Session: Origin and Evolution of the Appalachian Critical Zone. II. Anthropogenic Sediments and Their Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems (Northeastern Section

Session No. 47

Monday, 24 March 2014: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM

Commonwealth Salons 1-2 (Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square)

S2B. Origin and Evolution of the Appalachian Critical Zone. II. Anthropogenic Sediments and Their Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems

Robert C. Walter, Allen C. Gellis and Jeffrey W. Niemitz, Conveners

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Start Time

1:30 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:35 PM

STREAM SEDIMENTS CHEMISTRY WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT OF THE BROADKILL RIVER WATERSHED, DELAWARE, USA

OYEWUMI, Oluyinka, Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, oyewumi@ccsu.edu, oyewumi@ccsu.edu

1:55 PM

THE BIG SPRING RUN RESTORATION EXPERIMENT: LONG-TERM MONITORING OF SEDIMENT SOURCES AND BUDGETS IN A 1^ST ORDER PIEDMONT STREAM

WALTER, Robert C.¹, MERRITTS, Dorothy J.¹, LANGLAND, Michael², GALEONE, Daniel G.³, RAHNIS, Michael¹, GELLIS, Allen C.⁴, SCHULTE, Kayla⁵, BLAIR, Aaron¹, SMITH, Douglas T.⁶ and PECK, Erin⁵, (1)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, (2)US Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Rd, New Cumberland, PA 17070, (3)US Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, (4)US Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, (5)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, (6)Urban and Regional Planning Program, University of Michigan, 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, robert.walter@fandm.edu, robert.walter@fandm.edu

2:15 PM

GEOMORPHIC AND LAND USE CONTROLS ON SEDIMENT YIELDS IN EASTERN USA

AHAMED, Aakash¹, SNYDER, Noah P.² and DAVID, Gabrielle C.L.¹, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Devlin Hall 213, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, ahameda@bc.edu, ahameda@bc.edu

2:35 PM

QUANTIFYING THE NITROGEN RETENTION CAPACITY OF LEGACY SEDIMENTS AND RELICT HYDRIC SOILS

WEITZMAN, Julie N. and KAYE, Jason P., Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 116 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, jnw142@psu.edu, jnw142@psu.edu

2:55 PM

COAL-TAR-BASED SEALCOATED PAVEMENT: A MAJOR PAH SOURCE TO URBAN STREAM SEDIMENTS

WITTER, Amy E.¹, NGUYEN, Minh H.¹, BAIDAR, Sunil¹ and SAK, Peter B.², (1)Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, PO Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, witter@dickinson.edu, witter@dickinson.edu

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S2B. Origin and Evolution of the Appalachian Critical Zone. II. Anthropogenic Sediments and Their Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems