GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 251
Wednesday, 25 September 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 105BC, West Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T149. Arsenic in Global Groundwater-Based Drinking Water Systems—Source-Water Characteristics, Safe Limits, Human-Health Impacts, Innovative Treatment Systems, and Policy Instruments

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

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Arslan Ahmad, Dina L. Lopez, Saugata Datta, Mohammad Alauddin and Jochen Bundschuh, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
HEAVY METALS AND ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN LA BARRA DE SANTIAGO ESTUARY, EL SALVADOR
LÓPEZ, Dina L., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, AYO-BALI, Abiodun E., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, VASQUEZ JANDRES, Mauricio, Centro de Investigacion y Desarollo para la Salud (CENSALUD), Universidad de El Salvador, Final 25 Avenida Norte, San Salvador, OH and HENRIQUEZ MIRANDA, Benancio, Facultad Multidisciplinaria de Occidente, Universidad de El Salvador, Avenida Fray Felipe de Jesus Moraga Sur, Santa Ana, El Salvador
8:20 AM
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM DISTRIBUTION AND CO-OCCURRENCE WITH OTHER HEALTH RELEVANT OXYANIONS IN GROUNDWATER FROM THE PIEDMONT REGION OF NORTH CAROLINA
COYTE, Rachel M.1, MCKINLEY, Kristen L.1, KARR, Jonathan1, DWYER, Gary S.1, KEYWORTH, Amy J.2, DAVIS, Christina C.2, KONDASH, Andrew J.3 and VENGOSH, Avner1, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR), Division of Water Quality, 2728 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604, (3)Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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8:35 AM
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8:50 AM
PARAMETRIC AND NON-PARAMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF ARSENIC VARIABILITY CONTROLS IN GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS
IJUMULANA, Julian1, MTALO, Felix W.2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, IRUNDE, Regina2 and LIGATE, Fanuel J.4, (1)Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of; 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, (2)Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of, (3)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (4)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
9:05 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN THE AQUIFERS OF THE GANGES RIVER DELTA
CHAKRABORTY, Madhumita, Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, Kharagpur, 721302, India, MUKHERJEE, Abhijit, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India and AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
9:20 AM
PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN CAUSED BY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION OF ARSENIC IN UTTAR PRADESH AND BIHAR IN INDIA
SINGH, Saurabh, DUTTA, Rathindra Nath, Columbia Asia Hospital, IB-193, Broadway Rd, Sector III, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700091, India and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden
9:35 AM
ENHANCED ARSENIC REMOVAL IN RAPID SAND FILTRATION – A PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT OF FE(II), FE(III) AND NAMNO4 DOSING FOR AS REMOVAL <1 ΜG/L AT WTP PRINSENBOSCH (Invited Presentation)
VAN DIJK, Tim and VAN DE WETERING, Stephan, Process Technology, Brabant Water N.V., Magistratenlaan 200,, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5223 MA, Netherlands
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
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10:20 AM
EVALUATION OF REACTIVE MIXTURES FOR REMOVAL OF ARSENIC FROM GROUNDWATER
ANGAI, Joanne U.1, PTACEK, Carol J.1, VERBUYST, Brent R.1, BAIN, Jeff G.1, HOLLAND, Steven P.1, PAKOSTOVA, Eva1, WHITE, Heather2 and BLOWES, David W.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada
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10:35 AM
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10:50 AM
ARSENIC REMOVAL BY NOVEL NATURAL MAGNETIC ROCK MATERIAL FROM ARSENIC-BEARING GROUNDWATER AND ITS COMPARISON WITH SYNTHESIZED MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE (Invited Presentation)
MAITY, Jyoti Prakash1, CHEN, Chien-Yen1, HO, Pei-Ru1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2 and AHMAD, Arslan3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Ming-Shung, Chia-Yi County, 62102, Taiwan, (2)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (3)Drinking Water Treatment, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, P.O. Box 1072, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, Netherlands; KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-100 44, Sweden; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands
11:05 AM
SEDIMENT COLOUR BASED TUBEWELL INSTALLATION PROCESS IN BIHAR, INDIA
THAKUR, Barun Kumar, Department of Economics, FLAME University, 401, Phoenix Complex Bund Garden Road, Pune, 411001, India, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden and JAKARIYA, Md., Department of Environmental Science & Management (ESM), North South University, Bashundhara,, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
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11:20 AM
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11:35 AM
ROLE OF SCIENCE IN POLICY, SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY OF ARSENIC SAFE DRINKING WATER
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun1, ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul1, JOHNSTON, Dara2, AKTER, Nargis2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias4 and SHARMA, Sanjeev5, (1)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, (2)Water Sanitation & Hygiene Section, UNICEF Bangladesh, BSL Office Complex,, 1 Minto Road, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)Soil and Water Environment, Ramböll Sweden AB, Stockholm, SE-104 62, Sweden, (5)Excel Dots AB, Svartviksslingan 90, Bromma, SE-167 39, Sweden
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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