3 Environmental Problems and Solutions Associated with Appalachian Shale Plays and Coal Mining

Thursday, 12 April 2018
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 300 D

Presentations

• 8:10 AM
  ALTERATIONS TO SMALL STREAMS FROM ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: FAYETTEVILLE SHALE AS A CASE STUDY
  Sally A Entrekin, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
  312504 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:30 AM
  TRACE AND MAJOR ELEMENT RATIOS IN ELLIPTIO DILATATUS SHELLS AS INDICATORS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  Thomas J. Geeza, Penn State University, University Park, PA and David Gillikin, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Nathaniel Warner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  312904 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  BIOACCUMULATION OF ALKALINE EARTH METALS ASSOCIATED WITH OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
  Nathaniel Warner, Penn State CEE, University Park, PA
  312905 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:10 AM
  TRACE ELEMENT DETERMINATION IN PRODUCED WATERS FROM CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS WITH ICP-OES: THE ADVANTAGES OF A HIGH SALINITY TOLERANCE
  Jessica C. McKinley, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Aaron Jubb, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Mark A. Engle, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
  312877 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:30 AM
  OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF METHANE IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER IN BEREA AND ROGERSVILLE PLAY AREAS, EASTERN KENTUCKY
  Junfeng Zhu, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Jenna S. Kromann, GSI Environmental Inc, Austin, TX and T. Marty Parris, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Charles Taylor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Steven E. Webb, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Bart Davidson, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Richard A. Smath, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Stephen D. Richardson, GSI Environmental Inc, Austin, TX and Lisa J. Molofsky, Houston, TX and Ann P. Smith, GSI Environmental Inc, Austin, TX
  312050 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:10 AM
  NO DIRECT EVIDENCE OF METHANE IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ACTIVITIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY
  Anna Szynkiewicz, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and St. Thomas Majeau LeDoux, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN and Anthony M. Faiia, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Melanie Mayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
  312203 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:30 AM
  ASSESSMENT OF TRACE METAL CONTAMINATION IN RIVERINE SEDIMENTS FROM THE COAL ASH SPILL IN KINGSTON, TENNESSEE AND POTENTIAL BIO-IMMOBILIZATION THROUGH MICROBIAL SULFATE REDUCTION
  Ashley Ramsey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Anna Szynkiewicz, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Anthony M. Faiia, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  312202 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:50 AM
  DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METALS IN SOILS BASED ON SOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS, NEAR AN ABANDONED MINE-COMPLEX IN BUMPUS COVE, TN
  Melissa A. Magno, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN and Ingrid Luffman, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN and Arpita Nandi, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
  312933 (Theme Sessions)