GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 151
Thursday, 8 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Environmental Geoscience (Posters)

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SULFATE CONTENT OF SURFACE WATERS OF WEST GEORGIA: VARIATIONS WITH LAND USAGE AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF STREAMS IN CARROLL AND HEARD COUNTIES, GEORGIA
SOULIGNY, Elizabeth A., DAVIDSON, Joseph D., MARTIN, Teddy D., MCINNISH, Melondee B., SCHULTZ, Bryan S., WILSON, Crystal G., WOOD, Julie L. and HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
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A WATERSHED ASSESSMENT OF TRIBUTARY STREAMS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IN THE PIEDMONT OF HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA
DAVIDSON, Joseph D., MARTIN, Teddy D., HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., BARTLEY, Julie K., KATH, Randal L. and WATERS, Johnny A., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER WATERSHED: VARIATIONS IN WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS WITH SEASONALITY, LAND USAGE, AND POINT SOURCES
HARRIS, Randa R., HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., BARTLEY, Julie K., KATH, Randal L. and WATERS, Johnny A., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, rrollins@westga.edu, rrollins@westga.edu
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TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SEDIMENT CORES FROM BIG CREEK, A SMALL WATERSHED IN METRO ATLANTA, GA
COCHIARA, Stacey G.1, BURKES, Felicia1, BAREFIELD, Edward2, RHODES, Autumn3, FREILE, Deborah4, BURNLEY, Pamela1, MALCHOW, Russell5 and GHAZI, Mohamad6, (1)Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (2)Geology, Youngstown State Univ, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, (3)Geology, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV 26506, (4)Geology, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA 30103, (5)Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (6)Geology, georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, sgc78@mindspring.com, sgc78@mindspring.com
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DETERMINATION OF SEDIMENT PROVENANCE IN AN URBANIZED STREAM, BRUSH CREEK, KANSAS CITY, MO
TAO, Jing1, MUROWCHICK, James B.1, DIAS, Jerry2 and KIMES, Thomas J.3, (1)Geosciences, Univ. Missouri - Kansas City, 5110 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, (2)Chemistry, Univ Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, (3)Special Projects, Public Works Department, 4600 E. 63rd Street, Suite B, Kansas City, MO 64130, taojing_87@hotmail.com, taojing_87@hotmail.com
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URBAN GEOCHEMISTRY AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH HAZARDS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
BOWMAN, Charlotte and BOBROWSKY, Peter, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada, cabowman@island.net, cabowman@island.net
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HEAVY METALS IN FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS OF THE PICHER MINING FIELD, NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
HOPE, Randa N. and MARSTON, Richard A., School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, marstor@okstate.edu, marstor@okstate.edu
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NATURAL VS. ANTHROPOGENIC HEAVY METAL SOURCES, GUANAJUATO MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL MEXICO
CARRILLO-CHÁVEZ, Alejandro1, MORTON-BERMEA, Ofelia2, GONZÁLEZ-PARTIDA, Eduardo1, RIVAS-SOLORZANO, Hilda3 and OELSNER, Gretchen4, (1)Unidad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Inst. de Geología, UNAM, Carr. Qro-SLP, km 15, Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (2)Inst. de Geofisica, UNAM, Mexico, 45210, Mexico, (3)Calle Corregidora No. 487, Casa 16B, Col Miguel Hidalgo Tlalpan, Mexico, DF 14410, Mexico, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, ambiente@unicit.unam.mx, ambiente@unicit.unam.mx
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MERCURY METHYLATION AND DEMETHYLATION IN SOILS NEAR ABANDONED MERCURY MINES IN ALASKA, USA
BAILEY, Elizabeth A., U.S. Geol Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, GRAY, John E., U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HINES, Mark E., Biological Sciences, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, eabailey@usgs.gov, eabailey@usgs.gov
