Hydrogeology and Public Health
April 24, 2013, 8am – 4:30pm
Presentations
Bob Tipping, MGWA President
Introduction
Dr. Mark Borchardt, US Dept. of Agriculture, Wisconsin office
Viruses in Groundwater: from Disease Outbreaks to Sporadic Illness
Dr. Patty Toccalino, US Geological Survey, Sacramento office
Chemical Mixtures and Water Quality in Public-Supply Wells in the US
Pete Moulton, Water Superintendent, City of St. Peter
Water Treatment Cost and a Growing Community
Karla Peterson, Minnesota Department of Health
Unregulated Contaminants and Statewide Groundwater Sampling
Todd Johnson, Minnesota Department of Health
Unregulated Contaminants – The Long Road to Becoming Regulated
Tannie Eshenaur, Minnesota Department of Health
Making the Invisible Visible: Groundwater, Public Health and People’s Perception
Presentation PDF
Hexavalent Cromium Video (You Tube)
Dr. Mindy Erickson, US Geological Survey,Mounds View office
Arsenic in Minnesota Groundwater – Update on our State-of-Understanding
Amanda Strommer, Washington County, Department of Public Health & Environment
Communication and Public Outreach About Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water Supplies in Minnesota
Cathy Villas-Horns (left) presents Bonnie Ausk (right) the 2013 MGWA Foundation Student Scholarship
Poster Session
Poster PDFs
Relationships between Organic Matter and Mercury in an Ombotrophic Bog
Alison Agather, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
Evidence for the Natural Attenuation of PAH: Acenaphthalene: the Last PAH Standing
William M. Gregg, P.G., Summit Envirosolutions Inc
Investigating peak flow effects of tile drainage in the Beaver Creek watershed using a physically based, coupled, surface water/groundwater model
A. Morrison, Iowa State University
A Multilevel Monitoring System Provides New Insights into a Bedrock Aquitard in Southeastern Minnesota
Anthony C Runkel, Minnesota Geological Survey