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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 217
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 507 (Colorado Convention Center)

T48. Current Medical Geology Research on Natural Materials, Outreach, and Education Activities

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Saugata Datta, Robert B. Finkelman, Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin and Karen Johannesson, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
217-1
1:35 PM
ARSENIC IN THE GOLD MINING AREAS OF NORTHERN TANZANIA AND POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS (Invited Presentation)
BHATTACHARYA, Prosun, IJUMULANA, Julian, LIGATE, Fanuel J., IRUNDE, Regina and LESAFI, Fina Justine, 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, prosun@kth.se
217-2
1:55 PM
LEVERAGING GEOCHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF METALLO-DRUG TOXICITY (Invited Presentation)
HANNIGAN, Robyn, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, Robyn.Hannigan@umb.edu
217-3
2:15 PM
COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES: AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO THE GEOLOGY AND HEALTH COMMUNITY (Invited Presentation)
FINKELMAN, Robert B. and O'CONNELL, Ryan L., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, bobf@utdallas.edu
217-4
2:35 PM
THE ROLE OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL GEOLOGY CURRICULUM IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW FEDERAL STEM PRIORITIES
MCGUIRE, Jennifer T. and ILLIG, Kurt R., Biology, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1080, jtmcguire@stthomas.edu
217-5
2:50 PM
THE ROLE OF MEDICAL GEOLOGY IN RISK ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY
SIEGEL, Malcolm, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106, FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 and SELINUS, Olle, Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden, msiegel51@yahoo.com
217-6
3:05 PM
NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS IN SOILS, SOUTHERN NEVADA: INTERPRETATIONS FOR WIND DISTRIBUTION AND HUMAN EXPOSURE
BUCK, Brenda J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 4010 Lilly Fong Hall, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, METCALF, Rodney V., Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, BERRY, David, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202, MCLAURIN, Brett T., Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815, KENT, Douglas, TechLaw, ESAT Region 8, 16194 W 45th Drive, Golden, CO 80403, GOOSSENS, Dirk, Division of Geography, KU Leuven Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geo-Institute, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Leuven, 3001, Belgium and JANUCH, Jed, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Laboratory 7411 Beach Drive East, Port Orchard, WA 98366, buckb@unlv.nevada.edu
217-7
3:20 PM
GROWTH OF FIBROUS AMPHIBOLE DURING HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS
METCALF, Rodney V.1, BUCK, Brenda J.2, SUMNER-MOORE, Meg3 and AUSTIN, Tomoyo1, (1)Geoscience Depertment, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 4010 Lilly Fong Hall, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (3)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, metcalfr@unlv.nevada.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
217-8
3:50 PM
ACUTE ASTHMA AT KīLAUEA VOLCANO, HAWAI`I USA
LONGO, Bernadette Mae, Orvis School of Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Unversity of Nevada-Reno, MS 0134, Reno, NV 89557-0052, longo@unr.edu
217-9
4:05 PM
FLUORIDE IN GROUNDWATER IN EASTERN HILL TRACTS OF BANGLADESH
ALAUDDIN, Mohammad1, DATTA, Saugata2, ALAUDDIN, Sarah1, GWYNNE, Kelsey1 and SHAHA, Sanjit3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, (2)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Exonics Technology Center, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh, sarah.alauddin@wagner.edu
217-10
4:20 PM
FLUORIDE BIOACCUMULATION AND ENAMEL FLUOROSIS FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE THROUGH DRINKING WATER
GODEBO, Tewodros Rango1, VENGOSH, Avner1, JEULAND, Marc2, WHITFORD, Gary3 and TEKLE-HAIMANOT, Redda4, (1)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Enviornment, 207A Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC 27708, (3)Dept. of Oral Biology, Augusta University, College of Dental Medicine, Augusta, GA 30912-1129, (4)Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, tg67@duke.edu
217-11
4:35 PM
Withdrawn
217-12
4:50 PM
TOTAL CHROMIUM AND HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN AIR FROM SOLID TANNERY WASTES AND HEALTH RISKS FOR SLUM POPULATION IN BANGLADESH
ALAUDDIN, Mohammad1, CEKOVIC, Rabije1, ALAUDDIN, Sarah1, MINCHALA, Sandra1, DHAM, Sanjita1, SHAHA, Sanjit2, HOQUE, Whahidul2 and GERADS, Russell3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, (2)Exonics Technology Center, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh, (3)Brooks Rand Labs, 18804 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011, malauddi@wagner.edu
217-13
5:05 PM
STUDYING THE EFFECTS AND CHANGES OF LOCALIZATION AND SPECIATION OF ARSENIC IN COOKED RICE GRAINS USING µXRF AND XANES-ASSOCIATED HEALTH IMPACTS
RYAN, Brooks, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0000, DATTA, Saugata, Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, KUMAR, Naresh, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 305, Green Earth Building, Stanford, CA 94305 and DAVIS, Lawrence, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0000, sdatta@ksu.edu
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