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25–28 OCTOBER • MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA
Advocates: Trinity L. Hamilton; Rowan C. Martindale; Lydia Advocates: Reto Gieré; Richard Pepino
Schiavo Tackett; Victoria Petryshyn; David Gold; Andrew D. Putt; This session requests contributions on all aspects of lead in the
Alison T. Cribb; Simon A.F. Darroch; Amanda Lynn Godbold natural and built environment, on the pathology of lead poisoning,
This session will focus on new research at the intersection and on communication, community engagement, risk mitigation
between geologic and biologic processes with special emphasis on and education, both nationally and globally.
novel materials and methods, new field sites, and advances at the
intersections of scientific fields. T208. Environmental Geochemistry and
Health
T204. New Voices in Geobiology Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology
Cosponsors: GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering
GSA Karst Division Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division;
Disciplines: Geomicrobiology, Paleontology, Diversity, Geochemical Society
Extinction, Origination, Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy Disciplines: Geology and Health, Geochemistry, Environmental
Advocates: Amanda Lynn Godbold; Alison T. Cribb; Andrew D. Geoscience
Putt; Rowan C. Martindale; Victoria A. Petryshyn; Lydia S. Advocates: Sarah M. Hayes; Jean M. Morrison; Nicolas Perdrial;
Tackett; Trinity L. Hamilton; David Gold; Simon A.F. Darroch Justin Richardson
This session will bring together new research focusing on the We encourage presentations on the environmental fate of contami-
interplay between geologic and biologic processes with a special nants and their impact on human and environmental health.
emphasis on work by early-career scientists exploring new ques- Transdisciplinary contributions, those examining the rock-soil-water-
tions and hypotheses. human nexus at all scales or have strong public outreach are welcome.
GEOLOGY AND HEALTH T209. It’s the Dose That Makes the Poison:
Advances in Exposure and Dose Assessment for
T205. Water, Health, and Wealth in a Changing Practical Medical Geology
World Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental
Cosponsors: GSA International; Geochemical Society; GSA and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society
Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes
GSA Geology and Health Division Division; Geochemical Society
Disciplines: Geology and Health, Hydrogeology, Environmental Disciplines: Geology and Health, Environmental Geoscience,
Geoscience Hydrogeology
Advocates: P.S.K. Knappett; Itza Mendoza; Ryan G. Smith; Advocates: Malcolm Siegel; Ann Ojeda; Saugata Datta
Gregory T. Carling; Alexander J. Desbarats Exposure and dose assessment is the key interface between
This session addresses the impacts of human changes to the geology and human health. This session seeks contributions on
hydrologic cycle on the distribution of aqueous-phase contaminants, development of methods in environmental epidemiology, toxicol-
and the impacts of human exposure to them. ogy, and monitoring to characterize the interaction between
humans and environment.
T206. Global Water Resources and Geo-
health: Tracing Inorganic Contaminant Origins, T210. Global Health and Environmental Matri-
Evaluating Human Health Risks, and Remediation/ ces in a Sustainable Earth
Mitigation Strategies Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International; and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes
GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Karst Division
Division Disciplines: Geology and Health, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology
Disciplines: Geology and Health, Environmental Geoscience, Advocates: Harshad Vijay Kulkarni; Prosun Bhattacharya;
Geochemistry Malcolm Siegel; Saugata Datta
Advocates: Rachel M. Coyte; Avner Vengosh; Thomas H. Darrah; This session will enhance our understanding of the fate, trans-
Frank W. Schwartz port, and mobility of inorganic and organic earth materials of
This session is aimed at highlighting ways in which the geosci- human health across lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere,
ences are uniquely equipped to understand and tackle emerging biosphere, and anthroposphere.
global water-quality issues related to resource exploitation, grow-
ing populations, and climate change. T211. Natural Contamination, Natural Hazards,
Health Risk, and Public Policy: Success Stories
T207. Lead Pollution, Exposure, Health Risks, and and Models for Managing, Communicating, and
Mitigation Strategies Updating Policy to Address Health Risks of Natural
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology Contamination and Hazards
and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Health Division; Geochemical
Geology Division; Geochemical Society Society; GSA Geology and Society Division
Disciplines: Geology and Health, Environmental Geoscience, Disciplines: Geology and Health, Geoscience and Public Policy,
Geoscience and Public Policy Environmental Geoscience
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