H51H:
Sources, Fate, and Transport of Metals, Metalloids, and Rare Earth Elements in Surface Waters II Posters

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Session ID#: 26846

Session Description:
Natural and anthropogenic sources of metals, metalloids, and rare earth elements are ubiquitous in the environment, and elevated concentrations of these constituents are often found in fresh surface waters. These elevated concentrations have wide-ranging implications, including potential lethal and sub-lethal effects on aquatic biota, adverse effects on surface waters used for drinking water and irrigation, and overall degradation of water bodies used for recreation and other purposes. This session is devoted to research that aims to characterize and quantify (1) source areas which contribute constituent mass, (2) transport processes which move constituents from source areas to and through affected water bodies such as streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands, and (3) biogeochemical processes which attenuate and/or transform constituents. Submissions from a variety of subfields are welcome, including research on the effects of mining, metals from consumer products including nanoparticles, studies of stormwater runoff, and industrial sources of contamination.
Primary Convener:  Robert Lee Runkel, USGS Colorado Water Science Center, Boulder, United States
Conveners:  Joseph Nolte Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder, Environmental Engineering Program, Boulder, United States and Jeffrey Nason, Oregon State University, Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States
Chairs:  Joseph Nolte Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder, Environmental Engineering Program, Boulder, United States, Robert Lee Runkel, USGS Colorado Water Science Center, Boulder, United States and Jeffrey Nason, Oregon State University, Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Robert Lee Runkel, USGS Colorado Water Science Center, Boulder, United States
Co-Organized with:
Hydrology, and Biogeosciences

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
Index Terms:

0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0461 Metals [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1806 Chemistry of fresh water [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Geochemical Study on an Abandoned Copper Smelting Plant Using Rare Earth Elements (237936)
Shih Han Sun, Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan
Urbanization Effects on Floodplain Sediments in the Fourche Creek Wetlands in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States (259522)
Jason Simmons and Laura S. Ruhl, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Earth Sciences, Bentonville, AR, United States
Mercury and Dissolved Organic Matter Dynamics During Snowmelt in the Upper Provo River, Utah, USA (299363)
Brian Noel Packer1, Gregory T Carling2, Stephen Nelson3, Zachary Aanderud4, Natalie Shepherd Barkdull1 and Rachel S Gabor5, (1)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States, (2)Brigham Young University, Department of Geological Sciences, Provo, UT, United States, (3)Brigham Young University, Department of Geological Sciences, Provo, United States, (4)Brigham Young University, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Provo, United States, (5)The Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Columbus, United States

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