Session: Environmental Geoscience (Posters) (2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008))

Poster #61

Characteristics, Origin and Transport of Asian Dust Particles in 2006 and 2007, Korea
Min Kyung Lee, Seoul National University; Yong Il Lee, Seoul National Univ; Hi-Il Yi, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute

247-2

Poster #62

Plant Response to Liming Materials and Biological Amendments on Acid Mine Tailing
Antoine Karam, Laval University; Alfred Jaouich, University of Quebec at Montreal

247-3

Poster #63

Indicators of Stream and Riparian Zone Condition In Urbanizing Inner Coastal Plain Watersheds, North Carolina
Michael O'Driscoll, East Carolina University; Emma C. Hardison, East Carolina University; John P. DeLoatch, East Carolina University; Mark M. Brinson, East Carolina University

247-4

Poster #64

Iron In Groundwater around Landfills In Florida
Handi Wang, HDR Engineering, Inc; Bradford Stone, HDR Engineering, Inc

247-5

Poster #65

Developing Triage Assessment Tools for Old Landfills and Arsenic
Marco Balletta, Seconda universita' degli studi di Napoli polo scientifico di via Vivaldi Caserta; Steven Chillrud, LDEO, Columbia University; Alison Keimowitz, Columbia University; Karen Wovkulich, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; James H. Simpson, Columbia University; James Ross, Columbia University; Martin Stute, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; Rudi Hon, Boston College; Bill Brandon, Region 1; Steven Parisio, DEC

247-6

Poster #66

Controls on Septic System Wastewater Treatment and Groundwater Quality in Coastal NC
Charles Pittman Humphrey Jr, East Carolina University; Michael O'Driscoll, East Carolina University; Max Zarate, East Carolina University

247-7

Poster #67

Correlation of Redoximorphic Features with Seasonal Water Tables in the Coastal Plain of Delaware
Russell Losco, Lanchester Soil Consultants, Inc; William Stephens, Stephens Environmental Consulting, Inc; Martin F. Helmke, West Chester University

247-8

Poster #68

Bioaccessibility and Speciation of An Organoarsenical in Drinking-Water Treatment Residual Amended Soil: A Long Term Greenhouse Study
Rachana Nagar, University of Texas at San Antonio; Dibyendu Sarkar, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies; Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio; Konstantinos Makris, University of Texas at San Antonio

247-9

Poster #69

Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on White River Water and Sediment Geochemistry in An Agricultural Watershed
Dean C. Snidow, Ball State University; Klaus Neumann, Ball State University

247-10

Poster #70

Toward to Obtaining Clean Water from Wastewater Using Friendly and Renewable Technology
Marina Chávez, UANL; Aracely Hernández, UANL

247-11

Poster #71

Sr Isotope Dendrochemistry in Urban Riparian Trees as a Temporal Record of Urbanization Impacts on Stream-Water Chemistry
L.E. Mack, The University of Texas at Austin; Jay L. Banner, The University of Texas at Austin; Lance N. Christian, The University of Texas at Austin; Kim D. Gilbert, The University of Texas at Austin; Carson W. Werner, The University of Texas at Austin; Ashley Francis, Baylor University

247-12

Poster #72

Water Treatment Residuals Remove Copper, Lead, and Zinc from Acidic Wastewater
Michael Hardy, University of Texas at San Antonio; Dibyendu Sarkar, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies; Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio

247-13

Poster #73

Strontium Isotope Tracking of Coal Utilization by-Product (CUB) Interactions with Environmental Waters: Results from Column Leaching Experiments
Tonya M. Brubaker, National Energy Technology Lab and the University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth C. Chapman, National Energy Technology Lab and the University of Pittsburgh; Brian Stewart, National Energy Technology Lab and the University of Pittsburgh; Rosemary Capo, National Energy Technology Lab and the University of Pittsburgh; Lev Spivak-Birndorf, National Energy Technology Lab and Arizona State University; Karl T. Schroeder, National Energy Technology Lab

247-14

Poster #74

Determination of Organophosphate Pesticide and Nutrient Concentrations in An Agriculturally Dominated Mississippi River Tributary
Nicole D. Henderson, Arkansas State University; Robyn Hannigan, Arkansas State Univ; Alan D. Christian, Arkansas State University

247-15

Poster #75

Impact of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Input on Long Island Sound Water Quality
Pengfei Zhang, The City College of New York, CUNY

247-16

Poster #76

Abiotic Dissolved Organic Matter-Mineral Interaction In the Karstic Floridan Aquifer
Jin Jin, University of Florida; Andrew Zimmerman, University of Florida

