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. 296 Wednesday, 8 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 310BE

T138. New Strategies for Survival and Transport of Pathogens in Soils, Surface Waters, and Aquifers (GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Melissa Lenczewski, Jean McLain and Kimberly Cook, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
296-18:15 AM Microbial Transport Under Riverbank Filtration: PILLAI, Suresh, Food Safety and Environmental Microbiology Program, Texas A & M University, 418B Kleberg Center, College Station, TX 77843-2472, s-pillai@tamu.edu
296-28:35 AM Microbial Water Quality Indicators in Groundwater Wells along a Rural- to Urban-Gradient in the Semiarid Southwest: MCLAIN, Jean E.T., USDA-ARS, US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, 21881 N. Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ 85238, jean.mclain@ars.usda.gov, ROCK, Channah M., Maricopa Agricultural Center, University of Arizona, 37860 W Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85238, MCINTOSH, Jennifer C., Dept. of Hydrology and Water Resources, and USGS Adjunct Research Geologist, University of Arizona, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85716, LOHSE, Kathleen A., School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, MEIXNER, Thomas, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, and BROOKS, Paul D., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
296-38:50 AM Investigating Fecal Contamination Pathways to An Unconfined Sandy Aquifer in Bangladesh: KNAPPETT, Peter S.K.1, MCKAY, Larry D.1, LAYTON, Alice2, HASAN, Md. Mahmudul3, WILLIAMS, Dan2, SERRE, Marc L.4, AHMED, Kazi Matin5, CULLIGAN, Patricia J.6, BAND, Lawrence E.4, and MAILLOUX, Brian J.7, (1) Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, pknappet@utk.edu, (2) Center for Environmental Biotechnology, UT Knoxville, 676 Dabeny-Beuhler Hall, 1416 Circle Dr, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37931, (3) Geology, University of Dhaka, Curzon Hall Campus, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (4) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3220, (5) Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (6) Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, Room 626, 500 W. 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, (7) Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
296-49:05 AM Evaluation of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Transport In Saturated Porous Media: COOK, Kimberly L.1, BOLSTER, Carl H.1, and WALKER, Sharon L.2, (1) USDA-ARS, 230 Bennett Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42104, kim.cook@ars.usda.gov, (2) Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, B355 Bourns Hall, Riversity, CA 92521
296-59:20 AM Microbial Transport Under River Bank Filtration Conditions: ABBASZADEGAN, Morteza, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, ECG Room 252, Tempe, AZ 85287, abbaszadegan@asu.edu
 9:40 AM Break
296-69:55 AM Influence of Microbial Community Diversity on Survival of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 In Two Contrasting Soils: IBEKWE, Abasiofoiok Mark, USDA-ARS, U.S. SALINITY LAB, 450 W. BIG SPRINGS RD, Riverside, CA CA 92507, Mark.Ibekwe@ars.usda.gov and PAPIERNIK, Sharon K., USDA-ARS, North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, Morris, MN 56267
296-710:15 AM Distribution and Diversity of Escherichia and Salmonella Isolates Obtained from Beef Cattle Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: RICE, William C. and PURDY, Charles W., CPRL, USDA, ARS, P. O. Drawer 10, Bushland, TX 79012, William.Rice@ars.usda.gov
296-810:30 AM Pathogen Source Characterization and Groundwater Occurrence in CAFOs: LI, Xunde1, WATANABE, Naoko2, ATWILL, E. Rob3, BERGAMASCHI, Brian4, and HARTER, Thomas3, (1) School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, xdli@ucdavis.edu, (2) Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (3) University of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (4) California Water Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 6000 J. Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819
296-910:45 AM Monitoring Parasitic Disease Transmission through Radar Altimetry and Hydrologic Modeling: Schistosomiasis in Poyang Lake, China: MCCANDLESS, Melanie Caroline1, IBARAKI, Motomu2, LEE, Hyongki2, LIANG, Song3, and SHUM, C.K.1, (1) School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, mccandless.12@osu.edu, (2) School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, (3) College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, A332C STAR LOVNG, 320 W 10TH AVE, Columbus, OH 43210
296-1011:00 AM SWISS - Innovative Discrete Interval Sampling Technology for Detection and Assessment of Pathogens and Contaminants in Soils and Ground Water: WEIKEL, Ethan O., Senior Hydrogeologist, Science Applications International, 1129 Business Parkway South, Suite 10, Westminster, MD 21157, weikele@saic.com and SHEDD, Brian P., Hydrogeologist, Kleinfelder, 1340 Charwood Road, Suite I, Hanover, MD 21076
 11:15 AM Concluding Remarks

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