Samuel V. Panno, M.S.

Phone: 217-244-2456 • Fax: 217-244-2785
E-mail: panno@isgs.uiuc.edu

Major Research Interests

• Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
• Karst geology and hydrogeology
• Bacterial contamination of groundwater
• Determination of the sources of sodium and chloride in groundwater and surface water

Current Research Projects

• Groundwater ages
• Recharge areas of the Mahomet aquifer
• Determination of nitrate sources in sinkhole plain of southeastern Illinois

Selected Publications

Panno, S.V., Harbottle, G., Sayre, E.V. and Hood, W.C., 1983. Genetic implications of halide enrichment near a Mississippi Valley-type ore deposit. Economic Geology, v. 78, p. 150-156.

Panno, S.V. and Czyscinski, K.S., 1984. Expected brine chemistry in a nuclear waste repository in salt. in Proceedings from First Canadian/American Conference on Hydrogeology: Practical Applications of Ground-water Geochemistry, p. 201-209.

Panno, S.V. and Soo, P., 1984. Potential effects of gamma irradiation on the chemistry and alkalinity of brine in high level nuclear waste repositories in rock salt. Nuclear Technology, v. 67, p. 268-281.

Panno, S.V. and Bourcier, W.L., 1990. Glaciation and saline/fresh-water mixing as a possible cause of cave formation in the eastern midcontinent region of the United States: A conceptual model, Geology, v. 18, no. 8, p. 769-772.

Panno, S.V., Hackley, K.C., Liu, C.L. and Cartwright, K., 1994. Hydrochemistry of the Mahomet Valley Aquifer, east-central Illinois. Ground Water, v. 32, no. 4, p. 591-604.

Panno, S.V., Nuzzo, V.A., Hensel, B.R. and Cartwright, K., 1995. Groundwater sampling techniques used in a fen-wetland complex. Natural Areas Journal, v. 15, no. 1, p. 75-76.

Hamamo, H., Landsberger, S., Harbottle, G. and Panno, S., 1995. Studies of radioactivity and heavy metals in phosphate fertilizer and its possible role in groundwater contamination. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, v. 194, no. 2, p. 331-336.

Panno, S.V., Krapac, I.G. and Weibel, C.P., 1996. Groundwater contamination in karst terrain of southwestern Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Environmental Geology Series 151, 43 p.

Panno, S.V., Weibel, C.P. and Li, W.B., 1997. Karst regions of Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series 1997-2, 42 p.

Weibel, C.P. and Panno, S.V., 1997. Karst terrains and carbonate bedrock of Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Map Series 8, 1:500,000 Scale.

Panno, S.V., Weibel, C.P., Krapac, I.G., and Storment, E.C., 1997. Bacterial contamination of groundwater from private septic systems in Illinois' Sinkhole Plain: Regulatory considerations. Proceedings of the Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Springfield, MO, April 6-9, p. 443-447.

Panno, S.V., Wolf, E.M., and Carrillo, P.K., 1997. Karst land in Illinois: Hill, hollows, and honeycombed rock. Illinois State Geological Survey Educational Poster.

Panno, S.V., Hackley, K.C., and Nuzzo, V.A., 1998. Teaching of multidisciplinary Environmental science in a wetland setting. Journal of Geological Education, v. 46, no. 2, p. 157-163.

Panno, S.V., Krapac, I.G., and Keefer, D.A., 1998. A new device for collecting time-integrated water samples from springs and surface water bodies. Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, v. IV, no. 2, p. 375-383.

Panno, S.V., Weibel, C.P., Wicks, C.M. and Vandike, J.E., 1999. Geology, hydrology, and water quality of the karst regions of southwestern Illinois and southeastern Missouri. Illinois State Geological Survey Guidebook 27, 33rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, April 22-23, 1999, 38 p.

Panno, S.V., Nuzzo, V., Cartwright, K., Hensel, B.R., and Krapac, I.G., 1999. Changes to the chemical composition of groundwater in a fen-wetland complex caused by urban development. Wetlands, v. 19, no. 1.

