Geology & Health Pool

 
HUMAN BIOACCESSIBILITY OF FE, MN, ZN AND CU FROM CONSUMED EARTH MATERIALS IN VHEMBE DISTRICT, SOUTH AFRICA
MOMOH, Abuh, Mining and Environmental Geology, University of Venda, School of Environmental Sciences, Thohoyandou 0950 South Africa, abkenomai@yahoo.com
 
HOW NOT TO COMMUNICATE GEOLOGY AND HEALTH ISSUES
FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, bobf@utdallas.edu
 
IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING AND LUNG/BRONCHUS CANCER DEATHS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY?
CROSBY, Lynn M., U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, lcrosby@usgs.gov and OREM, William H., U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
 
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGENIC MINERAL FIBERS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
BAUMANN, Francine1, BUCK, Brenda2, YANG, Haining3, METCALF, Rodney V.4, GAUDINO, Giovanni3, REN, Minghua5, and CARBONE, Michele3, (1) University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 651 Ilalo Street, Suite BSB231, Honolulu, HI 96813, fbaumann@cc.hawaii.edu, (2) Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3) University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 651 Ilalo St, BSB Rm231, Honolulu, HI 96813, (4) Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (5) Dept. Goesciences, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
 
INVESTIGATION OF SNAIL POPULATION DYNAMICS FOR SCHISTOSOMIASIS TRANSMISSION USING STRONTIUM ISOTOPE TRACERS
IBARAKI, Motomu, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, ibaraki.1@osu.edu
 
EVALUATING THE ROLE OF IRON IN ANTIBACTERIAL MINERALS
MORRISON, Keith D. and WILLIAMS, Lynda B., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, keith.morrison@asu.edu
 
INFLUENCE OF LOCAL GEOLOGY ON ARSENIC ACCUMULATION IN TWO FLORIDA LAKES, WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR AQUATIC FAUNA AND HUMANS
WHITMORE, Thomas J.1, RIEDINGER-WHITMORE, Melanie A.1, JACKSON, Brian P.2, HEINRICH, George L.3, and HOYOS, Natalia4, (1) Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, 140 7th Avenue S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, whitmore@usfsp.edu, (2) Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3) Heinrich Ecological Services, 1213 Alhambra Way S, St. Petersburg, FL 33705, (4) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama
 
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF WATER AND POTENTIAL COST TO THE CONSUMER FOR WATER SUPPLIES FROM THE GLACIAL AQUIFER SYSTEM
WARNER, Kelly, U.S. Geological Survey, 1201 W. University Avenue, Suite 100, Urbana, IL 61801, klwarner@usgs.gov, AYOTTE, Joseph D., U.S. Geological Survey, 331 Commerce Way, Pembroke, NH 03275, and WARNER, Mary E., Knox College, 2 East South Street, Galesburg, IL 61401
 
LEAD IN URBAN SOILS: A CASE STUDY FROM A TERRE HAUTE COMMUNITY GARDEN
VAN HALEN, David T.1, FOXX, Heather2, PETITT, Joseph2, LATIMER, Jennifer C.3, and SPEER, James2, (1) Geology, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut st, Terre Haute, IN 47809, dvanhalen@sycamores.indstate.edu, (2) Dept. of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut St, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (3) Dept. of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut St, Terra Haute, IN 47809
 
UNRAVELING THE MODE OF ACTION FOR A NATURAL ANTIBACTERIAL CLAY OF LACUSTRINE ORIGIN
LONDONO, S. Carolina, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, sandra.londono@asu.edu and WILLIAMS, Lynda B., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
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