GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 40
Monday, 26 October 2020: 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

T209. It’s the Dose That Makes the Poison: Advances in Exposure and Dose Assessment for Practical Medical Geology

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; Geochemical Society

 

Malcolm Siegel, Ann Ojeda and Saugata Datta, Advocates
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5:30 PM
NEW CONCEPTS IN EXPOSURE AND DOSE ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICAL MEDICAL GEOLOGY
SIEGEL, Malcolm, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, POB 915, Sandia Park, NM 87047
5:45 PM
GPS TRACKING LIVESTOCK TO INFORM POTENTIAL HUMAN EXPOSURE TO ABANDONED URANIUM MINE WASTE IN AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES (Invited Presentation)
HOOVER, Joseph1, LIN, Yan2, BEENE, Daniel3, LIU, Zhuoming3 and LEWIS, Johnnye4, (1)Cultural Studies & Social Sciences, Environmental Studies Program, 1500 University Dr, Billings, MT 59101, (2)Geography and Environmental Studies, MSC 01 1110, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131; Geography and Environmental Studies, MSC 01 1110, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Geography and Environmental Studies, MSC 01 1110, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Community Environmental Health Program, College of Pharmacy, MSC09 5360, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
6:00 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSITIVE RADON IN BREATH ANALYZER FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT TO URANIUM ORE CONSTITUENTS
BRUGGE, Doug1, NIDECKER, Andreas1, VANDRISH, Georges2, LAROQUE, Charles3 and FITZPATRICK, Sharyn3, (1)Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032, (2)Instruscience Ltd., Gatineau, QC J9h 4w5, Canada, (3)Pylon Electronics, Montreal, QC J7V 8P5, Canada
6:15 PM
MINERALOGY DRIVEN LEACHING OF URANIUM FROM AIRBORNE DUST IN SIMULATED BODY FLUIDS, AND POSSIBLE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
HETTIARACHCHI, Eshani, Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy PL, SOCORRO, NM 87801; Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500, Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093, PAUL, Shaylene, Navajo Technical University, Lowerpoint rd state, Hwy 371, Crownpoint, NM 87313, DAS, Milton, Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy PL, SOCORRO, NM 87801, FREY, Bonnie A., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, CADOL, Daniel, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and RUBASINGHEGE, Gayan, Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801, Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
 
6:30 PM
Discussion of exposure/dose assessment of effects of uranium mining in the Southwest
6:40 PM
DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECTS ON HUMAN LUNG CELLS OF COMBUSTION-DERIVED PARTICULATE EMISSIONS (Invited Presentation)
GIERÉ, Reto, Earth and Environmental Science & Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd Street, Hayden Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316
6:55 PM
EXPLORING SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LIGNITE-BEARING AQUIFERS, TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON, AND END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE IN THE US GULF COAST
SOLTIS, Nicholas A., JOHNSON, Elijah T., ROGERS, Stephanie and OJEDA, Ann, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
7:10 PM
COMPARATIVE ANALYTICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF METHYLCYCLOHEXANEMETHANOL (MCHM) MIXTURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELK RIVER CHEMICAL SPILL
HORZMANN, Katharine A.1, DE PERRE, Chloe2, LEE, Linda S.2, WHELTON, Andrew J.3 and FREEMAN, Jennifer L.4, (1)Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, 166 Greene Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 915 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, (3)Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (4)School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
 
7:25 PM
Discussion of dose response assessment for environmental contaminants
 
7:35 PM
Networking: strategies for Medical Geologists
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