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Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 16
Thursday, 10 May 2012: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Alvarado H (Hotel Albuquerque)

T5. Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains I

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Malcolm D. Siegel, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:45 AM
LIFETIME EXPOSURE TO INORGANIC ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE
JAMES, Katherine1, BYERS, Tim1, HOKANSON, John1, MELIKER, Jaymie2, ZERBE, Gary1 and MARSHALL, Julie1, (1)University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, (2)Stony Brook, NY 24350, Kathy.James@ucdenver.edu, Kathy.James@ucdenver.edu
2
9:00 AM
ARSENIC, UV AND MELANOMA IN A NON-HISPANIC WHITE POPULATION: A PILOT STUDY UNDERWAY
YAGER, Janice W., ERDEI, Esther, SANCHEZ, Adriana, HUDSON, Laurie, COOPER, Karen and BERWICK, Marianne, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, MSC 10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, jwyager@salud.unm.edu, jwyager@salud.unm.edu
3
9:15 AM
ESTIMATING ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO ARSENIC AND ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FOR A HEALTH STUDY OF MELANOMA AMONG NON-HISPANIC WHITES IN NEW MEXICO
MYERS, O.B.1, SIEGEL, Malcolm2, SANCHEZ, Adriana1, ERDEI, Esther1, BERWICK, Marianne1 and YAGER, Janice W.1, (1)Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (2)School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, omyers@salud.unm.edu, omyers@salud.unm.edu
4
9:30 AM
THE ROLE OF POOR SANITATION IN ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER
WILLIAMS, Jason and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, jasonincuritiba@hotmail.com, jasonincuritiba@hotmail.com
5
9:45 AM
ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS IN THE NIGER RIVER, MALI, WEST AFRICA
WOODHOUSE, Bradley T.1, DONALDSON, Joshua D.1, WALKER, Matthew R.1, SANCHEZ, Andrea1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, SAMAKE, Drissa2 and DOUMBIA, Aboudou2, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali, brad_woodhouse@msn.com, brad_woodhouse@msn.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
6
10:30 AM
ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER IN MUSTANG VALLEY, NEPAL HIMALAYA
SANCHEZ, Andrea1, CHRISTIANSEN, Mark E.1, CONNERS, Spencer R.1, CARLSON, J. Kade1, KEMP, Tracy L.1, SHARMA, Anusha2, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, ADHIKARI, Basanta Raj3 and BUNDS, Michael P.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, drea.sanchez84@gmail.com, drea.sanchez84@gmail.com
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10:45 AM
ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER IN POKHARA VALLEY, NEPAL HIMALAYA: SUPPORT FOR THE FLUVIAL RECHARGE MODEL
GARCIA, Patricia K.1, SANCHEZ, Andrea1, STUART, Kevin1, WILLIAMS, Jason1, SAPKOTA, Ajit2, KHATRI, Sabina2, EMERMAN, Steven H.1 and ADHIKARI, Basanta Raj3, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, patti7garcia7@gmail.com, patti7garcia7@gmail.com
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11:00 AM
FLUVIAL ARSENIC IN UTAH VALLEY, SALT LAKE VALLEY AND THE WASATCH RANGE, UTAH: ANALOGY WITH THE GANGES RIVER FLOODPLAIN AND THE HIMALAYAN RANGE
FERREIRA, Gabriela R. and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, gabidesena@yahoo.com, gabidesena@yahoo.com
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11:15 AM
SELECTION OF ARSENIC TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS IN NEW MEXICO: GEOCHEMICAL (AND OTHER) DETERMINANTS
SIEGEL, Malcolm, LJS Consulting, Inc, POB 915, Sandia Park, NM 87047 and CASTELLO, Kristi, TK Services, Inc, POB 20801, Albuquerque, NM 87154, msiegel51@yahoo.com, msiegel51@yahoo.com
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11:30 AM
EVALUATION OF TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR REMOVAL OF ARSENIC AND URANIUM IN RIO RANCHO WELL WATER
NARASIMHAN, Ramesh and AGRAWAL, Ashish, NCS Engineers, Phoenix, AZ 85012, ram@ncseng.com, ram@ncseng.com
11
11:45 AM
AN INNOVATIVE WATER TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR COMPLEX QUALITY GROUNDWATER IN A SMALL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY
AGRAWAL, Ashish and NARASIMHAN, Ramesh, NCS Engineers, Phoenix, AZ 85012, ashish@ncseng.com, ashish@ncseng.com
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