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Decision Analysis and Policy Formulation for Technology-Specific Renewable Energy Targets
Title
Decision Analysis and Policy Formulation for Technology-Specific Renewable Energy Targets
Author
Okioga, Irene
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Power resources, Government policy, Environmental engineering
Description
This study establishes a decision making procedure using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for a U.S. national renewable portfolio standard, and proposes technology-specific targets for renewable electricity generation for the country. The study pr...
Integrated Water Management and Green Infrastructure Retrofits in Urban Areas: Perspectives on Energy Savings, Water Quality Improvements and Economic Incentives
Title
Integrated Water Management and Green Infrastructure Retrofits in Urban Areas: Perspectives on Energy Savings, Water Quality Improvements and Economic Incentives
Author
Malinowski, Patricia
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental economics, Water resources development--Management, Environmental management
Description
This research investigates various aspects of implementing integrated water management (IWM) measures in urban areas, with a specific focus on green infrastructure (GI) retrofits. Three major perspectives are examined in relation to water resource...
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...