354 Mercury in the Environment

Oral Session
S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
The environmental impact of mercury in the environment is complex and require intense study. This proposal will examine source of Hg contamination, methods of detection, and remediation.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 9:55 AM-11:00 AM
Convention Center, Room 333, Third Floor

Organizer:
Thomas DeSutter
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
Distribution of Total Hg in North Dakota Soils.
Thomas DeSutter, North Dakota State Univ.; David Franzen, North Dakota State Univ.; Francis Casey, North Dakota State Univ.; David Hopkins, North Dakota State Univ.; Bernie Saini-Eidukat, North Dakota State Univ.; Adnan Akyuz, North Dakota State Univ.
10:15 AM
A Multimodal Approach to Develop a TMDL for Mercury Impaired Lakes and Impoundments in South Dakota.
James Stone, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cindie McCutcheon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Hailemelekot Betemariam, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Larry Stetler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Penn, Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville; Thomas DeSutter, North Dakota State Univ.; Steven Chipps, South Dakota State Univ.
10:30 AM
Ecological Bioavailability Indicator of Mercury in Floodplain of Oak Ridge, TN.
Fengxiang Han, Mississippi State Univ.; Yi Su, Mississippi State Univ.; Michael Parsons, Mississippi State Univ.; Yunju Xia, Mississippi State Univ.; Charles Waggoner, Mississippi State Univ.; David Monts, Mississippi State Univ.
10:45 AM
Mercury in Forest Soils of Maine and West Virginia.
Anthony Jenkins, USDA-NRCS; Stephen Carpenter, USDA-NRCS; Michael Wilson, USDA-NRCS
11:00 AM
Adjourn