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The Runoff Reduction Method, Joseph Battiata, Kelly Collins, David Hirschman, Greg Hoffmann Dec 2010

The Runoff Reduction Method, Joseph Battiata, Kelly Collins, David Hirschman, Greg Hoffmann

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

The Runoff Reduction Method (RRM) provides an innovative approach to crediting the total performance of stormwater best management practices (BMPs). Total BMP performance refers to the pollutant removal and runoff volume reduction capabilities. The RRM tracks the implementation of stormwater BMPs, including Low Impact Development (LID) strategies such as permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, downspout disconnection, soil amendments, etc., and credits the appropriate runoff volume reduction, pollutant concentration reduction, or both towards compliance with stormwater quality and quantity requirements. By providing a mechanism to credit the volume reduction associated with these LID strategies the RRM also documents an allowable reduction of …


Survey Says: Implications Of A Public Perception Survey On Stormwater Education Programming, Katie Giacalone, Catherine Mobley, Calvin Sawyer, James Witte, Gene Eidson Dec 2010

Survey Says: Implications Of A Public Perception Survey On Stormwater Education Programming, Katie Giacalone, Catherine Mobley, Calvin Sawyer, James Witte, Gene Eidson

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Effective watershed and stormwater education and public involvement programs strive to increase awareness of watersheds and landscape connectivity and also encourage behavior changes that may be contributing to water quality and quantity problems within a targeted basin. According to new guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency on stormwater permit improvement, regulators are looking for programs to utilize targeted issues relevant to a community to guide the development of a comprehensive outreach program. In an effort to collect information on public perception, knowledge, behaviors and willingness to get involved in improved stormwater management, a telephone survey was implemented. This manuscript …


Best Management Practices For Stormwater Management In The Desert Southwest, Mahesh R. Gautam, Kumud Acharya, Mark Stone Dec 2010

Best Management Practices For Stormwater Management In The Desert Southwest, Mahesh R. Gautam, Kumud Acharya, Mark Stone

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Despite several decades of experience with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the United States, the application of such approaches in the Desert Southwest region has not received adequate attention. One reason for this shortcoming could be the general perception of the insignificance of BMPs in a region with little annual precipitation. However, the Desert Southwest still experiences relatively high rainfall intensity and runoff from rainfall. Sparse vegetation, steep topography, complex soils, unique geology, and rapid land development all contribute increase runoff response. Since the Desert Southwest hosts a large and rapidly growing population, stormwater BMPs are important for protecting …


Sustainability Of Surface And Subsurface Water Resources: Case Studies From Florida And Michigan, U.S.A., Alan D. Steinman, Mark Luttenton, Karl E. Havens Dec 2010

Sustainability Of Surface And Subsurface Water Resources: Case Studies From Florida And Michigan, U.S.A., Alan D. Steinman, Mark Luttenton, Karl E. Havens

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Sustainable Development Of Water Resources, R. Warren Flint Dec 2010

The Sustainable Development Of Water Resources, R. Warren Flint

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems, Jill S. Baron, N. Leroy Poff Dec 2010

Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems, Jill S. Baron, N. Leroy Poff

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Conceptual Foundations For The Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable, Rhonda Kranz, Stephen P. Gasteyer, H. Theodore Heintz Jr., Ronald Shafer, Alan Steinman Dec 2010

Conceptual Foundations For The Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable, Rhonda Kranz, Stephen P. Gasteyer, H. Theodore Heintz Jr., Ronald Shafer, Alan Steinman

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Economic And Financial Management Capacity Of Small Water Systems, Jim Maras Dec 2010

Economic And Financial Management Capacity Of Small Water Systems, Jim Maras

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Technical Assistance Needs And Research Priorities For Small Community Water Systems, Ben Dziegielewski, Tom Bik Dec 2010

Technical Assistance Needs And Research Priorities For Small Community Water Systems, Ben Dziegielewski, Tom Bik

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, December 16, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 16, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


Measuring Awareness Of The Impacts Of Change In The Public Health Workforce: A Precursory Step In Promoting A Shared Vision Via Cross-Sectoral Collaboration, Anthony G. Robins, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, Kadi R. Bliss Dec 2010

Measuring Awareness Of The Impacts Of Change In The Public Health Workforce: A Precursory Step In Promoting A Shared Vision Via Cross-Sectoral Collaboration, Anthony G. Robins, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, Kadi R. Bliss

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Public health is currently undergoing significant changes and becoming increasingly dependent on one another to achieve their missions. The restructuring is forcing public health stakeholders to reexamine their present and future roles. This case study examines a local health department’s staff and its awareness of the department’s epidemiology program as a practical framework for thinking about and implementing cross-sectoral collaboration. An OEB (Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Awareness Survey was developed and administered to 492 participants at the Allegheny County Health Department. Cross-sectional analysis examined associations between demographics, behavioral and cultural factors, and help seeking (attempts at collaboration). Results indicate …


The Daily Egyptian, December 14, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 14, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


Wastewater Security, Eileen J. O’Neill, Alan Hais Dec 2010

Wastewater Security, Eileen J. O’Neill, Alan Hais

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Linking Public Health And Water Utilities To Improve Emergency Response, R. J. Gelting, M. D. Miller Dec 2010

Linking Public Health And Water Utilities To Improve Emergency Response, R. J. Gelting, M. D. Miller

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Water Treatment And Equipment Decontamination Techniques, Kim R. Fox Dec 2010

