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A PALEOECOLOGICAL STUDY OF URBAN ABANDONMENT DURING EARLY BRONZE IV IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT
Title
A PALEOECOLOGICAL STUDY OF URBAN ABANDONMENT DURING EARLY BRONZE IV IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT
Author
Porson, Steven
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Archaeology, Paleoecology
Description
An archaeobotanical study of plant remains from the Near Eastern archaeological site of Tell Abu en-Ni‘aj, Jordan ascertains a possible cause for the abandonment of towns during Early Bronze IV. This study assesses the hypothesis that the collapse...
Evaluating the Role of Rain Garden Soils in Nutrient Processing of Stormwater Runoff in Charlotte, NC
Title
Evaluating the Role of Rain Garden Soils in Nutrient Processing of Stormwater Runoff in Charlotte, NC
Author
Starnes, Cody
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences
Description
As urbanization increases, Best Management Practices (BMPs) are used to reduce pollutants otherwise released to streams. Rain gardens are a type of BMPs that are vegetated depressions with highly permeable soil to treat urban runoff. These structu...
Pre-restoration baseflow dissolved nutrient dynamics in an urban forested headwater system, Charlotte NC
Title
Pre-restoration baseflow dissolved nutrient dynamics in an urban forested headwater system, Charlotte NC
Author
Wickliff, Ella
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Water resources development--Management, Hydrology
Description
Headwaters provide ecosystem services for humans such as clean water, recreational opportunities, nutrient removal, and biodiversity. Baseline stream nutrient and TSS concentrations and loadings are valuable water quality characteristics to quanti...
SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELING OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS CONSTITUENTS ON NATURAL HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE
Title
SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELING OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS CONSTITUENTS ON NATURAL HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE
Author
Willoughby, Austin
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Geochemistry
Description
Coal ash impoundments, along with other industrial and natural processes, can be sources of constituents of concern (COCs) to human health including arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), selenium (Se), and vanadium (V). Attempts to model the fate and trans...
The Relationship between School Built Environment and Student Achievement in Pakistan
Title
The Relationship between School Built Environment and Student Achievement in Pakistan
Author
Begum, Nahida
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Ecology, Education and state
Description
Schools in Pakistan face many challenges, ranging from lack of qualified teachers to insufficient teaching resources. Another obstacle is the low quality of school built environment. Some important built environment factors include an available wa...