Newsletter

of the

International Association of GeoChemistry

Number 56, May 2012

FROM THE PRESIDENT

IAGC members,

2011 has been a good, successful year for our organisation. The GES-9 (Geochemistry * * * * * at the Earth‟s Surface) and the AIG-9 (Applied Isotope Geochemistry) Working Groups symposia were well attended and - - NEWS FLASH - - the participating members I had the chance to talk with were very satisfied with both events. In a way, both meetings demonstrated that there is a need for such smaller conferences, with 100-300 participants and a well-defined topic. They just provide better chances to meet and hold discussions with fellow scientists having similar interests, and it‟s easier to make new friends than at many of the major events with thousands of participants (though Council sometimes discusses whether it would not be nice for IAGC to have such a major money earning event Applied Geochemistry vol.27 no.5 contains rather than having to sponsor a diversity of contributions from the special session small meetings). honouring Professor Iain Thornton at the SEGH 2010 conference on 'Environmental 2012 is one of those years where most of Quality and Human Health'. These include our awards are bestowed, starting with our papers on soil ingestion, arsenic and lead most prestigious award, the Vernadsky distribution and exposure, and in situ vs ex medal. You will find the announcements for situ measurements. Athens passwords all awards in this issue of the Newsletter needed for offsite access. For more details, and I congratulate all award recipients on see page 17. behalf of the IAGC.

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At the end of 2012 the contract for the long I know that there are strong forces out there time editor-in-chief of our journal, Applied who do not like the large publishing houses Geochemistry, will expire and Ron Fuge, like Elsevier and Springer. The tenor is that after 19 years of faithful service, will step the scientists do the work and the back from this very intensive job. Thus, publishers get the money. Please remember there will be a very large pair of shoes to be that in the case of our journal we, the filled around the end of 2012. It might also association, get at least some money back, happen that some of the associated editors, which is sufficient to run the IAGC at the who have served in that capacity for many current level. The alternative, open access years, do follow suit and leave with Ron. publishing, of course looks an attractive Thus, there is likely to be a need for option seen with the eyes of the reader. volunteers! The search committee has However, even in the open access situation started work to identify qualified candidates, somebody pays, in that case not the but we would really appreciate to hear from libraries via their subscriptions, but the a number of volunteers – or, if you have the authors for the publication of their articles. perfect candidate in mind, to see some Thus, the scientists write and then pay to nominations for the position of Editor-in- get published. Is that the better or really Chief of Applied Geochemistry. We would cheaper solution? At a rate of $1000 – 3000 also like to hear from people that could for getting an “open access” article imagine working together with the new published, it is not very difficult to calculate editor on the editorial board. Given the which model is much more expensive for nature of Applied Geochemistry, we would society and I guess that is the reason why of course prefer members of the IAGC filling we see open access journals popping up these positions rather than “outsiders.” like „mushrooms following some warm rain.‟ Volunteers or people wishing to nominate When looking at the open access model, I somebody should get in contact with either see many disadvantages, among others a me ([email protected]) or the serious quality issue. How likely is it, that Publications Committee Chair Philippe articles will be rejected when you earn your Negrel ([email protected]). Also feel free to money from the authors? And why should I discuss the job with Ron ([email protected]). continue writing papers when I have to pay getting them published? When do we see Although Applied Geochemisty has the day where somebody demands of prospered under Ron‟s leadership, IAGC is journalists or book authors that they have to still under pressure from Elsevier, who value pay the newspapers/publishing houses for their Journals, among others, in terms of the getting their articles/books published? impact factor. The IAGC is predominantly financed through the royalties we get for Shortly, from 15-20 July, this year‟s large Applied Geochemistry from Elsevier. Last IAGC event - the BioGeoMon 2012 year, I asked the members to submit good conference – will take place in Maine papers to our journal and to discuss (www3.villanova.edu/conferences/biogeomo possibilities for review articles with Ron n/index.html). Martin Novak from the Czech ([email protected]). An easy way to obtain and Geological Survey and the colleagues in hold a good impact factor for our journal is Maine have put a lot of work into the actually to cite the articles that have been organisation of this event and I hope that published in Applied Geochemistry in your many of our members will be able to work. Please keep in mind that this really participate. matters when preparing a manuscript. A good and increasing impact factor will make Clemens Reimann, Trondheim all future contract negotiations with Elsevier President so much easier for your officers.

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* * * * * Prof. Berner not only has had a distinguished record of scientific accomplishments in geochemistry over the ASSOCIATION NEWS course of his career, but he stands out as a shining example of how “small” curiosity- * * * * * driven science can produce “big” results. Throughout his career, Bob worked with IAGC Awards for 2012 relatively modest funds, simple experimental equipment, and small groups IAGC is proud to announce the recipients of of individuals to undertake truly innovative its society awards for 2012. The official work that has resulted in major advances in announcement and presentation of the (bio)geochemical science. He has mentored awards will occur during the Goldschmidt many of the outstanding young people in Conference in Montreal, Canada from 24-29 the field of sedimentary geochemistry today. June 2012: In addition, the latter part of Prof. Berner‟s career complements and expands on the www.vmgoldschmidt.org/2012/index.htm. contributions of V. I. Vernadsky, who

recognized the concept of the biosphere, Since IAGC is an affiliated society of the established a new paradigm of life studies, Geological Society America, these and was a principal architect of our awardees will also be recognized during the contemporary ecological and “Hall of Fame” display at the 2012 GSA biogeochemical vision of the biosphere and Annual Meeting scheduled to be held in noosphere. Charlotte, NC from 4-7 November 2012.

