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

Session No. 64
Monday, 8 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Environmental Geoscience I

 

Andrew L. Bobst and Eric Tayem Tangumonkem, Chairs
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8:00 AM
INVESTIGATION OF THE GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF COALBED NATURAL GAS WATER AS IT INFILTRATES THROUGH THE UNSATURATED ZONE OF THE TONGUE RIVER MEMBER OF THE FORT UNION FORMATION – POWDER RIVER BASIN, MT
BOBST, Andrew L., U.S. Bureau of Land Mgnt, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301 and WHEATON, John R., Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1300 N. 27th St, Billings, MT 59101, abobst@mt.blm.gov, abobst@mt.blm.gov
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8:15 AM
OCCURRENCE AND SOURCE OF PERCHLORATE IN THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER SYSTEM OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
JACKSON, W. Andrew1, ANDERSON, Todd2, RAINWATER, Ken3, RIDLEY, Moira K.4 and RAJAGOPALAN, Srinath3, (1)Water Resources Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, (2)The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409, (3)Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409-1022, (4)Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, Andrew.Jackson@coe.ttu.edu, Andrew.Jackson@coe.ttu.edu
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8:30 AM
CHEMICAL WEATHERING OF BLACK SHALES AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS ON STREAMS
OGENDI, George, Environmental Science, Arkansas State Univ, Po Box 419, State University, AR 72467, ABANDA, Azah, Program for Environmental Science, Arkansas State Univ, P O Box 419, State Univ, AR 72467, HANNIGAN, Robyn, Department of Chemistry and Program for Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 419, State University, AR 72467 and FARRIS, Jerry, Environmental Science, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 847, State University, AR 72467, gogendi@astate.edu, gogendi@astate.edu
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8:45 AM
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9:00 AM
CORRELATING SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY WITH TOTAL HARDNESS IN KARST WATERS
KRAWCZYK, Wieslawa Ewa, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Univ of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland and FORD, Derek C., School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, wkraw@us.edu.pl, wkraw@us.edu.pl
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9:15 AM
MAPPING SURFACE GEOLOGY TO PROTECT CAVE AND KARST RESOURCES
WILES, Michael E., Jewel Cave National Monument, RR1, Box 60AA, Custer, SD 57730, Mike_Wiles@nps.gov, Mike_Wiles@nps.gov
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9:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
AIR-SURFACE EXCHANGE OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN URBAN AREAS
MOTELAY-MASSEI, Anne1, VAN METRE, Peter2, MAHLER, Barbara J.2, DIAMOND, Miriam3 and HARNER, Tom1, (1)Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, (2)US Geological Survey, 8027 Exchange drive, Austin, TX 78754, (3)Department of Geography, Univ of Toronto, 45 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, anne.motelay-massei@ec.gc.ca, anne.motelay-massei@ec.gc.ca
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10:15 AM
INFLUENCE OF DE-ICING CHEMICALS ON WATER QUALITY AND NUTRIENT BALANCE WITHIN TWO SMALL CATCHMENT BASINS IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.A
HON, Rudolph1, DILLON, Peter1 and MERRITT, Neal2, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)Norwell Water Department, Town of Norwell, 345 Main Street, Norwell, MA 02061, hon@bc.edu, hon@bc.edu
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10:30 AM
MODELING WETLAND RESPONSE TO PROPOSED CHANGES IN HYDROLOGIC REGULATION OF A LARGE RESERVOIR – LAKE ONTARIO
WILCOX, Douglas A.1, XIE, Yichun2, KOWALSKI, Kurt P.1, INGRAM, Joel3 and CARLSON, Martha L.1, (1)Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geol Survey, 1451 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, (2)Institute for Geospatial Research and Education, Eastern Michigan Univ, 125 King Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, (3)Canadian Wildlife Service, Environ Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Downsview, ON M3H 5T4, Canada, douglas_wilcox@usgs.gov, douglas_wilcox@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
STORMWATER RUNOFF TREATMENT WITH VORTECHS® STRUCTURES
NEARY, Kevin A. and BOVING, Thomas B., Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, 317 Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, knea5752@postoffice.uri.edu, knea5752@postoffice.uri.edu
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11:00 AM
BIOSTIMULATION OF RHIZODEGRADATION OF PERCHLORATE
YIFRU, Dawit D. and NZENGUNG, Valentine A., Geology, The Univ of Georgia, GG Building, Athens, GA 30602, dawitdy@uga.edu, dawitdy@uga.edu
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11:15 AM
LEAD BEHAVIOR AT NATIONAL FOREST SHOOTING RANGES
RIMSTIDT, J. Donald, CRAIG, James R. and SCHEETZ, Caleb D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdr02@vt.edu, jdr02@vt.edu
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11:30 AM
IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION OF WATERSHED DISTURBANCES IN THE KINGS RIVER PROJECT AREA, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA
PHILLIPS, Erin H. and GALLEGOS, Alan J., USDA Forest Service, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611, ehp@nmt.edu, ehp@nmt.edu
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11:45 AM
COMBATING WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS BY ACCESSING AND RECONSTRUCTING THE HISTORY OF HEAVY RAINFAL-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES AND RELATED HAZARDS IN THE BAMUMBU REGION, SOUTH WEST CAMEROON
TANGUMONKEM, Eric Tayem, Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75080 and GHOGOMU, Richard T., Earth Sciences, Univ of Yaounde I, Po Box 812, ett032000@utdallas.edu, ett032000@utdallas.edu