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2013 Conference of the International Medical Geology Association (25–29 August 2013)

Session No. 29
Tuesday, 27 August 2013: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Washington III (Hilton Crystal City Hotel)

Water and Human Health I

 

Giora Rytwo, Chair
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9:00 AM
CLAYS, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT: AN INTERESTING TRIANGLE WITH MUTUAL INTERACTIONS
RYTWO, Giora, Environmental Sciences, MIGAL/ Tel Hai, POB 831, Kiryat Shmona, 11016, Israel, giorarytwo@gmail.com, giorarytwo@gmail.com
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9:20 AM
DIETARY IODINE INTAKE FROM DRINKING WATER IN DENMARK
VOUTCHKOVA, Denitza D.1, KRISTIANSEN, Søren M.1, HANSEN, Birgitte2, ERNSTSEN, Vibeke3, SØRENSEN, Brian L.2 and ESBENSEN, Kim H.4, (1)Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark, (2)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Lyseng. Allé 1, Højbjerg, 8270, Denmark, (3)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, Copenhagen K, 1350, Denmark, (4)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Oster Voldgade 10, Copenhagen K, 1350, Denmark, ddv@geo.au.dk, ddv@geo.au.dk
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9:40 AM
CORRELATION BETWEEN HEART DISEASE AND THE HARDNESS OF DRINKING WATER
HORODYSKI, Anne1, AMIN, Isam E.2 and JACOBS, Alan M.2, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, (2)Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, amhorodyski@gmail.com, amhorodyski@gmail.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
VARIATIONS IN CONTAMINANT LEVELS AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE IN KARST AQUIFERS CHARACTERIZED BY COMBINED CONDUIT AND DIFFUSE FLOW
TORRES TORRES, Norma I. and PADILLA, Ingrid, Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Call Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, norma.torres@upr.edu, norma.torres@upr.edu
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10:40 AM
THE CR CONCENTRATION IN GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND ITS RENAL DAMAGES (PROTEINURIA) IN BIRJAND, NE IRAN
MOHAMMADZADEH, Hossein1, KHALEDI, Zahra1 and ABEDINI, Mohammadreza2, (1)Groundwater Research Center (GRC), Dept of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 91775-1436, Iran, (2)Cellular & Molecular Reserch Center & Pharmacology Department, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran, mohammadzadeh@um.ac.ir, mohammadzadeh@um.ac.ir
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11:00 AM
TRACE METAL POLLUTION IN WATERS FROM THE ACTIVE AND ABANDONED MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS AND WASTES AROUND GIRESUN, TURKEY
KARAKAYA, Necati and KARAKAYA, Muazzez, Geology Engineering, Selçuk University, Konya, 42079, Turkey, necat23@hotmail.com, necat23@hotmail.com
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11:20 AM
FERRATE (VI) AS A NEW TREATMENT CHEMICAL FOR WATER RECLAMATION
LI, Nanzhu, Earth and environmental studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair State University, ML 252, Montclair, NJ 07043, DENG, Yang, Earth and environmental studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair State University, ML 252A, Montclair, NJ 07043 and SIDHU, Virinder, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043, lin3@mail.montclair.edu, lin3@mail.montclair.edu
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11:40 AM
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE PILANESBERG ALKALINE COMPLEX AND THE RUSTENBURG LAYERED SUITE AND HEALTH IMPACTS ON NORTH WEST PROVINCE COMMUNITIES, SOUTH AFRICA
SHELEMBE, Refilwe1, MOURI, Hassina2 and KRAMERS, J.D.2, (1)Council for Geoscience, 280 Pretoria Road, Silverton, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, (2)Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa, rshelembe@geoscience.org.za, rshelembe@geoscience.org.za
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