1. Trace Metal Distribution and Enrichment in Benthic, Estuarine Sediments: Southport Broadwater, Australia

   • Edward D. Burton
   • Ian R. Phillips
   • Darryl W. Hawker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 369 - 383

2. Seasonal Variations of Trace Metal Chemical Forms in Bed Sediments of a Karstic River in Lebanon: Implications for Self-purification

   • Samira Ibrahim Korfali
   • Brain E. Davies

   OriginalPaper Pages: 385 - 395

3. Exposure to Selected Heavy Metals Through Water Ingestion in an Area Under the Influence of Tanneries

   • Maria Lucia K. Rodrigues
   • Milton L. L. Formoso

   OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 408

4. The Impact of the Hyperacid Ijen Crater Lake. Part I: Concentrations of Elements in Crops and Soil

   • Alex Heikens
   • Budi Widianarko
   • Kees van Leeuwen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 409 - 418

5. Health Impact Evaluation of Boron in Drinking Water: A Geographical Risk Assessment in Northern France

   • Chadi Yazbeck
   • Wolfram Kloppmann
   • Guy Huel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 419 - 427

6. Geochemical Distribution and Bioavailability of Heavy Metals and Oxalate in Street Sediments from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Preliminary Investigation

   • John J. McAlister
   • Bernard J. Smith
   • Julia K. Simpson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 429 - 441

7. Evaluation of Electrokinetic Remediation of Arsenic-contaminated Soils

   • Soon-Oh Kim
   • Won-Seok Kim
   • Kyoung-Woong Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 443 - 453

8. Baseline Study on Essential and Trace Elements in Polished Rice from South Korea

   • Myung Chae Jung
   • Seong-Taek Yun
   • Jong-Un Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 455 - 464

9. Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Soils of Seville: Relationship with Different Land Uses

   • E. Ruiz-Cortés
   • R. Reinoso
   • L. Madrid

   OriginalPaper Pages: 465 - 474

10. The Impact of the Hyperacid Ijen Crater Lake. Part II: A Total Diet Study

    • Alex Heikens
    • Budi Widianarko
    • Kees van Leeuwen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 475 - 483

11. Radon Exhalation Rate of Some Building Materials Used in Egypt

    • A.F. Maged
    • F.A. Ashraf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 485 - 489

12. Assessment of Iodine Deficiency and Goitre Incidence in Parts of Yewa Area of Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria

    • A. M. Gbadebo
    • T. M. Oyesanya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 491 - 499

13. Elevated Levels of Cadmium and Zinc in Paddy Soils and Elevated Levels of Cadmium in Rice Grain Downstream of a Zinc Mineralized Area in Thailand: Implications for Public Health

    • R.W. Simmons
    • P. Pongsakul
    • S. Klinphoklap

    OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 511

14. Selenium Distribution in Topsoils and Plants of a Semi-arid Mediterranean Environment

    • M.J. Moreno Rodriguez
    • V. Cala Rivero
    • R. Jiménez Ballesta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 513 - 519

15. Endemic Arsenosis Caused by Indoor Combustion of High-As Coal in Guizhou Province, P.R. China

    • Zheng Baoshan
    • Wang Binbin
    • Robert B. Finkelman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 521 - 528

16. Uranium Accumulation of Crop Plants Enhanced by Citric Acid

    • Peichun Chang
    • Kyoung-Woong Kim
    • Soo-Young Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 538

17. Variation of ²²²Rn Activity Concentration in Soil Gas at a Site in Sapporo, Japan

    • Ryoko Fujiyoshi
    • Moriyoshi Kinoshita
    • Sadashi Sawamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 539 - 547