2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 222
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T29. Arsenic: From Nature to Human II

GSA Geology and Society Division; Geochemical Society; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Jochen Bundschuh and Alan H. Welch, Advocates
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1:30 PM
RELEASE OF ARSENIC AND CHEMICAL ALTERATION OF VOLCANIC ROCKS IN ALKALINE VOLCANIC LAKES
LOPEZ, Dina L., Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, lopezd@ohio.edu, lopezd@ohio.edu
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1:50 PM
MUD VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TAIWAN AND THEIR POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON ARSENIC MOBILIZATION
JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Depatment of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, NATH, Bibhash, School of Environmental Systems Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, M015, Crawley, 6009, Australia, LEE, Ming-Kuo, Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849 and LIU, Chia-Chuan, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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2:05 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL HYDROGEOLOGICAL MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF THE AQUIFERS WITH LOW ARSENIC GROUNDWATER IN MATLAB UPAZILA, SOUTH-EASTERN BANGLADESH
VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias1, MARKUSSEN, Lars Møller2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, THUNVIK, Roger4, HASAN, M. Aziz5, JACKS, Gunnar6, JAKARIYA, M.7 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4, (1)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, (2)Rambøll Danmark A/S, Bredevej 2, Virum, DK-2380, Denmark, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (5)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (6)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (7)NGO Forum NGO-Forum For Drinking Water and Sanitation, 4/6 Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, mattias.bromssen@ramboll.se, mattias.bromssen@ramboll.se
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2:20 PM
ADSORPTION BEHAVIOUR OF ARSENIC IN THE OXIDIZED AQUIFERS IN MATLAB UPAZILA, BANGLADESH
HÄLLER, Sara1, BIVÉN, Annelie1, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias1, HASAN, M. Aziz1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, GUSTAFSSON, Jon Petter1, THUNVIK, Roger1, AHMED, Kazi Matin2 and JACKS, Gunnar3, (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, 1000, Bangladesh, (3)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, hasanma@kth.se, hasanma@kth.se
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2:35 PM
FIELD-SCALE APPLICATION OF SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELING USING PHREEQC FOR PREDICTING SOLID-PHASE ARSENIC OCCURRENCES IN THE SEDIMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER, ARKANSAS, USA
SHARIF, M.U.1, DAVIS, Ralph K.1, STEELE, Kenneth F.1, HAYS, Phillip D.1, KIM, Burmshik1, KRESSE, Tim M.2 and FAZIO, John A.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211, (3)Water Division, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, 8001 National Drive, Little Rock, AR 72219, mushari@uark.edu, mushari@uark.edu
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2:50 PM
GENERIC MODELLING OF THE IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON ARSENIC TRANSPORT IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER IN THE ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS IN THE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
THUNVIK, Roger1, TECLE, Amanuel1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, LINDBÄCK, Katrin1, SJÖLIN, Anna Maria1, MARTIN, Raúl A.2, STORNIOLO, Angel del R.2, SRACEK, Ondra3 and BUNDSCHUH, Jochen4, (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)Departamento de Geología y Geotecnia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnologías, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), Av. Belgrano (S) 1912, Santiago del Estero, 4200, Argentina, (3)Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlárská 2, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan, roger@kth.se, roger@kth.se
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3:05 PM
THE RELEASE AND TRANSPORT OF ARSENIC AND OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS FROM A POULTRY LITTER APPLICATION IN AN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED
DIESEL, Elizabeth, Dept. of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and SCHREIBER, Madeline, Dept. of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, diesel@vt.edu, diesel@vt.edu
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3:20 PM
HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARSENIC - MODIFYING EFFECTS OF AGE, METABOLISM AND NUTRITION
VAHTER, Marie, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 77, Sweden, marie.vahter@ki.se, marie.vahter@ki.se
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3:40 PM
SPECIATION OF ARSENIC METABOLIC INTERMEDIATES IN HUMAN URINE BY HPLC AND HYDRIDE GENERATION ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY
ALAUDDIN, M.1, BHATTACHARJEE, M.1, SULTANA, S.1 and ZAKARIA, A.B.M.2, (1)Department of Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, (2)Exonics Technology Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh, malauddi@wagner.edu, malauddi@wagner.edu
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3:55 PM
ARSENIC BIOACCUMULATION BY MICROALGAE ISOLATED FROM CONTAMINATED SOILS
SIMÕES, Daniela M. de L.1, MELLO, Jaime W.V. de1, AGUIAR, Rosane2, ABRAHÃO, Walter A.P.3, MARTINS, Juliana A.3 and SINGULANI, Michelly F.3, (1)Soil Department, Federal University of Vicosa, Av. P. H. Rolfs, s/n. Campus UFV, Vicosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil, (2)Plant Biology Department, Federal University of Vicosa, Av. P. H. Rolfs, s/n. Campus UFV, Vicosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil, (3)Soil Department, Federal University of Vicosa, Av. P. H. Rolfs, s/n. Campus UFV, Vicosa, MG, Brazil, jwvmello@ufv.br, jwvmello@ufv.br
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4:10 PM
A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ARSENIC REMEDIATION WITH FE-MN OXIDE PRECIPITATION IN AN ARTIFICIAL AQUIFER: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
ROUTH, Joyanto, Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, S-10691, Sweden, HALLBERG, Rolf, Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, S 10691, Sweden and SINHA RAY, S.P., Centre for Ground Water Studies, 35 Dhakuria Station Lane, Kolkata, 700031, India, joyanto.routh@geo.su.se, joyanto.routh@geo.su.se
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4:25 PM
IRON COATED POTTERY GRANULES FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER
DONG, Lianjie, ZININ, Pavel, MING, Li Chung and COWEN, James P., University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, liangjiedong@gmail.com, liangjiedong@gmail.com
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4:40 PM
WELL DESIGN CRITERIA PROVIDING REDUCED CONCENTRATIONS OF GEOGENIC ARSENIC AND URANIUM, SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
GUILBERT, Michael E., Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc, 286 West Cromwell Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711 and JOHNSON, Christopher S., 3003 E Cornell Ave, Fresno, CA 93703-1230, mguilbert@ppeng.com, mguilbert@ppeng.com
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4:55 PM
DETERMINING IRON TO PHOSPHATE RATIOS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ARSENIC TREATMENT SYSTEMS
MAHIN, Tom1, MURCOTT, Susan1, NGAI, Tommy2 and MONDAL, Mohon Kumar3, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Ave, Room 1-138, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), 12, 2916 Fifth Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2A6K4, Canada, (3)LEDARS (formerly GUS), Munshigonj Village, Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira, P.C- 9455, Bangladesh, mahin@mit.edu, mahin@mit.edu
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5:10 PM
CHLORINATION OF SURFACE WATERS IN THE BENGAL BASIN
WILSON, Richard, Physics Department, Harvard University, Jefferson Physical Laboratory 257, Cambridge, MA 02138, WILSON5@FAS.HARVARD.EDU, WILSON5@FAS.HARVARD.EDU
 
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Concluding Remarks
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