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Rapid Dissolution For Destructive Assay Of Nuclear Melt Glass, Jonathan Allen Gill
Rapid Dissolution For Destructive Assay Of Nuclear Melt Glass, Jonathan Allen Gill
Masters Theses
This study evaluates four methods for dissolving complex glassy debris resulting from nuclear detonations. The samples of interest simulate the glassy debris generated from a nuclear detonation’s fireball coming in contact with solid masses. Each method attempts to achieve dissolution through different approaches involving either acid digestion, alkaline digestion, or molten salt fusion. Two of the four methods were modified to retain all elements of the debris or surrogate debris. This retention is critical to the proportional relationships used in identifying fuel types and designs of nuclear weapons. Analysis is conducted with an inductively coupled time of flight mass spectrometer …
Real-Time Spectroscopic Analysis Of Microalgal Adaptation To Changing Environmental Conditions, Robert Ked Byrd
Real-Time Spectroscopic Analysis Of Microalgal Adaptation To Changing Environmental Conditions, Robert Ked Byrd
Masters Theses
Increases in anthropogenic pollution are causing many environmental problems; understanding their impact on the environment has become an important issue. Industrialization and the burning of fossil fuels have caused increased levels of carbon dioxide to enter the atmosphere, which is contributing to global warming and ocean acidification. Agricultural runoff has caused levels of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus to rise, where they have been noted to cause harmful algal blooms. Marine ecosystems have been particularly affected as both of these forms of pollution accumulate in bodies of water. Microalgae are important organisms in these ecosystems because they sequester these pollutants and …