2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)
Session No. 137 Tuesday, November 9, 2004
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 607

T21. Vadose Zone Nitrogen: Sources, Fate, and Transport

Scott W. Tyler and W. Mike Edwards, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
137-18:05 AM THE UNSATURATED ZONE: KEY TO THE PAST, GUIDE TO THE FUTURE: KINNIBURGH, David G., British Geol Survey, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, dgk@bgs.ac.uk and COOPER, David M., Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB
137-28:25 AM SOURCES AND ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VADOSE-ZONE NITRATE IN ARID REGIONS: BÖHLKE, J.K., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, jkbohlke@usgs.gov, MICHALSKI, Greg, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, MCMAHON, Peter B., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS-415, Denver, CO 80225, and DENSMORE, Jill N., U.S. Geol Survey, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
137-38:45 AM NITRATE ENRICHMENT IN THE VADOSE ZONE AND DEEP GROUNDWATERS OF NORTHERN AFRICA: EDMUNDS, W. Michael, Oxford Centre for Water Research, Oxford Univ, 2 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB, wme@btopenworld.com.
137-49:00 AM USE OF NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPES TO UNDERSTAND HYDROLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN SEMIARID VADOSE ZONES: NEWMAN, Brent D.1, COUNCE, Dale A.2, FESSENDEN-RAHN, Julianna2, HEIKOOP, Jeffrey M.2, HICKMOTT, Donald D.2, KLUK, Emily C.2, and LONGMIRE, Patrick2, (1) EES-2, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87544, bnewman@lanl.gov, (2) EES-6, Los Alamos National Lab, MS D469, Los Alamos, NM 87544
137-59:15 AM CONNECTING VADOSE ZONE NITRATE TO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AT THE HANFORD SITE WITH STABLE ISOTOPES: SINGETON, Michael J1, CONRAD, Mark1, WOODS, Katharine1, DEPAOLO, Donald1, and DRESEL, P. Evan2, (1) Center for Isotope Geochemistry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron RD, BLDG 70A4418, Berkeley, CA 94720, mjsingleton@lbl.gov, (2) Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA 99352
137-69:30 AM NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTION RATES DERIVED FROM MEASUREMENTS OF N2O IN THE THICK UNSATURATED ZONE OF THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER, USA: WEEKS, Edwin P., U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 413, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, epweeks@usgs.gov, MCMAHON, Peter B., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS-415, Denver, CO 80225, DENNEHY, Kevin F., U.S. Geol Survey, 411 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, and GURDAK, Jason J., U. S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal center, P. O. Box 25046, MS-415, Denver, CO 80225
 9:45 AM Break
137-710:00 AM NITRATE RETENTION BENEATH NITROGEN-LIMITED VEGETATION IN ARID AND SEMIARID ENVIRONMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RAPID MOBILIZATION: WALVOORD, Michelle A., USGS, DFC, Box 25046, MS-413, Lakewood, CO 80225, walvoord@usgs.gov, PHILLIPS, Fred M., Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, STONESTROM, David A., USGS, Menlo Park, CA 94025, EVANS, R. Dave, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, HARTSOUGH, Peter C., Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89512-1095, NEWMAN, Brent D., EES-2, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87544, and STRIEGL, Robert G., USGS, Lakewood, CO 80225
137-810:20 AM IMPACTS OF VADOSE ZONE NITROGEN ON AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS: TYLER, Scott W., Depts. of Geological Sciences & Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, MS 175, Reno, NV 89557, tylers@unr.edu.
137-910:35 AM A GEOSPATIAL METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING NITRATE AND DISSOLVED-SOLIDS SOURCES IN GROUND WATER: A CASE STUDY FROM CARSON VALLEY, NEVADA, USA: SHIPLEY, Douglas O. and ROSEN, Michael R., US Geol Survey, 333 W. Nye Lane, Carson City, NV 89706, dshipley@usgs.gov
137-1010:50 AM IMPLICATIONS OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN NITRATE-N CONCENTRATIONS DERIVED FROM SOIL-WATER SAMPLERS AND SOIL CORES IN THE VADOSE ZONE OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS: TOWNSEND, M.A., Kansas Geological Survey, Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, townsend@kgs.ku.edu and SLEEZER, Richard O., Earth Science Department, Emporia State Univ, Campus Box 4030, Emporia, KS 66801-5087
137-1111:05 AM SEPTIC NITRATE CONTAMINATION OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY WELLS: TRENDS AND REMEDIAL EFFORTS: KROPF, Christian A.1, DRAGAN, Dan1, and ROSEN, Michael2, (1) Department of Water Resources, Washoe County, 4930 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502, ckropf@mail.co.washoe.nv.us, (2) NAWQA, USGS, 333 West Nye Lane, Carson City, NV 89706
 11:20 AM Discussion

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