Dear Colleagues [Apologies for cross-posting]: LAST CALL FOR HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION ABSTRACTS AT EGU VIENNA CONFERENCE
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 PROTECTED]; (2) SPRU, The Freeman Center, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QE Brighton, UK, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (3) Soil Science, University of Zambia, PO. Box 32379 Lusaka, Zambia, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
