Geochemical Landscapes
Products
Products are listed according to task:
Task 1 - Project Development
Fact Sheets
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, Rebecca, 2003, A proposal for upgrading the
national-scale soil geochemical database for the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-015-03. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-015-03/.
Presentations
- Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2005, An international collaborative effort to establish a soil
geochemical database for North America (presentation to Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, March 8, 2005).
- Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2003, The Geochemical Landscapes Project: Developing a
new soil geochemical database for North America: Briefing given to the U.S. National Committee on Soil Science and, separately, to the Board of Directors of the Soil Science Society of America, November 1, 2003.
- Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2003, The geochemical landscapes project: Invited
presentation to the American Association of State Geologists Central States Cluster Meeting,
November 13, 2003, Vermillion, South Dakota.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Eilers, R.G., and Prieto, J.C.S., 2005, A proposed soil geochemical survey of North America [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 164.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Garrett, R.G., Wilson, M.A., Burt, Rebecca, and Gomez de la Rosa, Enrique, 2004, An international collaborative effort to establish a soil geochemical database for North America: 32nd International Geological Congress, 2004, Abstracts Volume, pt. 1, abs. 135-4. p. 617.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Helsel, D.R., Garrett, R.G., Wilson, M.A., Burt, Rebecca, and
Gomez de la Rosa, Enrique, 2003, A proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Establishing a database for the 21st century: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 7, p. 131. View Smith GSA abstract.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., and Smith, S.M., 2003, The U.S. Geological Survey's National
Geochemical Database: A possible link between earth science and health science [abs.]: 21st Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange, Feb. 7, 2003, p. 12.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R. 2003, Geochemical
background data for soils of the United States: Current status and new opportunities [abs.]: Proceedings of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Vol. 22, Part 1, p. 83-84.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R., 2003, Geochemical baselines
and human health [abs.]: Natural Science and Public Health-Prescription for a Better Environment, Abstracts from
the conference on April 1-3, 2003, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-097, p. 74. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-097/.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R., Geochemical
background data for soils of the United States: Current status and new opportunites, Electric Power Research Institute.
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R.and Helmke, P.A., 2003, A
proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Annual Meetings Abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, 2003 Annual Meetings (CD-ROM).
- Smith, D.B., Gustavsson, Nils, and Bolviken, Bjorn, 2003, Geochemical maps based on ultralow-
density sampling of the conterminous United States [abs.]: Natural Science and Public Health- Prescription for a
Better Environment, Abstracts from the conference on April 1-3, 2003, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 03-097, p. 75. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-097/.
Reports
- Loynachan, T.E., Brown, K.W., Cooper, T.H., Kimble, J.M., Milford, M.H, and Smith, D.B., 2005, Soils, Society, and the Environment: Alexandria, VA, American Geological Institute, 64 p.
- Plant, J.A., Smith, D.B., Smith, B., and Reeder, S., 2003, Environmental geochemistry on a
global scale, in Skinner, H.C.W., and Berger, A.R., eds., Geology and Health: Closing the Gap, Oxford University Press,
New York, p. 129-134.
- Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2004, Guest editorial: Updating the soil background database: Gradient Trends, Risk Science and Application, Fall 2004, p. 6. (http://www.gradientcorp.com/coinfo/pdf/Trends31.pdf, PDF
file, 385 k)
- Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2005, An international collaborative
effort to establish a soil geochemical database for North America (presentation to Canadian
Land Resources Network, Ottawa, March 9, 2005), Canadian Land Resources Network.
Workshops
- Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R., and Helmke, P.A., 2003, A
proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Annual Meetings Abstracts, American Society of
Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, 2003 Annual Meetings (CD-ROM).
Other
- Websites, Delivered: L. Lee, M.B. Goldhaber, D.B. Smith, The Geochemical Landscapes
Project, USGS.
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Task 2 - Soil geochemistry and microbial characteristics on cultivated/irrigated versus non-cultivated/nonirrigated
(grassland) sites in western Nebraska
- Task has been discontinued and moved to Task 11.
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Task 3 - Microbial and geochemical characterization of soils: Regional variation and effects of soil type,
geologic setting, and agricultural practices in the Central Valley of California
- Task has been discontinued and moved to Task 11.
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Task 4 - Soil geochemistry characterization in the northern Appalachian Basin: Possible impact from coal-fired
power plants and weathering of Devonian Black Shales
Reports
- Geochemical Investigation in Earth and Space Science The Geochemical Society, Publication No. 6,
2004, Editors: R. J. Hill, Z. Aizenshtat, M. J. Baedecker, G. Claypool, R. Eganhouse, M. Goldhaber, J. Leventhal and K. Peter p. 159-186.
- Michele L.W. Tuttle, George N. Breit, and Martin B. Goldhaber, 2003, Geochemical Data from New
Albany Shale, Kentucky: A Study in Metal Mobility During Weathering of Black Shales: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0207, 57 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/ofr-03-207/.
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Task 5 - Urban geochemical landscapes: A study of selected brownfields in Baltimore, Maryland
- No products listed for this task.
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Task 6 - Geochemical Landscape Studies along the U.S.-Mexico Border
- No products listed for this task.
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Task 7 - Vertical variability of geochemical composition in northern forest soils
- Cannon, W.F., and Woodruff, L.G., 2003, The Geochemical Landscape of Northwestern Wisconsin and adjacent Parts of Northern Michigan and Minnesota (Geochemical Data Files): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0259. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-259/.
