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

Session No. 202
Wednesday, 10 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T20. Dissolved Gases as Indicators of Geochemical and Hydrogeologic Processes

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

D. Kip Solomon and Stephen J. Van der Hoven, Advocates
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8:00 AM
APPLICATIONS OF DISSOLVED N2 AND AR IN GROUND WATER
PLUMMER, L. Niel, BUSENBERG, Eurybiades and WIDMAN, Peggy K., US Geological Survey, 432 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, nplummer@usgs.gov, nplummer@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
EXCESS AIR IN GROUNDWATER: PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
AESCHBACH-HERTIG, Werner, Institute of Environmental Physics, Univ of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, aeschbach@iup.uni-heidelberg.de, aeschbach@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
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8:40 AM
DISSOLVED-GAS RECHARGE TEMPERATURES FOR EVALUATING PALEO-WATER-TABLE RISES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
HEILWEIL, Victor M., Water Resources Division - Utah District, United States Geol Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84119 and SOLOMON, D. Kip, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E., Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, heilweil@usgs.gov, heilweil@usgs.gov
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8:55 AM
DENITRIFICATION AND PALEORECHARGE CONDITIONS IN A REGIONAL UNCONFINED AQUIFER SYSTEM
MCMAHON, Peter B., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS-415, Denver, CO 80225, BÖHLKE, J.K., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and CHRISTENSON, Scott C., U.S. Geol Survey, 202 N.W. 66th Street, Bldg. 7, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, pmcmahon@usgs.gov, pmcmahon@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC EVOLUTION OF THE DRY VALLEY LAKES: TIMING OF LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANTARCTICA
POREDA, Robert J.1, DOWLING, Carolyn B.2 and LYONS, W. Berry2, (1)Earth and Env. Sci, Univ Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-9000, (2)Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, poreda@earth.rochester.edu, poreda@earth.rochester.edu
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9:30 AM
MANTLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROUNDWATER IN THE OREGON CASCADES AND EASTERN OREGON INFERRED FROM HELIUM ISOTOPES
SAAR, Martin O., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little, 425 E. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, CASTRO, Maria Clara, Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 425 E. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, HALL, Chris M., Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 4534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, MANGA, Michael, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, 307 McCone, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 and ROSE, Timothy P., Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94550, msaar@umich.edu, msaar@umich.edu
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9:45 AM
DISSOLVED NOBLE GASES REVEAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW PATTERNS OF VERY OLD GROUNDWATER IN SEDIMENTARY BASINS
BETHKE, Craig M. and BERGER, Peter M., Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, bethke@uiuc.edu, bethke@uiuc.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
RADIOGENIC 4HE AS A TRACER FOR YOUNG (102-104 YEARS) GROUNDWATER IN BURIED-VALLEY AQUIFERS
VAN DER HOVEN, Stephen J., Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State Univ, Normal, IL 61790, sjvande2@ilstu.edu, sjvande2@ilstu.edu
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10:30 AM
DISSOLVED NOBLE GASES AND EXCESS AIR IN CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATERS
CEY, Bradley D., Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, HUDSON, G. Bryant, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94550, MORAN, Jean E., Lawrence Livermore National Lab, L-231, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 and SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ. of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg. 130, Austin, TX 78758, bdc@mail.utexas.edu, bdc@mail.utexas.edu
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10:45 AM
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF REACTION INDUCED GAS BUBBLE FORMATION ON GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY: REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING
AMOS, Rich T., Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 and MAYER, K. Ulrich, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, ramos@eos.ubc.ca, ramos@eos.ubc.ca
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11:00 AM
GAS TRANSPORT BELOW ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PONDS: INSIGHTS FROM DISSOLVED NOBLE GASES AND A DUAL GAS (SF6 AND 3HE) TRACER EXPERIMENT
AVISAR, Dror, Institute for Crustal Studies, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, CLARK, Jordan F., Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and HUDSON, G. Bryant, Analytical and Nuclear Chemistry Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94550, dror@crustal.ucsb.edu, dror@crustal.ucsb.edu
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11:15 AM
TRAPPED GASES BENEATH A RECENTLY COMPLETED RESERVOIR: USING ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE AS AN ANALOGUE TO NATURAL PROCESSES
SOLOMON, D. Kip, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E., Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and HEILWEIL, Victor M., Water Resources Division - Utah District, United States Geol Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, ksolomon@mines.utah.edu, ksolomon@mines.utah.edu
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11:30 AM
PASSIVE GAS DIFFUSION SAMPLING AT MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION SITES
MCLEISH, K.L.1, RYAN, M.C.2, CHU, A.1 and ARMSTRONG, J.E.3, (1)Department of Civil Engineering, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (3)Geotechnical Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of Alberta, 220 Civil Engineering Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada, klmcleis@ucalgary.ca, klmcleis@ucalgary.ca
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11:45 AM
NEW TRENDS IN d18O VS DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER OBSERVED BELOW THE KEY LAKE URANIUM MINE, NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
HARRINGTON, Nikki M.1, HENDRY, M. Jim2, WASSENAAR, Leonard I.3 and BIRKHAM, Tyler K.2, (1)Univ of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, (2)Univ of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (3)National Water Research Insitute, Environ Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5, nikki.harrington@usask.ca, nikki.harrington@usask.ca
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