22 Environmental Geoscience; Geology and Health; Public Policy I: Environmental Health, Natural Hazard Assessment, and Environmental Remediation and Water Management (Posters)

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD FROM A LARGE POPULATION (N=200) OF HUMANS: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETATION OF DIET
  Rebecca A. Kraft, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD and A. Hope Jahren, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI and Christopher D. Saudek, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  124872 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  EVALUATION OF BIOREMEDIATION APPLICABILITY TO CONTAMINATED SITES WITH LOW HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE CONTAMINATED BANKS OF THE MAHONING RIVER, NORTHEASTERN OHIO
  Isam E. Amin, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH and Steven Buffone, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH and Stefanie Sciarra, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH and James Becker, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH
  126889 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  EFFECTS OF CHELATING AGENTS ON PHYTOEXTRACTION OF LEAD BY VETIVER GRASS FROM LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOILS
  Syam Sundar Andra, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Dibyendu Sarkar, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Sumathi K.P.M. Saminathan, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  127346 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  GEOCHEMISTRY AND GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS RECOVERED FROM GOLD RAY RESERVOIR AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DAM REMOVAL ON THE ROGUE RIVER, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
  Elizabeth M. Carrington, Southern Oregon Univ, Ashland, OR and William S. Elliott, Southern Oregon Univ, Ashland, OR
  127980 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  THE LUNG AS AN AIR SAMPLER
  Lauren A. Weir, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN and Mickey E. Gunter, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID and Thomas J. Williams, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID
  128293 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  DISTRIBUTION OF IRON OXIDES IN A CONTAMINATED WETLAND-AQUIFER SYSTEM AND KINETICS OF MICROBIAL IRON REDUCTION
  Andrea Howson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Jennifer McGuire, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN and Erik Smith, ST. Paul, MN and Isabelle Cozzarelli, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Mary Voytek, U.S. Geol Survey, Reston, VA
  128748 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  USING PHOSPHATE TO IMMOBILIZE LEAD ON SMALL ARMS FIRING RANGES
  Marie C. Johnson, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY and Michael Butkus, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY and Joseph Block, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY
  128826 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  A STUDY OF VARIABLES AFFECTING TOXIC ELEMENTS IN WELL WATER FROM FOUR WESTERN BANGLADESH VILLAGES, WITH IMPLICATIONS ON DRINKING WATER USE AND POLICY
  Lawrence J. Mastera, Wright State Universtiy, Dayton, OH and Bibudhendra Sarkar, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON and Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University, Northfield, VT and Donald M. Maynard, Montpelier, VT and Erika J. Mitchell, East Calais, VT and David Westerman, Norwich University, Northfield, VT and Richard Dunn, Norwich University, Northfield, VT and Ahmad Z. Yusuf, Kushtia, N/A and Mohammad Y. Siddiq, N/A, N/A and Thomas Bacquart, N/A, N/A
  128895 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  USING A WASTE BY-PRODUCT TO REMOVE METALS FROM CONTAMINATED SHIPYARD STORMWATER
  Dibyendu Sarkar, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Michael A. Hardy, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  129054 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF DRINKING-WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS IN REDUCING SOIL ARSENIC BIOACCESSIBILITY: A GREENHOUSE STUDY
  Rachana Nagar, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Dibyendu Sarkar, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Konstantinos C. Makris, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Shahida Quazi, Univ Of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  129193 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID DISSOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS AND LARGE-SCALE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN SUBSURFACE
  Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV and Jonathan Sykes, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
  129335 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BRINE AND WASTE LIQUID DISPOSAL IN DEEP GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS: A CASE STUDY FROM SELECTED WELLS IN THE NEW YORK STATE
  Mossbah M. Kolkas, Bard H.S. Early College & the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
  129495 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  PETROPHYSICAL RESERVOIR MODEL OF THE BEAVER LODGE OIL FIELD WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
  M.L. Belobraydic, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND and Z. Zeng, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND and D. Patowiski, Schlumberger, Greenwood Village, CO and Y. Ma, Schlumberger, Greenwood Village, CO and J.A. Sorensen, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND and S.A. Smith, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND and A.A. Dobroskok, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, ND
  129633 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  VOLCANIC DISASTERS: HOW PEOPLE DIE AND ARE INJURED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
  Joanne Feldman, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA and Robert I. Tilling, U.S. Geological Society, Palo Alto, CA
  129684 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  RHIZOFILTRATION TO REMOVE URANIUM FROM GROUNDWATER BY USING PHASEOLUS VULGARIS VAR. HUMILIS, BRASSICA JUNCEA (L.) CZERN., AND HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.
  Minhee Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Minjun Yang, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Youngjin Chang, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A
  129846 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  REMEDIATION OF URANIUM AND CESIUM CONTAMINATED SOILS BY USING SOIL WASHING PROCESS
  Minhee Lee, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Youngjin Chang, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Minjun Yang, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A
  129848 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  A PAINFUL TRUTH: GLOBAL WARMING TO INCREASE KIDNEY STONE DISEASE
  Tom H. Brikowski, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Margaret S. Pearle, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX and Yair Lotan, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
  130317 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  CHEMICALLY-CATALYZED UPTAKE OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE BY VETIVER GRASS VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES IN SOIL
  Padmini Das, University of texas at San antonio, San Antonio, TX and Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Dibyendu Sarkar, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Konstantinos Makris, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Emeka Ovuegbe, University of texas at San antonio, San Antonio, TX and Pravin Punamiya, San Antonio, TX
  130712 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  GEOSCIENCES PERSPECTIVES ON NATURAL HAZARDS ON THE ARABIAN GULF COUNCIL COUNTRIES
  Fares M. Howari, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX and Philip C. Goodell, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
  130754 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  MONITORING PARTICULATE MATTER USING MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF TREE LEAVES IN THE PORTO URBAN AREA (NORTHERN PORTUGAL)
  Helena Sant'Ovaia, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, N/A and Ricardo Barbosa, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, N/A and Heloisa Ribeiro, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, N/A and Celeste Gomes, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, N/A
  130919 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES OF CLAYS USED FOR TREATMENT OF BURULI ULCER- AN EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT
  David W. Metge, National Research Program, Boulder, CO and Ronald W. Harvey, Boulder, CO and Dennis D. Eberl, Boulder, CO and Alex E. Blum, Boulder, CO and Lynda B. Williams, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  130928 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ON THE SOILS AND ARTHROPODS OF EL PASO, TEXAS
  Salomon Hernandez, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX and Zachary Allen Morrison, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX and Fredrick William Vogt, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX and Kathleen Devaney, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
  131909 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  THE ROTOITIPAKU WASTE DISPOSAL AREA, A NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL MESS
  M.W. Borella, The University of Auckland, Auckland, N/A and D.M. Gravley, The University of Auckland, Auckland, N/A and D.C.H. Hikuroa, The University of Auckland, Auckland, N/A and A.W. Olsen, Ngati Umutahi Marae Trust, RD4, Whakatane, N/A and C.J.N. Wilson, Victoria University, Wellington, N/A and Kristen Tull, Duke University, Durham, NC and Avner Vengosh, Duke University, Durham, NC and Peter E. Malin, University of Auckland, Auckland, N/A
  131932 (Technical Sessions)