hasan, R. U. Zaman,T. Islam, M. Argos & H. Ahsan

Arsenic exposure and skin lesions in central India 264K.S. Patel, K. Shrivas, A. Verma, R. Baghel, W. Corns, B. Chen, A. Raab,J. Feldmann & B. Blazhev

Dose-response relationship between arsenic in drinking and lung cancermortality in Taiwan 266H.-R. Guo, Y.-L. Chung, B.-F. Hwang & Y.-P. Liaw

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Environmental pathology and health effects from arsenic poisoning:A systematic overview 270

J.A. Centeno & E.G. Mullick

Experience of managing peripheral vascular disease in the arseniasis area of Taiwan 273

W.-H. Hsu

Ingested arsenic and risk of urinary and lung cancer in Taiwan 275

C.-L. Chen, H.-Y. Chiou&C.-J. Chen

The remarkable impact of early life exposure to arsenic in drinking water

on mortality in young adults 278

A.H. Smith, G. Marshall, J. Liaw, C. Ferreccio, Y. Yuan & C. Steinmaus

Polymorphisms in hOGGl Ser326Cys and XPD Lys751Gln, arsenic exposureand urothelial cancer risk in Taiwan 280

Y.-H. Wang, S.-D. Yeh, C.-H. Shen, K.-H. Shen, C.-T. Liu & H.-Y. Chiou

Functional STK15 Phe31Ue andp53 Pro72Arg polymorphismand bladder cancer in southwestern Taiwan 282

Y.-Y. Cheng & H.-K Guo

Association between arsenic methylation capacity, DNAoxidative damage and skin lesions in a population chronically exposedto arsenic in Inner Mongolia, China 284

X.J. Guo, G. Y. Mao, Y Wang, Z.P. Yang, H. Kasai, K. Tanabe & K. Takahashi

IV.2 Epidemiology and biomarkers

Arsenic exposure to rural population in Bangladesh 286

A.B.M.R. Islam, M.M.R Sarker&S.A. Ahmad

Biomarkers for evaluation of population health status 16 years after

the intervention of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Xinjiang, China 288

J. Ng, EE Liu, J.P. Wang & Y.J. Zheng

Autophagy is a biological target of arsenic 291

A.M. Bolt, KM. Byrd& W.T. Klimecki

Nutritional status among arsenic-exposed and non-exposedchildren in Bangladesh 293M.R. Karim, S.A. Ahmad & M. Shahidullah

Arsenic contamination in groundwater of Moyna and Adrebok villagesin West Bengal, India: Health effects 295J.P. Maity, S. Kar, J.-S. Jean, C.-C. Liu, S.C. Santra & S. Banerjee

Chronic arsenic exposure and arsenic methylation capacity are associated

with elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 298Y. Liao, C.-J. Chen, W. Chen, W.-F. Li, H. Chen & S.-L. Wang

Exposure of arsenic and male reproductive impairment—epidemiologicaland experimental study 300A. Roy Chowdhury

IV.3 Arsenic exposure and risk assessment

Arsenic levels in groundwater of Sindh, Pakistan 303S.A. Majidano, G.M. Aram, M. Y. Khuhawar, D R. Bajaj & P. Iqbal

Arsenic and trace elements: Calamity through groundwater consumptionin the Mekong river basin, Cambodia 305K Phan, K.-W. Kim & S. Sthiannopkao

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A probabilistic approach of human health risk assessment from arsenic-contaminatedrice grown near the mining area in Korea

M.K. Paik, W.I. Kim, J.H. Yoo, J.K. Kim, G.J. Im, M.K. Hong&A.S. Om

Assessing arsenic exposure risk by a population living in an industrial area of TaiwanW.-C. Chou, C.-Y. Chuang C.-W. Chen & S.-L. Wang

Assessing cancer risks via seafood consumption based on arsenic metabolites in human urineB.-C. Chen, W.-Y. Chen, C.-M. Liao & W.-C. Chou

Assessment of arsenic-induced health risk: How much arsenic causes what kind of harm?M.M. Hassan &P.J. Atkins

IV.4 Arsenic metabolism and arsenic speciation

Seafood intake and urine concentrations of total arsenic, dimethylarsinateand arsenobetaine in the U.S. populationA. Navas-Acien, K.A. Francesconi, E.K. Silbergeld &E. Guallar

