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J. Phys. IV France Vol. 107 No. 1

Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings)

Vol. 107 (May 2003)

XIIth International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment - Volume I and II
Grenoble, France, May 26-30, 2003

C. Boutron, C. Ferrari

ISBN 2-86883-683-6/2-86883-684-4



  • Foreword     p. V
    Claude BOUTRON and Christophe FERRARI
    Abstract | PDF file (166 KB)


  • Cu influence on hens weight     p. 1
    I.A. Afonina, E.S. Kleptsyna, V.L. Petukhov and S.A. Patrashkov
    Abstract | PDF file (128 KB)


  • Cu influence on hens egg productivity     p. 3
    I.A. Afonina, E.S. Kleptsyna, V.L. Petukhov, S.A. Patrashkov and G.N. Korotkoval
    Abstract | PDF file (153 KB)


  • Detection of selenium in environmental samples, inorganic mixtures, and a specific method for its gravemetric analysis     p. 7
    S.G. Aggarwal, B.D. Diwan, S. Agarwal, P. Singh, V.K. Gupta and G. L. Mundhara
    Abstract | PDF file (311 KB)


  • Flow injection analysis spectrophotometric speciation of iron in rain, fog, dust and soil samples     p. 13
    S.G. Aggarwal
    Abstract | PDF file (369 KB)


  • Preliminary studies on trace element contamination in dumping sites of municipal wastes in India and Vietnam     p. 21
    T. Agusa, T. Kunito, E. Nakashima, T.B. Minh, S. Tanabe, A. Subramanian and P.H. Viet
    Abstract | PDF file (248 KB)


  • Use of a moss culture as bioaccumulator for the biomonitoring of metal contamination in continental waters     p. 25
    C. Ah-Peng, C. Rausch de Traubenberg and F.-O. Denayer
    Abstract | PDF file (275 KB)


  • Interactions between dissolved organic matter and mercury in the Florida Everglades     p. 29
    G. Aiken, M. Haitzer, J.N. Ryan and K. Nagy
    Abstract | PDF file (264 KB)


  • Accumulation of cadmium in tissue and its effect on live performance     p. 33
    M.C. Akyolcu, D. Ozcelik, S. Dursun, S. Toplan and R. Kahraman
    Abstract | PDF file (308 KB)


  • Determination of cadmium in tobacco smoke by electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy with electrostatic precipitation of samples on the graphite tube atomizer     p. 37
    E.L. Altman and N.A. Panichev
    Abstract | PDF file (226 KB)


  • Transfer of metallic contaminants at the sediment-water interface in a costal lagon : Role of the biological and microbial activity     p. 41
    D. Amouroux, M. Monperrus, D. Point, E. Tessier, G. Bareille, O.F.X. Donard, L. Chauvaud, G. Thouzeaul, F. Jean, J. Grall, A. Leynaert, J. Clavier, R. Guyonneaud, R. Duran, M.S. Goni and P. Caumette
    Abstract | PDF file (402 KB)


  • Behavior of mercury in snow from different latitudes     p. 45
    M. Amyot, J.D. Lalonde, P.A. Ariya and A. Dastoor
    Abstract | PDF file (312 KB)


  • Metabolic energy from arsenite oxidation in Alcaligenes faecalis     p. 49
    G.L. Anderson, M. Love and B.K. Zeider
    Abstract | PDF file (262 KB)


  • Preparation and characterization of "exhausted electrowinning electrolyte" reference material     p. 53
    G. Arana, J.M. Amigo, N. Etxebarria, L.A. Fernandez and J.C. Raposo
    Abstract | PDF file (325 KB)


  • Atmospheric transoformation of elemental mercury upon reactions with halogens     p. 57
    P.A. Ariya and A. Ryzhkov
    Abstract | PDF file (183 KB)


  • Lead fall-out isotopic signal over French northern Alps: Timing and sources constraints from distant lake sediment records     p. 61
    F. Arnaud, M. Revel, T. Winiarski, D. Bosch, E. Chapron, M. Desmet and N. Tribovillard
    Abstract | PDF file (466 KB)


  • Heavy metal transfer from atmosphere to plants     p. 65
    J. Asta, E. Guillard, M. Tissut, T. Gaude and P. Ravanel
    Abstract | PDF file (229 KB)


  • Canadian metal mining environmental effects monitoring program     p. 69
    D. Audet and N. Ali
    Abstract | PDF file (30.9 KB)


  • Cadmium in the Lot-Garonne River system: Fluxes, predictive model and mass balance     p. 71
    S. Audry, G. Blanc and J. Schäfer
    Abstract | PDF file (312 KB)


  • Heavy metal deposition and cycling at two Mediterranean holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) forests in northeastern Spain     p. 75
    A. Avila, M. Alarcon and A. Rodrigo
    Abstract | PDF file (328 KB)


  • Mercury pollution on district of Dimembe river system, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, due to traditional gold mining activities     p. 79
    D. Ayhuan, O. Atteng, A. Dondokambey and M. Randuk
    Abstract | PDF file (435 KB)


  • A hypolimnetic mass balance of mercury from a dimictic lake: Results from the METAALICUS project     p. 83
    C.L. Babiarz, J. P. Hurley, D.P. Krabbenhoft, T.R. Trinko, M. Tate, S.P. Chadwick and D.E. Armstrong
    Abstract | PDF file (531 KB)


  • Pb isotopic signatures of the atmosphere of the São Paulo city, Brazil     p. 87
    M. Babinski, C. Aily, I.R. Ruiz and K. Sato
    Abstract | PDF file (397 KB)


  • The route of transfer to the human population of lead from contaminated soil close to a smelter in Bulgaria     p. 91
    J.R. Bacon, N. Dinev, L. Stanislavova, D. Penkov and C. Willeke-Wetstein
    Abstract | PDF file (344 KB)


  • Current trends in the isotopic composition of lead deposited from the atmosphere in upland locations in Scotland     p. 95
    J.R. Bacon, P. Cooper and I.J. Hewitt
    Abstract | PDF file (308 KB)


  • Process studies on mercury fluxes over different soils with a Laboratory Flux Measurement System (LFMS)     p. 99
    E. Bahimann and R. Ebinghaus
    Abstract | PDF file (304 KB)


  • Bismuth film microelectrodes for heavy metals monitoring by anodic stripping voltammetry     p. 103
    M.A. Baldo, S. Daniele and C. Bragato
    Abstract | PDF file (426 KB)


  • Mercury and arsenic in the gold mining regions of the Ankobra River basin in Ghana     p. 107
    W. Bannerman, M. Potin-Gautier, D. Amoureux, S. Tellier, A. Rambaud, M. Babut, A. Adimado and C. Beinhoff
    Abstract | PDF file (413 KB)


  • Chromium speciation by different methods of practical use for routine in situ measurement     p. 111
    S. Barakat and L. Giusti
    Abstract | PDF file (239 KB)


  • Chromium speciation in a river system in Veneto (ltaly) affected by tannery effluent     p. 115
    S. Barakat and L. Giusti
    Abstract | PDF file (269 KB)


  • How plants of the Amazonian floodplain (Brazil) can affect the geochemical status of trace elements in the Amazon River mainstream?     p. 119
    G. Barroux, J. Viers, P. Seyler, P. Oliva, B. Dupré, J.-L. Guyot and M. Pinelli
    Abstract | PDF file (653 KB)


  • Determinants of blood lead levels in an adult population from a mining area in Brazil     p. 127
    M.M. Bastos Paoliello, E. Mello de Capitani, F. Gonçalves da Cunha, M. de Fatima Carvalho, T. Matsuo, A. Sakuma and B. Ribeiro Figueiredo
    Abstract | PDF file (516 KB)


  • Bivalve vulnerability is enhanced by parasites through the deficit of metallothionein synthesis: A field monitoring on cockles (Cerastoderma edule)     p. 131
    M. Baudrimont, X. de Montaudouin and A. Palvadeau
    Abstract | PDF file (342 KB)


  • Cadmium contamination of three bivalve species (oysters, cockles and clams) in Nord Médoc salt marshes (Gironde estuary, France): Geochemical survey and metal bioaccumulation kinetics     p. 135
    M. Baudrimont, J. Schäfer, V. Marie, R. Maury-Brachet, C. Bossy, G. Durrieu, A. Palvadeau, E. Maneux, A. Boudou and G. Blanc
    Abstract | PDF file (364 KB)


