2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 212
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D137/138 (Oregon Convention Center)

T133. Geochemistry of Atmospheric Particulates: From Sources to Impacts on the Environment and Health

GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Jean M. Morrison, Suzette A. Morman and Geoffrey Plumlee, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
DUST-SOURCE SETTING AS A FACTOR FOR ANTICIPATING THE HEALTH RISKS OF ATMOSPHERIC DUST
REYNOLDS, Richard, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BREIT, George, US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, CLOW, Gary, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, GOLDSTEIN, Harland L., United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, MILLER, Mark, U.S. Geological Survey, Kanab, UT 84741, MORMAN, Suzette A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, WHITNEY, John W., U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and URBAN, Frank, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, rreynolds@usgs.gov, rreynolds@usgs.gov
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2:05 PM
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING HEALTH HAZARDS OF VOLCANIC ASH FALL
WALLACE, Kristi L.1, NEAL, Christina2, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey3, STICHICK, Matthew M.4, RINKLEFF, Peter5, CAHILL, Catherine5, VERBRUGGE, Lori6, REED, Brad7 and DYER, Janelle8, (1)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Environmental Services Division, Environmental Quality Program, Municipality of Anchorage, Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519, (5)Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 903 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (6)Division of Public Health, Section of Epidmiology, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, 3601 C Street, Suite 540, Anchorage, AK 99524, (7)Fire Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd. MS 238, Anchorage, AK 99503, (8)Environmental Sciences, Alaska Pacific University, 4101 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, kwallace@usgs.gov, kwallace@usgs.gov
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2:25 PM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAMPLING METHOD FOR SOILS, SEDIMENT, DEBRIS AND ASH PRODUCED BY DISASTERS
HOEFEN, Todd M., U.S. Geological Survey, MS964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, MARTIN, Deborah A., U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, SMITH, Kathleen S., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, M.S. 964, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and HAGEMAN, Philip L., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, thoefen@usgs.gov, thoefen@usgs.gov
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2:40 PM
THE ROLE OF AEOLIAN DUST IN NUTRIENT AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA
DEUERLING, Kelly M.1, LYONS, W. Berry1, WELCH, Kathleen A.1 and SABACKA, Marie2, (1)Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 1090 Carmack Rd, 108 Scott Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, deuerling.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu, deuerling.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
 
2:55 PM
Break
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3:10 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL- AND HEALTH-HAZARDS CHARACTERIZATION OF ASH AND SOILS FROM WILDLAND AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS BURNED BY 2007–2009 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S.1, HOEFEN, Todd M.2, MARTIN, Deborah A.3, HAGEMAN, Philip L.4, MORMAN, Suzette A.4, WOLF, Ruth E.5, KOKALY, Raymond F.6, SWAYZE, Gregg A.7, LOWERS, Heather A.8 and MEEKER, Gregory P.9, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (5)US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, (6)United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS-964, Denver, CO 80225, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, MS964 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (8)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 DFC, MS973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
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3:30 PM
THE KILAUEA VOLCANO HEALTH STUDY – PHASE II EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FINDINGS
LONGO, Bernadette M., Orvis School of Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Unversity of Nevada-Reno, MS 0134, Reno, NV 89557-0052, YANG, Wei, School of Community Health, Division of Health Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557 and GREEN, Joshua B., Hawaii State Capital, 3rd Senatorial District, The Kau Hospital and Rural Health Care Clinic, 415 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, longo@unr.edu, longo@unr.edu
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3:45 PM
THE ORIGIN AND BIOACCESSIBILITY OF CHROMIUM AND NICKEL IN SOILS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: POTENTIAL LINKS TO HUMAN HEALTH
MORRISON, Jean M., USGS, Denver Federal Center, MS964D, Denver, CO 80225, GOLDHABER, Martin B., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964D, Denver, CO 80225, HOOPER, Robert L., Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702 and MORMAN, Suzette A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jmorrison@usgs.gov, jmorrison@usgs.gov
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4:00 PM
ASSESSING CONCENTRATION AND BIOACCESSIBILITY OF POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS IN AFRICAN DUST
MORMAN, Suzette A., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, GARRISON, Viginnia H., ER SE Do, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th Street South, St Petersburg, FL 33701, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, LOWERS, Heather A., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and BUNNELL, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, smorman@usgs.gov, smorman@usgs.gov
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4:15 PM
ROLE OF SOIL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY IN SEQUESTRATION OF HG AND PB FROM ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION IN AN ALPINE WATERSHED, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, CO
HOLLOWAY, JoAnn M., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964D, Denver, CO 80225-0046, STRICKER, Craig A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 964D, Denver, CO 80225 and BARON, Jill S., Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado State University, 1499 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499, jholloway@usgs.gov, jholloway@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
THE LEGACY OF TetraEthylLead (TEL) IN URBAN RIVER SEDIMENT AND ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES
HURST, Richard W., Hurst & Associates, Inc, 9 Faculty Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, Alasrwh@aol.com, Alasrwh@aol.com
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4:45 PM
AN ACELLULAR AND IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-INDUCED REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES USING 3'-(P-AMINOPHENYL) FLUORESCEIN AND LUNG EPITHELIAL CELLS
HYLTON, Shavonne Nyoka, Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 ESS, Earth and Space Sciences, z=2100, Stonybrook, NY 11794, SCHOONEN, Martin A.A., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 220 ESS, Earth and Space Sciences, z=2100, Stonybrook, NY 11794 and TSIRKA, Styliani-Anna E., Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, 192T8, Health Sciences Center, z=8651, Stonybrook, NY 11794, snhylton@ic.sunysb.edu, snhylton@ic.sunysb.edu
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5:00 PM
MINERAL-MEDIATED DEGRADATIONS OF AMINO ACIDS
FISHER, Shawn C., Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, BROWNAWELL, Bruce J., Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000 and SCHOONEN, Martin A.A., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 220 ESS, Earth and Space Sciences, Stonybrook, NY 11790, shawn.c.fisher@gmail.com, shawn.c.fisher@gmail.com
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