Urinary arsenic concentrations and species excretion patterns in pregnant womanin central Taiwan

Y. Liu, J. Chen, Y. Chung, C. Chang & S. Wang

Early molecular changes in the genome of arsenic-exposed human urothelial cellsdepending on cellular uptake and biotransformationR. Zdrenka, E. Dopp, J. Hippler, M. Braescher, A. V. Hirner, D. G. Weber & G. Johnen

Human urinary factors affecting the toxicity of trivalent methylated arsenicalsS. Himeno, C. Kawata, H. Miyataka & K. Hossain

Methylation of inorganic arsenic and genetic polymorphisms in arsenic (+III oxidation state)methyltransferase in a Vietnamese populationT. Agusa, J. Fujihara, H. Takeshita, S. Tanabe, H. Iwata, T. Kunito, T.B. Minh,P.T.K. Trang&P.H. Viet

Section V: Toxicological effects: Animal models

Effects of arsenic-induced toxicity on respiratory system: Modulation by supplementationof jaggery in mice

N. Singh, D. Kumar, A. P. Sahu & S. Raisuddin

Effect of arsenic, antimony, and coal fly ash on the cellular functionsof rat bronchoalveolar macrophagesR. Poon, M. Rigden & K.L. Ku

Intracellular speciation of arsenic compounds in human urothelial and hepatic cellsJ. Hippler, S.D. Miiller, R.A.D. Reichel, M. Braescher, A. V. Hirner, R. Zdrenka & E. Dopp

Effects of postnatal arsenic exposure on rat testis: Light and electron-microscopic studyP. Kaushal, P. Dhar &R.D. Mehra

Acute toxicity modeling of aquaculture species exposure to waterborne arsenicW.-Y. Chen & C.-M. Liao

MAP kinase-dependent caspase mediated cell death in arsenic-treated hepatic stem cellsS. Agarwal, S. Roy, A. Ray & S. Bhattacharya

Effect of arsenite and arsenate on microglial cell survivalT.-J. Wu, S.-T. Weng & S.-F. Tzeng

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Anticancer effects of realgar As4S4 particles prepared by nanomilling 350

P. Balai, M. Fabian, M. Pastorek, D. Cholujova & J. Sedldk

The synergistic effect of arsenic and ferric in acute hepatic injury in rats 352

P.-C. Huang, V.R.M. Chandrasekaran &M.-Y. Liu

Role of a-lipoid acid (ALA) in ameliorating arsenic induced developmental neurotoxicity(rat hippocampus) 354

S. Dixit, P. Dhar & R.D. Mehra

Mechanisms of atherosclerosis caused by arsenic exposure in animal model 356

T.-J. Cheng, J.-J, Chu&H.-R. Guo

In vitro and in vivo study of the effect of arsenic treatment on Aurora-A overexpressionin bladder tumorigenesis 359

Y.-T, Kao&H.-S.Lhi

Role of arsenic-induced oxidative stress: Efficacy of combined administration of meso

2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and ellagic acid in liver of Swiss albino mice 361

A. Sharma, M.K. Sharma & Madhu Kumar

Phytodrugs: Possible ameliorators of arsenic toxicity 363

M.K. Sharma, A. Sharma, A. Kumar & Madhu Kumar

Section VI: Assessment and remediation of arsenic contaminated

groundwater and land environments, policy andprotection

VI. 1 Assessment of arsenic contaminations, policy andprotection

Probabilistic risk assessment of geogenic groundwater-arsenic attributable

health risks—framework and key uncertainties 369

D. A. Polya, D. Mondal, B. Ganguli, M. Samanta, A.K. Giri, M. Banerjee,N. Banerjee & U. Bhattacharya

Speciation and bioaccessibility as new tools for human health risk assessment

of contaminated soils 374

J. Mouton, K. Tack & S. Denys

Are fluorine containing arsenic species an environmental problem? 376

B. Daus, H. Weiss, R. Wennrich & R. Altenburger

Assessment of the arsenic contamination in groundwater in Hired gold mine zone

(northwest of Nehbandan—Iran) 378

E. Damshenas, B. Dahrazma, M. Sadeghian & A. Askari

Arsenic leaching from chromated copper arsenate treated wood 380

F. -C. Chang, P.-J. Chen, C.-H. Ko&K.-K. Chen

New dimensions of groundwater arsenic contamination in Mid Ganga Plain, India 382

