GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 154
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Sagamore Ballroom 6 (Indiana Convention Center)

T46. From Local to Global—Why Geology Matters for Human Health

GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Bethany Overfield, William C. Haneberg, Amy Wolfe, Saugata Datta and Robert B. Finkelman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF DUST, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AS POTENTIAL ROUTES FOR LEAD POISONING IN KABWE, ZAMBIA
NGOMA, Idah, Department of Biological Science, Georgia College and State University, 240 E.Thomas St APT 14, Milledgeville, GA 31061, MUTITI, Samuel, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061, SERAFIN, Rachel, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, LEVY, Jonathan, Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, HAY, Cameron, Anthropology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, FILIPPELLI, Gabriel, Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 and MWEETWA, Alice, Agriculture Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, P.O Box, Zambia
8:20 AM
REMEDIATING SOIL PB CONTAMINATION, ADDRESSING A SERIOUS HEALTH RISK, SOUTHWEST DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA (Invited Presentation)
MURRAY, Kent S., Department of Natural Sciences, The University of Michigan - Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48050
8:35 AM
WATER CORROSIVITY ANALYSIS FOR THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SHERMAN, Amanda R.1, MERRICK, Jason1, ZHU, Junfeng2, FRYAR, Alan E.1 and LEE, Brian3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky, S305 Agricultural Science Bldg, Lexington, KY 40546
8:50 AM
BIOACCUMULATION OF LEGACY POLLUTANTS IN FRESHWATER SYSTEMS USING LONTRA CANADENSIS (NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER) AS BIOINDICATORS
MUDICA, Kathryn, Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut St, Science 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809 and LATIMER, Jennifer C., Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809
9:05 AM
USING GEOLOGY TO PREDICT AND COMMUNICATE RADON POTENTIAL IN KENTUCKY
OVERFIELD, Bethany1, HAHN, Ellen J.2, WIGGINS, Amanda2, ANDREWS Jr., William3 and FOX, Renee2, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)BREATHE, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (3)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107
9:20 AM
THIRTY YEARS OF RADON SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON: A GREAT SUCCESS (Invited Presentation)
BURNS, Scott F., Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway Ave., Portland, OR 97201
9:35 AM
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
TRACE METAL AND RARE EARTH ELEMENT CHEMISTRY OF MODERN HUMAN BONE
HARKNESS, Jennifer S., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
10:20 AM
NATURALLY-OCCURRING ASBESTOS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
METCALF, Rodney V., Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and BUCK, Brenda J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
10:35 AM
FROM AIR TO HAIR: MERCURY CYCLING IN THE ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC
SCHARTUP, Amina Traore, J. A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; AAAS STP Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA 22314
10:50 AM
HOW EARTH PROCESSES CAN POISON MILLIONS BUT ALSO PROVIDE A SOLUTION: THE CASE OF WELL-WATER ARSENIC IN SOUTH ASIA
VAN GEEN, Alexander1, MOZUMDER, M. Rajib Hassan2, BOSTICK, Benjamin C.2, MAILLOUX, Brian J.3, SCHLOSSER, Peter4, HARVEY, Charles F.5, MICHAEL, Holly A.6, KHAN, Mahfuzur R.7, CHOUDHURY, Imtiaz8 and AHMED, Kazi Matin9, (1)Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (2)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9w, Palisades, NY 10964, (3)Department of Environmental Sciences, Barnard College, 76 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (5)Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, (6)Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (7)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, DE, Bangladesh, (8)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, (9)Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
11:05 AM
LINKING MINERALOGY TO GASTROINTESTINAL BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOACCESSIBILTY OF ARSENIC AT THE EMPIRE MINE STATE PARK, CA, USA
FOSTER, Andrea L.1, ALPERS, Charles N.2, REGNIER, Tamsen2, BLUM, Alex E.3, PETERSEN, Erich U.4, BASTA, Nicholas T.5, WHITACRE, Shane D.6, CASTEEL, S.W.7, KIM, Christopher S.8 and BROWN, Amy L.9, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (3)US Geological Survey, WRD, 3215 Marine St, Marine Street Science Center, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E. Rm. 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (5)School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey St, Columbus, OH 43210-1085, (6)School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (7)University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, (8)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, (9)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
11:20 AM
THE TENNESWIM PROJECT: RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER QUALITY ANALYSES AND MICROPLASTICS CONCENTRATIONS IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER
KNOLL, Martin A.1, FATH, Andreas2 and JANDER, Juri2, (1)Earth and Environmental Systems, University of the South, 735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383, (2)Physikalische Chemie/Umwelttechnik, Hochschule Furtwangen, Jakob Kienzle Str. 17, Schwenningen, 78054, Germany
 
11:35 AM
Discussion
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