2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 19 Sunday, 28 October 2007
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 501

T124. Medical Geology

Stephen York, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
19-18:05 AM MEDICAL GEOLOGY, ANOMALOUS HEALTH DISTRIBUTIONS, AND GEOLOGIC CONTROL OF TRANSPORT MECHANISMS—A CASE STUDY OF ARSENIC IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BRAHANA, John Van, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, brahana@uark.edu
19-28:20 AM GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WITH EXCESS DISEASE PREVALENCE: FALLON, NEVADA: SHEPPARD, Paul R.1, SPEAKMAN, Robert J.2, SCHUMACHER, Elaine3, RHODES, Kent3, RIDENOUR, Gary4, and WITTEN, Mark L.5, (1) Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, 105 West Stadium, Tucson, AZ 85721, sheppard@ltrr.arizona.edu, (2) Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, (3) McCrone Associates, Inc, 850 Pasquinelli Drive, Westmont, IL 60559, (4) General Practice, M.D, 625 W. Williams, Suite B, Fallon, NV 89406, (5) Department of Pediatrics, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
19-38:35 AM RADIOACTIVE MATTER FROM UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR WASTE SITES, INCLUDING YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, MIGRATES UPWARD BY HYDROTHERMAL AND INTRUSIVE PROCESSES: DICKSON, F.W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, Uniiversity of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, fdickson@mines.unr.edu
19-48:50 AM APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN ARE LACKING: DICKSON, F.W.1, YORK, Stephen2, and TEMPEL, Gina1, (1) Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, gina@mines.unr.edu, (2) 2 Phoenix Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945
 9:05 AM Break
19-59:20 AM EVALUATION OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE EXPOSURES TO ASBESTOS AND THE RELATED RISK OF DISEASE: SCHAPER, Michelle M., Directorate of Educational Policy and Development, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-3939, Schaper.Michelle@dol.gov
19-69:35 AM PORTRAYING THE BEAUTY OF AN EQUATION: ADVICE FOR WRITING PROFESSIONAL PAPERS: MILLER, Dale L., Environmental Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder, Box 397, Boulder, CO 80309, Dale.Miller@colorado.edu
19-79:50 AM GEOLOGY AND GOLF COURSES: REASONS WHY STRUCTURAL FEATURES CAN CAUSE GOLFERS INJURIES: YORK, Stephen D., Environmental Consulting Geologist, 2 Phoenix Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945, Projectgeol@aol.com and ANSELMI, Christopher J. Jr, Sports Injuries and Chiropractic Dept, Hospital for Special Surgery, 635 Madison Ave 5th Floor, New York City, NY 10022
19-810:05 AM DEPLETED URANIUM (DU): ITS ENVIRONMENTAL DISPERSION AND HUMAN UPTAKE: PARRISH, Randall R., Dept of Geology, University of Leicester, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth NG12 5GG United Kingdom, rrp@nigl.nerc.ac.uk
 10:25 AM Break
19-910:40 AM HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT ON PARASITIC DISEASE TRANSMISSION: SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN THE POYANG LAKE REGION, CHINA: MCCANDLESS, Melanie C., IBARAKI, Motomu, SHUM, C.K., and LEE, Hyongki, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, mccandless.12@osu.edu
19-1010:55 AM NITRITE IN DRINKING WATER NOURISHES GROWTH OF CANCER: HSU, Kenneth J., Institute of Resources Recycling, Nanjing Univ, Nanjing, China, Kenjhsu@aol.com, DICKSON, Frank W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, and CARMAN, Max F., 900 East Harrison Avenue, Apt. 70-12, Pomona, CA 91767
19-1111:10 AM THE SEASONAL DISORDER: WHY THIS MEDICAL GEOLOGY PHENOMENON HAPPENS MORESO OR LESS SO BASED ON THE CORRESPONDING NORTHERN/SOUTHERN LATITUDE AND ITS RESPECTIVE SEASONAL TIME OF YEAR ON EARTH AT THAT PARTICULAR GIVEN TIME (BASED ON 32 YEARS OF PATIENT CASE STUDY RESULTS REPORTED TO THE DISCOVERER OF THIS ILLNESS): MUELLER, Peter S., Peter S Mueller MD, 601 Ewing Street, Suite B-3, Princeton, NJ 08540, projectgeol@aol.com
19-1211:30 AM RISING ATOMIC HYDROGEN AND OZONE LEVELS IN THE EARTH'S MESOSPHERE CORRELATED TO PEAK MONTHLY SUICIDE OCCURRENCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THE MEDICAL GEOLOGY PERSPECTIVE RELATIVE TO THIS TREND'S FREQUENCY: ARE WE THEREFORE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE SUCEPITIBLE TOWARDS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR TRENDS AND SUICIDE MORESO DURING CERTAIN PEAK OZONE MONTHS OF THE YEAR VS OTHER MONTHS?: TIMBERLAKE, John S. Sr and MUELLER, Peter S., Peter S. Mueller Associates, Princeton Plasma Physics Research Labs, 601 Ewing Street, Suite B-3, Princeton, NJ 08540, projectgeol@aol.com
 11:50 AM Discussion

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