A.K. Ghosh, N. Bose, A. G. Bhatt & R. Kumar

Assessment of arsenic contamination and its remedial measure using rainwaterharvesting in Bangladesh 384

M.M. Islam &F.N.-F. Chou

Relative importance of arsenic exposure from water and rice in Allama Iqbal town,a peri-urban area of Lahore, Pakistan 386

S.A. Khattak, D.A. Polya & M. Samanta

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VI.2 Treatment techniquesfor arsenic removalfrom groundwater

New inorganic (an)ion exchangers based on mixed hydrous oxides for arsenic removal 390

N. Chubar

A new arsenic-selective-hybride-adsorber for arsenic removal from potable waterlatest test results—reducing silica interferences, tests with pour-through devices,and improved regeneration procedures 393

S. Neumann, R. Klipper, J Stoll, S. Breuer & S. Trokowski

Characterization of different iron oxide coated sand media for adsorptive arsenic removal 395

B, Petrusevski, Y.M. Slokar, J.C. Schippers & W.G.J, van der Meer

Natural red earth as a possible low cost substrate for arsenic removal

in water—comparison of laboratory controlled and uncontrolled conditions 397A. Rajapaksha, M. Vithanage, C.K. Kumara&L. Jayarathna

Removal of arsenic (III) from groundwater by natural iron oxide adsorbent 399M.Z. Lopez Paraguay &M.T. Alarcdn-Herrera

Arsenic removal on treated laterite from contaminated groundwater 401

A. Maiti, B.K. Thakur, J.K. Basu & S. De

Treatment of drinking water contaminated by arsenic: Remediation by adsorptionon natural materials 403

M. Egal, C. Hurel, A. Barats, G. Feraud & N. Marrnier

Conventional clarification treatment to remove arsenic in drinking water,Mixco, Guatemala 405

S. Garrido, M. AviUs, A, Ramirez, C. Grajeda, S. Cardoso & A. Velasquez

Reduction of arsenic concentrations in mineral water from Jermuk, Armenia 408

G.A. Karapetyan & G.B. Aivazyan

VI.3 Experimental studies on arsenic removal

Effect of silica, phosphate and humic substances on sorption of As to commerciallyavailable granulated iron minerals and biogenic Fe(TII)(hydr)oxides 412

N.R Posth, KM. Muehe&A. Kappler

Sorption and surface oxidation of As(III) by Fe-oxyhydroxysulfates in acidic medium 414

S. Paikaray & S. Peiffer

Surface modification of aluminosilicates applicable for removal of arsenic toxic oxyanions 416

L. Herzogova, B. Dousova, L. Fuitova, M. Lhotka & T. Grygar

Adsorption of arsenate on iron oxide coated perlite by batch experiment:Equilibrium and kinetics studies 418

M.G. Mostafa, Y.-H. Chen, J.-S. Jean & C.-C. Liu

Adsorption efficiency of As(V) onto nano-size titanium oxide-coated on perlite 421

M.G. Mostafa, Y.-H. Chen, J.-S. Jean & C.-C. Liu

Removal of arsenic (As3+ and Ass+) from aqueous solution using natural

and modified attapulgite as adsorbent 423

Y.G. Teng, R. Zuo, J.S. Wang & Q.H. Hu

An excellent remediation strategy of arsenic(V) by calixarene derivative 425

/. Qureshi, S. Memon & M. Yilmaz

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VI. 4 Novel techniquesfor arsenic removal

Energy-efficient small-scale reverse osmosis units—a promising approachfor arsenic removal from drinking water 429J. Hoinkis, R. Islam, M. Akhtand Islam, W. Korejba, D. Ding & J. Bundschuh

Adsorbent loaded micro-spheres preparation by membrane processes

for Arsenic removal in drinking water 431A. Figoli, M. G. Buonomenna, E. Drioli, J. Hoinkis & R. Islam

Enhanced removal of arsenic from spent ion exchange brine using starch-bridgedmagnetite nanoparticles 434B. An, Q. Liang & D. Zhao

