2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 271
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
E141/142 (Oregon Convention Center)

T19. Characterizing, Predicting, and Managing Long-Term Contaminant Flux for Complex Subsurface Environments

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Gwynn R. Johnson, Mark L. Brusseau, Mike Truex and John McCray, Advocates
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1:30 PM
THE IMPACT OF IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT AND TRAPPED AIR ON PORE-SCALE FLUID CONFIGURATION FOR THREE-PHASE
CARROLL, K.C.1, MARBLE, Justin C.1, RUSSO, Ann2 and BRUSSEAU, Mark L.1, (1)Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721, kcc@hwr.arizona.edu, kcc@hwr.arizona.edu
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1:45 PM
INVESTIGATING DNAPL DISSOLUTION KINETICS IN A SATURATED BENCH-SCALE FRACTURE NETWORK
CHRISTENSEN, Kaneen E.1, ALTMAN, Peggy1, MCCRAY, John E.2 and SCHAEFER, Charles E.3, (1)Environmental Science & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc, 17 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, kachrist@mines.edu, kachrist@mines.edu
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2:00 PM
INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICALLY ENHANCED DNAPL DISSOLUTION IN A BENCH-SCALE THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE NETWORK
ALTMAN, Peggy1, CHRISTENSEN, Kaneen E.1, MCCRAY, John E.2 and SCHAEFER, Charles E.3, (1)Environmental Science & Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc, 17 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, paltman@mines.edu, paltman@mines.edu
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2:15 PM
MOBILITY OF SUBSURFACE LNAPL IN A TIDAL ZONE: A CASE STUDY
WANNAMAKER, Eric1, BITTNER, Andrew2, BUTLER, Eric2, HERMAN, Kurt2, PETITO BOYCE, Cathy3 and JAKUBIAK, Jim4, (1)Gradient, 659 Entrada Drive, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Gradient, 20 University Road, Cambridge, MA 02138, (3)Gradient, Plaza 600 Building, Suite 803, 600 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA 98101, (4)Schnitzer Steel, P.O. Box 10047, Portland, OR 98296, ewannamaker@gradientcorp.com, ewannamaker@gradientcorp.com
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2:30 PM
TWO-DIMENSIONAL SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN AN AQUIFER-AQUITARD SYSTEM: ANALYTICAL APPROACH
ZHAN, Hongbin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, Mail Stop 3115, College Station, TX 77843, zhan@geo.tamu.edu, zhan@geo.tamu.edu
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2:45 PM
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3:00 PM
TRANSPORT FACTORS IMPORTANT FOR ESTIMATING MASS FLUX OF VOLATILE CONTAMINANTS TO GROUNDWATER
TRUEX, Michael J., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999 MS K6-96, Richland, WA 99352 and OOSTROM, Mart, Hydrology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-96, Richland, WA 99354, mj.truex@pnl.gov, mj.truex@pnl.gov
 
3:15 PM
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3:30 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION OF THE NETHERLANDS: BUFFERING CAPACITIES AND BACKGROUND COMPOSITIONS OF GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS
GRIFFIOEN, Jasper, KLEIN, Janneke, HEERDINK, Ruth, VERMOOTEN, Sophie and VAN GAANS, Pauline, Soil and Groundwater Systems, Deltares/TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 85467, Utrecht, 3584 CB, Netherlands, jasper.griffioen@deltares.nl, jasper.griffioen@deltares.nl
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3:45 PM
MASS BALANCE ASPECTS OF PERSISTENT URANIUM CONTAMINATION IN THE SUBSURFACE AT THE HANFORD SITE, WASHINGTON
PETERSON, Robert E.1, BROWN, Christopher F.2 and SERNE, R. Jeffrey2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-75, Richland, WA 99352, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS P7-22, Richland, WA 99352, robert.peterson@pnl.gov, robert.peterson@pnl.gov
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4:00 PM
REMEDIATION OF SUBSURFACE ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTAMINATED WITH ZN, PB AND CD USING A PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER WITH APATITE II
WRIGHT, Judith, President, UFA Ventures, Inc, 1110 Maple Place, Richland, WA 99354 and CONCA, James, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center, New Mexico State University, 1400 University Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, judith@ufaventures.com, judith@ufaventures.com
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4:15 PM
FULL-SCALE REMEDIATION OF A MTBE/BTEX PLUME IN A FINE-GRAINED AQUIFER IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA USING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE HEATING TECHNOLOGY
KUHN, Jeffrey A.1, SKIBICKI, Patrick J.1 and MANCHESTER, Kenneth R.2, (1)Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Remediation Division, P. O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901, (2)MSE Technology Applications, 200 Technology Way, Butte, MT 59702, jkuhn@mt.gov, jkuhn@mt.gov
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4:30 PM
REMOVAL OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE FROM LAYERED POROUS MEDIA SYSTEMS IN INTERMEDIATE-SCALE SYSTEMS: EXPERIMENTS AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS
OOSTROM, Mart1, YOON, H.2, WIETSMA, T.W.3, WERTH, C.J.2 and VALOCCHI, A.J.2, (1)Hydrology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-96, Richland, WA 99354, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Science Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K9-33, Richland, WA 99354, mart.oostrom@pnl.gov, mart.oostrom@pnl.gov
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4:45 PM
MANAGEMENT OF PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION USING GASEOUS ELECTRON DONOR TECHNOLOGY
LOPEZ, Alexis, EVANS, Patrick, CAI, Hua and LAI, Han, CDM, 11811 NE 1st street, Suite 201, Bellevue, WA 98005, lopezaa@cdm.com, lopezaa@cdm.com
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5:00 PM
DEEP BOREHOLE DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
ARNOLD, Bill W.1, BRADY, Patrick V.2, FREEZE, Geoff A.2, SWIFT, Peter N.2 and STEIN, Joshua S.2, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, MS 0778, Albuquerque, NM 87185, (2)Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, bwarnol@sandia.gov, bwarnol@sandia.gov
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