With a global perspective, the 9th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment will take place at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in the city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, from 20th – 24th  October 2024. Known as As2024, the Congress will be themed “Arsenic and Other Pollutants, Water Security and One Health under Global Climate Change Scenario” and endorsed by the Executive Board of the International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Sweden.

Agenda

• Theme 1: Arsenic in natural environment
• Theme 2: Arsenic in food and agricultural ecosystem
• Theme 3: Health perspectives of environmental arsenic
• Theme 4: Advancements in clean water technologies for arsenic removal and immobilization
• Theme 5: Sustainable mitigation and management

Special Sessions

In addition to these five themes, we will include 5 Special Sessions that will cover the legacy (trace elements, organic and inorganic pollutants, etc.) and emerging contaminants (micro/nano-plastics, per- and polyfluorinated substances, endocrine disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc.) but is not limited to the following topics:

• Session 1: Source and distribution of pollutants in different natural settings
• Session 2: Advancements in clean water technologies for pollutant removal and immobilization
• Session 3: Pollutants in dietary systems and health perspectives
• Session 4: Policies and sustainable management of pollutants
• Session 5: Sensors, innovation, technologies, and artificial intelligence for pollution monitoring and management