  • Heavy metals in Morocco Lagoon and river sediments     p. 139
    L.G. Bellucci, B. El Moumni, F. Collavini, M. Frignani and S. Albertazzi
    Abstract | PDF file (357 KB)


  • Evolution of Pb speciation in Portland cement during leaching     p. 143
    A. Bénard, J. Rose, J.-L. Hazemann, A. Masion, J.-Y. Bottero, A. Vichot and D. Lemarchand
    Abstract | PDF file (234 KB)


  • Uranium and its decay products in samples contaminated with uranium mine and mill waste     p. 147
    L. Benedik, H. Klemencic, U. Repinc and P. Vrecek
    Abstract | PDF file (349 KB)


  • Arctic mercury depletion events at two elevations as observed at the Zeppelin Station and Dirigibile Italia, Ny-Ålesund, spring 2002     p. 151
    T. Berg, J. Sommar, Wängberg, K. Gardfeldt, J. Munthe and B. Schroeder
    Abstract | PDF file (332 KB)


  • Maps of the absolute deposition of heavy metals for the Nordic countries based on moss surveys     p. 155
    T. Berg, A. Hjellbrekke, A. Rühling and E. Steinnes
    Abstract | PDF file (361 KB)


  • Heavy metals in coastal sediments of the Ligurian sea off Vado Ligure     p. 159
    R.M. Bertolotto, B. Tortarolo, M. Frignani, L.G. Bellucci, S. Albanese and C. Cuneo
    Abstract | PDF file (330 KB)


  • Assessing risks associated with the presence of mercury in the environment: The COMERN approach     p. 163
    D. Bérubé, M. Lucotte and R. Canuel
    Abstract | PDF file (481 KB)


  • Coupled biosensor, biomimetic and chemometrics strategies for analysis of the metals in complex environmental matrices     p. 169
    S.G. Bhand, E. Yilmaz and B. Danielsson
    Abstract | PDF file (222 KB)


  • Geogenic arsenic in groundwaters from Terai Alluvial Plain of Nepal     p. 173
    P. Bhattacharya, N. Tandukar, A. Nekul, A.A. Valero, A.B. Mukherjee and G. Jacks
    Abstract | PDF file (334 KB)


  • Use of "red earth"-low cost remedial option for arsenic removal     p. 177
    R. Bhattacharyya, D. Chatterjee and G. Jacks
    Abstract | PDF file (330 KB)


  • Ultrastructural changes, phenolics localization and heavy metals distribution in the leaf of Vaccinium myrtillus L. exposed to chromium in environment-preliminary observations     p. 181
    D. Bialonska, K. Sawicka-Kapusta, A. Obel, M. Kuras, T. Tykarska and P. Banas
    Abstract | PDF file (761 KB)


  • Mercury contents and its bioconcentration by edible mushroom Brown Birch Scaber Stalk Leccinum scabrum (Bull. ex Fr.) S. F. Gray collected from various sites in Poland     p. 185
    L. Bielawski and J. Falandysz
    Abstract | PDF file (255 KB)


  • Atmospheric reactions of gaseous mercury with ozone and hydroxyl radical: Kinetics and product studies     p. 189
    P. Biswajit and A.A. Parisa
    Abstract | PDF file (217 KB)


  • Relating mineral magnetic measurements to sediment quality in a remediated, contaminated catchment: The significance of heavy metal delivery mode and water-sediment exchange dynamics in a small urban lake     p. 193
    W.H. Blake, R.P.D. Walsh and M.J. Barnsley
    Abstract | PDF file (358 KB)


  • Sub-cellular partitioning of essential and non-essential metals in a freshwater mollusc, Pyganodon grandis, collected in the field along a polymetallic environmental gradient     p. 197
    E. Bonneris, A. Giguère, S. Masson and P.G.C. Campbell
    Abstract | PDF file (291 KB)


  • Trace elements in freshwater ecosystems in the Canadian Arctic     p. 201
    H. Borg
    Abstract | PDF file (46.1 KB)


  • Determination of some heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb) in blood by total reflection X-ray fluorescence     p. 203
    M. Bounakhla, A. Doukkali, K. Lalaoui, H. Aguenaou, N. Mokhtar and B. Attrassi
    Abstract | PDF file (302 KB)


  • Heavy metals analysis of water, soils and sediments along the Oued Boufekrane river (central Morocco) using WD-XRF and ICP-AES     p. 207
    M. Bounakhla, M. Tahri, F. Benyaïch, F. Zahry, E. Bilal, J.J. Gruffat, J. Moutte and D. Garcia
    Abstract | PDF file (363 KB)


  • Air pollution assessment of Salé's city (Morocco)     p. 211
    M. Bounakhla, A. Fatah, K. Embarch, M. Ibn Majah, R. Azami, A. Sabir, A. Nejjar, R. Cherkaoui and A. Gaudry
    Abstract | PDF file (323 KB)


  • Natural attenuation of inorganic pollutants (copper, sulfate) in the aquifer below an industrial site     p. 215
    A.C.M. Bourg and M.A.M. Kedziorek
    Abstract | PDF file (102 KB)


  • Environmental impacts of mercury related to artisanal gold mining in Ghana     p. 217
    J.C. Bonzongo, A.K. Donkor and V.K. Nartey
    Abstract | PDF file (338 KB)


  • Behaviour of heavy metals in the estuarine area of the Capibaribe River in the Northeast of Brazil     p. 221
    F.M.M. Brayner, A.M. Freitas Barbosa, H.K. Phillipini da Silva and L. Vieira de Melo
    Abstract | PDF file (777 KB)


  • Manganese and iron as oxygen carriers to anoxie estuarine sediment     p. 227
    F.M.M. Brayner and B. Matvienko
    Abstract | PDF file (639 KB)


  • Remobilisation of Zn and Pb in a mountain stream contaminated by mining wastes during a moderate flood event (Ariège, France)     p. 233
    C. Brunel, M. Munoz and A. Probst
    Abstract | PDF file (335 KB)


  • Total mercury in fruiting bodies and underlying soil substrate of Poison Pax Paxillus involutus (Batsch Ex. Fr.) Fr. from various sites in Poland     p. 237
    A. Brzostowski and J. Falandysz
    Abstract | PDF file (283 KB)


  • Strontium isotope measurements in Greenland ice from the last glacial maximum to the early Holocene     p. 241
    G.R. Burton, C.F. Boutron, S. Hong, J.-P. Candelone and K.J.R. Rosman
    Abstract | PDF file (285 KB)


  • Preliminary study on the health effects of selected chemicals among the residents of CABCOM evacuation center in Clarkfield, Pampanga, Philippines     p. 245
    C.U. Calalang, N. Cortes-Maramba, L.C. Panganiban and E.P. Neto
    Abstract | PDF file (307 KB)


  • Spreading of trace metals and metalloids pollution in lake sediments over the Pyrénées     p. 249
    L. Camarero
    Abstract | PDF file (976 KB)


  • Environmentally friendly batteries by addition of chitin     p. 255
    L. Campanella, R. Dragone, R. Grossi, A.E. Meo and G. Visco
    Abstract | PDF file (262 KB)


  • Trace metals in the aerosol of the Logoon of Venice     p. 259
    G. Capodaglio, A. Gambaro1, A. Varga, G. Barbante and P. Cescon
    Abstract | PDF file (258 KB)


  • Heavy metals and particulate matter in the atmosphere of Bari-Italy     p. 263
    M. Caselli, P. Ielpo, G. de Gennaro, M. de Rienzo, E. Filippo and D. Manne
    Abstract | PDF file (295 KB)


  • Temporal and spatial bioassessment of ecological risk of Amazonian Itchyofauna associated to Hg exposure     p. 267
    Z.C. Castilhos, N. Almonsy, P.S. Souto, L.C.C. Pereira da Silva and E.D. Bidone
    Abstract | PDF file (425 KB)


  • Evaluation of human health risks associated to coal mining in Brazil     p. 271
    Z.C. Castilhos
    Abstract | PDF file (255 KB)


  • Health and environmental assessment of the impact of mine tailings spillage in the Philippines     p. 275
    E. Castillo, N.P. Cortes-Maramba, J.P. Reyes, I. Makalinao, C. Dioquino, A.T. Francisco-Rivera and R. Timbang
    Abstract | PDF file (355 KB)


  • Solid and aqueous mercury in remote river sediments (Litany River, French Guyana, South America)     p. 281
    L. Charlet, G. Roman-Ross, L. Spadini and G. Rumbach
    Abstract | PDF file (398 KB)


