2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 129
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

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

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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8:05 AM
ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER OF LATIN AMERICA —A CHALLENGE OF THE 21ST CENTURY
BUNDSCHUH, Jochen, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), UEN, PySA, Apartado Postal 10032, San José, 1000, Costa Rica, GARCIA, Maria Eugenia, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, P. Box 10201, La Paz, Bolivia 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, jochenbundschuh@yahoo.com, jochenbundschuh@yahoo.com
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8:20 AM
CONTROL MECHANISMS OF SEASONAL VARIATION OF DISSOLVED ARSENIC AND HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SURFACE WATERS OF LAKE POOPO BASIN, BOLIVIA
GARCIA, Maria Eugenia, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Cota Cota, P. Box 10201, La Paz, 1000, Bolivia and BUNDSCHUH, Jochen, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), UEN, PySA, Apartado Postal 10032, San José, 1000, Costa Rica, maugegarcia@hotmail.com, maugegarcia@hotmail.com
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8:35 AM
ARSENIC ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BELT, PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
PETERS, Stephen C. and BURKERT, Lori, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18015, scp2@lehigh.edu, scp2@lehigh.edu
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8:55 AM
ARSENIC AND BORON IN GROUND WATER IN AND NEAR DIABASE INTRUSIONS, NEWARK BASIN, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR, Lisa A. and SLOTO, Ronald A., U.S. Geological Survey, 770 Pennsylvania Drive, Suite 116, Exton, PA 19341, lasenior@usgs.gov, lasenior@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
SPECIATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARSENIC IN THE AQUIA AQUIFER, MARYLAND
HAQUE, Shama E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019 and JOHANNESSON, Karen H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019-0049, sxh4352@exchange.uta.edu, sxh4352@exchange.uta.edu
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9:25 AM
SELENIUM SPECIATION ALONG A GROUNDWATER FLOW PATH IN THE CARRIZO SAND AQUIFER, TEXAS, USA
BASU, Rituparna, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019-0049 and JOHANNESSON, Karen H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019-0049, rbasu_earth@yahoo.com, rbasu_earth@yahoo.com
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
TURMOIL REGARDING THE REDOX STATE OF ARSENIC IN SULFIDIC WATERS
HELZ, George R., Geology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, helz@umd.edu, helz@umd.edu
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10:10 AM
EFFECT OF MICROBIAL SULFATE-REDUCTION RATES ON ARSENIC MOBILITY IN IRON-RICH ENVIRONMENTS
SAALFIELD, Samantha L., Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 and BOSTICK, Benjamin C., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, saalfield@dartmouth.edu, saalfield@dartmouth.edu
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10:25 AM
REACTION PROCESSES OF ARSENIC IN SULFIDIC SOLUTIONS
BEAK, Douglas1, WILKIN, Richard1, FORD, Robert1 and KELLY, Shelly2, (1)National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 919 Kerr Research Dr, Ada, OK 74820, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy, Argonne, IL 60439, beak.douglas@epa.gov, beak.douglas@epa.gov
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10:40 AM
SPECIATION, TRANSPORT, AND FATE OF ARSENIC IN THE SEAL HARBOUR GOLD DISTRICTS, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
PARSONS, Michael B.1, HALL, Gwendy E.M.2, DANIELS, Catherine3, CORRIVEAU, Madeleine C.3, JAMIESON, Heather E.3, SMITH, Paul K.4, GOODWIN, Terry A.4, PERCIVAL, Jeanne B.2, VAIVE, Judy E.2 and PELCHAT, Pierre2, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (4)Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 1701 Hollis St, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, Michael.Parsons@NRCan.gc.ca, Michael.Parsons@NRCan.gc.ca
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10:55 AM
SPECIATION AND MOBILITY OF ARSENIC AND ANTIMONY IN THE BAKER CREEK TAILINGS AND PORE WATER, GIANT GOLD MINE, NWT
FAWCETT, S.E.1, JAMIESON, H.E.1, MCCLESKEY, R.B.2 and NORDSTROM, D.K.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Miller Hall, Kingston, ON K7L3N6, Canada, (2)United States Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, fawcett@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca, fawcett@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca
 
11:10 AM
Discussion
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