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

 

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Session No. 136
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room M100HI (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T89. Innovative Field Investigations to Assess Natural Attenuation and Engineered Remediation of Subsurface Contamination

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Minnesota Ground Water Association; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Melinda L. Erickson, Jennifer T. McGuire and Jennifer R. McKelvie, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AT THE NATIONAL CRUDE OIL SPILL FATE AND NATURAL ATTENUATION RESEARCH SITE
NIEBER, John, SEVERSON, Leigh and GREWE, Nick, Bioproduct and Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, nieber@umn.edu, nieber@umn.edu
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2:00 PM
UNSATURATED ZONE TEMPERATURE INCREASES DUE TO AEROBIC METHANOTROPHIC ACTIVITY
WARREN, Ean, National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS480, Menlo Park, CA 94025, BEKINS, Barbara A., National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, SIHOTA, Natasha, Department of Earth and Ocean Science, The University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and CAMPBELL-SWARZENSKI, Pamela, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ewarren@usgs.gov, ewarren@usgs.gov
3
2:15 PM
A NEW METHOD FOR RAPID SOURCE ZONE DELINEATION AND DETERMINATION OF VADOSE ZONE CONTAMINANT BIODEGRADATATION RATES USING SURFICIAL GAS EFFLUXES
SIHOTA, Natasha and MAYER, K. Ulrich, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, nsihota@eos.ubc.ca, nsihota@eos.ubc.ca
4
2:30 PM
MONITORING OF A FIELD-SCALE TRANSPORT EXPERIMENT WITH GASOLINE COMPOUNDS: GROUNDWATER SAMPLING VS. PIEZOMETRIC HEAD MEASUREMENTS
RADNY, Dirk, Berlin Institute of Technology, Hydrogeology Research Group, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, Berlin, 10587, Germany and SCHEYTT, Traugott J., Department of Applied Geosciences, Hydrogeology Research Group, Technische Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, Berlin, 10587, Germany, d.radny@tu-berlin.de, d.radny@tu-berlin.de
5
2:45 PM
ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS AT THE BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED SITE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BIOGEOBATTERY MODEL
SLATER, Lee1, ATEKWANA, Estella2, REVIL, Andre3, MEWAFY, Farag4, HEENAN, Jeffrey5, TROST, Jared J.6, LANE Jr, John W.7, SKOLD, Magnus3, WERKEMA, Dale8 and HERKELRATH, William N.9, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (3)Dept. Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (4)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, (6)United States Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, (7)Branch of Geophysics, USGS, Storrs, CT 06269, (8)U.S. EPA, Nerl, ESD-LV, Cmb, 944 E. Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV. 89119, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, lslater@rutgers.edu, lslater@rutgers.edu
6
3:00 PM
USING PUSH-PULL TESTS TO EVALUATE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MIXED HYDROCARBON PLUMES (BTEX AND ETHANOL) IN AQUIFER AND WETLAND SYSTEMS
MCGUIRE, Jennifer T., Biology, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1080, COZZARELLI, Isabelle M., U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, Reston, VA 20192, PHANIKUMAR, M.S., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, MI 48824 and OLSON, Lucas, Department of Geology, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 55105, jtmcguire@stthomas.edu, jtmcguire@stthomas.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
7
3:30 PM
IN SITU MICROCOSM STUDIES OF INTRINSIC AND ENHANCED DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN A FRACTURED ROCK AQUIFER AND IN WETLAND POREWATER
LORAH, Michelle M.1, WALKER, Charles1, BRAYTON, Michael1 and GEBHARDT, Frederick2, (1)Wrd, USGS, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, (2)USGS, Albuquerque, NM 87109, mmlorah@usgs.gov, mmlorah@usgs.gov
8
3:50 PM
TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF BIOAUGMENTATION IN THE REMEDIATION OF CHLORINATED ETHENES IN GROUNDWATER FROM FRACTURED ROCK USING STABLE ISOTOPES OF CARBON AND HYDROGEN, DISSOLVED GAS CONSTITUENTS, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
REVESZ, Kinga M., DOI, USGS, National Center, Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, SHERWOOD LOLLAR, Barbara, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, SHAPIRO, Allen M., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, KIRSHTEIN, J.D., U S Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, VOYTEK, Mary, U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, BUSENBERG, Eurybiades, U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS432, Reston, 20192, IMBRIGIOTTA, Thomas E., U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, TIEDEMAN, Claire R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and GOODE, Daniel J., U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, krevesz@usgs.gov, krevesz@usgs.gov
9
4:05 PM
IN SITU MICROCOSM ARRAY (ISMA) VS. STANDARD LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDATE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES – A PERCHLORATE CASE STUDY
MCCLELLAN, Kristin1, KALINOWSKI, Tomasz2, BRUTON, Thomas A.1, ROLL, Isaac B.1 and HALDEN, Rolf U.1, (1)Environmental Engineering, The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Biological Design, The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287, kristin.mcclellan@asu.edu, kristin.mcclellan@asu.edu
10
4:20 PM
STIMULATING THE NATURAL REMEDIATION OF ACID-MINE DRAINAGE (AMD) AT DAVIS MINE, ROWE MA
YURETICH, Richard F. and GILLMOR, Anna M., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, yuretich@geo.umass.edu, yuretich@geo.umass.edu
11
4:35 PM
IN SITU RADIATION MEASUREMENTS IN SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS
KILLEY, R.W. Douglas, HARTWIG, Dale S. and LEE, David R., Environmental Technologies Branch, Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada, leed@aecl.ca, leed@aecl.ca
12
4:50 PM
MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDWATER FROM BOREHOLES CR9 AND CR18 AT CRL - IMPLICATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FUTURE REPOSITORY FOR RADIOACTIVE NON-FUEL WASTE
STROES-GASCOYNE, Simcha1, HAMON, Connie1, AUDETTE-STUART, Marilyne2, BEATON, Danielle2, KING-SHARP, Karen2, FESTARINI, Amy2, SERRAN, Mandy2, KRAMER-TREMBLAY, Sheila2, ROSE, Steve2 and BELLAN, Lee2, (1)Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0, Canada, (2)Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada, stroesgs@aecl.ca, stroesgs@aecl.ca
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