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Session No. 280
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 612 (Colorado Convention Center)

T12. Arsenic in Geologic Systems II

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
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
OCCURRENCE AND FATE OF ARSENIC IN AN ALLUVIAL SANDY AQUIFER; KALAROA, BANGLADESH
RAHMAN, Md. Tauhid-Ur-1, MANO, Akira2, UDO, Keiko2 and ISHIBASHI, Yoshinobu3, (1)Disaster Control Research Center, Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-11-1110, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan, (2)Disaster Control Research Center, Graduate School of Civil Engg, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-11-1110, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan, (3)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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1:50 PM
SOURCE AND PROCESSES OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN A BANGLADESH GROUNDWATER SYSTEM
SIMONE, Bailey E.1, MCKNIGHT, Diane M.1, MLADENOV, Natalie1, LEGG, Teresa1, NEMERGUT, Diane1 and ZHENG, Yan2, (1)Instaar, Univ. of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, mladenov@colorado.edu, mladenov@colorado.edu
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2:05 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARSENIC-ENRICHED GROUNDWATER FROM INDIA, BANGLADESH AND TAIWAN
NATH, Bibhash1, MAITY, Jyoti Prakash2, JEAN, Jiin-Shuh3, KAR, Sandeep3, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4, HAZRA, Rasmani5 and CHATTERJEE, Debashis6, (1)School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Ming-Shung,168 University Road, Chiayi County, 62102, Taiwan, (3)Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, (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 Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Nadia, Kalyani, 741235, India, (6)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, bibhash.nath@sydney.edu.au, bibhash.nath@sydney.edu.au
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2:20 PM
EVALUATION OF WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BENGAL BASIN THROUGH REGIONAL MODELING OF FLOW PATTERNS AND ARSENIC SORPTION
MICHAEL, Holly A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, VOSS, Clifford I., National Research Program, USGS, Menlo Park, CA 94025, RADLOFF, Kathleen A., Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025 and ZHENG, Yan, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, C.U.N.Y, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11365, hmichael@udel.edu, hmichael@udel.edu
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2:40 PM
SUSTAINABLE ARSENIC MITIGATION (SASMIT) IN BANGLADESH: THE MATLAB STRATEGY
AHMED, Kazi Matin1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, HASAN, M. Aziz3, RAHMAN, M. Zillur4, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias2, JACKS, Gunnar5, HOSSAIN, Mohammed5, ISLAM, M. Mainul6, RAHMAN, Marina7 and RASHID, Nazhat Shirin1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (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, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)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, (6)NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, (7)Sasmit, NGO Forum for Public Health, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, kazimatin@yahoo.com, kazimatin@yahoo.com
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3:00 PM
LEACHING OF IRON AS A CONTROLLING FACTOR FOR ARSENIC MOBILIZATION IN GROUNDWATER OF ASSAM FLOODPLAIN, INDIA
MAHANTA, Chandan1, BAVISKAR, Shirish M.2, CHOUDHURI, Runti2 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, (1)Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 781039, India, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 781039, India, (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, mahantaiit@gmail.com, mahantaiit@gmail.com
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN DEVELOPING COLOR BASED TOOL TO TARGET ARSENIC SAFE AQUIFER SEDIMENTS IN BANGLADESH
ISLAM, M. Mainul1, HOSSAIN, Mohammed2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, RAHMAN, M. Zillur4, AHMED, Kazi Matin5, HASAN, M. Aziz6, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias7, ALAM, Md. Samrat8, RAHMAN, Marina9 and JACKS, Gunnar2, (1)NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, (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)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, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (6)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (7)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, (8)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (9)Sasmit, 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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3:45 PM
GROUNDWATER ARSENIC IN THE LOWER GANGES DELTA PLAIN IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA AND BANGLADESH: A HYDROGEOCHEMICAL COMPARISON
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, MAITY, Jyoti Prakash2, NATH, Bibhash3, CHEN, Chien-Yen2, CHATTERJEE, Debashis4 and MUKHERJEE, Abhijit5, (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 Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Ming-Shung,168 University Road, Chiayi County, 62102, Taiwan, (3)School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia, (4)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (5)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Kharagpur), Kharagpur, 721302, India, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com
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4:00 PM
ARSENIC CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH EFFECT IN GANGES DELTA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
MAITY, Jyoti Prakash1, NATH, Bibhash2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3 and CHEN, Chien-Yen1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Ming-Shung,168 University Road, Chiayi County, 62102, Taiwan, (2)School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia, (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, jpmaity@rediffmail.com, jpmaity@rediffmail.com
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4:15 PM
ENHANCING SELENOPROTEINS BY SELENIUM SUPPLEMENTATION AMONG PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM ARSENIC TOXICITY DUE TO INGESTION OF ARSENIC FROM GROUNDWATER IN BANGLADESH
ALAUDDIN, Mohammad1, SPALLHOLZ, Julian E.2, LAPORTE, Paul F.3, AHMED, Selim4, CHAKARABORTY, Bandana5, ZAKARIA, Abul BM6, STEKOLCHIK, Elena1, SCHNEIDER, Lisa N.1, TSETSAKOS, Panagiota1 and ALBERTSEN, Alexandria1, (1)Department of Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, (2)Nutrition and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, (3)Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, (4)Institute of Child and Mother Health, Dhaka, Dhaka-1202, Bangladesh, (5)Sarkari Karmachari Hospital, Dhaka, Dhaka-1203, Bangladesh, (6)Exonics Technology Center, Ashulia, Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh, malauddi@wagner.edu, malauddi@wagner.edu
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4:30 PM
A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR ARSENIC POISONING OF GROUND WATER
MISRA, Kshipra, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Defence Institute of physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Lucknow Road, Delhi, 110054, India and BASU, Pralay O., NGO, Save The Enviroment, 18/1, Kailash Ghosh Road, Kolkata, 700 008, kmisra99@yahoo.com, kmisra99@yahoo.com
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4:45 PM
SOLAR UV RADIATION ASSISTED AS(V) REMOVAL (SORAS) FROM NATURALLY CONTAMINATED GROUND WATERS BY MEANS OF A SEMI-CIRCULAR SECTION TUBULAR PHOTO-REACTOR
ESCALERA, Carlos R., Centro de Investigaciones en Procesos Industriales, Universidad Privada Boliviana, Avenida Victor Ustariz, km 6.5, Santa Rosa, Cochabamba, 3967, Bolivia and ORMACHEA, Omar A., Centro de Investigaciones Opticas, Universidad Privada Boliviana, Avenida Victor Ustariz, km 6.5, Santa Rosa, Cochabamba, 3967, Bolivia, rescalera@upb.edu, rescalera@upb.edu
 
5:00 PM
Discussion
 
5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
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