+ + + + + Bob Berner obtained his BS (1957) and MS (1958) degrees from the University of Michigan and his PhD (1962) from Harvard IAGC Vernadsky Medal University working with Professors Ray Seiver and Bob Garrels. He then went to the The IAGC Vernadsky Medal is awarded Scripps Institution of Oceanography as a every other year to a single person for a Sverdrup Postdoctoral Fellow. In 1963, he distinguished record of scientific joined the faculty at the University of accomplishment in geochemistry over the Chicago but left that institution to go to Yale course of a career. The recipient for 2012 is University where he was promoted to Robert A. Berner, Alan M. Bateman Professor in 1971. He remains at Yale as an Emeritus Professor of Geology and Emeritus Professor after retiring in 2007. Geophysics Emeritus at Yale University.

(USA). Bob is a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Among his many other awards are the 1991 Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universite Aix-Marseille (France and Huntsman Medal in Oceanography (Canada); the 1993 Goldschmidt Medal of the Geochemical Society; the 1995 Arthur L. Day Medal of the Geological Society of America; and the 1996 Murchinson Medal of the Geological Society of London.

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Bob has been as co-founder with Bob Garrels and Tony Lasaga of the now Distinguished Service famous BLAG model of atmospheric CO2 variations through Cretaceous geologic Awards time. Since then, Bob has gone on to refine this model extensively going back in The IAGC Distinguished Service Award geologic time to the beginning of the recognizes outstanding service by an IAGC member to the Association or to the Phanerozoic in the GEOCARB model. Bob‟s current research deals with computer geochemical community that greatly exceeds the normal expectations of modeling of the carbon and sulfur cycles, emphasizing their coupling to controls on meritorious voluntary service. The 2012 recipients are Ernest E. Angino of the atmospheric CO and O ; the effect of CO 2 2 2 University of Kansas (USA) and Luca on paleoclimate and of O on biological 2 Fanfani of the University of Cagliari (Italy). evolution; the role of plants in rock weathering and their controls on + + + + + atmospheric CO2 oscillations in the Phanerozoic; and weathering of kerogen in fossil shales as a measure of modulation of Ernest E. Angino is being honored for his atmospheric O2. Much of Bob‟s more dedicated service to IAGC as Treasurer modern research activities are highlighted in from 1980 - 1994. He is an Emeritus his latest book The Phanerozoic Carbon Professor from the Department of Geology Cycle. at the University of Kansas, where he rose up through the academic ranks to Over his career Bob has tackled a number Professor. At the University of Kansas, of significant problems in (bio)geochemistry Ernie did research and teaching in the area other than those involving atmospheric CO2 of aqueous geochemistry. His studies and O2 and has done so very successfully. included contributing to a significant These include the kinetic behavior of understanding of the aqueous geochemistry carbonates in the ocean and experimental of trace metals and the chemistries of studies of the stabilities and kinetics of Antarctic lakes as well as to the carbonate minerals and other sedimentary development of the important research area mineral types which formed the basis of of geochemistry and health. Bob‟s book Principles of Chemical Sedimentology (1971); field observations of the processes of early diagenesis, which formed the basis of his book entitled Early Diagenesis: A Theoretical Approach (1980); and studies of geochemical cycles, which were the basis of his book written with his wife Elizabeth Berner entitled Global Environment: Water, Air, and Geochemical Cycles (1995).

CONGRATULATIONS BOB – What a Career! + + + + +

Ernie served as Chair of the Department of Geology at KU, during which time he was

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instrumental in helping to organize the colleagues, the important connection alumni association, which has resulted in between geochemistry and mineralogy for significant gifts to the department that understanding the transport and fate of continues today. Ernie brought those harmful and toxic elements at the near organizational and management skills to surface environment. Luca has had a strong IAGC during his time as treasurer and impact in the foundation of environmental worked to increase the assets of IAGC, mineralogy and geochemistry in Italy. He handing to his successor D.T. Long an created a research group that grew to extremely stable financial state of IAGC. become a respected contributor to During his tenure as Treasurer, Ernie environmental mineralogy and geochemistry proved to be an invaluable resource for the which became a nationwide reference for President and Secretary of IAGC on matters environmental geochemistry and ranging from negotiations with the publisher mineralogy, stimulating the birth and growth of the society's journal, Applied of similar groups around the country. Luca Geochemistry, working with the international was also a pioneer in understanding the collaborators, and in the formulation of the importance of international cooperation and various awards bestowed society. Ernie's interaction, stimulating scientific cooperation dedicated service to IAGC went well beyond with less developed countries, giving rise to that of being Treasurer. several projects in Latin America and North Africa, and significantly contributing on the + + + + + progress of environmental geochemistry in Italy. He created a research group that grew Luca Fanfani has had a career as to become a respected contributor to geochemist-mineralogist for more than 40 environmental mineralogy and geochemistry years. He has been full professor at the which became a nationwide reference for University of Cagliari (Italy) since 1976, and environmental geochemistry and also Dean of the Faculty of Sciences since mineralogy, stimulating the birth and growth 2009. Luca is an active Member of the of similar groups around the country. Luca Management Committee of the IAGC was also a pioneer in understanding the Water-Rock Interaction Working Group and, importance of international cooperation and as General Secretary, organized the WRI- interaction, stimulating scientific cooperation 10 Conference in 2001. with less developed countries, giving rise to several projects in Latin America and North Africa, and significantly contributing on the progress of environmental geochemistry.

Many thanks Ernie and Luca for your dedicated service to IAGC! + + + + + IAGC Fellows

The honorary title of IAGC Fellow is bestowed annually on outstanding scientists He served as a superior mentor to many who are IAGC members and who, over the young geochemists in Italy and other course of some years, have made countries. He has authored or co-authored significant contributions to the field of more than 60 scientific articles addressing a geochemistry. The IAGC Fellows for 2012 wide range of geochemical issues and are Norbert Clauer, Emeritus Research recognized, long before most of his

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Director of the National Research Council He served on the IAGC Council from 2004- (CNRS) and Scientific Director of the 10, during which time he chaired the IAGC French Nuclear Waste Repository National Publications Committee. Agency (France), and Susan Brantley, Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University (USA). Congratulations Norbert & Sue!