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STUDY OF SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL BASELINE IN PANZHIHUA REGION, SW CHINA
YANGUO, Teng and SHIJUN, Ni, Department of Nuclear Technology, Chengdu University of Technology, Erxianqiao Dongsanlu No.1,Chengdu City, Chengdu, 610059, China, tyg@cdit.edu.cn, tyg@cdit.edu.cn
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MODELING RATES OF EROSION USING ANTHROPOGENIC HEAVY METALS
NOLL, Mark R., Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport, NY 14420 and SEITER, Jennifer M., Department of Earth Sciences, State Univ of New York College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport, NY 14420, mnoll@esc.brockport.edu, mnoll@esc.brockport.edu
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LEAD DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS ON SHOOTING RANGES: MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
CRAIG, James R.1, RIMSTIDT, J. Donald2, SCANLON, Patrick F.3, COLLINS, Thomas K.4, SCHABENBERGER, Oliver5, BIRCH, Jeffrey B.5 and EDWARDS, David H.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, (3)Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0277, (4)US Forest Service, 5162 Valleypointe Blvd, Roanoke, VA 24019, (5)Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, jdr02@avt.edu, jdr02@avt.edu
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SOIL WATER DYNAMICS IN NATURAL PINE FOREST AND DISTURBED GRASSLAND
FERNANDO, Anetta Rosari Indra and TANAKA, Tadashi, Hydrology, Geoscience, Univ. Tsukuba, Inst. Geoscience, Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan, indra@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp, indra@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp
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IMPACT OF EMISSIONS FROM COAL COMBUSTION ON SOILS IN THE MPUMALANGA HIGHVELD REGION, SOUTH AFRICA
ABANDA, Azah Peter1, COMPTON, John S.1 and FEY, Martin V.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa, (2)Department of Geology, Univ of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, azah@geology.uct.ac.za, azah@geology.uct.ac.za
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QUANTITATIVE XRD ANALYSIS OF SPODOSOLS AS A MEANS OF ASSESSING RESPONSE TO ACID DEPOSITION
CARLSON, H. A., Geology Department, Middlebury College, BOX 2259, Middlebury, VT 05753 and RYAN, P. C., Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, HCARLSON@MIDDLEBURY.EDU, HCARLSON@MIDDLEBURY.EDU
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION EVIDENCE FOR TRANSITION METAL CATION EXCHANGE IN ANIONIC CLAYS IN ROOM-TEMPERATURE AQUEOUS FLUIDS
HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 309 Deike, University Park, PA 16802, POST, Jeffrey E., Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, 20560-0119, HANSON, Jonathan C., Chemistry Dept, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY 11973 and KOMARNENI, Sridhar, Materials Research Laboratory, Penn State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, heaney@geosc.psu.edu, heaney@geosc.psu.edu
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TEMPERATURE-RESOLVED SYNCHROTRON X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDY OF RAMSDELLITE AND GROUTITE
POST, Jeffrey E., Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0119, HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 309 Deike, University Park, PA 16802 and HANSON, Jonathan C., Chemistry Dept, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY 11973, post.jeffrey@nmnh.si.edu, post.jeffrey@nmnh.si.edu
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MICROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FLY ASH PARTICLES
CARLETON, Loran and GIERE, Reto, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1397, carleton@purdue.edu, carleton@purdue.edu
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PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER STRATEGIES FOR REMEDIATION OF ARSENIC-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER
WILKIN, Richard T. and PAUL, Cynthia J., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Mgnt Rsch Lab, P.O. Box 1198, Ada, OK 74820, paul.cindy@epa.gov, paul.cindy@epa.gov
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THEMATIC REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTED DATA SERVICES (THREDDS) AND THE DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR EARTH SYSTEM EDUCATION (DLESE): FACILITATING PUBLICATION, DISCOVERY AND USAGE OF EARTH SYSTEM DATA
