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Green Strategic Planning Approach For International Shipping Activities, Xiaofang Wu, Luoping Zhang, Huan Feng
Green Strategic Planning Approach For International Shipping Activities, Xiaofang Wu, Luoping Zhang, Huan Feng
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Sustainability is a long-term and ultimate goal for international shipping, although it is slowly making progress. The shipping perspective that moves away from “port-to-port” operations to “door-to-door” services also requires international shipping to take a long-term and holistic view instead of fragmented efforts. How to achieve the long-term sustainability goal becomes a key issue for door-to-door international shipping. Hence, green strategic planning for door-to-door international shipping was proposed with green development that puts forward the eco-centric point of view as its basic theory for sustainability. This study used a strategic decision-making approach, a so-called multi-dimensional decision-making (MDDM), coupled with the …
Effect Of Foliar Spray Application Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles On Quantitative, Nutritional, And Physiological Parameters Of Foxtail Millet (Setaria Italica L.) Under Field Conditions, Marek Kolenčík, Dávid Ernst, Matej Komár, Martin Šebesta, Martin Urík, Edmund Dobročka, Ivan Černý, Ramakanth Illa, Raghavendra Kanike, Qian Yu, Huan Feng, Denisa Orlová, Gabriela Kratošová
Effect Of Foliar Spray Application Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles On Quantitative, Nutritional, And Physiological Parameters Of Foxtail Millet (Setaria Italica L.) Under Field Conditions, Marek Kolenčík, Dávid Ernst, Matej Komár, Martin Šebesta, Martin Urík, Edmund Dobročka, Ivan Černý, Ramakanth Illa, Raghavendra Kanike, Qian Yu, Huan Feng, Denisa Orlová, Gabriela Kratošová
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
It has been shown that the foliar application of inorganic nano-materials on cereal plants during their growth cycle enhances the rate of plant productivity by providing a micro-nutrient source. We therefore studied the effects of foliarly applied ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on Setaria italica L. foxtail millet’s quantitative, nutritional, and physiological parameters. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the ZnO NPs have an average particle size under 20 nm and dominant spherically shaped morphology. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry then confirmed ZnO NP homogeneity, and X-ray diffraction verified their high crystalline and wurtzite-structure symmetry. Although plant height, thousand grain weight, and grain …
Capability Of Sentinel-2 Msi Data For Monitoring And Mapping Of Soil Salinity In Dry And Wet Seasons In The Ebinur Lake Region, Xinjiang, China, Jingzhe Wang, Jianli Ding, Danlin Yu, Xuankai Ma, Zipeng Zhang, Xiangyu Ge, Dexiong Teng, Xiaohang Li, Jing Liang, Ivan Lizaga, Xiangyue Chen, Lin Yuan, Yahui Guo
Capability Of Sentinel-2 Msi Data For Monitoring And Mapping Of Soil Salinity In Dry And Wet Seasons In The Ebinur Lake Region, Xinjiang, China, Jingzhe Wang, Jianli Ding, Danlin Yu, Xuankai Ma, Zipeng Zhang, Xiangyu Ge, Dexiong Teng, Xiaohang Li, Jing Liang, Ivan Lizaga, Xiangyue Chen, Lin Yuan, Yahui Guo
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Soil salinization is one of the most important causes for land degradation and desertification and is an important threat to land management, farming activities, water quality, and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid areas. Soil salinization is often characterized with significant spatiotemporal dynamics. The salt-affected soil is predominant in the Ebinur Lake region in the Northwestern China. However, detailed local soil salinity information is ambiguous at the best due to limited monitoring techniques. Nowadays, the availability of Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) onboard Sentinel-2, offers unprecedented perspectives for the monitoring and mapping of soil salinity. The use of MSI data is an …
Leaching Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) From Sewage Sludge-Derived Biochar, Xiaoyang Chen, Lisitai Yang, Satish C.B. Myneni, Yang Deng
Leaching Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) From Sewage Sludge-Derived Biochar, Xiaoyang Chen, Lisitai Yang, Satish C.B. Myneni, Yang Deng
