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Exploratory Investigation Of Contemporary Relational Evangelizers Within The Roman Catholic Church, Susan W. Blum Jan 1990

Exploratory Investigation Of Contemporary Relational Evangelizers Within The Roman Catholic Church, Susan W. Blum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Since 1975, when a new era of Catholic evangelization was initiated, a unique cohort of adult learners emerged. Adult religious educators were challenged to develop viable evangelization training programs for the laity. During the past fifteen years, a major andragogical problem has existed due to the lack of an empirical data base for this new constituency. Virtually nothing was known about trained relational evangelizers except that they existed. The primary purpose of this pioneer study was to investigate and compare a sample of trained relational evangelizers with a sample of untrained lay Catholics in five psychological/theological/behavioral characteristics and four demographic …

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Fire That Creates: A Study Of Temperature Imagery And Its Effect On Symbolism And Characterization In Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man", Douglas Kelly Burgess Jan 1990

Fire That Creates: A Study Of Temperature Imagery And Its Effect On Symbolism And Characterization In Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man", Douglas Kelly Burgess

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce undermines the reader's dependence on an omniscient narrator and demands his active interpretive participation. The reader is no longer led to a knowledge of character by author intrusion but must continuously work towards interpretation. Joyce relies upon imagery and associated symbolism to support the reader's understanding of the novel's central figure, Stephen Dedalus. He incorporates into the work a complex structure of symbolism built upon the repetition of the opposing images of heat and cold. These contrasting images are used to create a series of symbolic associations that not …

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Free And Random Vibrations Of Shells Of Revolution With Interior Supports, Zhiyong. Xia Jan 1990

Free And Random Vibrations Of Shells Of Revolution With Interior Supports, Zhiyong. Xia

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

A new analytical method based on the wave propagation scheme has been developed for the dynamic analysis of axially symmetric shells with arbitrary boundary conditions and interior supports. In this approach, a shell structure is considered as a waveguide and the response to external excitations is treated as a superposition of wave motions. To segregate the effect of the interior supports, the waveguide is first divided into several sub-waveguides. Upon analyzing these sub-waveguides separately, a composition scheme is adopted to relate them by connecting the wave components according to the continuity conditions for the state variables at each interior supports. …

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Grade Point Average And The Iowa Tests Of Basic Skills Battery As Predictors Of Success In The Pre-International Baccalaureate Program, Barbara Gail Pullease Jan 1990

Grade Point Average And The Iowa Tests Of Basic Skills Battery As Predictors Of Success In The Pre-International Baccalaureate Program, Barbara Gail Pullease

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this two-year study was to develop a model for predicting the success of ninth grade students enrolled in the pre-International Baccalaureate Program. The program's rigorous academic curriculum was offered to students throughout the school district who met admission requirements. The predictor variables were eighth grade grade point average (GPA) and Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Total Language, Total Work-Study, and Total Mathematics subscores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Battery (ITBS). The study involved 195 students (79 males and 116 females; 83 Blacks, 100 Whites, 5 Hispanic, and 7 of Asian descent). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that there …

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French Marxists And Art And Literature, 1880-1914, Linda Harper Stratford Jan 1990

French Marxists And Art And Literature, 1880-1914, Linda Harper Stratford

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

An examination of French Marxists on art and literature reveals what was a previously neglected area of French Marxism: the degree to which the conflict of revolutionism versus reformism influenced a nonpolitical area of thought. Critical attitudes toward art and literature were inextricably conditioned by socialist factionalism in early Third Republic France. The arguments preventing socialist unity during this time period provided distinct and separate approaches to art and literary criticism, a phenomenon undetected in previous scholarship.

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Growth Of Tilapia Mariae (Boulenger) Fry In Different Salinities, Eileen Leonor Garcia Jan 1990

Growth Of Tilapia Mariae (Boulenger) Fry In Different Salinities, Eileen Leonor Garcia

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Gradual salinity acclimatization and growth studies were performed on fry of the spotted tilapia, Tilapia mariae. First, fry were successfully brought to a salinity of 40%. in 8 weeks by gradual weekly increments of 5 %.. Second, fry were exposed separately for nine weeks to salinities of 0, 5, 10, 20, 25, and 30 %.. Fish grew best at 5 and 10 %. (p < 0.05) and least at 30 %.. At nine weeks, fish at 0, 5, 10, 20, 25, and 30%. appeared to be osmoregulating, as indicated by osmolarities of their inner body fluids. These results suggest that Tilapia mariae may become a competitive threat to fishes in native estuarine environments in southern Florida.

