2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 139 Sunday, 5 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 330B

T203. Geology and Health Issues in Texas, Mexico, and Beyond (GSA Geology and Health Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Robert B. Finkelman and Suzette A. Morman, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
139-18:15 AM Geology and Health In Texas: An Overview: FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, bobf@utdallas.edu
139-28:30 AM Fluorosis: A Case Study from Talupula, Andhra Pradesh, India: ARVETI, Nagaraju, Geology, Sree Venkateswara University, Chandragiri Road, Tirupati, 517 502, India, arveti@yahoo.com, SARMA, M.R.S., District Water Management Agency, India, AITKENHEAD-PETERSON, Jacqueline Ann, Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M University, 620 Heep Center, 2474 TAMU, College Station, TX TX 77843, and ARVETI, Swathi, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA PA 19122
139-38:45 AM Health Impacts of Coal-Derived Organic Substances in Drinking Water Supplies: OREM, William H.1, TATU, Calin A.2, PAVLOVIC, Nikola3, BUNNELL, Joseph4, LERCH, Harry4, CORUM, Margo4, and BATES, Anne4, (1) US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, borem@usgs.gov, (2) Clinical Laboratory #1, County Hospital, Str. Oglinzilor Nr. 5 Sc. A Ap. 1, RO-1900, Timisoara, Romania, (3) Institute of Biomedical Research, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia and Montenegro, (4) U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
139-49:00 AM Does the Geology of Seleniun Bioavailability Contribute to the Emergence of Viral Infectious Diseases: HARTHILL, Michalann, GHI, Inc, P.O. Box 3523, Frederick, MD 21705, mharthill@gmail.com
139-59:15 AM Investigation of a Potential Mineral-Based Disease Control Agent: DE LANOY, James T., SCHNEIDER, Analise, and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, jdelanoy@gmu.edu
139-69:30 AM Spatial Distribution of Arsenic and Antimony Levels in Manadas Creek, An Urban Tributary of the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas: BAEZA, Marcia1, REN, Jianhong2, KRISHNAMURTHY, Sushma3, and VAUGHAN, Tom3, (1) Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 700 University Blvd. MSC 213, Kingsville, TX 78363, ksmab21@tamuk.edu, (2) Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363, (3) Department of Biology and Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, 5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041
 9:45 AM Break
139-710:00 AM Status of the Study of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs): HASAN, Syed E., Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, hasans@umkc.edu
139-810:15 AM Deep Geologic Isolation of An Emerging Issue: REMPE, Norbert T., 1403 N. Country Club Cir, Carlsbad, NM 88220, rempent@yahoo.com
139-910:30 AM Nutrients, Caffeine, DEET, Fecal Sterols, and Triclosan in the Blue River Basin, Metropolitan Kansas City, USA, 1998 to 2007: WILKISON, Donald H., ARMSTRONG, Daniel J., and HAMPTON, Sarah A., U.S. Geological Survey-WRD, Missouri Water Science Center - Kansas City, 401 NW Capital Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64086, wilkison@usgs.gov
139-1010:45 AM GIS Applications to Exposure Assessment of Airborne Crystalline Silica (Quartz) and Its Health Impacts in Mohammad and Malakand Agency, Northern Pakistan: JEHAN, Noor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan, noorjpk1984@yahoo.com, AHMAD, Irshad, NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan, and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
139-1111:00 AM The Effect of Iraqi PM and Cigarette Smoke on the Pathogenesis of Acute Airway Inflammation and Airway Hyper-Responsiveness In Rats: OLABISI, Ayodele1, WAGNER, Dean1, WONG, Brain2, WEESE, Coleen3, SHEEHY, James3, DORMAN, David4, LYLES, Mark5, CHAPMAN, Gail D.1, GUNASEKAR, Palur G.1, and MOSS, Owen2, (1) Naval Health Research Center Det. Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, 2729 R Street, Area B, Bldg 837, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH 45433, Dean.wagner@wpafb.af.mil, (2) The Hamner Institute, 6 Davis Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (3) U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, (4) College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, (5) Emerging Science & Technology, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC 20372
139-1211:15 AM Acute Effects of Oral Exposure to Middle East PM 10 Dust on Systemic Parameters in Laboratory Mouse (Mus musculus): GUNASEKAR, Palur G.1, WAGNER, Dean1, OLABISI, Ayodele1, MOKASHI, Vishwesh1, CARSON, Dan1, BABCOCK, George2, and CHAPMAN, Gail1, (1) Naval Health Research Center Det. Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, 2729 R Street, Area B, Bldg. 837, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH 45433, palur.gunasekar@wpafb.af.mil, (2) Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert B. Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267

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