Separation of As(V) by PVDF hollow-fiber membrane based extraction 436A. Figoli, A. Criscuoli, S. Simone, E. Drioli, S. Bey, M. Benamor & A.A. Leopold

Arsenic in geothermal water of Hatchobaru, Japan and its removal with magnetite adsorbent 438

H. Sato, S. Nishihama & K. Yoshizuka

VI.5 Arsenic removal using biological materials

Arsenic removal from a drinking water supply: Biological oxidation of arsenite 441

A. G. Guezennec, C. Michel, S. Touze", D. Breeze, C. Joidian, S. Coulon,

M.C. Dictor, J. Klein, V. Deluchat& C. Dagot

Removal of arsenite and arsenate using iron-oxide coated diatomite (IOCD) 443

Y.-F. Pan, T.-F. Lin & C.-T. Chiou

Biodegradation of phenyl arsenicals in groundwater—natural attenuation

of chemical warfare agents 446

M. Hempei, B. Daus, H. Weiss & C. Vogt

Optimization of activated carbon synthesis from sugarcane for As(V) removal 448

M. Velasco-Perez & K. M. Hiscock

The uptake of arsenite by coprecipitation and adsorption on iron oxide coated sponge 450T. V. Nguyen, A. Rahman, S. Vigneswaran, H.H. Ngo, J.-S. Chang & C.-Y. Chang

Arsenic removal through rhizofiltration by Eleocharis machrostachya 453

M.T. Alarcdn-Herrera, M.A. Olmos-Marquez, I.R. Martin-Dominguez &D. Martin-Alarcon

Assessment of arsenic resistance and removal by Pseudomonas sp. ASR3

isolated from arsenic-enriched water sources 455

S. Shakya & B. Pradhan

A six-year pilot study of the biological filtration for low-cost arsenic removal 457

Y. Fujikawa, M. Sugahara, T. Hamasaki, D. Yoneda, A. Minami, Y. Sugimoto,H. Iwasaki, K. Takada & S. Tani

Removal of arsenic from groundwater with oyster shell: It's chemical equilibrium model 460

M.A. Rahman, M. Atiqur Rahman, M.A. Samad& A.M.S. Alam

Study and optimization of low cost multilayer system used for the removal

of arsenic from groundwater 462

M.A. Samad, M.N.A. Siddique, M. Arifur Rahman & A.M.S. Alam

VI. 6 Remediation of arsenic contaminated sediments and soils

Effect of arsenic-iron/manganese affinity at "in situ" remediation processes 465B. Dousova, M. Lhotka, V. Machovic, L. Herzogovd, S. Krejtova & T. Grygar

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Contamination and phytoremediation of arsenic and antimony in soils in a miningimpacted area 467H.M. Anawar & M. C. Freitas

Treatment of As-contaminated Mediterranean dredged sediments 469Y. Mamindy-Pajany, C. Hurel, N. Marmier & M. Romeo

VI. 7 Sustainability of arsenic-free water supplyEvaluation of two drinking water intervention trials in Bangladesh 473J. Ng, A. Shraim, S.H. Huang, A.H. Milton, W. Smith, G. Ranmuthugala,K. Lokuge, K. Dear, B. Caldwell & M.R. Sim

Aquifer-based arsenic safe drinking water supply in the affected areas

of Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar State, India 475Dipankar Saha &RC. Chandra

Arsenic detoxification system for treatment of arsenic-contaminated water 477K. Nakamura

Section VII: Analytical methods for arsenic

VII. 1 Field detection methods andsample preservation

On-site voltammetric system for arsenic speciation in groundwater 481

K.B. Gibbon-Walsh, P. Salattn & C.M.G. Van den Berg

Field analysis of arsenic by voltammetry—practical techniques for reduction of interferences 483P. Lewtas, Y. Fujikawa, T. Hamasaki, M. Sugahara & D. Yoneda

VII.2 Laboratory methodsfor arsenic speciation

Investigating the surface of solid gold electrode to improve the sensitivityof anodic stripping voltammetry for arsenic detection 487M. Wajrak

A novel extraction method for arsenic speciation in rice grains 490J.-H. Huang, G. Ilgen & P. Fecher

