GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 148
Wednesday, 28 October 2020: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

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

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
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
INSIGHTS ON PROCESSES OF GEOGENIC URANIUM RELEASE INTO GROUNDWATER FROM WASTE-ROCK WEATHERING EXPERIMENTS UNDER NEUTRAL-PH CONDITIONS (Invited Presentation)
SKIERSZKAN, Elliott Karl1, DOCKREY, John W.2, MAYER, K. Ulrich1, MCBETH, Joyce M.3, BONDICI, Ibi4 and BECKIE, Roger D.5, (1)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207 Main Mall room 2020, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., 2289 Burrard Street, Vancouver, SK V6J 3H9, Canada, (3)Geology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada, (4)Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada, (5)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, SK, Canada
1:45 PM
GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF RADIUM OCCURRENCE IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FROM THE CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN AQUIFER SYSTEM, EASTERN WISCONSIN
PLECHACEK, Amy, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 660 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, SCOTT, Sean, Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, 2601 Agriculture Dr., Madison, WI 53718, GOTKOWITZ, Madeline, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701 and GINDER-VOGEL, Matthew, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 660 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706
1:55 PM
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF RADIONUCLIDE PRESENCE AT DISCRETE INTERVALS IN THE MIDWESTERN CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN AQUIFER SYSTEM
MATHEWS, Madeleine1, SCOTT, Sean2, GOTKOWITZ, Madeline3 and GINDER-VOGEL, Matthew1, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 660 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, 2601 Agriculture Dr., Madison, WI 53718, (3)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701
2:05 PM
RADIOGENIC CONTAMINANTS IN COX’S BAZAR-TEKNAF PALEOBEACH AQUIFER, SOUTH-EASTERN BANGLADESH: POTENTIAL THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH
SEDDIQUE, Ashraf Ali, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, 2224, Bangladesh, 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, KON, Yoshiaki, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Japan, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, AIST Tsukuba Central 7, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, ANMA, Ryo, Graduate School of Technology, Tokushima University, 2-24, Shinkura-cho, Tokushima 770-8501, 770-8501, Japan, MASUDA, Harue, Department of Biology and Geosciences, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan and YOKOO, Yoriko, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 602-8580, Japan
2:15 PM
IMPACT OF OXIDIZING AGENT ON GROUNDWATER ARSENIC TREATMENT BY AS(III), FE(II) AND MN(II) CO-OXIDATION (Invited Presentation)
VAN GENUCHTEN, Case M., Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark and AHMAD, Arslan, 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
2:25 PM
DIFFERENT ROUTES OF ARSENIC ACCUMULATION IN RICE GRAIN: ROOT TO GUT
ROY CHOWDHURY, Nilanjana, DAS, Antara, JOARDAR, Madhurima, MRIDHA, Deepanjan, DE, Ayan and ROYCHOWDHURY, Tarit, School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, India
2:35 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON ARSENIC MOBILIZATION IN A PERMEABLE NATURAL REACTIVE BARRIER (PNRB)
VARNER, Thomas S.1, KULKARNI, Harshad Vijay1, CARDENAS, M. Bayani2, KNAPPETT, Peter S.K.3, BHUIYAN, Mesbah U.4, AHMED, Kazi M.4, ARMAN, Abu Saeed4, AKHTER, Syed Humayun4 and DATTA, Saugata1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, (3)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
2:45 PM
ANALYSIS OF MIXING BETWEEN RIVER WATER AND GROUNDWATER ALONG THE BANKS OF A LARGE TIDAL RIVER RECEIVING AS-LADEN GROUNDWATER
KWAK, Kyungwon1, KNAPPETT, Peter S.K.1, CARDENAS, M. Bayani2, DATTA, Saugata3, HUANG, Yibin1, PEDRAZAS, Micaela2, DEMIR, Cansu2, ARMAN, Abu Saeed4, HOSAIN, Alamgir5, AITKENHEAD-PETERSON, Jacqueline Ann6, AHMED, Kazi Matin4 and AKHTER, Syed Humayun4, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (2)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, Flawn Sciences Building, One UTSA Cr, San Antonio, TX 78249, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)Department of Geology, University of Barishal, Barishal, 8200, Bangladesh, (6)Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M University, 620 Heep Center, 2474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
