2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 185
Wednesday, 30 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Environmental Geoscience (Posters) III

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THE ROLE OF GEOSCIENCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NUNAVUT
SCOTT, D.J., Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, PO Box 2319, Iqaluit, NT X0A 0H0, Canada, SHERLOCK, R. and MACKAY, G., Nunavut Department of Sustainable Development, djscott@NRCan.gc.ca, djscott@NRCan.gc.ca
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PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS TREATING MINE DRAINAGE IN KOREA
CHEONG, Young Wook, YIM, Gil Jae, KANG, Sang Soo and JO, Young Do, Geophysical Exploration & Mining Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30 Gajung-Dong Yusung-Gu, Daejon, 305-350, South Korea, ywc@kigam.re.kr, ywc@kigam.re.kr
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CHARACTERIZATION OF WEATHERING AND CONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF NICKEL SULFIDE MINE TAILINGS, HITURA, WESTERN FINLAND
HEIKKINEN, Päivi M., Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. BOX 96, Espoo, FIN-02151, Finland, paivi.heikkinen@gsf.fi, paivi.heikkinen@gsf.fi
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HEAVY METALS DISTRIBUTION IN ROCK, SEDIMENTS, GROUNDWATER, MINE TAILINGS AND LEACHING EXPERIMENTS IN MINERAL DE POZOS HISTORICAL MINING SITE, CENTRAL MEXICO
CARRILLO-CHÁVEZ, Alejandro1, GONZÁLEZ-PARTIDA, Eduardo1 and MORTON-BERMEA, Ofelia2, (1)Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Carr. Qro-SLP, km 15, Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (2)Inst. de Geofisica, UNAM, Mexico, 45210, Mexico, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx
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HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF URANIUM MINING THROUGH THE GAMMA RAY ANALYSIS OF LIVESTOCK POND SEDIMENTS
SMITH, Crystal M.1, TISSOT, Philippe E.1, BEAMAN, Mark1, PARKER, Ronald L.2, BRANDENBERGER, Jill M.3, WILLIAMS, Martha4, LOUCHOUARN, Patrick5, HERBERT, Bruce6 and MICHAUD, Patrick R.1, (1)Conrad Blucher Institute, Texas A&M Univ-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, (2)Department of Geosciences, Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Drawer 128, Richmond, IN 47374, (3)Battelle Marine Science Laboratory, 1529 West Sequim Bay Road, Sequim, WA, (4)Texas Christian Univ, Fort Worth, TX, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Biosphere 2 Center, 32540 South Biosphere Road, Oracle, AZ 85623, (6)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, crystalmsmithtx@yahoo.com, crystalmsmithtx@yahoo.com
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MAPPING URANIUM AND LEAD CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF TREES
BULLERI, Michael and COLEMAN, Drew, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, Campus Box # 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, bulleri@unc.edu, bulleri@unc.edu
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SORPTION POTENTIAL FOR LEAD, CADMIUM, ZINC, AND ARSENIC TO SELECTED PALEOZOIC STRATA FROM CARTER AND SHANNON COUNTIES, MISSOURI
DREW, Joseph D. and WRONKIEWICZ, David J., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 159 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410, jdrew@umr.edu, jdrew@umr.edu
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MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LIMESTONE REACTED WITH ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN A PULSED LIMESTONE BED TREATMENT SYSTEM
HAMMARSTROM, Jane M., U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, SIBRELL, Philip L., U.S. Geol Survey, Leetown Science Center, 11700 Leetown Road, Kearneysille, WV 25430 and BELKIN, Harvey, U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, jhammars@usgs.gov, jhammars@usgs.gov
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ARSENIC REMEDIATION OF DRINKING WATER USING A LIMESTONE BASE
WEBB, Cathleen J., Chemistry, Western Kentucky Univ, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, DIXON, David J., Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57001 and DAVIS, Arden D., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, cathleen.webb@wku.edu, cathleen.webb@wku.edu
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ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN THE SOILS AND SEDIMENTS OF ZIMAPÁN, MEXICO
ONGLEY, Lois K.1, ARMIENTA, Aurora2, SHERMAN, Leslie3, ADAMS, Donelle, CONCILIO, Amy, GARCIA-ESCOBAR, Alfonso2 and SALINAS, Carrie, (1)86 Russell St, Lewiston, ME 04240-6003, (2)Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (3)Dept. of Chemistry, Washington College, 300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620, loisongley@earthlink.net, loisongley@earthlink.net
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CHARACTERIZATION OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATED SOILS FROM POWER STATION FACILITIES
YANG, Li1, DONAHOE, Rona J.2 and GRAHAM, Elizabeth Y.2, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, P.O.Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, P.O.Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, yang003@bama.ua.edu, yang003@bama.ua.edu
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IS BARITE THE MINERALOGICAL SITE OF RADIUM IN SEDIMENTS EXPOSED TO OILFIELD BRINES WITH ELEVATED NORM?
