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

Session No. 9
Sunday, 7 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T23. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

 

David T. Long, LeeAnn Munk and W. Berry Lyons, Advocates
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8:00 AM
SERPENTINITE WEATHERING AND TRACE METAL MOBILITY IN DRY TROPICAL FOREST (NW COSTA RICA) AND COOL TEMPORATE GRASSLAND (SW ENGLAND)
RYAN, Peter1, HILLIER, Steve2, WALL, Andrew1 and WESOLOWSKI, Martin1, (1)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, AB158QH, United Kingdom, pryan@middlebury.edu, pryan@middlebury.edu
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8:15 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CADMIUM AND OTHER TRACE-ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN SPHALERITE FROM MINERAL DEPOSITS
PIATAK, Nadine M.1, SEAL II, Robert R.2 and HAMMARSTROM, Jane M.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geol. Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, npiatak@usgs.gov, npiatak@usgs.gov
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8:30 AM
UPTAKE AND FRACTIONATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS BY CRESTED WHEATGRASS IN A SAGEBRUSH STEPPE ECOSYSTEM
MCLING, Travis1, PALMER, Carl D.2, HUGHS, Scott3 and HESS, J. Richard2, (1)Geosciences Research Department, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, P.O. Box 1625, Mail Stop 2107, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, (2)Geosciences Research, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, (3)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State Univ, 785 S. 8th St, Pocatello, ID 83209, tm1@inel.gov, tm1@inel.gov
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8:45 AM
USING COMMERICALLY AVAILABLE ENZYME BIOASSAYS TO RAPIDLY SCREEN AND MONITOR METAL-CONTAMINATED SITES
CHOATE, LaDonna M.1, RANVILLE, James F.2 and BLUMENSTEIN, Eric P.2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046, (2)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, lchoate@usgs.gov, lchoate@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
CONCENTRATIONS AND SPECIATION OF ARSENIC ALONG A GROUNDWATER FLOW PATH IN THE CARRIZO SAND AQUIFER, TEXAS, USA
HAQUE, Shama, Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Engineering, The Univ of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019-0049 and JOHANNESSON, Karen H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019-0049, sxh4352@exchange.uta.edu, sxh4352@exchange.uta.edu
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9:15 AM
SPATIAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER, SEDIMENTS, BEDROCK, AND AGRICULTURAL LANDUSE IN NEW ENGLAND
ROBINSON Jr, Gilpin R., U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and AYOTTE, Joseph D., U.S. Geol Survey, 361 Commerce Way, Pembroke, NH 03275, grobinso@usgs.gov, grobinso@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
NATIONAL TRENDS IN TRACE ELEMENTS (METALS) IN RESERVOIR SEDIMENT CORES FROM 1970 TO 2004 AND THEIR RELATION TO INFLUENT STREAM QUALITY
MAHLER, Barbara J. and VAN METRE, Peter C., Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geol Survey, 8027 Exchange Dr, Austin, TX 78754, bjmahler@usgs.gov, bjmahler@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT FROM PAST MINING AND USE OF MERCURY-ENRICHED COAL: THE EXAMPLE OF GORLOVKA, UKRAINE
KOLKER, Allan1, PANOV, Boris S.2, KUNDIEV, Yuri I.3, TRACHTENBERG, Isaac M.3, GIBB, Herman J.4, KORCHEMAGIN, Viktor A.2 and CENTENO, José A.5, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, MS-956, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Dept. Mineral Deposits and Ecological Geology, Donetsk National Technical Univ, 58 Artem St, Donetsk, 83000, (3)Ukraine Institute of Occupational Health, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 75 Saksagansky St, Kyiv, 01033, (4)Sciences Int'l, Inc, 1800 Diagonal Rd, Alexandria, VA 22314-2808, (5)Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306, akolker@usgs.gov, akolker@usgs.gov
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF MERCURY LOADING IN MICHIGAN’S INLAND LAKES
PARSONS, Matthew J.1, LONG, David T.1, YOHN, Sharon S.1 and GIESY, John P.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Michigan State Univ, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Zoology, Michigan State Univ, 203 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, parson65@msu.edu, parson65@msu.edu
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10:30 AM
INFLUENCE OF HYPORHEIC ZONE DYNAMICS ON MERCURY GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE CARSON RIVER, NEVADA
FITZGIBBON, T.O.1, GREEN, A.C.2, LYONS, W. Berry1, WARWICK, J.J.3, HINES, Mark E.4, CARROLL, R.3 and JAMES, A.5, (1)Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ, 1090 Carmack Rd, Scott Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Rsch Institute, Reno, NV 89512, (4)Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, (5)Soil and Water Science Department, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, lyons.142@osu.edu, lyons.142@osu.edu
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10:45 AM
PRELIMINARY ASSESMENT OF THE SOURCES, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORT OF POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS IN THE ANCHORAGE WATERSHED, ALASKA
MUNK, LeeAnn1, BURICH, Bradley1 and KENNISH, John M.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Chemistry Department, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, aflm@uaa.alaska.edu, aflm@uaa.alaska.edu
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11:00 AM
STORM AND DIEL SURFACE-WATER CHEMISTRY VARIATIONS IN THE RED RIVER NEAR QUESTA, NEW MEXICO
MCCLESKEY, Richard Blaine, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, VERPLANCK, Philip L., U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225 and NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, Water Resources Div, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, rbmccles@usgs.gov, rbmccles@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
GEOCHEMICAL AND REACTIVE-TRANSPORT MODELING BASED ON LOW-FLOW AND SNOWMELT TRACER INJECTION-SYNOPTIC SAMPLING STUDIES FOR THE RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO
BALL, James W.1, RUNKEL, Robert L.2 and NORDSTROM, D. Kirk1, (1)Water Resources Div, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, (2)Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jwball@usgs.gov, jwball@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
SEASONAL TRENDS IN METAL TRANSPORT IN A MINING-IMPACTED STREAM: NORTH FORK CLEAR CREEK (NFCC), COLORADO
HARVEY, Barbara A.B.1, RANVILLE, James F.2 and ROSS, Philippe1, (1)Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, bharvey@mines.edu, bharvey@mines.edu
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11:45 AM
METAL ADSORPTION ONTO ORGANIC COMPONENTS IN GEOLOGIC SYSTEMS: BUILDING GENERALIZED PREDICTIVE MODELS
BORROK, David, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and FEIN, Jeremy B., CE/GEOS, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46616, dborrok@nd.edu, dborrok@nd.edu
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