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Polya, DA, Mondal, D, Ganguli, B, Giri, AK, Banerjee, M, Lloyd, JR, van Dongern, BE, Ballentine, CJ, Lawson, M, Khattak, S, Phawadee N and Sovann, C. (2010) Research Challenges for Quantitative Assessment of Risks Attributable to Geogenic Arsenic in Groundwaters and Soils. 2010 Workshop for EU FP7 Cooking Project Spnosored by NSC. NCKU, Tainan, Taiwan, 13th-15th December 2010

Polya D, Mondal D, Ganguli B, Giri A, Khattak S, Phawadee N and Sovann C (2010) Geogenic Arsenic in Groundwaters and Soils – Re-evaluating Exposure Routes & Risk Assessment. COST 637 Final Meeting, Kristianstad, Sweden, 13-15 October 2010. [Keynote Lecture]

Lawson, M., Ballentine, CJ, Polya, DA, Bryant, C, Boyce AJ (2010) Provenancing Arsenic Release and Organic Matter in Shallow Groundwaters of South and South East Asia. 20th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, JUNE, 2010, Knowville, TN, USA

Polya DA, Mondal D, Ganguli B, Semanta M, Giri AK, Banerjee M, Banerjee N and Bhatacharya U (2010) Probabilistic risk assessment of geogenic groundwater-arsenic attributable health risks – framework and key uncertainties. As 2010. NCKU, Tainan, R.O.C., May 2010.

Khattak SA, Polya DA and Samanta M (2010) Relative importance of arsenic exposure from water and rice in Allama Iqbal Town, a peri-urban area of Lahore, Pakistan. As 2010. NCKU, Tainan, R.O.C., May 2010.

Polya DA, Mondal D and Giri AK (2010) Groundwater arsenic attributable human health risks in southern Asia – models, perception & action -  in the light of Beck’s Risk Society. CRASHH Seminar, Cambridge University, March 2010. [Invited Lecture]

Polya DA, Al Lawati WMM, Ballentine C, Charnock JM, Chatterjee D, Sovann C, Giri AK, Hery M, Lawson M, Lloyd JR, Lythgoe PR, Mondal D and van Dongen B (2010) Environmental chemistry of arsenic in groundwaters of southern Asia: implications for origins, risk assessment and remediation.  NSCTC IV University of Kalyani , India 26th February 2010 [Invited Lecture]

Polya DA, Mondal D, Ballentine C, van Dongen B, Ganguli B, Giri AK, Lloyd, J, Rodriguez-Lado L, Lythgoe PR, Shah MT, Banerjee M, Banerjee N, Bhattachrya U, Hegan A, Khattak S, Kundu M, Al Lawati W, Lawson M, Phawadee N and Sovann C (2010) Probabilistic risk assessment of groundwater arsenic in southern Asia – key uncertainties. William Smith Meeting, Environment, Pollution and Human Health. London. UK. [KEYNOTE PRESENTATION]. September 2009

Khattak S, Lythgoe P, Banerjee N, Bhattacharya U, Mondal D, Shah T and Polya DA (2010) Human exposure to groundwater arsenic in Allama Iqbal Town , Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. William Smith Meeting 2009: Environment, Pollution and Human Health. London. UK. [POSTER PRESENTATION]. September 2009

Mondal D, Haldar B, Banerjee N, Banerjee M, Ganguli B, Samanta M, Sen Roy S, Giri AK and Polya DA (2010) QUANTIFYING THE MAGNITUDES OF ARSENIC AND WATER-BORNE PATHOGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN ARSENIC MITIGATED DRINKING WATER: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK SUBSTITUTION ARISING FROM ARSENIC MITIGATION. 5th UKIERI PRAMA Workshop IICB, Kolkata, India, February 2010.

Banerjee M, Giri, AK. (2009). Arsenic Exposure and Proxies: Introduction. 4th PRAMA Workshop, University of Manchester. 2nd September. Manchester, UK [TALK].

