2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 1
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Environmental Geoscience

 

Peter G. Oduor, Chair
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8:00 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A COALBED NATURAL GAS REGIONAL SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN
BOBST, Andrew, BLM Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301, abobst@blm.gov, abobst@blm.gov
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8:15 AM
METHODOLOGY FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTIMATING STABILITY CONSTANTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL DATA
SKOLD, Magnus E., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, THYNE, Geoffrey D., Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, MCCRAY, John E., Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 and DREXLER, John W., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 399 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, mskold@mines.edu, mskold@mines.edu
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8:30 AM
BOTTOM AND SUB-BOTTOM GPR IMAGING WITHIN SHALLOW WISCONSIN LAKES: BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS
JOL, Harry M.1, FAULKNER, Douglas1, ALBRECHT, Arlen2, STERNBERG, Craig1 and TROMBLY, Neil1, (1)Department of Geography and Anthropology, Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703-4004, (2)University of Wisconsin Extension-Taylor County, Medford, WI 54451, jolhm@uwec.edu, jolhm@uwec.edu
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8:45 AM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND INVENTORY CALCULATIONS FOR CARBON TETRACHLORIDE IN GROUNDWATER AT THE HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON STATE
MURRAY, Christopher, Pacfic Northwest National Lab, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352, CHIEN, Yi-Ju, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA 99352, TRUEX, Michael, Pacfic Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA 99352 and ROHAY, Virginia J., Fluor Hanford, Inc, P.O. Box 1000, Richland, WA 99352-1000, chris.murray@pnl.gov, chris.murray@pnl.gov
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9:00 AM
DELINEATING POTENTIAL NORTH DAKOTA FOREST STEWARDSHIP AREAS
ODUOR, Peter G., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, 227 Stevens, Fargo, ND 58105, VINJE, Jason, Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, 218 Stevens, Fargo, ND 58105 and GOM, Ale, Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Civil & Engineering Building, Fargo, ND 58105, Peter.Oduor@ndsu.edu, Peter.Oduor@ndsu.edu
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9:15 AM
CHEMICAL ALTERATION AND ELEMENTAL MOBILITY AT THE NOPAL I MINE, PEÑA BLANCA DISTRICT, MEXICO
LESLIE, Bret W., Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-7F27, Washington, DC 20555-0001 and PICKETT, David A., Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238, bwl@nrc.gov, bwl@nrc.gov
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9:30 AM
SOURCE TERMS, GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR AND CHARACTERIZATION OF URANIUM IN
DUFF, Martine C., Savannah River National Laboratory, Bldg. 773-43A, Rm. 217, Aiken, SC 29808, martine.duff@srnl.doe.gov, martine.duff@srnl.doe.gov
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9:45 AM
NEW INSIGHT INTO THE ROLE OF ORGANIC MATTER IN THE CONCENTRATION OF U: SEQUESTRATION WITHOUT PRIOR REDUCTION
BOLANOS, Lenaye1, NORTHRUP, Paul2, RASBURY, Troy1 and ZHENG, Yan3, (1)Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (2)Enviromental Sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 830, Upton, NY 11973, (3)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, C.U.N.Y, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11365, lbolanos@ic.sunysb.edu, lbolanos@ic.sunysb.edu
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10:00 AM
SKYTOP: A CASE HISTORY OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION THROUGH A SULFIDE VEIN DEPOSIT IN CENTRE COUNTRY, PENNSYLVANIA
GOLD, David P.1, DODEN, Arnold G.2, MATHUR, Ryan3 and MUTTI, Laurence J.3, (1)Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Geologic Mapping and Resource Evaluation, Inc, 925 W. College Ave, State College, PA 16801, (3)Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, gold@ems.psu.edu, gold@ems.psu.edu
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10:15 AM
A GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF INTERTIDAL BOTTOM SEDIMENTS IN SULAIBIKHAT BAY, KUWAIT: WITNESS THE ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT
AL-SHAMROUKH, Dalal1, ARIMA, Makoto1 and EL-SAMMAK, Amr2, (1)Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan, (2)Env. & Earth Sci. Div, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, 13109 Safat, Kuwait, alshamroukhdalal@yahoo.com, alshamroukhdalal@yahoo.com
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10:30 AM
GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF NATURAL GRADE DIATOMITE AND ITS UTILIZATION AS ADSORPTION MEDIUM IN POLLUTION ABATEMENT
GBADEBO, Adewole Michael, Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, University of Agriculture, P.M.B 2240, Abeokuta, 234, Nigeria, jumaid2000@yahoo.co.uk, jumaid2000@yahoo.co.uk
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10:45 AM
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PREVENTION OF VERTICAL CAPILLARY TRANSPORT OF SALT FROM BRINE CONTAMINATION
LANDRUM, Carla J.1, FISHER, J. Berton2, JENNINGS, Eleanor2, MUNSHI, Shoeb3, SUBLETTE, Kerry4, TAPP, J. Bryan1 and WEBER, Dan1, (1)Department of Geosciences, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (2)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Geosciences, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (3)Center for Appied Biogeosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (4)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104, carla-landrum@utulsa.edu, carla-landrum@utulsa.edu
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11:00 AM
THE POTENTIAL FOR BORON PHYTOTOXICITY IN PRODUCED WATER CONTAMINATED TALLGRASS PRAIRIE SOILS
WEBER, Daniel James1, JENNINGS, Eleanor2, SUBLETTE, Kerry3, ROBERTS, Kenneth3 and TAPP, Bryan4, (1)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Geosciences, University of Tulsa, 600 S. College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (2)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Geosciences, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (3)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104, (4)Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Geoscience, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189, dan-weber@utulsa.edu, dan-weber@utulsa.edu
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11:15 AM
POTENTIAL OF SUBSEAFLOOR ATLANTIC UNITS FOR GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
SMYTH, Rebecca C., Gulf Coast Carbon Center, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713 and HOVORKA, Susan D., Gulf Coast Carbon Center, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, rebecca.smyth@beg.utexas.edu, rebecca.smyth@beg.utexas.edu
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11:30 AM
USING HPLC-ICPMS TO CHARATERIZE PATTERNS OF METAL SPECIATION IN SOILS
HERZ, Meghan M., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850 and DERRY, Louis A., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14817, mmh28@cornell.edu, mmh28@cornell.edu
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11:45 AM
Withdrawn