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a family of persistent organic pollutants with various negative health effects, are inherently formed during biochar pyrolysis. However, the knowledge regarding the leaching potentials and mechanisms of PAHs remains limited for biochar implementation to soil. In this study we evaluated the leaching behaviors of PAHs from sewage sludge-derived biochar pyrolyzed at different temperatures (300–700 °C) using the protocol of Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) with deionized water. Leachate concentrations of sixteen U.S. Environmental Protection Agency PAHs increased with the increasing pyrolysis temperature, exhibiting an opposite pyrolytic temperature dependence with their concentrations in biochar. The total leachate …
Stakeholders’ Perceptions Of Geographical Criteria For Loblolly Pine Management For Bioenergy Production In Virginia, Meghann Smith, Gia Nguyen, Taylor Wieczerak, Bernabas Wolde, Pankaj Lal, John Munsell
Stakeholders’ Perceptions Of Geographical Criteria For Loblolly Pine Management For Bioenergy Production In Virginia, Meghann Smith, Gia Nguyen, Taylor Wieczerak, Bernabas Wolde, Pankaj Lal, John Munsell
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study analyzed the perceptions of four stakeholder groups (forest landowners, private forest consultants, forest management researchers or educators, and federal or state agency foresters), regarding their management practices and preferred geographic growing conditions of loblolly pine in Virginia by combining AHP (analytical hierarchy process) and regression modeling. By ranking the importance of different geographical conditions for managing loblolly pine, we aimed to identify ways to support loblolly growth as a potential feedstock for biofuel generation. We achieved this through collecting survey responses from 43 stakeholders during the 2019 Virginia Forestry Summit. The results showed that the landowner, researcher/educator, and …
Disinfection Byproduct Formation During Drinking Water Treatment And Distribution: A Review Of Unintended Effects Of Engineering Agents And Materials, Shunke Ding, Yang Deng, Tom Bond, Chao Fang, Zhongqi Cao, Wenhai Chu
Disinfection Byproduct Formation During Drinking Water Treatment And Distribution: A Review Of Unintended Effects Of Engineering Agents And Materials, Shunke Ding, Yang Deng, Tom Bond, Chao Fang, Zhongqi Cao, Wenhai Chu
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Unintended effects of engineering agents and materials on the formation of undesirable disinfection byproducts (DBPs)during drinking water treatment and distribution were comprehensively reviewed. Specially, coagulants, biologically active filtration biofilms, activated carbons, nanomaterials, ion-exchange resins, membrane materials in drinking water treatment and piping materials, deposits and biofilms within drinking water distribution systems were discussed, which may serve as DBP precursors, transform DBPs into more toxic species, and/or catalyze the formation of DBPs. Speciation and quantity of DBPs generated rely heavily on the material characteristics, solution chemistry conditions, and operating factors. For example, quaternary ammonium polymer coagulants can increase concentrations of N-nitrosodimethylamine …
The Livable Urban Landscape: Gis And Remote Sensing Extracted Land Use Assessment For Urban Livability In Changchun Proper, China, Bo Fu, Danlin Yu, Yaojun Zhang
The Livable Urban Landscape: Gis And Remote Sensing Extracted Land Use Assessment For Urban Livability In Changchun Proper, China, Bo Fu, Danlin Yu, Yaojun Zhang
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Despite the popularity of the term urban livability, it is often used by different groups under different circumstances. A broader understanding of urban livability is that it concerns the quality of life in any human living environment. The World Health Organization, among many others, suggests a four-dimension assessment system based on the concepts of convenience, amenity, health and safety that can be used to evaluate any cities’ potential livability. Following this proposal, the current study taps into the power of GIS and Remote Sensing technologies to generate a set of urban livability evaluating indicators via extracted land use information. Using …
Bioaccumulation And Growth Characteristics Of Vallisneria Natans (Lour.) Hara After Chronic Exposure To Metal-Contaminated Sediments, Yu Qian, Changlei Cheng, Ken Drouillard, Qingzhi Zhu, Huan Feng, Shuzhuang He, Yuhong Fang, Shinan Qiao, Marek Kolenčíka, Xuexiu Chang
