University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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A Citizen Science Experiment: How Well Do Park Visitors Identify Wetland Health?,
2023
University of Louisville
A Citizen Science Experiment: How Well Do Park Visitors Identify Wetland Health?, Madison Cicha, Kassidy Haynes, Andrew Mehring, Mark Tierney, Andrea Gaughan Phd
The Cardinal Edge
Citizen science refers to a discipline of scientific projects that utilize public participation and collaboration to complete or supplement a collected data set. Our study as a whole aims to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) source-sink status of small, constructed wetlands in Kentucky through field and remotely sensed data. Additional facets of the project include evaluating the influence of the primary producer community on GHG uptake and emissions, and our ability to identify healthy small wetlands from science and community-based perspectives. Specifically, the citizen science aspect intends to assess both (1) gaps between knowledge of the general public regarding wetland …
Environmental Controls On Soil Organic Matter Fractions In Post-Fire Landscapes,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Environmental Controls On Soil Organic Matter Fractions In Post-Fire Landscapes, Alexis Heuer
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
In the past few decades, the world’s climate is being altered by anthropogenic forces such as the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to fossil fuel combustion (Paraschiv and Paraschiv, 2020). In California, the impacts of increased CO2 concentrations have created longer fire seasons, warmer temperatures, and increased lightning strikes which allow for wildfires to become more frequent, severe, and larger in scale (Westerling et al., 2006). Wildfires of this magnitude result in acceleration of landscape scale processes such as erosion and aggregation which in turn affects soil organic matter (SOM), the basis of soil health (Gonz´alez-P´erez et al., …
Establishing A Monitoring Framework To Evaluate Impacts Of Grazing Exclusion And Inform Restoration At Santa Rita Ranch,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Establishing A Monitoring Framework To Evaluate Impacts Of Grazing Exclusion And Inform Restoration At Santa Rita Ranch, Annie Booth, Annie Booth
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Santa Rita Ranch is a 1,750-acre cattle ranch in Templeton, California, that was privately owned and continuously grazed for the past 70 years. In 2021, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo (LCSLO) acquired the property, and in the winter of 2022, they built a fence that bisects the ranch, excluding the cattle from 800 acres to preserve the riparian habitat. The LCSLO is currently defining the ecological baseline for the ranch to inform future management decisions. Given that cattle grazing has many environmental tradeoffs, they wanted to establish a long-term monitoring study to understand how relieving the pressures of …
Fire Effects On Soil Organic Matter In The Creek Fire,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Fire Effects On Soil Organic Matter In The Creek Fire, Gracie E. Doolin
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity over the past few decades due to the increased concertation of CO2 emissions from anthropogenic influence. Soil carbon (C) sequestration has been identified as a climate change mitigation strategy; however, the influx of large-scale wildfires has accelerated landscape processes such as erosion, reducing soil aggradation, and soil C and nitrogen (N) protection. This trend is highlighted by the Creek Fire that occurred in September 2020 and burned 379,895 acres in the Sierra National Forest. This research is designed to close the knowledge gap regarding the impact of burn severity on soil organic matter …
Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Fire Behavior Impacts Following California Fuel Treatments,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Fire Behavior Impacts Following California Fuel Treatments, Lindsay M. Senechal
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Fuel treatments are being increasingly applied across California landscapes as communities struggle to recover from wildfire disasters nationwide. Increased funding for treatments stems from grants under CARB’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and funding requires reports accounting the yielded benefits from these fuel treatments. Using data from real-world local scale fuel treatments, I used the forest simulation model FVSFEE and fire behavior software IFTDSS to quantify GHG emission benefits and fire behavior impacts 70 years after treatment. Results suggest that fuel treatments do not yield significant GHG benefits, and fire behavior impacts (conditional flame length) are minimal but overall show slight …
Assessing Environmental Impact Of The Built Environment By Adopting Life Cycle Design: Using Swanton Pacific Ranch As A Case Study,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Assessing Environmental Impact Of The Built Environment By Adopting Life Cycle Design: Using Swanton Pacific Ranch As A Case Study, Hope E. Springer
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
To combat the carbon emissions contributed to the atmosphere by the built environment, it is imperative that low-embodied-carbon materials choices be prioritized throughout the building design process. To achieve this, this professional project creates an Excel-based, open source, and user-friendly tool for the construction sector to make design decisions that prioritize the sustainability of structures, as one such tool does not currently exist. The use of OpenLCA software and the EcoInvent34 database are utilized to calculate the environmental impact of 25 different building materials, as well as energy and electricity consumption. Swanton Pacific Ranch (SPR) in Santa Cruz County is …
Self-Reported Consumption Of Bottled Water V. Tap Water In Appalachian And Non-Appalachian Kentucky,
2023
Eastern Kentucky University
Self-Reported Consumption Of Bottled Water V. Tap Water In Appalachian And Non-Appalachian Kentucky, Jason W. Marion
Journal of Appalachian Health
Introduction: Quantitative studies on drinking water perceptions in Appalachia are limited. High-profile water infrastructure failures in the U.S. and Eastern Kentucky, coupled with human-made and natural disasters in the Appalachian Region, have likely impacted opinions regarding tap water.
Purpose: To use existing unexplored data to describe baseline tap water v. bottled water consumption in Kentucky.
