2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 244
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T26. Quantifying Controls on Microbial Reaction Rates in Subsurface Environments II

GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Barbara Bekins, Eric Roden and Gary P. Curtis, Advocates
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1:30 PM
DISTRIBUTIONS OF MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES IN DEEP SUBSEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS
D'HONDT, Steven1, SPIVACK, Arthur J.1, WANG, Guizhi1 and ODP LEG 201 SHIPBOARD SCIENTIFIC PARTY, NASA Astrobiology Institute, (1)Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, dhondt@gso.uri.edu, dhondt@gso.uri.edu
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1:50 PM
EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINED RATES OF METHANOGENESIS IN METHANE HYDRATE-BEARING SEDIMENTS
COLWELL, Frederick S.1, LORENSON, Tom2, BOYD, Stephanie1, DELWICHE, Mark E.1, REED, David1 and NEWBY, Deborah1, (1)Biological Sciences, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, frederick.colwell@inl.gov, frederick.colwell@inl.gov
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2:05 PM
HYDROGENASE ACTIVITY AS AN INDICATOR OF MICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND AS A PROXY OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY METABOLISM IN ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENTS
SOFFIENTINO, Bruno, SPIVACK, Arthur J., SMITH, David C. and D'HONDT, Steven, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, bruno@gso.uri.edu, bruno@gso.uri.edu
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2:20 PM
OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGE OF IDENTIFYING BIODEGRADATION IN SUBARCTIC REGIONS USING ANALYSIS OF BENZYLSUCCINATES AND STABLE ISOTOPIC RATIOS
MCKELVIE, Jennifer R.1, BELLER, Harry R.2, LINDSTROM, Jon E.3, RICHMOND, Sharon A.4 and SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara1, (1)Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, (2)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, P.O. Box 808, L-542, Livermore, CA 94551, (3)Shannon & Wilson, Inc, 2355 Hill Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (4)Contaminated Sites Program, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 610 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99709, mckelvie@geology.utoronto.ca, mckelvie@geology.utoronto.ca
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2:35 PM
GENE EXPRESSION AS A PROXY FOR SUBSURFACE MICROBIAL RESPIRATION RATES: DENITRIFICATION AND THE NIRS GENE
BACHMANN, M.P., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 211 Deike Building, State College, PA 16801 and KUMP, Lee, Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 0535 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, mbachmann@geosc.psu.edu, mbachmann@geosc.psu.edu
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2:50 PM
IMPACT OF STREAM WATER LEVEL ON WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION AND NITROGEN EVOLUTION IN A GRASSED RIPARIAN ZONE
VIDON, Philippe G., Geology, Indiana Univ, Pudue Univ, Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan Street - SL118, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 and KAO, Cyril, Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses Research Unit, Cemagref, Parc de Tourvoie, BP44, Antony, 92163, France, pvidon@iupui.edu, pvidon@iupui.edu
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3:05 PM
ASSESSING NITRIFICATION AND ITS EFFECT ON NITROGEN TRANSPORT WITHIN A GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT PLUME ON CAPE COD USING MULTIPLE ISOTOPIC AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL APPROACHES
SMITH, Richard L., U.S. Geol. Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, BÖHLKE, J.K., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and MILLER, Daniel N., U.S. Dept. Agriculture, PO Box 166, Clay Center, NE 68933, rlsmith@usgs.gov, rlsmith@usgs.gov
 
3:20 PM
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3:35 PM
USING REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING TO QUANTIFY LONG-TERM REACTION RATES IN PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MINE DRAINAGE
MAYER, K. Ulrich1, BENNER, Shawn G.2, BLOWES, David W.3, WILLIAMS, Randi L.1, BAIN, Jeff G.3 and DAIGNAULT, Eugenie3, (1)Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Department of Geology, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83705, (3)Earth Sciences, Univ of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, umayer@eos.ubc.ca, umayer@eos.ubc.ca
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3:55 PM
SIMULATION OF NITRATE TRANSPORT THROUGH THE GROUNDWATER/SURFACE WATER INTERFACE INFLUENCED BY TRANSIENT ADVECTIVE FLOW
GU, Chuanhui, MILLS, Aaron L., HORNBERGER, George M. and HERMAN, Janet S., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123, cg8k@virginia.edu, cg8k@virginia.edu
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4:10 PM
TEAPREV: A NUMERICAL TOOL FOR ASSESSING RATES OF TERMINAL ELECTRON-ACCEPTING PROCESSES IN A REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME OF SUBSURFACE SEDIMENT
RODEN, Eric E., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, eroden@geology.wisc.edu, eroden@geology.wisc.edu
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4:25 PM
RELATING EMPIRICAL AND MECHANISTIC RATE LAWS FOR DISSIMILATORY METAL REDUCING BACTERIA
BANDSTRA, Joel Z., Center for Watershed Research & Service, Saint Francis University, 117 Evergreen Drive, Loretto, PA 15940, ROSS, Daniel E., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, 0408 Althouse Lab, University Park, PA 16802 and BURGOS, William D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 0115 Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, jbandstra@francis.edu, jbandstra@francis.edu
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4:40 PM
FIELD-SCALE REACTIVE TRANSPORT SIMULATIONS OF MULTIPLE TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTING PROCESSES
FANG, Yilin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999 MS K9-36, Richland, WA 99352, SCHEIBE, Timothy D., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K9-36, Richland, WA 99352, RODEN, Eric E., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and BROOKS, Scott C., Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, yilin.fang@pnl.gov, yilin.fang@pnl.gov
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