DOMENICO, Ben, Unidata Program Center, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, BOYD, Tom, DLESE Program Center, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 and FULKER, Dave, NSDL Core Services Center, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, ben@unidata.ucar.edu, ben@unidata.ucar.edu
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HYDROFLUORIC ACID GENERATION IN MINE DUMPS AND TAILINGS: EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF REACTION RATES
SUTTER, Jason W. and BURT, Donald M., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, dmburt@asu.edu, dmburt@asu.edu
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INNOVATIVE TREATMENT METHOD FOR REMOVING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM ROADWAY RUNOFF
BOVING, Thomas B. and ZHANG, Wei, Dept. of Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, boving@uri.edu, boving@uri.edu
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POSSIBLE ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE OF ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE DECAY OF BETX IN GROUNDWATER AT PETROLEUM IMPACTED SITES
GRASSO, Neal C., Environmental Rscs Mgnt, 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, ngrasso59@netzero.net, ngrasso59@netzero.net
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THE ROLE OF FE(III) HETEROGENEITY IN CONTROLLING BIOREMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS
SPAIN, Jackson M. and SCHREIBER, Madeline, Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jspain@vt.edu, jspain@vt.edu
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NATURAL ATTENUATION OF URANIUM IN AN OXIDIZING ROCK-SOIL-GROUNDWATER SYSTEM: COLES HILL URANIUM DEPOSIT, VIRGINIA
JERDEN Jr, James L. and SINHA, A. K., Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jjerden@vt.edu, jjerden@vt.edu
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SOME PERSPECTIVES ON THE STATUS OF GEOSCIENCE TRAINING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
STEWART, Robert A., Consulting Environmental Engineers, Inc, 100 Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110, rstewart@cee.net, rstewart@cee.net
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PREDICTING ARID VEGETATION SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS USING AVIRIS, TOPOGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN CALIFORNIA
VAN DE VEN, Christopher M., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115 and WEISS, Stuart B., Creekside Ctr for Earth Observations, Menlo Park, CA 94025, vandeven@pangea.stanford.edu, vandeven@pangea.stanford.edu
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BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN LONG ISLAND SOUND: INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
ABRAMSON, Irina1, BOWMAN, Shaleen, THOMAS, Ellen1, VAREKAMP, Johan C.1, MECRAY, Ellen L.3, MOORE, Joel3 and BUCHHOLTZ TEN BRINK, Marilyn3, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459-0139, (2)Center for Coastal & Marine Geology, U. S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, iabramson@wesleyan.edu, iabramson@wesleyan.edu
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THE EFFECT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON GLOBAL SEA LEVEL
SAHAGIAN, D. L., Climate Change Research Center, Dept. of Earth Sci, UNH, Durham, NH 03824, gaim@unh.edu, gaim@unh.edu
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BATHYMETRY, WATER BALANCE, AND LEAK RATE OF PRAIRIE LAKE AND ITS CONNECTION TO WELDON SPRING, EASTERN MISSOURI
FERNANDES, Samantha A., SINGLETON, Michael J., WINSTON, William E. and CRISS, Robert E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ, One Brookings Drive, CB 1169, Saint Louis, MO 63130, samantha@levee.wustl.edu, samantha@levee.wustl.edu
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IMPACTS OF A LARGE RESERVOIR: LAKE MCCONAUGHY, NEBRASKA, USA
DIFFENDAL Jr, R. F. and JOECKEL, R. M., Conservation and Survey Division, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, 113 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, rdiffendal1@unl.edu, rdiffendal1@unl.edu
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LIMNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF LAKE SHEPHERD SPRINGS, CRAWFORD COUNTY, NW ARKANSAS
ODHIAMBO, Ben, Environmental Dynamics Program, Univ of Arkansas, 525 Old Main, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and BOSS, Stephen K., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, bodhiam@uark.edu, bodhiam@uark.edu
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A COMPARISON OF CHLOROPHYLL-A PATCHINESS IN KIGOMA BAY, LAKE TANGANYIKA AFRICA AND SENECA LAKE, GENEVA NEW YORK
