Assessment of environmental and health risks of arsenic in agricultural soils

C Jones-Johansson (1) , M Elert (1) , S Vijayakumar (2) , P Bhattacharya (2) , I Jordan (3) , I Mueller (4) , Fabienne Battaglia-Brunet (5) , M L Guédard (6)

1 Kemakta Konsult
2 KTH - Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm]
3 G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
4 Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology
5 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
6 LEB Aquitaine Transfert-ADERA

Within the framework of the Agri As project, assessment of risks to health and the environment from arsenic in the agricultural soils and recipient water bodies is being carried out. Criteria for risk assessment from different organizations and countries have been collated, and an exposure model for arsenic in agricultural soils is being developed. The exposure model will be applied to assess the present-day situation at two test sites where elevated arsenic concentrations are found in agricultural soil. The model will also be used to assess the risk reduction achieved by proposed methods of amelioration and treatment.

Domains: Earth Sciences

C Jones-Johansson, M Elert, S Vijayakumar, P Bhattacharya, I Jordan, et al.. Assessment of environmental and health risks of arsenic in agricultural soils. Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World, pp.559-560, 2019, 9781351046633. ⟨10.1201/9781351046633-220⟩. ⟨hal-03707149⟩