ARTICLES, ABSTRACTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Parker, Ronald L. (2007) Editable PowerPoint lecture slides to accompany “Essentials of Geology - 2nd Edition” published by W. W. Norton, Inc. Provided on a CD by W. W. Norton to textbook adopters as an ancillary teaching aid. 19 chapters; 1278 slides.  (Sample Chapter 10   15Mb)

Parker, Ronald L. (2007) Editable PowerPoint lecture slides to accompany “Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 3rd Edition” published by W. W. Norton, Inc. Provided on a CD by W. W. Norton to textbook adopters as an ancillary teaching aid. 23 chapters; 1479 slides.  (Sample Chapter 1:  W.W. Norton Website)   (Sample Chapter 7   14Mb)

Parker, Ronald L. (2006) Fieldtrip Guidebook for Lower Paleozoic and Pleistocene Excursions in the Vicinity of Richmond, Indiana. Professional Geologists of Indiana Fall 2006 Fieldtrip, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana November 4th, 2006. (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L. (2006) Editable PowerPoint lecture slides to accompany “Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 2nd Edition” published by W. W. Norton, Inc. Provided on a CD by W. W. Norton to textbook adopters as an ancillary teaching aid. 23 chapters; 1280 slides.

Graves, Tim and Ronald L. Parker (2004) Bedrock and Potentiometric Surface Mapping by GIS Analysis of Digital Well Records, Wayne County, Indiana, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 36(5), p. 562. (abstract)

Fuson, Gabriel and Ronald L. Parker (2004) Petrographic Study of Sedgwick Rock Tufa Deposit, Wayne County, Indiana, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 36(5), p. 367. (abstract)

Graham, Andrew and Ronald L. Parker (2003) Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Springwood Lake Sediments, Richmond, Indiana, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35(7) (abstract)

Mutti, Jeffrey G. and Ronald L. Parker (2002) Investigation of Nitrate Concentrations Within the Middlefork Reservoir Watershed, Wayne County, Indiana, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 34(6) (abstract)

Smith, Crystal M., Philippe E. Tissot, Mark Beaman, Ronald L. Parker, Jill Brandenberger, Martha Williams, Patrick Louchouarn, Bruce Herbert and Patrick Michaud (2002) Historical Environmental Impact of Uranium Mining Through the Gamma Ray Analysis of Livestock Pond Sediments, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol.34(6), p. 416. (abstract)

Smith, Crystal M., Philippe E. Tissot, Patrick Louchouarn, Mark Beaman, Ronald L. Parker, Jill Brandenberger, Martha Williams, Bruce Herbert and Patrick Michaud (2002) Have Radionuclides Released from the South Texas Uranium Mines Affected Lake Corpus Christi?, Sigma Xi 2002 Student Research Conference, Galveston, Tx, Nov 16, 2002, p. 31. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L., Bruce E. Herbert, Jill Brandenberger and Patrick Louchouarn (2001) Ground Water Discharge From Mid-tertiary Rhyolitic Ash-rich Sediments as the Source of Elevated Arsenic in South Texas Surface Waters,GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 33, p. A53 (abstract)

Brandenberger, Jill M., Patrick Louchouarn, Ronald L. Parker, Philippe E. Tissot, Patrick R. Michaud, Bruce E. Herbert, James Bonner, Mark Beaman and Martha Williams (2001) Behavior of Trace Metal Concentrations in Water Profiles from Lake Corpus Christi Subsequent to an Overturn Event. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Conference: Expanding Opportunities in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. April 1-3, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L. and Bruce E. Herbert (2000) Using GIS and Uranium Mining History to Identify Trace Element "Hotspots" within a South Texas Watershed, GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 32, p. A125 (abstract).

Parker, Ronald L. and Bruce E. Herbert (2000) History, Geochemistry and Environmental Impacts of Contaminants Released by Uranium Mining in South Texas, Proceedings of the 8th Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, October 18-20, 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas, 15 pp.  (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L. and Bruce E. Herbert (2000) Investigation of Uranium Mining Contaminants in the Nueces River Watershed, Proceedings of the 8th Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, October 18-20, 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas (abstract).

Louchouarn, Patrick, Jill Brandenberger, Philippe Tissot, Patrick Michaud, Bruce Herbert, Ron Parker (2000) Contamination from South Texas Uranium Mines: Environmental Fate from Molecular to Watershed Scales" (or, Levels of Heavy Metals in our Drinking Water Source: the Nueces River/Lake Corpus Christi System), Coastal Bend Bays Foundation Meeting, October 9th, 2000 (abstract)

Brandenberger, Jill, Patrick Louchouarn, Bruce Herbert, Philippe Tissot, Patrick Michaud, Ronald L. Parker, Jim Bonner and Mark Beaman (2000) Trace Metal Concentrations of Nueces Bay System, Proceedings of the 8th Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, October 18-20, 2000, Corpus Christi, Tx (abstract)

Brandenberger, Jill, Patrick Louchouarn, Bruce Herbert, Philippe Tissot, Patrick Michaud, Ronald L. Parker, Jim Bonner, and Mark Beaman (2000) Behavior of Trace Metal Concentrations in Water Profiles from Lake Corpus Christi Subsequent to an Overturn Event, Proceedings of the 8th Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, October 18-20, 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas, 7 pp.

