2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 116
Monday, 3 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Environmental Geoscience (Posters) II

Authors will be present from .

 

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RISK INSIGHTS FOR USE IN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY
GROSSMAN, Christopher1, LESLIE, Bret W.2, DANNA, James1 and MCCARTIN, Timothy1, (1)Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7J8, Washigton, DC 20555-0001, (2)Risk Task Group, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001, cjg2@nrc.gov, cjg2@nrc.gov
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TOOLS AND GUIDANCE FOR INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATING THE SAFETY OF THE PROPOSED YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY
LESLIE, Bret W., Risk Task Group, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001, bwl@nrc.gov, bwl@nrc.gov
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POLONIUM-210 IN DUSTS FROM THE ESF TUNNEL, YUCCA MOUNTAIN
GASCOYNE, Mel, Gascoyne GeoProjects Inc, P.O. Box 141, Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0, Canada and MILLER, Neil A., EB & AB, AECL, Pinawa, MB R0E1L0, Canada, gascoyne@granite.mb.ca, gascoyne@granite.mb.ca
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A CANISTER CORROSION-RATE DRIP TEST FOR THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY
ALBRIGHT, Amanda L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and RIMSTIDT, J. Donald, Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic and State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, amalbrig@vt.edu, amalbrig@vt.edu
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CORROSION OF DEPLETED URANIUM IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT: CHARACTERIZATION WITH XRD, SEM/EDS AND MICROPROBE ANALYSES
BROCK, Amy L., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Box 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89119, BUCK, Brenda, Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, JOHNSON, William, Health Physics, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and ULERY, April L., New Mexico State Univ, Las Cruces, NM 88003, alb@unlv.edu, alb@unlv.edu
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE B-BX-BY WASTE MANAGEMENT AREA, HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON
SOBCZYK, S.M.1, HENWOOD, P.D.1, MCCAIN, R.G.1 and SILKO, J.M.2, (1)S M Stoller Corporation, 1100 Jadwin Ave, Stuite 300, Richland, WA 99352, (2)US Department of Energy - Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Rm. 637-A, P.O. Box 550, Richland, WA 99352, Rick.McCain@gjo.doe.gov, Rick.McCain@gjo.doe.gov
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SOIL EROSION AND RADIOACTIVITY: THE CHERNOBYL EXPERIENCE
SHESTOPALOV, Vyacheslav1, KHANBILVARDI, Reza2, ONYSHCHENKO, Ihor1, BUBLYAS, Volodymyr1, GUDZENKO, Vadym1, KHAZIN, Vadim2 and PETRENKO, Eduard3, (1)Radioecological Scientific Center, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 55-b Gonchar St, Kiev, 01054, Ukraine, (2)International Center for Environmental Resources and Development, City Univ of New York, Convent Ave. at 140th St, CCNY, Room T-107, New York, NY 10031, (3)Dept. of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Kiev National Univ of Construction and Architecture, 31 Povitroflotsky Prospekt, Kiev, 03037, Ukraine, vsh@rc.kiev.ua, vsh@rc.kiev.ua
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ANALYSIS OF FISSION PRODUCTS AND PU MIGRATION IN THE OKÉLOBONDO REACTOR ZONE USING SIMS
PALENIK, Christopher S.1, FAYEK, Mostafa2, JENSEN, Keld A.3 and EWING, Rodney C.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 425 E. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, (2)Oak Ridge National Lab, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-2008, (3)National Institute of Occupational Health, Lerso Parkalle 105, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark, cpalenik@umich.edu, cpalenik@umich.edu
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EVALUATION OF SURFICIAL MERCURY GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINE WASTE, SEDIMENT, AND WATER AT THE ALMADEN MERCURY MINE, SPAIN
GRAY, John E., U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, HIGUERAS, Pablo L., Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza M. Meca 1, Almaden, 13400, Spain, HINES, Mark E., Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854 and LASORSA, Brenda K., Battelle Marine Sciences Lab, 1529 West Sequim Bay Road, Sequim, WA 98382, jgray@usgs.gov, jgray@usgs.gov
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MERCURY DEPOSITION IN A TIDAL MARSH DOWNSTREAM OF THE HISTORIC NEW ALMADEN MINING DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA
CONAWAY, C.H., Department of Environmental Toxicology, Univ of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, WATSON, E.B., Department of Geography, Univ of California Berkeley, 507 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, FLANDERS, J.R., Environmental Toxicology, Univ of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and FLEGAL, A.R., conaway@etox.ucsc.edu, conaway@etox.ucsc.edu
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MAGNITUDE AND SOURCES OF HG CONTAMINATION WITHIN ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS OF THE ESSEQUIBO AND MAZARUNI RIVERS, GUYANA
MILLER, Jerry, Department of Geosciences & Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, LECHLER, Paul, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557 and BRIDGE, Gavin, Department of Geography, Syracuse Univ, Syrcuse, NY 13244, jmiller@wcu.edu, jmiller@wcu.edu
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ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
