ABSTRACT
The discussion on arsenic in the environment is complex and must grasp the importance of very many, mostly unrelated works on individual aspects. This volume represents one of the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary examinations into arsenic's behaviour in air, water, soils, sediments, plants and the human body. Based on state-of-the-art inve
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Section I Arsenic in the environment, toxicology and remediation
chapter 3|10 pages
Arsenic removal from water (W.H. Höll (†) & E. Deschamps)
Wolfgang H. Höll (†) & Eleonora Deschamps
chapter 4|8 pages
Technology options for arsenic removal and immobilization (E. Deschamps)
Eleonora Deschamps
chapter 5|14 pages
Environmental law and regulations (R. Vieira, S. Oberdá & N. Rocha)
Raquel Vieira, Sandra Oberdá & Nílton Rocha
part |2 pages
Section II Iron Quadrangle, ARSENEX project and related perceptions
chapter 6|8 pages
History and socioeconomy – Iron Quadrangle (I. Meneses, F.E. Renger & E. Deschamps)
Isabel Meneses, Friedrich Ewald Renger & Eleonora Deschamps
chapter 7|10 pages
Physical aspects of the Iron Quadrangle (K. Almeida, J. Matschullat, J. Mello,
Katiane Almeida, Jörg Matschullat, Jaime Mello, Isabel Meneses & Zenilde Viola
chapter 8|4 pages
Project philosophy, history and development (E. Deschamps & J. Matschullat)
Eleonora Deschamps & Jörg Matschullat Iron
chapter 9|12 pages
Environment and health perception (A. Tostes & E. Deschamps)
Adriano Tostes & Eleonora Deschamps
part |2 pages
Section III From air, water and soil to the human body
chapter 11|8 pages
Surface water (O. Vasconcelos, S. Oberdá, E. Deschamps & J. Matschullat)
Olívia Vasconcelos, Sandra Oberdá, Eleonora Deschamps & Jörg Matschullat
chapter 12|14 pages
Soils and sediments (E. Deschamps, J. Mello & J. Matschullat)
Eleonora Deschamps, Jaime Mello & Jörg Matschullat
chapter 13|12 pages
Arsenic in edible and bioaccumulating plants (O. Vasconcelos, H. Palmieri,
Olívia Vasconcelos, Helena Palmieri, Jörg Matschullat & Eleonora Deschamps
chapter 14|16 pages
Human biomonitoring (N. Couto, S. Mattos & J. Matschullat)
Nilton Couto, Silvânia Mattos & Jörg Matschullat
part |2 pages
Section IV Solutions and outlook – meeting the challenges
chapter 15|12 pages
Environmental and health education (S. Oberdá, E. Deschamps & L. Fittipaldi)
Sandra Oberdá, Eleonora Deschamps & Leonardo Fittipaldi
chapter 16|10 pages
Water treatment – A local example (E. Deschamps & N. Assunção)
Eleonora Deschamps & Neila Assunção
chapter 17|4 pages
Mitigation measures and solutions (E. Deschamps & J. Matschullat)
Eleonora Deschamps & Jörg Matschullat