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

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

P4. Medical Geology

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Syed E. Hasan, Convener
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
MEDICAL GEOLOGY COMES OF AGE
HASAN, Syed E., Geosciences, Univ of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, hasans@umkc.edu, hasans@umkc.edu
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8:30 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE ASBESTOS CONTENT OF VERMICULITE ORE FROM LIBBY, MONTANA
GUNTER, Mickey E., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, mgunter@uidaho.edu, mgunter@uidaho.edu
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8:50 AM
HEALTH EFFECTS OF COAL-DERIVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN NATURAL WATERS: CASE STUDIES OF BALKAN ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY AND RENAL/PELVIC CANCER
OREM, William H.1, TATU, Calin A.2, BUNNELL, Joseph E.1, LERCH, Harry E.1, RICE, Cynthia A.3, BARTOS, Timothy T.4 and CORUM, Margo D.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Surv, County Hospital, Str. Oglinzilor Nr. 5 Sc. A Ap. 1, RO-1900, Timisoara, Romania, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Lakewood, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, 2617 E. Lincolnway, Suite B, Cheyenne, WY 82001-5662, borem@usgs.gov, borem@usgs.gov
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9:10 AM
DUST IN THE WIND: INTERCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT OF DESERT DUST IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
KELLOGG, Christina A., GRIFFIN, Dale W., GARRISON, Virginia H. and SHINN, Eugene A., Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S. Geol Survey, 600 4th St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, ckellogg@usgs.gov, ckellogg@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
CONCENTRATIONS OF TCE AND OTHER TOXICS DELIVERED TO THE PLAINTIFFS' HOMES IN THE 'A CIVIL ACTION' TRIAL
METHENY, Maura A., Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 and BAIR, E. Scott, Geological Sciences, Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, Columbus, OH 43210, bair.1@osu.edu, bair.1@osu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
MUSINGS OF A MEANDERING MEDICAL GEOLOGIST
FINKELMAN, Robert B., U.S.Geol Survey, MS 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, rbf@usgs.gov, rbf@usgs.gov
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10:30 AM
DEAD SEA BLACK MUD: MEDICAL GEOCHEMISTRY OF A TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTIC AGENT
ABDEL-FATTAH, Ahmad N., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texsa at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, PINGITORE, N.E., Department of Geological Sciences/ PACES, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, MACIEJEWSKA, Beata, Geological Sciences, UT El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 and SCHULZE-MAKUCH, Dirk, Department of Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, anfattah@utep.edu, anfattah@utep.edu
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10:50 AM
GEOLOGIC, BIOLOGIC, AND HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS ON NATURAL ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER IN HOLOCENE RIVER FLOODPLAINS
SAUNDERS, James A., Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, saundja@auburn.edu, saundja@auburn.edu
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11:10 AM
THE TOXICOLOGICAL GEOCHEMISTRY OF DUSTS, SOILS, AND OTHER EARTH MATERIALS - AN OVERVIEW OF PROCESSES AND THE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH METHODS USED TO UNDERSTAND THEM
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 964 Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and ZIEGLER, Thomas L., United States Department of the Interior, United States Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver, CO 80225, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
LEAD POISONING AND MEDICAL GEOLOGY: AN UNFINISHED STORY
FILIPPELLI, Gabe1, LAIDLAW, Mark1, RAFTIS, Robyn and LATIMER, Jennifer1, (1)Department of Geology, Indiana Univ - Purdue Univ at Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46202, gfilippe@iupui.edu, gfilippe@iupui.edu
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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