247-17

Poster #77

Utilizing Electrical Resistivity Imaging Techniques to Evaluate Karst Hazards in Agricultural Land Planning Decisions
Toby Dogwiler, Winona State University; Mark Gernes, Winona County Planning Department

247-18

Poster #78

Geospatial Analysis of Factors Related to Karst Development in Southwest Missouri
John E. Dodds, University of Missouri; Douglas Gouzie, Missouri State University

247-19

Poster #79

Ozone Studies in Houston: An NSF Undergraduate Student Research Project
L. Flores, University of Houston-Downtown; A. Krochmal, University of Houston-Downtown; M. McCormick, University of Houston-Downtown; G. Morris, Valparaiso University; P.A. Morris, University of Houston-Downtown; K. Perdue, University of Houston-Downtown; R. Tachri, University of Houston-Downtown; J. Wright, University of Houston-Downtown

247-20

Poster #80

Mn-Oxides and Sequestration of Heavy Metals In a Suburban Catchment Basin of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
James P. Adams, George Mason University; Robert Kirst, George Mason University; Mark P.S. Krekeler, George Mason University

247-21

Poster #81

Decomposition of Surface Applied and Buried Residue Biomass
Moniruzzaman Khan Eusufzai, Iwate University; Katsumi Fujii, Iwate University; Ippei Iiyama, Iwate University

247-22

Poster #82

Nutrient and Metal Contents Recored In Griffy Lake, Bloomimngton, In
Erika R. Elswick, Indiana University; Tammie L. Gerke, University of Cincinnati

247-24

Poster #84

Effects of Development on the Big Darby Creek Watershed: Stream Geochemisty
Catherine A. Maxwell, The Ohio State University; W. Berry Lyons, The Ohio State University at Columbus; Kathy Welch, Ohio State University

247-25

Poster #85

Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes of Periphyton in a Highly Urbanized Stream
Wilson B. Salls, Vassar College; David P. Gillikin, Vassar College

247-26

Poster #86

Effects of Inorganic and Organic Arsenical Pesticides on Rice Growth and Development: A Comparative Greenhouse Study
Shahida Quazi, University Of Texas at San Antonio; Dibyendu Sarkar, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies; Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio

247-27

Poster #87

Surficial Geology of Parts of the Forsyth, Argenta, Long Creek, and Decatur 7.5 Minute Quadrangles, Macon County, IL
Erin Roche, Illinois State University; David Malone, Illinois State Univ; Andrew Stumpf, Illinois State Geological Survey

247-28

Poster #88

Effect of Cadmium on Antioxidant Enzymes in the Presence of Beneficial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: An Incubation Study Using Brassica Juncea (Indian mustard)
Pravin Punamiya, University of Texas at San antonio; Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San antonio; Dibyendu Sarkar, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies; Padmini Das, University of Texas at San antonio

247-29

Poster #89

Effect of Temperature on Solute Concentration in Soil Leachates from a Golf Course
Shihchieh Chao, Columbus State Community College; Michael B. Durst, Columbus State Community College; Mort Javadi, Columbus State Community College

247-30

Poster #90

Analysis of the Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Mycobacterium Smegmatis
Benedict Khoo, University of Houston-Downtown; Poonam Gulati, University of Houston-Downtown

247-31

Poster #91

Molecular Analysis of Extrapolymeric Substances of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilms
Claudia Jiménez López, University of Houston-Downtown; Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, University of Houston-Downtown; Poonam Gulati, University of Houston-Downtown

247-32

Poster #92

Dynamic modeling of organophosphate pesticide load in surface water in the northern San Joaquin Valley watershed of California
Yuzhou Luo, Univ. of California, Davis; Xuyang Zhang, Univ. of California, Davis; Xingmei Liu, University of California, Davis; Darren Ficklin, University of California, Davis; Minghua Zhang, University of California, Davis

247-33

Poster #93

Maximizing Carbon Sequestration by Modeling Rock-CO₂(g) Reaction with Basalts of Varying Composition from Nevada
Daniel M. Sturmer, University of Nevada, Reno; Jonathan G. Price, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology; Regina N. Tempel, University of Nevada, Reno

247-34

Poster #94

Using Benthic Foraminiferal Distributions to Model Changes In the Western Bay Marshes of the South Shore Estuary, Long Island
Jonathan E. Ciappetta, Adelphi University; Beth Christensen, Adelphi University

247-35

Poster #95

Investigations of Impurities of the Ottawa Standard Sand
Mary Adelina Raveia, George Mason University; Sarah B. Hendrickson, George Mason University; John T. Fitzgerald, George Mason University; Mark P.S. Krekeler, George Mason University; Lance E. Kearns, James Madison University

