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

Session No. 126
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

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

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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ARSENIC AND ORGANIC CARBON IN SHALLOW ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS OF THREE DIFFERENT PHYSIOGRAPHIC SETTINGS IN BANGLADESH
JEAN, Jiin-Shuh1, REZA, A.H.M. Selim1, LEE, Ming-Kuo2, BUNDSCHUH, Jochen1 and LIU, Chia-Chuan1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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1:45 PM
CHANGES IN GROUNDWATER CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN REGIONS WITH HIGH-ARSENIC GROUNDWATER AT MATLAB, SOUTH-EASTERN BANGLADESH
RAHMAN, Moklesh1, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, AHMED, Kazi Matin4, HASAN, M. Aziz5, HOSSAIN, Mohammed4, SULTANA, Sarmin5 and JACKS, Gunnar6, (1)Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh, (2)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, (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)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (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, moklesh@gmail.com, moklesh@gmail.com
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2:00 PM
WATER QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER WELL SAMPLES, MATLAB, BANGLADESH
HOSSAIN, Mohammed1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, RAHMAN, Moklesur3, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias4, HASAN, M. Aziz3, ISLAM, M. Mainul5, AHMED, Kazi Matin3 and JACKS, Gunnar1, (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)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)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, (5)NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, mohhos@kth.se, mohhos@kth.se
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GROUNDWATER HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARSENIC MOBILIZATION IN SHALLOW AND DEEP AQUIFERS IN ARAIHAZAR, BANGLADESH
DHAR, Ratan, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451 and ZHENG, Yan, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, rdhar@york.cuny.edu, rdhar@york.cuny.edu
 
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PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER ARSENIC
POLYA, David A.1, MONDAL, D.1, GIRI, A.K.2, BANERJEE, M.2, BANERJEE, N.2, BHATTACHARYA, U.2, KUNDU, M.2 and LYTHGOE, P.R.1, (1)School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, (2)Molecular and Human Genetics, IICB, Kolkata, 700 032, India, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF ORGANOARSENICALS FROM POULTRY LITER
OYEWUMI, Oluyinka, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY College at Oneonta, 209 Science Building 1, Oneonta, NY 13820 and SCHREIBER, Madeline, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Derring Hall 4044, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, oyewumo@oneonta.edu, oyewumo@oneonta.edu
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3:50 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF ARSENATE ON NANO-SIZE IRON OXIDE-COATED PERLITE ADSORBENT
MOSTAFA, M.G., CHEN, Yen-Hua and JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, mostafa_ies@yahoo.com, mostafa_ies@yahoo.com
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4:20 PM
FIELD TESTING AND MODELING OF IN SITU GROUNDWATER ARSENIC REMEDIATION THROUGH IRON SULFIDE PRECIPITATION NEAR TACOMA, WASHINGTON
BEAULIEU, Brett and EWING, Samantha, Floyd|Snider, 601 Union Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101, brett.beaulieu@floydsnider.com, brett.beaulieu@floydsnider.com
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4:50 PM
Panel Discussion: Geogenic Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Global Groundwater Systems: Environmental Risks and Management (Panel members: P. Bhattacharya, Alan Fryar (Moderators), D.K. Nordstrom, D. Polya, J. Bundschuh, J-S. Jean, K. Johannesson)
 
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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