Dear all

Apologies for cross-postings.

The abstract deadline for the 'Frontiers in Mineral Sciences 2007' meeting, to be held in Cambridge, 26-28th June 2007, is the
28th of Feburary 2007:

http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/frontiers/index.html

I strongly encourage you to submit abstracts to the session 'Minerals in Contaminated Environments: Characterization, Stability, Impact'. Environmental minerals play a significant role in controlling contaminant (metals, metalloids, organics, nutrients) cycling, through acting as potential sources via dissolution, and storage media via surface interactions (adsorption, surface precipitation) or co-precipitation processes. This session will focus on the following topics pertaining to environmental minerals: (i) characterization techniques and case studies; (ii) structures, crystallinities and stabilities; (iii) mechanisms of incorporation of contaminants; and (iv) impacts on the natural environment.  We have three exciting keynote speakers lined up for the session:

Danielle Fortin, University of Ottawa, Canada
Tom Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
David Vaughan, University of Manchester, UK

Please send your abstracts and register on the above web site, or get in touch with me or any of the other convenors for more information
Heather Jamieson (Queens University, Canada; [log in to unmask]), Kurt Kyser (Queens University, Canada; [log in to unmask]), Kaye Savage (Vanderbilt University, USA; [log in to unmask]), Kevin Taylor (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; [log in to unmask]).




Dr Karen Hudson-Edwards
Lecturer in Environmental Geology
School of Earth Sciences
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet St
London WC1E 7HX
Tel: +44-(0)207-679-7715
Fax: +44-(0)207-679-2867.
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