Geological Society of America

8:15 AM

A. Umran Dogan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, N/A and Meral Dogan, Hacettepe University, Ankara, N/A

220331 (Technical Sessions)

8:30 AM

CALCIUM CARBONATE MINERALS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: SOURCES, FUNCTIONS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

John A. Smoliga, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT

224582 (Technical Sessions)

8:45 AM

GEOLOGY AND HEALTH IN TEXAS: DIGGING INTO THE ISSUES

Keith Tarloff, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Arden A. Wells, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Jayeeta Chakraborty, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS -DALLAS, Richardson, TX and Tasnuva Islam, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Taylor Borgfeldt, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Robert B. Finkelman, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

227996 (Technical Sessions)

9:00 AM

SECONDARY LEAD INGESTION VIA OCULAR EXPOSURE TO TRADITIONAL SOUTH ASIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN EYE COSMETICS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR IQ IN CHILDREN

Daniel Brabander, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA and Phoebe N. Handler, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA and Fanny Tang, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

228709 (Technical Sessions)

9:15 AM

URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT IN JERSEY CITY, NJ

Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Deborah Freile, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Kaixuan Bu, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Heather Kutassy, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Melisa Hart, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Richard James, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

229718 (Technical Sessions)

9:30 AM

HUMAN HEALTH VS. GEOCHEMISTRY OF URBAN DUST IN ARID ENVIRONMENT: POSSIBLE IMPACT ON LEARNING SKILLS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

R. Del Río-Salas, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, N/A and G. Espinoza-Maldonado, Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, N/A and D. Meza-Figueroa, Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, N/A and Joaquin Ruiz, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and H. Mendívil-Quijada, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, N/A and M. De la O-Villanueva, Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo and V. Moreno-Rodriguez, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, N/A and B. Gonzalez-Grijalva, Departamento de Geología, División de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, N/A and U. Castillo-Morales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, N/A and R. Gámez-Corrales, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, N/A

230444 (Technical Sessions)

10:15 AM

EXPERIMENTAL MODELS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACTS OF THE MINERALS ON HUMAN HEALTH

Aslan Özden, Gülhane Millitary Medical Academy, Ankara, N/A and Yildirim Karslioglu, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, N/A and Erkan Demirkaya, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, N/A and Cengiz Han Acikel, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, N/A

232539 (Technical Sessions)

10:30 AM

ERIONITE IN SOUTH DAKOTA COMPARED WITH ERIONITE FROM CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

Meral Dogan, Hacettepe University, Ankara, N/A and A. Umran Dogan, KFUPM, Dhahran, N/A and M. Patrick Pierson, U.S. Forest Service, Custer National Forest, Billings, MT and Nancy Rusho, Centralized National Operations, Minerals And Geology, Missoula, MT and Paolo Ballirano, Universita di Roma, Roma, N/A and Javier Huertas, Universidad de Granada, Granada, N/A

233820 (Technical Sessions)

10:45 AM

GOOGLE-EARTH BASED INTERACTIVE DATABASE FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ and Heather Kutassy, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

229657 (Technical Sessions)

11:00 AM

IDENTIFYING METALLIC CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN IN THE BREATHING ZONE USING X-RAY FLUORESCENT SPECTROSCOPY (XRF)

Alan M. Jacobs, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

234011 (Technical Sessions)

191 Geology and Health: Recent Advances in Medical Geology

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