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An Analysis Of Pollution In Liverpool, Uk, Luke W. Lawson
An Analysis Of Pollution In Liverpool, Uk, Luke W. Lawson
Honors Theses
Within this experiment the different levels of pollution in areas around Liverpool were tested. These areas were Stanley Park, Lunt Meadows, and Woolton Road. At Stanley Park one of two transects had a geochemical analysis as well as magnetic measurements run to investigate source attribution within the urban environment resulting in data showing high variability in soil properties among the transect. With data supporting evidence of diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic properties in soil along the same transect. At Lunt Meadows, through the use of XRF for soil samples and nitrate and phosphate testing for water samples, it was found that …
Assessment Of Metals Concentrations In Soils Of Abu Dhabi Emirate Using Pollution Indices And Multivariate Statistics, Yousef Nazzal, Alina Bărbulescu, Fares Howari, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Jibran Iqbal, Cijo M. Xavier, Manish Sharma, Cristian Ștefan Dumitriu
Assessment Of Metals Concentrations In Soils Of Abu Dhabi Emirate Using Pollution Indices And Multivariate Statistics, Yousef Nazzal, Alina Bărbulescu, Fares Howari, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Jibran Iqbal, Cijo M. Xavier, Manish Sharma, Cristian Ștefan Dumitriu
All Works
The aim of this study was twofold. Firstly, we performed a land capability class determination of the agricultural soils from the Abu Dhabi Emirate, the United Arab Emirates, based on the concentrations of 17 chemical elements determined in the soil samples collected from 84 locations. Secondly, we assess the soil pollution with different metals, using several pollution indices. The results of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) shows that four principal components (PCs) are responsible for describing the total metals concentrations’ variance, the highest contribution on PC1 being that of Mn, and Cr, on PC2 that of Fe, on PC3 that of …
Environmental Impact Of The Three Kids Mine Tailings, Henderson, Nv, Ji Hye Park
Environmental Impact Of The Three Kids Mine Tailings, Henderson, Nv, Ji Hye Park
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This research focused on the distribution of the Three Kids Mine tailings in surface soils in and around the mine in Henderson, Nevada. It is situated next to the communities of Calico Ridge and Lake Las Vegas Resort, and, just the west of the Lake Mead Recreation area. Even though the mine has been inactive for almost 50 years (1917-1961), tailing piles and other sources of contamination on the mine are currently exposed to the atmosphere. In this study, surface soil samples were collected along eight transects emanating from the center of Three Kids Mine tailing piles up to five …
Degradation Of Refractory Organic Pollutants In Tar, Water And Soil Matrices By Ozone Or Hydrogen Peroxide With Ultraviolet Light, Liang-Jiun Uang
Degradation Of Refractory Organic Pollutants In Tar, Water And Soil Matrices By Ozone Or Hydrogen Peroxide With Ultraviolet Light, Liang-Jiun Uang
Theses
The objective of this research is to develop a method to degrade refractory Tar materials, higher molecular weight 3-5 ring Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) or degrading these highly refractory PAH structures so that they are amenable to further treatment by biological or chemical methods. The process utilized to achieve this is to treat contaminated soils or tar materials with hydrogen peroxide or ozone plus ultraviolet light. Analysis of 27 specific PAH's was done by gas chromatograph (Flame Ionization Detection) for the reactants and products. The contaminated soil showed significantly lower levels of these PAH's after treatment.
The Biodegredation Of Vehicular Waste Petroleum In The Roadside Environment, Jesse W. Johnson
The Biodegredation Of Vehicular Waste Petroleum In The Roadside Environment, Jesse W. Johnson
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Bacteria from dry and wet roadside environments were examined for the ability to degrade hydrocarbons. The kinds and numbers of bacteria observed were similar to those reported in other petroleum contaminated environments. Surface soils (top 2.5 cm) immediately adjacent to the highway pavement and the sediments of shallow drainage ditches contained the highest concentrations of petroleum degrading bacteria (9.8 x 107 CFU/g). Concentration and species diversity of petroleum degrading bacteria decreased with distance from the highway pavement. Chromatographic analysis of highway stormwater runoff and the soil in close proximity to the highway indicated the presence of complex hydrocarbon mixtures of …