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North-Central Section (44th Annual) and South-Central Section (44th Annual) Joint Meeting (11–13 April 2010)

Session No. 37
Tuesday, 13 April 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Compton Ferry (Branson Convention Center)

T13. Is Mother Nature out to Get You? Medical Geology Issues in the Mid-Continent

 

Robert B. Finkelman and Syed E. Hasan, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
DANIEL DRAKE′S CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL GEOLOGY
HASAN, Syed E., Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, hasans@umkc.edu, hasans@umkc.edu
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8:30 AM
A MEDICAL GEOLOGY ISSUE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DRYWALL
HAGNI, Ann M., Ann Hagni Consulting, LLC, PO Box 1261, Rolla, MO 65402, ahagni@aol.com, ahagni@aol.com
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8:45 AM
EVALUATING HOUSEHOLD MINERAL PRODUCTS FOR RADON RELEASE POTENTIAL
CHYI, L.L. and QUICK, Thomas J., Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, lchyi@uakron.edu, lchyi@uakron.edu
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9:00 AM
A PRELIMINARY STUDY USING U-238 AND TH-232 RADIOACTIVE PARENT AND DAUGHTER ISOTOPES TO DETERMINE RADON CONTENT IN SOME SOILS AND ROCKS IN THE SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI AREA
MANTEI Sr, Erwin J., Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. Avenue, Springfield, MO 65804, emantei@missouristate.edu, emantei@missouristate.edu
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9:15 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACTS OF MINERAL DUST ON HUMAN HEALTH
FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083 and PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, bobf@utdallas.edu, bobf@utdallas.edu
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9:30 AM
SPATIAL PREDICTION OF ARSENIC BACKGROUND CONCENTRATIONS IN SOIL, OHIO, U.S.A
VENTERIS, Erik R., Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Rd, C-2, Columbus, OH 43229, BASTA, Nicholas T., School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey St, Columbus, OH 43210-1085 and REA, Ron, Ohio Geol Survey, 4383 Fountain Square, Columbus, OH 43224-1367, erik.venteris@dnr.state.oh.us, erik.venteris@dnr.state.oh.us
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC HOTSPOTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
NEAL, Andrew1, DATTA, Saugata2, JOHANNESSON, Karen3, HAUG, Jade3 and PURKAIT, Baren4, (1)Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (4)Geological Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal-Nehru Road, Kolkata, 700016, India, nealwiser@gmail.com, nealwiser@gmail.com
 
10:45 AM
Discussion
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