2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 327
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T149. Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation II

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International Division; Geochemical Society; International Association of Hydrogeologists; International Society of Groundwater Sustainable Development

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Jochen Bundschuh and Mohammad Alauddin, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Release of Arsenic from Arsenopyrite Dissolution
CAMA, Jordi1, ASTA, Maria Pilar1, AYORA, Carles1, DE GIUDICCI, Giovanni2, ACERO, Patricia3 and RICCI, Pier Carlo4, (1)Environmental Geology, Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera"-CSIC, Lluís Solé i Sabarís s/n, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, (2)Environmental Geology, University of Cagliari, Via Trentino 51, Cagliari, 09127, Italy, (3)Earth Sciences Department, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain, (4)Physics Department, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, S.P. No. 8, Monserrato, 09042, Italy, jcama@ija.csic.es, jcama@ija.csic.es
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1:45 PM
Effectiveness of Selenium Supplementation in Combating Cytotoxicity of Arsenic Due to Ingestion of Arsenic from Groundwater in Bangladesh
ALAUDDIN, Mohammad1, ROBBINS, Meaghan1, BEHRI, Erida, LAPORTE, Paul F.3, CHAKARABORTY, Bandana4, ZAKARIA, Abul B.M.5, ZUBERI, Iqbal6, RAHMAN, Mahbubur5, SPALLHOLZ, Julian E.7 and AHMED, Selim8, (1)Department of Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, (2)Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, (3)Sarkari Karmachari Hospital, Dhaka, Dhaka-1203, Bangladesh, (4)Exonics Technology Center, Ashulia, Dhaka, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh, (5)Genetics and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Rajshahi-1, Bangladesh, (6)Nutrition and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, (7)Institute of Child and Mother Health, Dhaka, Dhaka-1202, Bangladesh, malauddi@wagner.edu, malauddi@wagner.edu
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2:00 PM
Worldwide Diversity and Occurrence of Arsenite Transporter acr3(2) Suggests An Important and Overlooked Pathway
WAGNER, Peter J., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, MAILLOUX, Brian J., Department of Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 76 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027, FOSTER, Rachel, Ocean Sciences, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, STOLZ, John F., Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, SCHOLZ, Matthew, Center for Environmental Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, WOVKULICH, Karen, Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, KEIMOWITZ, Alison, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, LANOIL, Brian, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, VAN GEEN, A., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and FREYER, Greg, Environmental Health Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, bjm2103@columbia.edu, bjm2103@columbia.edu
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2:15 PM
Distribution of Arsenic In Core Sediments as Well as Groundwater In Arsenic Hot Spot Area In Bangladesh
JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan-70101, Tainan-70101, Taiwan and REZA, A.H.M.Selim, Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan-70101, Tainan-70101, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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2:30 PM
Sediment Age and Arsenic Availability: Leaching Experiments on Aquifer Sands and Implications for Arsenic Mobilization
WEINMAN, Beth, University of Minnesota, Soil, Water, and Climate, 439 Bourlag Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St Paul, MN 55108, COVEY, Aaron, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1705, SAVAGE, Kaye, Environmental Studies, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303, ZHENG, Yan, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, C.U.N.Y, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11365, VAN GEEN, Alex, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 205 Core Lab, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, SINGHVI, Ashok, Planetary and Geosciences Division, Physical Research Lab, Ahmedabad, 380 009, India and GOODBRED Jr, Steven, Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, PMB 351805, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, bweinman@umn.edu, bweinman@umn.edu
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2:45 PM
Arsenic in Bangladesh Groundwater: Focus on Deep Aquifer for Mitigation and Management
AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, kmahmed@univdhaka.edu, kmahmed@univdhaka.edu
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3:05 PM
14C Analysis of Microbial DNA from Bangladesh Groundwater: Implications for Deep Aquifer Sustainability
TREMBATH-REICHERT, Elizabeth, Department of Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 76 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027, MAILLOUX, Brian J., Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, STUTE, Martin, Environmental Science, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, VAN GEEN, A., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Univ, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, FREYER, Greg, Environmental Health Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, ZHENG, Yan, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, O'MULLAN, Gregory, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College of City Univeristy of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, FOSTER, Rachel, Ocean Sciences, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, THOMAS, James, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89503 and BUCCHOLZ, Bruce, Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, eliztr@gmail.com, eliztr@gmail.com
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3:20 PM
Is the ‘Khulna Experience' a Useful Indication of the Sustainability of Groundwater Abstraction from Deep Aquifers in Arsenic-Affected Southern Bangladesh?
HOQUE, M.A.1, BURGESS, W.G.1 and AHMED, K.M.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, m.hoque@ucl.ac.uk, m.hoque@ucl.ac.uk
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3:35 PM
Technical and Social Feasibility of Deep Tube Wells for Arsenic Free Drinking Water in Bangladesh
RAMMELT, Crelis Ferdinand1, BOES, Jan2, BRUINING, Hans2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, MASUD, Zahed Mohammad4, MERSON, John Archibald1 and STORMS, Joep2, (1)Environmental Policy and Management, Institute of Environmental Studies, Vallentine Annexe, Rm 133, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, (2)Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2628 CN, Netherlands, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)Arsenic Mitigation and Research Foundation, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, crelisr@gmail.com, crelisr@gmail.com
 
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4:05 PM
Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation Using Sediment Colour Concept in Bangladesh − A Strategy for Global Implication
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, JAKARIYA, Md.1, BRÖMSSEN, Mattias von1, AHMED, Kazi Matin2, JACKS, Gunnar3, HASAN, M. Aziz4 and BUNDSCHUH, Jochen5, (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)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, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan, prosun@kth.se, prosun@kth.se
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4:20 PM
Desorption of Arsenic and Its Mobilization in the Subsurface Environment
RAHMAN, M.D. Tauhid-Ur1, MANO, Akira1, UDO, Keiko1 and ISHIBASHI, Yoshinobu2, (1)Disaster Control Research Center, Graduate School of Civil Engg, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-11-1110, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University, 1-13-1 Chuo, Tagajo, Miyagi Pref, 985-8537, Japan, trahman@potential1.civil.tohoku.ac.jp, trahman@potential1.civil.tohoku.ac.jp
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4:35 PM
Mass Balance of Arsenic Input, Release and Accumulation in Irrigated Paddy Fields in Munshiganj/Bangladesh
DITTMAR, Jessica1, VOEGELIN, Andreas1, ROBERTS, Linda C.2, HUG, Stephan J.2, SAHA, Ganesh C.3, ALI, M. Ashraf4, BADRUZZAMAN, A. Borhan M.4 and KRETZSCHMAR, Ruben1, (1)Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland, (2)Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Duebendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (3)Department of Civil Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, 1700, Bangladesh, (4)Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, jessica.dittmar@env.ethz.ch, jessica.dittmar@env.ethz.ch
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4:50 PM
Geochemical Variability of Arsenic in the Rural Aquifers of West Bengal, India
MUKHERJEE-GOSWAMI, A.1, CHATTERJEE, Debashis1, NATH, Bibhash2 and SARKAR, Madhav Jyoti1, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (2)School of Environmental Systems Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, M015, Crawley, 6009, Australia, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com
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5:05 PM
An Investigation in Cause of High and Low Dissolved Arsenic in the Sonar Bangla Aquifer in the Eastern and Western Bank of the River Bhagirathi-Hoogly, West Bengal, India
MUKHERJEE, Abhijit and SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, abhijit.mukherjee@beg.utexas.edu, abhijit.mukherjee@beg.utexas.edu
 
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Concluding Remarks
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