GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 295
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 302 (Colorado Convention Center)

Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience II

Paul J. Wendel, Chair
1:30 PM
MODELING THE LEACHING PATTERNS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIAN COAL MINE SPOILS
CLARK, Elyse1, ZIPPER, Carl E.1, DANIELS, Lee1, ORNDORFF, Zenah1 and KEEFE, Matthew2, (1)Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, eclark2@vt.edu
1:45 PM
DISSOLUTION OF MINERAL CARBONATES WITH INCREASING CO2 PRESSURE AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEAK DETECTION
GOUEGUEL, Christian L., U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, JAIN, Jinesh C., AECOM, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, MCINTYRE, Dustin L., U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507 and EDENBORN, Harry M., Geosciences Division, National Energy Technology Lab; U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Jinesh.Jain@contr.netl.doe.gov
2:00 PM
INVESTIGATION OF SHALE GAS DRILLING AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY, TIOGA COUNTY, PA: A BASELINE STUDY
WENDEL, Paul J., Department of Education, Otterbein University, 1 South Grove Street, Westerville, OH 43081, SVITANA, Kevin, Department of Biology and Earth Sciences, Otterbein University, One S Grove St, Westerville, OH 43081 and CONRAD, Michele, Chemistry, Mansfield University, 71 S. Academy Street, Mansfield, PA 16933, pwendel@otterbein.edu
2:15 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COEXISTING PRECIPITATES AND WATERS FROM HIGH-SULFIDATION EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS
MANOUKIAN, Lori1, JAMIESON, Heather1, ANDRADE, Claudio2 and KIMBALL, Bryn1, (1)Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)Barrick Gold Corporation, Santiago, Chile, manoukian.lori@gmail.com
2:30 PM
THE WELLINGTON MODEL: A LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF PRODUCED WATER IN COLORADO TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF BENEFICIAL REUSE
DOLAN, Flannery C.1, BLAINE, Andrea C.1 and HOGUE, Terri S.2, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, fdolan@mymail.mines.edu
2:45 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF EARLY DIAGENESIS ON METAL CYCLING IN FRESHWATER LAKES USING VERTICAL CONCENTRATION PATTERNS IN POREWATER
DECIECHI, Kayla E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, Natural Science Building, 288 Farm Lane, Room 207, East Lansing, MI 48824; Geology, Grand Valley State University, 118 The Seymour and Esther Padnos Hall of Science, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401; Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, LONG, Dave T., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, Natural Science Building, 288 Farm Lane, Room 207, East Lansing, MI 48824; Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, VANNIER, Ryan G., Geology, Grand Valley State University, 129 The Seymour and Esther Padnos Hall of Science, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, RUHALA, Sydney S., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 288 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI 48824 and VOICE, Thomas C., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, Natural Science Building, 288 Farm Lane, Room 207, East Lansing, MI 48824, deciech3@msu.edu
3:00 PM
AN ANALYSIS OF PRECIPITATION DATA SOURCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SWAT MODEL FOR THE CHEMUNG RIVER WATERSHED, NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA, USA
KAUSHIK, Pankaj R., Department of Geology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India and NOLL, Mark R., Department of the Earth Sciences, SUNY College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport, NY 14420, pankajkaushik1993@gmail.com
3:15 PM
NEGLECTED BRITISH HISTORIC EVIDENCE FOR A 5M MEDIEVAL GLOBAL SEA-LEVEL RISE: PORTENT OF THE MODERN RISE
HIGGS, Roger, Geoclastica Ltd, 5 Breakwater Road, Bude, EX23 8LQ, United Kingdom, rogerhiggs@geoclastica.com
Handouts
  • Higgs Geoclastica sea level rise talk GSA Denver 2016.pdf (14.8 MB)
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    3:30 PM
    Break
    3:45 PM
    UNCERTAINTY IN CO2 STORAGE COST AND RESOURCE ESTIMATES
    ANDERSON, Steven T., U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, 956 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, sanderson@usgs.gov
    4:00 PM
    TIMESCALES AND DRIVERS OF CHANGE AT THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS
    BOWEN, Brenda B., Department of Geology and Geophysics and Global Change and Sustainability Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, brenda.bowen@utah.edu
    4:15 PM
    ROTTEN ICE: STRUCTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN FIRST-YEAR ARCTIC SEA ICE DURING ADVANCED SUMMER MELT
    FRANTZ, Carie M.1, LIGHT, Bonnie2, ORELLANA, Mónica3, CARPENTER, Shelly2, FARLEY, Samuel2, CRUMP, Byron4, COURVILLE, Zoe5, LIEB-LAPPEN, Ross6 and JUNGE, Karen2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507; Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (2)Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Box 355640, Seattle, WA 98105-6698, (3)Institute for Systems Biology, 401 Terry Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109; Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Box 355640, Seattle, WA 98105-6698, (4)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg., Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (5)US Army Engineer Research Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, (6)Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; US Army Engineer Research Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, cariefrantz@weber.edu
    4:30 PM
    HOW WATER FILLS THEIR WORLD
    DOMENECH, Julia A., Earth and Atmospheric Science, Mississippi State University, 301-I Hilbun Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jad489@msstate.edu
    4:45 PM
    COVARIANCE OF PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE OF MICROPLASTIC POLLUTANTS TRANSPORTED TO TERRESTRIAL DUNES FROM THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO, NY AND PA
    COSTELLO, Jansen D. and EBERT, James R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, COSTJD26@oneonta.edu
    5:00 PM
    MONITORING SUBALPINE BUTTERFLIES AS CLIMATE CHANGES
    ACOSTA, Katherine Nicole, National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238 Avenue East, Ashford, WA 98304, kacosta1003@gmail.com
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