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

Session No. 8
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 308 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T32. Urban Geochemistry

International Association of GeoChemistry; Geochemical Society; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
W. Berry Lyons, David T. Long, Joel Moore and Elizabeth Herndon, Session Chairs
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Start Time
8-1
8:00 AM
SLAG: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? PHOSPHATE REMOVAL AND ACID-NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY OF STEELMAKING SLAG FROM THE CALUMET AREA, IL AND IN
PIATAK, Nadine M.1, SEAL II, Robert R.1, BUSZKA, Paul M.2, COLE, Travis R.2 and GREEN, Carlin3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 5957 Lakeside Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46278, (3)Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, npiatak@usgs.gov
8-2
8:15 AM
GEOCHEMICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF BACKYARD WELLS AND GARDENS IN UTAH VALLEY, UTAH
GHERASIM, Janelle1, OLIVERSON, Colby1, MCNEFF, Joshua1, NICHOLS, Jarrett1, TULLEY, Skyler1, ROBERTS, Sterling1, CHRISTENSEN, Brennan1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, SIMON, Alexander T.2 and CADET, Eddy1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Behavioral Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, j.elise.gherasim@gmail.com
8-3
8:30 AM
USING ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS TO DISTINGUISH LEGACY AND ONGOING CONTAMINATION IN URBAN WATERWAYS
KRUGE, Michael A., Earth & Environmental Studies Department, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, krugem@mail.montclair.edu
8-4
8:45 AM
APPLICATION OF GROUNDWATER TRACERS TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
LARSEN, Daniel, Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 113 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, dlarsen@memphis.edu
8-5
9:00 AM
QUANTIFYING THE INFLUENCES OF STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES ON URBAN HEADWATER STREAMFLOW
JEFFERSON, Anne J., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, BELL, Colin D., Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, MCMILLAN, Sara K., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093 and CLINTON, Sandra, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, ajeffer9@kent.edu
8-6
9:20 AM
CITY SHORTCUTS: DOCUMENTING SI EXPORT PATHWAYS IN AN URBAN ECOSYSTEM
MAGUIRE, Timothy J., Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Ave., Boston, MA 02215 and FULWEILER, Robinson W., Department of Earth and Environment and Department of Biology, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, rwf@bu.edu
8-7
9:40 AM
THE CATION CONUNDRUM: BENIGN INDICATORS OR IMPORTANT MECHANISMS IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS?
STEELE, Meredith K., Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, 328A Smyth Hall, 185 Ag Quad Lane, Blacksburg, VA 24060, steelem@vt.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
8-8
10:15 AM
ROAD SALT AND CONCRETE AS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS TO HIGH ION CONCENTRATIONS & HIGH SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE IN URBAN STREAMS
MOORE, Joel, Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252; Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252, MUELLER, Corey, Dept of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences`, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252; Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252 and WOODWARD, Gregory, Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252; Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252, joelmoore6@gmail.com
8-9
10:30 AM
ROAD SALT (NACL) RUNOFF INCREASES SOIL PH AND SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERS CATION EXCHANGE CHEMISTRY IN SOILS AND AQUIFERS
WOODWARD, Gregory, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252; Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252 and MOORE, Joel, Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Towson University, 8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252; Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252, gwoodward85@gmail.com
10:45 AM
MODELING THE TRANSPORT AND FATE OF ROAD SALT IN URBAN FLOODPLAINS
LEDFORD, Sarah H., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and LAUTZ, Laura K., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY 13244, shledfor@syr.edu
11:00 AM
DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON FLUXES IN FORESTED AND URBAN WATERSHEDS
VESELY, William C.1, CALLAHAN, Timothy J.2 and VULAVA, Vijay M.2, (1)Dept of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, veselywc@g.cofc.edu
11:15 AM
NITROGEN CYCLING IN AN URBAN STREAM NEAR PHILADELPHIA
TORAN, Laura and KLEIN, Trevor, Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, ltoran@temple.edu
11:30 AM
HHMI SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH: STUDYING BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF REACTIVE NITROGEN AND METAL SPECIES IN URBAN ROADSIDE ECOSYSTEMS
GRANEY, Joseph R.1, ZHU, Weixing2 and TITUS, John2, (1)Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, jgraney@binghamton.edu
11:45 AM
SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND ASSOCIATIONS AMONG TRACE METALS IN URBAN AGRICULTURAL GARDEN SOILS
RAVANSARI, Roozbeh, Wayne State University, Department of Geology, 4841 Cass Avenue, 0224 Old Main, Detroit, MI 48202, LEMKE, Lawrence D., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, 4841 Cass, Detroit, MI 48202 and MCELMURRY, Shawn P., Wayne State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202, rravansari@wayne.edu
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