Sue Brantley Pennsylvania Satte University Norbert Clauer CNRS, France Sue Brantley. IAGC Member Susan Brantley received a PhD from Princeton Norbert Clauer. IAGC Member Norbert University in 1987, and is presently is Clauer received his PhD from the Université Professor of Geosciences at the Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, in 1976 and Pennsylvania State University, Director of presently is Emeritus Research Director of the Earth & Environmental Systems Institute the French National Research Council and Director of the Center for Environmental (CNRS) and Scientific Director of the Kinetics Analysis at Pennsylvania Sate French Nuclear Waste Repository National Uiniversity. As one of the leading aqueous Agency. As documented through more than geochemists of her generation, Sue‟s 170 research publications, Dr. Clauer is a research has explored important questions recognized international authority on clay like the chemical weathering rates of silicate minerals. Over the course of a distinguished minerals, the kinetics of water-rock research career, he has used the tools of interaction, soil-forming processes, and the chemistry and isotope chemistry to effects of microbial processes on mineral understand the mechanisms of clay dissolution and soil development. She is crystallization and recrystallization, behavior widely published in the top-tier geochemical of detrital and authigenic clay minerals journals, including the association‟s journal, during deposition, diagenesis, low-grade Applied Geochemistry. metamorphism and weathering, and the geochemistry of sedimentary brines. In + + + + + recognition of his research, Norbert has been awarded the bronze (1978) and silver medal by the CNRS (1991) and the IAGC Certificates of Georges-Millot Price by the French Academy of Sciences (1992 the Bailey Recognition Distinguished Member Award of the Clay Minerals Society (2008) and Chevalier of The IAGC Certificate of Recognition is the French National Order of Merit (2008). awarded (i) to any scientist for scientific

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accomplishment in a particular area of IAGC member Susan P. Anderson is geochemistry, (ii) to other geochemists for Associate Professor of Geography in the excellence in teaching or public service, or Department of Geography at the University (iii) to an IAGC member for meritorious of Colorado and Fellow in the Institute of service to the Association or to the Arctic & Alpine Research. She received a international geochemistry community. The PhD from the University of California – recipients for 2012 are: Berkeley in 1995.

Ole Selinus Geological Survey of Sweden

IAGC Member Olle Selinus is a PhD Suzanne Prestrud Anderson geologist with the Geological Survey of University of Colorado (USA) Sweden (SGU). During the 1960s and 1970s he worked in mineral exploration and Susan‟s research interests are focused on since the beginning of the 1980s his the field-based mechanistic understanding research work has been focused on of the chemical and physical processes that environmental geochemistry, including shape the Earth‟s surface and control research on medical geology. Dr. Selinus denudation rates. She is cited for organizing has more than 100 research publications in and leading the 9th International environmental geochemistry and also has Symposium on the Geochemistry of the served as the organizer of several Earth‟s Surface (GES-9) Working Group international conferences in this field and meeting Boulder, CO in June 2011. was Vice-President of IGC-33, the International Geological Congress in Oslo in + + + + + 2008. He served as Editor-in-Chief for the book on Essentials of Medical Geology, and Neus Ottero received her PhD from the as President of the International Medical University of Barcelona in 2004 and is Geology Association, which began as an currently a tenure-track lecturer in the IAGC Working Group. He has received Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy several international awards and has been and Ore Deposits, of the University of appointed Geologist of the Year in Sweden Barcelona and coordinator of the because of his work in medical geology. Ole environmental projects of the Mineralogia is cited for significant contributions to the Aplicada i Medi Ambient (Applied fields of environmental geochemistry and Mineralogy and Environment) Research medical geology. Group. + + + + +

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Aplicada i Medi Ambient (Applied Mineralogy and Environment) research group and his research interests are focused on the use of isotopic tools to identify contamination sources, to evaluate the evolution of the contaminants and to foresee natural attenuation processes. Albert is cited for co-organizing the AIG-9, the 9th International Symposium of the IAGC Applied Isotope Geochemistry Working Group Meeting in Tarragona, Spain in September 2011.

Neus Otero Universitat de Barcelona * * * * * Elsevier-IAGC PhD Student Her interests are focused on the use of isotopic tools to evaluate the fate of Research Grants contaminants in the environment, with a special focus on natural and induced The Elsevier-IAGC Student Research Grant attenuation of groundwater pollution. She is program is designed to assist PhD students cited for co-organizing AIG-9, the 9th in geochemistry in undertaking and International Symposium of the IAGC acquiring geochemical analyses in support Applied Isotope Geochemistry Working of the student‟s research based upon a Group Meeting in Tarragona, Spain in meritorious proposal. In addition to their September 2011. grant stipend, each student receives a 1- year membership to IAGC. + + + + + IAGC received a large number of meritorious proposals this year and it was a difficult job to narrow down the list to three recipients. This year‟s recipients are: Alice DuVivier, Durham University, UK ($2500) – Using Ca isotopes to evaluate the weathering influx in seawater: implications for the driving mechanisms of OAE 2 Jill Ghelerter, Georgia State University, USA ($2000) – Enhanced Bioremediation of Oiled Salt Marsh Sediments Using Clay Minerals Peter Tollan, Durham University, UK ($1500) – Modern Arc Peridotites - Albert Soler Gil Analogues for Continental Root Evolution Universitat de Barcelona

Look for biographies and photos of the Albert received his PhD from the University recipients in the upcoming issue of of Barcelona in 1990 and is a full Professor Elements and the fall newsletter. of Mineralogy in the Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Ore Congratulations Alice, Jill, Deposits of the University of Barcelona. He is the coordinator of the Mineralogia & Peter!

