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. 241 Tuesday, 7 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 342AD

T152. In Situ Approaches for Measuring Biodegradation Potential and Rates in Subsurface Environments

Isabelle Cozzarelli and Michelle Lorah, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
241-18:05 AM Quantification of In Situ Biodegradation Rates of Groundwater Contaminants Using Laboratory-Derived Isotopic Enrichment Factors: MCKELVIE, Jennifer R.1, MACKAY, Douglas M.2, SCOW, Kate M.2, KAISER, Philip M.2, and SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara1, (1) Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, jennifer.mckelvie@utoronto.ca, (2) Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616
241-28:25 AM Monitoring of MTBE Attenuation by Stable Isotope Analysis: KUDER, Tomasz and PHILP, Paul, Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd st., SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, tkuder@ou.edu
241-38:40 AM Retrospective Study of Closed Leaking Underground Storage Tank (UST) Sites in Wisconsin: PELAYO, Aristeo M.1, EVANSON, Theresa A.1, BAHR, Jean M.2, and GORDON, Mark E.1, (1) Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment, Department of Natural Resources, 101 S. Webster St, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, aristeo.pelayo@wi.gov, (2) Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1695
241-48:55 AM Nutrient Reduction by Year Round Land Application of Secondary Effluent: PARIZEK, Richard R., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 340 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, parizek@ems.psu.edu
241-59:10 AM Using Peristaltic Bailing to Obtain Ground Water Samples in Push Probe Profiling of a Subsurface BTEX Plume: HERKELRATH, William N., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, wnherkel@usgs.gov, DELIN, Geoffrey N., Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geological Survey, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, delin@usgs.gov, and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U S Geological Survey, National Center MS 431, Reston, VA 20192
241-69:25 AM In Situ Sampling Method for Determining Dissolved Gas Content and Major Ion Composition of Groundwater: STRATTAN, Derik J., KYRIAS, Matthew P., SANFORD, Robert A., FLYNN, Theodore M., and BETHKE, Craig M., Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, stratta1@uiuc.edu
241-79:40 AM Influence of Dissolved Oxygen Convection on Well Sampling: VROBLESKY, Don A., U.S. Geol Survey, 720 Gracern Road, Suite 129, Columbia, 29210, vroblesk@usgs.gov, CASEY, Clifton C., Naval Facilites Engineering Command EFD Southeast, 2155 Eagle Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406-9010, and LOWERY, Mark A., U.S. Geological Survey, 720 Gracern Road, Suite 129, Columbia, SC 29210
 9:55 AM Break
241-810:10 AM The Importance of Initial Conditions in Batch Assays for Estimating the in Situ Biodegradation Kinetics of Chlorinated Ethene-Respiring Cultures: BECKER, Jennifer G., Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, 1433 Animal Sciences/Agricultural Eng. Bldg, College Park, MD 20742-2315, jgbecker@umd.edu and HUANG, Deyang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-3021
241-910:30 AM In Situ Test System for Evaluating Microbial Community Structure and Metabolic Activity Under Natural and Engineered Conditions: GRAVES, Duane, Geosyntec Consultants, 1531 Dick Lonas Road, Bldg. A, Knoxville, TN 37909, dgraves@geosyntec.com, DENNIS, Phil, SiREM Laboratory, 130 Research Lane, Suite 2, Guelph, ON N1G 5G3, Canada, LORAH, Michelle, WRD, USGS, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, and VOGLER, Eric, New Mexico Water Science Center, USGS, 5338 Montgomery NE Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109
241-1010:45 AM Push-Pull Test for Determining In-Situ Biodegradation Rates of Ethanol: KLINE, Kimberly, Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Earth Science, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, kline@umail.ucsb.edu, CLARK, Jordan, Geological Sciences, Univ of California, 2114 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, and MACKAY, Doug, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616
241-1111:00 AM In Situ Microcosm Biodegradation Rates of Alkylbenzenes Under Iron-Reducing Conditions: BEKINS, Barbara A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, babekins@usgs.gov and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U S Geological Survey, National Center MS 431, Reston, VA 20192, icozzare@usgs.gov
241-1211:15 AM Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) Production from MTBE Plumes Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions Under the Influence of Ethanol: CHAKRABORTY, Irina, Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, ior@ucdavis.edu, MACKAY, Douglas M., Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8627, SCOW, Kate M., Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616, and SUBLETTE, Kerry, Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
241-1311:30 AM A New Approach for Determining In Situ Microbial Response to Geochemical Perturbations: KNEESHAW, Tara A., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, tarakneeshaw@hotmail.com, MCGUIRE, Jennifer T., Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, SMITH, Erik W., Geology & Geophysics, Texs A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845-3115, COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U S Geological Survey, National Center MS 431, Reston, VA 20192, VOYTEK, Mary, U.S. Geol Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, and KIRSHTEIN, Julie, U S Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
 11:50 AM Discussion

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