ISGS - Highlights Archive 2004

December

Workshop at UI Highlights Possible Effects of Central U.S. Earthquakes
ISGS Helps Rockford Officials Consider Effects of Development Project
ISGS Helps Characterize Site for High-Energy Physics Experiment
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants
School District Seeks Help in Considering Mineral Value
ISGS Analyses May Uncover Cause of Problems at Lockport Fen

November

3-D Model Created by Earth Science Data Viewer
Illinois to Join Federal Coastal Zone Management Program
Work Begins for New DOE-Funded Research Project on Oil Exploration
ISGS Assists State Planning for Earthquake Emergency
ISGS Will Map Kendall County's Aquifers and Aggregate Resources

October

Nitrogen Inputs to Illinois River Explored
Computer Application for 3-D Visulatio Under Development
U.S. EPA Rule Changes May Alter ISGS Environmental Assessments
Continuing Enhancements of Databases for ILOIL Web Site Attract Users
Resources of Limestone and Dolomite for Sulfur-Scrubbing Cataloged

September

Waterloo Homeowners Seek Cause of Localized Soil Subsidence
New Geoscience Educational Series Publications Discuss Natural Resource Issues
ISU Students and ISGS Interns Continue Study Begun with IBHE Funds
New Technologies Aid in Describing Illinois River Sand and Gravel Deposits
Coalbed Methane Production and CO2 Sequestration Studies Continue
Geologic Mapping Products Released Online
First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Reports Results
Limestone and Dolomite Resources for Power Plant Sulfur Scrubbing Reported to ICCI
Tests Continue at Coalbed Methane Production Test Site

July

ISGS Investigates Causes, Effects of Northern Illinois Temblor
Pilot-Scale Test for Concrete Blocks Successful
Mapping of Fireclays and Shales Near Illinois Power Plants
IBHE-Funded Research Projects Train ISU Geology Students
New ISGS County Map Provides Peace of Mind and Saves Money for Insurance Fund
Resource Investigations for Kane County
Isotope Geochemistry Report
New Data for the Carbon Sequestration Project
Tests Will Determine Background Levels of Asbestos in Beach Sands
Can Carbon in Fly Ash Help Scrubbers Capture Mercury?

May

Results of Groundwater Sustainability Survey Sent to White House
IDOT Asks ISGS to Scout for Environmental Problems Along Rail Routes
Illinois Coals Permeable Enough for Coalbed Methane
Kane County Officials Receive ISGS "Outstanding Cooperator" Award
Pekin-Area Field Trips Teach Geology to More Than 250
High-Resolution Seismic Surveys Map Groundwater Resources, Reveal Shallow Faults

April

ISGS Web Site Soon Will Deliver Well Data to the Public
ISGS Finds New Abundant Water Supply for Avon
Data Requested from USEPA for CO2 Sequestration Project
Digital Data on Coal Quality and Availability Now Served Internally
Research Methodology Proposed for Project to Determine Sources of Lead Exposure in Northwestern Illinois
Limestone for Use in Sulfur Scrubber Sought in Southern Illinois

February

ISGS Will Do Studies to Assist Environmental Health Tracking Program
Committee Complete Review of ISGS Databases
ISGS Advises Company on Fayette County Coal Mine Development
Downhole Seismic Velocity measurements Support Geophysical Studies

Updated 08/07/2012 SLD