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

Session No. 212
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Environmental Geoscience; Geology and Health; Public Policy

 

Kathleen M. Johnson and Scott Rice-Snow, Chairs
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANET EARTH: LESSONS LEARNED
JANOSCHEK, Werner R., International Year of Planet Earth, Slatingasse 8, Vienna, 1130, Austria and DE MULDER, Eduardo F.J., Haarlem, 1111, Netherlands, janwer@pdg.at, janwer@pdg.at
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1:45 PM
FACTS FOR UNDERSTANDING MINERAL RESOURCES: THE KEY TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC
JOHNSON, Kathleen M., U.S. Geological Survey, 913 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, kjohnson@usgs.gov, kjohnson@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
TERRAIN FACTORS IN CAPITAN AQUIFER RECHARGE, NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE ESCARPMENT, NEW MEXICO
RICE-SNOW, Scott, Dept. of Geology, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN 47306 and GOODBAR, James, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington Office, 620 E. Green St, Carlsbad, NM 88220, ricesnow@bsu.edu, ricesnow@bsu.edu
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2:15 PM
A SIMPLE TOOL FOR PREDICTING THE DENITRIFICATION RATE POTENTIAL IN THE VADOSE ZONE BASED ON SAND, SILT OR CLAY COMPOSITION
TUCHOLKE, Maria B. and MCCRAY, John E., Environmental Science & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, mtucholk@mines.edu, mtucholk@mines.edu
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2:30 PM
GEOLOGIC CONTROL OF NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
PORDER, Stephen, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 80 Waterman St. Box G-W, Providence, RI 02912 and HILLEY, George E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, stephen_porder@brown.edu, stephen_porder@brown.edu
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2:45 PM
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3:00 PM
25-YEAR CHANGES IN AMOUNTS OF HEAVY METALS AND BASE CATIONS IN ORGANIC HORIZONS OF MID-ATLANTIC REGION FOREST SOILS
RICHTER, Suzanna L.1, JOHNSON, Arthur H.1 and DRANOFF, Martin M.2, (1)Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St, 254B Hayden Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, richter2@sas.upenn.edu, richter2@sas.upenn.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
EVAPORATION OF THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP: CALCULATIONS BASED ON STABLE ISOTOPE MASS BALANCE
ZAARUR, Shikma, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles st, Baltimore, MD 21218 and JAHREN, A. Hope, Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST 701, Honolulu, HI 96822, szaarur1@jhu.edu, szaarur1@jhu.edu
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3:45 PM
DIFFERENTIATING WATERSHED-DERIVED SEDIMENTS FROM A DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS (DWTRS) DEPOSIT
PATTON, Jason A., Environmental Dynamics Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and BOSS, Stephen K., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, japatto@uark.edu, japatto@uark.edu
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4:00 PM
FIELD EVALUATION OF A SURFACTANT-MODIFIED ZEOLITE SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANICS FROM PRODUCED WATER
BOWMAN, Robert S., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, SULLIVAN, Enid J., Chemistry Division, CDE Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J964, Los Alamos, NM 87545, KATZ, Lynn, Environmental and Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, ECJ 8.6, Austin, TX 78712 and KINNEY, Kerry A., Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-EWRE, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1786, Austin, TX 78712-0273, bowman@nmt.edu, bowman@nmt.edu
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4:15 PM
THE LEGACY OF LEADED GASOLINE IN BOTTOM SEDIMENT OF SMALL RURAL RESERVOIRS
JURACEK, Kyle E. and ZIEGLER, Andrew C., U.S. Geological Survey, 4821 Quail Crest Place, Lawrence, KS 66049-3839, kjuracek@usgs.gov, kjuracek@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
QUANTIFYING AQUEOUS PHASE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY VARIATIONS DURING DISSOLUTION OF ENTRAPPED NAPL
NAMBI, Indumathi M., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600014, India and KUMAR, Sateesh N., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600014, India, indunambi@iitm.ac.in, indunambi@iitm.ac.in
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4:45 PM
MICRO-AND MACROSCALE INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMATE SORPTION ON BARITE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TOWARD CHROMIUM IMMOBILIZATION
BOSE, Sweta and HIGGINS, Steven R., Department of Chemistry (Environmental Sciences PhD Program), Wright State Univ, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, bose.2@wright.edu, bose.2@wright.edu
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5:00 PM
MODELING TRANSPORT OF SELECTED ORGANIC TRACE POLLUTANTS DURING RIVERBANK FILTRATION CONDITIONS
OLDHAM, Gretchen L., MCCRAY, John, DREWES, Jörg, HOPPE, Christiane and HÜBNER, Uwe, Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, buscemifan@hotmail.com, buscemifan@hotmail.com