  • Propagation of a natural arsenic plume in West Bengal, India     p. 285
    L. Charlet, S. Chakraborty, T. Appello, A.A. Latscha, D. Chatterjee and B. Mallick
    Abstract | PDF file (363 KB)


  • Arsenic behavior in mining soil     p. 289
    V. Chatain, F. Sanchez, R. Bayard and P. Moszkowicz
    Abstract | PDF file (333 KB)


  • Mobilization of arsenic in sedimentary aquifer vis-à-vis subsurface iron reduction processes     p. 293
    D. Chatterjee, S. Chakraborty, B. Nath, J. Jana, R. Bhattacharyya, S. B. Mallik and L. Charlet
    Abstract | PDF file (375 KB)


  • Thé content of heavy metals in feeds of thé Tyva Republic     p. 297
    R.B. Chysyma, V.L. Petukhov, E.E. Kuzmina, E.Y. Barinov, Yu. A. Dukhanov and G.N. Korotkova
    Abstract | PDF file (193 KB)


  • Heavy metal concentration in water and soil of different ecological areas of Tyva Republic     p. 301
    R.B. Chysyma, Ye. Ye. Bakhtina, V.L. Petukhov, G.N. Korotkova and M.L. Kochneva
    Abstract | PDF file (146 KB)


  • Metals sediment toxicity: Chemical approach by SEM/AVS ratio. Application on Seine estuary sediments     p. 303
    O. Clarisse, B. Ouddane, J.C. Fischer and M. Wartel
    Abstract | PDF file (366 KB)


  • Childhood lead poisoning in Brussels. Prevalence study and etiological factors     p. 307
    F. Claeys, C. Sykes, C. Limbos and G. Ducoffre
    Abstract | PDF file (321 KB)


  • Isolation and N-terminal sequencing of a novel cadmium-binding protein from Boletus edulis     p. 311
    C. Collin-Hansen, R.A. Andersen and E. Steinnes
    Abstract | PDF file (296 KB)


  • Trace element fingerprinting as a means of contaminant source apportionment in road surface deposits     p. 315
    S.R. Cook, K. Jarvis and A. Hird
    Abstract | PDF file (720 KB)


  • Soil geochemical analyses as an indication of metal working at the excavation of a house in the Roman City at Silchester (UK)     p. 319
    S.R. Cook, M. Fulford, A. Ciarke and C. Pearson
    Abstract | PDF file (210 KB)


  • Responses of Niphargus montellianus and Gammarus balcanicus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from karst waters to heavy metal exposure     p. 323
    O. Coppellotti Krupa and L. Guidolin
    Abstract | PDF file (349 KB)


  • Methylmercury formation in the anoxic waters of the Petit-Saut reservoir (French Guiana) and its spreading in the adjacent Sinnamary river     p. 327
    M. Coquer, D. Cossa, S. Azemard, T. Peretyazhko and L. Charlet
    Abstract | PDF file (429 KB)


  • Heavy metals in South America aerosol during 20 $\mathsf{^{th}}$ century from Illimani ice-core, Eastern Bolivian Andes     p. 333
    A. Correia, R.J. Delmas, R. Freydier, J. Simoes, J.-D. Taupin, B. Dupré and P. Artaxo
    Abstract | PDF file (423 KB)


  • The nature of arsenic in uranium mill tailings by X-ray absorption spectroscopy     p. 337
    J.N. Cutler, N. Chen, D.T. Jiang, G.P. Demopoulos, Y. Jia and J.W. Rowson
    Abstract | PDF file (335 KB)


  • Numerical simulation of air concentration and deposition of metals emitted from a power plant with a boundary layer forecast model and air pollution prediction system (BLFMAPS)     p. 341
    S.M. Daggupaty, C.M. Banic, J. Ma and P. Cheung
    Abstract | PDF file (583 KB)


  • Mercury contaminations from gold mining using amalgamation technique in Xiaoqinling Region, Shanxi Province, PR China     p. 345
    Q. Dai, X. Feng, G. Qiu and H. Jiang
    Abstract | PDF file (322 KB)


  • Lichens as bio-monitors of trace-elements in Central and Eastern France     p. 349
    O. Daillant, J.-L. Beltramo and Tillier
    Abstract | PDF file (465 KB)


  • Detection of heavy metals released at the sediment/water interface by combining Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV) and Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) measurements     p. 353
    S. Daniele, I. Ciani, C. Bragato and M.A. Baldo
    Abstract | PDF file (337 KB)


  • The impact of long-term mercury contamination on the new human exposure scenarios in the North Region of Mato Grosso, Amazon basin     p. 357
    S. de Souza Hacon, R. Aparecido de Farinas, R. Reis Argento, R.C. Campos, A.P. Rossi and J. Wasserman
    Abstract | PDF file (388 KB)


  • Heavy metal load discharged into the Venice Lagoon from the drainage basin     p. 361
    F. de Giorgi, F. la Marca, P. Massacci and E. Vichi
    Abstract | PDF file (594 KB)


  • Refining the isotopic (Sr-Nd) signature of potential source areas for glacial dust in East Antarctica     p. 365
    B. Delmonte, I. Basile-Doelsch, J.R. Petit, A. Michard, M. Revel-Rolland, V. Maggi and B. Gemmiti
    Abstract | PDF file (301 KB)


  • Pollutant lead transport and input to the Caribbean during the 20 $\mathsf{^{th}}$ century     p. 369
    F. Desenfant, G.F. Camoin and A. Véron
    Abstract | PDF file (286 KB)


  • Validation of a procedure for quantifying platinum at sub- $\mathsf{\mu}$g/L level in matrices of alimentary and environmental concern by catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry     p. 373
    E. Desimoni, . Brunetti and R. Cattaneo
    Abstract | PDF file (477 KB)


  • Arsenic oxidation capabilities of a chemoautotrophic bacterial population: Use for the treatment of an arsenic contaminated wastewater     p. 377
    M.-C. Dictor, F. Battaglia-Brunet, F. Garrido and P. Baranger
    Abstract | PDF file (245 KB)


  • Speciation of lead in contaminated soil under the influence of plants and phosphate amendment type     p. 381
    C. Diyab, F. Juillot, C. Dumat, G. Morin, M. Benedetti and A. Mariotti
    Abstract | PDF file (311 KB)


  • Partitioning of chromium (VI) and chromium (III) between dissolved and colloidal forms in a stream and reservoir contaminated with tannery waste water     p. 385
    J. Dominik, B. Bas, A. Bobrowski, T. Dworak, B. Koukal, E. Niewiara, M.-H. Pereira de Abreu, P. Rossé, E. Szalinska and D. Vignati
    Abstract | PDF file (354 KB)


  • Diurnal cycles of interstitial gaseous mercury inside a sub-arctic snow-pack prior to and during snowmelt events     p. 389
    A. Dommergue, C.P. Ferrari, P.-A. Gauchard, L. Poissant and C.F. Boutron
    Abstract | PDF file (468 KB)


  • Monitoring bacterial communities adaptation to mercury contamination in estuarine sediments maintained in slurries     p. 393
    R. Duran, V. Menuet, M. Monperrus, R. Guyoneaud, M.S. Goni, E. Tessier, D. Amouroux, O.F.X. Donard and P. Caumette
    Abstract | PDF file (277 KB)


  • Trace element hydrochemical assessment of the Calabar Coastal Plain aquifer (Southern Nigeria) using factor analysis     p. 397
    A.E. Edet, B.J. Merkel and O.E. Offiong
    Abstract | PDF file (208 KB)


  • The environmental effects of trace elements concentration in sea snails using atomic absorption spectrometry     p. 401
    F.A. El-Amri
    Abstract | PDF file (177 KB)


  • The concentration of some metals (Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu) and delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) living near lead and zinc smelter "Trepça" in Kosova     p. 405
    I.R. Elezaj, K.Rr. Letaj, Q.I. Selimi and F. Zhushi-Etemi
    Abstract | PDF file (226 KB)


  • Haemorrhagic diarrhoea and reproductive failure in Bonsmara cattle resulting from anomalous heavy metal concentrations in soils, forages and drinking water associated with geochemical anomalies of toxic elements on the farm Puntlyf, South Africa     p. 409
    J.H. Elsenbroek, J. Meyer and J. Myburgh
    Abstract | PDF file (559 KB)


  • Remediation of a Cr (VI) contaminated soil : Soil washing followed by Cr (VI) reduction using a sorbent prepared from rice husk     p. 415
    E.l. El-Shafey and P. Canepa
    Abstract | PDF file (356 KB)


  • Removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solutions on a carbon sorbent chemically prepared from flax shive via the reaction with sulphuric acid     p. 419
    E.I. El-Shafey
    Abstract | PDF file (352 KB)


  • Quantification of metals in sewage sludges by X-ray spectrometry     p. 423
    J. Enzweiler, M.P.G. de Moraes and R.L. Mincato
    Abstract | PDF file (384 KB)


  • Effects of forest fire and fire-fighting operations on water chemistry in Tyresta National Park, Stockholm, Sweden     p. 427
    H. Eriksson, F. Edberg and H. Borg
    Abstract | PDF file (261 KB)


  • First mercury determination in snow and firn from high-mountain glaciers in the Siberian Altai by CV-ICP-MS     p. 431
    S. Eyrikh, M. Schwikowski, H.W. Gäggeler, L. Tobler and T. Papina
    Abstract | PDF file (336 KB)


  • Mercury in fruiting bodies of Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria (L.: Fr.) Pers. collected from Poland     p. 435
    J. Falandysz and K. Lipka
    Abstract | PDF file (244 KB)


  • Accumulation factors of mercury by King Bolete Boletus edulis     p. 439
    J. Falandysz and A. Frankowska
    Abstract | PDF file (270 KB)


  • Relationships between selenium and mercury in the fruiting bodies of some mushrooms growing in Poland     p. 443
    J. Falandysz, R. Kubotal, T. Kunito, L. Bielawski, A. Brzostowski, M. Gucia, A. Jedrusiak, K. Lipka and S. Tanabe
    Abstract | PDF file (276 KB)


  • Hg and Se in foodstuffs grown near a Hg mining area     p. 447
    I. Falnoga, V. Jereb and P. Smrkolj
    Abstract | PDF file (346 KB)


  • Gaseous mercury exchange rate between air and water over Baihua reservir, Guizhou, China during cold season     p. 451
    X. Feng, L. Shang, S. Tang, H. Yan and C. Liu
    Abstract | PDF file (255 KB)


  • Distribution and speciation of mercury in surface waters in mercury mining areas in Wanshan, Southwestern China     p. 455
    X. Feng, G. Qiu, S. Wang and L. Sang
    Abstract | PDF file (328 KB)


  • Gaseous mercury distribution in interstitial air of snow pack in Station Nord, Greenland. Evidence of permanent mercury depletion event in the air of snow during polar sunrise     p. 459
    C.P. Ferrant, A. Dommergue and C.F. Boutron
    Abstract | PDF file (385 KB)


  • Heavy metals in MSW incineration fly ashes     p. 463
    C. Ferreira, A. Ribeiro and L. Ottosen
    Abstract | PDF file (478 KB)


  • Study of periphytic diatoms communities exposed to metallic contamination through complementary field and laboratory experiments     p. 467
    A. Feurtet-Mazel, C. Gold, M. Coste and A. Boudou
    Abstract | PDF file (348 KB)


  • Contrasting geochemistry of antimony in lake sediments     p. 471
    M. Filellal, N. Belzile, Y.-W. Chen and T.-L. Deng
    Abstract | PDF file (275 KB)


  • Antimony in aquatic systems     p. 475
    M. Filella, N. Belzile, Y.-W. Chen, C. Elleouee, P.M. May, D. Mavrocordatos, P. Nirel, A. Porquet, F. Quentel and S. Silver
    Abstract | PDF file (306 KB)


  • Implications of natural organic matter binding heterogeneity on understanding trace metal complexation in aquatic systems     p. 479
    M. Filella and R.M. Town
    Abstract | PDF file (316 KB)


  • Isotopic evidence of spatial magnitude of the Pb deposition near a lead smelter     p. 483
    P. Flament, M. Franssens, K. Debout and D. Weis
    Abstract | PDF file (569 KB)


  • An atmospheric lead source-areas apportionment study in Europe     p. 487
    P. Flament, K. Deboudt, M.-L. Bertho, A. Véron and E. Puskaric
    Abstract | PDF file (539 KB)


  • Urban influence on litterfall trace metals fluxes in the Atlantic forest of São Paulo (Brazil)     p. 491
    A.-H. Fostier, K. Cecon and M.C. Forti
    Abstract | PDF file (372 KB)


  • Mercury transformation behavior on a bench scale coal combustion furnace     p. 495
    N. Fujiwara, Y. Fujita, K. Tomura, H. Moritomi, E. Murakami, A. Akimoto, S. Ikeda and Y. Tadakuma
    Abstract | PDF file (367 KB)


  • Changes in the occurrence of heavy metals in polar ice during the last climatic cycles, with special emphasis on the possible link between cosmic dust accretion rate and the 100 kyr cycle     p. 499
    P. Gabrielli, C. Barbante, F.A.M. Planchon, C.P. Ferrant, B. Delmonte and C.F. Boutron
    Abstract | PDF file (340 KB)


  • Stable Pb isotopes and PAHs as indicators of lead contamination sources in a lake of the Rouyn-Noranda area     p. 505
    C. Gallon, C. Gobeil, A. Tessier and R. Carignan
    Abstract | PDF file (303 KB)


  • Dissolve gaseous mercury distribution in a wetland: Influence of macrophyte beds     p. 509
    E. Garcia, J. Laroulandie, M. Amyot and X.R. Saint-Simon
    Abstract | PDF file (243 KB)


  • Urinary protein excretion profile: A contribution for subclinical renal damage identification among environmental heavy metals exposure in Southeast Brazil     p. 513
    C.R. Garlipp, P.V. Bottini, E.M. de Capitan, M.C. Pinho, A.D.N. Panzan, A.M.A. Sakuma and M.B. Paoliello
    Abstract | PDF file (428 KB)


  • The stability of arsenic fixation on minerai traps     p. 517
    F. Garrido, M.-C. Dictor, F. Bodenan, G. Morin and P. Baranger
    Abstract | PDF file (272 KB)


  • Evidences of modifications in the size distribution of particles during a mercury depletion event at Kuujjuarapik/Whapmagoostui, Québec (Canada)     p. 521
    P.-A. Gauchard, G. Guehenneux, C.P. Ferrai, L. Poissant, A. Dommergue, C.F. Boutron, M.-C. Fourcade and P. Baussand
    Abstract | PDF file (319 KB)


  • Mercury speciation into tropospheric clouds     p. 525
    P.-A. Gauchard, A. Dommergue, C.P. Ferrari, P. Laj and C.F. Boutron
    Abstract | PDF file (279 KB)


  • ln field kinetic experiments to better understand chemical mechanisms involved during mercury depletion events (MDE): Preliminary results     p. 529
    P.-A. Gauchard, C.P. Ferrai, A. Dommergue, L. Poissant and C.F. Boutron
    Abstract | PDF file (277 KB)


  • Biomonitoring of the atmospheric pollution by heavy metals in Morocco     p. 533
    A. Gaudry, A. Senhou, A. Chouak, R. Cherkaoui, Z. Moutia, M. Lferde, A. Elyahyaoui, T. El Khoukhi, M. Bounakhla, K. Embarch, S. Ayrault and M. Moskura
    Abstract | PDF file (270 KB)


  • Effects of phosphate, silicate, sulphate, and bicarbonate on arsenate removal using activated seawater neutralise red mud (bauxsol)     p. 537
    H. Genç and J.C. Tjell
    Abstract | PDF file (338 KB)


  • Climatic and anthropogenic effects on atmospheric mercury accumulation rates in ombrotrophic bogs from Southern Ontario     p. 541
    N. Givelet, F. Roos-Barraclough and W. Shotyk
    Abstract | PDF file (264 KB)


  • A 6,000-years record of atmospheric mercury accumulation in the high Arctic from peat deposits on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada     p. 545
    N. Givelet, F. Roos-Barraclough, M.E. Goodsite and W. Shotyk
    Abstract | PDF file (258 KB)


  • Characterization of the correlation between heavy metals in the environment     p. 549
    H.J. Glass and G.S. Camm
    Abstract | PDF file (533 KB)


  • French spatial distribution of lead (Pb) and iron (Fe) using mosses as biomonitors     p. 553
    S. Gombert, R. Losno, S. Leblond and C. Rausch de Traubenberg
    Abstract | PDF file (411 KB)


