GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 119
Monday, 26 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 302 (Colorado Convention Center)

Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience I

Andy Davis and Arthur T. Kasson, Chairs
1:30 PM
A KEY GEOCHEMICAL VARIABLE APPEARS TO CONTROL WASTE ROCK ACID GENERATION
DAVIS, Andy, WHITEHEAD, Charles, LENGKE, Maggy and COLLORD, Jerritt, Geomega, 2585 Central Ave, Boulder, CO 80301, andy@geomega.com
1:45 PM
EFFECTS OF CLAY MICROSTRUCTURE ON URANIUM(VI) SORPTION AND DIFFUSION
TINNACHER, Ruth M., Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA 94720; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, California State University East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, DAVIS, James A., Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA 94720, TOURNASSAT, Christophe, BRGM, French Geological Survey, Orleans, 45060, France and BIRKHOLZER, Jens, Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA 94720, RMTinnacher@lbl.gov
2:00 PM
EFFECT OF GUAR GUM ON THE MOBILITY OF BARIUM IN DISPOSAL WELLS OF THE ARBUCKLE FORMATION
EBRAHIMI, Pouyan, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, STILLWATER, OK 74078-3031 and VILCAEZ, Javier, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, pouyan.ebrahimi@okstate.edu
Handouts
  • GSA_Ebrahimi_P_Abstract ID 277991.pptx (4.3 MB)
  • 2:15 PM
    DEPTH DEPENDENT CO2-INDUCED ELEMENTAL MOBILIZATION FROM CARBONATE-RICH ROCKS USING FIELD-RELEVANT PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
    LAWTER, Amanda R.1, QAFOKU, Nik1, ASMUSSEN, R. Matthew1, KUKKADAPU, Ravi K.2, QAFOKU, Odeta3, BACON, Diana4 and BROWN, Christopher1, (1)Geosciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, P7-54, Richland, WA 99352, (2)Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, 3335 Innovation Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354, (3)Fundamental and Computational Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99354, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, P7-54, Richland, WA 99352, amanda.lawter@pnnl.gov
    2:30 PM
    SITE-SPECIFIC GROUNDWATER STANDARDS FOR THE VAPOR INTRUSION PATHWAY
    KURTZ, Jeffrey P., FOSTER, Stephen and DAWSON, Helen, Geosyntec Consultants, 1376 Miners Drive, SUite 108, Lafayette, CO 80026, jkurtz@geosyntec.com
    2:45 PM
    A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SUPPORTING BENEFICIAL USES OF PRODUCED WATER IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
    SULLIVAN GRAHAM, Enid J.1, FERNALD, Sam2, SABIE, Robert P.2, FLYNN, Robert3, XU, Pei4, CARROLL, Kenneth5, CATHER, Martha6, SARPONG, Kwabena Addae2, MA, Guanyu2, TELLEZ, Aracely2, CHAUDHARY, Binod3 and WILLMAN, Spencer2, (1)Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J964, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (2)New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, New Mexico State University, MSC 3167, PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001, (3)Plant and Soil Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Artesia Science Center, 67 E. Four Dinkus Rd., Artesia, NM 88201, (4)Civil Engineering Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (5)Plant & Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (6)Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, ejs@lanl.gov
    Handouts
  • GSA_281007_R2_PW_ejsg_20160922.pdf (1.4 MB)
  • 3:00 PM
    PRODUCED WATER: PETROLEUM'S QUESTION OR AGRICULTURE'S ANSWER
    HAYNES, Kaylie1, SEDLACKO, Erin2, HIGGINS, Chris3 and BLAINE, Andrea C.2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, khaynes@mymail.mines.edu
     
    3:15 PM
    Break
    3:30 PM
    PREDICTION OF CO2-CH4-H2S-N2 GAS MIXTURES SOLUBILITY IN BRINE USING A NON-ITERATIVE FUGACITY-ACTIVITY MODEL RELEVANT TO MEOR
    SHABANI, Babak and VILCAEZ, Javier, Geology, Oklahoma State University, 2001 N Boomer, Apt#14, Stillwater, OK 74075, babak.shabani@okstate.edu
    3:45 PM
    THE INFLUENCE OF WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS ON INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS IN PRODUCED WATERS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS
    BERN, Carleton R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 415, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BIRDWELL, Justin E., Central Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 977, Denver, CO 80225 and ADAMS, Monique, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, cbern@usgs.gov
    4:00 PM
    ASSESSING NATURAL RETARDATION OF CHROMIUM BY SEQUENTIAL LEACHING OF CONTAMINATED AND UNCONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
    HARRIS, Rose1, REIMUS, Paul W.2, DING, Mei3, MUSA, Dea4, LAWVER, Angela3, WOLDEGABRIEL, Giday5, PERKINS, George6 and KATZMAN, Danny7, (1)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop J534, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)EES-14 Group, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (6)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop D469, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (7)Water Stewardship Program, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS M992, Los Alamos, NM 87545, rosejaninaharris@gmail.com
    4:15 PM
    DETECTION LIMIT OF SEQUENTIAL LEACHING METHOD FOR ASSESSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF CHROMIUM RETARDATION IN SUBSURFACE
    MUSA, Dea1, HARRIS, Rose1, LAWVER, Angela1, PERKINS, George1, DING, Mei1, REIMUS, Paul W.2 and KATZMAN, Danny3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop D469, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop J966, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Water Stewardship Program, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS M992, Los Alamos, NM 87545, dmusa@lanl.gov
    4:30 PM
    KINETIC SORPTION OF CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN BY A PALYGORSKITE-MONTMORILLONITE FILTER MEDIUM
    LEVY, Jonathan1, BERHANE, Tedros1, KREKELER, Mark P.S.2 and DANIELSON, Neil3, (1)Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 120 Shideler Hall, 250 S. Patterson St., Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University - Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, OH 45011, (3)Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, 500 E. High Street, Oxford, OH 45056, levyj@miamioh.edu
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    5:00 PM
    Withdrawn
    4:45 PM
    A NOVEL LC-IRMS INTERFACE FOR FLEXIBLE COMPOUND-SPECIFIC STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS
    KASSON, Arthur T., elementar Americas Inc., 520 Fellowship Road, Suite D-408, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054, art.kasson@elementaramericas.com
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