Banerjee, M, Giri, AK. (2009). Effect of Chronic Arsenic Exposure on Serum Catalase level. 4th PRAMA Workshop, University of Manchester. 2nd September. Manchester, UK [TALK].

Bhattacharya U, Banerjee N, Banerjee, M, Mondal D, Polya D and Giri AK (2009) Hair and Nails as Proxies for Arsenic Exposure in West Bengal. 4th PRAMA Workshop on RISK ASSESSMENT, Manchester, UK [ORAL PRESENTATION],  Manchester, September 2009

Khattak S, Mondal D, Lythgoe P, Banerjee N, Bhattacharya U and Polya D (2009) Relative Importance of Rice & Water as Arsenic Exposure Routes – Pakistan. 4th PRAMA Workshop on RISK ASSESSMENT, Manchester, UK [ORAL PRESENTATION],  Manchester, September 2009

Polya DA (2010) Procedures to Assure Data Quality & Calculating Realistic Analytical Errors. 4th PRAMA Workshop on RISK ASSESSMENT, Manchester, UK [ORAL PRESENTATION],  Manchester, September 2009

Mondal, D., Giri, A.K., Ganguli, B., Kundu, M., Banerjee, M., Banerjee, N., Bhattacharya, U., and Polya, DA.(2009) Risk assessment from Exposure data. 4th PRAMA Workshop on RISK ASSESSMENT, Manchester, UK [ORAL PRESENTATION],  September 2009

Mondal, D., Giri, A.K., Banerjee, M., Banerjee, N., Kundu, M., Ganguli, B., Sen Roy, S., and Polya, DA. (2009) Comparative microbiological quality of supplied and          end-user drinking water in Chakdha, West Bengal: implications for risk                 substitution arising from arsenic mitigation. ISEE/ SEGH 2009 Conference.Dublin, Ireland. [ORAL PRESENTATION] July 2009

Mondal, D., Banerjee, N., Banerjee, M., Kundu, M., Giri, A.K., Ganguli, B and Polya, DA.  (2009) Comparison of arsenic-attributable risks from exposure through water and rice and water-borne pathogen-attributable risks after arsenic mitigation in West Bengal. William Smith Meeting 2009: Environment, Pollution and Human Health. London. UK. [POSTER PRESENTATION]. September 2009

Mondal, D, Polya, DA, Giri, AK, Banerjee, AKG, Hegan, A, Rodriguez-Lado, L, Bradford, W, Banerjee, N, Kundu, M, Ganguli, B (2009) Mitigation of geogenic arsenic bearing groundwaters: Assessing the importance of risk substitution arising from waterborne pathogens. 19th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, JUN 21, 2009, Davos, SWITZERLAND

Lawson, M, Ballentine, CJ, Polya, DA, Zhou, Z, Smith, K, Boyce, AJ, Chatterjee, D, Majumder, S, Biswas, A (2009) Isotopic investigation into the role of surface waters in promoting arsenic release in Bengali groundwaters. 19th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, JUN 21, 2009, Davos, SWITZERLAND

Polya DA, Rodriguez-Lado L, Mondal D, Hegan A, Giri AK, Banerjee M, Banerjee N, Kundu M, Lawson M, Lloyd J, Gault A, Ballentine C, Charlet L, Spadini L, Bounvilay B, Phawadee N and Sovann C (2009) Arsenic in southern Asian groundwaters - origins, exposure and health risk calculations: outputs of the EU ASIA-LINK CALIBRE & UKIERI PRAMA Projects.. INVITED LECTURE TO:“3rd International Workshop and Conference on Earth Resources Technology: Stepping Towards Sustainable Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Technology Development”. Sapporo, Japan, 13th – 16th  May2009.