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From Void To Plenty: A Phenomenological Approach To The Poetry Of Robert Bly, Donna Mary Samet Jan 1990

From Void To Plenty: A Phenomenological Approach To The Poetry Of Robert Bly, Donna Mary Samet

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Robert Bly's concern with wholeness of self connects him with the phenomenology of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. Bly's search for wholeness begins with his experimentation with the object and prose poem. The search continues and intensifies with poems that express unification of subject and object. Bly also sees language as a further manifestation of the outer and inner bounds of self. His search appears to rest in a fullness of being as represented in the beauty and importance of human relationships.

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Glass Electrodes As A Sensor For Ph Of Porewater In Concrete, Radhakrishnan. Balamuralikrishna Jan 1990

Glass Electrodes As A Sensor For Ph Of Porewater In Concrete, Radhakrishnan. Balamuralikrishna

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Experiments were developed and performed to determine if glass electrodes can be employed to accurately measure pH of porewater in concrete. An attempt was made to determine the reason for the general underestimation of the alkalinity of porewater by one or more pH units when glass electrodes are used as sensors compared to the OH- concentration obtained from titration of pore solutions expressed from hydrated cement samples. The linear response and alkaline error of glass electrodes was investigated. pH was measured for mortar samples cast in air as well as under CO2-free conditions. A flat-surface combination electrode was mostly employed …

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Hong Kong's Monetary Control System, Stanley C. Tang Jan 1990

Hong Kong's Monetary Control System, Stanley C. Tang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis is a study of the monetary control system in Hong Kong. One unique feature of that system is that it is without a central bank. Most economists have supposed that a monetary system without a central bank will be subject to price instability and inflation. The Hong Kong situation suggests that this need not be the case. Hong Kong's unique combination of bank and government controlled monetary practice provides an alternative way to accomplish the kind of monetary control that is found in economies with a central bank, like that in the United States. However, Hong Kong's monetary …

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High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Properties Of Reversed Phase Alumina, Shobha Vemulapalli Jan 1990

High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Properties Of Reversed Phase Alumina, Shobha Vemulapalli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The chromatographic properties of Octadecylsilica (ODS), Octadecylalumina (ODA), Polybutadiene coated alumina (PBD), Styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer (ACT-1) were investigated to evaluate Octanol-Water partition coefficient, log P, using a correlation method of High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) capacity factor, k', and literature partition coefficient values. This study revealed the superior chromatographic characteristics of ODA material and its potential for the evaluation of log P values of organic compounds, in particular, bases. The log P(HPLC) values evaluated using the log k'-log P regression equation obtained from a set of standards on ODA appeared to be accurate. These values matched with the theoretical calculations supporting …

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History Of Public Education In Osceola County, Florida: 1887-1927, William Henry Iii Vogel Jan 1990

History Of Public Education In Osceola County, Florida: 1887-1927, William Henry Iii Vogel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this study was to research the historical circumstances involved with the establishment, growth, development, and administration of public education in Osceola County, Florida, from 1987 to 1927. This chronological study was divided into periods which highlight key historical events. The historical periods are as follows: 1822-1886. Territorial and early statehood education, and education in geographic Osceola County before separation from Orange and Brevard Counties. This section includes the legal foundation for education found in the Florida Constitution of 1868. 1887-1914. Early historical development through 1915 when Superintendent N. J. Sears resigned to become a State Representative. 1915-1927. …

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Idc - Interim Data Collector: An Expert System Based Upon A Relational Database Management System, Steven. Cohn Jan 1990

Idc - Interim Data Collector: An Expert System Based Upon A Relational Database Management System, Steven. Cohn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis examines IDC--the Interim Data Collector, a program developed to store diverse technical data in the domain of avionics. The program generates a dialogue through menus and allows rapid data entry and retrieval based on operator supplied information about the modules. The program is written in CLIPPER (a superset of DBASE III+). I will show that IDC exhibits the characteristics associated with programs known as expert systems. These include data directed search, hierarchical dynamic pruning, an interactive user interface and a blackboard type inference engine. I also discuss the various sources of faults which contribute to reliability problems during …

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Hybrid Reliability Analysis Of Surface Mounted Assemblies, Junshi. Wang Jan 1990

Hybrid Reliability Analysis Of Surface Mounted Assemblies, Junshi. Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Simulations of bending and twisting of surface mounted assemblies have been performed using the hybrid analytical/experimental analysis approaches, and the results are presented. Analytical analyses were combined with experimental load-deformation characteristics of the surface mounted assemblies to predict the maximum allowable loadings and deflections that surface mounted assemblies can withstand before incurring failures. Simulation results obtained were in close agreement with the real loading situations.