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Scientific Research in Quebec, Canada, 2012 Faure Awards which included a research stay at the Christian-Albrecht Universität zu Kiel. She is The IAGC Faure Award is given to the best currently in the last year of her Ph.D under student research presentation at each the supervision of Richard Martel, Ph.D, IAGC-sponsored conference or IAGC- from the National Institute for Scientific organized technical session at a major Research, and Martine M. Savard, Ph.D, conference. This award consists of a from the Geological Survey of Canada. In certificate and a complementary 1-year her graduate studies, Genevieve focused membership to IAGC for the year following mainly on the transport and degradation of receipt of the award. Faure awards were explosives in soils and groundwater. More presented at AIG-9 in Tarragona (ES) and specifically, she has an interest in isotopic at the IAGC-sponsored session on approaches for detecting the degradation of “Sources, Transport, and Fate of Trace and contaminants. She is currently doing a Toxic Elements in the Environment” at the research stay at the University of Barcelona Geological Society of America Annual to broaden her knowledge of isotopes to Meeting in Minneapolis, MN (USA). other types of contaminants. + + + + + + + + + + Stefan Cretnik - "Chlorine and carbon AIG-9 isotope measurements can help assessing the effectiveness of a zero-valent iron Geneviève Bordeleau - "The use of stable barrier". isotopes to assess natural attenuation of explosives and to distinguish nitrate sources in groundwater on military training ranges".

Stefan Cretnik Helmholtz Zentrum Munich

Geneviève Bordeleau Stefan was born in Munich, Germany in Geological Survey of Canada 1982. In 2003 he started academic studies

of Chemistry / Biochemistry at the Ludwig- Genevieve majored in 2003 from McGill Maximilians-University Munich with the University with a degree in agricultural bachelor‟s thesis “Synthesis of a carbocyclic sciences, and a specialization in ecological phosphoamidit to develop an artificial agriculture, which was realized at the Royal ligating nucleoside” (2007; Prof. T. Carell). Veterinary and Agricultural University in He continued with a Master´s degree with a Copenhagen, Denmark. She then focus on organics, physical chemistry and completed a Master‟s degree in Earth polymer chemistry in cooperation with the Sciences at the National Institute for

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Bavarian Motor Works entitled “Effect of methodologies to study atmospheric and relative motion during the binding process of geochemical systems. adhesive compositions” (2009 Prof. K. Karaghiosoff and Dr. Sabine Weinrich). He Congratulations Genevieve, began the PhD program in 2010 at the Stefan, & Aaron ! Helmholtz Zentrum Munich with mechanistic investigations of chloroethylene * * * * * degradation, using model reactants and isotope analysis of carbon and chlorine. Meetings in 2012 + + + + + + + + + + GSA 2011 BIOGEOMON 2012: The 7th Aaron Jubb – “Probing adsorption of International Symposium on aqueous selenate at mineral surfaces via Total Internal Reflection Raman Ecosystem Behavior Spectroscopy” BIOGEOMON 2012, hosted by the University of Maine, will be held 15-20 July in Northport, Maine, USA. BIOGEOMON's emphasis is on biogeochemistry as an evolving and integrated discipline, including research at the watershed, landscape, ecosystem, and global scales. The primary goals of this conference are to provide a forum for the dissemination and discussion of recent research findings, to explore future directions for biogeochemical research, and to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers of all ages. The themes for the conference are: Aaron Jubb The Ohio State University  Long-term integrated monitoring and modeling, Aaron M. Jubb was born in Fort Hood, TX in  Biosphere-atmosphere interactions, 1984. In 2006 he received a B.A. in  Extreme events in ecosystem biogeochemistry, chemistry from Lawrence University in  Linkages among biogeochemical cycles, Appleton, WI where he was an under-  Critical unknowns in nitrogen dynamics, graduate research associate with Dr. David  Biogeochemistry of peatlands, E. Thompson. He is currently working  Carbon cycling in poorly- and well-drained toward a Ph.D. in chemistry at The Ohio soils, State University under the supervision of Dr.  Experimental manipulations of ecosystems Heather C. Allen where his thesis project is  Trace element biogeochemistry and mainly focused upon elucidating inorganic ecosystem impact, anion behavior at buried aqueous – mineral  Applications of isotopes and tracers, interfaces through the use of surface  Bio-energy production impacts in forested sensitive vibrational spectroscopic systems, techniques. His other research interests  Biogeochemical aspects of ecosystem include the application of physical chemistry restoration and rehabilitation,  Ecosystem services and management.

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The URL for the conference web page is: + + + + + http://www3.villanova.edu/conferences/biog eomon/index.html 2012 GSA Annual Meeting + + + + + As an Affiliated Society, the IAGC continues to have a strong presence and involvement 9th ISEG - International in the Geological Society of America Annual Symposium on Environmental Meeting. This year the meeting will be held in Charlotte, NC, USA 4-7 November, 2012. Geochemistry The IAGC will be sponsoring 6 technical Organized by the University of Aveiro in sessions at this international conference, so th Portugal, ISEG9 – the 9 International please consider submitting an abstract to Symposium on Environmental one of our sessions. The URL for the GSA Geochemistry will be held at the University annual meting is: of Aveiro from 15-21 July 2012 in Aveiro, http://geosociety.org/meetings/2012/ Portugal. This event is a joint organization of the GeoBioTec Research Center and the T1. Sources, Transport, Fate, and CESAM Associated Laboratory, and is Toxicology of Trace Elements and supported by the IAGC, the Society of Organics in the Environment Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH), and the International Medical Conveners: David T. Long, W.B. Lyons, & Geology Association (IMGA). As with LeeAnn Munk previous ISEG meetings, contributions from Basic and applied research on trace all fields of environmental geochemistry and elements and organics in the environment health are welcome. However, the main are encouraged. Topics include those that themes of the conference are: relate to understanding and modeling sources, transport and fate; human and  Geochemical records of environmental ecosystem health; and environmental changes: climate changes and human assessment and remediation. activities

