GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 103
Tuesday, 27 October 2020: 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

T173. Arsenic, Fluoride, Manganese, and Radiogenic Contaminants in Groundwater Systems—Scientific Knowledge, Public Health Concerns, and Removal Technology I

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

 

Prosun Bhattacharya, Arslan Ahmad, Saugata Datta, Alan E. Fryar and Mohammad Alauddin, Advocates
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Start Time
 
5:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
5:35 PM
DOES PLATE TECTONICS GENERATE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR WORLDWIDE GROUNDWATER ARSENIC? (Invited Presentation)
MUKHERJEE, Abhijit1, GUPTA, Saibal1, COOMAR, Poulomee1, FRYAR, Alan E.2, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, GUILLOT, Stéphane4, VERMA, Swati5 and CHARLET, Laurent6, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (3)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden, (4)ISTerre CNRS, Université de Grenoble, Grenoble, 38041, France, (5)Geological Oceanography Division, CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, 403004, India, (6)Earth and Planetary Science Department (LGIT-OSUG), Universite Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble, Grenoble, 38041, France
5:50 PM
GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES CONTROLLING THE GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY AND FLUORIDE CONTAMINATION IN THE AQUIFER SYSTEMS ON THE EASTERN, WESTERN AND NORTHERN FLANKS OF MOUNT MERU, TANZANIA
BENNETT, George1, VAN REYBROUCK, Jill2, SHEMSANGA, Ceven3, KISAKA, Mary4, TOMAŠEK, Ines5, FONTIJN, Karen6, KERVYN, Matthieu7 and WALRAEVENS, Kristine2, (1)Department of Geology, Laboratory for Applied Geology and Hydrogeology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, Ghent, 9000, Belgium; Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, 255, Tanzania, United Republic of, (2)Department of Geology, Laboratory for Applied Geology and Hydrogeology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, Ghent, 9000, Belgium, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, 255, Tanzania, United Republic of, (4)Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussel, 1050, Belgium; Department of Geology, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, 255, Belgium, (5)Department of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussel, 1050, Belgium; Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussel, 1050, Belgium, (6)The Institut of Geosciences, Universite Libre De Bruxelles, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, (7)Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Elsene, 1050, Belgium
6:05 PM
SPATIAL MODELLING OF FLUORIDE CONTAMINATION IN GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS IN THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY REGIONS OF NORTHERN TANZANIA
IJUMULANA, Julian1, LIGATE, Fanuel J.1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, AHMAD, Arslan3, ZHANG, Chaosheng4, TOMAŠEK, Ines5, IRUNDE, Regina Filemon1, ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul2, MTALO, Felix6 and MTAMBA, Joseph O.6, (1)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden; Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of, (2)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 114 28, Sweden, (3)SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, Maastricht, 6223 EP, Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands, (4)GIS Centre, Ryan Institute and School of Geography and Archaeology, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland, (5)Analytical, Environmental and Geochemistry group (AMGC), Department of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Elsene, 1050, Belgium; Physical Geography group (FARD), Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Elsene, 1050, Belgium, (6)Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
6:20 PM
ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN THE COPIAPÓ RIVER BASIN, ATACAMA REGION, CHILE
BIEGER, Klaus, Departamento de Química y Biología, Universidad de Atacama, Avenida Copayapu 485, Copiapó, 1531772, Chile and ALAM, Mohammad Ayaz, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Atacama, Avenida Copayapu 485, Copiapó, 1531772, Chile
 
6:35 PM
Discussion 1
6:45 PM
GEOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION OF THE MOBILITY OF NATURAL ARSENIC IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER IN THE HYDROGEOLOGIC SYSTEM OF LOWER KATARI BASIN, BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
QUINO, Israel1, RAMOS RAMOS, Oswaldo Eduardo2, ORMACHEA, Mauricio2, TAPIA, Maria Isabel Chambi2, QUINTANILLA, Jorge2, AHMAD, Arslan3, MAITY, Jyoti Prakash4, ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul1 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun5, (1)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 114 28, Sweden, (2)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle # 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, 303, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), (3)SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, Maastricht, 6223 EP, Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Ming-Shung, Chia-Yi County, 62102, Taiwan, (5)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden
7:00 PM
REVISITING ARSENIC MITIGATION IN BANGLADESH FOR DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR DIGITAL DECISION MAKING TO REDUCE EXPOSURE THROUGH DRINKING WATER
AHMED, Kazi Matin1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias3, ALAM, M. Jahid1, ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul4, SHARMA, Sanjeev5, JOHNSTON, Dara6, AKTER, Nargis6 and RUSSEL KHAN, Eheteshamul7, (1)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (2)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden, (3)Water Resources Management, Ramboll, Krukmakargatan 21, Stockholm, 104 62, Sweden, (4)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 114 28, Sweden, (5)ExcelDots AB, Svartviksslingan 90, Bromma, 167 39, Sweden, (6)Water Sanitation & Hygiene Section, UNICEF Bangladesh, BSL Office Complex, 1 Minto Road, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (7)Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project, Department of Public Health Engineering, 14 Shaheed Captain Monsur Ali Sarani, Kakrail, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
7:15 PM
MACHINE-LEARNING TO PREDICT MANGANESE AND ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER, CENTRAL UNITED STATES
KNIERIM, Katherine J., U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 401 Hardin Road, Little Rock, AR 72211 and KINGSBURY, James A., U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 640 Grassmere Park, Nashville, TN 37211
7:30 PM
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN SAFE GROUNDWATER INTERVENTIONS
SHARMA, Sanjeev1, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun2, AHMED, Kazi Matin3, AHMAD, Arslan4, VON BRÖMSSEN, Mattias5, ALAM, M. Jahid3, BRINKMAN, Tim5, ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul6 and AKTER, Nargis7, (1)ExcelDots AB, Svartviksslingan 90, Bromma, 167 39, Sweden, (2)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden, (3)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4)SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, Maastricht, 6223 EP, Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands, (5)Water Resources Management, Ramboll, Krukmakargatan 21, Stockholm, 104 62, Sweden, (6)KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 114 28, Sweden, (7)Water Sanitation & Hygiene Section, UNICEF Bangladesh, BSL Office Complex, 1 Minto Road, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
 
7:45 PM
Discussion 2
 
7:55 PM
Concluding Remarks
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