Bioaccumulation And Growth Characteristics Of Vallisneria Natans (Lour.) Hara After Chronic Exposure To Metal-Contaminated Sediments, Yu Qian, Changlei Cheng, Ken Drouillard, Qingzhi Zhu, Huan Feng, Shuzhuang He, Yuhong Fang, Shinan Qiao, Marek Kolenčíka, Xuexiu Chang
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Metal-contaminated sediments in lakes is a global concern that poses toxicological risk to aquatic organisms. This study performed bioassays using the submerged macrophyte, Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara, exposed to contaminated sediments collected from five locations in Dianchi Lake, Yunnan, China. Among the sediments collected, Igeo showed enrichment of As and Cd in Dianchi Lake sediments. In spite of enriched toxic metals at some locations, laboratory bioassays found no significant difference in leaf biomass or leaf photosynthesis rate between the sites. Root biomass and root activity showed significant differences between locations and were negatively correlated with the concentration of As, Cd, …
Water Treatment Residual-Coated Wood Mulch For Addressing Urban Stormwater Pollution, Hanieh Soleimanifar, Yang Deng, Kirk Barrett, Huan Feng, Xiaona Li, Dibyendu Sarkar
Water Treatment Residual-Coated Wood Mulch For Addressing Urban Stormwater Pollution, Hanieh Soleimanifar, Yang Deng, Kirk Barrett, Huan Feng, Xiaona Li, Dibyendu Sarkar
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Innovative treatment materials and technologies are demanded to address urban stormwater pollutants that challenge traditional infrastructure. This study aimed to investigate adsorption behaviors of aluminum-based water treatment residual (WTR)-coated mulch for capturing representative runoff pollutants (i.e., P, Cu, Zn, and Pb) and evaluate its treatment performance in a filtration bed. Data from batch studies were fit using the nonlinear least square optimization technique. Adsorption kinetic data followed the pseudo-2 nd -order reaction patterns, while the adsorption isotherm data obeyed the Freundlich models. Model fitting passed the chi-square tests, as a statistical goodness-of-fit criterion, at a 90% confidence level. Column studies …
Dynamic Detection Of Water Surface Area Of Ebinur Lake Using Multi-Source Satellite Data (Landsat And Sentinel-1a) And Its Responses To Changing Environment, Jingzhe Wang, Jianli Ding, Guannan Li, Jing Liang, Danlin Yu, Tayierjiang Aishan, Fang Zhang, Jinming Yang, Aerzuna Abulimiti, Jie Liu
Dynamic Detection Of Water Surface Area Of Ebinur Lake Using Multi-Source Satellite Data (Landsat And Sentinel-1a) And Its Responses To Changing Environment, Jingzhe Wang, Jianli Ding, Guannan Li, Jing Liang, Danlin Yu, Tayierjiang Aishan, Fang Zhang, Jinming Yang, Aerzuna Abulimiti, Jie Liu
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
In arid and semi-arid climatic areas, lakes are extremely essential for fragile ecological environment and regional sustainable development. Ebinur Lake is an important component of the ecological barrier of Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), China. Due to the tremendous changes in Ebinur Lake and surrounding marshes during the last decades, Ebinur Lake becomes a representative ecological degradation region in northwestern China. The detection of the intra-annual variations of water body and its responses to changing environment are critical for regional ecological security and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystem. To extract more accurate water information using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) …
Reconstructing Coastal Sediment Budgets From Beach- And Foredune-Ridge Morphology: A Coupled Field And Modeling Approach, Daniel J. Ciarletta, Justin L. Shawler, Christopher Tenebruso, Christopher J. Hein, Jorge Lorenzo Trueba
Reconstructing Coastal Sediment Budgets From Beach- And Foredune-Ridge Morphology: A Coupled Field And Modeling Approach, Daniel J. Ciarletta, Justin L. Shawler, Christopher Tenebruso, Christopher J. Hein, Jorge Lorenzo Trueba
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Preserved beach and foredune ridges may serve as proxies for coastal change, reflecting alterations in sea level, wave energy, or past sediment fluxes. In particular, time-varying shoreface sediment budgets have been inferred from the relative size of foredune ridges through application of radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating to these systems over the last decades. However, geochronological control requires extensive field investigation and analysis. Purely field-based studies might also overlook relationships between the mechanics of sediment delivery to the shoreface and foredune ridges, missing insights about sensitivity to changes in sediment budget. We therefore propose a simple geomorphic model of …
