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- Title
- A MULTI-PHYSICS STUDY ON GAS DIFFUSION AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CEMENT MATERIAL WITH CO2 SORPTION
- Author
- Wang, Peng
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Emission control and storage of carbon dioxide (CO¬2) from fossil fuel combustion is an emerging and frontier research area to counter likely global climate changes. Although the carbon dioxide separation techniques are quite mature, there is stil...
- 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
- A study of surface modification effect of hemp fibers on the bulk material properties of hemp-poly (lactic acid) composites: thermal stability, mechanical, therm0-mechanical and biodegradability
- Author
- Oza, Shubhashini
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Sustainability, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Biocomposites made with, natural fiber and bio-based polymers, have many advantages over their synthetic counterparts including low cost, low density, high strength and biodegradability. However, some biocomposites can present problems due to high...
- Title
- Advancing Green Stormwater Infrastructure Through Understanding the Influences of Social Factors
- Author
- Qi, Jingyi
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is a nature-inspired engineering solution to stormwater management that has gained increasing attention over the last two decades. While the technical evidence supporting the efficacy and efficiency of GSI is ...
- 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
- An Optimization Study of a Customized Kinetic Façade System Using Regression Model
- Author
- IM, OKKYUN
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Building
- Description
- There has been a considerable interest in the development and installation of the building facade system using a dynamic motion which is called a kinetic facade system. Since the kinetic facade system can respond to the change of the external weat...
- Title
- BIOKINETIC PROCESSES OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE (EPS) STABILIZATION OF SURFACE SOILS AGAINST DUST GENERATION
- Author
- Zebulun, Humphrey
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Extracellular polysaccharide produced by a oligotrophic and nonpathogenic bacteria, Arthrobacter viscosus, promises to be an effective alternative to the use of chemical substances in dust control on exposed soil surfaces. The feasibility of this ...
- 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
- CHARACTERIZING WATER QUALITY AND HYDROLOGY IN FLOW FROM OUTLETS
- Author
- Thergaonkar, Pranay
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- During a storm event, stormwater runoff is generated, and some discharge enters outlet pipes that lead to flow in outlet channels. With the increase in flow of discharge, the volume of stormwater entering the channel increases. These discharges fr...
- Title
- Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
- Author
- Gleason, Justine
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Advanced oxidation is an advanced water treatment process used for treating impaired drinking water sources, among other applications. Commonly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used with ultraviolet (UV) light to create hydroxyl radicals that oxidize ...
- Title
- Conditioning of Platinum Nanoparticle Catalysts for Improved Hydrogen Generation on P3HT:PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Photocathodes
- Author
- Ivins, Reynolds
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Environmental engineering, Renewable energy sources
- Description
- This work aims to design, develop, and investigate the capacity of a metal catalyst-coated organic photoelectrode to produce molecular hydrogen when illuminated in acidic media. 3-5 nm platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) were synthesized, treated to re...
- Title
- Coordinated optimal control of smart buildings and PV systems in active distribution networks
- Author
- Kodanda Pani, Naveen Kumar
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering, Engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Driven by economic and environmental policies, there is an increase in distributed energy resources (DER) penetration, such as wind farms and rooftop solar panels in the electrical grid system. With advancement in smart technology such as smart me...
- 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...
- Title
- Development of a Methanotrophic Alternative Daily Cover to Reduce Early Landfill Methane Emissions
- Author
- Adams, Bryn
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Microbiology, Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
- Description
- Final covers, especially when supplemented with gas collection, are highly engineered systems to prevent landfill methane release into the atmosphere. However, some methane production begins even before open cells are covered and often well before...
- Title
- ENGINEERED WATER REPELLENCY FOR INFILTRATION CONTROL IN COAL FLY ASH
- Author
- Feyyisa, Jenberu
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- In 2014 approximately 47% of the 190 million short tons of coal combustion product (CCP) was recycled. As a construction material, coal fly ash (CFA) finds considerable use as a partial replacement for Portland cement, as structural fill, and as a...
- Title
- ENHANCED REMOVAL OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM-SIZED MICROSPHERES FROM RECREATIONAL WATER THROUGH FILTRATION
- Author
- Lu, Ping
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
- Description
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Cryptosporidium species are the cause of cryptosporidiosis, which has symptoms such as watery diarrhea, dehydration, fever, nausea, body fatigue, and abdominal cramps. Infants, the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems are m...
- Title
- EVALUATING POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN STREAMS BASED ON PRECIPITATION, NETWORK OF STORMWATER BMPs, AND IMPERVIOUS COVER
- Author
- Venugopal, Manish
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- City planning, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
- Description
- The increase in impervious surfaces accompanying urban development in the recent decade has caused an increase in the volume of stormwater runoff and pollutant loads flowing downstream to receiving waters. In response to increased volumes of impai...
- Title
- EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER RUNOFF TURBIDITY: STATE-LEVEL TRENDS AND FORECAST OF FUTURE IMPACTS
- Author
- Manickavelu, Arunan
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
- Description
- Construction and development projects alter an environment from its natural state into a man-made setting. Construction land use areas have been found to contribute the highest sediment loading to urban runoff when compared to loadings from other ...
- 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
- Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them
- Author
- Rezaei Adaryani, Amirhossein
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- Landfill sites, that are the ultimate depository of solid waste stream in most societies, have the potential to generate leachate containing a complex mixture of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceutical compounds, plasticizer...