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

Session No. 169
Tuesday, 9 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T19. Innovative Tracer Applications in Hydrogeology: New Techniques, Design and Interpretation Methods, and Case Studies II

GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists—International Commission on Tracers

 

Craig E. Divine and Jeffrey McDonnell, Advocates
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1:30 PM
OPTIMAL TRACER TEST DESIGN USING THE EFFICIENT HYDROLOGIC TRACER-TEST DESIGN METHODOLOGY
FIELD, Malcolm S., Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment (8623D), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20837-2242, VERRAULT, Michaël, Les Laboratoires SL, 1309, blv St-Paul, Chicoutimi, QC G7J 3Y2, Canada and HAMMOND, Patrick, Maryland Department of the Environment (4351A), 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, field.malcolm@epa.gov, field.malcolm@epa.gov
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1:50 PM
A LONG-TERM TRACER TEST AT A RECHARGE POND USING SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE AND APPLIED DEUTERIUM
SANFORD, William E., Department of Geosciences, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, bills@cnr.colostate.edu, bills@cnr.colostate.edu
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2:10 PM
TRACER TESTS AT THE MADE SITE: CHARACTERIZING SMALL-SCALE PREFERENTIAL FLOW CHANNELS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SOLUTE TRANSPORT
LIU, Gaisheng, TICK, Geoffrey, ZHENG, Chunmiao, CHANDLER, Joseph and RINCON, Erika, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, LIU022@BAMA.UA.EDU, LIU022@BAMA.UA.EDU
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2:25 PM
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF TRACERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
DIVINE, Craig E., ARCADIS, 630 Plaza Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, cdivine@arcadis-us.com, cdivine@arcadis-us.com
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2:40 PM
STABLE ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR FOR LANDFILL LEACHATE
HUMPHREY, John D., Colorado School Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401-1887, STATOM, Richard A., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and THYNE, Geoffrey D., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, jhumphre@mines.edu, jhumphre@mines.edu
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2:55 PM
QUANTITATIVE TRACING AS A PREDICTIVE TOOL TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO WATER SUPPLIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL RECEPTORS
SCHINDEL, Geary M.1, JOHNSON, Steven1, ALEXANDER Jr, E. Calvin2, WORTHINGTON, Stephen R.H.3 and DAVIES, Gareth J.4, (1)Edwards Aquifer Authority, 1615 North St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX 78215, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr., SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, (3)Worthington Groundwater, 55 Mayfair Ave, Dundas, ON L9H 3K9, (4)Cambrian Ground Water Co, 109 Dixie Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, gschindel@edwardsaquifer.org, gschindel@edwardsaquifer.org
 
3:10 PM
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3:25 PM
PATHOGEN TRANSPORT IN A SOLE SOURCE KARST AQUIFER NEAR A PUBLIC WELL FIELD – WILL EVERGLADES LIMESTONE MINE EXPANSION POSE A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH?
RENKEN, Robert A.1, SHAPIRO, Allen M.2, CUNNINGHAM, Kevin J.3, HARVEY, Ronald W.4, ZYGNERSKI, Michael R.3, METGE, David W.4, OSBORN, Christina L.5 and WACKER, Michael3, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, 9100 NW 36th St., Suite 110, Miami, FL 33178, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, WRD, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 431, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, 9100 NW 36th St., Suite 110, Miami, FL 33178, (4)US Geological Survey, 3215 Marine, Marine Street Science Ctr, Boulder, CO 80303, (5)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, rarenken@usgs.gov, rarenken@usgs.gov
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3:40 PM
UNDERSTANDING CONTAMINANT SOURCES, GROUND-WATER RESIDENCE TIME, AND FLOW PATTERNS IN A KARSTIC SPRINGSHED
KATZ, Brian G.1, COPELAND, Rick2, GREENHALGH, Tom2, ZWANKA, Warren3 and UPCHURCH, Sam4, (1)USGS, 2010 Levy Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310, (2)Florida Geol Survey, 903 W. Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304, (3)Suwannee River Water Mgnt District, 9225 County Rd. 49, Live Oak, FL 32060, (4)SDII Global Corp, 4509 George Rd, Tampa, FL 33634, bkatz@usgs.gov, bkatz@usgs.gov
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3:55 PM
CALCULATION OF DISPERSIVITY AND EFFECTIVE POROSITY FROM SALT TRACER TEST RESULTS IN A BASALT AQUIFER
KUNKEL, James R., Knight Piesold and Co, 1050 Seventeenth Street, Suite 450, Denver, CO 80265, jkunkel@kpco.com, jkunkel@kpco.com
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4:10 PM
CALCULATION OF FIRST-ORDER RATE COEFFICIENTS FROM SINGLE-WELL PUSH-PULL TEST DATA
PALMER, Carl D., Geosciences Research, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107 and STARR, Robert C., North Wind, Inc, P.O. Box 51174, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, bstarr@nwindenv.com, bstarr@nwindenv.com
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4:25 PM
AN ESTIMATE OF EFFECTIVE SURFACE AREA FROM AN IN SITU AQUIFER TITRATION
DENHAM, Miles E.1, THIBAULT, Jeffrey J.2 and BLOUNT, Gerald C.2, (1)Savannah River National Lab, Building 773-42A, Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC 29808, (2)Soil and Groundwater Closure Projects, Savannah River Site, Building 730-2B, Aiken, SC 29808, miles.denham@srs.gov, miles.denham@srs.gov
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4:40 PM
USING NATURAL TRACERS TO TEST NUMERICAL GROUND-WATER MODEL RESULTS
RAYNE, Todd W., Geology Dept, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, BRADBURY, Kenneth R., Wisconsin Geol and Nat History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705 and HUNT, Randall J., U.S. Geol Survey, 8505 Research Lane, Middleton, WI 53562, trayne@hamilton.edu, trayne@hamilton.edu
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4:55 PM
EVALUATING ARSENIC TRANSPORT WITHIN ANTHROPOGENIC AQUIFERS IN MINED WATERSHEDS
SCHREIBER, Madeline E.1, VALETT, H. Maurice2, BROWN, Brendan V.2 and ALTARE, Craig3, (1)Dept of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Dept of Biology, Virginia Tech, 2125 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, mschreib@vt.edu, mschreib@vt.edu
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5:10 PM
UNSATURATED-ZONE CASE STUDY AT THE IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY: CAN DARCIAN HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES PREDICT CONTAMINANT MIGRATION?
NIMMO, John R., PERKINS, Kim S. and WINFIELD, Kari A., USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-421, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jrnimmo@usgs.gov, jrnimmo@usgs.gov
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