North-Central - 52nd Annual Meeting

Session No. 23
Tuesday, 17 April 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 260/262 (Scheman Building )

T10. Natural Contaminants in Groundwater Drinking Water Sources: When Natural Doesn't Mean Healthy

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; National Ground Water Association; Iowa Groundwater Association

 

Melinda L. Erickson, Paul E. Stackelberg and Brandy M. Toner, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
USING A REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODEL TO EVALUATE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT ARSENIC RELEASE DOWNGRADIENT OF NUTRIENT-RICH SURFACE WATER SYSTEMS
DUNSHEE, Aubrey J.1, NG, G.-H. Crystal2, KENT, Douglas B.3, REPERT, Deborah A.4, SMITH, Richard L.4, LEBLANC, Denis R.5 and TONER, Brandy M.6, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0231, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St., Boulder, CO 80303, (5)U. S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, (6)Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN 55104
8:25 AM
ARSENIC CONCENTRATION VARIABILITY IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DRINKING WATER WELLS IN MINNESOTA, USA
BERQUIST, Emily, Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management, 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55164, MALENDA, Helen Fitzgerald, Colorado School of Mines, CO School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401 and ERICKSON, Melinda L., U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112
8:45 AM
GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF GROUNDWATER AFTER DRINKING WATER WELL INSTALLATION: EFFECTS ON GEOGENIC ARSENIC MOBILIZATION
ERICKSON, Melinda L., U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, MALENDA, Helen F., Department of Geology, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and BERQUIST, Emily, Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management, 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55164
9:05 AM
PROTECTING PRIVATE WELL USERS’ HEALTH: RESULTS FROM A MINNESOTA SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELEVATED ARSENIC IN THEIR PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS
VON QUALEN, Frieda M., Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management, 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55164 and SCHER, Deanna, Minnesota Department of Health, Environmental Surveillance & Assessment, 625 North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55164
Handouts
  • 20180417_NCGSA_PrivateWellHouseholdSurvey_vonQualen.pdf (1.3 MB)
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    9:25 AM
    Break
    9:40 AM
    MOBILIZATION OF NATURALLY OCCURRING URANIUM FOLLOWING THE INFLUX OF NITRATE INTO AQUIFER SEDIMENTS
    WESTROP, Jeffrey P.1, NOLAN, P.J.1, HEALY, Olivia M.2, BONE, Sharon3, BARGAR, John R.3, SNOW, Daniel4 and WEBER, Karrie A.2, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (3)Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118
    10:00 AM
    RADIUM MOBILITY AND THE AGE OF GROUNDWATER IN PUBLIC-DRINKING-WATER SUPPLIES FROM THE CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN AQUIFER SYSTEM
    STACKELBERG, Paul E., U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, SZABO, Zoltan, U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 and JURGENS, Bryant C., U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, Placer Hall, 6000 J St., Sacramento, CA 95819
    Handouts
  • Stackelberg_T10_NC-GSA_2018.pptx (4.1 MB)
  • 10:20 AM
    RADIUM SOURCES AND MOBILITY IN DISCRETE HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC UNITS WITHIN THE MIDWESTERN CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN AQUIFER
    MATHEWS, Madeleine1, GINDER-VOGEL, Matthew1 and GOTKOWITZ, Madeline B.2, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 660 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705
    10:40 AM
    RADIONUCLIDES IN PUBLIC-SUPPLY WELLS IN MISSOURI
    SCHUMACHER, J.G., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1400 Independence Road MS 100, Rolla, MO 65401 and PRICE, Peter, T., Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Geological Survey, 111 Fairgrounds road, Rolla, MO 65401
    11:00 AM
    ELEVATED LEAD IN GROUNDWATER: NATURAL OR ANTHROPOGENIC?
    WILSON, Jordan L., U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Water Science Center, 1400 Independence Rd, MS 100, Rolla, MO 65401 and SCHUMACHER, J.G., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1400 Independence Road MS 100, Rolla, MO 65401
     
    11:20 AM
    Discussion
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