2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 153
Monday, 2 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 322/323 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T39. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the Environment

International Association of GeoChemistry; Geochemical Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
LeeAnn Munk, David T. Long and W. Berry Lyons, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
COAL MINING WASTE AS SOURCE OF HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE- AND GROUND-WATER
ECKSTEIN, Yoram, P.O. Box 3026, Kent, OH 44240 and SIMONTON, David S, Environmental Science, Marshall University, 100 Angus E. Peyton Drive, South Charleston, WV 25303, yoram.eckstein@att.net
1:50 PM
EVIDENCE FOR LEAKING OF TWO COAL ASH STORAGE PONDS TO LOCAL SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER IN TENNESSEE
HARKNESS, Jennifer S.1, SULKIN, Barry2 and VENGOSH, Avner1, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Nashville, TN 37218, jsh45@duke.edu
2:05 PM
BROMIDE, CHLORIDE, AND ASSOCIATED BRINE CONSTITUENTS IN WATERS FROM COAL-BEARING ROCKS IN PENNSYLVANIA
CRAVOTTA III, Charles A., Pennsylvania Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Rd, New Cumberland, PA 17070, cravotta@usgs.gov
2:20 PM
ENHANCED AL AND ZN REMOVAL FROM COAL-MINE DRAINAGE DURING RAPID OXIDATION AND PRECIPITATION OF FE OXIDES AT NEAR-NEUTRAL PH
BURROWS, Jill E.1, CRAVOTTA III, Charles A.2 and PETERS, Stephen C.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (2)Pennsylvania Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Rd, New Cumberland, PA 17070, jillerinburrows@gmail.com
2:35 PM
PRE-MINING OXYGEN, HYDROGEN, AND SULFUR ISOTOPE CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATERS DRAINING THE MINERALIZED BASAL ZONE OF THE DULUTH COMPLEX, NORTHERN MINNESOTA
SEAL II, Robert R.1, PIATAK, Nadine M.1, JONES, Perry M.2 and WOODRUFF, Laurel G.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Minnesota Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, rseal@usgs.gov
2:50 PM
MININING IMPACTED GROUNDWATER AS A SOURCE OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS IN HOMES
SIMONTON, David Scott, Environmental Science, Marshall University, 100 Angus E. Peyton Drive, South Charleston, WV 25303 and ECKSTEIN, Yoram, P.O. Box 3026, Kent, OH 44240, simonton@marshall.edu
3:05 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK POTENTIAL OF TELLURIUM-RICH MINE TAILINGS IN A HISTORIC MINING DISTRICT IN DELAMAR, NEVADA
KNIGHT, Nicole A., MILKE, Kyle P., KNIGHT, Dallon C. and HAYES, Sarah M., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr, Rm 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775, nknight9@alaska.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
A CHROMATOGRAM OF GEOCHEMICAL REACTIONS: INTERPRETING HUMIDITY CELL TESTS
MAEST, A.S., Buka Environmental, 941 8th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 and NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder Labs, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, aamaest@gmail.com
3:50 PM
TRACE METALS IN SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, STREAM SEDIMENTS, AND AGRICULTURAL SOILS OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF HAITI
ALLEN, Sarah M., JACKSON, Joshua W., ABBOTT, Morgan, LARSEN, Kenneth, CADET, Eddy and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, yellow4ecko@yahoo.com
4:05 PM
THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON THE BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN ASIAN CLAMS: AN INDICATION OF STREAM HEALTH
RADOMILE, Danielle1, LEVAS, Stephen J.1 and GOLDSMITH, Steven T.2, (1)Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085, (2)Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, G65C Mendel Science Center, 800 E Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, stephen.levas@villanova.edu
4:20 PM
LEAD STABILIZATION AND ARSENIC MOBILIZATION BY PHOSPHATE AND ALTERNATIVE AMENDMENTS: IMPLICATIONS ON URBAN SOIL REMEDIATION AND URBAN AGRICULTURE
CHENG, Zhongqi, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, PALTSEVA, Anna, Earth and Environmental Science, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, MADDALONI, Mark, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007 and SCHECKEL, Kirk G., National Risk Management Research Laboratory, USEPA, 5995 Center Hill Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224, anyapaltseva@gmail.com
4:35 PM
EVALUATING CONTROLS ON TRICLOSAN EXPORT IN A RURAL TO SUBURBAN WATERSHED: INSIGHTS FROM THE EAST BRANCH OF THE BRANDYWINE CREEK
HANLEY, Kaila M.1, WALIGROSKI, Garrett J.2, GRANNAS, Amanda M.2, WALSH, Meghan K.1, SMITH, Devin F.1 and GOLDSMITH, Steven T.1, (1)Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, G65C Mendel Science Center, 800 E Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, (2)Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, G215A Mendel Science Center, 800 E Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, khanley3@villanova.edu
4:50 PM
QUANTIFICATION OF THREE ESTROGEN HORMONES IN SOILS AND GROUND WATERS SAMPLED FROM THE PENN STATE LIVING FILTER WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SITE
WOODWARD, Emily E., Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 454 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, ANDREWS, Danielle M., Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 215 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, WATSON, Jack E., Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 409 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802 and WILLIAMS, Clinton F., US Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, 21881 N Cardon Ln, Maricopa, AZ 85238, eewoodward7@gmail.com
5:05 PM
SOIL MICROBIAL RESPONSE TO BENZENE CONTAMINATION: NEW ON-SITE GAS ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE REVEALS RESPIRATION AND BIODEGRADATION KINETICS
JOCHUM, Tobias1, POPP, Juergen2 and FROSCH, Torsten1, (1)Spectroscopic Sensors, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena, 07745, Germany, (2)Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, 07745, Germany, tobias.jochum@uni-jena.de
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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