T106. Arsenic: Fate and Transport in Natural Waters and Aquifers from Basin to Pore-Space Scale I

Session No. 13
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
213D (Charlotte Convention Center)

T106. Arsenic: Fate and Transport in Natural Waters and Aquifers from Basin to Pore-Space Scale I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA International Section; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; Geochemical Society; International Society for Groundwater for Sustainable Development; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Ratan Dhar, Karen Johannesson and Lois Ongley, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
OCCURRENCE AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER IN SELECTED AREAS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT
ABRAHAM, Joju1, BRADLEY, Philip J.2 and PITNER, Andrew1, (1)North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 610 E Center Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115, (2)Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Geological Survey, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, Joju.Abraham@ncmail.net, Joju.Abraham@ncmail.net
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8:20 AM
MOBILIZATION OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS IN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
ALAM, Md. Samrat and CHENG, Tao, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, msa722@mun.ca, msa722@mun.ca
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8:35 AM
ARSENIC IN THE NEWARK AND GETTYSBURG BASINS: DOES DISTANCE FROM SEDIMENT SOURCE MATTER?
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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8:50 AM
ARSENIC SPECIATION, 18O AND 2H ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF GROUND WATER AT A LANDFILL SITE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
HON, Rudolph, HILDUM, Brendan and AHMED, Shakib, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, rudy.hon@bc.edu, rudy.hon@bc.edu
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9:05 AM
THE EFFECT OF METAMORPHISM ON ARSENIC CONCENTRATION IN METAPELITE BEDROCK AQUIFERS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY/GASPE SEQUENCE (NE VERMONT AND SE QUEBEC) (Invited Presentation)
RYAN, Peter C.1, KIM, Jonathan2, SILVERMAN, Annika3 and RUSSELL, Diego3, (1)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Vermont Geological Survey, 103 South Main Street, Logue Cottage, Waterbury, VT 05671-2420, (3)Geology Department, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753, pryan@middlebury.edu, pryan@middlebury.edu
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9:25 AM
VARIATIONS IN THE OCCURRENCE AND MOBILITY OF ARSENIC IN ASH-FLOW TUFFS
SAVOIE, Courtney, Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, PERKINS, Robert B., Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, FOSTER, Andrea L., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and STRECK, Martin J., Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, savoie@pdx.edu, savoie@pdx.edu
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9:40 AM
AN ACROSS-STRIKE SURVEY OF ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN LITHOLOGIES AND GROUNDWATER IN THE PRE-SILURIAN VERMONT APPALACHIANS
KIM, Jonathan, Vermont Geological Survey, 103 South Main Street, Logue Cottage, Waterbury, VT 05671-2420 and RYAN, Peter C., Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, jon.kim@state.vt.us, jon.kim@state.vt.us
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
EVALUATION OF A FIELD INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE AQUEOUS ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS
ONGLEY, Lois K., Earth and Environmental Science, Unity College, 90 Quaker Hill Rd, Unity, ME 04988, CHAMBREAU, Steven D., Chemists Without Borders and GUENTHNER, Andrew, American Chemical Society - Mojave Desert Section, longley@unity.edu, longley@unity.edu
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10:25 AM
IRON ISOTOPE VARIATIONS DURING OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION OF ARSENOPYRITE (Invited Presentation)
FLANNERY, Kelly M.1, WALL, Andrew J.2, LAVIN, Sarah M.1, CAPO, Rosemary C.1 and STEWART, Brian W.1, (1)Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (2)U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, kmf48@pitt.edu, kmf48@pitt.edu
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10:40 AM
INFLUENCE OF ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC PROCESSES ON THE MOBILIZATION OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA
ENRIQUEZ, Hersy Joy1, MLADENOV, Natalie2, WOLSKI, Piotr3, HETTIARACHCHI, Ganga4, MCKNIGHT, Diane M.5, EBERT, Jessica6, HUNTSMAN-MAPILA, Philippa7, MURRAY-HUDSON, Michael8, MASAMBA, Wellington9 and DAMARAJU, Siva1, (1)Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2108 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)The Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, (4)Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2107 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Manhattan, KS 66506, (5)Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, (6)Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, Univ. of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, (7)Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street , 3rd Floor , Room. 339A, Ottawa, K1A 0G1, Canada, (8)Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana, (9)Henry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Center, University of Botswana, Private Bag 285, Maun, Botswana, enriquez@k-state.edu, enriquez@k-state.edu
Handouts
  • GSA Meeting final_1.pptx (7.2 MB)
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    10:55 AM
    EVIDENCE OF AS ON FEOOH CARRIER IN THE BENGAL AQUIFER SEDIMENTS FROM THE XANES AND EXAFS EXPERIMENT: IMPLICATION OF AS MOBILIZATION
    JEAN, Jiin-Shuh1, KAR, Sandeep1, MAITY, Jyoti2, LIU, Chia-Chuan1 and LEE, Jyh-Fu3, (1)Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Ming-Shung, Chia-Yi County, 62102, Taiwan, (3)Division of Material Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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    11:10 AM
    Withdrawn
     
    11:25 AM
    Discussion
     
    11:40 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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