BAEK, Hwanjo, Division of Environmental and Geosystem Engineering, Kangwon National Univ, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea, HUR, Won, School of Biotech. and Bioengineering, Kangwon National Univ, Chuncheon, 200-701, South Korea, CHEONG, Young Wook, Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, YIM, Gil Jae, Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea and KANG, Sang-Soo, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, hwanjo@kangwon.ac.kr, hwanjo@kangwon.ac.kr
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GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COAL MINE WASTE DUMPS
KANG, Sang-Soo1, CHEONG, Young Wook2, YIM, Gil Jae2 and BAEK, Hwanjo3, (1)Geotechnical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, (2)Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, (3)Geosystem Engineering, Kangwon National Univ, Chuncheon, Kangwon, 200-701, South Korea, kss@kigam.re.kr, kss@kigam.re.kr
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A STUDY ON THE MEASURES TO TREAT THE MINE DRAINAGE FROM THE SAMTAN COAL MINE, KOREA
CHEONG, Young Wook1, KANG, Sang-Soo2, YIM, Gil Jae1 and HONG, Sung Giu1, (1)Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, (2)Geotechnical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, ywc@kigam.re.kr, ywc@kigam.re.kr
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PASSIVE TREATMENT SYSTEM TREATING MINE DRAINAGE IN THE ABANDONED DONGHAE COAL MINE, KOREA
YIM, Gil Jae1, CHEONG, Young Wook1 and JO, Young Do2, (1)Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, (2)Geotechnical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, gjyim@kigam.re.kr, gjyim@kigam.re.kr
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WEST LITTLE SUGAR CREEK IS RECOVERING BUT STILL IMPACTED BY ACID DRAINAGE FROM THE ABANDONED GREEN VALLEY MINE IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
AMT, Erica1, HOUSTON, Christina1, TURNER, Andrew2, JERZ, Jeanette K.1 and GOURLEY, Bridget L.2, (1)Department of Geology, DePauw University, 602 S. College St, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, (2)Department of Chemistry, DePauw University, 602 S. College St, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, eamt@depauw.edu, eamt@depauw.edu
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INVESTIGATION OF WATER CHEMISTRY AND PRECIPITATE COMPOSITION IN AN ACID MINE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT THE GREEN VALLEY COAL MINE SITE, INDIANA
UNGER, D.L.1, BRAKE, S.S.1, WOLF, S.F.2, MATTOX, J.M.1 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T.3, (1)Dept. of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Dept. of Chemistry, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, ruhahavok@hotmail.com, ruhahavok@hotmail.com
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RECONNAISSANCE MONITORING OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM AN INCOMPLETELY REMEDIATED SITE AT ORE KNOB, NORTH CAROLINA
JOHNSON, Neil E., RITTENBERRY, Davis, WISDOM, Stacy and PARKER, Freda, Department of Geology, Appalachian State Univ, Boone, NC 28608, johnsonne@appstate.edu, johnsonne@appstate.edu
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REHABILITATION WORKS OF MINE WASTES IN ABANDONED METAL MINES IN KOREA
MIN, Jung Sik and CHEONG, Young Wook, Geological and Environmental Hazards Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Rscs, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, mjs@kigam.re.kr, mjs@kigam.re.kr
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METAL AND TRACE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION IN WATER AND STREAMBED PRECIPITATES GENERATED FROM WEATHERING OF COPPER SULFIDE TAILINGS, LATOUCHE ISLAND, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
MUNK, LeeAnn1, NELSON, Steven W.2, KENNISH, John M.3, MUNK, Jens4, ASTON, Michael C.1, KOSKI, Randolph A.5, SHANKS III, Wayne C.6, STILLINGS, Lisa L.7 and CHEZAR, Henry8, (1)Geology Department, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)2515 Cottonwood Street, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Chemistry Department, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)School of Engineering, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (5)Mail Stop 901, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (6)Mail Stop 973, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (7)U.S. Geololgical Survey, MS-176, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, (8)Mail Stop 999, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, 94025, aflm@uaa.alaska.edu, aflm@uaa.alaska.edu
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METAL-SULFIDE OXIDATION IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS OF EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
KOSKI, Randolph A., Mail Stop 901, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, STILLINGS, Lisa L., Mail Stop 176, U.S. Geol Survey, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, SHANKS III, Wayne C., Mail Stop 973, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MUNK, LeeAnn, Geology Department, Univ of Alaska-Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, NELSON, Steven W., 2515 Cottonwood Street, Anchorage, AK 99508 and CHEZAR, Henry, Mail Stop 999, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, 94025, rkoski@usgs.gov, rkoski@usgs.gov
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SULFIDE MINERAL OXIDATION AND METAL FLUX IN THE INTERTIDAL ZONE, ELLAMAR MINE, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
SHANKS, W.C., US Geological Survey, 973 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80255, MUNK, LeeAnn, Geology Department, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, STILLINGS, Lisa L., U.S. Geololgical Survey, MS-176, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, KOSKI, Randolph A., Mail Stop 901, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, NELSON, S.W., Anchorage, AK 99508 and CHEZAR, Henry, Mail Stop 999, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, 94025, pshanks@usgs.gov, pshanks@usgs.gov