GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 62
Tuesday, 27 October 2020: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

T210. Global Health and Environmental Matrices in a Sustainable Earth

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division

 

Harshad Vijay Kulkarni, Prosun Bhattacharya, Malcolm Siegel and Saugata Datta, Advocates
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Start Time
 
10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:05 AM
ELEMENT TRANSPORT AND PARTITIONING ALONG TIDAL CHANNELS IN SOUTHWEST BANGLADESH (Invited Presentation)
DIETRICH, Matthew and AYERS, John C., Vanderbilt University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nashville, TN 37240
10:15 AM
BRACKISH GROUNDWATER IN BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS: SUITABILITY FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) DESALINATION
POLING, Katrina M., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Cr, San Antonio, TX 78249, KULKARNI, Harshad Vijay, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, IKEHATA, Keisuke, Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University, 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666 and DATTA, Saugata, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, Flawn Sciences Building, One UTSA Cr, San Antonio, TX 78249
10:25 AM
SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND POLICY SUPPORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, 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 and ISLAM, Md. Tahmidul, 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
10:35 AM
CO-OCCURRING TRACE ELEMENTS (CTES) OF POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH CONCERN IN ARSENIC CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS IN THE BENGAL BASIN
KULKARNI, Harshad Vijay1, VEGA, Michael2, JOHANNESSON, Karen3, TAYLOR, Robert4 and DATTA, Saugata1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (3)School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, (4)Veterinary Medicines and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
10:45 AM
IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON DECLINING GROUNDWATER LEVEL AND DRINKING WATER QUALITY
NATH, Bibhash1, NI-MEISTER, Wenge1 and CHOUDHURY, Runti2, (1)Department of Geography, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10021, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, India
10:55 AM
REVERSE OSMOSIS AS A HAZARD: EVIDENCE FOR RO WASTE CONTAMINATION OF THE SOLE-SOURCE AQUIFER OF THE DRY ZONE, SRI LANKA
BRIKOWSKI, Tom H., Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, ROC-21, Richardson, TX 75080-3021 and PEIRIS, Inoka, Dept. of Applied Computing, University of Kelania, 407, Kandy Road, Kelania, Sri Lanka
11:05 AM
GEO-SPATIAL ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN URBAN MORPHOLOGY AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE DURING COVID-19
DHAR, Moitrayee, Psychology, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794 and BHASKARAN, Sunil, Bronx Community College of CUNY, 2155 University Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
11:15 AM
COVID-19 SURVEILLANCE IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA USING WASTEWATER-BASED EPIDEMIOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
GONZALEZ, Raul, Water Quality, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, 1434 Air Rail Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
11:25 AM
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS: A CASE STUDY OF NEW YORK CITY
SUHAIL, Ifrah1, MUKHAMADJANOVA, Marjona1 and DHAR, Ratan2, (1)Hillcrest High School, 160-05 Highland Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, (2)York College of the City University of New York, Earth and Physical Sciences, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11431
11:35 AM
SURVEILLANCE OF HOUSTON’S WASTEWATER TO TRACK COMMUNITY COVID-19 INFECTION DYNAMICS (Invited Presentation)
STADLER, Lauren B., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-519, Houston, TX 77005
11:45 AM
GEOLOGY-HEALTH & HYDROGEOLOGY-HEALTH MAP: ZERO COVID-19 CASES IN PARTICULAR GEOLOGICAL AREAS
MARTINEZ-SACRISTAN, Hernando, Research, HMS Latin American Products & Services, 2918 Letourneau Dr, Longview, TX 75602
11:50 AM
VOLCANO-SEDIMENTARY AND LIMESTONES: JURASSIC ROCKS IN CHONGOYAPE DISCTIRICT, PERÚ
MARTINEZ-SACRISTAN, Hernando, Research, HMS Latin American Products & Services, 2918 Letourneau Dr, Longview, TX 75602 and LÓPEZ MESONES, Eleazar Mario, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo de Lambayeque, Av. Pedro Ruiz 1483, Chiclayo, 14002, Peru
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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