Methods: Telephone-based cross-sectional data were obtained from the 2013 Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) directed by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Among many items in KHIP, self-reported consumption of bottled water over tap water, reasons for bottled water use, and demographic data were obtained. …
Speciation Of Elements Via A Sequential Extraction Procedure In Municipal Wastewater Biosolids From Three Rural Wwtp In East Texas (Usa),
2023
Stephen F Austin State University
Speciation Of Elements Via A Sequential Extraction Procedure In Municipal Wastewater Biosolids From Three Rural Wwtp In East Texas (Usa), Kefa K. Onchoke
Faculty Publications
In this data article, the bioavailability of elements in municipal wastewater sludge (also known as biosolids) in samples collected from three treatment plants in East Texas, USA was evaluated. Although detailed speciation of the metals were assessed by using inductively coupled plasma optical spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and were discussed in the research article titled “Evaluating bioavailability of elements in municipal wastewater sludge (Biosolids) from three rural wastewater treatment plants in East Texas (USA) by a sequential extraction procedure” [1], this report presents the absolute raw concentrations and fractionations of the 26 metals from the biosolids (Nacogdoches Wastewater Sludge, Lufkin Wastewater Sludge, …
Final 2023 Rmap Stodden Park Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp),
2023
Montana Tech Library
Final 2023 Rmap Stodden Park Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Ur 43 – Area Near Missoula Gulch Ball Field,
2023
Atlantic Richfield Company
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Ur 43 – Area Near Missoula Gulch Ball Field, Mike Mcanulty
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Ur 42 – Area Near Walkerville Playground,
2023
Atlantic Richfield Company
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Ur 42 – Area Near Walkerville Playground, Mike Mcanulty
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Draft Final 2023 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Helehan Borrow Submittal #1,
2023
Montana Tech Library
Draft Final 2023 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Helehan Borrow Submittal #1, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Approved Butte Reduction Works (Brw) Smelter Area Mine Waste Remediation And Contaminated Groundwater Hydraulic Control Site Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) For Microbial Analysis And Biotreatability; Request For Change Brw-2023-02,
2023
Management Service Company, ARCO
Approved Butte Reduction Works (Brw) Smelter Area Mine Waste Remediation And Contaminated Groundwater Hydraulic Control Site Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) For Microbial Analysis And Biotreatability; Request For Change Brw-2023-02, Josh Bryson
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Bres No. 84 – Mandan Park Play Area,
2023
Atlantic Richfield Company
Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites – Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) Bres No. 84 – Mandan Park Play Area, Mike Mcanulty
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Optimizing Edge-Of-Field Water Quality Monitoring Methods To Determine The Effects Of Best Management Practices On Nutrient And Sediment Runoff,
2023
Mississippi State University
Optimizing Edge-Of-Field Water Quality Monitoring Methods To Determine The Effects Of Best Management Practices On Nutrient And Sediment Runoff, Mark Hill
Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates the impact on water quality of combined agricultural best management practices cover crop and minimum tillage, alongside an examination of techniques used to collect those samples. Edge-of-field (EOF) water quality samples were collected from 11 working farms during a two-year paired field experiment. Results showed significant reductions in nutrient concentrations, increased discharge, and mixed findings regarding nutrient mass transport post-treatment. A suite of EOF collection techniques were compared using in-situ automated water sampling systems sampling the same runoff events. Sampling protocols influenced nutrient concentrations in composite samples, but unexpected variance in velocity sensors affected measured discharge, making …
Draft Final 2023 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Stodden Park Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp),
2023
Montana Tech Library
Draft Final 2023 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Stodden Park Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Draft Final 2023 Rmap Baptist Student Union (Former Mckinley School) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp),
2023
Montana Tech Library
Draft Final 2023 Rmap Baptist Student Union (Former Mckinley School) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Draft Final 2023 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Gold Hill Lutheran Church (Containing The Creativity Factory Preschool) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp),
2023
Montana Tech Library
Draft Final 2023 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Gold Hill Lutheran Church (Containing The Creativity Factory Preschool) Soil Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
2022 Final Unreclaimed Sites Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Revision 1,
2023
Montana Tech Library
2022 Final Unreclaimed Sites Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Revision 1, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site
No abstract provided.
Assessment Of Changes Of Complex Shoreline From Medium‑Resolution Satellite Imagery,
2023
NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
Assessment Of Changes Of Complex Shoreline From Medium‑Resolution Satellite Imagery, Nikolay P. Nezlin, Julie Herman, Jonathan Hodge, Stephen Sagar, Robbi Bishop-Taylor, Guangming Zheng, John M. Digiacomo
VIMS Articles
The imagery collected by medium-resolution earth-observing satellites is a powerful and cost-effective tool for the quantitative assessment of shoreline dynamics for water bodies of different spatial scales. In this study, we utilize imagery collected in 1984–2021 on the Middle Peninsula, Virginia, bordering the Chesapeake Bay, USA, by medium-resolution (10–30 m) satellites Landsat-5/7/8 and Sentinel-2A/B. The data was managed in the Earth Analytics Interoperability Lab (EAIL) Data Cube built and configured by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia and Chile). The assessments of shoreline change demonstrate adequate agreement with assessments based on aerial photography collected during 1937–2009 by …