Effectiveness Of Different Approaches To Arsenic Mitigation Over 18 Years In Araihazar, Bangladesh: Implications For National Policy, Nadia B. Jamil, Huan Feng, Kazi Matin Ahmed, Imtiaz Choudhury, Prabhat Barnwal, Alexander Van Geen
Effectiveness Of Different Approaches To Arsenic Mitigation Over 18 Years In Araihazar, Bangladesh: Implications For National Policy, Nadia B. Jamil, Huan Feng, Kazi Matin Ahmed, Imtiaz Choudhury, Prabhat Barnwal, Alexander Van Geen
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
About 20 million rural Bangladeshis continue to drink well water containing >50 μg/L arsenic (As). This analysis argues for reprioritizing interventions on the basis of a survey of wells serving a population of 380,000 conducted one decade after a previous round of testing overseen by the government. The available data indicate that testing alone reduced the exposed population in the area in the short term by about 130,000 by identifying the subset of low As wells that could be shared at a total cost of impact, as 60,000 exposed inhabitants lowered their exposure by installing new wells to tap intermediate …
Comparative Optimism: Relative Risk Perception And Behavioral Response To Lead Exposure, Bernabas Wolde, Pankaj Lal, Melissa Harclerode, Alessandra Rossi
Comparative Optimism: Relative Risk Perception And Behavioral Response To Lead Exposure, Bernabas Wolde, Pankaj Lal, Melissa Harclerode, Alessandra Rossi
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Despite their true exposure, individuals with Comparative Optimism consider themselves less prone to the adverse health effects of pollution. Since individuals’ response to a given environmental risk is affected by their appraisal of the risk, those with Comparative Optimism may be less likely to engage in prescribed behaviors or to do so at the urgency required of the given risk. Such limited or delayed response can amplify the risk instead of reducing it. Thus, there is a need to understand if Comparative Optimism applies to pollutants with irreversible adverse health effects as it would impose a higher burden. There is …
Factors Affecting Willingness To Cultivate Switchgrass: Evidence From A Farmer Survey In Missouri, Pralhad Burli, Pankaj Lal, Bernabas Wolde, Shibu Jose, Sougata Bardhan
Factors Affecting Willingness To Cultivate Switchgrass: Evidence From A Farmer Survey In Missouri, Pralhad Burli, Pankaj Lal, Bernabas Wolde, Shibu Jose, Sougata Bardhan
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Switchgrass is considered as one of the important feedstocks that can contribute towards the attainment of bioenergy goals set under the Renewable Fuels Standard. Yet, the commercial viability of switchgrass based bioenergy is a much debated topic owing to supply side challenges emanating from limited raw materials. It is therefore critical to understand the crucial role of the farmer by studying the willingness to cultivate switchgrass dedicated for bioenergy. To our knowledge, this is the first survey undertaken to assess the farmer preferences and participation in bioenergy markets after the new administration has assumed office, and provides some important insights. …
Re-Evaluation Of Sulfate Radical Based–Advanced Oxidation Processes (Sr-Aops) For Treatment Of Raw Municipal Landfill Leachate, Cuibai Chen, Huan Feng, Yang Deng
Re-Evaluation Of Sulfate Radical Based–Advanced Oxidation Processes (Sr-Aops) For Treatment Of Raw Municipal Landfill Leachate, Cuibai Chen, Huan Feng, Yang Deng
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Sulfate radical (SO 4 [rad]- ) -based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have proven effective for simultaneously removing refractory dissolved organic matter (DOM) and ammonia in municipal landfill leachates. However, the knowledge on the competition of leachate DOM and ammonia for SO 4 [rad]- , the utilization efficiency of persulfate, as well as the reaction pathways and final products of ammonia oxidation during the SR-AOP treatment remains little known, thereby leading to a lack of a comprehensive evaluation of the emerging leachate treatment technology. The objective of this study was to further investigate the performance of a thermally activated persulfate system …
