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Session No. 233
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 612 (Colorado Convention Center)

T12. Arsenic in Geologic Systems I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; International Society for Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD); GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Alan E. Fryar and David A. Polya, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
SMITH, David B., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dsmith@usgs.gov, dsmith@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
BEDROCK GEOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY CONTROLS ON ARSENIC IN PRIVATE WELLS IN THE WATERVILLE-AUGUSTA AREA, MAINE
YANG, Qiang, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, MARVINNEY, Robert G., Maine Geological Survey, 93 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0093, LOCKE, Daniel, Maine Geological Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, LOISELLE, Marc C., Maine Geological Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0022, CULBERTSON, Charles, Maine Water Science Center, USGS, 196 Whitten Rd, Augusta, ME 04330 and ZHENG, Yan, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, qyang@ldeo.columbia.edu, qyang@ldeo.columbia.edu
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8:35 AM
ARSENIC AND BIOTITE IN A FRACTURED CRYSTALLINE AQUIFER WITH ELEVATED GROUNDWATER ARSENIC, MAINE USA
O'SHEA, Bethany1, BROCK, Patrick2, MARVINNEY, Robert3, BOSTICK, Benjamin C.4 and ZHENG, Yan4, (1)Environmental and Ocean Sciences, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, (3)Maine Geological Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, bethoshea@sandiego.edu, bethoshea@sandiego.edu
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8:50 AM
ARSENIC AND URANIUM TRANSPORT IN SEDIMENTS NEAR ABANDONED URANIUM MINES IN HARDING COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
KIPP, Gregory G., Geochemistry, Geomega, 2525 28th Avenue, Suite #200, Boulder, CO 80301, STONE, James, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701 and LARSON, Lance, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, gregorykipp@aol.com, gregorykipp@aol.com
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9:05 AM
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC IN A MICROCOSM EXPERIMENT USING SEDIMENTS FROM AN AS-CONTAMINATED WETLAND ADJACENT TO MINE TAILINGS
DRYSDALE, Jessica A.1, JAMIESON, Heather E.1 and FORTIN, Danielle2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Advanced Research Complex, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, Jessica.Drysdale@queensu.ca, Jessica.Drysdale@queensu.ca
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9:20 AM
EVALUATING MOBILIZATION AND TRANSPORT OF ORGANOARSENICALS AND OTHER LITTER-DERIVED SOLUTES RELEASED FROM POULTRY LITTER WITHIN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS
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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9:35 AM
EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT -WATER INTERACTIONS FOR THE MOBILITY OF NATURAL ARSENIC IN SOUTHERN POOPó BASIN, BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
ORMACHEA MUÑOZ, Mauricio1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, THUNVIK, Roger2 and QUINTANILLA, Jorge3, (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)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia, ormachea@kth.se, ormachea@kth.se
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF GROUNDWATER ARSENIC AND ITS LINK TO AQUIFER PROPERTIES, NAWALPARASHI, NEPAL
NEKU, Amar and BRIKOWSKI, Tom, Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, amar.neku@utdallas.edu, amar.neku@utdallas.edu
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10:20 AM
DEPTH DEPENDENT GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND OCCURRENCE OF HIGH DISSOLVED ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
BISWAS, Ashis1, HALDER, Dipti1, NEIDHARDT, Herald2, BHOWMICK, Subhamoy1, MAJUMDER, Santanu1, SAHA, Debasree1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, BERNER, Zsolt4 and CHATTERJEE, Debashis1, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (2)Institute for Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20b, Geb. 50.40, Karlsruhe, D-76131, Germany, (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)Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20b, Geb. 50.40, Karlsruhe, D-76131, Germany, ashischemistry@yahoo.co.in, ashischemistry@yahoo.co.in
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10:35 AM
REGIONAL TO LOCAL-SCALE EXTENT AND CONTROLS ON EXISTENCE OF DEEPER GROUNDWATER ARSENIC IN WESTERN PARTS OF BENGAL BASIN
MUKHERJEE, Abhijit, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 721302, India, FRYAR, Alan E., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 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, alan.fryar@uky.edu, alan.fryar@uky.edu
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10:55 AM
STUDY OF ARSENIC ENRICHMENT IN GROUND WATER OF GANGA-GHAGRI,PLAIN IN BALLIA-GHAZIPUR REGIONS : A FUTURE CONCERN
ALAGAPPAN, Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, Jawharlal nehru University, School of Environmental Sciences,Jawharlal Nehru University , New Meharauli Road, New Delhi-110067, SW-1, wardens flat, sutlej hostel, JNU, New Delhi, 110067, India, PANKAJ, Kumar, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, 305-8572, India, KUMAR, Manish, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656 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, alrjnu@gmail.com, alrjnu@gmail.com
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11:10 AM
STABLE ISOTOPIC EVALUATION OF ARSENIC HOTSPOTS AND LOW AS AREAS IN MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
DATTA, Saugata1, JOHANNESSON, Karen2, NEAL, Andrew3, HAUG, Jade2, SOCKI, Richard A.4 and OCHELTREE, Troy5, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (3)Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Astromaterials Research & Exploration Sciences, NASA-Johnson Space Center, ESCG, Houston, TX 77058, (5)Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, sdatta@ksu.edu, sdatta@ksu.edu
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11:25 AM
UNDERSTANDING HETEROGENEITY IN SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY IN CONTRASTING GROUNDWATER ARSENIC BEARING ENVIRONMENTS IN MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
NEAL, Andrew1, HAUG, Jade2, SOCKI, Richard A.3, OCHELTREE, Troy4, PETROSKE, Elizabeth5, JOHANNESSON, Karen2, DHAR, Ratan6 and DATTA, Saugata7, (1)Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (3)Astromaterials Research & Exploration Sciences, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (5)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (6)Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (7)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, nealwiser@gmail.com, nealwiser@gmail.com
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11:40 AM
SOLID PHASE ARSENIC AND IRON SPECIATION IN SEDIMENT CORE SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THREE VILLAGES IN AN AS-AFFECTED DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA
DHAR, Ratan, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, RILEY, Avanel, Earth Science Teaching Program, American Museum of Natural History, New York, Central Park W & 79th St, New York, NY 10024, NEAL, Andrew, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and DATTA, Saugata, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, rdhar@york.cuny.edu, rdhar@york.cuny.edu
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