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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
AIPG 2021 National Conference
AIPG
Call for Abstracts - June 7th deadline
AIPG is currently accepting abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations for the 58th American Institute of Professional Geologists' National Conference that will be held in Sacramento, California, from October 23-26, 2021.
The national conference provides opportunities to present and learn from experts in various geology and geoscience fields, with networking opportunities throughout the conference. Earn CEUs too!
Submit abstracts online - https://aipg.org/page/2021CACallforAbstracts
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AGI discounts available to AIPG members
AIPG
All AIPG Members are entitled to a 20% discount on most AGI publications including the Glossary of Geology, The Geoscience Handbook and our array of digital products, too. This discount can be applied during the checkout process in our online storefront using the discount code GEOSCI2021.
AGI has just implemented a new employment page, The Geoscience Job Center, at https://www.americangeosciences.org/jobs/.
AGI started the concept of "I'm a Geoscientist" years ago and it is still going strong. I’m a Geoscientist bumper stickers (8" X 3"). They're great for the car, a laptop or tablet, anything!
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
AIPG Georgia Section — EnviroWorkshop
AIPG
You are invited to join us for the "Site Characterization" EnviroWorkshop that is focused on the importance of delineating the plume so that you select the right remediation treatment option. These speakers give presentations at the largest remediation conferences in the industry and they’re known for HRSC, surfactant slurry, molecular tools, sonic drilling capabilities, patented chemical oxidants, and horizontal wells.
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AIPG IL/IN Section - Leveraging airborne geophysics to support coastal groundwater management
AIPG
AIPG ILLINOIS / INDIANA SECTION MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Zoom Webinar
May 5th, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CST
Guest Speaker: Ian Gottschalk Geophysicist — AECOM
Abstract: Along coastal margins, saline ocean water migrates into terrestrial groundwater systems in a process known as saltwater intrusion. Mixing even a small amount of ocean water with groundwater can render the groundwater unusable for domestic or agricultural use without desalination. For sustainable groundwater management, it is crucial to understand the current state and future development of the salinity distribution. However, a thorough understanding of the salinity distribution is complicated by lithological heterogeneity, variations in groundwater levels due to recharge and pumping, and future conditions. Geophysical methods can support the management of coastal groundwater by offering continuous images of subsurface properties, which can be used to build realistic models of saltwater intrusion for testing management scenarios. Geophysical data, acquired in a 2017 airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey, have been used to improve the understanding, and support the management, of the aquifer system in the coastal Salinas Valley, California.
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AIPG Michigan Section
AIPG
April 29th - 2020 VOLUNTARY VOLATILIZATION TO INDOOR AIR PATHWAY SCREENING LEVELS
In September 2020, EGLE replaced the rescinded Appendix D.1 of the 2013 Guidance Document for the Vapor Intrusion Pathway – Volatilization to Indoor Air Pathway (VIAP) Screening Levels with Residential and Nonresidential VIAP Screening Level Tables. The VIAP screening levels are provided as a voluntary tool that may be used to determine that site conditions do not present a risk and allow a quick regulatory closure or that site conditions warrant a more site-specific evaluation, at common residential and nonresidential sites. This webinar will cover the purpose behind the VIAP screening levels, the basic exposure assumptions used in their development, what documentation is needed for their voluntary use, and their use.
Each webinar qualifies for 1 CEH/PDH.
Michigan.gov/EGLEevents
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
Alana Berthold: BertholdA@michigan.gov
Joel Roseberry: RoseberryJ@michigan.gov
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
Change in employment status among COVID-19 study participants
AIPG
In this data brief we examine how employment status has changed for non-retired survey participants over the course of the Geoscience COVID-19 Impacts study. Three-quarters of non-retired participants remained employed, 4% gained employment, and 1% lost and regained employment. Fourteen percent of non-retired participants remained in school, while 1% returned to school, 1% retired, 3% became unemployed, and 2% remained unemployed.
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AGI Geoscience COVID-19 Impacts study
AIPG
We are pleased to announce that the American Geosciences Institute's Geoscience COVID-19 Impacts study has been extended into a second phase. The longitudinal study will continue through March 2022, thanks to continued support by the National Science Foundation (Award #2029570).
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.MARK YOUR CALENDAR
.INDUSTRY NEWS
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes Aswan
Egypt Independent
The Egyptian National Seismic Network (ENSN) recorded an magnitude 3.1 earthquake south of Aswan.
Head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Gad Al-Qadi said that the earthquake occurred precisely at latitude 23.56 degrees north, longitude 32.71 degrees east, and at a depth of four kilometers.
The earthquake was felt by some, but caused no casualties, he added.
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A better way to understand drought
Eos
Scientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred into a dry area from a distant source. Other shortages are chronic, with communities continuously requiring more water than is available, even in wet years. Some water shortages occur when water quality becomes so degraded that even though there may be plenty of water available, little of it is usable.
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UW Scientists probe mysterious melting of Earth's crust in western North America
Rocket Miner
A group of University of Wyoming professors and students has identified an unusual belt of igneous rocks that stretches for more than 2,000 miles from British Columbia, Canada to Sonora, Mexico.
The rock belt runs through Idaho, Montana, Nevada, southeast California and Arizona.
"Geoscientists usually associate long belts of igneous rocks with chains of volcanoes at subduction zones, like Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainer," Jay Chapman, an assistant professor in UW's Department of Geology and Geophysics said in a press release.
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UB geologist helps predict where Fagradalsfjall's lava may go
UBNow
The eruption of Fagradalsfjall on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, with lava emerging from multiple fissures, has captivated people around the world since March.
As molten rock continues to pour out, lighting up the landscape with its fiery glow, a UB researcher is helping officials in Iceland predict where the lava may go next.
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Could we harness the tremendous power of deep-ocean volcanoes?
Oil Price
Scientists have found that volcanoes deep in the ocean discharge so much energy potential when they erupt that they could theoretically power the whole of the United States. Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK have gathered data via remotely operated vehicles from deep-sea volcanic activity in the Northeast Pacific. They found that ocean volcanoes were as intriguing to study as volcanoes on land, although the observer doesn’t get as spectacular views from ocean-erupting volcanoes as from those on land.
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