GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 128
Monday, 23 September 2024: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
210D (Anaheim Convention Center)

T21. Advances in Environmental Geochemistry II: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Charles N. Alpers

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Geology and Health Division, Hydrogeology Division, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Sarah Hayes, Peggy O'Day, Jacob Fleck and Kate Campbell, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
MERCURY CONTAMINATION FROM HISTORICAL GOLD MINING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA: EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY, SEDIMENT, AND BIOACCUMULATION
ALPERS, Charles1, ORLANDO, James L.1, FLECK, Jacob A.1, MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark C.2, LOPEZ, Joan V.1, ACKLEY, Steve1, BRUSSEE, Brianne E.3, ACKERMAN, Joshua T.3, YEE, Julie E.4, HUNERLACH, Michael P.5, HOTHEM, Roger L.6 and MAY, Jason T.7, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 158, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, CA 95620, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 2885 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (5)Folsom, CA 95630, (6)Woodland, CA 95776, (7)(deceased), CA
1:50 PM
COMPARISON OF MERCURY MASS LOADING IN STREAMS TO ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION IN SELECTED WATERSHEDS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FOR NON-ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY SOURCES
DOMAGALSKI, Joseph1, ALPERS, Charles N.1, ECKLEY, Chris S.2 and EAGLES-SMITH, Collin A.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle, WA 98101, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331
2:05 PM
MERCURY CYCLING, TRAPPING, AND EXPORT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, MULTI-HABITAT SETTLING BASIN UNDERGOING LAND-USE CHANGE (Invited Presentation)
MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark C., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 158, Moffett Field, CA 94035, FLECK, Jacob A., US Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819 and ALPERS, Charles N., U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819
2:25 PM
MERCURY CYCLING IN COAGULANT-TREATED WETLAND SOILS UPON REWETTING: A CONTROLLED LABORATORY INCUBATION
RODAL MORALES, Naivy Dennise1, BEUTEL, Marc2, O'DAY, Peggy3, FLECK, Jacob A.4, MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark C.5 and ALPERS, Charles N.4, (1)Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California, Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, (2)Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, (3)Life and Environmental Sciences Dept, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 158, WMA, Moffett Field, CA 94035
2:40 PM
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN IN-SITU REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MERCURY CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
RIVAS MERAZ, Edwin, Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, BEUTEL, Marc, Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, JOHS, Alexander, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Bldg. 1505 MS 6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038, TRAINA, Samuel J., Life and Environmental Sciences Department, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343; Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343 and O'DAY, Peggy, Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343; Life and Environmental Sciences Department, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:25 PM
MERCURY SOURCES, TRANSFORMATIONS, AND TRANSFER THROUGH THE CLEAR LAKE ECOSYSTEM, CALIFORNIA, USA
FLECK, Jacob1, ALPERS, Charles N.1, JANSSEN, Sarah E.2, TATE, Michael T.2, EAGLES-SMITH, Collin A.3, PIERCE, John R.3, WEISS-PENZIAS, Peter4, MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark C.5, HARRIS, Reed C.6, VALBUENA, Sergio7, CORTES, Alicia8 and SCHLADOW, S Geoffrey7, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Madison, WI 53726, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, (4)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 158, WMA, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (6)Reed Harris Environmental Ltd., 180 Forestwood Drive, Oakville, ON L6J4E6, Canada, (7)Tahoe Environmental Research Center, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (8)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2001 Ghausi Hall, Davis, CA 95616
3:40 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND BIOACCESSIBILITY OF ARSENIC AND MERCURY IN MINE WASTE FROM SULPHUR BANK MERCURY MINE, LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
MCVEY, Connor1, ALPERS, Charles N.2, BENZEL, William M.3, FOSTER, Andrea L.4, MARVIN-DIPASQUALE, Mark5, KIEU, Le5, BASTA, Nick6 and WHITACRE, Shane D.6, (1)California State Water Resources Control Board, 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, Box 158, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (6)School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210-1043
3:55 PM
MERCURY SPECIATION IN MINE WASTE AND LICHEN SAMPLES FROM A FORMER MINE SITE BY HERFD X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
O'DAY, Peggy A., Life and Environmental Sciences Dept, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95343; 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, RIVAS MERAZ, Edwin, Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95343, JEW, Adam, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WEISS-PENZIAS, Peter, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, MCVEY, Connor J., California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA 95814 and ALPERS, Charles N., U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819
4:10 PM
HYDROLOGY AND OXYGEN ADDITION DRIVE METHYLMERCURY CYCLING IN A HYPEREUTROPHIC WATER SUPPLY RESERVOIR, SAN DIEGO, CA
BEUTEL, Marc, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 95343 and RODAL MORALES, Naivy Dennise, Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California, Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
4:25 PM
CONSIDERING SOURCES OF BIOACCUMULATIVE MERCURY IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVOIR: CASTAIC LAKE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
JESMOK, Greg1, UPADHYAY, Deepshikha2, ESTRADA, Alfredo1, FUHRMANN, Byran C.3, HAUSWIRTH, Scott C.1, BEUTEL, Marc4 and GANGULI, Priya1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University - Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330, (2)Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (3)SePRO Corporation, Sacramento, CA 95826, (4)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
 
4:40 PM
Discussion
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