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

Session No. 218
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 253 (Oregon Convention Center)

Environmental Geoscience: Global Science, Local Focus

 

Curtis L. Hollabaugh and Bronwen Wang, Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATION OF POLLUTION FROM INADEQUATE SANITATION SYSTEM INTO SHALLOW QUATERNARY AQUIFER, ENGILA AREA: A CASE STUDY IN TRIPOLI-LIBYA
ABUAYSHA, Muftah A., Geophysics, Alfateh University, Faculty of Science, Al Furnaj, Tripoli, Libya, Mesallaty@yahoo.com, Mesallaty@yahoo.com
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8:30 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VOLCANIC SUBSTRATE AND SOIL FOLLOWING THE 2008 ERUPTION OF KASATOCHI ISLAND VOLCANO, ALASKA
WANG, Bronwen1, PING, Chien-Lu2, MICHEALSON, Gary2, WAYTHOMAS, Christopher F.1, TALBOT, Stephen3, PLUMLEE, Geoffrey4 and HAGEMAN, Philip L.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Palmer Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 533 E. Fireweed Ave, Palmer, AK 99645, (3)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (5)U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, bwang@usgs.gov, bwang@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
INVESTIGATION OF THIRTY SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS IN AKUMAL, MEXICO
VARMA, Sheela R., Environmental Science And Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, David King Hall, MSN 5F2, Fairfax, VA 22030 and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, svarma1@gmu.edu, svarma1@gmu.edu
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9:00 AM
SEASONAL AND LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF DISSOLVED CHLORIDES IN STREAM WATERS FROM DEICING CHEMICALS, MASSACHUSETTS
HON, Rudi1, TEDDER, Newton2, SEGE, Jon E.2 and COEFER, Josh2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, hon@bc.edu, hon@bc.edu
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9:15 AM
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINERALOGY AND FUNGICIDE/DEGRADATE CONCENTRATIONS IN SATURATED ZONE SEDIMENTS, NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN—IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY
FISHMAN, Neil S.1, REILLY, Timothy J.2, BOEHLKE, Adam R.1, SMALLING, Kelly L.3, HLADIK, Michelle L.3 and BENZEL, William M.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, (3)US Geological Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, nfishman@usgs.gov, nfishman@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
DEPOSITION, MOBILIZATION AND POSSIBLE SOURCES OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL SPILLS INTO CANALS AND DRAINS IN ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN
VAN HEES, Edmond H., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 and SCHWEITZER, Linda, Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, 260 Science and Engineering Building, Rochester, MI 48309, midas@wayne.edu, midas@wayne.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
ZORTMAN-LANDUSKY: CHALLENGES IN A DECADE OF CLOSURE
WILLIAMS, R. David1, SHAW, Shannon2, JEPSON, Wayne E.3, GAMMONS, Christopher H.4 and KILL EAGLE, John L.4, (1)US Bureau of Land Management, Butte, MT 59701, (2)MESH Environmental Inc, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada, (3)Montana Department of Environmental Quality, 1520 East Sixth Avenue, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620, (4)Geological Engineering, Montana Tech of The Univ of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, wjepson@mt.gov, wjepson@mt.gov
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10:15 AM
GLYPHOSATE AND AMPA IN U.S. STREAMS, GROUNDWATER, PRECIPITATION AND SOILS
BATTAGLIN, William A., U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Box 25046, MS 415, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, MEYER, Michael T., U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Water Science Center, Lawrence, KS 66049, KUIVILA, Kathryn M., U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento Water Science Center, Placer Hall 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129 and DIETZE, Julie E., U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Water Science Center, 4821 Quail Place, Lawrence, KS 66049, wbattagl@usgs.gov, wbattagl@usgs.gov
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10:30 AM
GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AMBIENT AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT VARIABILITY ACROSS AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN DETROIT AND WINDSOR
MOLARONI, Shannon M.1, LEMKE, Lawrence D.1, MILLER, Lindsay2, XU, Xiaohong2, WHEELER, Amanda J.3, GRGICAK-MANNION, Alice4, KROUSE, Helene J.5, KRAJENTA, Richard J.6, REINERS Jr, John J.7 and WEGLICKI, Linda8, (1)Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, 4841 Cass, Detroit, MI 48202, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada, (3)Health Canada, Air Health Science Division, 3rd Floor, 269 Laurier Avenue West, PL 4903c, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada, (4)Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, 2990 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada, (5)College of Nursing, Wayne State University, 146 Cohn Building, 5557 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, (6)Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Control, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, JFCC-5C, Detroit, MI 48202, (7)Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 2727 Second Avenue, Room 4000, Detroit, MI 48201, (8)National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 710, Bethesda, MD 20892, molaronism@wayne.edu, molaronism@wayne.edu
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11:00 AM
DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AND PARTIALLY EXTRACTABLE SOLID-BOUND ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STUDIES
DUZGOREN-AYDIN, Nurdan1, AVULA, Bharathi2, WILLETT, Kristine1 and KHAN, Ikhlas A.2, (1)Environmental Toxicology Research Program, NCNPR, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, 38677, (2)NCNPR, Oxford, 38677, nsaydin@olemiss.edu, nsaydin@olemiss.edu
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11:15 AM
EASTERN WATER WARS WITH GEORGIA VERSUS FLORIDA AND ALABAMA: ENVIRONMENTAL VERSUS POLITICAL SOLUTIONS
HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
 
11:30 AM
Discussion