Enhancing Oxidative Capability Of Ferrate(Vi) For Oxidative Destruction Of Phenol In Water Through Intercalation Of Ferrate(Vi) Into Layered Double Hydroxide, Jianzhong Wu, Yimin Cai, Mingqi Zhang, Jizhi Zhou, Xujie Zhou, Weikang Shu, Jia Zhang, Xin Huang, Guangren Qian, Yang Deng
Enhancing Oxidative Capability Of Ferrate(Vi) For Oxidative Destruction Of Phenol In Water Through Intercalation Of Ferrate(Vi) Into Layered Double Hydroxide, Jianzhong Wu, Yimin Cai, Mingqi Zhang, Jizhi Zhou, Xujie Zhou, Weikang Shu, Jia Zhang, Xin Huang, Guangren Qian, Yang Deng
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
In this study, ferrate intercalated Ca/Al-layered double hydroxide (Ferrate-LDH) was synthesized and characterized for water treatment. In the new Ferrate(VI) material, ferrate was stably present in the LDH interlayers, in agreement with results of the Density Functional Theory simulation. The oxidative capability of Ferrate-LDH was examined in terms of the mineralization of phenol in water. The Ferrate-LDH could achieve up to 86.8% utilization efficiency during oxidative destruction of phenol in water (pH = 6.5, TOC = 38.3 mg/L), advantageous over direct ferrate addition that only achieved 12.6% utilization efficiency. A slower evolution of dioxygen (a final product of Ferrate(VI) self-decay) …
Effects Of Short-Term Hydrological Processes On Benthic Macroinvertebrates In Salt Marshes: A Case Study In Yangtze Estuary, China, Fengrun Wu, Chunfu Tong, Huan Feng, Jinghua Gu, Guoxin Song
Effects Of Short-Term Hydrological Processes On Benthic Macroinvertebrates In Salt Marshes: A Case Study In Yangtze Estuary, China, Fengrun Wu, Chunfu Tong, Huan Feng, Jinghua Gu, Guoxin Song
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Understanding the effects of hydrological processes on the benthic macroinvertebrates in salt marshes can provide theoretical basis for species diversity restoration, coastal environment protection, and comprehensive exploitation and utilization of salt marsh ecosystems. In this study, 4 fixed-point sampling sites were set up in the salt marsh of the East Nanhui tidal flat in the Yangtze Estuary for benthic macroinvertebrate survey, hydrological monitoring and sedimentary parameter collection over two short-time scales (semidiurnal and fortnightly cycles). Based on the results of these surveys, we analyzed the effects of hydrological processes on the benthic macroinvertebrates over different timescales. The results showed that …
Mechanism Study Of Transport And Distributions Of Trace Metals In The Bohai Bay, China, Yuan Yi Li, Huan Feng, De Kui Yuan, Lei Guo, Di Mu
Mechanism Study Of Transport And Distributions Of Trace Metals In The Bohai Bay, China, Yuan Yi Li, Huan Feng, De Kui Yuan, Lei Guo, Di Mu
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study shows that there are two regions with high trace metal concentrations in the Bohai Bay, China. The numerical hydrodynamic model coupled with geochemical analysis was applied to understand the mass transport and sedimentation in the bay. The modeling results show that the two regions are located within the residual current vortexes. Results from the particle-tracking model indicate that the trace metals released from the land sources enter the regions and take a relatively long residence time in the vortexes. The sediment radionuclide data indicates that the two regions experienced continuous and high sedimentation, and trace metals are prone …
Mechanism For Retreating Barriers To Autogenically Form Periodic Deposits On Continental Shelves, Daniel J. Ciarletta, Jorge Lorenzo Trueba, A. D. Ashton
Mechanism For Retreating Barriers To Autogenically Form Periodic Deposits On Continental Shelves, Daniel J. Ciarletta, Jorge Lorenzo Trueba, A. D. Ashton
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Relict barrier deposits preserved on the shelf seabed from barrier transgression are common features of passive, sandy margins, with multiple deposits occasionally found evenly spaced several to tens of kilometers apart. The formation of these deposits has typically been ascribed to allogenic overstepping processes, most commonly to episodes of rapid sea-level rise, although changes in topography or external sediment supply have also been invoked. Here, we present a mechanism whereby autogenic feedbacks between shoreface dynamics and the landward overwash of sediments can form regularly spaced shelf deposits even with constantly rising sea level. A simple morphodynamic model of barrier transgression …
