CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 88
Monday, 10 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 211AB (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T117. Uranium in Groundwater: Biogeochemical Controls on Mobility and Persistence

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Philip E. Long, Kenneth H. Williams, Richard Dayvault, Richard Bush and David Peterson, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
HARNESSING MICROBIAL PROCESSES FOR THE BIOREMEDIATION OF URANIUM AND OTHER RADIONUCLIDES
LLOYD, Jonathan R.1, GEISSLER, Andrea2, LAW, Gareth T.W.1, KIMBER, Richard1, BOOTHMAN, Christoper1, LIVENS, Francis R.3 and MORRIS, Katherine1, (1)School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, (2)Forschungszentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Inst Radiochem, Dresden, 01328, Germany, (3)Schools of Chemistry and Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, jon.lloyd@manchester.ac.uk, jon.lloyd@manchester.ac.uk
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8:25 AM
IMPLICATIONS OF GENOME-BASED MICROBIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING FOR URANIUM FATE AND TRANSPORT
SCHEIBE, Timothy D.1, FANG, Yilin1, TARTAKOVSKY, Guzel D.1, ZHAO, Jiao2, ZHUANG, Kai2, MAHADEVAN, Radhakrishnan2 and LOVLEY, Derek R.3, (1)Pacific Northwest National Lab, PO Box 999, MS K9-36, Richland, WA 99352, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E5, Canada, (3)Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Morrill IV North Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, tim.scheibe@pnl.gov, tim.scheibe@pnl.gov
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8:40 AM
EVALUATION OF AN IN SILICO GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS MODEL USING PROTEOMIC DATA FROM A FIELD BIOSTIMULATION EXPERIMENT
FANG, Yilin1, YABUSAKI, Steven B.1, WILKINS, Michael J.2 and LONG, Philip E.3, (1)Pacfic Northwest National Lab, P.O. Box 999, MS K9-36, Richland, WA 99352-0999, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (3)PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY, Mail Stop K9-33, Richland, WA 99354, yilin.fang@pnnl.gov, yilin.fang@pnnl.gov
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8:55 AM
QUANTIFYING THE IN SITU FLUX OF WATER, URANIUM, AND MICROBIAL BIOMASS
NEWMAN, Mark A.1, STUCKER, Valerie2, CHO, Jaehyun3, PEACOCK, Aaron4, KLAMMLER, Harald3, HATFIELD, Kirk5, RANVILLE, James6, CABANISS, Stephen7, LEAVITT, Janet7 and ANNABLE, Michael3, (1)Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, 365 Weil Hall, Gainsville, FL 32611, (2)Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (3)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Microbial Insights, Rockford, TN 37853, (5)Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL 32611, (6)Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (7)University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, markn@ufl.edu, markn@ufl.edu
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9:10 AM
PROTEOGENOMICS: UNDERSTANDING MICROBIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTION DURING URANIUM BIOREMEDIATION
HANDLEY, Kim M.1, WRIGHTON, Kelly C.1, WILKINS, Michael J.2, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.3, VERBERKMOES, Nathan C.4, THOMAS, Brian C.1, SHARON, Itai1, HETTICH, Robert4, LONG, Philip E.5 and BANFIELD, Jill F.6, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Banfield Lab, 370 McCone, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Fundamental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (3)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Chemical Sciences and Biosciences Divisions, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN TN 37831, (5)Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (6)Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 369 McCone Hall, Berkeley, 94720, kim.handley@berkeley.edu, kim.handley@berkeley.edu
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9:30 AM
SPECTROSCOPIC INSIGHTS ON U(IV) SPECIES IN BIOLOGICALLY REDUCED SEDIMENTS AT THE OLD RIFLE AQUIFER
LEZAMA PACHECO, Juan S.1, BARGAR, John R.2, BERNIER-LATMANI, Rizlan3, SUVOROVA, Elena I.3, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.4, LONG, Philip E.5, GIAMMAR, Daniel E.6, DAVIS, James A.7 and STUBBS, Joanne E.8, (1)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 2575 Sand HIll Road Menlo Park CA MS 69, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Station 6, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland, (4)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (6)Department of Civil Engineering, Washington University, Campus Box 1180, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, (7)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, MS 74R316C, Berkeley, CA 94720, (8)University of Chicago-GSECARS, Building 434A, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 64039, jlezama@slac.stanford.edu, jlezama@slac.stanford.edu
 
