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

Session No. 62
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 345/346 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T103. Contaminant Transport, Fate, and Remediation in Fractured Rocks

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Geochemical Society
Claire R. Tiedeman, Michelle M. Lorah and Lee Slater, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
USING DISSOLVED OXYGEN ALTERATION TO IDENTIFY CONNECTING TRANSMISSIVE FRACTURES AND DETERMINE VERTICAL FLOW VELOCITY IN CRYSTALLINE BEDROCK WELLS
VITALE, Sarah A., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 and ROBBINS, Gary A., Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Univ of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4087, sarah.stryker@uconn.edu
1:45 PM
COMPLEXITIES OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN FRACTURED BEDROCK WELLS OF CONNECTICUT
METCALF, Meredith J., Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, ROBBINS, Gary A., Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Univ of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4087, THOMAS, Margaret A., Connecticut Geological Survey, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm St, Hartford, CT 06106, WARZECHA, William, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Remediation Division, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106 and YOUNG, Matthew, Premier Laboratory, 61 Louisa Viens Drive, Dayville, CT 06241, metcalfm@easternct.edu
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2:00 PM
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2:15 PM
MEASURING HYDRAULIC CONNECTION IN FRACTURED BEDROCK WITH PERIODIC HYDRAULIC TESTS
BECKER, Matthew1, COLE, Matthew2 and CIERVO, Christopher2, (1)Geology, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815, (2)Geological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815, mbecker3@csulb.edu
2:35 PM
AQUIFER PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR FRACTURED BEDROCK USING MULTI-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY FLOW INTERFERENCE TESTING
SAYLER, Frances Claire, Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 West Dayton St., Room A460, Madison, WI 53703, FORT, Michael, Hydro Resolutions, LLC, 321 Fisher St., Socorro, NM 87801 and CARDIFF, Michael, Geoscience, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W Dayton St., Room 412, Madison, WI 53706, fsayler@wisc.edu
2:50 PM
3:10 PM
CROSS-CUTTING IMPORTANCE OF FRACTURE-MATRIX INTERACTION TO GROUNDWATER, GEOTHERMAL, AND PETROLEUM PERFORMANCE
DOE, Thomas W., FracMan Technology Group, Golder Associates Inc, 18300 Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052, tdoe@golder.com
 
3:25 PM
Break
3:40 PM
INVESTIGATING GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CHARACTERIZE PORE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES CONTROLLING CONTAMINANT MASS TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED ROCK
ROBINSON, Judith1, SLATER, Lee1, PARKER, Beth L.2, KEATING, Kristina3, DAY-LEWIS, Fred4, JOHNSON, Carole D.4, ROSE, Carla2, ROBINSON, Tonian1, MEYER, Jessica R.2 and PEHME, Peeter E.2, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, (2)G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers-Newark, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Branch of Geophysics, Office of Ground Water, 11 Sherman Place, Unit 5015, Storrs, CT 06269, judy.robinson@rutgers.edu
3:55 PM
FIELD GPR IMAGING OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN A DISCRETE FRACTURE: CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
TSOFLIAS, George, Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley 120, Lawrence, KS 66045 and BECKER, Matthew, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90815, tsoflias@ku.edu
4:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF BEDROCK TRANSMISSIVITY ON 1,4-DIOXANE TRANSPORT IN A COUPLED BEDROCK-GLACIAL AQUIFER SYSTEM
PRUEHS, Amanda M. and LEMKE, Lawrence D., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, 4841 Cass, Detroit, MI 48202, ldlemke@wayne.edu
4:30 PM
HIGH-RESOLUTION FRACTURE NETWORK DELINEATION FOR IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION USING FLUORESCENT TRACER DYES
KELLY, Kevin F.1, BOND, Bob2, BREINER, John2 and DIECK, Eric B.2, (1)LANGAN, P.O. Box 1569, Doylestown, PA 18901, (2)Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, P.O. Box 1569, Doylestown, PA 18914, kkelly@langan.com
4:45 PM
SIMULATING BIOREMEDIATION OF CHLOROETHENES IN A FRACTURED ROCK AQUIFER
CURTIS, Gary P., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 409, Menlo Park, CA 94025, IMBRIGIOTTA, Thomas E., U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 and TIEDEMAN, Claire R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, gpcurtis@usgs.gov
5:00 PM
THE TRANSPORT OF HEAT BY FLOWING GROUNDWATER IN A DISCRETE FRACTURE
NOVAKOWSKI, Kent, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ellis Hall, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada and YANG, Fan, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, 58 University Avenue, Ellis Hall, Room 222, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, 13fy3@queensu.ca
5:15 PM
IN-SITU THERMAL TREATMENT OF FRACTURED ROCK
HERON, Gorm1, BAKER, Ralph2 and GRIEPKE, Steffen2, (1)TerraTherm, 28900 Indian Point, Keene, CA 93531, (2)TerraTherm, 151 Suffolk Ln, Gardner, MA 01440, sgriepke@terratherm.com
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