North-Central Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (2-3 April 2009)

Session No. 28
Friday, 3 April 2009: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

T1. Applied Geology: Environmental, Hydrogeological, and Geotechnical

 

Terry R. West, Advocates
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Start Time
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1:00 PM
METHODOLOGY AND USE OF CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR GEOLOGIC STUDIES OF INACCESSIBLE OUTCROPS
PETRAS, Justine, Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, STOHR, Christopher, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 and MIKULIC, Donald, Illinois State Geol Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, petras@isgs.illinois.edu, petras@isgs.illinois.edu
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1:20 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF COAL MINE DRAINAGE IN RESPONSE TO IMPROVED MATERIAL HANDLING: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF KINETIC TESTING
BEHUM Sr, Paul T., Environmental Resources and Policy Program, Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Sr. Hydrologist, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Carbondale, IL 62901, CHUGH, Yoginder, Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, TEKLEHAIMANOT, Yosief, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901 and LEFTICARIU, Liliana, Environmental Resources and Policy Program, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, pbehum@yahoo.com, pbehum@yahoo.com
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1:40 PM
USE OF THE NITROGEN-15 ISOTOPE NATURAL ABUNDANCE METHOD AND CHEMICAL RATIOS TO DETERMINE SOURCES OF POTENTIAL NITRATE CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER, NORTHEASTERN KANSAS
TOWNSEND, M.A., Kansas Geological Survey, The Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, townsend@kgs.ukans.edu, townsend@kgs.ukans.edu
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2:00 PM
ASSESSMENT OF PUMPING-INDUCED WATER QUALITY CHANGES IN THE OZARK PLATEAUS AQUIFER SYSTEM
MACFARLANE, P. Allen, Geohydrology Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, dowser@kgs.ku.edu, dowser@kgs.ku.edu
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2:20 PM
DERIVING HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY FROM DRAINAGE PATTERNS - A CASE STUDY IN THE OREGON CASCADES
GRUDZINSKI, Bartosz Peter, Geography, Kansas State University, 1838 Anderson Ave, Apt 8, Manhattan, KS 66502, LUO, Wei, Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 and PEDERSON, Darryll, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 304 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, gobhawks@k-state.edu, gobhawks@k-state.edu
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2:40 PM
FLOODWATERS BEYOND FLOODPLAINS: WATER TABLE RISE AND GROUNDWATER-INDUCED FLOODING AT SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN
GOTKOWITZ, Madeline B., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705 and ATTIG, John W., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, mbgotkow@wisc.edu, mbgotkow@wisc.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
HISTORICAL CHANGES IN THE HURON RIVER (OHIO): A PARTIALLY BEDROCK-CONTROLLED RIVER
ADAMS, A.S. and EVANS, J.E., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, evansje@bgsu.edu, evansje@bgsu.edu
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3:40 PM
DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AFFECT HOUSING AREA, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA: A CONSEQUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL TYPE
WEST, Terry R., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, trwest@purdue.edu, trwest@purdue.edu
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4:00 PM
EXPLORATION OF DIAMOND CAVERNS, KENTUCKY, USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY GROUND IMAGING (ERGI)
RITTER, John B., ZALEHA, Michael J., MCELWAIN, Daniel R., SHAW, Kelly A. and TLACHAC, Heidi M., Department of Geology, Wittenberg University, P.O. Box 720, Springfield, OH 45501, jritter@wittenberg.edu, jritter@wittenberg.edu
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4:20 PM
METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN DEEP KARST SINKHOLES IN YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO
MOORE, Anni1, LENCZEWSKI, Melissa2, PERRY, Eugene3 and DUVALL, Melvin1, (1)Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, DeKalb, IL 60115, (3)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115, catawbatree1@yahoo.com, catawbatree1@yahoo.com
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4:40 PM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF HAZUS-MH TO ESTIMATE EARTHQUAKE LOSSES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
REMO, Jonathan1, PINTER, Nicholas2 and CARLSON, Megan1, (1)Geology, Southern Illinois Univ, 1259 Lincoln Drive, Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)Geology Dept, Southern Illinois Univ, 1259 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324, diamict@siu.edu, diamict@siu.edu
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