 Sustainability in Mining and Related Environmental Issues T7. Progress in Forensic Geochemistry  Geochemistry and Health & Medical Conveners: Russell Harmon & Jose R. Geology Almirall  Environmental Toxicology & Epidemiology  Environmental contamination and The scope of forensic geochemistry has remediation expanded due to rapid development of  Water resources and aquatic environments analytical tools for elemental and isotope  Biogeochemistry of trace elements, organic ratio analyses. This session covers pollutants and radio-nuclides geochemical approaches to tracing  Environmental Analytical Geochemistry environmental contaminants, materials  Modeling Environmental Systems: GIS provenancing, and other forensic platforms and Data Analysis applications.  Perception and communication of environmental health risks and social T8. Hydrochemistry and inequality Biogeochemistry of Tropical

The URL for the conference web page is: Mountainous Rivers and Estuaries 9iseg.web.ua.pt/web/index.php Conveners: Steven Goldsmith, Russell Harmon, & Ryan Moyer

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This session seeks contributions that * * * * * examine the hydrochemistry of tropical mountainous rivers and/or the Meetings in 2013 biogeochemical cycling and fluxes of material delivered by tropical mountainous rivers to their associated estuarine and + + + + + coastal waters. th 14 International Symposium T9. Geochemistry of Urban on Water-Rock Interaction Environments Avignon, France Conveners: W.B. Lyons, David T. Long, & Russell Harmon June 9-14, 2013 www.wri14-2013.fr This session encourages presentations that qualify and quantify the geochemical and ----- Main Themes ----- biogeochemical impacts of urbanization and urban activities on soil, water, and air Fundamentals of water-rock interactions resources as well as human and ecosystem  Experiments, theory and modeling of interaction health. processes between water and rock, minerals or

glass T67. Innovative Classroom Approaches to Teaching Biogeochemistry  Simple and complex systems including organic matter and gaseous phases Conveners: Steven Goldsmith, Sarah K.  Thermodynamics, kinetics and coupled transport Fortner, Stephen Levas phenomena This session seeks contributions that entail Specific Environments innovative classroom approaches to  Research in sedimentary, crystalline, volcanic, teaching biogeochemistry at a variety of saline, & arid environments levels (K–12, undergraduate, and graduate). Of particular interest are approaches that  Deep, shallow and surface context blend research and classroom experiences. Applications and Environmental Hazards  Mineralization processes and petrogenesis T129. Advances in Spectroscopy for  Geothermal resources, rock gas recovery, & Geological and Mineralogical Analysis carbon sequestration Conveners: Thomas Tague & Sheila  Industrial contamination, mine tailings, & waste Seaman disposal  Transport of toxic elements and soil remediation This session will focus on the application of a growing variety of spectroscopic  Water quality and resources techniques to geologic problems and further understanding of structures and properties Important Dates of minerals, glasses, and other geologic  June 2012 – Second Announcement and call for materials. papers  October 2012 – Deadline for receipt of manuscripts

 December 2012 – Deadline for early registration

 March 2012 – Final announcement and Program

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* * * * * excellent scientific program centered on seven themes proposed and guided by the SPECIAL FEATURES scientific committee: Ramon Aravena (University of Waterloo, Canada), Tom Bullen (USGS, USA), Isabel Cacho + + + + + (University of Barcelona, Spain), Angels Canals (University of Barcelona, Spain), Ian REPORT ON THE Cartwright (Monash University, Australia), Matthew Fantla (Pennsylvania State

9TH INTERNATIONAL University, USA), Neus Otero (University of APPLIED ISOTOPE GEOLOGY Barcelona, Spain), Thomas Prohaska (University fur Bodenkultur, Austria), SYMPOSIUM (AIG-9) IN Martine Savard (Geological Survey of TARRAGONA, SPAIN Canada, Canada), David Widory (BRGM, France). Co-sponsored by IAGC, the 9th International Symposium on Applied Isotope These seven themes included: Geochemistry (AIG-9) took place in - Advances in isotope techniques and Tarragona, Spain from 18 to 23 September instrumentation (keynote: Bodo Hattendorf, 2011. The organizing committee chaired by “Instrumental approaches to improve accuracy Albert Soler and Neus Otero and the local and precision of isotope ratio measurements organizing committee from the University of with laser ablation-multicollector ICP-MS”), Barcelona (Carme Audi, Raul Carrey, Albert - Isotope signals of climate change (keynote: Folch, Massimo Marchesi, Jordi Palau, Luke Skinner, “Ventilation of the deep ocean since the last glacial period: carbon cycle Roger Puig, Monica Rossell and Clara impacts”), Torrento) invited isotopists from around the world to a meeting that focused on all - Isotopes in environmental and forensic studies applied aspects of isotope science. (keynote: Martin Elsner, “Current challenges in isotope studies of environmental contaminants: multi-element isotope analysis and investigations of micropollutants”), - Using isotopes to unravel biogeochemical cycles (keynote: Christina De La Rocha, “Our current understanding of silicon isotope biogeochemistry and its relevance to reconstructions of the silica cycle”),

- Isotope hydrology (keynote: Bernhard Mayer, “The role of stable isotopes in tracing movement The 2000-year old Roman amphitheatre in and reactions of CO2 at geological CO2 storage Tarragona, site of the conference icebreaker. sites”),