HANAN, Mark A. and TOTTEN, Matthew, Geology & Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148, hananm71@yahoo.com, hananm71@yahoo.com
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SUCCESSFUL MINING OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE - THE SOLE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
LEE, Michelle M., Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Div, Ltd, 11467 Huebner Road, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78230, michlee@mmmsw.com, michlee@mmmsw.com
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MOBILITY AND SPECIATION OF SELENIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER
BUCKLEY, Patricia Beth, Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, AHMANN, Dianne and MACALADY, Donald, pbuckley@mines.edu, pbuckley@mines.edu
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TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN TRACE METAL UPTAKE MEASURED IN PLANTS GROWN IN COAL FLY ASH AMENDED SOILS
MATTOX, J.M.1, BRAKE, S.S.2 and JENSEN, R.R.1, (1)Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN, joymmattox@aol.com, joymmattox@aol.com
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CHARACTERIZATION OF METALS IN RUNOFF FROM RESIDENTIAL AND HIGHWAY STORM SEWERS
TUCCILLO, Mary Ellen, Urban Watershed Management Branch, U.S. Environ. Protect. Agency (through Oak Ridge Institute for Sci and Education), 2890 Woodbridge Ave. MS 272, Edison, NJ 08837 and SMITH, Clarence, U.S. Infrastructure, 1090 King George's Post Road, Suite 407, Edison, NJ 08837, Tuccillo.Maryellen@epa.gov, Tuccillo.Maryellen@epa.gov
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MODELING OF UNSATURATED DUAL-POROSITY COLUMN EXPERIMENT
CHENG, Lirong, OSWALD, Sascha and EVANS, Katy, Civil & Structural Engineering, Sheffield Univ, Sir Frederick Mappin Buiding,GPRG, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, United Kingdom, l.cheng@sheffield.ac.uk, l.cheng@sheffield.ac.uk
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A NEW EXPERIMENTAL METHOD FOR DIRECT COMPARISON OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL AND POWDER DISSOLUTION RATES
BEIG, Mikala, ARVIDSON, Rolf S. and LUTTGE, Andreas, Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, mbeig@rice.edu, mbeig@rice.edu
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AUTOMATED TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINATION OF SUCTION-SATURATION AND RELATIVE PERMEABILITY FUNCTIONS FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW SYSTEMS
HWANG, Changsoo, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1447 and ILLANGASEKARE, Tissa H., Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1447, chwang@mines.edu, chwang@mines.edu
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A NEW 12-BIT/16K VERSION OF THE HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH DATALOGGER--BETTER RESOLUTION AND MORE DATA!
