GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 134
Monday, 26 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 502 (Colorado Convention Center)

T102. Cycling of Arsenic and Other Associated Trace Elements in Global Geohydrological Systems and Management

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD)
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Karen Johannesson, Saugata Datta and Mohammad Alauddin, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
INCREASING ARSENIC AND FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN AN INTENSIVELY PUMPED AQUIFER SYSTEM IN CENTRAL MEXICO
KNAPPETT, P.S.K.1, LI, Yanmei2, RODRIGUEZ, R.2, AVILES, M.2, WELLS, Arden A.3, MAHLKNECHT, Jurgen4 and DATTA, Saugata5, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (2)Department of Mines, Metallurgy and Geology engineering, University of Guanajuato, Ex Hda. de San Matías s/n. Fracc. San Javier, Guanajuato, 36025, Mexico, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Cambell Road, MC17, Richardson, TX 75080, (4)Centro del Agua para América Latina y el Caribe, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur No. 2501, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico, (5)Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, mukta@geos.tamu.edu
1:50 PM
ARSENIC ATTENUATION IN THE HYPORHEIC ZONE : DOES IT ALWAYS DEPEND ON DISCHARGE OF ARSENIC- RICH GROUNDWATER?
JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, SENGUPTA, Saikat, Center for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India and SRACEK, Ondra, Department of Geology, Palacky University, Křížkovského 8, Olomouc, 771 47, Czech Republic, jiinshuh@mail.ncku.edu.tw
2:05 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON ARSENIC RELEASE INTO GROUNDWATER FROM SEDIMENTS: THE EFFECTS OF A NATURAL REACTIVE BARRIER (NRB) ALONG THE MEGHNA RIVER, BANGLADESH
BERUBE, Michelle1, KULKARNI, Harshad2, MYERS, Kimberly D.3, KHAN, Musabbir Ahmed4, JEWELL, Katrina3, DIMOVA, N.T.5, KNAPPETT, P.S.K.6, AHMED, Kazi Matin7 and DATTA, Saugata8, (1)Geology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS 66502, (3)Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (4)Geology Department, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)Department of Geological Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (6)Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (7)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (8)7622 E 58th Pl, 7622 E 58th Pl, 104 Thompson Hall, Tulsa, OK 74145, berubem@ksu.edu
2:20 PM
A NORTH AMERICAN ANALOG FOR HIGH ARSENIC GROUNDWATER FROM BANGLADESH AND WEST BENGAL, INDIA: THE CASE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA (Invited Presentation)
YANG, Ningfang1, TELFEYAN, Katherine1, MOHAJERIN, T. Jade1, DATTA, Saugata2 and JOHANNESSON, Karen3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (2)Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, kjohanne@tulane.edu
2:40 PM
LINKING GEOCHEMISTRY AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER QUALITY TO MN AND AS RELEASE IN GROUNDWATER, MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
VEGA, Michael1, KULKARNI, Harshad2, BARUA, Shovon1, KUMAR, Naresh3, JOHANNESSON, Karen4, HETTIARACHCHI, Ganga5, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun6, KEMPTON, Pamela1 and DATTA, Saugata7, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (4)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (5)Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2107 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Manhattan, KS 66506, (6)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, (7)7622 E 58th Pl, 7622 E 58th Pl, 104 Thompson Hall, Tulsa, OK 74145, mav2145@gmail.com
2:55 PM
PRE AND POST-MONSOON QUALITY OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN HIGH ARSENIC SITES IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA
KULKARNI, Harshad, Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, KS 66502, MLADENOV, Natalie, Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, CHATTERJEE, Debashis, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India and DATTA, Saugata, 7622 E 58th Pl, 7622 E 58th Pl, 104 Thompson Hall, Tulsa, OK 74145, harshad@ksu.edu
Handouts
  • HK_GSA2016.pdf (2.6 MB)
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    3:10 PM
    Break
    3:25 PM
    INSTALLATION OF ARSENIC-SAFE AND LOW MANGANESE WELLS BY LOCAL DRILLERS FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF SAFE DRINKING WATER IN BANGLADESH
    BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, AHMED, Kazi Matin2, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias3, JACKS, Gunnar1, HOSSAIN, Mohammed1 and HASAN, M. Aziz2, (1)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, (2)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (3)Soil and Water Environment, Ramböll Sweden AB, Stockholm, SE-104 62, Sweden, prosun@kth.se
    3:40 PM
    HYDROCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT AND OCCURRENCE OF ARSENIC IN THE LOWER BASIN OF KATARI RIVER, BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
    QUINO, Israel1, ORMACHEA, Mauricio2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, RAMOS, Oswaldo2 and QUINTANILLA, Jorge2, (1)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, (2)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle # 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), israelql@kth.se
    3:55 PM
    MODELING THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY ON GROUNDWATER ARSENIC PLUMES DOWNGRADIENT OF EUTROPHIC LAKES (Invited Presentation)
    NG, G.-H. Crystal1, DUNSHEE, Aubrey1, REPERT, Deborah A.2, SMITH, Richard L.3, STOLIKER, Deborah L.4, BOHLKE, J.K.5, MCCOBB, Timothy D.6, LEBLANC, Denis R.7 and KENT, Douglas B.4, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0231, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St., Boulder, CO 80303, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, 431 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, 10 Bearfoot Rd., Northborough, MA 01532, gcng@umn.edu
    4:15 PM
    LABORATORY SIMULATION OF THE ACCELERATED EROSION MODEL FOR ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER: EFFECT OF FLOW VELOCITY ON SORPTION RATE
    ROBERTS, Sterling and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, silversterl@gmail.com
    4:30 PM
    MAGNITUDE OF INORGANIC ARSENIC CONTAMINATION INGROUNDWATERS OF MIDDLE GANGETIC BASIN OF UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR, INDIA
    RAMANATHAN, A.L. and KUMAR, Manoj, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawharlal Nehru University, New Meharauli Road, New Delhi, 110 067, India, manojkumar6309@gmail.com
    Handouts
  • GSA-2016 ppt.pdf (5.7 MB)
  • 4:45 PM
    IMPORTANCE OF SALIVA AS A BIOMARKER OF ARSENIC AND OTHER HEAVY METALS IN HUMANS
    CHATTERJEE, Debashis, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, University of Kalyani, Department of Chemistry, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India, Kalyani, 741235, India, debashis.chatterjee.ku@gmail.com
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