2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 241
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T152. In Situ Approaches for Measuring Biodegradation Potential and Rates in Subsurface Environments

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Isabelle Cozzarelli and Michelle Lorah, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
Quantification of In Situ Biodegradation Rates of Groundwater Contaminants Using Laboratory-Derived Isotopic Enrichment Factors
MCKELVIE, Jennifer R.1, MACKAY, Douglas M.2, SCOW, Kate M.2, KAISER, Philip M.2 and SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara3, (1)Geoscience, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, 22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, ON M4T 2S3, Canada, (2)Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (3)Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, jennifer.mckelvie@utoronto.ca, jennifer.mckelvie@utoronto.ca
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8:25 AM
Monitoring of MTBE Attenuation by Stable Isotope Analysis
KUDER, Tomasz and PHILP, Paul, Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd st., SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, tkuder@ou.edu, tkuder@ou.edu
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8:40 AM
Retrospective Study of Closed Leaking Underground Storage Tank (UST) Sites in Wisconsin
PELAYO, Aristeo M.1, EVANSON, Theresa A.1, BAHR, Jean M.2 and GORDON, Mark E.1, (1)Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment, Department of Natural Resources, 101 S. Webster St, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1695, aristeo.pelayo@wi.gov, aristeo.pelayo@wi.gov
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8:55 AM
Nutrient Reduction by Year Round Land Application of Secondary Effluent
PARIZEK, Richard R., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 340 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, parizek@ems.psu.edu, parizek@ems.psu.edu
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9:10 AM
Using Peristaltic Bailing to Obtain Ground Water Samples in Push Probe Profiling of a Subsurface BTEX Plume
HERKELRATH, William N., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, DELIN, Geoffrey N., Water Resources Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, West 6th Ave. & Kipling St, DFC Bldg. 2, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046 and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, Reston, VA 20192, delin@usgs.gov, delin@usgs.gov
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9:25 AM
In Situ Sampling Method for Determining Dissolved Gas Content and Major Ion Composition of Groundwater
STRATTAN, Derik J., KYRIAS, Matthew P., SANFORD, Robert A., FLYNN, Theodore M. and BETHKE, Craig M., Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, stratta1@uiuc.edu, stratta1@uiuc.edu
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9:40 AM
Influence of Dissolved Oxygen Convection on Well Sampling
VROBLESKY, Don A., U.S. Geol Survey, 720 Gracern Road, Suite 129, Columbia, 29210, CASEY, Clifton C., Naval Facilites Engineering Command EFD Southeast, 2155 Eagle Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406-9010 and LOWERY, Mark A., U.S. Geological Survey, 720 Gracern Road, Suite 129, Columbia, SC 29210, vroblesk@usgs.gov, vroblesk@usgs.gov
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
The Importance of Initial Conditions in Batch Assays for Estimating the in Situ Biodegradation Kinetics of Chlorinated Ethene-Respiring Cultures
BECKER, Jennifer G., Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, 1433 Animal Sciences/Agricultural Eng. Bldg, College Park, MD 20742-2315 and HUANG, Deyang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-3021, jgbecker@umd.edu, jgbecker@umd.edu
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10:30 AM
In Situ Test System for Evaluating Microbial Community Structure and Metabolic Activity Under Natural and Engineered Conditions
GRAVES, Duane, Geosyntec Consultants, 1531 Dick Lonas Road, Bldg. A, Knoxville, TN 37909, DENNIS, Phil, SiREM Laboratory, 130 Research Lane, Suite 2, Guelph, ON N1G 5G3, Canada, LORAH, Michelle, Wrd, USGS, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228 and VOGLER, Eric, New Mexico Water Science Center, USGS, 5338 Montgomery NE Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109, dgraves@geosyntec.com, dgraves@geosyntec.com
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10:45 AM
Push-Pull Test for Determining In-Situ Biodegradation Rates of Ethanol
KLINE, Kimberly, Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Earth Science, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, CLARK, Jordan, Geological Sciences, Univ of California, 2114 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and MACKAY, Doug, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, kline@umail.ucsb.edu, kline@umail.ucsb.edu
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11:00 AM
In Situ Microcosm Biodegradation Rates of Alkylbenzenes Under Iron-Reducing Conditions
BEKINS, Barbara A., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, Reston, VA 20192, icozzare@usgs.gov, icozzare@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) Production from MTBE Plumes Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions Under the Influence of Ethanol
CHAKRABORTY, Irina, Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, MACKAY, Douglas M., Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8627, SCOW, Kate M., Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616 and SUBLETTE, Kerry, Center for Applied Biogeosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104, ior@ucdavis.edu, ior@ucdavis.edu
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11:30 AM
A New Approach for Determining In Situ Microbial Response to Geochemical Perturbations
KNEESHAW, Tara A., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, MCGUIRE, Jennifer T., Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, SMITH, Erik W., Geology & Geophysics, Texs A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845-3115, COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, Reston, VA 20192, VOYTEK, Mary, U.S. Geol Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and KIRSHTEIN, Julie, U S Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, tarakneeshaw@hotmail.com, tarakneeshaw@hotmail.com
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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