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

Session No. 78
Tuesday, 16 March 2010: 1:30 PM-5:35 PM
Poe (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

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

 

Julia L. Barringer, Zoltan Szabo and John Reinfelder, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
MERCURY DEPOSITION, PHOTOREDUCTION, AND GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM THE SEASONAL SNOW SURFACE AT CANAAN VALLEY, WV
BROOKS, Steve, NOAA Liaison to the Canaan Valley Institute, Canaan Valley Institute, 494 Riverstone Road, Davis, WV 26260, steve.brooks@noaa.gov, steve.brooks@noaa.gov
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1:55 PM
MERCURY VOLATILIZATION FROM WETLANDS SEDIMENTS
REINFELDER, John, Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 and SMITH, Lora, Region 2, US EPA, 290 Broadway, 18th Fl, New York, NY 10007, reinfelder@envsci.rutgers.edu, reinfelder@envsci.rutgers.edu
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2:15 PM
BIOTIC/ABIOTIC PATHWAYS OF HG(II) REDUCTION BY DISSIMILATORY IRON REDUCING BACTERIA
YEE, Nathan1, BARKAY, Tamar2, PARIKH, Madhavi1, LIN, Chu-Ching2, WIATROWSKI, Heather3 and DAS, Soumya4, (1)Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (2)Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (3)Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, nyee@envsci.rutgers.edu, nyee@envsci.rutgers.edu
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2:35 PM
MERCURY IN A NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN AQUIFER SYSTEM: A FLOWPATH STUDY
FISCHER, Jeffrey M., SZABO, Zoltan, BARRINGER, Julia L. and JACOBSEN, Eric, U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 810 Bear Tavern Rd, West Trenton, NJ 08628, fischer@usgs.gov, fischer@usgs.gov
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2:55 PM
VARIABILITY OF MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN DOMESTIC-WELL WATER, NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN
SZABO, Zoltan1, BARRINGER, Julia L.1, JACOBSEN, Eric1, SMITH, Nicholas P.1, GALLAGHER, Robert A.2 and SITES, Andrew2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 810 Bear Tavern Rd, West Trenton, NJ 08628, (2)New Jersey Department Environmental Protection, Site Remediation Program, 401 E. State St., Box 413, Trenton, NJ 08625-0413, zszabo@usgs.gov, zszabo@usgs.gov
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
COMPARISON OF METHYLMERCURY ECOLOGY IN ADJACENT COASTAL PLAIN RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
BRADLEY, Paul M.1, JOURNEY, Celeste A.1, CONRADS, Paul A.1, CHAPELLE, Francis H.1 and LOWERY, Mark A.2, (1)US Geological Survey, 720 Gracern Rd, Suite 129, Columbia, SC 29210, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 720 Gracern Road, Suite 129, Columbia, SC 29210, pbradley@usgs.gov, pbradley@usgs.gov
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3:55 PM
DOES MERCURY BIOACCUMULATE IN AMPHIBIANS DEVELOPING IN VERNAL POOLS?
LOFTIN, Cynthia S., USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 5755 Nutting Hall, University of Maine, Department of Wildlife Ecology, Orono, ME 04469-5755, CALHOUN, Aram, Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, 5755 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5755, NELSON, Sarah, Senator George J. Mitchell Center, University of Maine, 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5710, ELSKUS, Adria, USGS-BRD S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5751 and SIMON, Kevin, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, 04469-5751, sarah.nelson@umit.maine.edu, sarah.nelson@umit.maine.edu
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4:15 PM
MERGANSER: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH FOR PREDICTING MERCURY IN FISH AND PISCIVORES IN NEW ENGLAND LAKES
SIMCOX, Alison C.1, EVERS, David C.2, FAHEY, Kathleen3, GRAHAM, John3, JOHNSTON, Craig4, JOHNSTON, John M.5, KAMMAN, Neil C.6, KING, Susannah7, MILLER, Eric K.8, MOORE, Richard B.9, NACCI, Diane10, ROBINSON, Keith9, SMITH, Richard A.11 and SHANLEY, James B.12, (1)US EPA, McCormack Building, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109, (2)Biodiversity Research Institute, 19 Flaggy Meadow Road, Gorham, ME 04038, (3)89 South Street, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02111, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 331 Commerce Way, Suite #2, Pembroke, NH 03275, (5)US EPA, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, (6)VT Department of Environmental Conservation, Waterbury, VT 05671, (7)NEIWPCC, 116 John Street, Lowell, MA 01852, (8)Ecosystems Research Group Ltd, PO Box 1227, Norwich, VT 05055, (9)USGS, 331 Commerce Way, Pembroke, NH 03275, (10)US EPA, 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882, (11)USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (12)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05601, simcox.alison@epa.gov, simcox.alison@epa.gov
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4:35 PM
ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF BIOACCUMULATION OF MERCURY IN SUBSISTENCE FISHING COMMUNITIES--LAKE CHAPALA, MEXICO
ABERCROMBIE, Mary I.1, BOPP, Richard F.1, TRASANDE, Leonardo2, LANDRIGAN, Philip J.3, CIFUENTES, Enrique4 and CORTES, Juanita E.5, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, 1W19 Science Center, Troy, NY 12180, (2)Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 17 E 102 Street, New York, NY 10029, (3)Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 17 East 102 Street, New York, NY 10029, (4)Environmental Health Unit, Instituto Nacional de Salud Puclica, Av. Universidad 655, Sta. María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca, CP 62508, Mexico, (5)Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia de Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Col. Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, CP 62550, Mexico, abercm@rpi.edu, abercm@rpi.edu
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4:55 PM
CONTAMINATED SOILS IN PLAYGROUNDS OF PUBLIC PARKS IN NEW YORK CITY
SCHUBERT, Thomas, Natural Sciences, Bard High School Early College, 525 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002 and KOLKAS, Mossbah, Natural Sciences, Bard High School Early College, 525 East Houston Sreet, New York, NY 10002, bhsecjuggler@gmail.com, bhsecjuggler@gmail.com
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