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

Session No. 338
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
114/115 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T156. Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality: Are We Making Progress?

International Association of Hydrogeologists; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group

 

M. Cathryn Ryan and Edwin E. Cey, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:10 PM
WRESTLING WITH THE VADOSE ZONE! QUANTIFYING TIME LAGS IN AGRICULTURAL BMP PERFORMANCE
RUDOLPH, David L., FRIND, Emil O. and SOUSA, Marcelo, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
1:30 PM
COMPARISON OF VARYING AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION ON WATER RESOURCES: COMPARISON OF THE NORTH CHINA PLAIN AND US HIGH PLAINS
PE, Hongwei, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agriculture Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, the China Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050021, China, SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758 and SHEN, Yanjun, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agriculture Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, the China Academy of Sciences, Shijuazhuang, 050021, China
1:45 PM
INSIGHTS FROM COMPARISON OF GROUNDWATER AND ROCK CORE NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS IN A SEDIMENTARY BEDROCK AQUIFER
MALENICA, Amanda, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, CHAPMAN, Steven W., School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, PARKER, Beth L., G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, CHERRY, John A., School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada and JIANG, Yefang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Charlottetown, 440 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada
2:00 PM
MATRIX DIFFUSION EFFECTS ON NITRATE TRANSPORT AND FATE IN SEDIMENTARY BEDROCK
CHAPMAN, Steven W., School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, PARKER, Beth L., G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, CHERRY, John A., School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, MALENICA, Amanda, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada and RYAN, M.C., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
2:15 PM
AGRICULTURE-DERIVED NITRATE SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION IN AN UNCONFINED AQUIFER USING HIGH FREQUENCY NITRATE ISOTOPE SAMPLING
SUCHY, Martin1, GRAHAM, Gwyn1, WASSENAAR, Len2 and ZEBARTH, Bernie J.3, (1)Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC V6C 3S5, Canada, (2)Isotope Hydrology Laboratory, IAEA, Vienna, Austria, (3)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Potato Research Centre, 850 Lincoln Road, PO Box 20280, Fredericton, NB E3B 427, Canada
2:30 PM
DO LANDSCAPE INDICATORS CORRELATE WITH GROUNDWATER NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS? A TRANS-BORDER AQUIFER STUDY
GALLAGHER, Tanya L. and GERGEL, Sarah E., University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
2:45 PM
QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF AN INDIVIDUAL AGRICULTURAL FIELD ON GROUNDWATER NITRATE
LOO, Shawn E., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, RYAN, M. Cathy, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, ZEBARTH, Bernie J., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Potato Research Centre, 850 Lincoln Road, PO Box 20280, Fredericton, NB E3B 427, Canada and FORGE, Thomas A., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, 4200 Highway 97, PO Box 5000, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0, Canada
 
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL MONITORING OF PATHOGEN INDICATORS AND NITRATE IN A VULNERABLE AGRICULTURAL AQUIFER
MELLOR, Andrea, Waterline Resources Inc, Unit 6 - 2301 McCullough Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 4M8, Canada and CEY, Edwin E., Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
3:30 PM
EFFECTS OF GLACIAL SEDIMENT TYPE AND LAND USE ON DISTRIBUTION OF NITRATE AND E. COLI IN GROUNDWATER
BEST, Anna1, ARNAUD, Emmanuelle2, PARKER, Beth L.3, ARAVENA, Ramon4 and DUNFIELD, Kari1, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (2)School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, (3)G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
3:45 PM
THE IMPACT OF CROPLAND MANURE APPLICATION ON WATER QUALITY IN SURFACE WATER, DRAIN TILE DISCHARGE AND GROUNDWATER AT A UNIVERSITY DAIRY FARM
MCKAY, Larry D.1, STREET, Derek L.1, LAYTON, Alice C.2, HUNTER, Robert W.1 and LUDWIG, Andrea L.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle, Room 306, EPS Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
4:00 PM
TILE DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES ON NUTRIENT, BACTERIA, AND VETERINARY ANTIBIOTIC MOVEMENT TO GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER FOLLOWING LIQUID MANURE APPLICATION
FREY, Steven K.1, TOPP, Ed2, SUNOHARA, Mark3, EDWARDS, Mark4, GOTTSCHALL, Natalie4, KHAN, Izhar4 and LAPEN, David4, (1)Aquanty Inc, 564 Weber St N, Waterloo, ON N2L5C6, Canada, (2)Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Center, London, ON N5V4T3, (3)Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Center, Ottawa, ON K1A0C6, Canada, (4)Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Center, Ottawa, ON K1A0C6
4:15 PM
EXTENT OF ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS OF GANGA DELTA REGION, INDIA
SHRIVASTAVA, Anamika, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, Mohanpur, 741246, India and BOSE, Sutapa, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, Nadia, 741246, India
4:30 PM
PHOSPHORUS LOADING POTENTIAL OF U.S. SOILS
YOUNG, Rebecca A.1, WILLIAMS, C.O.2, ROBOTHAM, M.2, KUZILA, M.S.3, WEST, L.2 and SMITH, C.2, (1)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, (2)Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE 68508, (3)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996
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