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Disciplines: Geology and Health, Environmental Geoscience, Disciplines: Geochemistry, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography,
Geoscience and Public Policy Geomicrobiology
Advocates: Margaret Redsteer; Malcolm Siegel; Abhishek Advocates: Jiuyuan Wang; Yi Wang; Jordan Wostbrock
RoyChowdhury Non-traditional stable isotopes greatly advance our understand-
Environmental health in Indigenous communities is linked to ing of geological processes. In this session, we welcome contribu-
the availability and quality of water resources. We encourage stud- tions that cover analytical methodology, proxy development, and
ies on the effects of urbanization, mining, industry, agriculture, application of non-traditional stable isotope systems.
and climate change on water quality in tribal communities.
T76. Bridging Geochemistry and Geobiology
T72. Natural Contamination, Natural Hazards, with Advanced Water Purification, Desalination,
Health Risk, and Public Policy: Success Stories and Water Reuse
and Models for Managing, Communicating, and Endorsers: GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental
Updating Policy to Address Health Risks of Natural and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society
Contamination and Hazards Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division;
Endorsers: GSA Geology and Health Division; Geochemical Geochemical Society; GSA Energy Geology Division
Society; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Soils and Soil Disciplines: Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology, Hydrogeology
Processes Division Advocates: Harshad Kulkarni; Drew Johnson; Keisuke Ikehata;
Discipline: Geology and Health Mohammad Alauddin; Saugata Datta
Advocates: Amy J. Keyworth; Evan O. Kane; Caroline Loop This session will enhance our understanding of geochemical
This session will consider how managing the public health risks and geobiological processes involved in the treatment (advanced
from natural hazards and contaminants are addressed differently purification and desalination) of relatively untapped water
than manmade contaminants. Available resources, policy, and edu- resources, such as ocean water, wastewater, and brackish and
cating the public are all handled differently. Share your successes. saline groundwater.
GEOARCHAEOLOGY T77. Characteristics, Reactivity, and the Role of
Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in Mobilizing Trace
T73. Geoarchaeological Insights into the Peopling of Elements of Health Concern in the Environment
the Americas Endorsers: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geobiology
Endorsers: GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Quaternary and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division;
Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geochronology GSA Geology and Society Division; Geochemical Society; GSA
Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division Soils and Soil Processes Division
Disciplines: Geoarchaeology, Soils, Quaternary Geology Disciplines: Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Geomicrobiology
Advocates: Laura R. Murphy; Brendan Fenerty Advocates: Harshad Kulkarni; Thomas Varner; Natalia Malina; Ann
This session features recent applications of concepts and meth- Ojeda; Mohammad Alauddin; Karen Johannesson; Saugata Datta
ods from the earth sciences to interpret or re-interpret the terminal This session will enhance our understanding of the characteris-
Pleistocene–early Holocene (PaleoIndian) archaeological record of tics, reactivity, and role of natural organic matter (NOM) in
the Americas and neighboring regions. cycling of elements of human health concern in the environment.
T74. Geoarchaeology at the Micro-Scale: T78. Environmental Geochemistry and Health
New Applications of Microanalytical Techniques Endorsers: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and
Endorsers: GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Quaternary Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental
Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society; and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Karst Division; GSA Soils
GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division and Soil Processes Division
Disciplines: Geoarchaeology, Soils, Stratigraphy Disciplines: Geochemistry, Environmental Geoscience, Geology
Advocates: Justin A. Holcomb; Devlin Gandy; Michael Aiuvalasit and Health
This session will serve as a forum for researchers to present Advocates: Jean Morrison; Ann Ojeda; Sarah Hayes
novel applications in geoarchaeology at the micro-scale. We wel- We encourage presentations on the environmental fate of con-
come researchers employing any microscopic analytical methods, taminants and their impact on human and environmental health.
regardless of the temporal or geographic focus. Transdisciplinary contributions examining the rock-soil-water-
human nexus at all scales having strong public outreach or societal
GEOCHEMISTRY impact are welcome.

T75. Advances in Non-Traditional Stable T79. GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Isotope Measurements and Utility as Proxies in Volcanology Division Awards Session
Modern and Paleo-Settings Endorsers: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Endorsers: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Mineralogical Society of America
Volcanology Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Disciplines: Geochemistry, Volcanology, Petrology, Metamorphic
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Advocates: Dennis L. Newell; Amanda B. Clarke
Geochemical Society; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division

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