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Regulating Air Toxics In Rhode Island: Policy Vs. Technical Decisions, Julie A. Roque

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Roqu6 recounts her work as a doctoral candidate at Brown in developing standards for the regulation of airborne carcinogens. Based in part on this experience, she argues that care needs be taken lest those who regulate Risk bury key policy decisions within a mass of often irrelevant technical details.

Shifting Water To Urban Uses: Activities Of The Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California, Timothy H. Quinn

Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

36 pages.

Contains references.

A Resource Inventory And Impact Analysis Of Great Bog And The Horse Point Delta/Esker System, Problems In Environmental Science Course (Biology 493), Colby College, Biologists Organized For Ecosystem Assessment, Colby College

Colby College Watershed Study: Other Area Studies

In May of 1990, Tilcon-Maine, Inc. submitted an application to mine gravel on the east side of Horse Point Road on Horse Point in the Town of Belgrade. The project site covers 46 acres and the proposed excavation covers 16 acres. An estimated 740,000 cubic yards of material will be removed over a period of six or seven years (Pfister, pers. comm.). According to Tilcon (Timson et al., 1990) the maximum depth of the pit will be 78 feet and the bottom of the pit will be a minimum of 6 feet above the water table. At the present time …

Wildlife Damage Management (Wdm) In The Southern Utah Adc District, United States Department Of Agriculture, Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Across the United States, wildlife habitat has been substantially changed as human populations expand and land is used for human needs. These human uses and needs often compete with wildlife which increases the potential for conflicting human/wildlife interactions. In addition, segments of the public strive for protection for all wildlife; this protection can create localized conflicts between human and wildlife activities.

The Process Of Decision-Making In Tribal Courts, Tom Tso

Natural Resource Development in Indian Country (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

11 pages.

Agenda: Natural Resource Development In Indian Country, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Natural Resource Development in Indian Country (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors David H. Getches, Charles F. Wilkinson, Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Richard B. Collins.

Indian reservations constitute about 2.5% of all land in the country and 5% of all land in the American West. During the last two decades, Indian natural resources issues have moved to the forefront as tribal governments have dramatically expanded their regulatory programs, judicial systems. and resource development activities. This major symposium will address current developments and assess likely future directions in the areas of tribal, federal, and state regulation; tribal-state intergovernmental agreements; financing; mineral …

Jack Shaw Bridge, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

To adequately assess the historical significance of the Mad River suspension bridge near Mountain View, commonly referred to as the Jack Shaw Bridge, it was necessary to research not only the bridge but the surrounding area as well. Resulting information provides a context or association for understanding the bridge's role in local history.

Agenda: Proceedings Of The Sino-American Conference On Environmental Law, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Proceedings of the Sino-American Conference on Environmental Law (August 16)

On August 16 through 18, 1987 a delegation of 10 Americans met with a 14-member Chinese delegation to compare the systems of environmental law in the two countries. The meetings were held on and near the campus of the University of Peking in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This program was the fruition of nearly three years of discussion, planning, and organization involving Dean Betsy Levin and the Natural Resources Law Center.

The keynote speaker was Qu Geping, Director of the Chinese National Environmental Protection Bureau (comparable to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). He spoke of the …

Lands Of Brighter Destiny: The Future Of The Public Lands, Elizabeth Darby Junkin

The Public Lands During the Remainder of the 20th Century: Planning, Law, and Policy in the Federal Land Agencies (Summer Conference, June 8-10)

4 pages.

Growth Rate Of Stony Corals Of Broward County, Florida: Effects From Past Beach Renourishment Projects, Richard E. Dodge, Broward County Erosion Prevention District Environmental Quality Control Board

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

The skeletal growth of hermatypic (reef-building) corals is a sensitive indicator of environmental conditions and perturbations. In particular, excessive sedimentation and turbidity act to depress coral growth because energy expenditure is required to remove sediment and because turbidity reduces light energy necessary for coral health and nutrition.

Normalized annual growth (linear skeletal extension) rates of Broward County, Florida reef-building corals were over 16 years (1985-1970). Star corals (Montastrea annularis) and brain corals (Diploria labyrinthiformis) were collected from each of four reef sites at two depths (9m and 18m). Collection areas were located in the vicinity of …

Tao How? Asian Religions And The Problem Of Environmental Degradation, Philip Novak

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

"Twenty-five years ago, Huston Smith wrote an article called Tao Now ¹ to enlist the help of traditional Chinese attitudes toward nature in expanding the West's environmental awareness. If my interrogative betrays a greater diffidence than his imperative, it is only because China, the land of the Tao, lacks an enviable environmental record. Sadly, it seems that the existence of noble cultural ideals regarding the environment, in India as well as China, have not been a sufficient gurantee of good stewardship." ~ from the article

Save Our Rivers: Celebrating Five Years Of Progress, The Governor's Office Tallahassee, Florida

Waterways and wildlife

A pictorial program celebrating five years of progress made by Florida's five water management districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulations. Florida's five districts: Northwest Florida Water Management District, Suwannee River Water Management District, St. Johns River Water Management District, and South Florida Water Management District. Text by Jim Lewis. PALMM

Water Rights For Western Mineral Development On Public Lands, A. Dan Tarlock

Federal Lands, Laws and Policies and the Development of Natural Resources: A Short Course (Summer Conference, July 28-August 1)

13 pages.

