Northeastern Section - 47th Annual Meeting (18–20 March 2012)

Session No. 36
Monday, 19 March 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Capital Room 1 (Hartford Marriott Downtown)

T9. Mercury Dynamics in Northeastern North America

 

Johan C. Varekamp and Robert P. Mason, Advocates
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1:30 PM
DISTRIBUTIONS AND PARTITIONING OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY IN ESTUARIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN US
BALCOM, Prentiss H.1, SCHARTUP, Amina Traore2, MASON, Robert P.2, CHEN, Celia Y.3 and BUGGE, Deenie M.3, (1)Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, (2)Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, prentiss.balcom@uconn.edu, prentiss.balcom@uconn.edu
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1:50 PM
MERCURY METHYLATION IN PRISTINE AND ANTHROPOGENICALLY IMPACTED ESTUARIES IN THE NORTHEASTERN US
TRAORE SCHARTUP, Amina B.1, MASON, Robert P.1, BALCOM, Prentiss H.1, HOLLWEG, Terill A.2 and CHEN, Celia Y.3, (1)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, (2)NOAA, Restoration Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, amina.traore@uconn.edu, amina.traore@uconn.edu
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2:10 PM
MODELING MERCURY PARTITIONING AND BIOAVAILABILITY IN COASTAL SEDIMENTS
MASON, Robert P.1, HOLLWEG, Terill A.1 and GILMOUR, Cynthia C.2, (1)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, (2)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037, robert.mason@uconn.edu, robert.mason@uconn.edu
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2:30 PM
MERCURY AND MONOMETHYL MERCURY FLUXES IN AN URBAN STREAM IMPACTED BY COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
ARAGON-JOSE, Alejandra T.1, BUSHEY, Joseph1, PERKINS, Christopher2, MENDES, Mykel1 and ULATOWSKI, Gary2, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 261 Glenbrook Road Unit 2037, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, ata07004@engr.uconn.edu, ata07004@engr.uconn.edu
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2:50 PM
DISTRIBUTION AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF TOTAL MERCURY in THE PARK RIVER WATERSHED, GREATER HARTFORD, CT
POOL, Kate H., Environmental Science, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 and GOURLEY, Jonathan, Enivronmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106, katehpool@gmail.com, katehpool@gmail.com
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3:10 PM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MERCURY AND SEA SALT ION CONCENTRATIONS IN RAINWATER FROM A MARINE SITE
LOMBARD, Melissa A., Keene State College, Durham, NH 03824, MAO, Huiting, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, DALEY, Michelle, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, BRYCE, Julia, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 121 James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, MCDOWELL, Willam H., Dept. of Natural Resources & the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 and TALBOT, Robert, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, mlombard1@keene.edu, mlombard1@keene.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
HISTORIC MERCURY SOURCES IN CONNECTICUT: FROM FASHION TO FACTORIES
VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu
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4:10 PM
MERCURY DEPOSITION AT A REMOTE LOCATION IN NEW ENGLAND: A 350 YEAR RECORD FROM BLOCK ISLAND, RI
NEURATH, Rachel A., Geology, Smith College, Dept. of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, NEWTON, Robert M., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 and VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, rneurath@gmail.com, rneurath@gmail.com
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4:30 PM
PALEOLIMNOLOGICAL RECORDS OF POST-GLACIAL WETLAND EVOLUTION FROM THE CHIGNECTO ISTHMUS REGION, EASTERN CANADA
WHITE, Hilary E.1, SPOONER, Ian1, WHITE, C.E.2, O'DRISCOLL, Nelson1, DUNNINGTON, Dewey1 and JULL, A.J.T.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Acadia University, 12 University Avenue, Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0, Canada, (2)Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, (3)NSF-Arizona AMS facility, Univ of Arizona, 1118 East Fourth St, Tucson, AZ AZ 85721, 104732w@acadiau.ca, 104732w@acadiau.ca
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4:50 PM
A TALE OF TWO LAKES: NATURAL CONTAMINATION IN THE NEWBERRY CALDERA, OR
LEFKOWITZ, Jared, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459 and KU, Timothy C.W., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church Street, 455 Science Tower, Middletown, CT 06459, jlefkowitz@wesleyan.edu, jlefkowitz@wesleyan.edu
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5:10 PM
VOLCANIC MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN COSTA RICA
HAYNES, Audrey F., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459 and BALCOM, Prentiss H., Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, ahaynes@wesleyan.edu, ahaynes@wesleyan.edu
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