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 July 15-19, 2007
Beijing Friendship Hotel
Beijing, China
Main theme: Biogeochemistry of trace elements: Environmental protection, remediation and human health
Registered participants: 387
Countries participating: 54 (Most represented in decreasing order: USA, China, India, France, Australia, Iran, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, Brazil, Spain, UK)
Conference Directorate
Chair and Host, Yong-Guan Zhu
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Invited Keynote Speakers
Nico M. van Straalen, Dick Roelofs, Martijn J.T.N. Timmermans, Janine Marien, Thierry K.S. Janssens, Muriel E. de Boer, Ben Nota, Tjalf E. de Boer
Institute of Ecological Science, Vrige Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Genome-wide gene expression changes in response to heavy metal exposure”
Donald L. Sparks
University of Delaware
Delaware, USA
“The role of molecular environmental science in advancing the frontiers of trace element biogeochemistry”
Ming H. Wong, K.C. Cheung, C.K.C. Wong, L.Y.Y. Ko, C.K.M Leung
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
“An overview on aquaculture and environmental health: Emphasis on bioaccumulation of mercury”
Special Symposia
Rare earth elements in the environment
Sophie Cornu, INRA, France
Trace element issues in intensive peri-urban farming systems: Concepts, case studies and risk assessment
Ingrid Oborn, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Biao Huang, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing
Plant-based technologies to remediate contaminated soils and sediments: Processes, bioavailability, sustainability, and consequences for ecosystems and human health
Nicholas Lepp, Liverpool John Moores University, UK,
Michel Mench, INRA, France
Jaco Vangronsveld, Hasselt University, Belgium
Development and uses of biofortified agricultural products
Gary Banuelos, USDA, ARS, USA
Emmanuel Frossard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Zhi-Qing Lin, Southern Illinois University, USA
Synchrotron applications in trace element analysis
Enzo Lombi, CSIRO. Australia
Kirk Scheckel, EPA, USA
Andrew Gault, University of Manchester, UK
New physical techniques to study trace elements in the environment
Geraldine Sarret, University of Grenoble, France
Rainer Schulin, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETHZ, Switzerland
Sascha Oswald, Center for Environmental Research, Germany
Coal and coal combustion by-products
Ken S. Sajwan, Savannah State University, USA
Irena Twardowska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Ashok K. Alva, USDA-ARS, USA
Fate and transport of radionuclides in the environment
George Shaw, University of Nottingham, UK
Max Hu, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA
T.H. Chon, Seoul National University, Korea
H. Vandenhove, Belgian Nuclear Research Center, Belgium
Presence of natural and anthropogenic mercury in the environment: Actions towards ecosystem health
Xinbin Feng, Guiyang Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences,China
Marc Lucotte, University of Quebec, Canada
International Committee
Domy Adriano, University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab, USA
Kazi Matin Ahmed, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Herb Allen, University of Delaware, USA
Alan J.M. Baker, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gary Banuelos, USDA-ARS, USA
Nick Basta, Ohio State University, USA
Pilar Bernal, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain
Valerie Bert, CNRSSP, Douai, France
Prosun Bhattacharya, KTH, Sweden
Marc Benedetti, Universite Paris, France
Nanthi Bolan, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Sally Brown, University of Washington, Seattle
Yong Cai, Florida International University, USA
Peter G.C. Campbell, INRS, Universite du Quebec, Canada
Bill Davison, Lancaster University, UK
Nick Dickinson, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Xinbin Feng, Institute of Geochemistry, CAS, China
Itanna Fisseha, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Walter Fitz, BOKU, Austria
Martin Gerzabek, BOKU, Austria
Carlo Gessa, University of Bologna, Italy
Rosanna Ginocchio, Centro de Investigacion Minera y Metalurgica, Chile
Sabine Goldberg, U.S. Salinity Lab, USA
Zhang Hao, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Alberta
Alex Heikens, FAO, UN
Helja-Sisko Helmisaari, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
Janet Hering, Cal Tech, USA
Thomas Hinsinger, INRA, France
Thilo Hofmann, Univeristy of Vienna, Austria
Max Hu, LLNL, USA
Brian Jackson, Dartmouth College, USA
Catherine Keller, CEREGE, Universite Aix-Marseille, France
Amir Khoshgoftarmanesh, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Petra Kidd, IIAG, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Nick Lepp, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Corrine Leyval, CNRS, France
Steve Lofts, Center of Ecology and Hydrology, UK
Enzo Lombi, University of South Australia, Australia
Yibing Ma, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS, China
Engracia Madejon, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, CSIC, Spain
Ron McLaren, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Mallavarapu Megharaj, University of South Australia, Australia
Michel Mench, INRS, France
Maria de la Luz Mora, Universidad de la Frontera, Chile
Jose Manuel Murillo, IRNASE-CSIC, Spain
Jack Ng, University of Queensland, Australia
Genxing Pan, China
Charlotte Poschenreider, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Tracy Punshon, Dartmouth College, USA
Marcus Puschenreiter, BOKU, Vienna, Austria
Alexandra Ribeiro, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Marija Romic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Anne Ruttens, Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Belgium
Geraldine Sarret, University of Grenoble, France
Sebastien Sauve, University of Montreal, Canada
Henk Schat, Vrige Universiteit, Netherlands
Tao Shu, Peking University, Beijing
Nicola Senesi, University of Bari, Italy
Gzregorz Siebelec, IUNG, Poland
Laura Sigg, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
Rob Simmons, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Thailand
Vera Slaveykova, Environmental Science and Technology Institute, Switzerland
Eric Smolders, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jing Song, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing
Eiliv Steinnes, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Ken Stollenwerk, USGS, USA
Pavel Tlustos, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague
Christos Tsadilas, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Greece
Sjoerd van der Zee, Wageningen UR, Netherlands
Jaco Vangronsveld, Hasselt University, Belgium
Doris Vetterlein, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
Wilhelm Windisch, BOKU, Astria
Alan H. Welch, U.S. Geological Survey, USA
Ming H. Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Scott Young, Nottingham University, UK
Z.S. Zhang, Graduate School, CAS, China
Fang-Jie Zhao, Rothamsted Research, UK
Conference Proceedings
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