247-36

Poster #96

Derivation of Soil Ecotoxicity Guidelines for Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Target Lipid and Equilibrium Partitioning Models
Aaron Redman, HydroQual; Joy McGrath, HydroQual; Thomas Parkerton, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences; Dominic Di Toro, University of Delaware

247-37

Poster #97

High Resolution Characterization of Crude Oil Distribution in Porous Media Using Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography
Jaydeep Ghosh, University of Alabama; Geoffrey Tick, Univ of Alabama

247-38

Poster #98

Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) from Storm Water Retention Ponds in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Alexi Ernstoff, Bryn Mawr College; David Velinsky, The Academy of Natural Science; Paul Overbeck, The Academy of Natural Science; Christopher Oze, Bryn Mawr College

247-39

Poster #99

Spatial Distribution of Lead in Soils near the New Jersey City University Campus: Jersey City, NJ and Their Potential Sources
Angela Rosiello, New Jersey City University; Justin Raia, New Jersey City University; William Montgomery, New Jersey City University; Deborah Freile, New Jersey City University

247-40

Poster #100

Speciation, Characterization, and Mobility of As, Se, and Hg in Flue Gas Desulphurization Residues
Kirk Scheckel, U.S. EPA; Gautham Jegadeesan, University of Cincinnati; Thabet Tolaymat, US EPA; Souhail R. Al-Abed, US EPA

247-41

Poster #101

Rates and Mechanisms of Radioncuclide Fixation by Organo-Polyphosphates
Casee R. Lemons, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Brian P. Spalding, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; David Watson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Scott C. Brooks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

247-42

Poster #102

Use of a Non-Toxic Magnetite-Rich Industrial Waste to Reductively Dechlorinate Perchloroethylene Contaminated Groundwater
Antoine Bianchi, University of Quebec at Montreal; Philippe Giasson, University of Quebec at Montreal; Alfred Jaouich, University of Quebec at Montreal; Antoine Karam, Laval University

247-43

Poster #103

Uptake of Metals by the Vegetation on Contaminated Sediment after Addition of Mycorrhizae
Makram Hedhli, University of Quebec at Montreal; Philippe Giasson, University of Quebec at Montreal; Antoine Karam, Laval University; Alfred Jaouich, University of Quebec at Montreal

247-44

Poster #104

Concentrations of Cu, Ba and as In Sediments and Their Association with the Presence of Mines In Northeast Chihuahua
Melida Gutierrez, Missouri State University; Xin Miao, Missouri State University; Patricia Borrego

247-45

Poster #105

Mercury Methylation Influenced by Eutrophic Conditions in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, Idaho
John E. Gray, U.S. Geological Survey; Peter M. Theodorakos, U.S. Geological Survey; Mark Hines, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

247-46

Poster #106

Natural Remediation of An Anthropogenic Sedimentation Event, Multi-Purpose Range Complex-Heavy (MPRC-H), Camp Shelby Training Site, Mississippi
Ian E. Floyd, University of Southern Mississippi; Tommy Dye, University of Southern Mississippi; Thomas H. Orsi; David M. Patrick

247-47

Poster #107

From the Laboratory to the Field: Modeling Contaminant Fate and Transport on Plants Growing in Phytoremediation Systems
M. Cristina Negri, Argonne National Laboratory; Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, Energy Systems Division; Paul L. Benda, Argonne National Laboratory; John Quinn, Environmental Science Sivision

247-48

Poster #108

Investigations of An Aggregate Resource for Constructed Wetland Use near the City of Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Joseph J. Hutnik, George Mason University; Mark P.S. Krekeler, George Mason University; Lance E. Kearns, James Madison University

247-49

Poster #109

Investigation of a Clay-Rich Aggregate for Use In Constructed Wetlands In the Eastern Yucatan
Mikhail Samsonov, George Mason University; Mark Krekeler, George Mason University

247-50

Poster #110

Characteristics of Shallow Groundwater in An Enhanced Wetland Project along An Urban Stream in Greensboro, NC
Angela M. Moore, Guilford College

247-51

Poster #111

Long-Term Drought Solutions in Georgia: Sewage into Wetland into Reservoir into Drinking Water
Randa R. Harris, University of West Georgia; Curtis L. Hollabaugh, University of West Georgia

247-52

Poster #112

Investigations of Mixed Media for Use in Constructed Wetlands in the Eastern Yucatan
Sabrina Roberts, George Mason University; Mark P.S. Krekeler, George Mason University

247 Environmental Geoscience (Posters)

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