Dear Colleagues [Apologies for cross-posting]:
LAST CALL FOR HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION ABSTRACTS
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) will hold its Second General
Assembly from 2-7 April 2006 in Vienna, Austria. We invite you to
participate in the session NH8.06 Heavy-metal contamination in the air,
water, soils, and plants.
Session: NH8.06 Heavy-metal contamination in the air, water, soils, and
plants
Conveners: Bruce D. Malamud; Fiona Marshall; Benson Chishala
Session description: In many countries, particularly developing ones,
industrial outputs can result in heavy-metal contamination of the air,
water, soils, and/or plants. This session focuses on heavy-metal
contamination as a hazard, and solitics contributions that are applied
and theoretical, in areas ranging from (a) field trials and modelling
of heavy-metal contamination as it progresses from the source to the
air, water, soils, and/or plants, (b) monitoring techniques, including
low-cost, for heavy-metals in the environment, (c) mitigation of
heavy-metal contamination in areas already effected, again including
low-costs. We welcome contributions ranging from experimental,
laboratory, to modelling, with emphasis (but not limited to) low-cost
ideas and research that might be applied to developing countries. This
session will consist of (a) an all poster session with participants
brought around as a group by the chair to discuss each poster, and (b)
if enough interest, an associated discussion session of one to two
hours in a splinter room.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 13 January 2005
Web site for submission: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2006/
Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is 13 January
2006 (one week earlier than last year) and for pre-registration is 10
March 2006. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna. Please forward
this message also to your colleagues.
With best regards, Co-conveners, Bruce D. Malamud (1); Fiona Marshall
(2); Benson Chishala (3)
(1) Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Research Unit; Department of
Geography; Kings College London; Strand; WC2R 2LS London; UK; E-mail:
[email hidden]; (2) SPRU, The Freeman Center, University of Sussex,
Falmer, BN1 9QE Brighton, UK, E-mail: [email hidden] (3) Soil
Science, University of Zambia, PO. Box 32379 Lusaka, Zambia, E-mail:
[email hidden]