  • The growth of bacteria cells in naphthalene and ethanol-bearing systems in the presence of cadmium     p. 557
    D.S. Gomes, J. Benzaquem, C. Rogrigues Augusto, E. Barboza and S. Gomes Ferreira Leite
    Abstract | PDF file (259 KB)


  • Geochemical soil and attic dust survey in Idrija, Slovenia     p. 561
    M. Gosar and R. Sajn
    Abstract | PDF file (785 KB)


  • Effect of methylmercury on the rat mast cell degranulation     p. 565
    E.E. Graevskaya, A. Yasutake, R. Aramai and A.B. Rubin
    Abstract | PDF file (217 KB)


  • Evaluation of diatomea algae Thalassiosira weissflogii sensitivity to chloride mercury and methylmercury by chlorophyll fluorescence analysis     p. 569
    E.E. Graevskaya, T.K. Antal, D.N. Matorin, E.N. Voronova, S.I. Pogosyan and A.B. Rubin
    Abstract | PDF file (188 KB)


  • Mercury methylation in mine wastes collected from abandoned mercury mines in the USA     p. 573
    J.E. Gray, M.E. Hines, H. Biester and B.K. Lasorsa
    Abstract | PDF file (368 KB)


  • Interactive visualization applied to multivariate geochemical data: A case study     p. 577
    K. Grünfeld
    Abstract | PDF file (589 KB)


  • Total mercury content in Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera from various sites in Poland     p. 581
    M. Gucia and J. Falandysz
    Abstract | PDF file (252 KB)


  • Determination of mercury atmospheric origin in French Guianese soils     p. 585
    S. Guedron, C. Grimaldi, C. Chauve and M. Grimaldi
    Abstract | PDF file (260 KB)


  • Presence of metals in biomass residues after pyrolysis     p. 589
    G. Guehenneux, S. Varin and P. Baussand
    Abstract | PDF file (293 KB)


  • Facilitated transport of heavy metals by bacterial colloids in sand columns     p. 593
    V. Guiné, J. Martins and J.P. Gaudet
    Abstract | PDF file (326 KB)


  • Lead from calcium supplements contributes minimally to blood lead concentrations     p. 597
    B.L. Gulson, K.J. Mizon, J.M. Palmer, M.J. Korsch and A.J. Taylor
    Abstract | PDF file (261 KB)


  • Bone turnover in elderly females and males using bisphosphonate treatment-A pilot study     p. 601
    B.L. Gulson, K.J. Mizon, H. Smith, J. Eisman, J.M. Palmer, M.J. Korsch, J. Donnelly and K. Waite
    Abstract | PDF file (267 KB)


  • Mapping heavy metal distribution by measuring the magnetic susceptibility of soils     p. 605
    M. Hanesch, G. Maier and R. Scholger
    Abstract | PDF file (384 KB)


  • Sorption of silver(I) onto the surface of pure and natural quartz sands     p. 609
    M.A. Hernandez Cortazar and P. Behra
    Abstract | PDF file (213 KB)


  • EDTA reduces the physiological damage of lead on cardoon plants grown hydroponically     p. 613
    J. Hernandez-Allica, O. Barrutia, J.M. Becerril and C. Garbisu
    Abstract | PDF file (290 KB)


  • Women, mercury and artisanal gold mining : Risk communication and mitigation     p. 617
    J.J. Hinton, M.M. Veiga and C. Beinhoff
    Abstract | PDF file (374 KB)


  • Natural and anthropogenic contributions to mercury in soils and stream sediments of the upper Thur river basin (Alsace, France)     p. 621
    C. Hisser, S. Remy and J.-L. Probst
    Abstract | PDF file (497 KB)


  • Pollution in acid mine drainage from mine tailings in Svalbard, Norwegian Arctic     p. 625
    E.B. Holm, P.J. Brandvik and E. Steinnes
    Abstract | PDF file (578 KB)


  • Changes in the natural lead, cadmium, zinc, and copper concentrations in the Vostok Antarctic ice over, the last two glacial-interglacial cycles (240,000 years)     p. 629
    S. Hong, J.K. Park, C.F. Boutron, C.P. Ferrari, J.R. Petit and V.Y. Lipenkov
    Abstract | PDF file (474 KB)


  • Changes in the occurrence of heavy metals in the tropical atmosphere during the past 22,000 years as recorded in Bolivian ice core     p. 633
    S. Hong, J.K. Park, L.G. Thompson, C.F. Boutron, C.P. Ferrari, B. Franco and L. Maurice-Bourgoin
    Abstract | PDF file (449 KB)


  • Effects of heavy metal pollution in the Pilcomayo river system, Bolivia, on resident human populations     p. 637
    K.A. Hudson-Edwards, J.R. Miller, D. Presto, P.J. Lechler, M.G. Macklin, J.S. Miners and J.N. Turner
    Abstract | PDF file (350 KB)


  • Methyl mercury in Lake Superior: Offshore processes and bioaccumulation     p. 641
    J.P. Hurley, H. Manolopoulos, C.L. Babiarz, H. Sakamoto, K.R. Rolfhus, R.C. Back, M.M. Shafer, D.E. Armstrong and R. Harris
    Abstract | PDF file (277 KB)


  • Environmental archives of heavy metal pollution or contaminated land? A case study of former water powered industrial sites in South Yorkshire, UK     p. 645
    S.M. Hutchinson
    Abstract | PDF file (361 KB)


  • Pb, Cd, Se, As in blood and urine of children from high and low polluted districts of Saint-Petersburg. The elements concentrations and health of children     p. 649
    E.M. lakovleva, A.A. Ganeev, A.A. Ivanenko, N.B. Ivanenko, E. Nosova, E.V. Molodkina and M.A. Kuzmenkov
    Abstract | PDF file (234 KB)


  • Absorption of cadmium in bean cultivars variety black Jamapa     p. 653
    M.C.V. Ibarra, R. Gomez and R.M. Arriaga
    Abstract | PDF file (333 KB)


  • Zn speciation in a soil contaminated by the deposition of a dredged sediment by synchrotron X-ray techniques     p. 657
    M.-P. Isaure, N. Laboudigue, Tamura and M.A. Marcus
    Abstract | PDF file (446 KB)


  • Arsenic transportation in the groundwater of Bangladesh and the policy of irrigation development     p. 661
    N. Islam and R.D. von Bernuth
    Abstract | PDF file (531 KB)


  • Estimation of mercury wet deposition in the tributary sub-basins of the Negro river (Amazon-Brazil) using RS/GIS tools     p. 667
    W.F. Jardim and G. Silvério da Silva
    Abstract | PDF file (280 KB)


  • Urban soil pollution and the playfields of small children     p. 671
    M. Jartun, R.T. Ottesen and E. Steinnes
    Abstract | PDF file (288 KB)


  • Lichens and mosses as biomonitors     p. 675
    Z. Jeran, R. Jacimovic and P. Pavsic Mikuz
    Abstract | PDF file (278 KB)


  • The distribution and speciation of mercury in Wujiang river     p. 679
    H. Jiang, X. Feng, Q. Dai, F. Tao and C. Liu
    Abstract | PDF file (299 KB)


  • Present century record of mercury species pollution in high altitude alpine snow and ice     p. 683
    P. Jitaru, H.G. Infante, C.P. Ferrari, A. Dommergue, C.F. Boutron and F.C. Adams
    Abstract | PDF file (258 KB)


  • Heavy metals influence on ascorbic acid level     p. 687
    E.V. Kamaldinov, S.A. Patrashkov, E.V. Batenyeva and O.S. Korotkevich
    Abstract | PDF file (162 KB)


  • Morpho-tectonic depression and early holocene land-ocean interaction vis-à-vis trace metals adsorption in sediment and groundwater contamination - a case study from the Bengal delta, Bangladesh     p. 691
    A.A. Khan, M.A. Hoque, M. Ali and M.A. Hasan
    Abstract | PDF file (422 KB)


  • Speciation and mobility of Zn, Cu and Pb in a truck farming soil contaminated by sewage irrigation     p. 695
    T. Kirpichtchikova, A. Manceau, B. Lanson, M.A. Marcus and T. Jacquet
    Abstract | PDF file (419 KB)


  • First results of trace element analysis in ice cores using Continuous Ice Melting (CIM) Inductively Coupled Plasma Sector Field Mass Spectrometry (ICP-SFMS)     p. 699
    S. Knüsel1, D.E. Piguet, M. Schwikowski and H.W. Gäggeler
    Abstract | PDF file (330 KB)