The venue selected for the meeting was the - Isotope geology (keynote: Avner Vengosh, “An Ciutat de Tarragona Hotel in historic overview of the energy-water quality nexus: downtown Tarragona. This small city in the using isotopic tools to elucidate the impact of heart of Catalunya, with its historic energy production on water resources in the splendors and World Heritage status, U.S.”), served as the perfect backdrop for scientific - Isotopes in biological applications (keynote: Thomas Walczyk, “Exploration of human iron and social interactions throughout the week. metabolism using stable isotope techniques”), The meeting provided an intimate setting for 138 scientists from 24 countries to interact The wide array of oral and poster in a plenary session lasting four days. The presentations illustrated the increasingly

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broad scope of applied isotope and the award for best student poster geochemistry and showed how isotopes are presentation to Stefan Cretnik, Helmholtz providing important new and unique Centre Munich, Germany (“Chlorine and information for unraveling scientific carbon isotope measurements can help problems. assessing the effectiveness of a zero valent iron barrier”). The awards include a $250 The IAGC annual awards were also cash prize and a 1-year complimentary presented to recipients in attendanceIAGC IAGC membership. Fellow status for 2011 was awarded to Avner Vengosh (Duke University, USA) and Shaun Frape (University of Waterloo, Canada) for their important contributions to the field of applied isotope geochemistry. Both new Fellows received their certificates during the conference dinner.

IAGC vice-president Richard Wanty congratulates Best Student Oral Presentation winner Genevieve Bordeleau (top) and Best Student Poster Presentation winner Stefan Cretnik (bottom).

IAGC president Clemens Riemann presents the Fellows certificates to Avner Vengosh (top) and Shaun Frape (bottom).

The social program included the conference icebreaker inside the Roman Amphitheatre with its exceptional views of the Mediterranean Sea, and the conference

dinner inside the Roman Circus with its IAGC Faure Award Committee for AIG-9 mysterious atmosphere that surrounded the presented the award for best student oral Roman people 2000 years ago. In addition, presentation to Geneviève Bordeleau, the mid-conference field trip took INRS-ETE, Canada (“The use of stable participants to the central part of Catalunya isotopes to assess natural attenuation of and included a visit to a medieval castle and explosives and to distinguish nitrate sources the deep insides of an old potash mine. A in groundwater on military training ranges”), large group of accompanying members had an exceptional time visiting a variety of

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Yann Lahaye Currently, IAGC has 442 dues-paying members. We obtained 119 new members Paula Niinikoski from the GES-9 Working Group meeting in Francois Fourel Boulder, CO in June 2011 and 89 new B. Emile Boulou-Bi members from the AIG-9 Working group Anthony Nonell meeting in Tarragona, Spain in September David Widory 2011. These members paid for a 1-year Myriam Demuth IAGC membership for 2012. If you joined Anko ischer the IAGC at one of these meetings, but did Karsten Osenbrueck not provide a mailing address to receive a Jurgen Sultenfu? print copy of Elements, please visit the following page to enter your information: Conrad Dorer Alexander Poser www.iagc- Shiran Qiu society.org/queries/IAGC/update_informatio n.html. Alexandra Schulz Irina Segal So far in 2012, 26 new members have also Nataliya Teplyakov joined through our website. Welcome to all Tiziano Boschetti

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Edward Greiner support the Water-Rock meeting, and $5.5K Anastasia Ilgen was used for awards. Total accounts for Luca Fanfani IAGC were $127,805 at the beginning of Andres Navarro 2010 and $142,289 at the end of 2010. As of 7 September 2011 (just prior to the Fernanda Magalhaes business meeting), there was $155,646 in Andrea Pasquini all accounts. By comparison, income for Kristin Salzsauler 2011 was $69,595 and expenditures were Marina Cuk $58,426. Neven Cukrov Several different issues were discussed Maja Todorovic during the Board meting – using the WG Jana Stojkovic meetings to financially underwrite IAGC, an Marina Cuk alternative/supplement to the current Jason Cherry Student Research Grants Program, the Joel Moore difficulty in getting IAGC Members to Timothy Dee respond to the call for award nominations, Jacoby Scher the Elsevier contract, the likelihood that a Dale Sutherland new Executive Editor for Applied Alice Du Vivier Geochemistry will soon be needed, IAGC within the Elements consortium, and the Pete Tollan IAGC Working Groups. Two formal Jill Ghelerter decisions were taken by the Board as a Jiancheng Kang consequence of this discussion. Ned Murphy Neil Banerjee First, it was decided that current chair of Masaharu Sakai the Urban Geochemistry Working Group was declared “not in good standing”, as * * * * * the group has not met its statutory obligations to IAGC, and that the Working IAGC Governance Change Group Leader would be asked to step down. Then, it was decided that the A meeting of the IAGC Board was held on Working Groups should play more of a 21 September 2011 in Tarragona, Spain role in the operation and future of IAGC. during the AIG-9 symposium. Participating To implement this decision, the Board were President Clemens Reimann, Vice- decided that, going forward, the Working President Rich Wanty, Treasurer Berry Groups that organize the periodic Lyons, plus Council Members Ian conferences that constitute the scientific Cartwright, Martine Savard, and Teodora Szocs. Board members not in attendance activity of IAGC should have a place on assigned their proxy vote to one of the the IAGC Board. For the short term this attendees. means that the Leaders of the Water Rock Interaction, Geochemistry of the Berry Lyons reported on the Association Earth‟s Surface, Applied Isotope budget. The income for 2010 was $57,580, Geochemistry, and BIOGEOMON deriving mainly from royalties, interest on Working Groups will have representation accounts and new memberships associated on the IAGC Board, with voting rights, with the Guanajuato Water-Rock Interaction commencing with the Association meeting. Expenses for 2010 were $40,369, leadership change scheduled for 2013. of which ~$17K was used to run the business office and associated functions, Therefore, rather than elect replacements ~$12K was paid to Elements, $7.5K went to for the four term-limited Council Members,

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the size of the elected Council with be established the IAGC Y. K. Kharaka Award reduced from 10 to 6, these Working that annually will be bestowed on 3 Group Leaders will assume the vacant deserving scientists (which may include seats. This change will be implemented in senior graduate students) from developing a revision to the IAGC Statutes and By- countries. The award will consist of a Laws that will b brought to the Board for framed certificate plus an IAGC ratification during the latter half of 2012. membership and Applied Geochemistry subscription for a term of three years. It was also decided by the Board that the initiation * * * * * of the award would be delayed until a fund of $5000 was raised and invested to create Charitable Giving a sustainable situation.

