2016 6th International Congress

2016 Arsenic In The Environment


From May 19, 2016 to May 23, 2016
Stockholm, Sweden

Known as As 2016, the conference will be themed Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability, and is endorsed by the Executive Board of the ISGSD

Known as As 2016, the conference will be themed Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability, and is endorsed by the Executive Board of the International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD).

The Congress will address the broader context of arsenic research along the following themes (but not only be restricted) to the following themes:

Theme 1: Arsenic in environmental matrices and interactions (Air, water, soil and biological matrices)

  • Origin, distribution of arsenic in groundwater, transport and fate in aquifers
  • Biogeochemical processes and speciation
  • Arsenic speciation and mobility from mine waste and tailings
  • Arsenic in contaminated soils and sediments
  • Climate change impacts and coupling with mobility of arsenic in water and soil environments
  • Arsenic and other trace elements in Swedish /Fennoscandinavian groundwaters
  • Analytical advancements and challenges in measuring and monitoring of arsenic in solid and
  • aqueous media
  • Synchrotron applications and innovative research on arsenic in natural systems
  • Bio-sensors in monitoring applications

Theme 2: Arsenic in food chain

  • Transfer from environmental matrices (water, air, soil)
  • Bioavailability
  • Arsenic in Rice
  • Marine species
  • Speciation and toxicity of arsenic in food chain
  • Arsenic in processed food and beverages
  • Analytical challenges

Theme 3: Arsenic and health

  • Epidemiology
  • Indicators of exposure – Biomarkers
  • Arsenic and genomic studies
  • Risk assessment of chronic ingestion
  • Multi metal synergies in chronic exposure cases
  • Theme 4: Clean Water Technology for Control of Arsenic
  • Technologies based on adsorption and co-precipitation
  • Ion exchange and membrane technologies
  • Nanotechnology applications in arsenic treatment
  • Innovative technologies

Theme 5: Societal issues, Policy Studies, Mitigation and Management

  • Societal implications of long term exposure
  • Policy implications
  • Risk assessments and remediation of contaminated land and water environments – Case studies
  • Mitigation and Management
  • Drinking Water Compliance with Water Safety Plan
  • Arsenic in drinking water and the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals

Deadlines

November 30,2015 Submission of abstracts

December 15,2015 Notification of acceptance

January 31,2016 Early registration at reduced fee