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

Session No. 84
Monday, 2 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 325/326 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T47. Geology and Health: A Decade of Progress

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Thomas H. Darrah, Andrew Hunt, Kevin E. Nick and Saugata Datta, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
A CHANGING PARADIGM IN ENVIRONMENTAL METAL CHEMISTRY?
DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, darrah.24@osu.edu
8:20 AM
MINERAL-INDUCED REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES RESEARCH IN THE CONTEXT OF MEDICAL GEOLOGY: AN UPDATE
SCHOONEN, Martin A., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 220 ESS, Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100; Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg 460, Upton, NY 11973-5000 and KAUR, Jasmeet, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, ESS 205, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, mschoonen@bnl.gov
8:35 AM
URBAN CARBON CYCLE RISKS AND RESOURCES: ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF MUNICIPAL COMPOST IN URBAN SOIL LEAD REMEDIATION
SHARP, Rosalie M.1, FITZSTEVENS, Maia G.1 and BRABANDER, Daniel J.2, (1)Environmental Studies, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, (2)Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, rsharp@wellesley.edu
8:50 AM
ASSESSING RISKS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HARVESTING URBAN FRUIT
GALLAGHER, Ciaran L., OETTGEN, Hannah L., OKHAI, Disha C. and BRABANDER, Daniel J., Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, cgallag3@wellesley.edu
9:05 AM
GEOGENIC MN IN DRINKING WATERS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA
DATTA, Saugata, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, VEGA, Michael, Kansas State Geology Department, Manhattan, KS 66502, KUMAR, Naresh, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 305, Green Earth Building, Stanford, CA 94305, BARUA, Shovon, Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, JOHANNESSON, Karen, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, KEMPTON, Pamela, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 and BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden, sdatta@ksu.edu
9:20 AM
CORRELATION BETWEEN MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN THE DRINKING WATER AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE MORTALITY RATE IN OHIO, USA
ACHEAMPONG, Nana Y., AMIN, Isam E. and JACOBS, Alan M., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, amjacobs@ysu.edu
 
9:35 AM
Break
9:50 AM
EVIDENCE FOR CLAY MINERAL SORPTION OF BACTERIAL NUTRIENTS CAUSING GROWTH INHIBITION
LONDONO, S. Carolina, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and WILLIAMS, Lynda B., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, sandra.londono@asu.edu
10:05 AM
CYTOTOXICITY ASSESSMENT OF HIGH-NITROGEN COMPOUNDS USING A NOVEL IN VITRO MULTI-CELLULAR APPROACH
MAURAIS, Tony H.S.1, DONOHUE, Keri B.2, GARCIA-REYERO, Natalia2, PERKINS, Edward J.2, GELLASCH, Christopher A.1, BRUEGGEMEYER, Mary T.1 and GUST, Kurt A.2, (1)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, (2)Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180, tony.maurais@usuhs.edu
10:20 AM
TRANSFORMATION BEHAVIOR AND STRUCTURE OF A SERIES OF AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE/PHOSPHATE HYBRIDS
SCHMIDT, Millicent P., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100; Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120 and REEDER, Richard J., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, millicentpschmidt@gmail.com
10:35 AM
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ON THE TRANSFER OF AIRBORNE BENZENE INTO WATER PRODUCED BY CONDENSATION WATER FROM AIR TECHNOLOGY
KINDER, Katherine M.1, GELLASCH, Christopher A.1, DUSENBURY, James S.2, TIMMES, Thomas C.3, BRUEGGEMEYER, Mary T.1, HUGHES, Thomas M.4 and MEADE, Terry G.5, (1)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, (2)U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Command, 6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000, (3)U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research, ATTN: (MCMR-CDE-Z), 568 Doughten Drive, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5010, (4)Applied Detection Technology Branch, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, E3510 Ricketts Point Road, Gunpowder, MD 21010, (5)Deployment Environmental Surveillance Program, U.S. Army Institute of Public Health, 5158 Blackhawk Rd, APG-EA, MD 21010-5403, katherine.kinder@usuhs.edu
10:50 AM
SOIL PROPERTIES INFLUENCING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANTHRAX IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATH, Samuel Hunter and DERE, Ashlee Laura Denton, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska - Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, snath@unomaha.edu
11:05 AM
KIDNEY STONE SYNTHESIS UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS
HORTON, Ashley, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204 and RUHL, Laura, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204, adhortnon2@ualr.edu
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