Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:30 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 342BE
327: Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation II
Sponsor:Topical Sessions
JTPC Reps:F. Edwin Harvey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ward E. Sanford, United States Geological Survey
Conveners/Advocates:Prosun Bhattacharya, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Abhijit Mukherjee, University of Texas at Austin
D. Kirk Nordstrom, U.S. Geol Survey
Jochen Bundschuh, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Mohammad Alauddin, Wagner College
1:30 PM327-1Release of Arsenic from Arsenopyrite Dissolution
Jordi Cama, Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera"-CSIC, Maria Pilar Asta, Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera"-CSIC, Carles Ayora, Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera"-CSIC, Giovanni de Giudicci, University of Cagliari, Patricia Acero, University of Zaragoza, Pier Carlo Ricci, University of Cagliari
1:45 PM327-2Effectiveness of Selenium Supplementation in Combating Cytotoxicity of Arsenic Due to Ingestion of Arsenic from Groundwater in Bangladesh
Mohammad Alauddin, Wagner College, Meaghan Robbins, Wagner College, Erida Behri, Paul F. Laporte, University of Chicago, Bandana Chakaraborty, Sarkari Karmachari Hospital, Abul B.M. Zakaria, Exonics Technology Center, Iqbal Zuberi, University of Rajshahi, Mahbubur Rahman, Exonics Technology Center, Julian E. Spallholz, Texas Tech University, Selim Ahmed, Institute of Child and Mother Health
2:00 PM327-3Worldwide Diversity and Occurrence of Arsenite Transporter acr3(2) Suggests An Important and Overlooked Pathway
Peter J. Wagner, Columbia University, Brian J. Mailloux, Barnard College, Rachel Foster, UCSC, John F. Stolz, Duquesne University, Matthew Scholz, University of Tennessee, Karen Wovkulich, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Alison Keimowitz, Columbia University, Brian Lanoil, University of California, Riverside, A. van Geen, Greg Freyer, Columbia University
2:15 PM327-4Distribution of Arsenic In Core Sediments as Well as Groundwater In Arsenic Hot Spot Area In Bangladesh
Jiin-Shuh Jean, National Cheng Kung University, A.H.M.Selim Reza, National Cheng Kung University
2:30 PM327-5Sediment Age and Arsenic Availability: Leaching Experiments on Aquifer Sands and Implications for Arsenic Mobilization
Beth Weinman, Vanderbilt University, Aaron Covey, Vanderbilt University, Kaye Savage, Vanderbilt University, Yan Zheng, Queens College, C.U.N.Y, Alex van Geen, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Ashok Singhvi, Physical Research Lab, Steven Goodbred Jr, Vanderbilt University
2:45 PM327-6Arsenic in Bangladesh Groundwater: Focus on Deep Aquifer for Mitigation and Management
Kazi Matin Ahmed, University of Dhaka
3:05 PM327-714C Analysis of Microbial DNA from Bangladesh Groundwater: Implications for Deep Aquifer Sustainability
Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert, Barnard College, Brian J. Mailloux, Columbia University, Martin Stute, Barnard College, A. van Geen, Greg Freyer, Columbia University, Yan Zheng, Flushing, NY 11367, Greg O'Mullan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Rachel Foster, UCSC, James Thomas, Desert Research Institute, Bruce Buccholz, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
3:20 PM327-8Is the ‘Khulna Experience' a Useful Indication of the Sustainability of Groundwater Abstraction from Deep Aquifers in Arsenic-Affected Southern Bangladesh?
M.A. Hoque, University College London, W.G. Burgess, University College London, K.M. Ahmed, University of Dhaka
3:35 PM327-9Technical and Social Feasibility of Deep Tube Wells for Arsenic Free Drinking Water in Bangladesh
Crelis Ferdinand Rammelt, Institute of Environmental Studies, Jan Boes, Delft University of Technology, Hans Bruining, Delft University of Technology, Kazi Matin Ahmed, University of Dhaka, Zahed Mohammad Masud, Arsenic Mitigation and Research Foundation, John Archibald Merson, Institute of Environmental Studies, Joep Storms, Delft University of Technology
3:50 PM Break
4:05 PM327-10Sustainable Arsenic Mitigation Using Sediment Colour Concept in Bangladesh- a Strategy for Global Implication
Prosun Bhattacharya, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Md. Jakariya, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Mattias von Brömssen, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Kazi Matin Ahmed, University of Dhaka, Gunnar Jacks, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), M. Aziz Hasan, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Jochen Bundschuh, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
4:20 PM327-11Desorption of Arsenic and Its Mobilization in the Subsurface Environment
M.D. Tauhid-Ur Rahman, Tohoku University, Akira Mano, Tohoku University, Keiko Udo, Tohoku University, Yoshinobu Ishibashi, Tohoku Gakuin University
4:35 PM327-12Mass Balance of Arsenic Input, Release and Accumulation in Irrigated Paddy Fields in Munshiganj/Bangladesh
Jessica Dittmar, ETH Zurich, Andreas Voegelin, ETH Zurich, Linda C. Roberts, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Stephan J. Hug, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Ganesh C. Saha, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), M. Ashraf Ali, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), A. Borhan M. Badruzzaman, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Ruben Kretzschmar, ETH Zurich
4:50 PM327-13Geochemical Variability of Arsenic in the Rural Aquifers of West Bengal, India
A. Mukherjee-Goswami, University of Kalyani, Debashis Chatterjee, University of Kalyani, Bibhash Nath, National Cheng Kung University, Madhav Jyoti Sarkar, University of Kalyani
5:05 PM327-14An Investigation in Cause of High and Low Dissolved Arsenic in the Sonar Bangla Aquifer in the Eastern and Western Bank of the River Bhagirathi-Hoogly, West Bengal, India
Abhijit Mukherjee, University of Texas at Austin, Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin
5:20 PM Concluding Remarks

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