Corley III, R.N., Murphy, M.R., Lucena, J.Y. and Panno, S.V., 1999. A new technique for obtaining time-integrated samples of ruminal fluid. Journal of Animal Science. v. 77, no. 9, p. 2540-2544.

Panno, S.V. and H. Korab. 2000. The Mahomet Aquifer. The Illinois Steward, v. 9, no. 1, p. 19-21.

Panno, S.V., Hackley, K.C., Hwang, H.H. and Kelly, W.R., 2001. Determination of the sources of nitrate contamination in karst springs using isotopic and chemical indicators. Chemical Geology, v. 179, no. 1-4, p. 113-128.

Panno, S.V., W.R. Kelly, K.C. Hackley, and H.H. Hwang, 2002. Distribution and sources of heterotrophic bacteria in wells, caves and springs of a karst aquifer in the Midwestern US. In Proceedings of the symposium Karst Frontiers: Florida and Related Environments; Hydrogeology and Biology of Post-Paleocene Carbonate Aquifers, Karst Water Institute Special Publication 7, Gainesville, FL, March 6-10, 2002. p. 92-94.

Panno, S.V., K.C. Hackley, H.H. Hwang, S. Greenberg, I.G. Krapac, S. Landsberger and D.J. O'Kelly. 2002. Source identification of sodium and chloride contamination in natural waters: Preliminary results. In Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the Illinois Groundwater Consortium. www.siu.edu/orda/igc/index.html. April 22, 2002, Makanda, IL

Panno, S.V., W.R. Kelly, C.P. Weibel, I.G. Krapac, and S.L. Sargent. 2003. Water quality and agrichemcal loading in two groundwater basins of Illinois' sinkhole plain. Illinois State Geological Survey Environmental Geology Series, EG 156. 53 p.

Landsberger, S., D.J. O'Kelly and S. Panno. 2003. Determination of Bromine, Chlorine, and Iodine in Environmental Aqueous Samples by Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis and Compton Suppression. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, v. 89. p. 735-736.

Corley III, R.N., M.R. Murphy and S.V. Panno. 2003. Time-integrated sampler of bodily fluid. U.S. Patent Number 6,533,734 B1. Issued March 18, 2003.

Panno, S.V., C.P. Weibel, S.E. Greenberg, and P.K. Gillespie. 2004. A guide to the Illinois Caverns State Natural Area. Illinois State Geological Survey GeoScience Education Series 19. 108 p

Panno, S.V. and W.R. Kelly. 2004. Nutrient and herbicide loading in two groundwater basins in Illinois' sinkhole plain. Journal of Hydrology. v. 290. p. 229-242.

Angel, J.C., D.O. Nelson and S.V. Panno. 2004. A comparison of manual and a GIS-based method for determining sinkhole density: An example from Illinois' sinkhole plain. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. v. 66, no. 1. p. 9-17.

Panno, S.V., B.B. Curry, H. Wang, K.C. Hackley, C-L Liu, C. Lunstrom, and J. Zhou. 2004. Climate change and speleogenesis in southern Illinois based on the age of cave sediments. Quaternary Research. In press.

Panno, S.V., K.C. Hackley, E. Mehnert, D.R. Larson, D. Canavan, and T.C. Young. Mineralogical and bacterial factors responsible for the loss of specific capacity in commercial wells in the Mahomet aquifer. Illinois State Geological Survey Environmental Geology Series. In press.

Panno, S.V., J.C. Angel, D.O. Nelson, C.P. Weibel and J.A. Devera. Sinkhole distribution and density of Renault Quadrangle. Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series. In press.

Panno, S.V., J.C. Angel, D.O. Nelson, C.P. Weibel and J.A. Devera. Sinkhole distribution and density of Columbia Quadrangle. Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series. In press.

Panno, S.V., J.C. Angel, D.O. Nelson, C.P. Weibel and J.A. Devera. Sinkhole distribution and density of Waterloo Quadrangle. Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series. In press.

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