Session: Environmental Geoscience (2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015))

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Start Time

261-1

8:00 AM

NATURAL VENTILATION OF A CAVE, IMPACTS OF SEASONAL AND DIURNAL TEMPERATURES VARIATIONS ON AIR EXCHANGES

PEYRAUBE, Nicolas¹, LASTENNET, Roland¹, DENIS, Alain¹, MALAURENT, Philippe¹ and VILLANUEVA, Jessica, Denila², (1)I2M GCE, University of Bordeaux, bat B18 Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, Pessac, 33615, France, (2)I2M-GCE, University of Bordeaux, batiment B18 allée Geoffroy St Hilaire, Pessac, 33615, France, nicolas.peyraube@u-bordeaux.fr

261-2

8:15 AM

CLASSIFICATION AND CHANGE DETECTION OF LAND COVER TYPES IN ST. THOMAS, U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS USING LANDSAT MSS,TM, ETM+ AND OLI DATA

FINK, Sam P., Charleston, SC 29401 and ALI, K. Adem, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, finksp@g.cofc.edu

261-3

8:30 AM

VERIFICATION OF HYDRAULIC AND GEOPHYSICAL TESTING USING SEDIMENT CORES TO IDENTIFY HYDROGEOLOGIC LIMITATIONS OF WASTEWATER INFILTRATION LAND APPLICATION FACILITIES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION: LESSONS LEARNED WITHIN THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN

FIORE, Alex R. and REILLY, Timothy J., U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, afiore@usgs.gov

261-4

8:45 AM

MONITORING BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES IN A LAKE IMPACTED BY INCREASING PHOSPHORUS AND HEAVY METALS

MCLENNAN, David A.¹, SMITH, Erika², LATIMER, Jennifer C.¹ and STONE, Jeffery R.¹, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, dmclennan@sycamores.indstate.edu

261-5

9:00 AM

CLIMATE CHANGE: RATE VARIATIONS DURING THE PAST 90 YEARS AND QUANTIFICATION OF INTERNAL FORCING

GOSNOLD, William D., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell, Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, will.gosnold@engr.und.edu

261-6

9:15 AM

CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN A TERRESTRIAL/BIOLOGICAL CONTEXT AND INCREASING CO2 EMISSIONS

BOWER, Dorine Reed, University of Arkansas, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, DBOWER@UARK.EDU

261-7

9:30 AM

PLASTIC DEBRIS: A GLOBALLY PERSISTENT ANTHROPOGENIC MARKER HORIZON IN THE SEDIMENTARY RECORD

CORCORAN, Patricia L.¹, BALLENT, Anika¹ and JAZVAC, Kelly², (1)Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St. N, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada, (2)Visual Arts, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St. N, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada, pcorcor@uwo.ca

261-8

9:45 AM

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS

HASAN, Syed E., Geosciences, University of Missouri, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 and GBOMINA Jr., Harris, Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas ity, Kansas City, MO 64110, hasans@umkc.edu

261-9

10:00 AM

GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COAL-COMBUSTION BYPRODUCTS UTILIZED AS CAPPING MATERIALS IN MINE RECLAMATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM WEATHERING IN THE AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT

ZHANG, Qian¹, OLYPHANT, Greg¹, BRANAM, Tracy² and GHANEM, Hind¹, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10TH ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405, (2)Indiana geological survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47405, zhang92@indiana.edu

261-10

10:15 AM

NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS IN STREAMS AFFECTED BY ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO

MAJ, Sarah K.¹, LOPEZ, Dina L.², KRUSE, Natalie A.³ and BOWMAN, Jennifer R.³, (1)Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, (2)Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, (3)Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, smaj91@gmail.com

261-11

10:30 AM

CURRENT STATE OF METAL TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION IN THE TRI-STATE MINING DISTRICT, USA

JOHNSON, Aaron W.¹, GOUZIE, Douglas R.², GUTIERREZ, Melida³ and MCALILEY, L. Rex¹, (1)Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468, (2)Department of Geography, Geology & Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897, (3)Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897, aj@nwmissouri.edu

261-12

10:45 AM

A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

CHEW, Edward S. Schuyler¹, CHIEF, Karletta¹, SERRAT-CAPDEVILA, Aleix², SMITH Jr., William³, BUSCH, David⁴ and MORGAN, Kameron⁵, (1)Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (4)Pacific Southwest Area, USGS, Sacramento, CA 95819, (5)Environmental Department, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nixon, NV 89424, esschew@email.arizona.edu

261-13

11:00 AM

EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION AND GENERALIZED WATER QUALITY ALONG MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP HIGHWAY, SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL

HAYES, Emily Blythe¹, NICHOLSON, Kirsten N.², NEUMANN, Klaus¹ and DOWLING, Carolyn B.¹, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, (2)Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, ebhayes@bsu.edu

261-14

11:15 AM

HEALTHY URBAN GARDENING AND SOIL CONTAMINANT MITIGATION: THE NEW YORK CITY CLEAN SOIL BANK PROGRAM

EGENDORF, Sara Perl¹, CHENG, Zhongqi² and SUTTON, Norma Lenora¹, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, saraperle@gmail.com

261-15

11:30 AM

PASSIVE METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RISING WATER LEVELS FOR HIERAKONPOLIS-TEMPLETOWN, OTHER ANTIQUITIES, HOMES AND FARMLAND

PARIZEK, Richard R., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, PARIZEK, Katarin A., Richard R. Parizek and Associates, 751 McKee Street, State College, PA 16803, EL GOHARY, Amr, Geology and Geophysical Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, GOLD, David, Geosciences Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, WALTERS, Elizabeth J., Art History, The Pennsylvania State University, 209 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802 and ALEXANDER, Shelton S., Geosciences, Penn State University, 403 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, parizek@ems.psu.edu