GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 231
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 133 (Indiana Convention Center)

T107. Arsenic, Manganese, Chromium, and Other Geogenic Contaminants, Including Radionuclides in Hydrological Systems—Source, Biogeochemical Cycling, Toxicity, and Removal I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD); International Water Association (IWA); Specialist Group Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water (METRELS)

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Saugata Datta, Madeline Schreiber, Manish Kumar, Arslan Ahmad, Abhijit Mukherjee and David Lampe, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
OCCURRENCES OF ARSENIC IN INDIANA GROUND WATER
SPINDLER, Kevin M. and DENNEY, Mitt, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 100 North Senate Ave, IGCN 1201, Indianapolis, IN 46204
8:20 AM
AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR AVOIDING RADIUM-ENRICHED GROUNDWATER
GOTKOWITZ, Madeline1, MATHEWS, Madeleine2 and GINDER-VOGEL, Matthew2, (1)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Monana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 660 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706
8:35 AM
ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS AFTER DRINKING WATER WELL INSTALLATION: TIME-VARYING GEOCHEMICAL EFFECTS ON ARSENIC MOBILIZATION (Invited Presentation)
ERICKSON, Melinda L., U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, MALENDA, Helen F., Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, BERQUIST, Emily, Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management, 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55164 and AYOTTE, Joseph D., U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 331 Commerce Way, Pembroke, NH 03275
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8:55 AM
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9:10 AM
THE OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN GROUNDWATER ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA
MCKINLEY, Kristen L.1, COYTE, Rachel M.1, KARR, Jonathan1 and VENGOSH, Avner2, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 207A Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
9:25 AM
HYDROCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN GROUNDWATER IN THE LOWER KATARI BASIN, BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
QUINO, Israel1, RAMOS, Oswaldo2, ORMACHEA, Mauricio2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3 and QUINTANILLA, Jorge2, (1)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; Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle # 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), (2)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle # 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), (3)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
 
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL RNA TO DETERMINE CARBON SOURCES IN ARSENIC CONTAMINATED PLEISTOCENE AQUIFERS IN BANGLADESH
KILLOUGH, Madeleine Becker1, SCANLAN, Katharine1, MAILLOUX, Brian2, CHOWDHURY, Tasbiha1, VAN GEEN, Alexander3, BOSTICK, Benjamin C.4, MOZUMDER, M. Rajib Hassan4, ELLIS, Tyler5, CHOUDHURY, Imtiaz6, AHMED, Kazi Matin7 and BUCCHOLZ, Bruce8, (1)Environmental Science, Barnard College, 12 Fiske Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, (2)Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, (3)Department of Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 76 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9w, Palisades, NY 10964, (5)Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (6)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (7)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (8)Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551
Handouts
  • Killough_GSA2018_presentation.pdf (13.7 MB)
  • Killough_GSA2018_Presentation_Notes.docx (141.0 kB)
  • 10:10 AM
    ARSENIC MOBILIZED INTO GROUNDWATER FOLLOWING PETROLEUM SPILLS CAN CONTAMINATE LARGER AQUIFER VOLUMES THAN THE HYDROCARBONS ORIGINALLY SPILLED (Invited Presentation)
    ZIEGLER, Brady A., Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, NG, G.-H. Crystal, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, COZZARELLI, Isabelle, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 430, Reston, VA 20192, DUNSHEE, Aubrey J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0231 and SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
    10:30 AM
    STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON THE REDOX REACTIVITY OF MYCOGENIC MANGANESE OXIDES
    KAFANTARIS, Fotios Christos A.1, MCCARTY, Gregory S.2, HENSON, Joshua A.1, SOMBERS, Leslie A.2 and DUCKWORTH, Owen1, (1)Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620, (2)Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8204
    10:45 AM
    PHYSIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES OF GROUND WATER BEFORE AND AFTER MONSOON IN THE SELECTED AREA OF RAWALPINDI
    JAVED, Asif, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, E-8, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
    11:00 AM
    DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE OF MULTI-ELEMENT AND PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTANTS IN AN URBAN WETLAND OF ASSAM, INDIA
    SAIKIA, Parijat1, DAS, Nilotpal2, TALUKDAR, Narayan C.3 and KUMAR, Manish3, (1)Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, IASST, Vigyan Path, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, Assam, Guwahati, 781035, India, (2)Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India, (3)Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 382355, India
    Handouts
  • GSA presentation.pptx (1.6 MB)
  • 11:15 AM
    CONCENTRATION-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIPS REVEAL TRENDS IN GEOGENIC CONTAMINANT INPUT TO THE UPPER PROVO RIVER, UTAH, USA
    CORDNER, Cameron P.1, CARLING, Gregory T.2, FERNANDEZ, Diego P.3, NELSON, Stephen2, AANDERUD, Zachary T.4, CHECKETTS, Hannah5, HALE, Colin1 and PACKER, Brian N.6, (1)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S389 Eyring Science Center, PROVO, UT 84606, (2)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (3)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (4)Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, 4125 LSB, Provo, UT 84602, (5)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, (6)Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
     
    11:30 AM
    Discussion
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