MCKINNEY, D. Brooks and HALFMAN, John D., Department of Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456, dbmck@hws.edu, dbmck@hws.edu
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HISTORY OF MANUFACTURED GAS IN COLORADO (1871-1950); BASIS FOR REMEDIAL ACTION
HATHEWAY, Allen W., Consulting Geological Engineer, 1003 La Bella Lane, Big Arm, MT 59910, allen@hatheway.net, allen@hatheway.net
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E-WASTE: A NEW CHALLENGE IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
HASAN, Syed E., Department of Geosciences, Univ Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, hasans@umkc.edu, hasans@umkc.edu
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RECERTIFICATION OF WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
PATTERSON, R.L., Office of Regulatory Compliance, Department of Energy, 4021 Nat'l Parks Highway, GSA - 224, Carlsbad, NM 88220, SHOEMAKER, P.E., Carlsbad Operations, Sandia National Laboratories, 4100 Nat'l Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and CASEY, S.C., NTP, Westinghouse TRU Solutions, 4021 Nat'l Parks Highway, GSA -109, Carlsbad, NM 88220, russ.patterson@wipp.ws, russ.patterson@wipp.ws
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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ON A STATE BY STATE BASIS
HARRIS, Randa R. and HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, rharris@westga.edu, rharris@westga.edu
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PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF SAMPLING DENSITY AND FREQUENCY FOR SURVEYS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY STUDIES: POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES IN RESULTS WITH WEEKLY, MONTHLY, AND 4WET/ 4DRY SAMPLING SCHEDULES
HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., HARRIS, Randa R. and MARTIN, Teddy D., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
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CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER QUALITY IN AN EASTERN KENTUCKY STREAM: A STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
STURGILL, JoAnn, CURRA, Jennifer, TAKACS, Kathryn and LASAGE, Danita, Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, joann_sturgill@yahoo.com, joann_sturgill@yahoo.com
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AN ANALYSIS OF BIG FOSSIL CREEK WATERSHED, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS: AN APPLICATION OF GEOSCIENCE AND GIS IN URBAN PLANNING
HUGABOOM, Darla, DENNIE, Devin P., MILLER, Scott, SPATH, Kevin and TIDWELL, Jack, Environmental Resources, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Dr, Arlington, TX 76011, dhugaboo@dfwinfo.com, dhugaboo@dfwinfo.com
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO COLLECT GIS DATA IN THE FIELD?
AKCIZ, Sinan O.1, SHEEHAN, Daniel2, NIEMI, Nathan A.1, NGUYEN, HongLinh Q.3, HUTCHISON, William E.1, CARR, Chris E.4, FULLER, Eric3, HODGES, Kip V.1 and BURCHFIEL, B. Clark1, (1)Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4301, (2)Academic Computing, MIT Information Systems, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02193, (3)Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (4)Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, akciz@mit.edu, akciz@mit.edu
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URBAN GEOCHEMISTRY OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
BOWMAN, Charlotte A., School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8S 4Z3, Canada and BOBROWSKY, Peter, Geol Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, cabowman@island.net, cabowman@island.net
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE GENIUS LOCI CONCEPT
DONOVAN, R. Nowell1, SLATTERY, Michael C.1, DONALDSON, Sara E.1, DRUMMOND, Norman2, CHISHOLM, Ian2, ADAMS, Larry3 and ABARCA, Lilliana4, (1)Geology, Texas Christian Univ, Box 298830, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (2)Columba 1400, Community and Int'l leadership centre, Isle of Skye, Staffin, IV51 9Je, United Kingdom, (3)Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Texas Christian Univ, PO Box 297024, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (4)Vice President - Research and Extension, Costa Rica Institute of Technology, PO Box 159-7050, Cartago, Costa Rica, m.slattery@tcu.edu, m.slattery@tcu.edu
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SURVEY OF THE SHELL-BEARING TERRESTRIAL GASTROPODS OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO: POSSIBLE HOSTS OF PARELAPHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS
BARTA, Nathanael C. and KOVACH, Jack, Department of Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, barta.11@osu.edu, barta.11@osu.edu
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MODELING TRANSPORT OF NONISOTHERMAL, MULTIPHASE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS USING T2VOC AND THE PETRASIM PRE- AND POST-PROCESSOR
SWENSON, Daniel V., HARDEMAN, Brian A., PERSSON, Casey A. and THORNTON, Charles L., Thunderhead Engineering Consultants, Inc, 1006 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502, swenson@thunderheadeng.com, swenson@thunderheadeng.com