Members can now make a charitable gift to As the Newsletter goes to press, there is IAGC, either for general fund support or for just about $2300 in the Kharaka Award special initiatives during online membership Fund. This means that only another $2700 renewal. Many thanks to the following is needed. So, if each IAGC Member would members who so far have contributed in make a charitable donation of only $7 at the 2012: time of membership renewal at the end of Charleton Bern this year, then it would be possible to make Rafael Cavalcanti de Albuquerque the inaugural set of Kharaka Awards in Rona Donahoe 2013. Alternatively, 60 Members each Mark Engle making a charitable gift of $50 right now Allan Hall through the IAGC web site would realize Russell Harmon this fund raising goal. David Janecky Gwen Macpherson http://www.iagc-society.org/donate.html David Naftz Harue Nakaya * * * * * Kirk Nordstrom Radomir Petrovich ACS Geochemistry Alan Shiller Teodora Szocs Division Medal - Call for William Walker Nominations Rich Wanty The Division of Geochemistry of the You may also donate at any time online at American Chemical Society is currently http://www.iagc-society.org/donate.html. soliciting nominations for the 7th awarding IAGC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization of the Geochemistry Division Medal. The and donations to the Society are tax- GEOC medal is awarded biennially to an deductible in the U.S. (EIN: 48-0943367). individual for outstanding accomplishment in any area of Geochemistry. + + + + + Previous GEOC medal winners include: Frank J. Millero (2001), John M. Hayes Kharaka Fund Appeal (2003), Patrick G. Hatcher (2005), Robert C. Aller (2007), and Fred T. MacKenzie (2009), Based upon an initial gift from Yousif and John A. Tossell (2011). Kharaka, a dedicated IAGC Member and mainstay of the Water Rock Interaction Working Group, the IAGC Board in 2009

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The award consists of a bronze medallion leadership of Dr. Berry Lyons (The Ohio plus $2000. The awardee will receive an State University, USA) and Dr. David Long allowance for travel to the award ceremony, (Michigan State University, USA). as well as registration costs for the ACS meeting at which the award will be To kick off this new working group, Dr. conferred. The 7th Geochemistry Division Lyons and Dr. Russell Harmon (US Army Medal will be presented at the 245th ACS Corps of Engineers) will be guest editors for National meeting to be held in New Orleans, the December 2012 issue of Elements, LA, 7-11 April 2013. which will feature Urban Geochemistry as the thematic topic. Letters of Nomination and supporting materials should be sent to the Chair of the Additionally, Berry and Dave will be co- GEOC Medal Committee, Dr. Douglas Kent, chairing an Urban Geochemistry session at at the email address given below, by 1 June the annual Geological Society of America 2012. (GSA) meeting in November 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA). Nominations should be sent electronically and include a detailed description of the If you would like to be involved with this nominee's outstanding accomplishments, exciting newly reorganized working group, relevant citations and, at the discretion of please contact the IAGC Business the nominator, any other supporting Manager, Chris Gardner, at information. Two letters from individuals [email protected]. other than the primary nominator are requested, but not required. Nominators * * * * * * should confirm, prior to submission of the nomination, that the nominee is willing to be Berry Lyons -The IAGC considered for the award. Nominees are considered for two award cycles. Thus, new Ingerson International nominations, reviewed for the 2013 award and that are not successful, will be Lecturer for 2013 automatically reconsidered in the next award cycle (nominators will be contacted and invited to submit additional or updated information). Additional details of the award can be found at the Divisional web site at: geochemistrydivision.sites.acs.org

Dr. Douglas Kent Chair, GEOC Medal Committee U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA Tel: 1 605 329 4461 Fax: 1 605 329 4545 The IAGC Ingerson International Lecture is [email protected] based on a bequest by Dr. Earl Ingerson, first President of the Association. The * * * * * Lecturer is selected for odd-numbered years. The selection for 2013 is Prof. W. Urban Geochemistry Berry Lyons of The Ohio State University, Working Group who will deliver his lecture at the 14th Water- Rock Interaction Symposium in Avignon,

France. After that, Berry will be available The IAGC is re-forming the Urban during 2013 & 2014 for seminars at Geochemistry Working Group under the

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Korea 2 0.2% The table below shows the nationalities of all 858 IAGC members, past and present, in New Zealand 2 0.2% the current database. Clearly, the Portugal 2 0.2% Association draws most of its membership Slovenia 2 0.2% from North America & Europe and really Argentina 1 0.1% needs to do a better job attracting members from Central & South America, Africa, and Botswana 1 0.1% SE Asia. Bulgaria 1 0.1% Croatia 1 0.1% United States 298 35% Ecuador 1 0.1% Canada 77 9% Hong Kong 1 0.1% Spain 44 5% Indonesia 1 0.1% Mexico 43 5% Malawi 1 0.1% Germany 39 5% Malaysia 1 0.1% United Kingdom 39 5% Mongolia 1 0.1% France 37 4% Morocco 1 0.1% China 32 4% Namibia 1 0.1% Australia 31 4% Qatar 1 0.1% Switzerland 21 2% Saudi Arabia 1 0.1% Japan 18 2% Serbia 1 0.1% Italy 17 2% Turkey 1 0.1% Sweden 15 2% Hungary 11 1% * * * * * * India 11 1% Russia 11 1% Netherlands 10 1% Iceland 8 1% Israel 8 1% Brazil 7 1% Finland 7 1% Greece 6 1% Austria 5 1% Chile 5 1% Norway 5 1% Poland 5 1%

