Geology 484 - Minerals and the Environment

Professor: Dr. Helen Lang
Office: 249 Brooks Hall
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30; or by appointment
Phone: (304)-293-5469
e-mail: Helen.Lang@mail.wvu.edu

Fall 2007 - TENTATIVE TOPICS

Introduction: Minerals, Health and the Environment

Silicosis and the Hawk's Nest Incident 1930-31, Gauley Bridge, WV

Silicosis and other Pneumoconioses

Hawk's Nest Incident

Asbestos:

Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Bangladesh

Uses of Zeolites and Clays in isolation and treatment of pollution

Pollution associated with Western Metal Mining - Summitville, Colorado

Mineralogical Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal - Yucca Mountain, Nevada