Assessment of environmental and health risks of arsenic in agricultural soils

• Within the framework of the AgriAs 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. 

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Agriculture

Arsenic

Health risks

Soils

Agricultural soils

Arsenic concentration

Environmental and health risks

Exposure modeling

Risk reductions

Risks to health

Test site

Waterbodies

Risk assessment

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

kon (subject category)