GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 262
Wednesday, 18 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
317 / 318 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T96. Salinization of Freshwater

GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

Nathaniel Warner, Katharina Pankratz and Charles Cravotta, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
INCREASING SALINIZATION OF GROUNDWATER IN THE UNITED STATES (Invited Presentation)
LINDSEY, Bruce, Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Rd., New Cumberland, PA 17070
1:55 PM
ESTIMATING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF GROUNDWATER SALINITY IN THE NEW JERSEY NORTHEAST WATER REGION USING GEOSTATISTICAL METHODS
OYEN, Toritseju and OPHORI, Duke U., Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
2:10 PM
WASTEWATER SPILLS DURING SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT AS A DRIVER OF INCREASED GROUNDWATER SALINITY
SHAHEEN, Samuel, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, WEN, Tao, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, BAKA, Jennifer, Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802 and BRANTLEY, Susan L., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
2:25 PM
RADIUM ATTENUATION, SPECIATION, AND MOBILIZATION IN RESPONSE TO SALINIZATION IN GROUNDWATER
LANE, Nicole1, WARNER, Nathaniel1 and CRAVOTTA III, Charles, B.A. Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. Geochemistry and Mineralogy2, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070
2:40 PM
A NOVEL APPROACH USING SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE AND WATER TYPE TO ESTIMATE SALINITY
MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, CRAVOTTA, Charles, U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, STACKELBERG, Paul, U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180 and KNIERIM, Katherine, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211
2:55 PM
PREDICTING THE MAJOR-ION COMPOSITION OF GROUNDWATER IN THREE DIMENSIONS ACROSS THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES
STACKELBERG, Paul, U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, KNIERIM, Katherine, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211, CRAVOTTA, Charles, U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070 and MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
ROAD SALT LEGACIES: QUANTIFYING FLUXES OF CHLORIDE TO GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER ACROSS THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
VAN METER, Kimberly, Geography, Pennsylvania State University, 316 Walker Building, 302 N. Burrowes St., University Park, PA 16802; Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802-6813 and CEISEL, Erich, Regulatory Branch, Chicago District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604
3:40 PM
SALINIZATION OF THE MOHAWK RIVER AND THE GREAT FLATS AQUIFER IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
GARVER, John and SMITH, Jacqueline, Geosciences, Union College, 807 Union ST, Schenectady, NY 12308
3:55 PM
EXPLORING TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SYMPTOMS OF THE FRESHWATER SALINIZATION SYNDROME IN A RURAL TO URBAN WATERSHED (Invited Presentation)
GOLDSMITH, Steven T.1, MARKS, Nicole J.1, CRAVOTTA III, Charles, B.A. Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. Geochemistry and Mineralogy2, ROSSI, Marissa3, SILVA, Camila1 and KREMER, Peleg1, (1)Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 408 Boot Road, Downingtown, PA 19335
4:10 PM
SALINIZATION OF STREAMWATER IN EXURBAN AND SUBURBAN WATERSHEDS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 1999-2019
ROSSI, Marissa1, GOLDSMITH, Steven T.2, CRAVOTTA III, Charles, B.A. Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. Geochemistry and Mineralogy3, KREMER, Peleg2 and SENG, Krista E.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 408 Boot Road, Downingtown, PA 19335, (2)Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, 215 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070, (4)Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., 762 W Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
4:25 PM
SMALL CHANGES IN SALINITY HAS MAJOR CONSEQUENCES FOR THE MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF TEMPERATE FRESHWATERS
STEELE, Meredith and BADGLEY, Brian D., School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, 185 Ag Quad Ln, Blacksburg, VA 24073
4:40 PM
SALINIZATION OF FARMLAND, FRESHWATER, DESTRUCTION OF HOMES AND ANTIQUITIES. FACING FOOD, FARMLAND AND WATER INSECURITY. AN EGYPTIAN CASE STUDY
PARIZEK, Katarin A., Richard R. Parizek and Associates, 751 McKee Street, State College, PA 16803
 
4:55 PM
Concluding Remarks
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