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Characterization Of An Urban Watershed: The Case For Rowlett Creek Watershed Impaired By Bacteria And Nutrient Concerns, Heather Firn
Characterization Of An Urban Watershed: The Case For Rowlett Creek Watershed Impaired By Bacteria And Nutrient Concerns, Heather Firn
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Firn, Heather B.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 2009 M.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 2013
Characterization of an Urban Watershed: The Case
for Rowlett Creek Watershed Impaired by Bacteria
and Nutrient Concerns
Advisor: Professor Wenjie Sun
Master of Science conferred May, 15, 2021
Thesis completed April, 27, 2021
Water quality and its relationship with urbanization is one of many nationwide environmental concerns. Rowlett Creek is located in an urban watershed in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Since 2014, it has been listed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as impaired for bacteria and as a screening limit concern for nitrate. Water …
Characterization Of Uranium, Lead, And Rare Earth Element Pollution In Natural Soils And Sediments, Hope Rasmussen
Characterization Of Uranium, Lead, And Rare Earth Element Pollution In Natural Soils And Sediments, Hope Rasmussen
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Heavy metals in the environment add to the global burden of pollution, negatively impacting public health and ecosystem resilience. This study included projects regarding uranium (U), lead (Pb), and rare earth elements (REE) in natural samples, due to their known toxicity, ubiquity, and relevance in context to recent pollution trends. The first project focused on testing the potential of using a hydroxyapatite product as a remediation solution for U-contaminated groundwater and soil at an EPA Superfund site. The results showed that the U was sequestered in a highly crystalline mineral form within the solids, guiding the EPA to specify the …