Northeastern Section–41st Annual Meeting (20–22 March 2006)

Session No. 22
Tuesday, 21 March 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T20. Issues with Acid Mine Drainage in the Appalachians

 

Ryan Mathur and David P. Gold, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
REGIONAL MINERALOGY OF SULFIDE DEPOSITS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE I-99 TOADCUT AT SKYTOP, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SICREE, Andrew A., Mineralogist/geochemist Consultant, 671 Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827, sicree@geosc.psu.edu, sicree@geosc.psu.edu
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8:45 AM
REMEDIATION OF ACID ROCK DRAINAGE FROM HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SMITH, Michael W.1, VARNER, John P.1, MITAL Jr, John P.1 and SOKOLOSKI, D.J.2, (1)District Mining Operations, PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, 186 Enterprise Dr, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (2)PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924 Daisy Street Ext, Clearfield, PA 16830, michaesmit@state.pa.us, michaesmit@state.pa.us
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9:05 AM
PANDORA'S BOX: THE UNROOFING OF SULFIDE VEINS AT SKYTOP, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
DODEN, Arnold G., Consultant, GMRE, Inc, 925 W. College Ave, State College, PA 16801, GOLD, David P., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 409 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, MATHUR, Ryan, Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 and MUTTI, Laurence J., Department of Geology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, ArnoldDoden@aol.com, ArnoldDoden@aol.com
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9:25 AM
ABUNDANCEAND DISTRIBUTION OF PYRITE AND METALS IN I-99 ROADCUTS, CENTRE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
ROSE, Arthur W., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 409 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802 and MEISER, Edgar W., Meiser & Earl Inc, 1215 W. College Avenue, State College, 16801, rose@ems.psu.edu, rose@ems.psu.edu
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9:45 AM
THE UPPER TUSCARORA FORMATION - LOWER ROSE HILL FORMATION CONTACT IN NEW EXPOSURES NEAR ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, PA
ALTAMURA, Robert J., Distance Learning, Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL 32202 and BUSHMIRE, Scott G., American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, Inc, Southpointe Business Park, 4 Grandview Circle, Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317, raltamur@fccj.edu, raltamur@fccj.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
IN SITU AND LABORATORY STUDIES OF NATURAL ATTENUATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE
LÓPEZ-LUNA, Erika L.1, ERGAS, Sarina J.1 and YURETICH, Richard F.2, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 18 Marston Hall, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, (2)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts at Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, lopezlun@acad.umass.edu, lopezlun@acad.umass.edu
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10:40 AM
AERATION TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS FOR NET ALKALINE MINE DRAINAGE
DENNIS, Adam M. and KIRBY, Carl S., Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, adennis@bucknell.edu, adennis@bucknell.edu
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11:00 AM
COMPARING THE MICROBIAL POPULATIONS OF GROUNDWATER IN THE BAUXSOL TREATED AND UNTREATED AREAS AT I-99: PRELIMINARY STUDIES
ALBRECHT, Heidi L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, State Colege, PA 16801, MUELLER, Kevin E., Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801 and ROSS, Dan E., Biochemistry and Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, halbrech@geosc.psu.edu, halbrech@geosc.psu.edu
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11:20 AM
TREATMENT OF PYRITE-GENERATED POLLUTION
BARNES, Hubert L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ - University Park, 405 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2711 and NUTT, Scott, VE Engineering, Inc, 116 Byron Ave, Altoona, PA 16602, barnes@geosc.psu.edu, barnes@geosc.psu.edu
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11:40 AM
PIT LAKE PREDICTION IN NEW ZEALAND; A HUMID CLIMATE ANALOGUE FOR ACIDIC PIT LAKES IN THE APPALACHIANS
CASTENDYK, Devin, Earth Sciences Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820 and WEBSTER-BROWN, Jennifer, Environmental Science SGES, The University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand, dcastendn@oneonta.edu, dcastendn@oneonta.edu
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