Northeastern Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (27-29 March 2008)

Session No. 35
Saturday, 29 March 2008: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM

Hydrogeology, Environmental Geoscience and Geochemistry

 

Paul L. Richards and Michael Schaffner, Chairs
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8:00 AM
DEEP CIRCULATION AND UPWARD MIGRATION OF BRINES IN THE ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS (QUÉBEC) AS TRACED BY HE, NE, AR AND XE ISOTOPIC ANOMALIES
BÉLAND OTIS, Catherine1, PINTI, Daniele L.1, TREMBLAY, Alain2, CASTRO, Maria Clara3, HALL, Chris Micheal3 and MARCIL, Jean-Sébastien4, (1)GEOTOP-UQAM-McGill, Université du Québec à Montréal, Succ. Centre-Ville, CP 8888, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada, (2)Sciences de la Terre et de l'Atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC G7H 2B1, Canada, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 425 E. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (4)Junex Inc, 2795, boulevard Laurier, Bur. 200, Québec, QC G1V 4M7, Canada, catherine.beland.otis@gmail.com, catherine.beland.otis@gmail.com
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8:20 AM
REFINING CONCEPTUAL GROUND-WATER MODELS USING THERMAL BASEFLOW ESTIMATES
HALL, Lauren A., Geology, University at Buffalo, 876 Natural Science Complex, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, lahall2@buffalo.edu, lahall2@buffalo.edu
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8:40 AM
HYDROCHEMISTRY OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE SOUTHERN VOLTAIAN SYSTEM
YIDANA, Sandow Mark, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, Montclair, NJ 07043 and OPHORI, Duke, yidanas1@mail.montclair.edu, yidanas1@mail.montclair.edu
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9:00 AM
JUNE 19, 2007 FLASH FLOOD: EXTREME RAINFALL EVENT IN SMALL HEADWATER BASINS, CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK
SCHAFFNER, Michael and EVANS, Michael, NOAA / National Weather Service, Binghamton Regional Airport, 32 Dawes Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790, Mike.Schaffner@noaa.gov, Mike.Schaffner@noaa.gov
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9:20 AM
INTEGRATED GEOLOGIC MAPPING, GEOCHRONOLOGY, BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS, AND GROUND WATER ISOTOPE CHEMISTRY IN THE NASHUA SOUTH QUADRANGLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS, AND APPLICATIONS TO A METHANE-YIELDING WATER WELL IN CRYSTALLINE ROCK
WALSH, Gregory J.1, ALEINIKOFF, John N.2, BURRUSS, Robert C.3, PIERCE, Herbert A.3 and DEGNAN, James R.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05601, (2)U.S. Geol. Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geol. Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U.S. Geol. Survey, Pembroke, NH 03275, gwalsh@usgs.gov, gwalsh@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
FRACTIONATED DRAINAGE IN A KARSTIC ALPINE BASIN OF THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES
BECKER, Matthew, Dept of Geology, Cal State, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815, BELLIN, Alberto, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale, Universita' di Trento, via Mesiano, 77, Trento, I-38050, Italy and BORSATO, Andrea, Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Via Calepina 14, Trento, 38100, Italy, mbecker3@csulb.edu, mbecker3@csulb.edu
 
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10:20 AM
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10:40 AM
KARST-RELATED FLOODING IN THE ONONDAGA FORMATION; WESTERN NY
RICHARDS, Paul L., Dept. of Earth Sciences, The College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY 14420 and CRAFT, James H., NYSDEC, 6274 E. Avon - Lima Rd, Avon, NY 14414, prichard@brockport.edu, prichard@brockport.edu
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11:00 AM
INVESTIGATION OF HYDROXIDE MINERAL PRECIPITATION AND THE FATE OF TRACE METALS IN AN ACIDIC PIT LAKE, ANTHRACITE DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA
MASE, David F.1, GREENEMEIER, Richard J.1 and CASTENDYK, Devin N.2, (1)Earth Sciences Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, (2)Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820, masedf02@oneonta.edu, masedf02@oneonta.edu
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11:20 AM
RECONSTRUCTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL NITROGEN CYCLE PERTURBATION HISTORIES USING TREE-RING d15N VALUES
BUKATA, Andrew R., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 707A Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050 and KYSER, T. Kurt, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, arbukata@buffalo.edu, arbukata@buffalo.edu
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11:40 AM
AFM ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL ADHESION TO HYDROXYLAPATITE SURFACES
DOSEN, Anja1, BANK, Tracy L.1 and GIESE, Rossman2, (1)Geology, SUNY Buffalo, 876 Natural Science Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2)Geology, SUNY Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, adosen@buffalo.edu, adosen@buffalo.edu
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12:00 PM
ANOMALOUS GRAPHITE AT THE BELVIDERE MOUNTAIN SERPENTINITE, VERMONT
KERPER, D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, VAN BAALEN, M.R., Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 and DUNN, Steven R., Geology & Geography, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, dkerper@fas.harvard.edu, dkerper@fas.harvard.edu