Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010)

Session No. 63
Tuesday, 16 March 2010: 8:00 AM-12:05 PM
Poe (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

T23. Mercury in the Environment: From Maine to Florida I

 

Julia L. Barringer, Zoltan Szabo and John Reinfelder, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
WATERSHED RESPONSE TO MERCURY DEPOSITION IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION OF NEW YORK: CRITICAL ISSUES FOR RECOVERY
DRISCOLL Jr, Charles T.1, DITTMAN, Jason2, SELVENDIRAN, Pranesh3, DEMERS, Jason4, CHOI, Hyun-Deok5 and HOLSEN, Thomas M.5, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 6723 Towpath Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, (3)LimnoTech, 501 Avis Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (5)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5710, Potsdam, NY 13699, ctdrisco@syr.edu, ctdrisco@syr.edu
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8:25 AM
MERCURY INPUTS, OUTPUTS, CYCLING, AND AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS UNDER THE FOREST CANOPY IN THE ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK
CHOI, Hyun-Deok1, MAXWELL, J. Alexander2, HUANG, Jioayan1 and HOLSEN, Thomas M.3, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5710, Potsdam, NY 13676, (2)Center for the Environment, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5715, Potsdam, NY 13676, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5710, Potsdam, NY 13699, maxwelj@clarkson.edu, maxwelj@clarkson.edu
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8:45 AM
ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY (HG) CONCENTRATIONS AND SOURCES IN NEW YORK STATE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
CHOI, Hyun-Deok1, MAXWELL, J. Alexander2, HUANG, Jioayan1 and HOLSEN, Thomas M.3, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5710, Potsdam, NY 13676, (2)Center for the Environment, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5715, Potsdam, NY 13676, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, W.J. Rowley Laboratory, Box 5710, Potsdam, NY 13699, choihd@clarkson.edu, choihd@clarkson.edu
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9:05 AM
PROXY MEASURES OF MERCURY AND CARBON QUALITY IN FORESTED UPLAND STREAMS
SHANLEY, James B., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05601, AIKEN, George R., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, DITTMAN, Jason, ARCADIS U.S., Inc, 6723 Towpath Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, DRISCOLL Jr, Charles T., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, PELLERIN, Brian A., CA Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, SARACENO, John Franco, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, RISCASSI, Ami L., Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 and BURNS, Doug, Watersheds Research Section, U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Rd, Troy, NY 12180-8349, jshanley@usgs.gov, jshanley@usgs.gov
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9:25 AM
STREAMWATER MERCURY DYNAMICS DURING STORM EVENTS WITHIN THREE HEADWATER CATCHMENTS IN SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, VA
RISCASSI, Ami L. and SCANLON, Todd M., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904, alr8m@virginia.edu, alr8m@virginia.edu
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9:45 AM
MOBILIZATION OF MERCURY TO A FIRST-ORDER COASTAL PLAIN STREAM IN NEW JERSEY
BARRINGER, Julia L.1, SZABO, Zoltan2, REILLY, Pamela A.2, RISKIN, Melissa L.2 and CENNO, Kimberly3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 810 Bear Tavern Rd, West Trenton, NJ 08628, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 810 Bear Tavern Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628, (3)New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 418, Trenton, NJ 08625, jbarring@usgs.gov, jbarring@usgs.gov
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:25 AM
METHYLMERCURY CYCLING IN URBANIZED AND OFFSHORE REGIONS OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL MARGIN
FITZGERALD, William F.1, HAMMERSCHMIDT, Chad R.2 and BALCOM, Prentiss H.1, (1)Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435, William.Fitzgerald@uconn.edu, William.Fitzgerald@uconn.edu
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10:45 AM
METHYLMERCURY IN CHESAPEAKE BAY
GILMOUR, Cynthia C.1, MITCHELL, Carl2, HOLLWEG, Terill A.3, HEYES, Andrew4 and MASON, Robert P.3, (1)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037, (2)Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto - Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, (3)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, (4)Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688, gilmourc@si.edu, gilmourc@si.edu
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11:05 AM
SULFUR CONTAMINATION IN THE EVERGLADES AND LINKS TO MERCURY METHYLATION
OREM, William H., Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, KRABBENHOFT, David P., U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, WI 53562, GILMOUR, Cynthia C., Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 and AIKEN, George R., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, borem@usgs.gov, borem@usgs.gov
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11:25 AM
A METHYLMERCURY PREDICTION TOOL FOR SURFACE WATERS ACROSS THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
KRABBENHOFT, David1, BOOTH, Nathan1, LUTZ, Michelle1, FIENEN, Michael N.2 and SALTMAN, Tamara3, (1)Wisconsin Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, (2)Wisconsin Water Science Center, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, (3)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W, Washington, DC 20460, dpkrabbe@usgs.gov, dpkrabbe@usgs.gov
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11:45 AM
PHOTODEMETHYLATION OF METHYLMERCURY BY SUNLIGHT-GENERATED SINGLET OXYGEN
ZHANG, Tong and HSU-KIM, Heileen, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708, hsukim@duke.edu, hsukim@duke.edu
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