Miocene Glacial Dynamics Recorded By Variations In Magnetic Properties In The Andrill-2a Drill Core, Luigi Jovane, Fabio Florindo, Gary Acton, Christian Ohneiser, Leonardo Sagnotti, Eleonora Strada, Kenneth L. Verosub, Gary S. Wilson, Francesco Iacoviello, Richard H. Levy, Sandra Passchier
Miocene Glacial Dynamics Recorded By Variations In Magnetic Properties In The Andrill-2a Drill Core, Luigi Jovane, Fabio Florindo, Gary Acton, Christian Ohneiser, Leonardo Sagnotti, Eleonora Strada, Kenneth L. Verosub, Gary S. Wilson, Francesco Iacoviello, Richard H. Levy, Sandra Passchier
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
During the 2007 ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) campaign in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, the AND-2A core was recovered through a stratigraphic succession spanning 1,138.54 m of Neogene sedimentary rocks that include an expanded early to middle Miocene sequence. The study reported here focuses on the magnetic properties of the interval from 778.63 m below sea floor (mbsf) to 1,138.54 mbsf, which comprises a time interval spanning 1.5 Myr, from ~18.7 to ~20.2 Ma. We recognize three main pulses of increased input of magnetic materials to the drill site between 778.34–903.06, 950.55–995.78, and 1,040–1,103.96 mbsf. Trends in the magnetic mineral concentration …
Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli
Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The growing attention to renewable energy and rural development has created greater demand for production of biomass feedstock for bioenergy. However, forest growth rates and the amount of land in most existing forests may not be sufficient to sustainably supply the forest biomass required to support existing forest products industries and the expanding bioenergy industry. Additionally, concerns about agricultural land use competition have dampened expansion of biomass production on agricultural land base. One of the ways to meet the growing forest biomass feedstock demand for bioenergy production is by allocating currently marginal non-forested land for growing bioenergy feedstocks. In Virginia, …
Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki R.R. Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli
Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki R.R. Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The growing attention to renewable energy and rural development has created greater demand for production of biomass feedstock for bioenergy. However, forest growth rates and the amount of land in most existing forests may not be sufficient to sustainably supply the forest biomass required to support existing forest products industries and the expanding bioenergy industry. Additionally, concerns about agricultural land use competition have dampened expansion of biomass production on agricultural land base. One of the ways to meet the growing forest biomass feedstock demand for bioenergy production is by allocating currently marginal non-forested land for growing bioenergy feedstocks. In Virginia, …
Environmental Forensic Characterization Of Former Rail Yard Soils Located Adjacent To The Statue Of Liberty In The New York/New Jersey Harbor, Diane Hagmann, Michael A. Kruge, Matthew Chi-Hymn Cheung, Maria Mastalerz, José Luis Gallego, Jay Prakash Singh, Jennifer Krumins, Xiaona N. Li, Nina M. Goodey
Environmental Forensic Characterization Of Former Rail Yard Soils Located Adjacent To The Statue Of Liberty In The New York/New Jersey Harbor, Diane Hagmann, Michael A. Kruge, Matthew Chi-Hymn Cheung, Maria Mastalerz, José Luis Gallego, Jay Prakash Singh, Jennifer Krumins, Xiaona N. Li, Nina M. Goodey
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Identifying inorganic and organic soil contaminants in urban brownfields can give insights into the adverse effects of industrial activities on soil function, ecological health, and environmental quality. Liberty State Park in Jersey City (N.J., USA) once supported a major rail yard that had dock facilities for both cargo and passenger service; a portion remains closed to the public, and a forest developed and spread in this area. The objectives of this study were to: 1) characterize the organic and inorganic compounds in Liberty State Park soils and compare the findings to an uncontaminated reference site (Hutcheson Memorial Forest); and 2) …