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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 67
Monday, 23 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T19. Distribution of Arsenic and Related Metalloids in Surface and Ground Waters: Controls and Challenges I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Kaye Savage, Andrea Foster, Prosun Bhattacharya and Abhijit Mukherjee, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
NATURALLY-OCCURRING ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS
HOPENHAYN, Claudia, Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, 2365 Harrodsburg Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 and CHRISTIAN, W. Jay, Markey Cancer Control Program, University of Kentucky, 2365 Harrodsburg Rd, Suite B-100, Lexington, KY 40504, cmhope0@uky.edu, cmhope0@uky.edu
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8:30 AM
THE OCCURRENCE, BIOAVAILABILITY AND TOXICITY OF ARSENIC FROM DRINKING OR IRRIGATION WATER – A WIDESPREAD HEALTH ISSUE
HARTHILL, Michalann, Biological Resources, U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, mharthill@usgs.gov, mharthill@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
ARSENIC EXPOSURE IN BANGLADESH: THE REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS IN HUMANS
RAHMAN, Wahidur, CRAWFORD, Michael A. and GHEBREMESKEL, Kebreab, Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB, United Kingdom, jayrahman2002@yahoo.co.uk, jayrahman2002@yahoo.co.uk
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9:00 AM
POTENTIAL ETIOLOGICAL AGENTS OF BLACKFOOT DISEASE CAUSED BY DRINKING GROUNDWATER IN TAIWAN: AN OVERVIEW
JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan and LEE, Ming-Kuo, Department of Geology, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL 36849, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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9:15 AM
ARSENIC POISONING AND REMEDIAL MEASURES: A GLOBAL SCENARIO
MISRA, Kshipra, International Cooperation Division, Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, 110016, India, kmisra99@yahoo.com, kmisra99@yahoo.com
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9:30 AM
AN IN-SITU PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARSENIC IN GROUND WATER
WILKIN, Richard, ACREE, Steven, ROSS, Randall, LEE, Tony and BEAK, Douglas, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 919 Kerr Research Dr, Ada, OK 74820, wilkin.rick@epa.gov, wilkin.rick@epa.gov
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
THE HETEROGENEITY OF ARSENIC IN THE CRUST: A LINKAGE TO OCCURRENCE IN GROUNDWATER
ZHENG, Yan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, yzheng@ldeo.columbia.edu, yzheng@ldeo.columbia.edu
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10:25 AM
HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CONTRAST BETWEEN TWO ARSENIC AFFECTED AREAS NEAR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN MARGINS OF BENGAL BASIN: SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS
MUKHERJEE, Abhijit1, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias2, JACKS, Gunnar2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, FRYAR, Alan4, HASAN, Md. Aziz2 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, (2)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Curzon Hall Campus, Dhaka, 1000, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, prosun@kth.se, prosun@kth.se
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10:40 AM
RICE FIELD HYDROCHEMISTRY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ARSENIC CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS OF BANGLADESH
NEUMANN, Rebecca B., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 48-212, Cambridge, MA 02139 and HARVEY, Charles F., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 48-309, Cambridge, MA 02139, rneumann@mit.edu, rneumann@mit.edu
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10:55 AM
MONITORING OF ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER PUMPED FROM 50 COMMUNITY WELLS TAPPING PLEISTOCENE AQUIFERS IN ARAIHAZAR, BANGLADESH
CHENG, Zhongqi1, VAN GEEN, Alexander1, RAHMAN, Mohammad2, RAHMAN, Moshiur2, JIA, Qing1 and MATIN, Kazi2, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ, Palisades, NY 10964, (2)Dhaka University, Geology Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh, czhongqi@ldeo.columbia.edu, czhongqi@ldeo.columbia.edu
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11:10 AM
FLUVIO-DELTAIC PROCESSES AND GEOMORPHIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE SCALE OF 100 TO 1000M: THEIR IMPORTANCE IN GOVERNING THE HETEROGENEITY OF GROUNDWATER ARSENIC IN ARAIHAZAR, BANGLADESH
WEINMAN, Beth1, GOODBRED Jr, Steven2, ZHENG, Yan3, SINGHVI, Ashok4, NAGAR, Yogesh4, AZIZ, Zahid5 and VAN GEEN, Alex5, (1)University of Minnesota, Soil, Water, and Climate, 439 Bourlag Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St Paul, MN 55108, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, PMB 351805, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, (3)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, C.U.N.Y, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11365, (4)Planetary and Geosciences Division, Physical Research Lab, Ahmedabad, 380 009, India, (5)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 205 Core Lab, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, bweinman@umn.edu, bweinman@umn.edu
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11:25 AM
ARSENIC SPECIES IN NEAR-SURFACE IRON OXYHYDROXIDE BANDS IN BANGLADESH: MICROCHARACTERIZATION BY ELECTRON PROBE, XAFS SPECTROSCOPY, AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION
FOSTER, A.L.1, PERKINS, R.B.2, MARCUS, M.A.3, BREIT, G.N.4, WHITNEY, J.W.4, YOUNT, J.C.4, UDDIN, M.N.5 and MUNEEM, A.A.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 901, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, (3)Advanced Light Source, 1 Cyclotron Rd, MS6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (5)Geological Survey of Bangladesh, 153 Pioneer Rd., Segun Bagicha, Dkaka, Bangladesh, afoster@usgs.gov, afoster@usgs.gov
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