Hageman , Clarissa 1 ; Mladenov , Natalie 2 ; McKnight , Diane 3 1 University of Colorado at Boulder 2 University of Colorado at Boulder 3 University of Colorado at Boulder Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic and ubiquitous metalloid that poses a significant threat to human and ecosystem...
Brown , Gerald R. 1 1 Navajo Technical College This presentation will provide a summary of the work conducted by Church Rock Chapter of the Navajo Nation under the auspicies of the Church Rock Uranium Monitoring Project, and SRIC's role in providing organizational and technical support for those activities. Results...
Berlin , Maureen M 1 ; Anderson , Robert S 2 1 University of Colorado/INSTAAR 2 University of Colorado/INSTAAR The Roan Plateau in western Colorado constitutes a natural experiment for studying landscape response to a drop in base level. Late Cenozoic incision of the upper Colorado River led to elevational...
Anthony , James L. 1 ; Lewis , William M. 2 1 CIRES/Center for Limnology 2 CIRES/Center for Limnology Mass balances suggest that phytoplankton production in laks may be subsidized by nutrients released from epilimnetic sediments, but the role of turbulence in these exchanges if poorly understood. Through its influence...
Anderson , Suzanne P. 1 ; Bartholomaus , Timothy C. 2 ; Anderson , Robert S. 3 1 CU 2 CU 3 CU Observations at Kennicott Glacier, Alaska, suggest that glacier sliding may trigger drainage of Hidden Creek Lake, an ice-dammed lake that annually produces a jökulhlaup. Glaciers slide when...
Aiken , George 1 1 US Geological Survey A number of biogeochemical processes that influence the fate, bioavailability and transport of mercury (Hg) in aquatic systems are mediated by the interaction of Hg with dissolved organic matter (DOM). In many cases, the interactions between Hg and DOM in a particular...