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Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2015)

Session No. 4
Monday, 23 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Jefferson Room (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T20. Evolution of Minerals in Diverse Environments: Geobiological and Geochemical Aspects

 

Dawn M. Cardace and Amanda A. Olsen, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
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8:25 AM
SCREENING FOR BIOACCESSIBLE PB IN SOILS USING A RAPID XRF ANALYZER METHOD
GREEN, Kayo, Earth and Environmental Science, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, PALTSEVA, Anna, Earth and Environmental Science, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 and CHENG, Zhongqi, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, kgreen2022@gmail.com, kgreen2022@gmail.com
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8:45 AM
ASSESSING BIOACCESSIBILITY OF LEAD IN URBAN SOILS: THE EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS
PALTSEVA, Anna, Earth and Environmental Science, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, CHENG, Zhongqi, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and MADDALONI, Mark, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, anyapaltseva@gmail.com, anyapaltseva@gmail.com
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9:05 AM
HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES DURING THE MIDDLE MIOCENE CLIMATIC OPTIMUM IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA USING MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS OF LEAF WAXES
WHITE, Jaclyn G., University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 and HREN, Michael T., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, jaclyn.white@uconn.edu, jaclyn.white@uconn.edu
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9:25 AM
ENIGMATIC SILICA SPHERES AND THEIR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: A CASE STUDY FROM FLORIDA’S PLIOCENE SHELL BEDS
MEYER, Michael, Geophysical Labto, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, HARRIES, Peter J., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620 and PORTELL, Roger W., Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, mike.meyer.geo@gmail.com, mike.meyer.geo@gmail.com
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9:45 AM
FUNGAL WEATHERING OF BIOTITE IN THE RHIZOSPHERE OF NORWAY SPRUCE
BALOGH-BRUNSTAD, Zsuzsanna, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820, SACCONE, Loredana, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom and SMITS, Mark, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, 3900, Belgium, balogh_brunz@hartwick.edu, balogh_brunz@hartwick.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
MODELING WATER-ROCK REACTIONS IN OPHIOLITE-HOSTED PERIDOTITES
CARDACE, Dawn, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, cardace@mail.uri.edu, cardace@mail.uri.edu
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10:40 AM
CHEMICAL SIGNATURES OF OF BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS ON SERPENTINITE WEATHERING
OLSEN, Amanda A.1, TAYLOR, Agnes R.2, HAUSRATH, Elisabeth M.3, LIVELY, Jason M.1, OLSEN, Brian J.4 and CARDACE, Dawn M.5, (1)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, (2)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, (3)Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (4)Climate Change Institute, School of Biology & Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, (5)University of Rhode Island, amanda.a.olsen@maine.edu, amanda.a.olsen@maine.edu
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11:00 AM
AQUATIC BACTERIAL COMMUNITY PROFILE OF THE VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP MINE
ENGLISH, Erika1, DOLCI, Elizabeth D.1, BENNETT, Shayna2 and MURPHY, Heather3, (1)Department of Environmental & Health Sciences, Johnson State College, 337 College Hill, Johnson, VT 05656, (2)Department of Environmental and Health Sciences, Johnson State College, 337 College Hill, Johnson, VT 05656, (3)Environmental and Health Sciences, Johnson State College, 337 College Hill, Johnson, VT 05656, erika.english@jsc.edu, erika.english@jsc.edu
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11:20 AM
A GEOLOGICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF WATER CONTAINED WITHIN AGATES FOUND TO HAVE FLUID INCLUSIONS WITHIN THEIR INTERNAL CAVITIES
CHILDERS, Daniel P.1, BAKLENHOL, Jessica1, HUTCHINSON, Karen1, MAFFEI, Matthew1, WOOD, Adam1 and ETHERINGTON, Christopher2, (1)Geology, Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line rd, Math/Science dept, Media, PA 19063, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line rd, Math/Science dept, Media, PA 19063, N/A, N/A
 
11:40 AM
Discussion
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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