CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 84
Monday, 10 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room M100FG (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T84. Recent Advances in Studies of Dissolved Arsenic and Other Metals in Global Hydrologic Systems I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International Section; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Holly A. Michael and Jochen Bundschuh, Advocates
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8:00 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC IN SEDIMENT PORE WATERS OF SHALLOW LAKES TREATING HEAVY METALS NEAR BUTTE, MONTANA
GAMMONS, Christopher and LEE, Joshua, Geological Engineering, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, cgammons@mtech.edu, cgammons@mtech.edu
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8:15 AM
ARSENIC SPECIATION IN SURFACE WATER AT LUCKY SHOT GOLD MINE, ALASKA
TORRANCE, Keith W.1, KEENAN, Helen E.1, MUNK, LeeAnn2 and HAGEDORN, Birgit3, (1)Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 50 Richmond St, Glasgow, G1 1XN, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska, 3101 Science Circle, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Applied Science and Technology Laboratory, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, keith.torrance@strath.ac.uk, keith.torrance@strath.ac.uk
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8:30 AM
USING DRILL CUTTINGS TO IDENTIFY ARSENIC RISK DURING WELL CONSTRUCTION IN UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFERS
BONIN, B.J., WSB and Associates, 701 Xenia Ave. S Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, bbonin@wsbeng.com, bbonin@wsbeng.com
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8:45 AM
GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF POULTRY LITTER APPLICATION ON TRACE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION IN BROADKILL RIVER SEDIMENTS, DELAWARE, USA
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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9:00 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL CHROMIUM IN DEEP GROUNDWATER IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
KRETSINGER GRABERT, Vicki J. and DALGISH, Barbara A., Luhdorff & Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers, 500 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695, vkretsinger@lsce.com, vkretsinger@lsce.com
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9:15 AM
FRACTIONATION OF HEAVY METALS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR MOVILIZATION IN SEDIMENTS IN TITICACA LAKE, BOLIVIA
CÁCERES, Luis Fernando1, VALDEZ, Sulema N.2, CHOQUE, Rigoberto3, RAMOS, Oswaldo4, CHOQUE, Rocio M.1 and FERNANDEZ, Samuel5, (1)Dirección de Medio Ambiente, Corporación Minera de Bolivia, Av. Villazón 1966, La Paz, 10421, Bolivia, (2)Especialidades Químicas, Av. Chacaltaya 648, La Paz, 10421, Bolivia, (3)Especialidades Quimicas, Av. Chacaltaya 648, La Paz, 10421, Bolivia, (4)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia, (5)Especialidades Quimicas, Especialidades Químicas, Av. Chacaltaya 648, La Paz, 10421, Bolivia, caceresluisfer@yahoo.es, caceresluisfer@yahoo.es
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9:30 AM
ARSENIC RELEASE ZONE CHARACTERIZATION, GOTRA, NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
BECKIE, Roger D.1, PAL, Taraknath2, DESBARATS, Alexander J.3, MUKHERJEE, Pradip2 and KOENIG, Cassandra E.M.4, (1)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata, 700 016, India, (3)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, (4)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, rbeckie@eos.ubc.ca, rbeckie@eos.ubc.ca
8
9:45 AM
TUBEWELL PLATFORM COLOR - A TOOL FOR SCREENING ARSENIC, IRON AND MANGANESE IN TUBEWELL WATER
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, BISWAS, Ashis2, NATH, Bibhash3, CHATTERJEE, Debashis4, HALDER, Dipti2 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 Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E2, Canada, (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, 721302, India, ashis@kth.se, ashis@kth.se
9
10:00 AM
SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN SEDIMENT ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS, MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
EASTRIDGE, Emily M.1, MUKHERJEE, Abhijit2, HATCH, Rachel1 and FRYAR, Alan E.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 721302, India, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, alan.fryar@uky.edu, alan.fryar@uky.edu
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10:15 AM
LINKING SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY TO ARSENIC AND MANGANESE MOBILITY IN AQUIFERS IN MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
NEAL, Andrew1, MOHAJERIN, Jade2, JOHANNESSON, Karen2, HETTIARACHCHI, Ganga3 and DATTA, Saugata4, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (3)Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2107 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, nealwiser@gmail.com, nealwiser@gmail.com
11
10:30 AM
WATER RESOURCE QUALITY: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE MITIGATION OF GEOGENIC CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER
JOHNSTON, Richard B.1, BRETZLER, Anja2, AMINI, Manouchehr3 and JOHNSON, Annette2, (1)Sandec - Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dubendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (2)Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, Dubendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (3)System Analysis and Modeling, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, Dubendorf, 8600, Switzerland, richard.johnston@eawag.ch, richard.johnston@eawag.ch
 
10:45 AM
Break
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11:00 AM
GROUNDWATER FLOW AND ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN THE BENGAL BASIN
HOQUE, Mohammad A. and BURGESS, William G., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, william.burgess@ucl.ac.uk, william.burgess@ucl.ac.uk
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11:15 AM
ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ARSENIC IN THE GANGES FLOOD PLAIN SEDIMENT DEPOSITS, SOUTH-WESTERN BANGLADESH
RAHMAN, Md. Tauhid-Ur-1, MANO, Akira2, UDO, Keiko2, ISHIBASHI, Yoshinobu3 and HAN, Youn Hee3, (1)Civil and Environmental Engg, Shahjalal University, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh, (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, liton2005@gmail.com, liton2005@gmail.com
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11:30 AM
GOUNDWATER REDOX-FACIES AND AQUIFER SEDIMENT COLOR CHARACTERISTICS IN MATLAB UPAZILA, SE BANGLADESH
MOZUMDER, M. Rajib Hassan1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, HOSSAIN, Mohammed4, HASAN, M. Aziz5, ISLAM, M. Mainul6, JACKS, Gunnar4 and VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias7, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9w, Palisades, NY 10964, (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, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, (4)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, (5)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, (6)NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, (7)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, prosun@kth.se, prosun@kth.se
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11:45 AM
ARSENIC HOTSPOT ALONG AN ABANDONED CHANNEL IN MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN AND ITS POSSIBLE LINKAGES WITH GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY AND AQUIFER LITHOLOGY
AL, Ramanathan1, NIL, Kushagra2, PRABHA, Shashi2 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University, SW-1, Wardens Flat, Sutlej Hostel, New Delhi, 110067, India, (2)School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Meharauli Road, SW-1, Wardens Flat, Sutlej Hostel, New Delhi, 110067, 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, alrjnu@gmail.com, alrjnu@gmail.com
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