Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems: I

Oral Session

S02 Soil Chemistry

This session will look at the fate and transport of natural, manufactured and incidental nanoparticles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012: 9:55 AM-12:15 PM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 202, Level 2
Presider:
Ricky Lewis
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:15 AM
Linking Changes in the Fate of Nanoparticles in Soil with Changes in Soil Microbial Populations.
Todd Luxton, US EPA; Vishal Shah, Dowling College; Daniel Collins, Dowling College; Niraj Kumar, Queens University; Shreya Shah, Dowling College; Virginia Walker, Queens University
10:30 AM
Short-Term Molecular-Level Effects of Silver Nanoparticle Exposure On the Earthworm, Eisenia Fetida.
Olga Tsyusko, University of Kentucky; Sarita Hardas, University of Kentucky; Aaron Shoults-Wilson, Roosevelt University; Catherine P. Starnes, University of Kentucky; Greg Joice, University of Kentucky; Allan Butterfield, University of Kentucky; Jason Unrine, University of Kentucky
10:45 AM
Bioavailability of Nanomaterials to Plants: Importance of Particle Size and Surface Coating.
Jonathan Judy, University of Kentucky; Jason Unrine, University of Kentucky; William Rao, University of Kentucky; Sue Wirick, Center for Advanced X-ray Sources (CARS), University of Chicago; Paul Bertsch, University of Kentucky
11:00 AM
Break
11:15 AM
In Situ Detection and Characterization of Engineered Ag Nanoparticles in Soil Pore Water.
Annie Whitley, University of Kentucky; Jason Unrine, University of Kentucky; Paul Bertsch, University of Kentucky
11:30 AM
Discovery and Characterization of Nano Ag and Zn Sulfides and Nano TiO2 in Sewage Sludge Products, and Soils Amended with Sewage Sludge.
Bojeong Kim, Virginia Tech; Mitsuhiro Murayama, Virginia Tech; Benjamin P. Colman, Duke University; Michael F. Hochella Jr., Virginia Tech
11:45 AM
Fate of ZnO and Ag Nanoparticles During the Anaerobic Process and Post-Processing of Wastewater.
Enzo Lombi, University of South Australia; Erica Donner, University of South Australia; Ehsan Tavakkoli, University of South Australia; Krasi Vasilev, University of South Australia; Terence W. Turney, Monash University; Ravendra Naidu, University of South Australia; Bradley Miller, EPA/ORISE; Kirk Scheckel, US EPA NRMRL
12:00 PM
Synthesis and Characterization of Magnesium Magnetites and Their Weathering Products.
Antonio S. Costa, Universidade Estadual de Maringa; Marcelo H. Anami, Universidade Estadual de Maringa; Ivan G. Souza Junior, Universidade Estadual de Maringa; Dimas A. Zaia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Henrique de Santana, Universidade Estadual de Londrina
12:15 PM
Adjourn
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