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Virtual Conference on Contaminants in Freezing Ground

Virtual Conference on Contaminants in Freezing Ground

Programme of the Cambridge Conference, July 1997

The following papers were presented:

  1. Basic biological processes in cold soils. B. Stonehouse, Scott Polar Research Institute, UK.
  2. Algal diversity and abundance in a soil-crust ecosystem of the Canadian Polar Desert. J. Elster, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
  3. Migration of ions chemical elements in freezing and frozen soils. E. Chuvilin, Institute of Geocryology, Moscow State University, Russia.
  4. The influence of soil microstructure on hydraulic properties of freezing ground. T. L. White and P. J. Williams, Geotechnical Science Laboratories, Carleton University, Canada.
  5. Accelerated physical (centrifuge) modelling of contaminants in frozen ground. D. Goodings, Department of Civil Engineering, Maryland University, USA.
  6. Modification of silt microstructure by hydrocarbon contamination in freezing ground. T. L. White, Geotechnical Science Laboratories, Carleton University, Canada, and J-P Costard, Centre de Géomorphologie, CNRS, France.
  7. Wading through the sludge: Establishing Arctic Environmental Cooperation. D. Scrivener, specialist in International Relations.
  8. Remote sensing of the effects of oil spills on frozen ground. W. G. Rees, Scott Polar Research Institute, UK.
  9. Norwegian research related to contaminants in freezing ground. A. Instanes, Norwegian Technical Institute, Oslo, Norway.
  10. Oil and sea ice: Physical and chemical investigations of ice contamination. M. Lange, Institute for Geophysics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Germany.
  11. Detecting non-aqueous phase pollutants in soils using a probe based on refractive index changes. R. Lynch, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK.
  12. Rooted-based treatment of organic-contaminated soils. C. M. Reynolds, CRREL, Hanover, N.H., USA.
  13. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements of different plant, moss and lichen species compared with other in situ measurements and remote sensing data for detection of contaminated areas. H. Tømmervik, NORUT Information Technology, Tromsø, Norway.
  14. Modelling of coupled Stefan problems about a possible contamination. J. Aguirre Puente and W. Masmoudi, Laboratoire de Géophysique et Géodynamique Interne, ERS(ex URA1369), Bâtiment 504, bureau 204, Université de Paris sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
  15. Laboratory simulation of thermal erosion: Possible application to the pollution problem. N. Makhloufi, J. Aguirre Puente, F. Costard and R. Posada Cano, Centre de Géomorphologie, ER 109, 14000 Caen, France, and Laboratoire de Géophysique et Géodynamique Interne, Paris sud, France.
  16. Evaluating contaminant movement in permafrost using drilling mud sumps. B. Adams, Geotechnical Science Laboratories, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.