[ RadSafe ] Theme session on Geohealth at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Section GSA meeting.

[Dan McCarn]

Dear Malcolm:

I will be submitting an abstract - I'll have it to you tomorrow.

Dan ii


On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Dan W McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Malcolm Siegel of the **School** of **Medicine**, ****University** of **New
> Mexico**** has asked me to forward the following meeting announcement to
> RADSAFE:  GSA is the Geological Society of America.****
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> Please respond to Malcolm directly at mdsiegel at unm.edu ****
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> Dan ii -- Dan W McCarn, Geologist ****
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> Dear Colleagues:****
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> Please consider submitting an abstract to the following Theme Session on
> Geohealth at the 2012 Rocky Mountain Section GSA meeting.****
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> T-5. Arsenic, Uranium and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in
> the Southwest and Rocky Mountains Convener: Malcolm Siegel, School of
> Medicine, ****University** of **New Mexico********
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> Concentrations of carcinogenic arsenic and radium and nephrotoxic uranium
> are naturally high in rocks and waters in many parts of the Navajo Nation
> and in the Southwest and **Rocky Mountain States**. Development of
> mineral resources and urbanization has led to significant pollution in
> several areas. Populations may be exposed to these substances via
> inhalation, ingestion and dermal routes. Evaluation of health effects due
> to past and potential future exposures has political, social and economic
> implications and requires collaboration among earth scientists, civil
> engineers and health professionals. This session will bring together
> researchers from academic, government and private agencies to examine
> various dimensions of topics such as past and proposed uranium mining and
> the impact of new drinking water regulations for arsenic and radionuclides
> on communities in this area.  The meeting will be held May 9-12 in ****
> Albuquerque**, **NM****. The link to the meeting is:****
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> http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/rm/2012mtg/****
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> Abstracts can be submitted until Feb 14, 2012 at: ****
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> http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/rm/2012mtg/techProg.htm****
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> Please note that I have moved from Sandia National Labs to the ****School*
> * of **Medicine**** at UNM; my new contact information is below.   Thank
> you and Happy New Year.  ****
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> Malcolm   ****
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> Malcolm Siegel, Ph.D., M.P.H. ****
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> Environmental Geochemistry and Epidemiology ****
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> Department of Internal Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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> ****University** of **New Mexico**** mdsiegel at unm.edu msiegel51 at yahoo.com
> 505-688-3716****
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Dan ii

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