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Polystyrene particle uptake and their potential to act as a trojan horse to oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Title
Polystyrene particle uptake and their potential to act as a trojan horse to oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Author
Gaspar, Tamara
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Ecology, Cytology
Description
The global annual usage of plastics has increased dramatically over the last decade. Polystyrene is the fourth most common plastic material produced annually due to its many versatile applications. Consequently, there has been a coinciding increas...
NATURALLY-OCCURRING CHROMIUM AND VANADIUM IN CHARLOTTE TERRANE ROCKS: A SOURCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS TO GROUNDWATER?
Title
NATURALLY-OCCURRING CHROMIUM AND VANADIUM IN CHARLOTTE TERRANE ROCKS: A SOURCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS TO GROUNDWATER?
Author
Vail, Jacey
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Geology, Geochemistry
Description
Vanadium (V) and chromium (Cr) contamination has become a rising concern in North Carolina due to a coal ash spill in February 2014. Coal ash is known to contain these trace elements, but V and Cr are also naturally occurring. Cr and V above healt...
The Morphology and History of Exfoliation on Rock Domes in the Southeastern United States
Title
The Morphology and History of Exfoliation on Rock Domes in the Southeastern United States
Author
Weiserbs, Benjamin
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Geomorphology, Geology
Description
Rock domes and associated surface-parallel exfoliation joints are evident in all tectonic and climatic settings, including the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of the southeastern United States. Although large-scale dome exfoliation is traditiona...
THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
Title
THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
Author
Merritt, Danielle
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sustainability, Environmental sciences, Ecology
Description
Developed countries witnessed an 80% expansion of urban land use between 1990 and 2015. This is leading to degradation of ecosystems and habitats, resulting in a general loss of biodiversity in urban areas. I investigated the habitat potential of ...