2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 283
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
110 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T154. Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to Sink I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Karen Johannesson and Saugata Datta, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
ARSENIC SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN GROUNDWATER FROM THE COLD LAKE OIL SANDS REGION, ALBERTA
MONCUR, Michael1, PAKTUNC, Dogan2, BIRKS, S. Jean1, PTACEK, Carol J.3, WELSH, Brent4 and THIBAULT, Yves2, (1)Water Management, Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures, 3608-33rd Avenue NW, Calgary, AB T2L 1A6, Canada, (2)CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratory, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G1, Canada, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (4)Alberta Energy Regulator, Suite 402, 4999-98 Avenue, NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada
8:30 AM
ASSOCIATION OF ARSENIC WITH IRON MINERALS IN A DISSOLVED HYDROCARBON PLUME
ZIEGLER, Brady A., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 926 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, Reston, VA 20192
8:45 AM
ARSENIC SPECIATION OF NEUTRALIZED URANIUM MILL WASTES: PROTECTING SASKATCHEWAN'S GROUNDWATER THROUGH CHARACTERIZATION OF TAILINGS PRECIPITATES
BISSONNETTE, Jocelyn S.1, HENDRY, Jim1, ESSILFIE-DUGHAN, Joseph2 and MOLDOVAN, B.J.3, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, (3)Cameco Corporation, Key Lake Operation, 2121 11th St W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 1J3, Canada
9:00 AM
QUANTIFYING ARSENIC RELEASE FROM MINERALS TO WATER: THEORY VS. PRACTICE
SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 926 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
9:15 AM
ARSENIC AND HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE WATER IN SWAZILAND, SOUTHERN AFRICA
ROBERTS, Sterling, WALKER, Matthew R. and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058
9:30 AM
ARSENIC AND HEAVY METALS IN GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER IN MALI, WEST AFRICA
GROVES, Maria1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, GARCIA, Patricia K.1, WOODHOUSE, Bradley T.1, DONALDSON, Joshua D.1, WALKER, Matthew R.1, WILLIAMS, Jason1, SAMAKE, Drissa2, DOUMBIA, Aboudou2 and ROBERTSON, Scott A.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
9:45 AM
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THERMODYNAMIC DATA FOR SELECTED ARSENIC MINERALS AND AQUEOUS SPECIES WITH APPLICATIONS TO NATURAL WATERS
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk1, MAJZLAN, Juraj2, KOENIGSBERGER, Erich3 and CAMPBELL, Kate M.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder Labs, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, (2)Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller University, Burgweg 11, Jena, 07749, Germany, (3)Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering and Chemistry, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 1650, Australia
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
SPATIAL AND SEASONAL VARIABILITY IN ARSENIC AND OTHER SOLUTES IN GROUNDWATER ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER, NORTHEAST THAILAND
FRYAR, Alan E.1, SCHREIBER, Madeline2, PHOLKORN, Kewaree3, SRISUK, Kriengsak3 and ZIEGLER, Brady A.4, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Derring Hall 4044, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, (3)Groundwater Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Derring Hall 4044, Blacksburg, VA 24061-4020
10:30 AM
TESTING THE ACCELERATED EROSION MODEL FOR ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER IN KATHMANDU VALLEY, NEPAL HIMALAYA
RANNEY, McKenzie M.1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, ALLEN, Sarah M.1, FELLOWS, Steven A.1, ADHIKARI, Santosh2 and PANDAY, Suman2, (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, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
10:45 AM
SOURCE, RELEASE MECHANISM AND MIGRATION OF AQUEOUS PHASE ARSENIC IN THE FRASER RIVER DELTA, VANCOUVER, BC
MUNZAR, Stephen, Core6 Environmental Ltd, 777 Hornby Street, Suite 1410, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S4 and BECKIE, Roger D., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
11:00 AM
NATURALLY OCCURRING ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER FROM GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER SOURCES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE POOPÓ LAKE BASIN, BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
ORMACHEA MUÑOZ, Mauricio, 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, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, ARÓSTEGUI GARCÍA, José Luis, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Ríos Rosas, 23, Madrid, 28003, Spain, GARCÍA MORENO, María Eugenia, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia and BUNDSCHUH, Jochen, National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Toowoomba, 4350, Australia
11:15 AM
CHARACTERIZING THE CONTROLLING GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR SPATIAL, VERTICAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF ARSENIC IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER OF THE BENGAL BASIN
BISWAS, Ashis1, NEIDHARDT, Harald2, KUNDU, Amit K.3, HALDER, Dipti1, CHATTERJEE Sr., Debashis3, BERNER, Zsolt4, JACKS, Gunnar5 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun6, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E2, Canada, (2)Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, Dübendorf, 8600, Switzerland, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (4)Institute for Mineralogy & Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20b, Geb. 50.40, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany, (5)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, (6)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden
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11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Discussion
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