Session: Metals in the Environment I (Northeastern Section - 38th Annual Meeting (March 27-29, 2003))

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Start Time

8:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

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8:20 AM

TRACE-METAL GEOCHEMISTRY IN DRAINAGE FROM DAVIS PYRITE MINE, ROWE MA

YURETICH, Richard F., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and GAL, Nora, Geological Institute of Hungary, Stefánia 14, Budapest, 1143, Hungary, yuretich@geo.umass.edu, yuretich@geo.umass.edu

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8:40 AM

HYDRONIUM-RICH JAROSITE AND ASSOCIATED WATER FROM THE RICHMOND MINE, IRON MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA

ROBINSON, Clare¹, JAMIESON, Heather E.¹, ALPERS, Charles N.² and NORDSTROM, D. Kirk³, (1)Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine St., Suite E127, Boulder, CO 80303, robinson-c@rmc.ca, robinson-c@rmc.ca

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9:00 AM

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METALS IN PODZOLS SURROUNDING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY COPPER SMELTING SITES OF THE BETTS COVE OPHIOLITE, NORTHEASTERN BAIE VERTE PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND

RIGGS, Kerri and WILTON, Derek H.C., Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, b27kpr@mun.ca, b27kpr@mun.ca

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9:20 AM

DISPERSION OF MINE-TAILINGS DERIVED MERCURY THROUGH GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER FLOW SYSTEM

MAPRANI, Antu¹, AL, Tom¹, MACQUARRIE, Kerry², SHAW, Sean¹, DALZIEL, John³, YEATS, Phillip³ and LEYBOURNE, Matthew⁴, (1)Department of Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Univ of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (3)Marine Chemistry Section, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, (4)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, antu@unb.ca, antu@unb.ca

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9:40 AM

DISTRIBUTION AND REACTIVITY OF METAL-RICH MINE TAILINGS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT NEAR TWO ABANDONED COPPER MINES IN NEWFOUNDLAND

PARSONS, Michael B.¹, PARROTT, D. Russell¹, CRANSTON, Ray E.¹, KWONG, Y.T. John² and MILLER, Ann A.L.³, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A OG1, Canada, (3)Department of Geology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, parsons@gsca.NRCan.gc.ca, parsons@gsca.NRCan.gc.ca

10:00 AM

Break

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10:20 AM

A DISCUSSION OF DISSOLVED METALS IN HALIFAX HARBOUR (1989 VS 2002) WITH A COMPARISON TO A RECENT STUDY FROM SYDNEY HARBOUR

DALZIEL, John, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Dr, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada and YEATS, Phil, dalzielj@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca, dalzielj@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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10:40 AM

THE EFFECT OF IN SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION (ISCO) OF SOLVENTS IN GROUND WATER ON DISSOLVED METALS: FENTON’S REAGENT COMPARED TO PERMANGANATE

AL, Tom¹, PARKER, Beth² and CHERRY, John², (1)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (2)Earth Sciences, Univ of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, tal@unb.ca, tal@unb.ca

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11:00 AM

INDUCED POLARIZATION SURVEYING AS AN ACID ROCK SCREENING TOOL FOR PROPOSED HIGHWAY ALIGNMENTS

BUTLER, Karl E., AL, Tom and BISHOP, Tineka, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, kbutler@unb.ca, kbutler@unb.ca

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11:20 AM

MIGRATION PATHWAYS OF ARSENIC IN HIGH ARSENIC ZONES IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

DOHERTY, Kevin A., Knoll Environmental, Inc, 69 Wexford Street, Needham, MA 02494 and HON, Rudolph, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, kdoherty@knollenvironmental.com, kdoherty@knollenvironmental.com

11:40 AM

Concluding Remarks

Northeastern Section - 38th Annual Meeting (March 27-29, 2003)

S5. Metals in the Environment I