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A. Geological theme

• Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic: significance and characterisation
• Hydrogeological/sedimentological role on arsenic distribution/heterogeneity
• Mobility & transport of arsenic (environmental fate of arsenic & risk interface)
• Arsenic in soils, plants & food chain: Bioavailability, uptake and toxicity
• Arsenic in marine realm

B. Medical/Health theme

• Arsenic in medicine
• Health intervention and treatment
• Early childhood effects
• Epidemiology
• Mechanism of chronic arsenic poisoning
• Polymorphisms and health
• Recent advances in arsenic toxicology/biochemistry
• Food web transfer

 C. Remediation and Policy theme

• Remediation and water treatment
• Arsenic remediation in contaminated land environment
• Risk Assessment and Management of environmental arsenicArsenic in medicine

 D. Analytical theme

• Analytical challenge of arsenic speciation - e.g. geological matrix, food/water,
• Recent advances in X-ray spectroscopy (synchrotron) studies – geology aspect
• Synchrotron studies – health aspects

 E. Special Sessions

• Risk assessment of arsenic from mining: the Role of Academia, Industry and Authorities for Understanding Mobilization, Bioavailability, and Remediation. Convenors: Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE), Ma. Teresa Alarcon Herrera (MX), Luiz Roberto Guimaraes Guilherme (BR), Virgínia Ciminelli (BR), Beverley Hale (CA), Sandra Leticia Rodríguez (MX).
• Geomicrobiology of arsenic. Convenors: Thomas Kulp (US), Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE), Jiin-Shuh Jean (TW).
• Geothermal arsenic. Convenors: Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE), Thomas Pichler(DE), Jenny Webster-Brown (NZ), D.Kirk Nordstrom (US).
• Regulatory perspective e.g. recent JECFA review and withdrawal of PTWI of arsenic. Convenors: Jack Ng (AU).
• Rice CRM (Yongguan Zhu & Jack Ng, an action item of As2010 discussion group). Convenors: Yongguan Zhu (CN) & Jack Ng (AU).
• Sustainable mitigation of arsenic: from field trials to policy implications. Convenors: Kazi Matin Ahmed (BD), Prosun Bhattacharya (SE), Abhijit Mukherjee (IN), Ravi Naidu (AU).
• Biogeochemical processes of high arsenic groundwater in inland basins. Convenors: Huaming Guo (CN)

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