T33. Frontiers in Coal Science: From Basic Research to Applied Technology

Session No. 194
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
201AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T33. Frontiers in Coal Science: From Basic Research to Applied Technology

GSA Coal Geology Division

 

Kevin B. Jones, Margo D. Corum and Jennifer M. Elick, Advocates
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1:30 PM
GASEOUS EMISSIONS AND SUBLIMATES FROM THE TRUMAN SHEPHERD COAL FIRE, FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY: A RE-INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED MITIGATION OF THE FIRE (Invited Presentation)
O'KEEFE, Jen1, HOWER, James C.2, HENKE, Kevin R.2, COPLEY, Gregory C.2, WAGNER, Nicola J.3, GARRISON, Trent2, BLAKE, Donald R.4 and SILVA, Luis F.5, (1)Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, (2)Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, (3)Coal & Carbon Research Group, School of Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, Wits, 2050, South Africa, (4)Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 507 Rowland Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, (5)Centro Universitário La Salle, Ensino, Av. Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro, Canoas, RS, 92000-010, Brazil, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu, j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu
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1:50 PM
CENTRALIA IN CONTEXT: THE BIG PICTURE OF ANTHRACITE MINE FIRES
AURAND, Harold W., Penn State-Schuylkill Campus, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 and VICE, Daniel H., Penn State Hazleton, 76 University Dr, Hazleton, PA 18202, hxa10@psu.edu, hxa10@psu.edu
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2:05 PM
TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF COAL FLY ASH IN THE WATTS BARR RESERVOIR SYSTEM FROM THE KINGSTON, TENNESSEE ASH STORAGE CELL FAILURE IN 2008
SERAMUR, Keith C., Boone, NC 28608, COWAN, Ellen A., Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608 and LANE Jr, J. David, Tennessee Valley Authority, Generation - Engineering, Environmental & Support Services, Knoxville, TN 37916, seramurkc@appstate.edu, seramurkc@appstate.edu
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2:20 PM
SPECIATION AND RELEASE OF SELENIUM IN COAL ASH FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY KINSTON FOSSIL PLANT
LIU, Yu-Ting1, CHEN, Tsan-Yao2, MACKEBEE, William Greer1 and HSU-KIM, Heileen3, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, (3)Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708, yl204@duke.edu, yl204@duke.edu
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2:35 PM
TRANSFORMATIONS OF MERCURY, ARSENIC AND SELENIUM IN RIVER SEDIMENTS CONTAMINATED WITH COAL ASH: SEDIMENT MICROCOSM STUDIES
SCHWARTZ, Grace E., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0287 and HSU-KIM, Heileen, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 121 Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708, grace.schwartz@duke.edu, grace.schwartz@duke.edu
 
2:50 PM
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3:05 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES IN THE VICINITY OF MOUNTAINTOP COAL MINES, WEST VIRGINIA, USA
KOLKER, Allan1, ENGLE, Mark A.2, OREM, William H.1, CROSBY, Lynn M.1, TATU, Calin A.1, GEBOY, Nicholas J.1, HENDRYX, Michael S.3, MCCAWLEY, Michael3, VARONKA, Matthew S.4 and ESCH, Laura5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, (4)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (5)West Virginia University, School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV 26506, akolker@usgs.gov, akolker@usgs.gov
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3:20 PM
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3:35 PM
GEOLOGY AND COAL-BENCH ARCHITECTURE OF THE LITTLE CANEY–VAN LEAR–UPPER ELKHORN NO. 3 COAL (BREATHITT GROUP, PENNSYLVANIAN) IN THE EASTERN KENTUCKY COAL FIELD, CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN; A BASINWARD TRANSITION FROM SINGLE BED TO COAL ZONE
GREB, Stephen F., EBLE, Cortland F. and WEISENFLUH, Gerald A., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, greb@uky.edu, greb@uky.edu
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3:50 PM
PALYNOLOGY, PETROGRAPHY, SEDIMENTOLOGY AND INFERRED PALEOECOLOGY OF A MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN AGE MIRE TO MIRE TRANSECT, PEACH ORCHARD COAL ZONE, CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN
EBLE, Cortland, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107 and GREB, Stephen F., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, eble@uky.edu, eble@uky.edu
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4:05 PM
MICROBIAL-WATER-ROCK-CO2 INTERACTIONS AFTER A CO2 EOR INJECTION
SHELTON, Jenna L.1, MCINTOSH, Jennifer C.2, WARWICK, Peter D.3, LEE ZHI YI, Amelia4 and VINSON, David S.2, (1)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (4)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, jshelto2@email.arizona.edu, jshelto2@email.arizona.edu
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4:20 PM
CARBON ISOTOPE MODELING OF METHANOGENIC COAL BIODEGRADATION: METABOLIC PATHWAYS, MASS BALANCE, AND THE ROLE OF SULFATE REDUCTION, POWDER RIVER BASIN, USA
VINSON, David S.1, MCINTOSH, Jennifer C.2, RITTER, Daniel J.2, BLAIR, Neal E.3 and MARTINI, Anna M.4, (1)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 324, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd. Rm A228, Evanston, IL 60208, (4)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, dsvinson@uncc.edu, dsvinson@uncc.edu
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