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

Session No. 23
Tuesday, 21 March 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T22. Contaminants in Groundwater and Surface Water of the Northeast: From Arsenic to Xylene

 

Stephen C. Peters, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
GROUND-WATER QUALITY IN THE PIEDMONT AQUIFERS, EASTERN UNITED STATES – A SUMMARY OF STUDIES BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, 1993-2003
ZIMMERMAN, Tammy M. and LINDSEY, Bruce D., U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, tmzimmer@usgs.gov, tmzimmer@usgs.gov
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8:25 AM
ARSENIC OCCURRENCE, SOURCES, MOBILIZATION AND TRANSPORT IN THE PASSAIC AND LOCKATONG FORMATIONS OF THE NEWARK BASIN
SERFES, Michael Edward, New Jersey Geological Survey, Trenton, NJ 08625, Mike.serfes@dep.state.nj.us, Mike.serfes@dep.state.nj.us
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8:45 AM
GEOLOGIC CONTROLS ON ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION AND MOBILIZATION IN PENNSYLVANIA GROUNDWATER
BURKERT, Lori A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18015 and PETERS, Stephen C., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lehigh Univ, Bethlehem, PA 18015, lasj@lehigh.edu, lasj@lehigh.edu
4
9:05 AM
DIURNAL VARIATIONS IN TOTAL AND DISSOLVED ARSENIC AND METAL CONCENTRATIONS, WALLKILL RIVER, NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY
BARRINGER, Julia L., WILSON, Timothy P., SZABO, Zoltan, BONIN, Jennifer L., FISCHER, Jeffrey M. and SMITH, Nicholas P., U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 810 Bear Tavern Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628, jbarring@usgs.gov, jbarring@usgs.gov
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9:25 AM
GROUNDWATER MONITORING FOR PESTICIDES IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA—AN INITIAL LOOK AT CONCENTRATION TRENDS
BREEN, Kevin J. and LOPER, Connie A., Water Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070-2424, kjbreen@usgs.gov, kjbreen@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
SALT CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES AND STREAM HABITATS IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
HON, Rudolph1, DILLON, Peter1 and GRADY, Sara P.2, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)North and South Rivers Watershed Association, 214 South St, P.O. Box 43, Norwell, MA 02061, hon@bc.edu, hon@bc.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
EFFECTS OF ACID DEPOSITION ON CHEMISTRY AND BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS IN HEADWATER STREAMS ORIGINATING IN THE TUSCARORA FORMATION, VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE, PA
MCINERNEY, Brian D. and KIRBY, Carl S., Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, bmcinern@bucknell.edu, bmcinern@bucknell.edu
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10:40 AM
A MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER CHEMISTRY – THE ANKOBRA BASIN, GHANA
YIDANA, Sandow Mark, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State university, 198 Ashland Ave, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 and OPHORI, Duke, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043, yidanas1@mail.montclair.edu, yidanas1@mail.montclair.edu
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