  • The relation between cytogenetic instability in cattle and heavy metals level in Kuzbass environment     p. 703
    M.L. Kochneva, Ye.Ya. Barinov, V.L. Petukhov and Ig.V. Petukhov
    Abstract | PDF file (207 KB)


  • Is arsenobetaine the major arsenic compound in the liver of birds, marine mammals, and sea turtles?     p. 707
    R. Kubota, T. Kunito and S. Tanabe
    Abstract | PDF file (303 KB)


  • Heterogeneous scavenging of atmospheric mercury by snow spiked with hydrogen peroxide     p. 711
    N. Lahoutifard, L. Poissant and S.L. Scott
    Abstract | PDF file (306 KB)


  • An evaluation of Hg, Cr and heavy metals pollution in seawater and sediments of Durres Bay Adriatic Sea-Albania     p. 715
    P. Lazo, A. Cullaj and B. Baraj
    Abstract | PDF file (486 KB)


  • Emission sources identification in a vinicity of the municipal solid waste incinerator of Toulon in the South of France     p. 727
    M. Le Floch, Y. Noack and D. Robin
    Abstract | PDF file (455 KB)


  • Retention capacity of natural sands for the treatment of waters containing arsenic trace levels     p. 731
    I. Le Hécho, A. Chappaz, M. Potin-Gautier and P. Behra
    Abstract | PDF file (305 KB)


  • Biogeochemical cycle and speciation of As and Cr in an acid mine environment : The case of Carnoulès Creek, France     p. 735
    I. Le Hécho, C. Pecheyran, S. Charles, M. Monperrus, M.-P. Pavageau, C. Casiot, M. Potin-Gautier, M. Leblanc and O.F.X. Donard
    Abstract | PDF file (325 KB)


  • Heavy metals, especially lead, deposition recorded in an ombrotrophic peat bog near Manchester, United Kingdom     p. 739
    G. Le Roux, D. Weiss, A. Cheburkin, N. Rausch, J. Grattant, M. Krachler and W. Shotyk
    Abstract | PDF file (256 KB)


  • Production of methymercury by solar radiation     p. 743
    D.R.S. Lean and SD. Siciliano
    Abstract | PDF file (285 KB)


  • Monitoring of trace element concentrations in mosses and deposition fluxes during one year in a French rural area     p. 749
    S. Leblond, J.L. Colis, R. Losno and C. Rausch de Traubenberg
    Abstract | PDF file (258 KB)


  • The formation of mineral arsenates in wastewaters     p. 753
    J. Lee and J. Nriagu
    Abstract | PDF file (239 KB)


  • Exposure assessment of heavy metals on abandoned metal mine areas by ingestion of soil, crop plant and groundwater     p. 757
    J.-S. Lee and H.-T. Chon
    Abstract | PDF file (325 KB)


  • Environmental contamination and chemical speciation of arsenic in the water system from some abandoned Au-Ag mines, Korea     p. 761
    J.-S. Lee, J.-M. Yi and H.-T. Chon
    Abstract | PDF file (247 KB)


  • Contaminated agricultural soils: Trace-elements speciation, their phytoavailability and their uptake by flax plants     p. 765
    M. Legras, F. Kharbouch, F. Giron, F. Bert and J.-M. Llorens
    Abstract | PDF file (500 KB)


  • Ferricyanide-humate formation     p. 769
    L. Leita, G. Petruzzelli and F. Fornasier
    Abstract | PDF file (223 KB)


  • Spatial variation of heavy metals within surficial sediments of a subtropical coastal plain, Bells Creek catchment, Southeast Queensland, Australia     p. 773
    T. Liaghati, M. Preda and M. Cox
    Abstract | PDF file (347 KB)


  • Lead released by handmade gazed food wares ceramic     p. 777
    M.V. Lima, F. Brayner and M.F. Pimenter
    Abstract | PDF file (382 KB)


  • Influence of cadmium on physiological parameters and efficiency of chickens-broilers     p. 781
    L.I. Lisunova, V.S. Tokarev and A.V. Lisunova
    Abstract | PDF file (212 KB)


  • Heavy metal determinations in algae, mussels and clams. Their possible employment for assessing the sea water quality criteria     p. 785
    C. Locatelli
    Abstract | PDF file (272 KB)


  • Recent and present sedimentary fluxes of heavy metals and radionuclides in oligotrophic Lake Annecy, France     p. 789
    J.-L. Loizeau, P. Arpagaus, D. Mathieu and J. Dominik
    Abstract | PDF file (384 KB)


  • Metal content in Garonne basin rivers: Evidences for a general non point contamination of anthropogenic origin     p. 793
    M. Loubet, D. Baque, O. Priscia and B. Dupre
    Abstract | PDF file (300 KB)


  • Heavy metal levels of pasture grasses in metropolitan area     p. 797
    G.B. Luilo and O.C. Othman
    Abstract | PDF file (312 KB)


  • Electrochemical metal speciation using self-assembled monolayers     p. 801
    D. Mandler, R. Gal-Oz, D. Burshtain and I. Turyan
    Abstract | PDF file (250 KB)


  • Riverine mixing zones as regions of enhanced methylmercury bioaccumulation in Lake Superior     p. 805
    H. Manolopoulos, J.P. Hurley, C.L. Babiarz, R.C. Back and K.R. Rolfhus
    Abstract | PDF file (349 KB)


  • Health and environmental assessment among residents of a community near a battery recycling plant     p. 809
    N.P. Cortes-Maramba, L.R. Panganiban, E.S. Castille, C.C. Dioquino and A.T. Francisco-Rivera
    Abstract | PDF file (964 KB)


  • Iron photochemistry in cloud droplets at the Puy de Dôme     p. 823
    A. Marinonin, P. Laj, O. Abida and G. Mailhot
    Abstract | PDF file (390 KB)


  • Radionuclides accumulation in milk and its products     p. 827
    N.I. Marmuleva, E.Ya. Barinov and V.L. Petukhov
    Abstract | PDF file (257 KB)


  • Heavy metal partitioning in soil profiles in the vicinity of an industrial complex and potential health implications     p. 831
    E. Martley and B.L. Gulson
    Abstract | PDF file (259 KB)


  • The role of ocean-atmosphere exchange in the global mercury cycle     p. 835
    R.P. Mason, F.J.G. Laurier, L. Whalin and G.-R. Sheu
    Abstract | PDF file (329 KB)


  • Ventilation, a recently described step limiting heavy metal contamination in aquatic animals     p. 839
    J.-C. Massabuau and D. Tram
    Abstract | PDF file (272 KB)


  • Simultaneous bio-sorption of heavy metals by marine sea-weeds     p. 845
    P. Massacci, M. Ferrini and E. Migliavacca
    Abstract | PDF file (424 KB)


  • Heavy metals contamination of soils surrounding waste deposits in Romania     p. 851
    M. Matache, L. Rozylowicz, M. Ropota and C. Patroescu
    Abstract | PDF file (317 KB)


  • Sources of mercury in surface waters of the upper Madeira erosive basins, Bolivia     p. 855
    L. Maurice-Bourgoin, L. Alanoca, P. Fraizy and P. Vauchel
    Abstract | PDF file (303 KB)


  • Total-Hg and 210Pb measurements in canopy and lake sediments at the pic Matecho, a pristine site in the tropical rainforest of French Guiana (South America)     p. 859
    M.-A. Mélières, M. Pourchet, D. Cossa, P. Charles-Dominique and P. Gaucher
    Abstract | PDF file (270 KB)


  • The large impact of gold-mining in total-Hg content in sediment of the dam lake of Petit Saut (French Guiana)     p. 863
    M.-A. Bélières, M. Pourchet, L. Spadini and L. Chalet
    Abstract | PDF file (172 KB)


  • Distribution of major, minor and trace metals in lake environments of Antarctica     p. 867
    E. Mentasti, O. Abollino, M. Aceto, S. Buoso and M. Malandrino
    Abstract | PDF file (215 KB)


  • Changes in sediment-associated trace element concentrations in the Seine river basin (1994-2001)     p. 871
    M. Meybeck, A.J. Horowitz, C. Grosbois and Y. Gueguen
    Abstract | PDF file (310 KB)


  • Pollutant lad sources and deposition in the Western Mediterranean     p. 875
    J. Miralles, O. Radakovitch, A. Véron, J.K. Cochran, P. Masqué and J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza
    Abstract | PDF file (501 KB)


