GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 35
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 618/619/620 (Washington State Convention Center)

T5. Arsenic and Other Geogenic Contaminants in Groundwater Resources: Linking Water Quality, Food Security, and Treatment II

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD); International Medical Geology Association; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Saugata Datta, Mohammad Alauddin, Karen Johannesson, Jochen Bundschuh and Arslan Ahmad, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
HOW TO REMOVE METALS FROM GROUNDWATER FOR HIGH QUALITY DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION: PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND DRIVERS FOR RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
VAN DE WETERING, Stephan, Process Technology, Brabant Water N.V., Magistratenlaan 200,, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5223 MA, Netherlands and AHMAD, Arslan, Drinking Water Treatment, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, P.O. Box 1072, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, Netherlands, stephan.van.de.wetering@brabantwater.nl
Handouts
  • GSA 2017 Presentation Stephan van de Wetering.pdf (2.9 MB)
  • 1:55 PM
    GROUNDWATER TREATMENT FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL
    AHMAD, Arslan, Drinking Water Treatment, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, P.O. Box 1072, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, Netherlands and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, Arslan.Ahmad@kwrwater.nl
    2:10 PM
    ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM HIGH SALINITY WASTEWATER THROUGH BARITE CO-PRECIPITATION
    LING, Florence T.1, HUNTER, Heather A.1, FITTS, Jeffrey P.2, LANZIROTTI, Antonio3, ACERBO, Alvin4 and PETERS, Catherine A.1, (1)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544; Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (3)GSECARS, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, (4)National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, NY 11973; GSECARS, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, ftling@princeton.edu
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    2:25 PM
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    2:40 PM
    ANALYZING DISCOLORED TAP WATER FOR ELEMENTS LEACHED FROM AGING PIPES
    PERRY, Eric F., Geology, Eastern Washington University, SCI Building 134, Cheney, WA 99004 and NEZAT, Carmen A., Department of Geology, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004, eperry4@eagles.ewu.edu
    2:55 PM
    TARGETED SYNTHESIS, IN-DEPTH CHARACTERIZATION AND POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF BETA CYCLODEXTRIN FUNCTIONALIZED HYDROUS IRON-ZIRCONIUM HYBRID OXIDE FOR ARSENIC (III) REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION
    SAHA Sr., Indranil, Chemistry, Sripat Singh College, P.O.Jiaganj, District Murshidabad, Jiaganj, 742123, India, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, GHOSH Jr., Abir, Chemistry, Presidency University, College Street, Kolkata, 700073, India, GHOSH Sr., Uday Chand, Department of Chemistry, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, kolkata, Kolkata, 700073, India and CHATTERJEE Sr., Debashis, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, indranilsaha2010@yahoo.com
    3:10 PM
    A PITZER MODEL FOR HYDROLYSIS OF LEAD TO HIGH IONIC STRENGTH: APPLICATIONS TO LOW TEMPERATURE GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
    XIONG, Yongliang, Repository Performance Department, Sandia National Laboratories, 4100 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220, yxiong@sandia.gov
     
    3:25 PM
    Break
    3:40 PM
    UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY ON GROUNDWATER ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN THE GANGETIC DELTA AQUIFERS OF BANGLADESH AND INDIA
    CHAKRABORTY, Madhumita, Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, Kharagpur, 721302, India, MUKHERJEE, Abhijit, Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India and AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, madhumitageol@gmail.com
    3:55 PM
    TUBEWELL INSTALLATION FOR ACCELERATING SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS IN BANGLADESH - HARNESSING LOCAL DRILLERS’ KNOWLEDGE
    BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias, Soil and Water Environment, Ramböll Sweden AB, Stockholm, SE-104 62, Sweden and JACKS, Gunnar, 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, prosun@kth.se
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    4:10 PM
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    4:25 PM
    BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC CYCLING IN A TIDALLY INFLUENCED RIVER-BANK AQUIFER IN BANGLADESH
    JEWELL, Katrina1, MYERS, Kimberly D.1, KNAPPETT, P.S.K.2, BERUBE, Michelle3, DATTA, Saugata4, HOSSAIN, Saddam5, AITKENHEAD-PETERSON, Jacqueline Ann6, GENTRY, Terry6 and AHMED, Kazi Matin7, (1)Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (2)Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (3)Geology Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, (5)Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (6)Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M University, 620 Heep Center, 2474 TAMU, College Station, TX TX 77843, (7)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, Katrina.Jewell@Colorado.edu
    4:40 PM
    COMPARATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF ARSENIC ENRICHMENT AND MOBILIZATION IN THE AQUIFERS OF THE RIVER GANGES AND BRAHMAPUTRA: A PROVENANCE, PREVALENCE AND HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
    KUMAR, Manish1, PATEL, Arbind Kumar2, DAS, Aparna2, DAS, Nilotpal3 and GOSWAMI, Ritusmita2, (1)Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 382355, India, (2)Environmental Science, Tezpur Central University, Napaam, Sonitpur, Assam, Tezpur, 784028, India, (3)Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, manish.kumar@iitgn.ac.in
    4:55 PM
    VARIABILITY OF ARSENIC IN DIFFERENT VARIETY OF RICE AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISKS
    CHATTERJEE, Debashis1, ADHIKARI, Jishnu2, MANDAL, Ujjal1, HALDER, Dipti3, ANTANEEL, Auruddha4, KUNDU, Amit K.1, BARMAN, Sandipan3, GHOSH, Pinaki3 and DAS, Ayan3, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, University of Kalyani, Department of Chemistry, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India, Kalyani, 741235, India, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York, 4400, Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India, (4)Department of Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York, 4400, Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, debashis.chatterjee.ku@gmail.com
     
    5:10 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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