Northeastern Section–41st Annual Meeting (20–22 March 2006)
Session No. 22 Tuesday, 21 March 2006
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center: Keystone B/C

T20. Issues with Acid Mine Drainage in the Appalachians

Ryan Mathur and David P. Gold, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
22-18:05 AM REGIONAL MINERALOGY OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE I-99 TOADCUT AT SKYTOP, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: SICREE, Andrew A., Mineralogist/geochemist Consultant, 671 Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827, sicree@geosc.psu.edu
22-28:45 AM REMEDIATION OF ACID ROCK DRAINAGE FROM HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: SMITH, Michael W.1, VARNER, John P.1, MITAL, John P. Jr1, and SOKOLOSKI, D.J.2, (1) District Mining Operations, PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, 186 Enterprise Dr, Philipsburg, PA 16866, michaesmit@state.pa.us, (2) PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924 Daisy Street Ext, Clearfield, PA 16830
22-39:05 AM PANDORA'S BOX: THE UNROOFING OF SULFIDE VEINS AT SKYTOP, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: DODEN, Arnold G., Consultant, GMRE, Inc, 925 W. College Ave, State College, PA 16801, ArnoldDoden@aol.com, GOLD, David P., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 409 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, MATHUR, Ryan, Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, and MUTTI, Laurence J., Department of Geology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652
22-49:25 AM ABUNDANCEAND DISTRIBUTION OF PYRITE AND METALS IN I-99 ROADCUTS, CENTRE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA: ROSE, Arthur W., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 409 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, rose@ems.psu.edu and MEISER, Edgar W., Meiser & Earl Inc, 1215 W. College Avenue, State College, 16801
22-59:45 AM THE UPPER TUSCARORA FORMATION - LOWER ROSE HILL FORMATION CONTACT IN NEW EXPOSURES NEAR ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, PA: ALTAMURA, Robert J., Distance Learning, Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL 32202, raltamur@fccj.edu and BUSHMIRE, Scott G., American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, Inc, Southpointe Business Park, 4 Grandview Circle, Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
 10:05 AM Break
22-610:20 AM IN SITU AND LABORATORY STUDIES OF NATURAL ATTENUATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE: LÓPEZ-LUNA, Erika L.1, ERGAS, Sarina J.1, and YURETICH, Richard F.2, (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 18 Marston Hall, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, lopezlun@acad.umass.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts at Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297
22-710:40 AM AERATION TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS FOR NET ALKALINE MINE DRAINAGE: DENNIS, Adam M. and KIRBY, Carl S., Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, adennis@bucknell.edu
22-811:00 AM COMPARING THE MICROBIAL POPULATIONS OF GROUNDWATER IN THE BAUXSOL TREATED AND UNTREATED AREAS AT I-99: PRELIMINARY STUDIES: ALBRECHT, Heidi L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, State Colege, PA 16801, halbrech@geosc.psu.edu, MUELLER, Kevin E., Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, and ROSS, Dan E., Biochemistry and Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801
22-911:20 AM TREATMENT OF PYRITE-GENERATED POLLUTION: BARNES, Hubert L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ - University Park, 405 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2711, barnes@geosc.psu.edu and NUTT, Scott, VE Engineering, Inc, 116 Byron Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
22-1011:40 AM PIT LAKE PREDICTION IN NEW ZEALAND; A HUMID CLIMATE ANALOGUE FOR ACIDIC PIT LAKES IN THE APPALACHIANS: CASTENDYK, Devin, Earth Sciences Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, dcastendn@oneonta.edu and WEBSTER-BROWN, Jennifer, Environmental Science SGES, The University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

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