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. 137 Sunday, 5 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: General Assembly Theater Hall C

T155. Mercury Cycling, Fate, and Bioaccumulation in Coastal Zones: The Next Big Stage for Mercury Research?

David P. Krabbenhoft and Robert P. Mason, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
137-18:15 AM Exposure to Methylmercury: Emerging Demographic and Geographic Patterns: MAHAFFEY, Kathryn R., School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University, 715 Albany Street, Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, krmahaffey@starpower.net
137-28:30 AM Mercury Exposure in Anglers and Attendees of a Coastal Alabama Fishing Tournament: WARNER, Kimberly A., Oceana, 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, kwarner@oceana.org
137-38:45 AM Mercury Isotope Evidence for Contrasting Mercury Sources to Coastal Versus Offshore Marine Fish: BLUM, Joel D.1, SENN, David B.2, CHESNEY, Edward J.3, and SHINE, James P.2, (1) Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, jdblum@umich.edu, (2) Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, (3) Marine Consortium, Louisiana Universities, Chauvin, LA 70344
137-49:00 AM Biogeochemical Controls on MeHg Production in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Region: HOLLWEG, Terill A.1, GILMOUR, Cynthia C.2, and MASON, Robert P.1, (1) Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, terill.hollweg@uconn.edu, (2) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
137-59:15 AM Defining ‘Reactive' Inorganic Mercury and Its Relationship to Microbial Methylmercury Formation in Aquatic Ecosystem Studies: MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Mailstop 480, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mmarvin@usgs.gov
137-69:30 AM Mercury Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico: Insights from Biogeochemical Studies: SENN, David B.1, MASON, Robert P.2, LIU, Bian3, SCHAIDER, Laurel A.4, BANK, Michael S.3, RABALAIS, Nancy N.5, HOLLWEG, Terill A.2, SHINE, James P.6, and SWARZENSKI, Peter W.7, (1) Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Seestrasse 79, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland, david.senn@env.ethz.ch, (2) Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, robert.mason@uconn.edu, (3) Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02115, (4) Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215, (5) Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 8124 Highway 56, Chauvin, LA 70344, (6) Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, (7) U.S. Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
 9:45 AM Break
137-710:00 AM Sediment Methylmercury Concentrations and Production Rates in Contrasting Coastal Wetlands of Chequamegon Bay (WI), Lake Superior: OGOREK, Jacob1, ROLFHUS, K.2, HARO, R.3, and WIENER, J.3, (1) River Studies Center, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, 1725 State St, La Crosse, WI 54601, jmogorek@usgs.gov, (2) Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI 54601, (3) Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI 54601
137-810:15 AM The Effect of Bioirrigation on Sediment-Water Exchange of Methylmercury in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, USA: BENOIT, Janina M.1, SHULL, David H.2, and BEAL, Samuel A.1, (1) Chemistry Department, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766, jbenoit@wheatonma.edu, (2) Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225
137-910:30 AM Paper Withdrawn
137-1010:45 AM Wetlands as Sources of Total and Methyl Hg to Coastal Floodplain/Estuarine Systems in South Carolina: GUENTZEL, Jane L., Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29526-6054, jguentze@coastal.edu
137-1111:00 AM Mercury Isotopic Composition of Marine Sediments in the Baltic Sea: GEHRKE, G.E. and BLUM, J.D., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C.Little Bldg, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, gegehrke@umich.edu
137-1211:15 AM Sulfide-Driven Precipitation of Mercury Sulfide Nanoparticles In the Presence of Natural Organic Matter: SLOWEY, Aaron, U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, aslowey@usgs.gov, GILBERT, Benjamin, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, AIKEN, George, U.S. Geol Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, and RYAN, Joseph, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
137-1311:30 AM Patterns of Atmospheric Elemental and Reactive Gaseous Hg Concentrations in the Central and Eastern United States: Comparison of Inland and Coastal Sites: ENGLE, Mark A., Eastern Energy Resources Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, engle@usgs.gov, TATE, Michael T., Wisconsin Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Middleton, WI 53562, KRABBENHOFT, David P., U.S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, SCHAUER, James J., Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, and SHANLEY, James B., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05601
 11:45 AM Concluding Remarks

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