Polya DA, Meharg, AA, Charlet L, Nikolaidis N, Mnatsakanian R, Roman-Ross G, Mestrot A, Omoregie E, Mertens J, Rowland H, Jimenez C and Leventon J (2009) Geogenic chemicals in groundwaters and soils - research and training experiences from the AquaTRAIN Research Training Network. “3rd International Workshop and Conference on Earth Resources Technology: Stepping Towards Sustainable Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Technology Development”. Sapporo, Japan, 13th – 16th May 2009.

Polya DA, Al Lawati W, Ballentine CJ, Bboyce A, Bryant C, Charnock JM, Coker V, Cooke DA, Gault AG, Hery M, Lawson M, Lloyd J, Lythgoe P, Mondal D, Pancost R, Rowland H, Vaughan DJ and van Dongen B (2009) Arsenic mobilization into shallow groundwaters of southern Asia – where, when and why does it occur  -  evidence from organic, isotopic and bio- geochemistry. AGU-Chapman Meeting on Arsenic in Shallow Groundwaters of SE Asia. Siem Reap, March 2009.

Lawson M, Polya DA, Ballentine CJ, Boyce AJ, Bryant C, Mondal D, Davies C, Chatterjee D, Maumder S, Biswas A (2009) Isotopic Tracing of Ground-Surface Water Interaction and its Role in Arsenic Release in West Bengal, India. AGU-Chapman Meeting on Arsenic in Shallow Groundwaters of SE Asia. Siem Reap, March 2009.

Polya DA, Giri AK, Mondal D, Kundu M, Banerjee N, Banerjee M, Lawson M, Adamson G, Rodriguez-Lado L, Hegan A, Hery M, Lloyd JR, Ballentine C, Ganguli B, Sen Roy S, Chatterjee D, Boyce AJ, Bradford W, Hennerman K and Majumder S (2009) Groundwater Arsenic Attributable Health Risks in West Bengal - Application of Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Medical Geology. BGS Keyworth, March 2009.

Mondal, D., Giri, A.K., Ganguli, B., Kundu, M., Bradford, W., Manerjee, M., Haldar, B., Hennerman, K. and Polya , D.A. (2008) Probabilisitic risk assessment – quantifying the relative magnitudes of arsenic- and water-borne pathogen-attributable risks in Chakdha Block, West Bengal. 14th Alexander Hollaneder Course on Genetic Toxicology: Genomic and Proteomic Approaches & Special Workshop on Arsenic Exposure Assessment.  IICB, Kolkata, India. December 10-12, 2008. pp. 21-22

Polya, D.A.,  Giri, A.K., Lloyd, J.R., Ballentine, C.J., Ganguli, B., Chatterjee, D., Rodriguez-Lado,, L., Boyce, A.J., Banerjee, M., Lawson, M., Hery, M., Mondal, D., Kundu, M., Bradford, W., Hennerman, K. and Majumder, S. (2008) 14th Alexander Hollaneder Course on Genetic Toxicology: Genomic and Proteomic Approaches & Special Workshop on Arsenic Exposure Assessment.  IICB, Kolkata, India. December 10-12, 2008. pp. 21-22

Mondal, D. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Quantifying the Relative Magnitudes of Arsenic and Water-Borne Pathogen Attributable Risks in West Bengal – Should Risk Substitution be a Major Concern or Not. Graduate Research Conference 2008, Manchester, UK. [POSTER PRESENTATION]

Mondal, D., Hegan, A., Rodriguez-Lado, L., Bradford, W., Hennermann, K., Banerjee, M., Giri, A.K. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Probabilistic risk assessment of groundwater arsenic-attributable detrimental human health outcomes in Chakdha Block, West Bengal. CEECHE – Central and Easten European Conference on Health & the Environment Conference. Romania., 19-23 October 2008.

Lawson, M., Ballentine, C.J., Polya, D.A., Boyce, A.J., Mondal, D., Chatterjee, D., Majumber, S and Biswas, A. (2008) Tracing Groundw-Surface Water Interaction in West Bengal, India to Determine its Role in Arsenic Release. Graduate Research Conference, University of Manchester, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, 17th Setpember 2008.