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Petrology and Geochemistry about “Water- OBITUARY rock interactions at the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Mexico: “Mineralogical, Ignacio Torres (1964-2012) Thermochemical, and Isotopic-geochemical investigations”. Ignacio returned to Mexico to start a thriving academic career at the Center for Energy Research (Centro de Investigación en Energía, CIE) of the U.N.A.M in Temixco, Morelos State, Central Mexico, first as associate (1997-2002) then as permanent professor (2003-2012) in geothermal studies. Since February 2009, he has served as the Academic Coordinator of the post-graduate program at CIE.

Ignacio received awards from several societies throughout his career, such as the Gabino Barreda Medal from UNAM, selection as member of the Mexican Academy of Science (AMC), and the Our dear friend and colleague Ignacio National System for Scientists (SNI), and Torres passed away unexpectedly on election as President of the Mexican January 15, 2012 after a routine medical Institute for Geochemistry (INAGEQ) from check-up at the age of 47. Ignacio S. Torres 2002 to 2004. As recognition of his active Alvarado, or „Nacho‟ as called by his participation in IAGC‟s Water-Rock friends, leaves behind his wife Gaby and Interaction (WRI) working group, in 2010 he two children. We are deeply shocked by this received the Friend of Water-Rock tragic incident. Ignacio was born in Interaction Award. During his young career, November 1964 in Torreón, State of he published several dozens of journal Coahuila in Northern Mexico. In 1988, he papers, book chapters, extended abstracts graduated as a Geology Engineer with and registered patents, mainly related to honorable mention from the National mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic Autonomous University of Mexico issues in hydrothermal systems. (U.N.A.M.) with his thesis: “Petrography, Mineragraphy, X-ray and Fluid Inclusion Nacho was anxious to support and enhance Studies at the Northern Zone of the the use of renewable energy in Mexico, Geothermal Feld of Los Azufres, which is also reflected in the establishment Michoacán.” Ignacio continued his of the Bachelor‟s program on renewable academic career in Germany, where he energy at CIE. He was known for his open concluded a 1-year-specialty program about manner of interacting with people. His “Geohydrology and Geotechnical Issues in ample international network of private Tropical and Subtropical Regions” at the contacts and professional collaborators Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen represent an exceptional example for (1988-1989). From November 1989 to productive worldwide relations. Ignacio will October 1990, Ignacio was hired as junior be especially missed by his Mexican and researcher at the Institute for Electrical German friends. Research (IIE) in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He returned to Tübingen in 1996 to conclude - Thomas Kretschmar his doctoral studies with M. Satır and P. Metz at the Institute for Mineralogy,

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Teodóra Szőcs PRESIDENT Rona J. Donahoe Geological Institute of Hungary Clemens Reimann Department of Geological Sciences Stefania ut 14 Dept. of Geochemistry The University of Alabama PO Box H-1442 Budapest, Norwegian Geological Survey Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338 USA Pf 106 Hungary Trondheim N-7491 NORWAY Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Nancy Hinman VICE-PRESIDENT Department of Geology * * * * * Richard Wanty 32 Campus Dr., MC 1296 Working Group Leaders US Geological Survey University of Montana MS 964d Missoula, MT 59812-1296 USA APPLIED ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY Denver Federal Center Email: [email protected] Martine Savard Denver, CO 80225 USA NRC/GSC Email: [email protected] Harue Masuda 490 de la Couronne Department of Geosciences, Quebec G1K 9A9 PAST-PRESIDENT Osaka City University CANADA Russell S. Harmon Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585 E-mail: [email protected] Department of Marine, Earth and JAPAN Atmospheric Sciences Email: [email protected] BIOGEOCHEMISTRY North Carolina State University Martin Novak Box 8208 Zhonghe Pang Deptartemnt of Geochemistry Raleigh NC 27695 USA Institute of Geology & Geophysics Czech Geological Survey Email: [email protected] Chinese Academy of Sciences Prague 1 CZ-118 21 CZECH P.O.Box 9825, Beijing 100029 REPUBLIC TREASURER CHINA Email: [email protected] W. Berry Lyons Email: [email protected] Department of Geological Sciences GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH'S The Ohio State University Ian Cartwright SURFACE Columbus, OH 43210-1398, USA School of Geosciences Sigurdur Reynir Gislason Email: [email protected] Monash University Institute of Earth Sciences Clayton Vic. 3800 AUSTRALIA University of Iceland SECRETARY Email: [email protected] Askja, Sturlugata 7 101 Thomas D. Bullen Reykjavík ICELAND Water Resources Division Janet Herman Email: [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey MS 420 Department of Environmental Sciences 345 Middlefield Road University of Virginia GLOBAL GEOCHEMICAL Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123 USA BASELINES Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] David B. Smith U.S. Geological Survey JOURNAL EDITOR Martine Savard Denver Federal Center Ron Fuge NRC/GSC Box 25046, MS 973 Institute of Geography and Earth 490 de la Couronne Denver, CO 80225 USA Sciences University of Wales Quebec G1K 9A9 Email: [email protected] Aberystwyth CANADA Ceredigion, SY23 3DB UK Email: [email protected] WATER-ROCK INTERACTION Email: [email protected] Halldór Ármannsson Thomas Kretzschmar ÍSOR, Iceland Geological Survey * * * * * Geology Department- CICESE Grensásvegur 9 108 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada No 3918 Reykjavík ICELAND

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