GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 52
Sunday, 15 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
333 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T13. Characteristics, Reactivity and Role of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in Elemental Cycling in the Environment

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development

 

Harshad Kulkarni, Thomas Varner, Kato Dee, Brady Ziegler, Natalia Malina, Ann Ojeda, Mohammad Alauddin, Robert Finkelman, Karen Johannesson and Saugata Datta, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
OVERVIEW OF SEDIMENTARY AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN ARSENIC CONTAMINATED ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS IN THE GANGA-MEGHNA-BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN
DATTA, Saugata1, KULKARNI, Harshad1 and VARNER, Thomas2, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249
1:50 PM
GEOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF TRACE ELEMENT MOBILIZATION AND ATTENUATION IN A CRUDE-OIL CONTAMINATED AQUIFER
DAVIS, Audrey, Department of Geosciences, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, ZIEGLER, Brady, Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, OJEDA, Ann, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 2050 Beard Eaves Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849 and COZZARELLI, Isabelle, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192
2:05 PM
THE ROLE OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER ON PHOSPHOROUS SORPTION ONTO IRON-ENHANCED ACTIVATED ALUMINA MEDIA USING IN-FIELD AND FLOW-THROUGH COLUMN EXPERIMENTS
FATEMA, Umme, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Office: Cascade Hall, 100, Eugene, OR 97403 and VAZQUEZ-ORTEGA, Angelica, School of Earth, Environment, and Society, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH 43403
2:20 PM
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC MATTER ON PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY IN SOILS OF KANSAS, WITH CONTRASTING LAND USE PATTERNS
BANERJEE, Protik, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, KULKARNI, Harshad, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, A11 Building, 5th Floor, Office 29, North Campus IIT Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175001, India; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175005, India, NAGARAJA, Thiba, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, DAS, Suprem R., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 and DATTA, Saugata, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249
2:35 PM
EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AT NORTHWEST SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USING TRACE METAL AND RARE EARTH ELEMENT ABUNDANCES
CURRY, Brian, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Anotnio, TX 78249, TRIBLEY, Alexander, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Anotnio; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, KULKARNI, Harshad, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 and DATTA, Saugata, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
2:50 PM
CONTROLS ON EDWARDS AQUIFER GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH SURFACE SOIL CHARACTERIZATION
TRIBLEY, Alexander1, KULKARNI, Harshad Vijay2, PATHAK, Pousali1, FLORES, Mauricio E.3, CURRY, Brian1 and DATTA, Saugata1, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,, Indian Institute of Technology - Mandi, Mandi, KS, India; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (3)Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238
 
3:05 PM
Break
3:20 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM) WITHIN VOLCANIC (LAVA TUBE) CAVES IN A POST-FIRE REGIME
HOLLAN, Steven1, HEATHMAN, Izzy1, KULKARNI, Harshad2, MEDLEY, Joseph Jackson3, HATHAWAY, Jennifer J.M.3, PHILLIPS-LANDER, Charity4, NORTHUP, Diana3 and DATTA, Saugata1, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, A11 Building, 5th Floor, Office 29, North Campus IIT Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175001, India, (3)Biology Department, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238
3:35 PM
INFLUENCE OF SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER ON ARSENIC MOBILITY ALONG THE RIVER-AQUIFER INTERFACE: INSIGHTS FROM THE MEGHNA RIVER, BANGLADESH AND THE HOOGHLY RIVER, INDIA
VARNER, Thomas1, KULKARNI, Harshad2, KWAK, Kyungwon3, CARDENAS, M. Bayani4, KNAPPETT, Peter S.K.3 and DATTA, Saugata5, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (2)School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, A11 Building, 5th Floor, Office 29, North Campus IIT Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175001, India, (3)Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (4)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, (5)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249
3:50 PM
INVESTIGATING GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN SEDIMENTS OF HIMALAYAN TRIBUTARIES TO ARSENIC-CONTAMINATED FLOODPLAIN AQUIFERS
KULKARNI, Harshad1, VARNER, Thomas2, KUMARI, Deeksha1, GIRI, Anand1, KNAPPETT, Peter S.K.3 and DATTA, Saugata4, (1)School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, A11 Building, 5th Floor, Office 29, North Campus IIT Kamand, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 175001, India, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, (3)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249
 
4:05 PM
Discussion
 
4:35 PM
Concluding Remarks
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