Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 342AD

Presiding:

Isabelle Cozzarelli and Michelle Lorah

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

241-1

Quantification of In Situ Biodegradation Rates of Groundwater Contaminants Using Laboratory-Derived Isotopic Enrichment Factors

Jennifer R. McKelvie, University of Toronto; Douglas M. Mackay, University of California - Davis; Kate M. Scow, University of California - Davis; Philip M. Kaiser, University of California - Davis; Barbara Sherwood Lollar, University of Toronto

8:25 AM

241-2

Monitoring of MTBE Attenuation by Stable Isotope Analysis

Tomasz Kuder, University of Oklahoma; Paul Philp, University of Oklahoma

8:40 AM

241-3

Retrospective Study of Closed Leaking Underground Storage Tank (UST) Sites in Wisconsin

Aristeo M. Pelayo, Department of Natural Resources; Theresa A. Evanson, Department of Natural Resources; Jean M. Bahr, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison; Mark E. Gordon, Department of Natural Resources

8:55 AM

241-4

Nutrient Reduction by Year Round Land Application of Secondary Effluent

Richard R. Parizek, The Pennsylvania State University

9:10 AM

241-5

Using Peristaltic Bailing to Obtain Ground Water Samples in Push Probe Profiling of a Subsurface BTEX Plume

William N. Herkelrath, U.S. Geological Survey; Geoffrey N. Delin, U.S. Geological Survey; Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, U S Geological Survey

9:25 AM

241-6

In Situ Sampling Method for Determining Dissolved Gas Content and Major Ion Composition of Groundwater

Derik J. Strattan, University of Illinois; Matthew P. Kyrias, University of Illinois; Robert A. Sanford, University of Illinois; Theodore M. Flynn, University of Illinois; Craig M. Bethke, University of Illinois

9:40 AM

241-7

Influence of Dissolved Oxygen Convection on Well Sampling

Don A. Vroblesky, U.S. Geol Survey; Clifton C. Casey; Mark A. Lowery, U.S. Geological Survey

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

241-8

The Importance of Initial Conditions in Batch Assays for Estimating the in Situ Biodegradation Kinetics of Chlorinated Ethene-Respiring Cultures

Jennifer G. Becker, University of Maryland; Deyang Huang, University of Maryland

10:30 AM

241-9

In Situ Test System for Evaluating Microbial Community Structure and Metabolic Activity Under Natural and Engineered Conditions

Duane Graves, Geosyntec Consultants; Phil Dennis, SiREM Laboratory; Michelle Lorah, USGS; Eric Vogler, USGS

10:45 AM

241-10

Push-Pull Test for Determining In-Situ Biodegradation Rates of Ethanol

Kimberly Kline, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jordan Clark, Univ of California; Doug Mackay, UC Davis

11:00 AM

241-11

In Situ Microcosm Biodegradation Rates of Alkylbenzenes Under Iron-Reducing Conditions

Barbara A. Bekins, U.S. Geological Survey; Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, U S Geological Survey

11:15 AM

241-12

Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) Production from MTBE Plumes Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions Under the Influence of Ethanol

Irina Chakraborty, University of California - Davis; Douglas M. Mackay, University of California Davis; Kate M. Scow, University of California - Davis; Kerry Sublette, University of Tulsa

11:30 AM

241-13

A New Approach for Determining In Situ Microbial Response to Geochemical Perturbations

Tara A. Kneeshaw, California State University Fullerton; Jennifer T. McGuire, Texas A&M University; Erik W. Smith, Texs A&M Univ; Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, U S Geological Survey; Mary Voytek, U.S. Geol Survey; Julie Kirshtein, U S Geological Survey

11:50 AM

Discussion

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