210 Environmental Geochemistry and Health

We invite presentations on the environmental fate of contaminants and their impact on human and environmental health. Transdisciplinary contributions are encouraged, especially those examining the rock-soil-water-human nexus at all scales with strong public outreach or societal impact.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 302A

Participants

• Chair Ann Ojeda
• Chair Jean Morrison
• Chair Sarah Hayes
• Chair Peter Knappett

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  Assessing Controls on Drinking Water Quality Violations in Community Water Systems in the United States
  Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Sarah Fakhreddine, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA and John Malito, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Robert Reedy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  412527 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:10 PM
  Using Rust on Irrigation Center Pivots to Predict Concentrations of Redox Sensitive Groundwater Contaminants in an Agricultural Aquifer
  Jeffrey Westrop, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Megan Elwood Madden, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  412773 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:25 PM
  Using Anthropogenic Biomarkers in Sediments to Assess Fossil Fuel and Fecal Pollution in Urban Estuaries
  Yuehan Lu, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Guoqiang Duan, China University of Petroleum, Beijing and Rona Donahoe, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Stephen Jones, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Man Lu, China University of Petroleum, Beijing
  413340 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:40 PM
  Characterizing the Role of Hydrologic Conditions on Rice Arsenic Variability
  Mason Stahl, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Keith Lawless, Union College, Schenectady, NY and My-Thu Tran, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Daniel Sousa, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Tavehon McGarry, Columbia University, Palisades, NY and Eden Halpert, Columbia University, Palisades, NY and Benjamin Bostick, Columbia University, Palisades, NY and Devin Snyder, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Amelia Casassa, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Sienna Chambial, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Sophanith Hoeng, International University, Phnom Penh and Samnang Phin, Water Innovation Lab, Kampong Siem and Kongkea Phan, International University, Phnom Penh and Samrach Phan, Water Innovation Lab, Kampong Siem and Eva Coleman, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
  412056 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:55 PM
  Connections between surface hydrology and climate on the sulfur cycle in rice paddies, arsenic uptake and accumulation in rice
  Benjamin Bostick, Columbia University, Palisades, New York and Mason Stahl, Union College, Schenectady, NY and Kongkea Phan, International University (Phnom Penh), Phnom Penh and Daniel Sousa, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Samnang Phin, International University (Phnom Penh), Phnom Penh and Eva Coleman, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Eden Halpert, Columbia University, Palisades, NY and Elan Peng, Barnard College, New York, NY and Meadow Kapczynski, Barnard College, New York, NY and Adelina Rolea, Columbia University, New York, NY and Sophanith Hoeng, International University (Phnom Penh), Phnom Penh and Samrach Phan, Water Innovation Laboratory, Kampong Cham
  414866 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:25 PM
  Collaborative Research to Reduce Mining Environmental Impacts in Peru
  Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines, Dept Geology & Geological Engineering, Golden, CO and Cesar Carbajal, Colorado School of Mines, Geology and Geol Eng, Golden, CO and Francisco Alejo Zapata, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa and Martin Taboada Niera, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo and Jose Yovera Saldarriga, Universidad Nacional Santiago Atúnez de Mayolo, Huaraz
  412393 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  Value Retention of Mined Lands: Case Studies in Successful Reclamation in Oregon
  C. Rowden, Oregon Deparment of Geology and Mineral Industries, Albany, OR and Sarah Lewis, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Albany, OR
  413767 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  Sources to Sinks: Insights into Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals at the Tar Creek Superfund Site Using Trace Elemental Fingerprinting and Quadruple Sulfur Isotopes
  Ainsley Crist, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA and Iris Cessna, Wellesley College Environmental Studies Department, Wellesley, MA and Alice Dricker, Wellesley College Environmental Studies Department, Wellesley, MA and Claire Hayhow, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA and Rebecca Jim, Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency, Miami, OK and Martin Lively, Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency, Miami, OK and Shuhei Ono, Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA and Gareth Izon, Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA and Daniel Brabander, Wellesley College Geosciences Department, Wellesley, MA
  413579 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  Lead (Pb) and Hazardous Metals in Queens' Topsoil and Soil Fractions: A Study from a Densely Populated New York City Borough of New York, USA
  Ratan Dhar, CUNY York College, Jamaica, New York and Thalia Singh, CUNY York College, Jamaica, New York and Aishwari Paul, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Jamaica, New York
  414554 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  EVALUATION OF INTERNALLY CONSISTENT THERMODYNAMIC DATA FOR LEAD MINERALS AND THEIR SOLUBILITIES
  Darrell Kirk Nordstrom, (former employee) NIST, Boulder, CO and Erich Koenigsberger, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia and Juraj Majzlan, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena
  414582 (Technical Sessions)