Environmental Aspects Of The Nuclear Fuel Cycle And High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, Robert S. Kent

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

An assessment of the environmental effects of the nuclear fuel cycle industries is discussed, reactor waste inventory and standards are presented, and the alternatives for high-level radioactive waste disposal reviewed, with particular attention being given to disposal in deep geological formations on land. One of the major concerns regarding potential impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle industries is the lack of a definite and proven method of disposal of the high-level radioactive wastes from light water moderated reactors. The problem is expected to become more pressing as the nuclear power industry and the associated radioactive waste inventories grow in the …

Petrology Of The Upper Nounan - Worm Creek Sequence, Upper Cambrian Nounan And St. Charles Formations, Southeast Idaho, Lillian Donley Wakeley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The upper member of the Nounan Formation and the Worm Creek Member of the St. Charles Formation, both late Cambrian in age, were studied in the Bear River Range and the Fish Creek Range in southeast Idaho. Lithology and sedimentary structures of these units were compared with characteristics of similar modern sediments and ancient rocks, to determine the environments of deposition and effects of diagenesis for the interval studied.

On the basis of widely traced marker horizons, the two-member interval is divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising the upper member of the Nounan Formation, and part …

Environmental Impact Report Redwood Creek Logging, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Historic Survey of the Redwood Creek, with some focus on the Chilula people (date range: 1850s-1890s).

Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research On Houses In Hydesville-Carlotta Area, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This paper is an edited version of two separate reports. This report, Van Duzen Basin Atlas, California State Department of Water Resources and the County of Humboldt, was prepared under the direction of Don Tuttle, Resources Analyst for Humboldt County (listed as "Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research on Houses in Hydesville-Carlotta Area"). The second report, Van Duzen Management Plan, California Department of fish and Game, was directed by Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., Arcata (listed as "Historical Survey of Van Duzen River Basin").

Historical Survey Of The Van Duzen River Basin, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This paper is an edited version of two separate reports. The first, Van Duzen Basin Atlas, California State Department of Water Resources and the County of Humboldt, was prepared under the direction of Don Tuttle, Resources Analyst for Humboldt County (listed as "Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research on Houses in Hydesville-Carlotta Area"). This version, Van Duzen Management Plan, California Department of fish and Game, was directed by Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., Arcata.

Improving Instruction In Environmental Studies Through Development Of College Lake As An Instructional Laboratory, Lynchburg College

Department of Environmental Science, Studies, and Sustainability

No abstract provided.

Interactions Of Pesticides And Phytoplankton, Pamela H. Philyaw

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Water Resources Planning And Social Goals: Conceptualization Toward A New Methodology, D. Peterson, H. Caulfield, R. D'Arge, D. Gordon, M Marts, T. Roefs, R. Roelofs

Reports

A modeling concept relating water resource use to

Evaluation Of Molting Areas Of Great Basin Canada Geese, Paul D. Arneson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Environmental factors at Neponset and Woodruff Narrows reservoirs were evaluated to determine their effects on molting Canada geese. More geese utilized Woodruff Narrows. Geese apparently favored the larger expanse of open water and adequate food supply.

Most of the molting geese were from the Bear River drainage. Some geese came from scattered areas in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. After molting, the geese flew to migration staging areas in southeastern Idaho before migrating to wintering areas in southern California and Arizona.

Females outnumbered males by 6 percent. The mean annual mortality rate for adult geese was 42 percent. Recovery rates …

Ecological Planning Workshop Poster April, 1970, Ian Mcharg, Risd Archives

Ecology and Environment

Ecological Planning Workshop Poster by Ian McHarg. April 24, 1970, RISD Auditorium.

Study To Save Block Island, Designer's News, May 19,1969, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

Ecology and Environment

RISD Landscape Architecture Study to Save Block Island Article from Designer's News, May 19, 1969 student newspaper.

The Influence Of Soil Moisture Regimes And Atmospheric Environments On Transpiration And The Energy Status Of Water In Plants, Sampatrao A. Gavande

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Plant responses to different soil moisture regimes have been extensively studied. Because of interactions between the soil, plant and climatic factors, few convincing generalizations concerning the influence of soil water on the transpiration of water by plants have been established. Generally single factors or at most the interaction of two have been studied at any one time. Useful theories describing the conditions of water retention in plant tissues and movement of water through plants have been proposed. Equally useful theories have been suggested for describing the retention and transmission of water in soil. The integration of these theories and their …

Relations Between Transpiration, Leaf Temperatures, And Some Environmental Factors, Ronald Kay Tew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Transpiration is the loss of water in vapor form from a plant. This is essentially the same process as evaporation except that it is modified by plant structure. Large quantities of water are removed from the soil, transferred through the conducting tissues of the plant, and dissipated into the air each day. As soon as the water is lost to the atmosphere, it becomes unavailable for human use.

The Working Environment And The Health Of Workers In Bituminous Coal Mines, Non-Ferrous Metal Mines, And Nonferrous Metal Smelters In Utah, The Division Of Industrial Hygiene; National Institute Of Health; U.S. Public Health Service, The Utah State Board Of Health

Elusive Documents

No abstract provided.

The Environment Of The Prairie, J. E. Weaver, W. J. Himmel

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.