Analysis of arsenic species formed in the human gastrointestinal matrix using HPLC-ICP-MS 492P. Alava, G. Du Laing, T. Van de Wiele & F. Tack

Arsenic speciation in feeds by HPLC-ICP-DRC-MS 494XR. Yang, Q.Q. Fan, Y. Zhou, K. Pawlak & M. Jarosz

Determination of arsenic speciation in tea samples by HPLC-ICP-MS 496YD. Feng, X.F. Lu, Y. Zhou, M. Jarosz & K. Pawlak

Analytical challenges of human arsenic metabolites 498K Cai, L. Yehiayan, M. Pattabiraman, K. Kavallieratos, Xiaotang Wang & L.H. Boise

VII.3 Quality control and quality assurance

Assessment of arsenic rich water quality through neuro-fuzzy-based intelligent theories 501

F.-J. Chang, C.-H. Chung, P.-A. Chen &C.-W. Liu

Evaluation of arsenic species preservation method for groundwater samples in Taiwan 503S.-W. Wang, K.-L. Lu, W.-K. Wang &C.-W. Liu

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Section SI: Special Topic 1: Arsenic in Latin America -A forgottencontinent

Conveners: Jochen Bundschuh (Germany, Sweden) & Marta I. Litter (Argentina)

Dedication—Obituary to Aurora del Rosario Guerequiz (September 22, 1968-January 21, 2010) 509

SI. 1 Occurrences ofarsenic and mechanisms of mobilization

Identifying occurences of groundwater arsenic in Latin America: A continent-wide

problem and challenge 512/ Bundschuh, M.I. Litter, H.B. Nicolli, J. Hoinkis & P. Bhattacharya

Arsenic and other trace elements in groundwater and surface waterof the Poopo Basin and drinking water quality in Bolivian Altiplano 517O. Ramos, M. Ormachea, M. Niura, M.E, Garcia, J. Quintanilla, P. Bhattacharya,R. Thunvik, G. Jacks & O. Sracek

Arsenic occurrence in thermal springs of the Central Bolivian Altiplano 520M. Ormachea, E. Blanco, O. Ramos, M.E. Garcia, J. Quintanilla, P. Bhattacharya, R. Thunvik,G. Jacks & L. Taquichiri

As(III) sorption on iron and aluminum oxy-hydroxide and the implicationsfor arsenic mobility 523G. Ditarte, V.S.T. Ciminelli, M.S.S. Dantas, H.A. Duarte, K, Osseo-Asare,J.D. Kubicki& IF. Vasconcelos

Learning from the past: Stability of arsenic in old mining residues 525V.S.T. Ciminelli & F.L. Pantuzzo

51.2 Effects on human metabolism

Biotransference of arsenic from drinking water to bovine tissues and milk 528A.L. Perez-Carrera & A. Femandez-Cirelli

Determination of arsenic concentrations in urine samples of mothers

of the Oruro City, Bolivia 530M.E. Garcia, M. Ormachea & M. Mercado

51.3 Arsenic mitigation strategies

Arsenic in Bolivian drinking water: Effect of salinity on filter performance 533

G. Du Laing, K. Van den Bergh & F. Tack

Arsenic (V) removal with zerovalent iron nanoparticles: Effectof UV light and humic acid 535

M.E. Morgada, IK. Levy, V. Salomone, S.S. Farias, M.I. Litter & G. Lopez

Simultaneous removal of arsenic, iron and manganese by biological filtration:Pilot-scale experience 538R. Vidoni, V. Pacini, A. M. Ingallinella, G. Sanguinetti & A.R. Storniolo

Arsenic removal through rhizofiltration by Eleocharis machrostachya 541M.T. Alarcon-Herrera, M.A. Olmos-Mdrquez, IR. Martin-Domlnguez & D. Martin-Alarcon

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Section S2: Special Topic 2: The geochemistry and microbiologyof arsenic and humic substances in aquifers of the Blackfoot Disease

area, southwestern Taiwan

Conveners: Bart E. van Dongen ( UK) & Thomas Kulp (USA)

Biogeochemical processes affecting arsenic speciation and mobilityin the Chianan Plain aquifer, southwestern Taiwan

