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. 269
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 101A-C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

P8. Global Water Sustainability

Mineralogical Society of America; Geochemical Society

 

Martin B. Goldhaber, John B. Brady and Chen Zhu, Conveners
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:35 PM
GROUNDWATER DEPLETION: A CONSTRAINT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
KONIKOW, Leonard, U.S. Geological Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, lkonikow@usgs.gov, lkonikow@usgs.gov
2
2:05 PM
GLOBAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY
OELKERS, Eric, Cnrs, CNRS, 14, Avenue Édouard Belin, Toulouse, 31400, France, HERING, Janet, EAWAG, Überlandstrasse 133, P.O. Box 611, Dübendorf, 8600, Switzerland and ZHU, Chen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, oelkers@get.obs-mip.fr, oelkers@get.obs-mip.fr
3
2:35 PM
WATER-BASED DEVELOPMENT IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS
EDMUNDS, W. Michael, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom, wme@btopenworld.com, wme@btopenworld.com
4
3:05 PM
HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND THEIR CONTROL ON WATER QUALITY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
ZHU, Chen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SCHWARTZ, Franklin W., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, chenzhu@indiana.edu, chenzhu@indiana.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
5
4:00 PM
WATER AND SANITATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: GEOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT
JOHNSTON, Richard B.1, BERG, Michael2, TILLEY, Elizabeth1, JOHNSON, C. Annette3 and HERING, Janet4, (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, Duebendorf, 7600, Switzerland, (3)Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dubendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (4)EAWAG, Überlandstrasse 133, P.O. Box 611, Dübendorf, 8600, Switzerland, richard.johnston@eawag.ch, richard.johnston@eawag.ch
6
4:30 PM
ADDRESSING DIVERSE WATER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF SHALE FOR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
GREGORY, Kelvin B.1, VIDIC, Radisav2 and DZOMBAK, David A.1, (1)Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 119 Porter Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 949 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, kelvin@cmu.edu, kelvin@cmu.edu
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5:00 PM
THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS GOVERNING WATER SUSTAINABILITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
SIEGEL, Donald I., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Heroy Geological Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, disiegel@syr.edu, disiegel@syr.edu
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