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- Title
- A Comprehensive Study of Drinking Water Coagulation with Aluminum Sulfate
- Author
- Alansari, Amir
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Coagulation is usually the first and most important step in conventional drinking water treatment processes. The efficiency of all downstream processes is directly dependent on the effectiveness of the coagulation stage. Coagulants such as aluminu...
- Title
- A Quantitative Analysis of Swimming Pool Recirculation System Efficiency in Returning Water to the Treatment System
- Author
- Madding, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- While chemical reactors have been studied extensively, little work had been done in understanding the recirculation system efficiency of swimming pools. It was proposed by Gage and Bidwell (1926) that recirculation in swimming pools was described ...
- Title
- An Integrative Approach to Identify and Assess Streams Susceptible to Antibiotic Discharges
- Author
- Kamanmalek, Sara
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management, Hydrology
- Description
- Occurrences of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance have been reported in various environmental settings, posing a global concern due to associated human and ecological risks. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to develop a holistic a...
- Title
- Bromide Removal from Drinking Water Sources Impaired by Energy Wastewater Discharge Using Electrically Conductive Membrane
- Author
- Das, Samonty
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Bromide accelerates the formation of carcinogenic disinfection by-products (DBPs) during drinking water disinfection when it reacts with dissolved organic matter and disinfectants. The objective of this study is to develop an effective process to ...
- Title
- Electrochemical Mineralization of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- Author
- Pulikkal, Vivek
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are fluorinated organic compounds with broad applications in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) for firefighting, lubricants, waterproof and stain-resistant products. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic...
- Title
- IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROBE RECOVERY AND DETECTION IN WATER SAMPLES: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO METHOD OPTIMIZATION
- Author
- Kimble, Gina
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
- Description
- The accurate recovery and detection of microbes from water samples is important for the protection of public health. However, not all microbes behave similarly, not all water samples have comparable physical properties, and the constituents presen...
- Title
- Model development and system optimization to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants
- Author
- KIM, DONGWOOK
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- As greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction has drawn considerable attention, various methods have been established to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In order to establish a design and operational strat...
- Title
- Removal of Cryptosporidium-Sized Microspheres from Swimming Pool Water with Regenerative Media Filters
- Author
- Lamb, Graham
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Cryptosporidium is a chlorine-resistant protozoan parasite that infects an estimated 823,000 Americans annually. The most common mode of transmission for Cryptosporidium is ingesting contaminated recreational water from treated (chlorinated) aquat...
- Title
- Shape Factor Analysis of Granular Filter Media and Its Effects on Settling Velocity and Stratification Post-Backwash
- Author
- Matthy, Lindsay
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering
- Description
- Research on irregularly-shaped granular filter media has been sparse. Previousstudies attempted to identify a common shape factor and incorporate it into settlingvelocity models for spherical media. This common shape factor was frequently calledsp...
- Title
- Systematic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in Water and Environmental System
- Author
- Park, Sol
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Bioinformatics, Water resources development--Management
- Description
- The global research community is aware of the prevalence and ubiquity of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) which is increasing over time due to human activities (Allen et al. 2010; Baquero, Martínez, and Cantón 2008; Bergeron et al. 2016; Di Cesar...
- Title
- THE UTILIZATION OF GRANULAR MEDIA FILTRATION AND RAPID FLOCCULATION IN A MODIFIED JAR TEST PROCEDURE FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT
- Author
- KING, CHARLES
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Jar testing is one of the most common tools that water treatment facilities use to determine the treatment conditions necessary to meet finished water quality goals. A six-place stirrer is normally used for jar testing to provide identical mixing ...
- Title
- UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes and Nanoscale Antimicrobials for Antibiotic Resistance Mitigation
- Author
- Sorinolu, Adeola
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Nanoscience, Microbiology
- Description
- Antibiotic resistance (AR) is an ongoing pandemic that is unnoticed by many. AR is a global public health issue that challenges therapeutic potential against pathogens of humans and animals. Predictably, the environment has been implicated in the ...
- Title
- WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS IN THE DEEP RIVER BASIN, NORTH CAROLINA: A CANDIDATE BASIN FOR SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT
- Author
- Stone, Amanda
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental sciences, Geology
- Description
- As a result of the rapid expansion of shale gas development in the United States, the public has become increasingly concerned about the proper management of hydraulic fracturing wastewater also referred to as produced water. Adverse environmental...