2:55 PM
IN SITU HYDROXYAPATITE PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER PERFORMANCE AT THE OLD RIFLE, CO URANIUM PROCESSING MILL SITE
WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.1, DONG, Wenming1 and RIGALI, Mark2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185
3:05 PM
ASSESSING EXPOSURE TO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED BY ARSENIC AND IRON: POTENTIAL MEASURES FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE WATER IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABLE COASTAL AREA OF BANGLADESH
DEY, Nepal C.1, PARVEZ, Mahmood2, ISLAM, Mir Raihanul2, SAHA, Ratnajit3 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4, (1)Environmental Health Sciences, James P Grant School of Public Health, Road No 2, House #65, Block A,Niketon, nepal.dey1, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh; Research and Entrepreneurship Development, 21/5 Pallabi, Mirpur, Dhaka, 1216, (2)Environmental Health Sciences, James P Grant School of Public Health, Road No 2, House #65, Block A,Niketon, nepal.dey1, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh, (3)Environmental Science Program,, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 20 University Drive, Corner Brook, NL,A2H 5G4, Canada, Canada, A2H 5G4,, (4)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
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:20 PM
UNRAVEL THE WHOLE-GENOME, TRANSCRIPTOME AND ECO-PHYSIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS ON ARSENIC-RESISTANT AND REDOX-ACTIVE GROUNDWATER ISOLATE LYSINIBACILLUS SP. B2A1 INTERACTING WITH ARSENIC-SOURCE MINERAL
RATHOD, Jagat, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, 1st University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan and JEAN, Jiin-Shuh, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, #1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
3:30 PM
ARE PLEISTOCENE AQUIFERS IN BANGLADESH SEALED OR BEING RECHARGED? A COMBINED ANALYSIS OF RADIOCARBON SIGNATURES OF DIC, DOC, AND RNA WITH GEOCHEMICAL DATA
MAILLOUX, Brian1, MOHIUDDIN, Amana1, BLAU, Sarah1, HOSSAIN, Shahreen1, GOWDA, Camille1, ELLIS, Tyler2, BUCHHOLZ, Bruce3, AHMED, Kazi Matin4, CHOUDHURY, Imtiaz5, BOSTICK, Benjamin C.6, MOZUMDER, M. Rajib Hassan6, AKTER, Afsana1, TREMBATH-REICHERT, Elizabeth7, LAU, C.Y.M.8 and VAN GEEN, Alexander9, (1)Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, (2)Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (3)Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, (4)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (5)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (6)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9w, Palisades, NY 10964, (7)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, PO Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287, (8)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (9)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Geochemistry Division, Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964
3:40 PM
NITROGEN CYCLING IN HIGH ARSENIC GROUNDWATER SYSTEM
GAO, Zhipeng, WENG, Haicheng and GUO, Huaming, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Xueyuan Road 29, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
3:50 PM
ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF FLUORIDE, BORON AND ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN PEDRO, SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
HUALLPARA, Lizangela1, ORMACHEA, Mauricio1, ARÓSTEGUI GARCÍA, José Luis2 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun3, (1)Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario, Calle # 27, Cota Cota, La Paz, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), (2)Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Ríos Rosas, 23, Madrid, 28003, Spain, (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
4:00 PM
INVESTIGATING THE OCCURRENCE OF ARSENIC AND MANGANESE IN URBAN AQUIFERS OF CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH
DHAR, Ratan, York College of the City University of New York, Earth and Physical Sciences, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11431
 
