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2 OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE BOOK REVIEWS 1 THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Editorial Policy: ISSN General: THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE considers original contributions from members and non-members of the Academy in all fields of science. While special consideration will be given to manuscripts concerned with Ohio subject matter, other reports with scientific merit will be reviewed for publication. Submission of a manuscript is understood to mean that the work is original and unpublished, and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts considered for publication will be peer-reviewed. The opinions expressed by reviewers are their own, and do not represent the views of the Ohio Academy of Science or THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE. Manuscripts and illustrations should be prepared in triplicate in accordance with current guidelines published in THE JOURNAL at least once a year, and submitted to: Dr. Kerry L. Cheesman, Editor Biological Sciences Department Battelle Hall, Capital University 1 College and Main Columbus, OH Page Charges: Publication of THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE requires that authors assist in meeting publication expenses. These costs will be assessed at $85 per page for members of the Academy and $120 per page for non-members. In multi-authored papers, each author must be a member of the Academy at the time of publication to be eligible for the reduced member rate. Papers which exceed 12 printed pages may be charged full production costs. A bill for page charges will be sent to the communicating author by the Ohio Academy of Science at the time of publication. Failure to Receive THE JOURNAL: Any claim of failure to receive subscription issues of THE JOURNAL must be submitted to the Ohio Academy of Science within six months of date of issue of the missing number, to be recognized. FUTURE ACADEMY MEETINGS 2006 The Ohio Academy of Science 115th Annual Meeting Hosted by University of Dayton April 21, 22, 23 THEME: Science and Engineering on a Nanoscale TYPESETTING, PAGE LAYOUT, AND EDITORIAL PROOFREADING ARDELLA PIERCE Date of Issue April 2006 Copyright 2006 by The Ohio Academy of Science Printing Russett Printing, P.O. Box 2244, Zanesville, OH USA Listing Services: THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE is listed or abstracted in several sources including: AcadSci Abstracts Bibliography of Agriculture Biological Abstracts Chemical Abstracts Current Advances in Ecological Sciences Current Contents (Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences) Deep Sea Research and Oceanography Abstracts Environment Abstracts Environmental Information Center Forest Products Abstracts Forestry Abstracts Geo Abstracts GEOBASE Geology Abstracts GeoRef Helminthological Abstracts Horticulture Abstracts Nuclear Science Abstracts Review of Plant Pathology Selected Water Resources Abstracts World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts

3 AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL Volume 106 April 2006 No. 2 ARTICLES Dr. Kerry L. Cheesman, Editor Biological Sciences Department Battelle Hall, Capital University 1 College and Main Columbus, OH USA Ph: (office) or (secretary) Fax: OJSeditor@capital.edu Manuscript submission guidelines are posted at: The Ohio Academy of Science 1500 West Third Avenue Suite 228 Columbus, OH USA Phone: 614/ Fax: 614/ oas@iwaynet.net Website: OFFICERS President Mark Camp Chief Executive Officer Lynn Edward Elfner President Elect James Y. Tong Past-President Michael S. Herschler Secretary Donell R. Grubbs Treasurer Sam Rosen Development Council: Director Richard W. Janson Junior Academy Council: Director David M. Weaner; Asst. Director Alyson Stanford Parent Advisory Council: Director Katherine Watkins; Asst. Director Gale Larue Student Advisory Council: Director Yoonhee Ha; (ISSN ) is published in March (Annual Meeting Program Abstracts Issue), April, June, September, and December by The Ohio Academy of Science, 1500 West Third Avenue Suite 228, Columbus, OH Individual professional membership and subscription: $75. Domestic institutional subscription: $75. Foreign institutional subscription: $80. Single issues for Academy members: $10; others $ by The Ohio Academy of Science. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Printed in The United States of America. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 1500 West Third Avenue, Suite 228 Columbus, OH USA 4 Further Explorations into Ohio s Fractured Environment: Introduction to s Second Special Issue on Fractures in Ohio s Glacial Tills by J. Weatherington- Rice, A. D. Christy, and M. P. Angle 9 Textural and Mineralogical Characteristics of Tills of Northeastern and North-Central Ohio by J. P. Szabo 17 Mineralogy of Weathered Wisconsinan Till along a Fracture in the Root Zone by P. W. Bruno, J. P. Szabo, and A. Foos 22 Use of Soil Texture Analysis to Predict Subsurface Fracturing in Glacial Tills and Other Unconsolidated Materials by E. K. Kim and A. D. Christy 27 Fracture and Gully Formation in Glacial Fill: Field Observations at the WillowCreek Landfill, Portage County, Ohio, with Implications to Historic Earthen Dam Failure Sites in the US by J. Weatherington-Rice and G. F. Hall 35 Buried Pre-Illinoian-Age Lacustrine Deposits with Green Rust Colors in Clermont County, Ohio by J. Weatherington-Rice and J. M. Bigham 45 DRASTIC Hydrogeologic Settings Modified for Fractured Till: Part 1. Theory by J. Weatherington-Rice, A. D. Christy, M. P. Angle, and L. Aller 51 DRASTIC Hydrogeologic Settings Modified for Fractured Till: Part 2. Field Observations by J. Weatherington-Rice, A. D. Christy, M. P. Angle, R. Gehring, and L. Aller 64 Fractured Tills, Ohio s Ground Water Resources, and Public Policy Considerations Addressed by DRASTIC Maps by J. Weatherington-Rice, A. Hottman (in memorium), E. F. Murphy, A. D. Christy, and M. Angle 74 Tribute to Ava Hottman by J. Weatherington-Rice 76 Fractured Glacial Till a poem by A. D. Christy INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS inside back cover COVER PHOTO: Ground Water Pollution Potential of Ross County, Ohio Map, western portion, January 1991, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, Water Resources Section. FRONTISPIECE/POEM PHOTO: Fractured Glacial Tills: Darby (upper section) and Caesar (lower section) Late Wisconsinan fractured tills, Bill Moose Run, Ohio Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Columbus, OH. Photo taken by Lynn Elfner, The Ohio Academy of Science, Summer GRAPHIC DESIGNS: By Diane Yagich, The Ohio State University, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering.

4 OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AUTHOR'S NAME 1 FRACTURES IN OHIO S GLACIAL TILLS: FURTHER EXPLORATIONS A SPECIAL ISSUE OF VOLUME 106 NUMBER 2 APRIL 2006 SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS JULIE WEATHERINGTON-RICE, ANN D. CHRISTY, AND MICHAEL P. ANGLE JOURNAL EDITOR KERRY L. CHEESMAN

5 2 RUNNING HEAD VOL. 106 This special issue of is dedicated to our colleagues, friends, teachers, and dedicated supporters DR. JANE L. FORSYTH ( ) AND TRUMAN W. BENNETT ( ) Whose pioneering work and friendship have made this research possible. JANE L. FORSYTH (Right) Jane L. Forsyth at her desk, August 1961, at the Ohio Geological Survey in Sullivant Hall, at The Ohio State University. Photo courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey collection. TRUMAN W. BENNETT (Left) Truman W. Bennett at Portage Glacier Visitor s Center, near Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken by Linda Aller (Bennett & Williams Environmental Consultants Inc.) in July Photo courtesy of Linda Aller s private collection.