BALDWIN, Sandra, Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dept of Geoscience, Geneva, NY, HALFMAN, John D., Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456 and COHEN, Andrew S., University of Arizona, sbaldwin@hws.edu, sbaldwin@hws.edu
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MICROBIAL EUKARYOTIC ECOLOGY AND PRESERVATION IN AN ACID MINE DRAINAGE SYSTEM
BRAKE, S. S.1, HASIOTIS, Stephen T.2 and SHORT, Shaun E.1, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Geology, The Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KY 66045-7613, gebrake@scifac.indstate.edu, gebrake@scifac.indstate.edu
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THE EFFECT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE ON TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF FRESHWATER MOLLUSCS: SHAMOKIN CREEK (SUNBURY), PA
CLARK, Robert H., PA and ELICK, Jennifer M., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Avenue, Fisher Science Building, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, clarkr@susqu.edu, clarkr@susqu.edu
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON SPAWNING HABITAT IN SPEARFISH CREEK, BLACK HILLS, SD
STETLER, Larry D., SIEVERDING, Heidi L. and KNIGHT, John, Geology & Geological Engineering, South Dakota School Mines & Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995, lstetler@taz.sdsmt.edu, lstetler@taz.sdsmt.edu
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DISTRIBUTIONS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN PEAT BAY AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
WILLIAMS, Travis, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 and COHEN, Arthur D., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, twilliams@geol.sc.edu, twilliams@geol.sc.edu
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INVESTIGATING SPORADIC ELEVATED METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN MONITORING WELLS AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA
NOONKESTER, Jay V.1, MILLINGS, Margaret R.1, DENHAM, Miles E. Jr.1 and AMIDON, Mark B.2, (1)SRTC-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Westinghouse Savannah River Co, Aiken, SC 29808, (2)Bechtel Savannah River Inc, Bldg. 730-2B, Aiken, SC 29803, jay.noonkester@srs.gov, jay.noonkester@srs.gov
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MAGNETICS AS A TOOL FOR URBAN SITE CHARACTERIZATION, SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER, LOUISIANA
PIERCE Jr, Carl J., Jr1, EVERETT, Mark E.2, CARTER, James L.1, MOORE, Mark3 and BRIGHT, Roger3, (1)Geology/Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, Halbouty Bldg, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Geology/Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, Halbouty Bldg, College Station, TX 77843, (3)Jones Environmental, Inc, 708 Milam Street, Suite 100, Shreveport, LA 71101, cjp8404@geo.tamu.edu, cjp8404@geo.tamu.edu
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MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING OF FOREST TOPSOILS: REPRODUCIBILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
BOYKO, Tetyana, SCHOLGER, Robert and HÖLL, Sonja, Institute of Geophysics, University, Peter-Tunner Str., 25, Leoben, 8700, Austria, boyko@unileoben.ac.at, boyko@unileoben.ac.at
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DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS OF SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY TO EVALUATE RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION IN PRAIRIE SOILS
HUNTER, Lewis Edward1, GEBHART, Dick L.2, MACPHERSON, Gwen L.3, JOHNSON, William C.4, LANDSBERGER, Sheldon5, HOHMANN, Matthew G.2 and GATTO, Lawrence6, (1)Geophysical Sciences Division, U.S. Army ERDC/Cold Regions Rsch and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Land Conservation, U.S. Army ERDC/Construction Engineering Rsch Lab, P.O. Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61826, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)Univ Kansas, 1 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 213, Lawrence, KS 66045-2121, (5)Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, Univ of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, Buuilding 159, R-9000, Austin, TX 78712, (6)Environmental Sciences Division, U.S. Army ERDC/Cold Regions Rsch and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH, Lewis.E.Hunter@ERDC.usace.army.mil, Lewis.E.Hunter@ERDC.usace.army.mil