Session: Medical Geology (2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28

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8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

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8:05 AM

MEDICAL GEOLOGY, ANOMALOUS HEALTH DISTRIBUTIONS, AND GEOLOGIC CONTROL OF TRANSPORT MECHANISMS—A CASE STUDY OF ARSENIC IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

BRAHANA, John Van, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, brahana@uark.edu, brahana@uark.edu

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8:20 AM

GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WITH EXCESS DISEASE PREVALENCE: FALLON, NEVADA

SHEPPARD, Paul R.¹, SPEAKMAN, Robert J.², SCHUMACHER, Elaine³, RHODES, Kent³, RIDENOUR, Gary⁴ and WITTEN, Mark L.⁵, (1)Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, 105 West Stadium, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, (3)McCrone Associates, Inc, 850 Pasquinelli Drive, Westmont, IL 60559, (4)General Practice, M.D, 625 W. Williams, Suite B, Fallon, NV 89406, (5)Department of Pediatrics, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, sheppard@ltrr.arizona.edu, sheppard@ltrr.arizona.edu

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8:35 AM

RADIOACTIVE MATTER FROM UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR WASTE SITES, INCLUDING YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, MIGRATES UPWARD BY HYDROTHERMAL AND INTRUSIVE PROCESSES

DICKSON, F.W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, Uniiversity of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, fdickson@mines.unr.edu, fdickson@mines.unr.edu

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8:50 AM

APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN ARE LACKING

DICKSON, F.W.¹, YORK, Stephen² and TEMPEL, Gina¹, (1)Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (2)2 Phoenix Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945, gina@mines.unr.edu, gina@mines.unr.edu

9:05 AM

Break

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9:20 AM

EVALUATION OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE EXPOSURES TO ASBESTOS AND THE RELATED RISK OF DISEASE

SCHAPER, Michelle M., Directorate of Educational Policy and Development, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209-3939, Schaper.Michelle@dol.gov, Schaper.Michelle@dol.gov

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9:35 AM

PORTRAYING THE BEAUTY OF AN EQUATION: ADVICE FOR WRITING PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

MILLER, Dale L., Environmental Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder, Box 397, Boulder, CO 80309, Dale.Miller@colorado.edu, Dale.Miller@colorado.edu

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9:50 AM

GEOLOGY AND GOLF COURSES: REASONS WHY STRUCTURAL FEATURES CAN CAUSE GOLFERS INJURIES

YORK, Stephen D., Environmental Consulting Geologist, 2 Phoenix Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945 and ANSELMI Jr, Christopher J., Sports Injuries and Chiropractic Dept, Hospital for Special Surgery, 635 Madison Ave 5th Floor, New York City, NY 10022, projectgeol@aol.com, projectgeol@aol.com

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10:05 AM

DEPLETED URANIUM (DU): ITS ENVIRONMENTAL DISPERSION AND HUMAN UPTAKE

PARRISH, Randall R., Dept of Geology, University of Leicester, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, rrp@nigl.nerc.ac.uk, rrp@nigl.nerc.ac.uk

10:25 AM

Break

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10:40 AM

HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT ON PARASITIC DISEASE TRANSMISSION: SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN THE POYANG LAKE REGION, CHINA

MCCANDLESS, Melanie C., IBARAKI, Motomu, SHUM, C.K. and LEE, Hyongki, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, mccandless.12@osu.edu, mccandless.12@osu.edu

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10:55 AM

NITRITE IN DRINKING WATER NOURISHES GROWTH OF CANCER

HSU, Kenneth J., Institute of Resources Recycling, Nanjing Univ, Nanjing, China, DICKSON, Frank W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557 and CARMAN, Max F., 900 East Harrison Avenue, Apt. 70-12, Pomona, CA 91767, Kenjhsu@aol.com, Kenjhsu@aol.com

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11:10 AM

THE SEASONAL DISORDER: WHY THIS MEDICAL GEOLOGY PHENOMENON HAPPENS MORESO OR LESS SO BASED ON THE CORRESPONDING NORTHERN/SOUTHERN LATITUDE AND ITS RESPECTIVE SEASONAL TIME OF YEAR ON EARTH AT THAT PARTICULAR GIVEN TIME (BASED ON 32 YEARS OF PATIENT CASE STUDY RESULTS REPORTED TO THE DISCOVERER OF THIS ILLNESS)

MUELLER, Peter S., Peter S Mueller MD, 601 Ewing Street, Suite B-3, Princeton, NJ 08540, projectgeol@aol.com, projectgeol@aol.com

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11:30 AM

RISING ATOMIC HYDROGEN AND OZONE LEVELS IN THE EARTH'S MESOSPHERE CORRELATED TO PEAK MONTHLY SUICIDE OCCURRENCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THE MEDICAL GEOLOGY PERSPECTIVE RELATIVE TO THIS TREND'S FREQUENCY: ARE WE THEREFORE CONSIDERED TO BE MORE SUCEPITIBLE TOWARDS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR TRENDS AND SUICIDE MORESO DURING CERTAIN PEAK OZONE MONTHS OF THE YEAR VS OTHER MONTHS?

TIMBERLAKE Sr, John S. and MUELLER, Peter S., Peter S. Mueller Associates, Princeton Plasma Physics Research Labs, 601 Ewing Street, Suite B-3, Princeton, NJ 08540, projectgeol@aol.com, projectgeol@aol.com

11:50 AM

Discussion

2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

T124. Medical Geology