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

Session No. 143
Tuesday, 4 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T64. How Subsurface Properties Determine Microbial Habitats: The Role of Groundwater Flow and Subsurface Chemistry in Supplying Energy and Nutrients to the Subsurface Biosphere

GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists, U.S. National Chapter; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Barbara Bekins and Phillip Bennett, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE RELATIONSHIP OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY TO PLUME GEOCHEMISTRY IN AN ANOXIC LANDFILL LEACHATE PLUME, NORMAN OKLAHOMA
COZZARELLI, Isabelle M.1, VOYTEK, Mary A.2, KREST, Robin L.1 and JAESCHKE, Jeanne1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 430 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, icozzare@usgs.gov, icozzare@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
CORRELATING BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AT SMALL-SCALE MIXING INTERFACES IN A CONTAMINATED WETLAND SYSTEM
CAZULL, Susan Baez, Geology & Geophysics Department, Texas A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, MCGUIRE, Jennifer T., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, SMALLWOOD, Barbara J., Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M Univ, TAMU 3146, College Station, TX 77843-3146 and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, cazull@neo.tamu.edu, cazull@neo.tamu.edu
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8:35 AM
STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICALLY ENHANCED DISSOLUTION OF TETRACHLOROETHENE NEAR THE DNAPL SOURCE ZONE
MORRILL, Penny1, SEEPERSAD, David2, LACRAMPE-COULOUME, Georges3, EDWARDS, Elizabeth4, SLEEP, Brent5, MCMASTER, Michaye6 and SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara3, (1)Dept of Geology, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, (2)Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Univ of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E5, (3)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, (4)Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, ON, (5)Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, ON, (6)Geosyntec Consultants, Guelph, ON, morrill@geology.utoronto.ca, morrill@geology.utoronto.ca
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8:50 AM
MICROBIAL CONTROL ON ARSENIC CONCENTRATION IN GROUNDWATER FROM A GLACIAL AQUIFER SYSTEM
KIRK, Matthew, PARK, Jungho, JIN, Qusheng, SANFORD, Robert A., FOUKE, Bruce W. and BETHKE, Craig M., Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, mfkirk@uiuc.edu, mfkirk@uiuc.edu
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9:05 AM
NON-POLAR PRODUCTS OF ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF N-ALKANES UNDER METHANOGENIC CONDITIONS IN AN OIL SPILL AT BEMIDJI, MN
HOSTETTLER, Frances D.1, WANG, Yi2, HUANG, Yongsong2, CAO, Weihuan2 and BEKINS, Barbara A.3, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS409, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Geological Sciences, Brown Univ, 324 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02912, (3)US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, fdhostet@usgs.gov, fdhostet@usgs.gov
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9:20 AM
PATTERNS OF SUBSURFACE CRUDE-OIL BIODEGRADATION RELATED TO MICROBIAL POPULATIONS AND GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
BEKINS, Barbara1, HOSTETTLER, Frances2, WARREN, Ean2, HERKELRATH, William2, DELIN, Geoff3 and ESSAID, Hedeff2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 2280 Woodale Dr, Mounds View, MN 55112, babekins@usgs.gov, babekins@usgs.gov
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9:35 AM
INTRINSIC SOURCES OF INORGANIC NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN AN OLIGOTROPHIC, METHANOGENIC GROUNDWATER
ROGERS, Jennifer Roberts, Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613 and BENNETT, Philip C., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, jrrogers@ku.edu, jrrogers@ku.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
TOWARDS AN INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
BROCKMAN, Fred J., Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Lab, PO Box 999, Mailstop P7-50, Richland, WA 99352, fred.brockman@pnl.gov, fred.brockman@pnl.gov
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10:25 AM
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY FOUND THRIVING IN VERY ALKALINE (PH 12-13) GROUNDWATER
ROADCAP, George1, BETHKE, Craig M.2, SANFORD, Robert A.2, PARDINAS, Jose3 and QUSHENG, Jin4, (1)Geology, Illinois State Water Survey, Univ of Illinois, 2204 S. Griffith Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)Bothell, WA 98021, (4)Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, roadcap@uiuc.edu, roadcap@uiuc.edu
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10:40 AM
MINERALOGY OF FE- AND MN-RICH QUATERNARY SPRING DEPOSITS: BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA
BYERLY, Gary R., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and LOWE, Donald R., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA, gary@geol.lsu.edu, gary@geol.lsu.edu
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10:55 AM
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF METHANOTROPHS IN MIDDENDORF AQUIFER, SOUTH CAROLINA
JIN, Qusheng1, PARK, Jungho2, BONHEYO, George1, FRIAS-LOPEZ, Jorge1, ROADCAP, George1, FOUKE, Bruce W.1, BETHKE, Craig M.1 and SANFORD, Robert A.1, (1)Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Dept. Geology, Univ. Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, qjin@uiuc.edu, qjin@uiuc.edu
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11:10 AM
EVIDENCE FOR A SUBSEAFLOOR HABITAT IN 3.5 MA RIDGE-FLANK CRUSTAL FLUIDS AT BABY BARE SEAMOUNT, EASTERN FLANK, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE
HUBER, Julie A.1, BUTTERFIELD, David A.2, BAROSS, John A.3 and JOHNSON, H. Paul1, (1)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195-7940, huberja@ocean.washington.edu, huberja@ocean.washington.edu
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11:25 AM
MICROBIAL ALTERATION VOLCANIC GLASS: A WINDOW INTO THE SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE BENEATH THE SEAFLOOR
MUEHLENBACHS, Karlis, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, BANERJEE, Neil, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada and FURNES, Harald, Department of Earth Science, Univ of Bergen, Allegt. 41, 5007, Bergen, Norway, karlis.muehlenbachs@ualberta.ca, karlis.muehlenbachs@ualberta.ca
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