T325 Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales

Wednesday, 8 October 2008
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  The North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project: Overview, Goals, Progress
  David B. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Andy Rencz, Geol Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and Juan Carlos Salinas, Servicio Geologico Mexicano, Pachuca, Hidalgo, N/A
  145731 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  Continental-Scale Patterns in Soil Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Results from Two Transects across the United States and Canada
  Laurel G. Woodruff, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN and William F. Cannon, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Dennis D. Eberl, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO and David B. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Robert G. Garrett, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and Rodney Klassen, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON
  148267 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:05 PM
  Variation in Soil Geochemistry across the Maritime Provinces, Eastern Canada
  T.A. Goodwin, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Halifax, NS and M.A. Parkhill, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Bathhurst, NB and A.G. Pronk, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Fredericton, NB and M. Desrosiers, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Bathhurst, NB and R. Boldon, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Fredericton, NB
  148687 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:25 PM
  Characterization of Regional Geochemical Anomalies within the Continental-Scale Pilot Transect in Mexico
  J.A. Chiprés, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and M.G. Monroy, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and F. Jiménez, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, Aguascalientes, N/A and M.C. Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and J.I. Telléz, Servicio Geológico Mexicano, Pachuca, N/A and O. Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, Aguascalientes, N/A and J.C. Salinas, Servicio Geológico Mexicano, Pachuca, N/A
  149272 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  Geochemical transect of Alaska--the chemical weathering of soil as it relates to climate and biota
  Bronwen Wang, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK and Laurel G. Woodruff, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN and William F. Cannon, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Larry P. Gough, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and David B. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  143614 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  Importance of Consistent Protocols for National and International Projects
  I.M. Kettles, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and P.W.B. Friske, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and G.E.M. Hall, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and R.G. Garrett, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and D.B. Smith, Denver, CO and L.G. Woodruff, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN
  148401 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  Applications of Tri-National Project Data to Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
  A.N. Rencz, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON and Rita Mroz, Environment Canada, Atlantic Region, Dartmouth, NS
  148598 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  Establishing Background Values in Geochemical Data
  E.C. Grunsky, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON and R.G. Garrett, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON
  149481 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  Building a Better Background Data Set: The Importance of Considering Geochemistry
  Karen Thorbjornsen, Shaw Environmental, Inc, Knoxville, TN and Jonathan Myers, Shaw Environmental, Inc, Albuquerque, NM
  150295 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  What's in a Number? Interpretation of Geochemical Analyses for Environmental and Human Health Protection
  R.A. Klassen, Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON
  150031 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  Soil Geochemical Mapping with Environmental and Health Perspectives in the Region of San Luis De La Paz, Mexico
  M.C. Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and J.A. Chiprés, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and G.J. Castro, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A and M.G. Monroy, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, N/A
  149298 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  Trace-Metal Accumulation In Regolith Derived from Black Shale In Humid and Semi-Arid Weathering Regimes, USA
  Michele L.W. Tuttle, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and George N. Breit, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Juli Fahy, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO and Martin B. Goldhaber, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Richard I. Grauch, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  146618 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  A Regional Soil and Sediment Geochemical Study in Northern California
  Martin B. Goldhaber, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Jean M. Morrison, USGS, Denver, CO and JoAnn M. Holloway, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Richard B. Wanty, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO and David B. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  150216 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  A Regional-Scale Study of Chromium and Nickel in Soils of Northern California
  Jean M. Morrison, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Martin B. Goldhaber, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Lopaka Lee, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaii National Park, HI and JoAnn M. Holloway, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Richard B. Wanty, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and James F. Ranville, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
  150272 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:15 PM
  Potential of Mid- and Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Determining Major- and Trace-Element Concentrations in Soils from a Geochemical Survey of North America Based on a Continental Scale Transect
  James B. Reeves, ANRI, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD and David B. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  141509 (Technical Sessions)