Session No. 14
Wednesday, 9 June 2010: 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Interlocken D (Omni Hotel and Resort)
New Energy Frontier and Minerals for America
Laurie S. Balistrieri, Chair
3:00 PM
IDENTIFYING LIMITS ON AQUATIC INSECT DENSITY EXPOSED TO METALS IN THE PRESENCE OF CO-LIMITING FACTORS
SCHMIDT, Travis S.1, CLEMENTS, William H.
2 and CADE, Brian S.
1, (1)USGS, 2150 Centre Ave Bldg C, Fort Collins, CO CO 80526, (2)Fish, Widllife and Conservation Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO CO 80523, tschmidt@usgs.gov, tschmidt@usgs.gov
3:20 PM
EVALUATING MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN FISH: A MULTI-MODEL APPROACH
SACKETT, Dana K.1, ADAY, D. Derek
1, RICE, James A.
1 and COPE, W. Gregory
2, (1)Biology, North Carolina State University, Box 7617, David Clark Laboratory, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Box 7633, Raleigh, NC 27695, dana_sackett@ncsu.edu, dana_sackett@ncsu.edu
3:40 PM
MONITORING LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND SOCIOECONOMIC PRESSURES IN COLORADO'S ENERGY ALLEY: FACTORS INFLUENCING LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT
HESTER, David J., FELLER, Mark R. and GARMAN, Steven L., Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mailstop 516, Denver, CO 80225, dhester@usgs.gov, dhester@usgs.gov
4:00 PM
USING VS2DT TO SIMULATE YEAR-ROUND, DEEP SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION WITH COAL-BED METHANE PRODUCED WATERS
BERN, Carleton R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HEALY, Richard W., U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO 80225, cbern@usgs.gov, cbern@usgs.gov