4:10 PM
Discussion 1
4:15 PM
ELIGIBILITY OF THE SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES TO QUANTIFY TOTAL INORGANIC ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS IN DIFFERENT CLAY/SOIL MATRICES: METHOD OPTIMIZATION AND VALIDATION ASPECT
JAYAWARDHANA, Yohan1, DIYABALANAGE, Saranga2, AHMAD, Arslan3, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4 and VITHANAGE, Meththika2, (1)Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 10250, Sri Lanka, (2)Instrument Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences,, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 10250, Sri Lanka; Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 10250, Sri Lanka, (3)Drinking Water Treatment, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, P.O. Box 1072, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, Netherlands, (4)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
4:25 PM
REMOVAL OF PHOSPHORUS BY DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
RAHMATI, Roxana1, SARKAR, Dibyendu1, NA NAGARA, Viravid1, ZHANG, Zhiming1 and DATTA, Rupali2, (1)Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1 Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
4:35 PM
ARSENIC OCCURRENCE IN AFRICAN WATER SYSTEMS AND LOW-COST TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
IRUNDE, Regina Filemon1, IJUMULANA, Julian2, LIGATE, Fanuel J.3, BHATTACHARYA, Prosun4, AHMAD, Arslan5, MTAMBA, Joseph O.6 and MTALO, Felix W.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; Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 35061 Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 35061, 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, 100 44, Sweden; Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 35091, Tanzania, United Republic of; 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, 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; Department of Chemistry, Mkwawa College of Education, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 35091, Tanzania, United Republic of, (4)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, (5)SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, Maastricht, 6223 EP, Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands, (6)Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
4:45 PM
CAPTURE OF URANYL PEROXIDE NANOCLUSTERS INTO PILLARED HYDROTALCITES
PERRY, Samuel N., Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, MILLS, Stuart J., Geosciences, Museums Victoria, Melbourne, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia and BURNS, Peter C., Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556; Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
4:55 PM
DETERMINING IF THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN HISTORICAL ORCHARDS AND ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS FOUND IN EASTFORD AND POMFRET, CT
BELL, Katrishia and KNOX, Madison, Department of Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
5:00 PM
NATURALLY OCCURRING GROUNDWATER ARSENIC AND SALINITY AFFECTED SOUTH-WESTERN BANGLADESH: AN ASSESSMENT OF MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE (MAR) AND SUB-SURFACE ARSENIC REMOVAL (SAR) AS MITIGATION TECHNIQUES
RAHMAN, Md Mahfujur, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, HASAN, M. Aziz, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh and AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
5:05 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF GROUNDWATER AND NATURALLY OCCURRING BIOGENIC PYRITE IN THE HOLOCENE FLUVIAL AQUIFERS IN UPHAPEE WATERSHED, MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA
RAHMAN, Md Mahfujur, LEE, Ming-Kuo and UDDIN, Ashraf, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
5:10 PM
DISTRIBUTION OF ARSENIC, FLUORIDE AND MANGANESE IN OVERBURDEN WATER WELLS, SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA
NAWRIN, Nazia1, ARNAUD, Emmanuelle1, LONGSTAFFE, James1, PRIEBE, Elizabeth2 and HAMILTON, Stewart2, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, (2)Ontario Geological Survey, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada
5:15 PM
INVESTIGATION OF A NOVEL TRACER, SODIUM 2-NAPHTHALENE SULFONATE, FOR SORPTION TO ORGANIC CARBON IN NATIVE SEDIMENTS
HATAMI, Jiyan L.1, SCHMIDT, Adam1, SULIKOWSKI, Gabrielle1, MEURER, Cullen1, BENKO, Anna M.2, REIMUS, Paul W.3, GRUNDL, Tim4, JOHNSON, Raymond H.5, CONROY, Nathan A.6 and PARADIS, Charles J.7, (1)Geosciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 51322, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)Geosciences Department and School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, (5)Navarro Research and Engineering Inc., Contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, Grand Junction, CO 81503, (6)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (7)University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Geosciences Department, Milwaukee, WI 53211
 
5:20 PM
Discussion 2
 
5:25 PM
Concluding Remarks
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