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Impact Of Homelessness On The Academic Achievement Of Children, Phyllis Pacifico Neill Jan 1990

Impact Of Homelessness On The Academic Achievement Of Children, Phyllis Pacifico Neill

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this research was to consider the possible relationships between the academic achievement of homeless children and their attitudes towards school, their parents' attitudes toward school, their relationships with their peers, their relationships with their parents and their self-esteem. The "subjects" were 42 families living in seven shelters in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Sixty-nine children and their parents were interviewed. Three questionnaires were used to obtain demographic information and to define the predictor variables. The perceptions of homeless children and their parents, how these perceptions relate to each other and the relationships of these perceptions to …

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Integration Of Dissimilar Network Management Systems, Sandra Lynn Frost Jan 1990

Integration Of Dissimilar Network Management Systems, Sandra Lynn Frost

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the issues involved in centralizing network control of two dissimilar network management systems, through the use of a protocol translator. In particular, we consider communication between a Programmable Communications Processor (PCP) and an Access Communications Processor (ACP) for the purposes of control, configuration, software updating and backup. The integration should maintain backwards compatibility to both systems, as well as providing value-added functionality. Issues to be examined include protocol translator design criteria, an implementation strategy for a state/event driven handler and performance testing.

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International Dependence, Basic Needs Provision, Inequality And Political Violence: A Cross-National Analysis, Thomas Dion Robinson Jan 1990

International Dependence, Basic Needs Provision, Inequality And Political Violence: A Cross-National Analysis, Thomas Dion Robinson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

A cross-national study examining both intra-and international determinants of collective political violence within nations was conducted in an effort to replicate and extend previous findings: that international factors indirectly (and directly) increase political violence through their effects on income inequality. The robustness of these findings was tested in a panel regression analysis by examining model respecifications and including new variables. The international variables tested indirectly affected political violence through income inequality. Earlier findings of a direct effect of income inequality on political violence were replicated and extended to an intra/international model of domestic political violence.

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Low-Level And High-Level Correlation For Image Registration, Anil Dhirajlal Mandalia Jan 1990

Low-Level And High-Level Correlation For Image Registration, Anil Dhirajlal Mandalia

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The fundamental goal of a machine vision system in the inspection of an assembled printed circuit board is to locate the integrated circuit(IC) components. These components are then checked for their position and orientation with respect to a given position and orientation of the model and to detect deviations. To this end, a method based on a modified two-level correlation scheme is presented in this thesis. In the first level, Low-Level correlation, a modified two-stage template matching method is proposed. It makes use of the random search techniques, better known as the Monte Carlo method, to speed up the matching …

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Hybrid Method Of Finite Element And Photoelasticity To Analyze Stress Concentrations On Threaded Cylinders, Julio Cesar Gonella Jan 1990

Hybrid Method Of Finite Element And Photoelasticity To Analyze Stress Concentrations On Threaded Cylinders, Julio Cesar Gonella

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This paper studies the stress concentrations at the root of the threads of a cylinder. A photoelastic analysis using the stress freezing procedure is used to calculate the stress along the cylinder and the stress concentrations at the root of the threads. These values are compared to that of similar cylinders with different threaded configurations. A finite element model is built by using the photoelastic data to find a suitable load distribution along the threaded region. The finite element model predicted results similar to the photoelastic analysis and showed a method of reducing the stress concentrations on the threads by …

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Should The Ports Of New Orleans And Mobile Be United Under A Single Port Authority, Charles E. Dorsett Jan 1990

Should The Ports Of New Orleans And Mobile Be United Under A Single Port Authority, Charles E. Dorsett

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

United States ports along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico are engaged in fierce competition among themselves to attract existing and future trade. This competition has served to force modernization and expansion of facilities in all the ports. The effort is running into the billions of dollars and there are concerns that there is too much duplication of costly facilities. The Port of New Orleans benefits from its location at the southern terminus of the Mississippi River System. Until five years ago it was the sole significant transhipment node between the nation's midsection and its customers and suppliers. In …

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Fisheries Development And Its Role For Alleviating Nutritional Deficiency In Mauritania, Dia Mamadou Abdoul Jan 1990

Fisheries Development And Its Role For Alleviating Nutritional Deficiency In Mauritania, Dia Mamadou Abdoul

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Security of food supply is one of the greatest problems that Mauritania continues to face. Fisheries development, both artisanal and industrial, has the potential of providing an increased and reliable low-cost source of animal protein and it could also help to alleviate the problems of the agricultural sector. The main focus of this paper will be upon fisheries development in Mauritania and how it may contribute to alleviating malnutrition. The examination of Mauritania's fisheries policy, the significance of the political and economic context in which fishing policy was formulated, the effects that these different policies have on Mauritania's overall development …