T.R. Kulp & J.-S. Jean

Source and mobility of arsenic in the Chia-Nan plain aquifers,southwestern Taiwan: Evidence from geochemical profiles and sequentialleaching experimentsB. Woodall, M.-K. Lee, C. Savrda, J.-S. Jean, C.-C. Liu&A.H.M.S. Reza

Arsenite-oxidizing and arsenate-reducing bacteria associated with arsenic-rich

groundwater in Taiwan

Y.-J. Chu, S.-Y. Hsiao, C.-C. Wei, C.-W. Liu, C.-M. Liao, F.-J. Chang,V.H.-C. Liao& W.-C. Shen

Role and nature of organic matter in the mobilization of arsenic in shallow aquifersin Taiwan

W.M. AlLawati, B.E. van Dongen, D.A. Polya & J.-S. Jean

Characterization on arsenic sorption and mobility of the sediments of Chia-Nan plain,where blackfoot disease occurred

Z. Li, A.J. Koski, J.S. Merrill, J.J. Randolph, S.R. Kurdas, J.H. Friend, S.J Antinucci,A. E. Reiley, C.J. Ackley, N.A. Fenske, L.A. Schuh, J.-S. Jean, C.-C. Liu&A.H.M.S. Reza

Occurrence of arsenic in mudstone of the endemic blackfoot disease region, Taiwan

H. Hong, K. Yin, X. Lai, Y. Du, Z. Li & J.-S. Jean

The binding nature of humic substances with arsenic in alluvial aquifersof Chianan Plain, southwestern TaiwanJ.-S. Jean, A.H.M.S. Reza, C.-C. Liu, M.-K. Lee, H.-F. Hsu, Y.-C. Lee &

T.R. Kulp

Chemistry of arsenic reacting with dihydroxybenzoic acid containingthe functional groups relevant to humic acid

H.-N. Chen, H.-H. Wu & H.-F. Hsu

Section S3: Special Topic 3: Arsenic in rice - Advances and challengesto minimizing hazard

Convener: Richard H. Loeppert ( USA)

Arsenic in rice—the challenges of agricultural sustainability and food securityR.H. Loeppert

Arsenic contamination in paddy soils and rice in Japan: Effects of water managementon arsenic and cadmium content in rice grainT. Arao & Y. Maejima

Arsenic accumulation in common rice of central India

K S. Patel, K. Shrivas, A. Towari, A. Verma, R. Brandt, N. Jakubowski, W. Corns,B. Chen, A. Raab, J. Feldmann & B. Blazhev

Accumulation and distribution of arsenic in rice from the arsenic-tainted farm

at Guan-Du Plain

P.-H. Yao, S.-C. Lin, W.-J. Shyu, T.-K Chang, G.-S. Shyu & W.-D. Huang

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Inorganic arsenic in rice-based products (miso, amazake and syrup) 574

A.J. Signes-Pastor, R.O. Jenkins, P.I. Harts, C. Deacon, A.A. Meharg &A. A. Carbonell-Barrachina

Arsenic accumulation by 20 different genotypes of rice (Oryza saliva L.)as affected by radial oxygen loss and iron plaque 576

C. Wu, M.H. Wong, Z.H. Ye, W.S. Shu& KG. Zhu

Seed germination and seedling growth of some rice varieties under different

concentration of added arsenic 579

M. Asaduzzaman, M, Hasanuzzaman, M.A. Hasan & S. Sultana

Early genomic responses to arsenate in rice 581

T.-L. Huang, W.-C. Chi, H.-J. Huang & Y.-A. Chen

Transcriptome analysis of arsenic stress responses in rice seedlings usinga 57k oligo-DNA microarray 583

D. Chakrabarty, P.K. Trivedi, RR Tripathi&R. Tuli

Managing arsenic in paddy soils to reduce human exposure to arsenic in rice 585

Y.-G. Zhu

Arsenic exposure from drinking water and rice in the Noakhali district

of Bangladesh 587

M. M. Rahman, M. Megharaj, R. Naidu & M. Asaduzzaman

Effect of cooking procedures on arsenic species in rice and biotransformation

of these species in the human gastro intestinal tract 589

P. Alava, G. Du Laing, T. Van de Wiele, K. Van den Broeck & F. Tack

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