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

Session No. 274
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
E143/144 (Oregon Convention Center)

T78. Issues Surrounding Exposure to Asbestos and Other Potentially Hazardous Fibrous Minerals Occurring in Their Natural Settings II

Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Geology and Health Division

 

R. Mark Bailey and Mickey Gunter, Advocates
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1:30 PM
MEASURING AND EVALUATING EXPOSURES TO NATURALLY-OCCURRING ASBESTOS FROM OFF-HIGHWAY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THE CLEAR CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA IN SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: WHY A FAVORITE FAMILY OUTING MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
JOHNSON, Jerelean M., DEN, Arnold, SUER, A. Lynn and STRALKA, Daniel J., San Francisco, CA 94105, johnson.jere@epa.gov, johnson.jere@epa.gov
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1:45 PM
EXPOSURES TO NATURALLY-OCCURRING ASBESTOS FROM SPORTS AND PLAY ACTIVITIES IN EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA: WHAT WE DID, WHAT WE FOUND, AND WHY WE ARE SO UNPOPULAR
JOHNSON, Jerelean M., DEN, Arnold and HIATT, Gerald F.S., San Francisco, CA 94105, johnson.jere@epa.gov, johnson.jere@epa.gov
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2:00 PM
EXPOSURE TO TREMOLITE FIBERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN IN THE EL DORADO HILLS AREA, CALIFORNIA: A CASE STUDY OF IN VIVO ALTERATION
GERMINE, Mark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, TRENT, Terry, 6185 Barbara lane, Auburn, CA 95602, ABRAHAM, Jerrold L., Department of Pathology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 2152 Weiskotten Hall, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, PUFFER, John H., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102 and BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics and the Masters Program in Environmental Science, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, Alan.Benimoff@csi.cuny.edu, Alan.Benimoff@csi.cuny.edu
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2:15 PM
TEM OBSERVATIONS OF AMPHIBOLES FROM EL DORADO HILLS STUDY
HARRIS, John Robert, LabCor, 4321 SW Corbett Avenue, Suite A, Portland, OR 98036, jharris@labcorpdx.net, jharris@labcorpdx.net
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2:30 PM
INVESTIGATION OF THE SUMAS MOUNTAIN LANDSLIDE AREA: A CASE STUDY OF A EPA'S FRAMEWORK APPLIED TO A NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS SITE
WROBLE, Julie T., U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 6th Ave. Suite 900, OEA-095, Seattle, WA 98101, wroble.julie@epa.gov, wroble.julie@epa.gov
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2:45 PM
THE SOURCE OF ASBESTIFORM CHRYSOTILE AT SWIFT CREEK WA: GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
LINNEMAN, Scott R., Geology Department, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, PITTMAN, Paul, River and Flood Division, Whatcom County Public Works, 322 N. Commercial St., Suite 120, Bellingham, WA 98225 and BAYER, Tovah, 6182 Mountain Laurel Ct, Pipersville, PA 18947, scott.linneman@wwu.edu, scott.linneman@wwu.edu
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3:00 PM
THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND HISTORIC CHANGES OF TRACE METAL IN ASBESTOS RICH SEDIMENT IN THE SWIFT CREEK/SUMAS RIVER WATERSHED: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
SCHREIER, Hans, Faculty of Land & Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, star@interchange.ubc.ca, star@interchange.ubc.ca
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3:15 PM
EARTHWORK CONSTRUCTION IN SOILS AND ROCK CONTAINING NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS
SEDERQUIST, David, P.O. Box 669, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, dcsederq@pacbell.net, dcsederq@pacbell.net
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
AIR SAMPLING FOR ASBESTOS ON TWO PROJECTS INVOLVING NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS (NOA)
BEALL, Richard, Entek Consulting Group, Inc, 4200 Rocklin Road, Suite 7, Rocklin, CA 95677, rbeall@entekgroup.com, rbeall@entekgroup.com
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4:00 PM
MONITORING FOR MINERAL FIBERS IN AGGREGATE MINING OPERATIONS
BAILEY, Kelly F., Vulcan Materials Company, Corporate Safety, Health and Environmental Department, 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242, baileyk@vmcmail.com, baileyk@vmcmail.com
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4:15 PM
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AMONG LIBBY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
O'BRIEN, Wendy1, PERONARD, Paul2 and GOLDADE, Mary2, (1)U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202, (2)USEPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202, obrien.wendy@epa.gov, obrien.wendy@epa.gov
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4:30 PM
NATURALLY OCCURING ASBESTOS IN CALIFORNIA AND MESOTHELIOMA: IS THERE A LINK?
KELSH, Michael A.1, BERMAN, D. Wayne2, LAU, Edmund1, KELLY, Colleen1, LUNDIN, Jessica3 and MOWAT, Fionna1, (1)Health Sciences, Exponent, 149 Commonwealth Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Aeolus, Inc, 751 Taft St, Albany, CA 94706, (3)Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seatte, WA 98195, mkelsh@exponent.com, mkelsh@exponent.com
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4:45 PM
ASSESSING THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS (NOA): COMPARING CURRENT RISK PROTOCOLS, EXPOSURE METRICS, AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING EXPOSURE
BERMAN, D. Wayne, Aeolus, Inc, 751 Taft St, Albany, CA 94706, bermanw@comcast.net, bermanw@comcast.net
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5:00 PM
THINGS ONCE KNOWN NOW FORGOTTEN? THE USE OF OPTICAL MINERALOGY IN REGULATORY METHODS: THE LIBBY MONTANA EXAMPLE
SANCHEZ, Matthew S., RJ Lee Group, Inc, 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, msanchez@rjlg.com, msanchez@rjlg.com
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5:15 PM
STATISTICS ON THREE REGULATED ASBESTIFORM AMPHIBOLES: LENGTH, WIDTH, ASPECT RATIO AND THEIR RELATION TO CRYSTAL HABITS AND MORPHOLOGY
LI, Bo1, BATTA, Naresh C.1, SU, Shu-Chun1 and BATTA, Neeraj K.2, (1)Batta Laboratories, Inc, Delaware Industrial Park, 6 Garfield Way, Newark, DE 19713, (2)Batta Environmental Associates, Inc, Delaware Industrial Park, 6 Garfield Way, Newark, DE 19713, bo.li@battaenv.com, bo.li@battaenv.com
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