GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 78
Tuesday, 6 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geochemistry of Health and Environmental Transport

 

Robert L. Folk and John B. Reid, Chairs
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
INGERSON LECTURE: METHANE HYDRATES CHARACTERIZATION AND ROLE IN PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
KASTNER, Miriam, Scripps Institute Oceanography 0212, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093-0212, mkastner@ucsd.edu, mkastner@ucsd.edu
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2:15 PM
PRECIPITATION OF MINERALS IN HUMAN ARTERIAL PLAQUE: THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF NANNOBACTERIA
FOLK, Robert L.1, KIRKLAND, Brenda L2, RODGERS, Jeri C.1, RODGERS, George P.3, RASMUSSEN, T. E.4, LIESKE, C.5, CHARLESWORTH, J. E.6, SEVERSON, S. R.7 and MILLER, V. M.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, MS 39762, (3)Austin Heart, 3801 North Lamar #300, Austin, TX 78756, (4)Surgery, Mayo Institute, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, (5)Infectious Disease, Mayo Institution, Rochester, MN 55905, (6)Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Institute, Rochester, MN 55905, (7)Infectious Disease, Mayo Institute, Rochester, MN 55905, rlfolk@mail.utex, rlfolk@mail.utex
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2:30 PM
USING 87SR/86SR IN TEETH AS CLUES TO THE LIFE HISTORIES OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS BURIED IN NEW YORK CITY
REID Jr, John B.1, GOODMAN, Alan H.1, JONES, Joseph L.2, COLEMAN, Drew3, WALKER, Douglas4, MICHAEL, Blakey5, MACK, Mark5 and DECOURSE, Christopher6, (1)School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002-5001, (2)Department of Anthropology, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA, (4)Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Howard Univ, Washington, DC 20069, (6)Department of Anthropology, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY 13244, jreid@hampshire.edu, jreid@hampshire.edu
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2:45 PM
NUTRITION AND GEOLOGY OF THE SOLIS VALLEY, MEXICO: THE INFLUENCE OF WATER AND DIET ON THE ZINC CONTENT OF PRENATALLY- FORMED TOOTH ENAMEL
GOODMAN, Alan H.1, REID Jr, John B.1, AMARASIRIWARDENA, Dula1, DOLPHIN, Alexis2, KLEIN, Rebecca1, OUTRIDGE, Peter3, CARDENAS SANCHEZ, Angela4, GARRETT, Katherine5 and BACKSTRAND, Jeffery6, (1)School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002-5001, (2)Anthropology, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Geol Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (4)Anthropology, Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA 30322, (5)Anthropology and Sociology, Howard Univ, Washington, DC 20069, (6)Nutrition and Food Studies, New York Univ, New York, NY 10012, agoodman@hampshire.edu, agoodman@hampshire.edu
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3:00 PM
NUTRITION AND GEOLOGY OF THE SOLIS VALLEY, MEXICO: LANDSCAPE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY
BROWNSMITH, Mara1, REID Jr, John B.1, GOODMAN, Alan H.1, AMARASIRIWARDENA, Dula1, COLEMAN, Drew2 and WALKER, Douglas3, (1)School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002-5001, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, jreid@hampshire.edu, jreid@hampshire.edu
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3:15 PM
NUTRITION AND GEOLOGY OF THE SOLIS VALLEY, MEXICO: STONTIUM ISOTOPES AND ELEMENTAL FRACTIONATION IN TORTILLA PRODUCTION
LAVIGNE, Michele1, REID Jr, John B.1, GOODMAN, Alan H.1, AMARASIRIWARDENA, Dula1, COLEMAN, Drew2 and WALKER, Douglas3, (1)School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002-5001, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, jreid@hampshire.edu, jreid@hampshire.edu
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3:30 PM
16S RRNA DIVERSITY OF MICROBES INHABITING CORAL TISSUE INFECTED WITH BLACK BAND DISEASE IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA
FOUKE, Bruce W.1, ZERKLE, Aubrey L.2, FRIAS-LOPEZ, Jorge2 and BONHEYO, George T.3, (1)Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Department of Geology, Univ Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801-2999, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, fouke@uiuc.edu, fouke@uiuc.edu
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3:45 PM
OIL SPILL-SOURCE CORRELATION USING COMPOUND-SPECIFIC HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
POND, Kristy L., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown Univ, 324 Brook St, Providence, RI 02912, HUANG, Yongsong, Geological Sciences, Brown Univ, 324 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02912, HENDRICK, Martha S., USCG Marine Saftey Lab, Manager, 1082 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340 and GRAHAM, John, USCG Marine Safety Laboratory, Groton, CT 06340, Kristy_Pond@brown.edu, Kristy_Pond@brown.edu
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4:00 PM
DEGRADATION OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS IN KARST–CONSTRAINTS AND EXAMPLES FROM AN ABANDONED LANDFILL PLUME
COHEN, Harvey A., S S Papadopulos & Associates, Inc, 7944 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814-3620, hcohen@sspa.com, hcohen@sspa.com
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4:15 PM
CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION DURING OXIDATION OF CHLORINATED ETHYLENES BY POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
POULSON, Simon R., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Geological Sciences, MS-172, Reno, NV 89557 and NARAOKA, Hiroshi, Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Tokyo, poulson@mines.unr.edu, poulson@mines.unr.edu
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4:30 PM
INORGANIC COLLOIDS IN MINE WATERS
ZÄNKER, Harald, RICHTER, Wolfgang, BRENDLER, Vinzenz, MOLL, Henry and HÜTTIG, Gudrun, Institute of Radiochemistry, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Postfach 510119, Dresden, D-01314, Germany, H.Zaenker@fz-rossendorf.de, H.Zaenker@fz-rossendorf.de
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4:45 PM
THE IMPORTANCE OF IRON COLLOIDS IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REMEDIATION
RUNKEL, Robert L.1, KIMBALL, Briant A.2, VERPLANCK, Philip L.3 and PASCHKE, Suzanne S.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25045 MS 415, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 2329 W Orton Cir, West Valley, UT 84119, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, runkel@usgs.gov, runkel@usgs.gov
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5:00 PM
MOBILITY OF METALS FROM WEATHERED BLACK SHALE: THE ROLE OF SALT EFFLORESCENCES
TUTTLE, M.L.W., GOLDHABER, M. B. and BREIT, G. N., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, mtuttle@usgs.gov, mtuttle@usgs.gov