GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY2006 Annual Meeting GANJ XXIII Environmental Geology of the Highlands Friday, October 13 and Saturday October 14, 2006 |
Alumni Lounges, The Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey
Registration - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
12:00-12:10 Welcoming Remarks - Alexander E. Gates, Rutgers University-Newark, GANJ President
12:10-12:30 Acid-Mine Drainage at Phillips Mine, Putnam County, NY - Sivajini Gilchrist, Rutgers University-Newark
12:30-12:50 Response of Stream Base Flow Chloride and Nitrate Concentrations to Increasing Intensity of Unsewered Residential Land Use in the Highlands of Southeastern New York (Croton Watershed) - Paul M. Heisig, U.S. Geological Survey
12:50-1:10 Hydrogeological Framework of Middle Proterozoic Gneiss and Granite Based on Optical Televiewer Surveys at Two Ground Water Pollution Sites in Morris County, NJ - Greg Herman, New Jersey Geological Survey
1:10-1:30 Pesticides in Highlands Water: Issue of Science and Policy - Howard Horowitz, Ramapo College of New Jersey
1:30-1:50 Iron Deposits from Hudson Highlands, NY: Systematics, Mineralogy, Mineral Chemistry and Tectonic Setting - Marian V. Lupulescu, Rutgers University-Newark
1:50-2:10 Asbestiform Minerals in the Bedrock of the New Jersey Highlands: Geology and Environmental Health Implications - John H. Puffer, Rutgers University-Newark
2:10-2:30 Break
2:30-2:50 Glacial Aquifers of the New Jersey Highlands - Scott D. Stanford, New Jersey Geological Survey
2:50-3:10 Radon-222 Occurrence in Ground Water in New Jersey, with Emphasis on the Highlands Province - Zoltan Szabo, U.S. Geological Survey
3:10-3:30 Fracture Systems in the Western Hudson Highlands - David Valentino, State University of New York-Oswego
3:30-3:50 Hydraulic and Electric Anisotropy Characterization of the New Jersey Highlands Fractured Bedrock - Debonne N. Wishart, Rutgers University-Newark
3:50-4:10 An Overview of Hydrogeologic Conditions and Water Resources in the New York-New Jersey Jersey Highlands Region - Otto S. Zapeca, U.S. Geological Survey
4:14-5:00 Teacher's Workshop - "A Shot in the Dark" - An Introduction to the Scientific Method - Richard L. Kroll, Kean University
5:15-6:00 Keynote Speaker - Linda C.S. Gundersen, Associate Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Geologic Controls on Natural Environmental Issues in the Reading Prong
6:30 Banquet and Business Meeting
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