Herbert, Bruce E. Jae-young Choi, Ronald L. Parker and Dongqiang Zhu (2000) Contaminant Sorption to Mineral Surfaces: Linking Molecular Sorption Mechanisms to Complexity of Field-Scale Bioavailability, Presented at the Gordon Research Conference Environmental Sciences 2000: Water - Environmental Pressures and Chemical Pathways from Molecular to Ecosystem Scale, June 27-30, 2000, The Holderness School, New Hampshire (abstract)

Ronald L. Parker, Bruce E. Herbert, Philippe E. Tissot and Geoffrey F. Ussery (1999) "Contaminants from South Texas Uranium Mines: Livestock Pond Sediments from the Falls City, Texas UMTRA Site - Scrutiny of Contaminant Classification" (poster, abstract) GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 31, no. 7, p. A340. (abstract)

Ronald L. Parker (1999) "Geochemistry of Trace Elements Released from South Texas Uranium Mines" (abstract), 1999 Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the Association of Engineering Geologists. 4/24/99 (Earth Day)

Ronald L. Parker (1998) "Watershed-Scale Bioavailability of Molybdenum Released from South Texas Uranium Mines" (poster, abstract), Expanding Excellence, Texas A & M University, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Ronald L. Parker (1998) "Rare Earth Element Variation in Guadalupe Delta Soils, Texas Gulf Coast: Potential Tracer for Holocene Climate Change (abstract), Proceedings Spring 1998 TAMU Student Research Week, p. 58-59.  (abstract)

Ronald L. Parker (1997) "Groundwater and Soil Contamination Database" (Book Review), Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, vol. III, No. 4, Winter 1997, pp. 604-606.

Jefferson P. Hoffer, Kent S. Koptiuch and Ronald L. Parker (1994) "Field and Bench-Scale Comparison of Photoionization Detectors" Proceedings of the 1994 National Ground Water Association FOCUS Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, Burlington, Vermont, October 3-5, 1994, pp. 679-692. (PDF Version)

Jefferson P. Hoffer, Kent S. Koptiuch and Ronald L. Parker (1994) "Field and Bench-Scale Comparison of Photoionization Detectors" The Green Mountain Geologist, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 16-18. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L. (1994) "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Environmental Contaminants: Hazardous Waste Constituents and Daily Activities." Water Views and News (Ground Water, Inc. newsletter) vol. IV, no. 1. pp. 5-7.

Parker, Ronald L. and Michael K. Sparks (1993) "Background Soil Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Burlington, Vermont" (abstract) Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 25, p. 43. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L. (1992) Editorial: " Educational Opportunities for Hydrogeology in Vermont" The Green Mountain Geologist, v. 19(2) pp. 3-5. (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L. (1992) "Humic Substances in the Aqueous Environment: Implications for the Environmental Chemistry of Trace Metals", The Green Mountain Geologist, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 25-33. (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L. (1992), "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Environmental Contaminants", The Green Mountain Geologist, v. 19(2) pp. 18-24. (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L., Winslow H. Ladue and Michael B. Smith (1988) "Wellhead Protection in Vermont: Assessment and Management of Proposed and Existing Risks to Drinking Water Quality and Quantity" (abstract) EPA Wellhead Protection Conference, New Orleans, La., Dec. 1988.

Parker, Ronald L. and Eve Witten (1988) "Paleoenvironmental and Stratigraphic Significance of Chertified Ooids in the Clarendon Springs Dolostone (Upper Cambrian), Milton, Vermont" (abstract) The Green Mountain Geologist, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 9-10. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L., Eve Witten and Bruce W. Selleck (1988) "Geologic Controls of the Distribution of Uranium and Associated Radon in the Clarendon Springs Dolomite (Upper Cambrian - Lower Ordovician), Milton, Vermont"  Northeastern Environmental Science, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 8. (abstract)

Mehrtens, Charlotte J., Ronald L. Parker and Robert G. Butler (1987) "The Cambrian Platform in Northwestern Vermont" New England Intercollegiate Geologic Conference Field trip Guidebook, 79th annual meeting, Montpelier, Vermont pp. 254-270. (PDF Version)

Parker, Ronald L. and Charlotte J. Mehrtens (1986) "Paleoenvironments of a Middle Ordovician Carbonate Ramp: Deschambault Formation of Southeastern Quebec" (abstract) Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 60. 

Parker, Ronald L. (1986) "Paleoenvironmental Synthesis of the Deschambault Limestone (Lower Trenton) of Southeastern Quebec: A Storm Dominated Ramp" (abstract) The Green Mountain Geologist, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 13-14. (abstract)

Parker, Ronald L. (1986) "Lithofacies, Paleoenvironments and Tectonic History of the Deschambault Limestone, Southeastern Quebec" Unpublished M.S. Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 174 pp.

Mehrtens, Charlotte J. and Ronald L. Parker (1984) "Comparison of Foreland Basin Sequences: Trenton Group in Southern Quebec and Central New York" (abstract) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 12, p. 1924. (abstract)

Thomas, Peter A. and Ronald L. Parker (1983) "A Preliminary Model of Changing Riverine Landforms in One Segment of the Lower Missisquoi River Valley" (abstract) Green Mountain Geologist, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 9-10. (abstract)

Morgan, Carol M. and Ronald L. Parker (1981) "The Ogdensburg Dolostone of the Ottawa - St. Lawrence Lowlands (Lower Ordovician): Reconstruction of Paleoenvironments from Sedimentologic Evidence" in Colgate Journal of the Sciences, vol. 13, pp. 33-42. (PDF Version)

Morgan, Carol M. and Ronald L. Parker (1981) "Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Ogdensburg Dolostone (Beekmantown Group: Lower Ordovician); Ottawa - St. Lawrence Lowlands" (abstract) Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 13, no. 3, p. 167. (abstract)