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Aresnic Workshop Files

9:30–9:50 Sign-in, packet distribution, refreshments
9:50-10:05 Welcome and Introduction
Wendell Ela, UA Associate Professor, Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Kathy Jacobs, Executive Director, Arizona Water Institute, UA Associate Professor Soil, Water & Environmental Science
10:05-10:35

Regulatory Background and Extent of Problem
John Calkins, Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality

 

10:35-11:00

Geology and Occurrence of Arsenic in Groundwater
Kristine Uhlman, Senior Program Coordinator, UA School of Natural Resources

 

11:00-11:25

Health Effects due to Arsenic Exposure
Vasken Aposhian, UA Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology

 

11:25-11:45

Microbial Transformations affecting Arsenic Chemistry
Jim Field, UA Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

 

11:45-12:30 Lunch 
12:30-3:00

Water Treatment Issues Panel
Moderator, Wendell Ela, UA Associate Professor Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Mechanisms for Arsenic Removal from Water
James Farrell, UA Associate Professor Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Alternatives to Pilot Testing
Paul Westerhoff, ASU Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Designing Systems for Arsenic Removal
Sunil Kommineni, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

Disposal of Arsenic Residuals
Eduardo Saez, UA Associate Professor Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Point-of-Use Devices
Wendell Ela, UA Associate Professor Chemical and Environmental Engineering

3:00–3:30

Non-Treatment Alternatives Panel—Options and costs

Non-Treatment Alternatives for Arsenic in Drinking Water
Bill Victor, Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc.


Assessing the Economic Cost and Hydrogeologic Feasibility of Arsenic Non-treatment Options in Arizona
Steve Stewart, UAResearch Scientist Hydrology & Water Resources and James Hogan, UA Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hydrology & Water Resources

3:30–4:00 Q&A

Facilitator: Wendell Ela, UA Associate Professor Chemical and Environmental Engineering