The National Ground Water Association—dedicated to advancing the expertise of all ground water professionals and to furthering ground water awareness and protection through education and outreach.

This event will feature papers and workshops on these four naturally occurring elements: arsenic, radium, radon, and uranium-which can pose problems to municipal and private water wells. Training on topics ranging from geochemistry to treatment technologies will be addressed throughout the conference.

• Drinking water treatment for arsenic, radium, radon, and uranium
• Occurrence and geochemistry
• Point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment equipment
• Community system design options
• Capital and operating costs
• Risk assessment and disposal issues related to treatment options
• Human health effects
• Global perspective
• Analytical advances
• Regulatory issues
• Case studies

If accepted, the full paper will be due Tuesday, November 28, 2006.

Please note that presentation times are 20 minutes. This time will include a brief introduction, the presentation, and time to move to the next presenter. There is a minute for one or two questions from the audience.

• 1 minute for an introduction
• 17 minutes for presentation
• 2 minutes to transition to the next speaker and questions

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(Submission deadline was Thursday, September 7, 2006)
Upon acceptance, you will receive an email inviting you to upload your PowerPoint presentation.