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  • 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

 

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Session No. 134
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room M100FG (Minneapolis Convention Center)

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

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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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
HOW TECTONIC HISTORY AND GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES COULD INFLUENCE ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER
BLAKE, Johanna M.T., Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and PETERS, Stephen C., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, blakej@unm.edu, blakej@unm.edu
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1:50 PM
ARSENIC CONTAMINATION FACTORS ASSESMENT IN THE MIDDLE GANGETIC PLAIN USING WATER QUALITY AND SEDIMENT SPECIATION ANALYSIS
AL, Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University, SW-1, Wardens Flat, Sutlej Hostel, New Delhi, 110067, India, KUMAR, Alok, Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Univerity, New Meharauli Road, SW-1, Wardens Flat, Sutlej Hostel, New Delhi, 110067, India 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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2:05 PM
GEOSTATISTICAL/GIS MODELLING OF GROUNDWATER ARSENIC HAZARD AND ATTRIBUTABLE HEALTH RISKS IN CAMBODIA
SOVANN, Chansopheaktra, Department of Environmental Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Boulevard, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and POLYA, David A., School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
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2:20 PM
COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION OF ARSENATE AND PHOSPHATE AT THE FERRIC HYDROXIDE-WATER INTERFACE
NEUPANE, Ghanashyam and DONAHOE, Rona J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Ave, Room 2003 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, gneupane@ua.edu, gneupane@ua.edu
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2:35 PM
SORPTION KINETICS AND SURFACE COMPLEXATION AS FACTORS CONTROLLING RELEASE AND MOBILIZATION OF ARSENIC IN PARTS OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA FLOODPLAINS, NORTHEASTERN INDIA
MAHANTA, Chandan1, SAILO, Lalsangzela1 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, (1)Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 781039, India, (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, mahantaiit@gmail.com, mahantaiit@gmail.com
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2:50 PM
AMENDMENT WITH WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS LOWER HUMAN HEALTH RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO ARSENICAL PESTICIDE-APPLIED SOILS
SIDHU, Virinder, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043 and DATTA, Rupali, Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, sidhuv1@mail.montclair.edu, sidhuv1@mail.montclair.edu
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3:05 PM
MONSOONAL INFLUENCE ON STABLE ISOTOPE SIGNATURE AND ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN GROUNDWATERS: A CASE STUDY FROM WEST BENGAL, INDIA
MAJUMDER, Santanu1, NEIDHARDT, Harald2, ROMAN-ROSS, Gabriela3, DATTA, Saugata4, SARKAR, Simita5, BERNER, Zsolt6 and CHATTERJEE, Debashis5, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, Girona, 17071, Spain, (2)Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, Dübendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (3)Amphos 21, Passeig de Garcia i Faria, 49-51, 1-1, Barcelona, 08019, Spain, (4)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, (5)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (6)Institute for Mineralogy & Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20b, Geb. 50.40, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany, chemistry.santanu@gmail.com, chemistry.santanu@gmail.com
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3:20 PM
ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER OF YOUNG BENGAL DELTA SEDIMENT: ITS DISTRIBUTION AND GEOCHEMISTRY IN SHALLOW AQUIFER
CHATTERJEE, Debashis1, KUNDU, Amit Kumar1, BISWAS, Ashis2, HALDER, Dipti2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, BHOWMICK, Subhamoy3 and MAJUMDER, Santanu3, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (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 Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, Girona, 17071, Spain, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com, dbchat2001@rediffmail.com
 
3:35 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
ORGANIC MATTER (INCLUDING FROM THERMALLY MATURE SOURCE ROCKS) IN CONTRASTING (HIGH ARSENIC) HOLOCENE AND (LOW ARSENIC) PLEISTOCENE SHALLOW REDUCING AQUIFERS, RED RIVER DELTA, VIETNAM
AL LAWATI, Wafa1, RIZOULIS, Athanasios1, BOOTHMAN, Christoper1, POLYA, David A.1, LLOYD, Jonathan R.1, BERG, Michael2, EICHE, Elisabeth3 and VAN DONGEN, Bart1, (1)School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, (2)Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Duebendorf, 7600, Switzerland, (3)Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
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4:05 PM
ARSENIC IN STREAMS AND LAKES IN NORTHERN SWEDEN
JACKS, K. Gunnar, Dept. of Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH, Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, SLEJKOVEC, Zdenka, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia, NILSSON, Elin, Norsjo community, Storgatan 57, Norsjo, SE-93185, Sweden 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, prosun@kth.se, prosun@kth.se
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4:20 PM
SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE OF ARSENIC MITIGATION AND VIABILITY OF VARIOUS SAFE WATER OPTIONS IN MATLAB, SOUTHEASTERN BANGLADESH
HOSSAIN, Mohammed1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, ROFIUDDIN, M.3, RAHMAN, Marina4, JACKS, Gunnar1, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias5, HASAN, M. Aziz6 and AHMED, Kazi Matin7, (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)NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, (4)Sasmit, NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh, (5)Ramböll Sweden AB, Box 4205, Stockholm, SE-102 65, Sweden, (6)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, (7)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, mohhos@kth.se, mohhos@kth.se
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4:35 PM
ARSENIC ACCUMULATION IN BROWN (UNPOLISHED) RICE GRAIN: A FIELD SCALE STUDY IN RURAL WEST BENGAL, INDIA
HALDER, Dipti1, BHOWMICK, Subhamoy2, BISWAS, Ashis1, MONDAL, Ujjal3, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4 and CHATTERJEE, Debashis3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E2, Canada, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, Girona, 17071, Spain, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (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, dipti@kth.se, dipti@kth.se
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4:50 PM
SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION OF ARSENIC AND OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS IN SOILS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON BIOAVAILABILITY TO CROPS IN MINING AREAS OF BOLIVIA
RAMOS, Oswaldo1, RIBEIRO, Luis2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, JACKS, Gunnar4, CHOQUE, Rigoberto5 and THUNVIK, Roger3, (1)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia, (2)Cvrm, Instituto Superior Técnico, AV. Rovisco Pais, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal, (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)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)Especialidades Quimicas, Av. Chacaltaya 648, La Paz, 10421, Bolivia, rroe@kth.se, rroe@kth.se
 
5:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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