8:00 AM

484 - Validation of the Diffusion Gradient in Thin-Films technique for assessment of metal bioavailability in surface water. Goulet, Richard*,1, Tessier, André1, Rancourt, Lise1, Quirion, Renée1, Perron, Alain1, 1 Institut Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, INRS-ETE, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

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8:20 AM

485 - Metal speciation in aquatic ecosystems using equilibrium gel samplers. Shine, James*,1, Chang, Martha1, Lewis, Christopher1, Galvin, Jennifer1, Senn, David1, 1 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

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8:40 AM

486 - Metal bioaccumulation in oysters: the importance of physico-chemical factors. Ringwood, Amy*,1, Keppler, Charles1, 1 Marine Resources Research Institute, SCDNR, Charleston, SC, USA

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9:00 AM

487 - Metal Uptake by a Benthic Clam: Relative Importance of Overlying Water, Oxic Pore Water and Burrow Water. Griscom, Sarah*,1, Fisher, Nicholas2, 1 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA2 State University of New York, Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA

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9:20 AM

488 - Kinetic modeling of metal bioaccumulation in clams: quantifying dietary and dissolved sources. Fisher, Nicholas*,1, Griscom, Sarah1, Luoma, Samuel2, 1 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA2 US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA

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9:40 AM

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10:20 AM

489 - Copper toxicity reduction via EDTA addition: a real world application. Hauri, James*,1, Horne, Alex2, 1 Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA2 University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

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10:40 AM

490 - Geochemistry and toxicity of marine sediment contaminated with copper concentrate. Vigneault, Bernard*,1, Prairie, Robert1, 1 Noranda Inc., Technology Centre, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

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11:00 AM

491 - Bioaccumulation of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) in Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Crocco, Michael1, Porzio, Vin2, Newkirk, Catherine3, Gagnon, Zofia*,2, Fitzgerald, Neil4, Conetta, Joseph5, 1 Department of Biology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York2 Department of Environmental Sciences, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York3 Departmental of Medical Technology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York4 Department of Chemistry and Physics, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York5 Department of Comparative Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

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11:20 AM

492 - Plants' Dynamic Interactions with Soil: A Feedback-Control Model for Metal Accumulation in Plants. Saxe, Jennifer*,1, Impellitteri, Christopher2, Allen, Herbert3, 1 Gradient Corporation, Cambridge, MA, USA2 USEPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, USA3 University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

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11:40 AM

493 - An in vitro Method for the Determination of Intestinal Absorption of Cadmium from Food by Human cells (Caco-2). Waisberg, Michael*,1, Hale, Beverly1, Black, Willian1,2, 1 University of Guelph / Dept. of Land Resource Science, Guelph, Ontario, Canada2 University of Guelph / Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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