1. Distribution and possible immobilization of lead in a forest soil (Luvisol) profile*

   • Péter Sipos
   • Tibor Németh
   • Ilona Mohai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 10

2. Natural cyanide degradation and impact on Ili River drainage areas from a Goldmine in Xinjiang autonomous region, China

   • Li Shehong
   • Zheng Baoshan
   • Wang Binbin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 18

3. Elemental composition of Jamaican foods 1: A survey of five food crop categories

   • Andrea Howe
   • Leslie Hoo Fung
   • Mitko Vutchkov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 30

4. Lead distribution in Permo-Carboniferous coal from the North China Plate, China

   • Luo Kunli
   • Lu Jidong
   • Chen Lianwu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 37

5. Toxic metals status in human blood and breast milk samples in an integrated steel plant environment in Central India

   • Rajnikant Sharma
   • Shamsh Pervez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 45

6. Arsenic-induced skin conditions identified in southwest dermatology practices: an epidemiologic tool?

   • Kristine Tollestrup
   • Floyd J. Frost
   • R. Steven. Padilla

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 53

7. Geochemistry of trace elements in paddy (rice) soils of Sri Lanka – implications for iodine deficiency disorders (IDD)

   • Rohana Chandrajith
   • Chandra B. Dissanayake
   • Heinz J. Tobschall

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 64

8. Congener-specific analysis of polychlorinated biphenyl in human blood from Japanese

   • Tetsuya Hirai
   • Yoshinori Fujimine
   • Takeshi Nakano

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 73

9. Seasonal variations of organic-carbon and nutrient transport through a tropical estuary (Tsengwen) in southwestern Taiwan

   • J. -J. Hung
   • M. -H. Huang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 95

10. Utility of check dams in dilution of fluoride concentration in ground water and the resultant analysis of blood serum and urine of villagers, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

    • S. V. B. K. Bhagavan
    • V. Raghu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 108