2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 139
Tuesday, 9 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T39. Current Perspectives in Environmental Biogeochemistry I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Dibyendu Sarkar and Rupali Datta, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND: TODAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
HANNIGAN, Robyn, Arkansas State Univ, State Unviersity, AR 72467, hannigan@mail.astate.edu, hannigan@mail.astate.edu
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8:25 AM
HUMAN HEALTH RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO SOIL-ARSENIC: DOES ONE SIZE FIT ALL?
DATTA, Rupali and SARKAR, Dibyendu, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249, rdatta@utsa.edu, rdatta@utsa.edu
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8:40 AM
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF OXALATE ROCK COATINGS IN SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
RUSS, Jon1, COKER, Dana Jo2 and HESS, Darren2, (1)Department of Chemistry, Arkansas State Univ, State University, AR 72467, (2)Chemistry, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 419, State University, AR 72467, jruss@astate.edu, jruss@astate.edu
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8:55 AM
TRACE ELEMENT DIFFERENCES AMONG SKELETAL STRUCTURES IN MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA
BUSTER, Noreen A., contracted to U.S. Geological Survey, Ctr for Coastal and Watershed Studies, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and HOLMES, Charles W., U.S. Geological Survey, Ctr for Coastal and Watershed Studies, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, nbuster@usgs.gov, nbuster@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
13C AND 14C INVESTIGATIONS OF BACTERIAL CARBON CYCLING IN THE DEEP SUBSURFACE NEAR THE TONO URANIUM MINE, TOKI, JAPAN
MILLS, Christopher T.1, IWATSUKI, Teruki2, MURAKAMI, Yuki3, SLATER, Greg F.4, DIAS, Robert F.5, REDDY, Christopher M.6 and MANDERNACK, Kevin W.1, (1)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinios Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Tono Geoscience Ctr, Toki, Gifu, (3)Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Tono Geoscience Ctr, Toki, Gifu, Japan, (4)School of Geography & Geology, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, (5)Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Old Dominion Univ, Norfolk, VA 23529, (6)Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, chmills@mines.edu, chmills@mines.edu
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9:25 AM
TREAT IT OR LEAVE IT? A BENCH-SCALE VIEW COMPARING MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION WITH TWO FORMS OF BIOSTIMULATION
BIRNBAUM, Stuart1, SARKAR, Dibyendu1, DATTA, Rupali1 and FERGUSON, Michael2, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249, sbirnbaum@utsa.edu, sbirnbaum@utsa.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
REDOX PROCESSES IN SURFACE WATERS: DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS INVOLVING PHOTOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIAL PROCESSES AND HYDROLOGIC TRANSPORT
MCKNIGHT, Diane M., INSTAAR, Univ of Colorado, 1560 30th St, Boulder, CO 80309, diane.mcknight@colorado.edu, diane.mcknight@colorado.edu
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10:15 AM
THE INCLUSION OF ARSENIC, LEAD AND MERCURY AS BIOPHILE ELEMENTS
HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
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10:30 AM
ARSENIC ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION BY WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
VANDANAPU, V.1, SARKAR, D.2, DATTA, R.3 and SHARMA, S.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North loop,1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop, 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, vvandanapu@utsa.edu, vvandanapu@utsa.edu
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10:45 AM
BIOAVAILABILITY OF ARSENIC AND PHOSPHORUS IN A SANDY SOIL AMENDED WITH WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS
KHAIROM, A.1, SARKAR, D.2 and DATTA, R.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop, 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, The Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N.Loop 1604West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, akhairom@utsa.edu, akhairom@utsa.edu
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11:00 AM
ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRY: SPATIAL-TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS, TRANSPORT PROCESSES, AND GLOBAL INTEGRATION
REINERS, William A., Department of Botany, Univ of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, reiners@uwyo.edu, reiners@uwyo.edu
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11:15 AM
THE ROLE OF CRAYFISH IN TERRESTRIAL AQUATIC METAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
HORTON, Matthew, Chemistry, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 419, State University, AR 72467 and HANNIGAN, Robyn, Program for Environmental Science, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 419, State Univ, AR 72467, cap_powers2727@yahoo.com, cap_powers2727@yahoo.com
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11:30 AM
HEAVY METAL GEOCHEMISTRY IN SLUDGE-AFFECTED SEDIMENTS OF MITCHELL LAKE, TEXAS
SIMPSON, N.W.1, SARKAR, D.1, SHARMA, S.2 and DATTA, R.3, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop, 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, nsimpson@lonestar.utsa.edu, nsimpson@lonestar.utsa.edu
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