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. 23
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room M100BC (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T203. Climate, Water, and Health

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Saugata Datta, Syed E. Hasan, Hatim Sharif and Deon van der Merwe, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
CLIMATE-INDUCED CHANGES TO GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
POLIZZOTTO, Matthew, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, 101 Derieux St, 2232 Williams Hall, Box 7619, Raleigh, NC 27695, matt_polizzotto@ncsu.edu, matt_polizzotto@ncsu.edu
2
8:25 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS FROM GEOGENIC CHEMICALS IN GROUNDWATERS
POLYA, David A.1, SOVANN, Chansopheaktra2, SAUER, Johannes3 and GIBSON, Jonathan3, (1)School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Environmental Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Boulevard, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, (3)Department of Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk, david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
3
8:45 AM
RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN STROMATOLITES: WINDOWS INTO EARLY LIFE AND CLIMATE?
TELFEYAN, Katherine1, CHEVIS, Darren A.1, ROSENHEIM, Brad2 and JOHANNESSON, Karen3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, Blessey 210, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, kjohanne@tulane.edu, kjohanne@tulane.edu
4
9:05 AM
WATER AND HEALTH: FLOOD FATALITIES IN THE US SOUTH
SHARIF, Hatim, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, BSE Building 1.320, San Antonio, TX 78249, hatim.sharif@utsa.edu, hatim.sharif@utsa.edu
5
9:20 AM
SORPTION OF NUTRIENTS AND HEAVY METALS BY BIOCHAR AMENDED POTTING SOIL AS A VEHICLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
SINGH, Andrew, Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of City University of New York, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451 and DHAR, Ratan, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, andrewmsingh@gmail.com, andrewmsingh@gmail.com
 
9:35 AM
Break
6
9:50 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BY LOCAL GROUPS
HASAN, Syed E., WILLOUGHBY, Tyler and ADEGOKE, Jimmy, Geosciences, University of Missouri, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, hasans@umkc.edu, hasans@umkc.edu
7
10:05 AM
TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF BOVINE MILK IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
VAN DER MERWE, Deon, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 and GEHRING, Ronette, Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan, KS 66506, dmerwe@vet.ksu.edu, dmerwe@vet.ksu.edu
8
10:20 AM
IS NITRITE INDISPENSABLE FOR THE GROWTH OF SOME CANCER CELLS BECAUSE OF THEIR ANAMMOX MODE OF METABOLISM?
HSU, Kenneth J., Center for Health and Environmental Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, GU27 3PT, China and DICKSON, Frank W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557, kenjhsu@aol.com, kenjhsu@aol.com
9
10:35 AM
NITRATE DYNAMICS IN A KANSAS GRASSLAND - EFFECT ON ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
EKE, O.C.1, OCHELTREE, Troy2, NIPPERT, Jesse B.3, OVIATT, Charles G.1, FORD, Sophia4 and DATTA, Saugata5, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (5)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, eke@ksu.edu, eke@ksu.edu
10
10:50 AM
HMGB1 MEDIATES MINERAL FIBERS CARCINOGENESIS
YANG, Haining, Department of Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 651 Ilalo St, BSB Rm231, Honolulu, HI 96813 and CARBONE, Michele, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 651 Ilalo St, BSB Rm231, Honolulu, HI 96813, hyang@cc.hawaii.edu, hyang@cc.hawaii.edu
11
11:05 AM
ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AND THE TRANSMISSION AND SEASONALITY OF INFLUENZA
SHAMAN, Jeffrey, Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Rosenfield Building, Room 1104C, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, jls106@columbia.edu, jls106@columbia.edu
12
11:20 AM
PHARMACEUTICAL TRANSPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENT: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TETRACYCLINE ANTIBIOTIC AND NANOPARTICLE METAL OXIDES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
POWERS, Nicholas S.1, SEYMOUR, Michael D.1 and PETERSON, Jonathan W.2, (1)Department of Chemistry, Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000, (2)Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000, nicholas.powers@hope.edu, nicholas.powers@hope.edu
 
11:35 AM
Concluding Remarks
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