2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 77
Monday, 19 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

T23. Geochemistry of Arsenic and Other Toxic Elements and Assessment of Environmental Risks in Global Groundwater Systems I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA International Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Geochemical Society; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development [ISGSD]

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Alan E. Fryar and Abhijit Mukherjee, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
NATURAL ARSENIC ENRICHMENT: EFFECTS OF THE DIAGENETIC-TECTONIC-HYDROTHERMAL CYCLE
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303 and ZHENG, Yan, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, dkn@usgs.gov, dkn@usgs.gov
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8:30 AM
ARSENIC-MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS IN A FRACTURED CRYSTALLINE AQUIFER WITH ELEVATED GROUNDWATER ARSENIC, MAINE USA
O'SHEA, Bethany1, MACLEAN, Ashley2, BROCK, Patrick3, YANG, Qiang3, MARVINNEY, Robert G.4 and ZHENG, Yan5, (1)Environmental and Ocean Sciences, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, (2)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, PO Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, (4)Maine Geological Survey, 93 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0093, (5)Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, bethoshea@sandiego.edu, bethoshea@sandiego.edu
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8:45 AM
ULTRAMAFIC SOURCE OF ARSENIC IN A FRACTURED BEDROCK AQUIFER
RYAN, Peter C.1, KIM, Jonathan2, CLARK, Arthur L.1, SMITH, Taylor T.1, CHOW, Daniel1, SULLIVAN, Colleen1 and BRIGHT, Kevin1, (1)Geology Department, Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Vermont Geological Survey, 103 South Main Street, Logue Cottage, Waterbury, VT 05671-2420, pryan@middlebury.edu, pryan@middlebury.edu
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9:00 AM
PARTICLE SIZE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARSENIC SPECIATION, SOLUBILITY, AND BIOACCESSIBILITY IN MINE WASTES FROM THE RANDSBURG MINING DISTRICT, CA
KIM, Christopher S., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 and RYTUBA, James J., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS901, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cskim@chapman.edu, cskim@chapman.edu
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9:15 AM
CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF GROUNDWATER IN THE AMARGOSA DESERT
AL-QUDAH, Omar1, WALTON, John2 and WOOCAY, Arturo1, (1)Environmental Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, 210 Burges Hall, El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Environmental Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, Civil Engineering Department, El Paso, TX 79968, omal@miners.utep.edu, omal@miners.utep.edu
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9:30 AM
ARSENIC, IRON, AND URANIUM IN GROUND WATER IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA
PRICE Jr, Van, Columbia, SC 29212 and GUSTAVSON, John B., Boulder, CO 80305, vanprice@bellsouth.net, vanprice@bellsouth.net
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9:45 AM
EVIDENCE OF MICROBIALLY MEDIATED ARSENIC MOBILIZATION FROM SEDIMENTS OF THE AQUIA AQUIFER, MARYLAND, USA
PEARCY, Christine, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118 and JOHANNESSON, Karen, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, kjohanne@tulane.edu, kjohanne@tulane.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:35 AM
Withdrawn
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10:20 AM
STUDY OF GEOTHERMAL WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION AND EVOLUTION IN THERMAL FIELDS OF COSTA RICA
HAMMARLUND, Lotta1, PIÑONES, Juan1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, MUKHERJEE, Abhijit3, NORDSTROM, D. Kirk4, BUNDSCHUH, Jochen5 and ALVARADO, Guillermo E.6, (1)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, SE-100 44, Sweden, (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)Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin/Alberta Geological Survey, amukh2@gmail.com, Edmonton, T6B 2X3, Canada, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, (5)Depatment of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, (6)Área de Amenazas y Auscultación Sísmica y Volcánica, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Apdo. 35, San Jose, 1000, Costa Rica, prosun@kth.se, prosun@kth.se
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10:50 AM
ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENTS IN THE BOLIVIAN CENTRAL HIGHLAND
GARCÍA MORENO, María Eugenia1, ORMACHEA MUÑOZ, Mauricio2, QUINTANILLA, Jorge1 and BENGTSSON V, Lars3, (1)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia, (2)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, (3)Water resources Engineering, Lund University, Ericsson 12, Lund, 12220, Sweden, maugegarcia@hotmail.com, maugegarcia@hotmail.com
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11:05 AM
ARSENIC OCCURRENCE IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER IN THE CENTRAL BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
ORMACHEA MUÑOZ, Mauricio1, RAMOS, Oswaldo2, GARCÍA, María2, QUINTANILLA, Jorge2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, THUNVIK, Roger3 and SRACEK, Ondra4, (1)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, (2)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia, (3)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (4)Ochrana podzemních vod, OPV s.r.o.; Protection of Ground Water Ltd, Praha 6, Prague, 169 00, Czech Republic, ormachea@kth.se, ormachea@kth.se
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11:20 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY OF ARSENIC IN EL TATIO GEYSER FIELD, CHILE
JOHNSON, Lindsey Renee1, ENGEL, Annette Summers1, ROY, Amitava2 and MERCHAN, Gregory2, (1)Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, ljohn45@lsu.edu, ljohn45@lsu.edu
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11:35 AM
ARSENIC ASSOCIATION IN SEDIMENTS FROM SHALLOW AQUIFERS OF NORTHWESTERN HETAO BASIN, NORTHERN CHINA
DENG, Yamin1, WANG, Yanxin1, MA, Teng2, YANG, Hui1 and HE, Jun1, (1)Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, P. R. China, Wuhan, 430074, China, (2)State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, yaduoduo@gmail.com, yaduoduo@gmail.com
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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