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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: 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: 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...

Title: Isotope hydrology and sustainability of High Plains groundwater in northeastern New Mexico
Author: Blumenberg, Victoria
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Water resources development--Management, Hydrology
Description: Observable increases in depth to water in wells throughout the High Plains Aquifer have led to growing concerns regarding the sustainability of groundwater in the High Plains region. Previous studies have pointed to overuse and the presence of pal...

Title: Low Impact Development (LID) Decision-Making Support Tool To Optimize Potential Community Impact: Evaluating Socio-Economic Benefits Through Trade-Off Analyses
Author: Donkada, Neetu
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Environmental management, Water resources development--Management, Civil engineering
Description: Low-impact development practices (LID) have been increasingly recognized for their multifaceted benefits. These practices include swales, green roofs, bioretention systems, and porous pavements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighte...

Title: PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED SOURCES IN WATER RESOURCES
Author: NETH, NICOLE
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
Description: It is known that wastewater treatment plants are one of the major routes through which pharmaceuticals enter the environment. The following work investigated the effect of previously unrecognized sources of pharmaceuticals that enter water resourc...

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...

Title: Removal of Metals from Highway Stormwater Runoff Using Enhanced Filtration Media Amendments
Author: Bryan-Scaggs, Kaitlynn
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Water resources development--Management
Description: Stormwater runoff can introduce contaminants including heavy metals, chloride, and phosphorus compounds, which can have negative impacts on receiving waters. Stormwater filtration systems can offer successful and cost-effective reduction of stormw...

Title: SPACE-TIME DYNAMICS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSUMPTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Author: Zhou, Yuhong
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Government policy, Water resources development--Management
Description: Water availability has become a more significant economic and policy issue in contemporary America. Although emerging as an attractive tool to water authorities, demand-side water management in urbanized areas is more complicated due to the high c...

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 Role of Environmental Buffers in Potable Water Reuse
Author: Brown, Xueying
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Water resources development--Management
Description: Conventional drinking water resources are not a sustainable solution to supply the rapidly growing populations in traditionally arid states. These areas, as well as others around the world, are increasingly reliant on recycling treated municipal e...