Geological Society of America

9:00 AM

INVITED KEYNOTE: COAL IN CHINA: UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL GEOLOGISTS

Wenhui Huang, Beijing, N/A and Baoshan Zheng, Institute of Geochemistry, Guiyang, N/A and Robert B. Finkelman, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

220404 (Sessions)

9:40 AM

STONE COAL IN SOUTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA: MINERALOGY OF ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS

Harvey E. Belkin, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Kunli Luo, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Beijing, N/A

222121 (Sessions)

10:20 AM

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS RELEASE FROM SELF-BURNING COAL WASTE PILES

Joana Ribeiro, Centre of Geology - University of Porto, Porto, N/A and Isabel Suárez-Ruiz, Oviedo, N/A and José Luís Santos, Porto, N/A and José Manuel Baptista, Porto, N/A and Deolinda Flores, Porto, N/A

216925 (Sessions)

10:40 AM

LITHOGENIC ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES IN THE VICINITY OF MOUNTAINTOP COAL MINES, WEST VIRGINIA, USA

Allan Kolker, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Matthew Varonka, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Christina DeVera, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Mark A. Engle, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Laura M. Kurth, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV and William H. Orem, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Nicholas J. Geboy, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Michael S. Hendryx, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV and Calin Tatu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, N/A and Lynn M. Crosby, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Michael McCawley, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

221044 (Sessions)

11:00 AM

SURFACE MINING OF COAL AND WATER CHEMISTRY – CASE STUDY IN WEST VIRGINIA, USA

William H. Orem, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Calin Tatu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, N/A and Lynn M. Crosby, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, Reston, VA and Matthew Varonka, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Anne L. Bates, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Nicholas J. Geboy, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Michael S. Hendryx, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

221403 (Sessions)

11:20 AM

POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF GEOTHERMAL POWER ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY: THE CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD

Maria Aurora Armienta, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, N/A and Ramiro Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, N/A and Olivia Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, N/A and Alejandra Aguayo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, N/A and Nora Ceniceros, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F, N/A and Pedro Morales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F, N/A and Edith Cienfuegos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F, N/A

220962 (Sessions)

11:40 AM

MODEL PLAN FOR IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL GAS FROM THE MARCELLUS SHALE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY PA

Robert G. Beauchamp, University of Maryland (retired), Washington, DC

221625 (Sessions)

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