Contents

Editors and contributors

Introduction

Part A Arsenic around the world – an overview

1 Arsenic contamination incidents around the world

2 Arsenic in aquifers of the Bengal Basin

Part B Analytical tools for assessing the dynamics of arsenic in environmental samples

3 Arsenic speciation in the environment

4 Solid phase speciation of arsenic

Part C Dynamics of arsenic in groundwater

5 Mobility of arsenic in groundwater in part of Brahmanbaria district, NE Bangladesh

6 Humic substances and arsenic in groundwater

7 Natural occurrences of inorganic arsenic in the Australian coastal groundwater environment

Part D Fate of arsenic in soil, water and plants

8 Fate of arsenic in the soil environment

9 Arsenic phytotoxicity

10 Sequestration of arsenic by plants

11 Factors influencing bioavailability of arsenic to crops

12 Arsenic accumulation by aquatic and terrestrial plants

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Part E Food chain issues

13 Dietary intake of arsenic from crops

14 Arsenic contamination of Bangladesh rice

15 Arsenic accumulation in food sources in Bangladesh

Part F Human health issues

16 Arsenic in health and disease

17 Environmental pathology and health effects of arsenic poisoning

Part G Remediation of arsenic-contaminated water

18 Management and remediation of arsenic from contaminated water

19 Arsenic mitigation

20 Attenuation of arsenic in Bangladesh sediments

21 Photo-oxidation of arsenic in potable water supplies

22 Removal of arsenic from water by adsorption process

23 Arsenic removal from water by mixed oxide coated sand

Part H Remediation of arsenic-contaminated soils

24 Management of arsenic-contaminated soils

25 Biotransformation of arsenic in soil and aquatic environments

26 Electrokinetic remediation of arsenic-contaminated soils and sediments

Part I Country overviews

27 Development and implementation of the UNICEF arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh

28 Health risk assessment of arsenic contamination in the South-East Asia region

29 Extent and severity of arsenic pollution in Vietnam and Cambodia

30 Extent and severity of arsenic contamination of groundwater used for drinking-water in the US

31 Extent and severity of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh

32 Extent and severity of arsenic poisoning in China

33 Groundwater arsenic contamination in India

34 Extent and severity of arsenic occurrence in groundwater of Nepal

35 Extent and severity of arsenic contamination in New Zealand

36 Extent and severity of arsenic poisoning in Thailand

37 Arsenic in the Australian environment

Part J Conclusion

38 Managing arsenic in the Asia–Pacific region

Index