Water Treatment And Equipment Decontamination Techniques, Kim R. Fox

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Responding To Threats And Incidents Of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination, Steven C. Allgeier, Matthew L. Magnuson Dec 2010

Responding To Threats And Incidents Of Intentional Drinking Water Contamination, Steven C. Allgeier, Matthew L. Magnuson

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Water And Homeland Security: An Introduction, Regan Murray Dec 2010

Water And Homeland Security: An Introduction, Regan Murray

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, December 13, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 13, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


Flood Risk Outreach And The Public’S Need To Know, Marshall Frech Dec 2010

Flood Risk Outreach And The Public’S Need To Know, Marshall Frech

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Corps Of Engineers Responses To The Changing National Approach To Floodplain Management Since The 1993 Midwest Flood, Gerald E. Galloway Jr. Dec 2010

Corps Of Engineers Responses To The Changing National Approach To Floodplain Management Since The 1993 Midwest Flood, Gerald E. Galloway Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Inland Desalination: Challenges And Research Needs, Patrick V. Brady, Richard J. Kottenstette, Thomas M. Mayer, Mike M. Hightower Dec 2010

Inland Desalination: Challenges And Research Needs, Patrick V. Brady, Richard J. Kottenstette, Thomas M. Mayer, Mike M. Hightower

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, December 06, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 06, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, December 03, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 03, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


Framing Climate Policy Debates: Science, Network, And U.S. Congress, 1976-2007, Hyung Sam Park, Xinsheng Liu, Arnold Vedlitz Dec 2010

Framing Climate Policy Debates: Science, Network, And U.S. Congress, 1976-2007, Hyung Sam Park, Xinsheng Liu, Arnold Vedlitz

2010

Debates on global climate change (GCC) have been heavily influenced by such factors as scientific evidence, media coverage, public concerns, partisan interest, and so forth. Focusing on the linkages among the congressional committees, hearings, and invited witnesses (and their sectors), this study investigates the relational conditions under which congressional committees have mobilized climate expertise to discuss climate change issues for the past decades in U.S. Congress. Our findings show that agenda setting and witness selection by the committees significantly differed across the party lines: more environmental scientists were invited to define GCC as a threat in Democratic Congresses, whereas industrial …


Asado En El Cuero (Barbecue On The Leather), Bruno P. Maestrini Dec 2010

Asado En El Cuero (Barbecue On The Leather), Bruno P. Maestrini

Research Papers

This project is a multimedia website that shows a little about one of the most famous traditions of Uruguay, Argentina and the south of Brazil: their barbecue. The custom of eating this food goes beyond the simple please of tasting good meat. The salting and roasting of the meat on the fire is one of the oldest habits in the southern part of the continent. In this project, the tradition of the countryside and the urban regions are shown in a variety of ways. The project documents the tradition of the people and shows how they survive in a always …


The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2010

The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.


Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association Dec 2010

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.


The Unwise And Unconstitutional Hatch Act: Why State And Local Government Employees Should Be Free To Run For Public Office., Jason C. Miller Dec 2010

The Unwise And Unconstitutional Hatch Act: Why State And Local Government Employees Should Be Free To Run For Public Office., Jason C. Miller

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

This article examines the restrictions instated by the Hatch Act, a statute that prevents federal, state, and local employees from using their position or authority to influence elections. It also prohibits the candidacy for office for some government employees. While the author criticizes the restrictions imposed by the Act, there is support for the Act’s protections against coercion and inappropriate use of federal funds. The article analyzes the nuances of the Hatch Act and discusses perceivably negative effects of the Act on the political process, including the automatic disqualification of ideal candidates and a more restricted selection of candidates generally. …


Using High-Powered, Frequency-Narrowed Lasers For Rb/129xe And Cs/129xe Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping To Achieve Improved Production Of Highly Spin-Polarized Xenon For Use In Magnetic Resonance Applications, Nicholas Whiting Dec 2010

Using High-Powered, Frequency-Narrowed Lasers For Rb/129xe And Cs/129xe Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping To Achieve Improved Production Of Highly Spin-Polarized Xenon For Use In Magnetic Resonance Applications, Nicholas Whiting

Dissertations

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been extensively used to investigate numerous systems of interest, ranging from collections of molecules to living organisms. However, NMR suffers from one key drawback: an inherent lack of detection sensitivity, as compared to other common forms of spectroscopy. This is due to the minute nuclear magnetic moments and low nuclear spin polarization levels at thermal equilibrium (~10-5 to 10-6), and thus necessitates the use of relatively large sample volumes. One way to overcome this low detection sensitivity is to introduce a species with highly non-equilibrium nuclear spin polarization, such as `hyperpolarized' xenon-129. Hyperpolarized xenon …


Consequence Of Premature And Chronic Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Activation On Testicular Spermatogenic Cell Development, Jesse F. Roewer Dec 2010

Consequence Of Premature And Chronic Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Activation On Testicular Spermatogenic Cell Development, Jesse F. Roewer

Theses

Luteinizing hormone (LH), one of the two gonadotropin hormones released from the anterior pituitary gland, binds to its receptor (LHR) in the gonads to stimulate steroid hormone production, in addition to ovulation and gametogenesis. Mutations of the receptors amino acid sequence have the ability to either constitutively activate or inactivate it. All activating mutations result in male-limited precocious puberty. Males with this condition undergo puberty around 4 years of age, and have a premature elevation in testosterone levels and premature skeletal development. In order to understand how chronic ligand-mediated activation of the LHR affects gonadal development and function, a mouse …