One century of the discovery of arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014) As 2014 : proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, May 11-16, 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for research aimed towards a holistic solution to the problem posed by the environmental toxin arsenic, with considerable societal impact. The congress has focused on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical, agricultural and other specific issues on arsenic across a broader environmental realm. The Congress "Arsenic in the Environment" was first organized in Mexico City (As2006) followed by As2008 in Valencia, Spain, As2010 in Tainan, Taiwan and As2012 in Cairns, Australia. The 5th International Congress As2014 was held May 11-16, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and entitled One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014). The session topics comprised: Theme 1: Arsenic in environmental matrices (air, water and soil) Theme 2: Arsenic in food Theme 3: Arsenic and health Theme 4: Removal technologies Theme 5: Mitigation management and policy Hosting this Congress in Argentina was especially relevant because 2014, marks 100 years since the discovery of the disease Hidroarsenicismo Crónico Regional Endémico (HACRE) or arsenicosis by Dr. Goyenechea and Dr. Ayerza in the city of Bell Ville, Province of Córdoba, Argentina. Dr. Ayerza was the first person to relate skin disorders to the consumption of groundwater with high concentrations of arsenic. It is estimated that more than 14 million people in Latin America are at risk, of whom nearly 4 million are exposed to drinking water with high arsenic concentration in Argentina, and further in Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. A vast area of the Chaco-Pampean Plain in Argentina, mostly in the semi-arid regions, is affected not only by arsenic exposure from drinking water but also through other exposure pathways, e.g. through food and other dietary intake. The Congress has gathered professionals involved in different segments of interdisciplinary research in an open forum, and strengthens relations between academia, industry, research laboratories, government agencies and the private sector to share an optimal atmosphere for exchange of knowledge, discoveries and discussions about the problem of arsenic in the environment Content: Front Cover; Table of contents; About the book series; Obituary; Organizers; Scientific committee; Foreword (President, KTH); Foreword (President, USQ); Foreword (President, CNEA); Editors' foreword; List of contributors; Plenary presentations; Arsenic in mining: Sources and stability; Prospective evaluation of arsenic-related health effects in children; Affordable point-of-use water purification using nanomaterials; Section 1: Arsenic in environmental matrices (air, water, soil and biological matrices) 1.1 Geological and hydrogeological controls of arsenic in groundwater and other aquatic systemsHydrogeochemical controls on arsenic occurrence in Bangladesh aquifer; Tectonic-sourced groundwater arsenic in Andean foreland of Argentina: Insight from flow path modeling; Dissolution and entrapment of arsenic in fluvial point bars-case study of the Ganges River, Bihar, India; Geochemical processes controlling the mobilization of arsenic distribution in the Ganga Alluvial Plain; Arsenic mobilization in alluvial aquifers of the Brahmaputra floodplains: Hydrochemical and mineralogical evidences Occurrence and lithostratigraphic control of arsenic concentrations of the groundwater of Barak valley (Assam), North Eastern IndiaNew arsenic province and major source in Mongolia; The influence of the Wenchuan earthquake to arsenic concentration in groundwater of Sichuan province, China; Chemical and isotopic characteristics of high arsenic groundwater in the Songnen basin, China; Arsenic and trace elements in natural fountains of towns in the Iron Quadrangle, Brazil; Geostatistical analysis for the delineation of potential groundwater As contamination Integrated study of arsenic contamination in different matrices and targets in La Matanza, Buenos Aires province, ArgentinaArsenic distribution pattern in surface and groundwater matrix of southwestern Nigeria; Spatial distribution of arsenic in the region of Tarapacá, northern Chile; Chemical-hydrodynamic control of arsenic mobility at a river confluence; Speciation of arsenic in a saline aquatic ecosystem in northern Chile; Trophodynamics of arsenic in Nahuel Huapi Lake: Effect of PuyehueCordón Caulle volcanic eruption Arsenic in different compartments of northwest Patagonian lakes, ArgentinaArsenic, selenium and lead contamination from the waters in surface Itapessoca catchment, northeastern Brazil; Diurnal geochemical changes at Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, New Zealand; Arsenic occurrence in Brazilian tropical beaches; Hourly concentrations of arsenic associated with Particulate Matter; 1.2 Controls of solid phase chemistry and sorption mechanisms; Arsenic in the solid phase of aquifers of the Pampean region (Argentina): Implications in the natural contamination of groundwaters Abstract: The Congress ''''Arsenic in the Environment'''' offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for research aimed towards a holistic solution to the problem posed by the environmental toxin arsenic, with considerable societal impact. The congress has focused on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical, agricultural and other specific issues on arsenic across a broader environmental realm. The Congress ''Arsenic in the Environment'' was first organized in Mexico City (As2006) followed by As2008 in Valencia, Spain, As2010 in Tai The Congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for research aimed towards a holistic solution to the problem posed by the environmental toxin arsenic, with considerable societal impact. The congress has focused on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical, agricultural and other specific issues on arsenic across a broader environmental realm. The Congress "Arsenic in the Environment" was first organized in Mexico City (As2006) followed by As2008 in Valencia, Spain, As2010 in Tainan, Taiwan and As2012 in Cairns, Australia. The 5th International Congress As2014 was held May 11-16, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and entitled One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014). The session topics comprised: Theme 1: Arsenic in environmental matrices (air, water and soil) Theme 2: Arsenic in food Theme 3: Arsenic and health Theme 4: Removal technologies Theme 5: Mitigation management and policy Hosting this Congress in Argentina was especially relevant because 2014, marks 100 years since the discovery of the disease Hidroarsenicismo Crónico Regional Endémico (HACRE) or arsenicosis by Dr. Goyenechea and Dr. Ayerza in the city of Bell Ville, Province of Córdoba, Argentina. Dr. Ayerza was the first person to relate skin disorders to the consumption of groundwater with high concentrations of arsenic. It is estimated that more than 14 million people in Latin America are at risk, of whom nearly 4 million are exposed to drinking water with high arsenic concentration in Argentina, and further in Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. A vast area of the Chaco-Pampean Plain in Argentina, mostly in the semi-arid regions, is affected not only by arsenic exposure from drinking water but also through other exposure pathways, e.g. through food and other dietary intake. The Congress has gathered professionals involved in different segments of interdisciplinary research in an open forum, and strengthens relations between academia, industry, research laboratories, government agencies and the private sector to share an optimal atmosphere for exchange of knowledge, discoveries and discussions about the problem of arsenic in the environment