2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 94
Monday, 23 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

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

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
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
PREDICTING THE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL ARSENIC POLLUTION IN GROUNDWATER
RAVENSCROFT, Peter, Geography, Cambridge University, Downing Site, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, United Kingdom, pr291@cam.ac.uk, pr291@cam.ac.uk
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1:55 PM
ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER OF THE AQUIFERS OF CENTRAL GANGETIC PLAIN OF UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
RAMANATHAN, Al1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2 and TRIPATHI, Parijat1, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India, (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, alrjnu@gmail.com, alrjnu@gmail.com
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2:10 PM
ARSENIC MOBILIZATION AND RETENTION CAUSED BY PARTIAL REDOX EQUILIBRIUM IN DEEPER GROUNDWATER OF THE WESTERN BENGAL BASIN, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
MUKHERJEE, Abhijit, Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and FRYAR, Alan, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, amukh2@uky.edu, amukh2@uky.edu
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2:25 PM
GROUNDWATER FLOW DYNAMICS AND ARSENIC MOBILIZATION IN MUNSHIGANJ, BANGLADESH
ASHFAQUE, Khandaker N., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar Street, MIT Bldg. 48-212, Cambridge, MA 02139 and HARVEY, Charles F., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar Street, MIT Bldg. 48-309, Cambridge, MA 02139, ashfaq@mit.edu, ashfaq@mit.edu
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2:40 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEDIMENTS OF MATLAB UPAZILA, BANGLADESH
VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias1, HASAN, Md. Aziz1, JACKS, Gunnar1, JAKARIYA, Md.1, AHMED, Kazi Matin2 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, (1)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (2)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, mvb@kth.se, mvb@kth.se
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2:55 PM
ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS IN THE RIVERS OF NEPAL
EMERMAN, Steven H.1, BHATTARAI, Tara N.2, ADHIKARI, Danda P.2, JOSHI, Sunendra R.2, LAKHE, Siddhi L.2, LUHRS, Aimee J.1, PRASAI, Kangada R.3 and ROBSON, Kristine L.1, (1)Biology and Environmental Science, Simpson College, 701 North C Street, Indianola, IA 50125, (2)Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, emerman@simpson.edu, emerman@simpson.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
SULFATE REDUCTION RATES IMPACT ON ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS IN CAMBODIA
BOSTICK, Benjamin C., LANDIS, Joshua D. and HADZIMA, Elizabeth, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, Benjamin.Bostick@Dartmouth.edu, Benjamin.Bostick@Dartmouth.edu
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3:40 PM
ARSENIC AND ANTIMONY GEOCHEMISTRY IN THERMAL WATERS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, BALL, James W. and MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, dkn@usgs.gov, dkn@usgs.gov
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3:55 PM
SIMULTANEOUS INNER- AND OUTER-SPHERE ARSENATE ADSORPTION ON IRON AND ALUMINUM OXIDE SURFACES
CATALANO, Jeffrey G.1, PARK, Changyong1, ZHANG, Zhan1 and FENTER, Paul2, (1)Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, (2)Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, catalano@anl.gov, catalano@anl.gov
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4:10 PM
COLLOIDALLY MEDIATED ARSENIC TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS ANALYZED WITH SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TECHNIQUES
SAVAGE, Kaye S. and WEINMAN, Beth, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 35-1705, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1705, k.savage@vanderbilt.edu, k.savage@vanderbilt.edu
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4:25 PM
THE MOBILITY OF ARSENIC ADSORBED TO PARTICULATES WITHIN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS
DIESEL, Elizabeth A., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Dept of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall 0420, Blacksburg, VA 24061, diesel@vt.edu, diesel@vt.edu
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4:40 PM
ARSENIC UPTAKE BY FRESH WATER GREEN ALGA, CHLAMYDOMONAS SPECIES
GUNARATNA, K. Rajarao, Division of Environmental Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, (KTH), Albanova University Centre, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden, BULBUL, Afroza, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-100 44, Sweden, HUQ, S.M. Imamul, Department of Soil, Water & Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, gunar@biotech.kth.se, gunar@biotech.kth.se
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