GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 77
Tuesday, 6 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Environmental Geoscience II

 

Laurel G. Woodruff and William F. Cannon, Chairs
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ELEMENTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATION AND 40-ELEMENT ICP ANALYSES FOR LAST 70 KY: LAKE TULANE, FL
EDGAR, N. Terence1, HOLMES, Charles W.2, SWARZENSKI, Peter W.1, MCNEAL, James M.3 and JACOBSON, George L.4, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)US Geol Survey, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (3)US Geol Survey, 954 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (4)Univ of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, tedgar@usgs.gov, tedgar@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
11,000 YEARS OF MERCURY DEPOSITION IN ELK LAKE, MINNESOTA--EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND VEGETATION CHANGE ON THE MERCURY CYCLE
CANNON, William F., US Geol Survey, 954 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, DEAN, Walter E. and BULLOCK Jr, John H., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, wcannon@usgs.gov, wcannon@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
THE EFFECT OF FIRE ON MERCURY AND CARBON IN FOREST SOILS: RESULTS FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND MINNESOTA
WOODRUFF, Laurel G., US Geol Survey, 2280 Woodale Dr, Mounds View, MN 55112-4900 and CANNON, William F., US Geol Survey, 954 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, woodruff@usgs.gov, woodruff@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
USING SEDIMENT CHRONOLOGIES TO ASSESS RECOVERY OF ANTHOROPOGENICALLY DISTURBED LAKES: MAKING CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS
FETT, Joel Daniel1, LONG, David T.2, SIMPSON, Sharon J.1 and PATINO, Lina C.3, (1)Geological Sciences, Michigan State Univ, 236C Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Geological Sciences, Michigan State Univ, East Laning, MI 48824, (3)Michigan State Univ, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, fettjoel@msu.edu, fettjoel@msu.edu
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2:30 PM
NATURALLY OCCURRING ARSENIC IN OVERBURDEN IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
DOHERTY, Kevin A.1, HON, Rudolph2, STEIN, Carol L.3 and MCTIGUE, David F.3, (1)Knoll Environmental, Inc, 69 Wexford Street, Needham, MA 02494, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3809, (3)Gannett Fleming, Inc, 15 Willard Road, New Ipswich, NH 03071, kdoherty@knollenvironmental.com, kdoherty@knollenvironmental.com
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2:45 PM
EVALUATION OF VARIATION IN BACKGROUND CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED METALS IN SOIL BASED ON PARENT GEOLOGIC MATERIAL
FOX, Jon S., Geoscience, Environmental Rscs Mgnt, Inc, 5788 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, NY 13214 and FOX, Jack D., Research and Development, Rochester Midland Corporation, 333 Hollenbeck Street, Rochester, NY 14621, jon_fox@erm.com, jon_fox@erm.com
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METAL POLLUTION FROM LATE PALEOZOIC BLACK SHALES OF THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES
COVENEY, Raymond M., Geosciences, University of Missouri, Room 420, Robert H. Flarsheim Bldg, 5110 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 and TAO, Shu, Urban and Environmental Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China, coveneyr@umkc.edu, coveneyr@umkc.edu
 
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3:30 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON ARSENIC IN URANIUM MINE TAILINGS
MOLDOVAN, Brett J., Geological Sciences, Univ of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, HENDRY, M. Jim, Geological Sciences, Univ Saskatchewan, 114 Science Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and JIANG, De-Tong, Canadian Light Source, Univ of Saskatchewan, 102 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, bjm328@mail.usask.ca, bjm328@mail.usask.ca
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3:45 PM
AN INVESTIGATION OF PRE AND POST RAINFALL PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE CONTAMINATION FOR THE STANDING PINE WATERSHED SURFACE WATERWAYS
MCQUIRTER, Jill M. and BROWN, Michael, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, P. O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jmm10@ra.msstate.edu, jmm10@ra.msstate.edu
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4:00 PM
BIOSURFACTANT ENHANCED ATRAZINE TRANSPORT IN SOIL AND MODEL SORBENTS
JOHNSON, Stephanie E.1, HERMAN, Janet S.1, MILLS, Aaron L.2 and HORNBERGER, George M.1, (1)Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (2)Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, PO Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123, sej2e@virginia.edu, sej2e@virginia.edu
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4:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ON BIOREMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOILS
GHOSH, Suman, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Missouri - Kansas City, 5110 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 and HASAN, Syed E., Univ Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, sumanghosh@hotmail.com, sumanghosh@hotmail.com
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4:30 PM
EVALUATION OF NATURAL ATTENUATION OF KETONE, ALCOHOL AND ETHER IN THE GROUNDWATER: A CASE STUDY OF WEST KL AVENUE LANDFILL SITE, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
AHMED, Delwar and KEHEW, Alan E, Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5150, delwar.ahmed@wmich.edu, delwar.ahmed@wmich.edu
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4:45 PM
LIBS—A NEW CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE IN-FIELD ANALYSIS OF TRACE METALS
HARMON, R. S.1, FRENCH, P. D.2, PETERSON, B. W.3, MIZIOLEK, A. W.3 and MCNESBY, K. L.3, (1)US Army Research Office, AMSRL-RO-EN, US Army Rsch Lab, PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211, (2)ADA Technologies Inc, 8100 Schaffer Parkway, Suite 130, Littleton, CO 80127-4107, (3)AMSRRL-WM-PC, US Army Rsch Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5069, harmon@aro-emh1.army.mil, harmon@aro-emh1.army.mil
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NOVEL APPROACH TO THE USE OF GEOLOGIC AND SOIL-GAS SAMPLING DATA IN RISK ASSESSMENT—A CASE STUDY USING AN ADVECTIVE-DIFFUSIVE EMISSION MODEL
WEST, Kathryn A.1, KIRSCHNER, Stephen W.1 and LI, Wen-Whai2, (1)Advanced GeoServices Corp, Brandywine One, Suite 202, Chadds Ford Business Park, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Univ of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0516, kwest@agcinfo.com, kwest@agcinfo.com
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AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR CLEANING UP CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER
HASAN, Syed E., Department of Geosciences, Univ Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 and ODAH, Mohammed, EnviroRemedy Int'l, Inc, 401, S. Clairborne Road, Suite 303, Olathe, KS 66062, hasans@umkc.edu, hasans@umkc.edu