  • 210Pb transport by sinking particles at a selected site of the Southern Adriatic Sea     p. 879
    S. Miserocchi, M. Frignani, L. Langone and S. Albertazzi
    Abstract | PDF file (468 KB)


  • Mercury methylation rates in coastal sediments versus microbial diversity and specific activity     p. 883
    M. Monperrus, R. Guyoneaud, E. Tessier, R. Duran, M. Goni, D. Amoureux, O.F.X. Donard and P. Caumette
    Abstract | PDF file (356 KB)


  • Application of ultra clean sampling and analysis methods for the speciation of mercury in the Venice lagoon (Italy)     p. 887
    L.M. Moretto, N.S. Bloom, P. Scopece and P. Ugo
    Abstract | PDF file (608 KB)


  • Heavy metals as indicators for an integrated environmental monitoring system     p. 891
    L. Morselli, M. Bartoli, F. Passarini, E. Bernard and A. Brighetti
    Abstract | PDF file (414 KB)


  • Critical loads and exceedences of Cd and Pb in a Northern Italy area     p. 895
    L. Morselli, E. Bernardi, F. Passarini and P. Olivier
    Abstract | PDF file (485 KB)


  • Trace metals dynamics in surface sediments investigated by DGT micro-scale measurements     p. 899
    M. Motelica-Heino and W. Davison
    Abstract | PDF file (232 KB)


  • Geochemical and mineralogical evolution of the Zn-Cd-Pb bearing tailings from the Saint-Salvy mine, France     p. 903
    M. Munoz, P. Courjault-Radé, S. Castet, F. Martin and F. Tollon
    Abstract | PDF file (444 KB)


  • Observations of mercury-containing aerosols in the tropopause region     p. 907
    D.M. Murphy, D.S. Thomson and P.J. Sheridan
    Abstract | PDF file (52.0 KB)


  • Seasonal and storm-scale variations in heavy metal concentrations of two mining-contaminated streams, Montana, U.S.A.     p. 909
    S.A. Nagorski, T.E. McKinnon and J.N. Moore
    Abstract | PDF file (268 KB)


  • Three decades of investigations on heavy metals in coastal sediments, North Arctic Alaska: A synthesis     p. 913
    A.S. Naidu, J.J. Kelley and J.J. Goering
    Abstract | PDF file (250 KB)


  • Sorbent control of trace metals in sewage sludge combustion and incineration     p. 917
    I. Naruse, H. Yao and I.S.N. Mkilaha
    Abstract | PDF file (303 KB)


  • Historical patterns of metal atmospheric deposition to the epilithic lichen Xanthoparmelia in Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.A.     p. 921
    T.H. Nash III, C. Gries, T. Zschau, S. Getty, Y. Ameron1 and A. Zambrano
    Abstract | PDF file (311 KB)


  • Synergetic effect of metals of electroplating industry effluent on physiology of the fish, Oreochromis mossambicus     p. 925
    P.S. Navaraj
    Abstract | PDF file (270 KB)


  • Effects of electroplating effluent on histopathological study of Oreochromis mossambicus     p. 929
    P.S. Navaraj and A.K. Kumaraguru
    Abstract | PDF file (463 KB)


  • Effects of electroplating effluent on haematological parameters of Oreochromis mossambicus     p. 935
    P.S. Navaraj and A.K. Kumaraguru
    Abstract | PDF file (579 KB)


  • An overview of arsenic contamination in groundwater of Nepal and its removal at household level     p. 941
    A. Neku and N. Tandukar
    Abstract | PDF file (355 KB)


  • Pre-concentration of selected trace elements from seawater by co-precipitation on Mg(OH) $\mathsf$     p. 945
    P.M. Nicolaysen, E. Steinnes and T.E. Sjobakk
    Abstract | PDF file (219 KB)


  • Effects of a long-term heavy-metal pollution on Scots pine forests     p. 949
    T.M. Nieminen
    Abstract | PDF file (182 KB)


  • Influence of sulphur cycle on mercury methylation in estuarine sediment (Seine estuary, France)     p. 953
    S. Niessen, D. Foucher, O. Clarisse, J. C. Fischer, N. Mikac, Z. Kwokal, V. Fajon and M. Horvat
    Abstract | PDF file (224 KB)


  • ICP-MS determination of heavy metal content and isotopic composition of lead in the Altai glaciers     p. 957
    I.V. Nikolaeva, A.I. Saprykin and S.V. Palesski
    Abstract | PDF file (240 KB)


  • Environmental impact of a cadmium atmospheric pollution at Marseille (South France)     p. 961
    Y. Noack, M. Lefloch and D. Robin
    Abstract | PDF file (375 KB)


  • Complexing gel integrated microelectrode arrays for direct detection of free metal ion concentrations in natural waters     p. 965
    S. Noël, M.-L. Tercier-Waeber, L. Lin and J. Buffle
    Abstract | PDF file (351 KB)


  • Heavy metals and the origin of life     p. 969
    J. Nriagu
    Abstract | PDF file (554 KB)


  • The use of sequential extraction to evaluate the remediation potential of heavy metals from contaminated harbour sediment     p. 975
    G.M. Nystrøm, L.M. Ottosen and A. Villumsen
    Abstract | PDF file (363 KB)


  • Chemical mechanisms in mercury emission control technologies     p. 979
    E.S. Olson, J.D. Laumb, S.A. Benson, G.E. Dunham, R.K. Sharma, B.A. Mibeck, S.J. Miller, M.J. Holmes and J.H. Pavlish
    Abstract | PDF file (314 KB)


  • Concentrations of heavy metals in soil, Zimapan, México     p. 983
    L.K. Ongley, A. Armienta and H. Mango
    Abstract | PDF file (321 KB)


  • A prior administration of heavy metals reduces thymus lymphocyte DNA lesions and lipid peroxidation in gamma-irradiated mice     p. 987
    A.N. Osipov, N.I. Ryabchenko, B.P. Ivannik, L.A. Dzikovskaya, V.I. Ryabchenko and G.Ya. Kolomijtseva
    Abstract | PDF file (481 KB)


  • Removal of arsenic from toxic ash after combustion of impregnated wood     p. 993
    L.M. Ottosen, A.J. Pedersen, I.V. Kristensen and A.B. Ribeiro
    Abstract | PDF file (408 KB)


  • Effects of lead on live performance due to its accumulation in tissue     p. 997
    D. Ozcelik, M.C. Akyolcu, S. Dursun, S. Toplan, R. Kahraman and M. Alp
    Abstract | PDF file (296 KB)


  • Mercury in Mid-Ocean ridges (on the example of Mid-Atlantic ridge and East Pacific rise)     p. 1001
    N.A. Ozerova, G.A. Cherkashov, S.I. Andreev, A.Yu. Lein, M.P. Davydov, T.V. Stepanova and M.A. Gruzdeva
    Abstract | PDF file (369 KB)


  • The mobility of arsenic in a Canadian freshwater system receiving gold mine effluents     p. 1005
    V.P. Palace, C.L. Baron, R.E. Evans, K. Wautier and L. Brinkworth
    Abstract | PDF file (304 KB)


  • Metals, metalloids and metallothionein in tissues of fish from a Canadian freshwater system receiving gold mining effluents     p. 1009
    V.P. Palace, C.L. Baron, R.E. Evans, K. Wautier, J. Werner, S. Kollar and J.F. Klaverkamp
    Abstract | PDF file (267 KB)


  • Assessment of contamination of the Issyk-Kul' valley natural waters with uranium mine wastes     p. 1013
    S.V. Palesski, I.V. Nikolaeva, A.I. Saprykin and V.M. Gavshin
    Abstract | PDF file (381 KB)


  • Problems of sampling for environmental trace metals analysis of a river     p. 1017
    T. Papina, S.S. Eyrikch and A.N. Eyrikch
    Abstract | PDF file (241 KB)


  • The use of Permeation Liquid Membrane (PLM) as an analytical tool for trace metal speciation studies in natural waters     p. 1021
    N. Parthasarathy, M. Pelletier and J. Buffle
    Abstract | PDF file (336 KB)


  • Content of heavy metals in the hair     p. 1025
    S.A. Patrashkov, V.L. Petukhov, O.S. Korotkevich and I.V. Petukhov
    Abstract | PDF file (193 KB)


  • Characterization of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash before and after electrodialytic treatment     p. 1029
    A.J. Pedersen and K.H. Gardner
    Abstract | PDF file (473 KB)