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Task 8 - Historical deposition and cycling of Hg in lakes and reservoirs, Central Region USA
Reports
- Gray, J.E., 2006, Evaluation of Trends of Mercury Deposition in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir,
Idaho, using Reservoir Sediment Cores: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report.
- Gray, J.E., Fey, D.L., Holmes, C.W., and Lasorsa, B.K., 2005, Historical deposition and fluxes
of mercury in Narraguinnep Reservoir, southwestern Colorado, USA: Applied Geochemistry, v. 20, p. 207-220.
- Gray, J.E., Hines, M.E., Biester, H., and Lasorsa, B.K., 2003, Mercury methylation in mine wastes
collected from mercury mines in the USA: Journal of Physics IV, v. 107, p. 573-576.
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Task 9 - National Aerial Gamma-ray Map of North America
- No products listed for this task.
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Task 10 - Landscape Geochemistry in National Parks
- No products listed for this task.
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Task 11 - Pilot Studies
Presentations
- Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Kilblurn, James, Smith, D.B., and Horton, J.D, 2005, Chemical variation in A- and C-horizon soil along two North American continental transects [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 354-355. View Cannon GSA abstract.
- Garrett, R.G., Smith, D.B., and Rencz, A., 2005, Geochemical Landscapes continental-scale pilot study: North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation, Oct. 21, 2005, Montreal, Quebec.
- Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M., Plumlee, G. S., Wanty, R.B., Helsel, D.R., Wolf, R.E., Smith,
D.B., Hageman, P.L., Morman, S.A., and Holloway, J.M., 2006, Regional-scale soil geochemistry in northern California: Natural and anthropogenic sources of soil constituents: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
- Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M., and Smith, D.B., 2005, The Geochemical Landscapes California pilot study [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 166.
- Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M. Reynolds, R.L., and Smith, D.B., 2004, A soil geochemical transect in northern California: 2005 Goldschmidt Conference, Oct. 20-25, 2005, Moscow, Idaho.
- Helsel, D.R., Ruddy, B.C., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2006, Cost-effective sampling of regional soil
chemistry: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
- Litt, J.S., Diawara, Moussa, Smith, D.B., Crock, J.G., Carsella, James, Martinez, LeeAnne,
Unis, Dave, Alfonso, Nicholas, Hynes, H.P., Burke, T.A., Tran, N.L., 2005, Urban geochemistry and health: Approaches
to understand potential human health consequences of metals and other substances in local environments: in Char,
S.J., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey fifth biennial geographic information
workshop: March 1-5, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5236, p. 22-23. View Proceedings online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5236/.
- Morrison, J.M., Goldhaber, M.B., Plumlee, G.S., Smith, D.B., Hageman, P.L., and Morman, S.A., 2005, Chromium, nickel, and lead in soils of northern California: Sources and bioaccessibility [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 178. View Morrison GSA abstract.
- Smith, D.B., 2006, Geochemical Landscapes: A Soil Geochemical and Microbiological Survey
of North America, Association of American State Geologists.
- Smith,D.B., Garrett, R.G., Woodruff, L.G., and Cannon, W.F., 2005, Geochemical landscapes continental-scale pilot study (presentation to North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation, Montreal).
- Smith, D.B., Smith, S.M., Goldhaber, M.B., Kilburn, J.E., Cannon, W.F., and Woodruff, L.G.,
2006, Spatial patterns in soil geochemistry of the United States: The relationship between scale and process: Abstracts
of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
- Smith, D.B., Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F., Kilburn, J.E., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, R.,
Eilers, R.G., Goldhaber, M.B., Horton, J.D., and Morrison, J.M., 2006, A proposed soil geochemical and microbiological
survey of North America: Continental-scale pilot study in Canada and the United States: Abstracts of the 18th World
Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
- Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F., Kilburn, J.E., Smith, D.B., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, Rodney, Eilers, R.G., and Horton, J.D., 2005, Landscape geochemistry on a continental scale [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 165.
Reports
- Smith, D.B., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, R., Kilburn, J.E., Horton,
J.D., King, H.D., Goldhaber, M.B., and Morrison, J.M., 2005, Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from
two continental-scale transects of the United States and Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1253. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1253/.
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Task 12 - Gamma-ray data as a tool for examining geochemical landscapes
Reports
- Duval, J.S., 2005, Aerial Gamma-ray Survey for Parts of Cameron, Hildalgo,
and Willacy Counties, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1231.
Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1231/.
- Duval, J.S., 2005, Aerial gamma-ray, Landsat TM, and digital elevation data, Big Bend area, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1371. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1371/.
- Duval, J.S., 2005, Radon in soils of parts of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1423. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1423/.
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Task 13 - Geochemical Landscapes of Alaska
Presentations
- Wang, Bronwen, Gough, L.P., Smith, D.B., and Guvtasson, Nils, 2006, Geochemical
landscapes of Alaska: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CDROM).
- Wang, B., Gough, L.P., Smith, D.B., and Gustavsson, N., 2005, Geochemical landscapes of Alaska: 2005 Goldschmidt Conference, May 20-25, 2005, Moscow, Idaho, p. A698.
Reports
- Gough, L.P., Wang, Bronwen, Smith, D.B., and Gustavsson, Nils, 2005, Geochemical
landscapes of Alaska-New map presentations and interpretations for 23 elements
in surficial materials: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1716,
36 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/2005/1716/.
Task 14 - Soil Geochemical Data Inventory
- No products listed for this task.
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