9:45 AM
Discussion
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
PERSISTENCE OF URANIUM GROUNDWATER PLUMES: CONTRASTING MECHANISMS AT TWO CONTAMINATED DOE SITES
ZACHARA, John1, DAVIS, James A.2, LONG, Philip E.3, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.2, FRESHLEY, Mark1 and MCKINLEY, James P.4, (1)Fundamental Sciences Directorate, Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999; MS K8-96, Richland, WA 99354, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K6-96, Richland, WA 99352, john.zachara@pnnl.gov, john.zachara@pnnl.gov
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10:30 AM
UNPREDICTED PERSISTENCE OF A URANIUM PLUME AT A FORMER MILL TAILINGS SITE IN RIFLE, COLORADO: EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE SOURCES OF URANIUM
LONG, Philip E.1, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.2, PEACOCK, Aaron D.3, BARGAR, John R.4, BUSH, Richard P.5, DAVIS, James A.2, FOX, Patricia M.6, HATFIELD, Kirk7, NEWMAN, Mark A.7 and CAMPBELL, Kate M.8, (1)Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Microbial Insights, Rockford, TN 37853-3044, (4)Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)U.S. Department of Energy, Legacy Management, Grand Junction, CO 81502, (6)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, MS 74R316C, Berkeley, CA 94720, (7)Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL 32611, (8)Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, philip.long@pnl.gov, philip.long@pnl.gov
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10:45 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF U CONTAMINATION AND SOLID PHASE MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE RIFLE SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS
QAFOKU, Nikolla P.1, GARTMAN, Brandy1, KUKKADAPU, Ravi K.2, AREY, Bruce1, MURRAY, Christopher J.3, RESCH, Charles T.1, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.4 and LONG, Philip E.5, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, MSIN K6-96, Richland, WA 99352, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, (3)Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group, Pacfic Northwest National Lab, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352-0999, (4)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY, Mail Stop K9-33, Richland, WA 99354, brandy.gartman@pnnl.gov, brandy.gartman@pnnl.gov
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11:00 AM
THE EFFECT OF BICARBONATE GENERATED FROM MICROBIAL OXIDATION OF ACETATE DURING BIOSTIMULATION OF URANIUM REDUCTION AT THE OLD RIFLE UMTRA SITE
CONRAD, Mark E.1, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.2, BILL, Markus1, GUPTA, Manish3, BERMAN, Elena3, DAVIS, James A.2 and LONG, Philip E.4, (1)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mailstop 70A-4418, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Los Gatos Research, 67 East Evelyn Avenue, Suite 3, Mountain View, CA 94041, (4)PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY, Mail Stop K9-33, Richland, WA 99354, MSConrad@lbl.gov, MSConrad@lbl.gov
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11:15 AM
FIELD-SCALE DETERMINATION OF URANIUM ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION INDUCED BY U(VI) ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION: THE SUPER 8 EXPERIMENT AT DOE'S RIFLE, COLORADO SITE
LAUBACH, Parker1, JOHNSON, Thomas1, LUNDSTROM, Craig2, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.3 and LONG, Philip4, (1)Dept of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61853, (2)Department of Geology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 245 Natural History Bldg, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS-90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Hydrology, Pacific Northwest National Lab, PO Box 999, Mail Stop K9-33, Richland, WA 99352, laubach1@illinois.edu, laubach1@illinois.edu
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11:30 AM
PILOT STUDY TO EVALUATE HYDROGEN INJECTION FOR STIMULATING REDUCTION AND IMMOBILIZATION OF URANIUM IN GROUNDWATER AT AN ISR MINING SITE
CABEZAS, Jose, CLAPP, Lee W. and GAMBOA, Yaneth, Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 917 W Avenue B, MSC 213, Kingsville, TX 78363, lee.clapp@tamuk.edu, lee.clapp@tamuk.edu
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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