  • Coupling physico-chemical and statistical analyses of bulk deposition to assess heavy metals' speciation near a lead and zinc primary smelter     p. 1033
    E. Perdrix, F. Déchamps and H. Plaisance
    Abstract | PDF file (268 KB)


  • Speciation of lead in ambient air dust combining individual particle analysis by ESEM-EDS, micro-Raman, micor-PIXE and bulk analysis by ICP-MS and selective chemical extractions     p. 1037
    E. Perdrix, G. Lecornet, P. Delalain, S. Sobanska, H. Guegan, J. Laureyns, A. Robache and A. Morin
    Abstract | PDF file (314 KB)


  • Chromium in rivers impacted by tannery wastes determined by high performance liquid chromatography - inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry     p. 1041
    M.-H. Pereira de Abreu, D. Vignati and J. Dominik
    Abstract | PDF file (272 KB)


  • Determination of the metal complexation capacity of natural waters by ligand titration in the presence of complexing resins     p. 1045
    M. Pesavento, R. Biesuz and G. Alberti
    Abstract | PDF file (492 KB)


  • Temporal evaluation of Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn potential mobilities in stream sediments of a copper mining area in South Brazil     p. 1049
    M.H.D. Pestana and M.L.L. Formoso
    Abstract | PDF file (495 KB)


  • Lead poisoning from metallic teapots traditionally used by North African populations     p. 1053
    D. Petit, F. Claeys, C. Sykes and Y. Noefnet
    Abstract | PDF file (297 KB)


  • Migration of cadmium through a natural porous medium : Influence of the solid-liquid interface processes     p. 1057
    M. Petrangeli Papini, A. Bianchi, P. Behra, M. Majone and M. Beccari
    Abstract | PDF file (314 KB)


  • Ionic strentgh influence on heavy metal sorption processes by soil     p. 1061
    G. Petruzzelli and B. Pezzarossa
    Abstract | PDF file (208 KB)


  • Cs-137 and Sr-90 level in diary products     p. 1065
    V.L. Petukhov, T.S. Gorb, I.V. Petukhov, Yu.A. Dukhanov, I.Z. Sevryuk, S.A. Patrashkov and O.S. Korotkevich
    Abstract | PDF file (149 KB)


  • Trace elements in accreted ice from the Vostok sub-glaciallake, Antarctica: Initial results     p. 1067
    F.A.M. Planchon, C. Barbante, C.F. Bouton, S. Bulat, P. Cescon, G. Cozzi, A. Dommergue, C.P. Ferrari, P. Gabrielli and J.R. Petit
    Abstract | PDF file (226 KB)


  • Trace metals inputs in the Adour urban estuary: Influence and impact of human pressure     p. 1071
    D. Point, G. Bareille, T. Stoichev, D. Amouroux and O.F.X. Donard
    Abstract | PDF file (507 KB)


  • Mercury gas exchange from aquatic plants     p. 1075
    L. Poissant, C. Beauvais and M. Pilote
    Abstract | PDF file (233 KB)


  • Time series analysis of atmospheric mercury in Kuujjuarapik/Whapmagoostui (Québec)     p. 1079
    L. Poissant and M. Pilote
    Abstract | PDF file (239 KB)


  • Assessment of trends in mercury-related data sets     p. 1083
    C.D. Pollman and D.B. Porcerlla
    Abstract | PDF file (412 KB)


  • Involvement of Iysosomal proteolysis in hepatocyte cytotoxicity induced by Cu (II) or Cr (VI)     p. 1087
    J. Pourahmad and P.J. O'Brien
    Abstract | PDF file (223 KB)


  • Contribution of Ca $\mathsf}$ ions influx in Cu (II) or Cr (VI) induced hepatocyte cytotoxicity     p. 1091
    J. Pourahmad and P. J. O'Brien
    Abstract | PDF file (187 KB)


  • Involvement of intracellular Na $\mathsf$ accumulation in Hg $\mathsf}$ or Cd $\mathsf}$ induced cytotoxicity     p. 1095
    J. Pourahmad and P.J. O'Brien
    Abstract | PDF file (241 KB)


  • Interaction of copper (Cu) on the dynamic behavior of mineral nutrients in soil-plant system     p. 1099
    S.P.M.W. Prince and S.K. Dave
    Abstract | PDF file (294 KB)


  • Heavy metals partioning in three French forest soils by sequential extraction procedure     p. 1103
    A. Probst, L. Hernandez and J.L. Probst
    Abstract | PDF file (371 KB)


  • Heavy metals in some French forest soils: Distribution, origin and controlling factors     p. 1107
    A. Probst, L. Hernandez, J.L. Probst and E. Ulrich
    Abstract | PDF file (325 KB)


  • Critical loads for lead in France: First results on forest soils     p. 1111
    A. Probst, D. Moncoulon, Y. Godderis, L. Hernandez and J.-P. Party
    Abstract | PDF file (329 KB)


  • Metal accumulating plants: Medium's role     p. 1115
    J. Rabier, P. Prudent, B. Szymanska and J.-P. Mevy
    Abstract | PDF file (238 KB)


  • Kinetics and products study of the reaction of BrO radicals with gaseous mercury     p. 1119
    F. Raofie and P.A. Ariya
    Abstract | PDF file (165 KB)


  • Chronology of platinum accumulation in an urban lake     p. 1123
    S. Rauch, H.F. Hermond, G. Ravizza and G.M. Morrison
    Abstract | PDF file (365 KB)


  • Retention of atmospheric Cu, Ni, Cd and Zn in an ombrotrophic peat profile near the Outokumpu Cu-Ni mine, SE-Finland     p. 1127
    N. Rausch, T.M. Nieminen, L. Ukonmaanaho, A. Cheburkin, M. Krachler and W. Shotyk
    Abstract | PDF file (285 KB)


  • Mercury speciation in soils and river sediments of the industrialised Thur river catchment (Alsace, France)     p. 1131
    S. Remy, P. Prudent, C. Hissler and J.L. Probst
    Abstract | PDF file (267 KB)


  • Characterization of the chromium retention potential of non polluted aquifer solids in an industrial site     p. 1135
    C. Reynal, M.A.M. Kedziorek, C. Rollin and A.C.M. Bourg
    Abstract | PDF file (294 KB)


  • Health and environmental impact of mercury: Past and present experience     p. 1139
    A.T.F. Rivera, N.P. Cortes-Maramba and H. Akagi
    Abstract | PDF file (434 KB)


  • Geochemical assessment of Hg pollution in gold mining sites     p. 1145
    S. Rodrigues-Filho and R.C. Villas Bôas
    Abstract | PDF file (462 KB)


  • Arsenic removal by gypsum and calcite in lacustrine environments     p. 1153
    G. Roman-Ross, L. Charlet, G.J. Cuello and D. Tisserand
    Abstract | PDF file (180 KB)


  • Pb and Sr isotopes from an ice-core provides evidence for changing atmospheric conditions at the Sajama icecap, South America     p. 1157
    K.J.R. Roman, S. Hong, G. Bulion, L. Burn, C.F. Boutron, C.P. Ferrari, L.G. Thompson, L. Maurice-Bourgoin and B. Francou
    Abstract | PDF file (183 KB)


  • In situ determination and laboratory measurements of Cu fluxes in two dam sediments using DGT     p. 1161
    J.-L. Roulier and B. Motte
    Abstract | PDF file (205 KB)


  • Total dissolved and total particulate copper in Abu-Kir bay, a coastal Mediterranean basin under stress     p. 1165
    M.A.H. Saad and N.B. Badr
    Abstract | PDF file (192 KB)


  • Phytoremediation of metals contaminated dredged sediments: Use of synthetic chelates in metals phytoextraction     p. 1169
    C. Sahut, G. Geniaut and M.P. Lillo
    Abstract | PDF file (157 KB)


  • Distribution of chemical elements in attic dust and soil as reflection of lithology and anthropogenic influence in Slovenia     p. 1173
    R. Sajn
    Abstract | PDF file (228 KB)


  • A new method for evaluating dry deposition of mercury using a water surface sampler     p. 1177
    M. Sakata and K. Marumoto
    Abstract | PDF file (194 KB)


  • Heavy metals in tropical small catchments in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: A first step towards the establishment of regional "background" levels     p. 1181
    M.S.M.B. Salomao, A.C. Tomazelli, D.M.L. Silva and D. Santos Jr.
    Abstract | PDF file (188 KB)


  • A nex immobilized hydroxypyridinone as a sequestering agent for heavy metal ions     p. 1185
    M.A. Santos and R. Grazina