From 2008-05-21 to 2008-05-23

Venue: Valencia, Spain

Summary:
As 2006, the 1st International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, was held in Mexico City in 2006, focusing on “Natural Arsenic in Groundwaters of Latin America”. As a result of that event plans were made to hold a series of biennial congresses with rotating venues in different continents, continuing with the themes of the congress held in Mexico and also including aspects connected with toxicity and effects on health. These events would provide participants with an up-to-date, global view of the studies of this contaminant that have been carried out, on a multi- and interdisciplinary level.

As 2008, with the title “Arsenic from Nature to Humans”, will cover the following topics:
- Arsenic in Rocks, Soil, Groundwater and Air
- Human Exposure: Sources, Intakes and Bioavailability
- Arsenic Metabolism, Biomarkers and Mode of Action
- Environmental Health Effects and Risk Assessment
- Arsenic Remediation
- Assessment of Social and Economic Impacts

Organizers: International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Germany (ISGSD); Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados, Mexico (CINVESTAV); Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (KTH); Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Spain (IATA-CSIC)
Contact Name: Jochen Bundschuh, GTZ-BA
E-mail: as2008@adeit.uv.es
URL: http://www.adeit.uv.es/As2008valencia/index.php