Session No. 33
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)

Geology and Health: Recent Advances in Medical Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, and 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

 

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FIBROUS ZEOLITE: OPTICAL PROPERTIES, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND HEALTH CONCERNS
POURTABIB, Kristina P. and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter MS 3022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, pour1824@vandals.uidaho.edu
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TIME EVOLUTION OF TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES IN URBAN ZONES: A VERTICAL EVALUATION OF URBAN DUST FROM ARID ENVIRONMENTS
GONZÁLEZ-GRIJALVA, B.1, MEZA-FIGUEROA, D.2, DEL RÍO-SALAS, R.3, DE LA O-VILLANUEVA, M.2, ZEPEDA-IBARRA, J.4, MORENO-RODRIGUEZ, V.5, MORALES-TORRES, K.1 and CASTILLO-MORALES, U.1, (1)Programa de Maestría en Ciencias-Geología,Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (2)Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (3)Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Colosio y Madrid s/n, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (4)Instituto Municipal de Ecología, H. Ayuntamiento de Hermosillo, Nicolas Bravo No. 42, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (5)Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Colosio y Madrid S/N, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, belemgonzalez@gmail.com
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TIME EVOLUTION OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER IN URBAN ZONES FROM ARID ENVIRONMENTS: INSIGHTS FROM NATURAL EROSION PROCESSES VS. ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES
MORENO-RODRÍGUEZ, V.1, MEZA-FIGUEROA, D.2, DEL RÍO-SALAS, R.3, ZEPEDA-IBARRA, J.4, DE LA O-VILLANUEVA, M.2, MENDÍVIL-QUIJADA, H.5, GONZALEZ-GRIJALVA, B.2 and MORALES-TORRES, K.6, (1)Colosio y Madrid, Col. Los Arcos, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (2)Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (3)Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Colosio y Madrid s/n, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (4)Instituto Municipal de Ecología, H. Ayuntamiento de Hermosillo, Nicolas Bravo No. 42, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (5)Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, UNAM, Colosio y Madrid, Col. Los Arcos, Hermosillo, 83240, Mexico, (6)Programa de Maestría en Ciencias-Geología,Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, vmorenorodriguez@gmail.com
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FUGITIVE DUST AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD EXPOSURE: A POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE OF HOUSING DEMOLITION
SHIHADEH, Monica A., Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan - Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128 and MURRAY, Kent S., Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128, tayloram@umd.umich.edu
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STRUCTURAL CONTROL ON THE MIGRATION OF NATURAL HYDROCARBON BRINES INTO GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK
KREUZER, Rebecca L., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, MITRA, Gautam, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 208A Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, VENGOSH, Avner, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, JACKSON, Robert B., Nicholas School of the Environment and Center on Global Change, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708 and POREDA, Robert, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, rkreuzer@z.rochester.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL OPTIONS FOR IMMOBILIZING LEAD (PB) CONTAMINATION IN SOIL
HUNT, Andrew1, ALKANDARY, Dhary2 and SHIRTCLIFF, Benjamin1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univesity of Texas at Arlington, Geosciences Building, 500 Yates Street, Arlington, TX 76019, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Geoscience Building, 500 Yates Street, Arlington, TX 76019, hunt@uta.edu
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GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FIBROUS AMPHIBOLES, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, USA
FREUDENBERGER, Frederick, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, BUCK, Brenda J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 4010 Lilly Fong Hall, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, METCALF, Rodney V., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and NOWICKI, Scott A., Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, freudenb@unlv.nevada.edu
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEASON IN THE TESTING OF RADON USING SHORT-TERM TESTS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, PORTLAND, OREGON
ICEFIRE, Selicity1, LINDE, Tamara1 and BURNS, Scott2, (1)Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, (2)Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, sicefire@pdx.edu
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A REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERNS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE): CAUTIONARY NOTES ON AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT GEOLOGIC RESOURCE
CHESTER-PAUL, Kyra, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 501 E. High St, Oxford, OH 45056 and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, paulkl@miamioh.edu
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RADON IN HOMES OF THE PORTLAND, OREGON AREA: RADON DATA FROM LOCAL RADON TESTING COMPANIES COLLECTED BY CRM (CONTINUOUS RADON MEASUREMENT) MACHINES
WHITNEY, Hilary1, LINDE, Tamara2, LINDSEY, Kassandra O.2 and BURNS, Scott F.3, (1)Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97201, (2)Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, (3)Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, haw4@pdx.edu
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LEAD UPTAKE BY IRON CORROSION SCALES: INFLUENCE OF MINERALOGY
WASSERSTROM, Lauren and MAYNARD, Barry, Cincinnati, 45220, wasserlw@mail.uc.edu
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