Banerjee, M, Polya, DA, Giri, AK. (2008). Genetic and Analytical Studies Help Furnish Clues to Combat Arsenic Menace. Graduate Research Conference – 2008, University of Manchester. 18th September. Manchester, UK [TALK].

Banerjee M. (2008). An Introduction to ICP-MS. 2nd CALIBRE Workshop, University of Manchester. 17th September. Manchester, UK [TALK].

Banerjee, M, Polya, DA, Giri, AK. (2008). Cytogenetic and Genetic Polymorphism Studies Furnish Clues to Unscramble the Puzzle of Arsenic Susceptibility. 2nd CALIBRE Workshop, University of Manchester. 16th September. Manchester, UK [TALK].

Mondal, D., Hegan, A., Rodriguez-Lado, L., Bradford, W., Hennermann, K., Banerjee, M., Ganguli, B., Giri, A.K. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Multiple regression analysis of arsenic groundwater hazard and assessment of arsenic-atrirubtable human health risks in Chakdha Block, West Bengal. Geochemistry of the Earths Surface, NHM, London, August 2008

Lawson, M., Ballentine, C.J., Polya, D.A., Boyce, A.J., Mondal, D., Chatterjee, D., Majumder, S., and Biswas, A. (2008) The geochemical and isotopic composition of ground waters in West Bengal: tracing ground-surface water interaction and its role in arsenic release.  Geochemistry of the Earths Surface, NHM, London, August 2008

Lawson, M, Ballentine, CJ, Polya, DA, Mondal, D, Chatterjee (2008) Isotopic tracers of surface derived components in arsenic-rich shallow aquifers in Southern Asia. 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference, JUL, 2008, Vancouver, CANADA

Polya, DA, Bradford, W, Hegan, A, Rodriguez-Lado, L, Mondal, D, Nickson, R, Hennermann, K, Banerjee, M, Bandyopadhyay, A, Das, JK, Giri, AK. (2008). PRAMA: Probabilistic Risk Assessment Modelling for groundwater arsenic mitigation in West Bengal, India. 20th New Phytologist Symposium: Arsenic: Unravelling its metabolism and speciation in plants. 26th June. Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [TALK]

Mondal, D. and Polya, D.A. (2008)  Relative importance of arsenic in drinking water, raw rice and cooking water as factors contributing to chronic arsenic exposure from groundwaters in West Bengal. 20th New Phytologist Symposium  Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [POSTER PRESENTATION],  June 2008.

Bradford, W., Hennerman, K. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Correlation of groundwater arsenic and land use in West Bengal, India: a GIS-based analysis. 2nd UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008

Bradford, W., Hennerman, K. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Restructuring the UNICEF/PHED database of well water arsenic concentration in arsenic-impacted distgricts of West Bengal, India. 2nd UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008

Hery, M., van Dongen, B.E., Gill, F., Vaughan, D.J., Rancost, R., Mondal, D., Chatterjee, D., Polya, D.A. and Lloyd, J.R. (2008) Novel biogeochermical mechanisms of arsenic release in West Bengal aquifer sediments. 2nd  UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008

Lawson, M., Ballentine, C.J., Polya, D.A., Chatterjee, D., Majumder, S. And Boyce, A.J. (2008) Groundwater geochemistry of the Chakdaha Block, Nadia District, West Bengal and its implications for arsenic release. 2nd  UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008

Mondal, D. and Polya, D.A. (2008) Probabilistic risk assessment – quantifying the relative magnitudes of arsenic- and water-borne pathogen-attributable risks in West Bengal. 2nd UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008

Mondal, D. And Polya, D.A. (2008) Mitigation of arsenic contaminated drinking waters in West Bengal can still leave substantial chronic arsenic exposure from groundwater-irrigated rice. 2nd UKIERI-British Council PRAMA Workshop on Risk Assessment, University of Manchester, June 23-25 2008