The science at "Boston 2001: A Geo-Odyssey" ranges from coastal and marine to the emerging field of medical geology, and points between. Topics with public policy implications include fossil fuels on federal lands and arsenic in groundwater. Click on the links below to view a sampling of sessions and abstracts.
| Session # |
Title |
| 613 |
Geobiology: Applications to Sedimentary Geology
Sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute |
814
&
1270 |
Evaporite Systems: The Geology, Paleontology, and Biology of Evaporite and
Near-Evaporite Systems in Both Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments I
and II
Sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute – Johnson Space Center |
| 618 |
The Future of Biogeochemistry |
| 808 |
Water's Many Forms in the Solar System: Implications for Geology, Exploration,
and Life |
| 862 |
The Emerging Discipline of Medical Geology |
| 496 |
America's Coastal Crisis - Providing the Geoscience Information Needed to
Conserve and Protect Coastal Resources |
| 479 |
Coastal Geology of the National Parks |
| 844 |
Coastal Erosion Programs: Collaborative Geologic Research in Action |
| 781 |
Natural Arsenic in Groundwater: Science, Regulation, and Health Implications |
| 844 |
Fossil Fuel on Federal Land |
| 455 |
Archaeological Geology and the Pleistocene-Holcene Transition |
| 698 |
Hydrology and Hydrogeology of Extreme Environments |