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An Underwater Science And Resource Database Management System And Proposed Applications To Marine Geographic Information Systems, Ivar Babb Jan 1990

An Underwater Science And Resource Database Management System And Proposed Applications To Marine Geographic Information Systems, Ivar Babb

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The National Undersea Research Program (NURP) is a federally-funded program that provides scientists with modern in situ technology that allows them to conduct research that goes beyond the constraints of traditional oceanographic methodology. NURP is comprised of five regional centers that administer underwater science, and through the principal investigators that are supported generate a vast quantity of diverse data. This data and information bank consists of the following: raw environmental data, logistical data, locational data, information about the scientists, video and still photograph documentation, and publication information. This paper describes the theory behind the implementation of a Database Management System …

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An Evaluation Of Noaa's Role In Ocean Dumping Policy Implementation, Kenneth W. Barton Jan 1990

An Evaluation Of Noaa's Role In Ocean Dumping Policy Implementation, Kenneth W. Barton

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Dumping of wastes into the ocean has gone on for years especially in the New York Bight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is mandated by Title II of the Ocean Dumping Act of 1972 to investigate the effects of ocean dumping on the marine environment. However, there is a perception within Congress, the public and other agencies that NOAA is not meeting it's responsibilities with regard to ocean dumping research. The effectiveness of NOAA's ocean dumping policies and programs and the difficulties in implementation experienced by the agency are evaluated by applying George Edwards' theory of policy implementation. …

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The Use Of Remote Sensing Techniques And Geographic Information Systems By Coastal Managers In Rhode Island, Margaret H. Sano Jan 1990

The Use Of Remote Sensing Techniques And Geographic Information Systems By Coastal Managers In Rhode Island, Margaret H. Sano

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Planners and managers must understand the physical and anthropogenic changes taking place within the coastal zone to provide effective management. Remote sensing techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are excellent tools for contributing data and analytical capabilities to identify possible conflicts within the coastal zone. This study examines the potential and actual use of these technologies by coastal managers within Rhode Island. Potential usage is discussed in terms of the range of data available and the feasibility of using the data for coastal problems. Also, GIS capabilities in Rhode Island are explored. Finally a survey designed to measure the actual …

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The Canadian-American Dispute Over Dixon Entrance, Mary Kathleen Morrissey Jan 1990

The Canadian-American Dispute Over Dixon Entrance, Mary Kathleen Morrissey

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The body of water between the southern tip of Alaska's panhandle and British Columbia's Queen Charlotte islands, known as Dixon Entrance, is one of four external maritime boundaries between the United States and Canada. This particular boundary has been an area of dispute ever since it was established and settlement does not appear to be imminent. yet, this dispute continues to create poor management of fish stocks, trade disruption, feelings of frustration among fishermen of both nations, and in general, it remains a thorn in the side of United States-Canadian relations. In this paper I intend to review the history …

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Maritime Boundaries Of India - A Case Study, Piyali Talukdar Jan 1990

Maritime Boundaries Of India - A Case Study, Piyali Talukdar

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

This study examines the present status of the maritime boundaries of India in the context of applicable international laws related to boundary definition. As a developing nation with a long coastline and large Exclusive Economic Zone, it is important for India to define its boundary limits for better utilization and management of its marine resources. India has maritime boundaries with seven different nations; the geographical setting, political relationships and economic importances are different in each case, making each situation unique. Since appreciation of factors such as geographical, geophysical, resource potentials, etc. can help to realize the shape of the present …

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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: (Otec) Outlook For The Future, John M. Kroft Jan 1990

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: (Otec) Outlook For The Future, John M. Kroft

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The temperature differential between the tropical ocean surface and deep waters represents tremendous energy potential. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems represent an environmentally sound method to extract that energy resource. Included in this paper is a review of the history of OTEC, basic thermodynamic principles involved and major components of the system. The three basic types of OTEC systems are discussed, citing the various advantages and disadvantages of each. The resource extent and possible environmental impacts are examined from the U. S. perspective. After reviewing the conflicting ocean use interest involved, comparative cost calculations of energy types, and the …

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Fishermen, Dealers And The Auction System: A Case Study Of Rabo De Peixe, Sao Miguel, Azores, Carlos Teixeira Jan 1990

Fishermen, Dealers And The Auction System: A Case Study Of Rabo De Peixe, Sao Miguel, Azores, Carlos Teixeira

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

This thesis presents an examination of the fish auction system in the Azores and three New England ports; Boston, New Bedford and Portland. On the island of Sao Miguel, the village of Rabo de Peixe was selected as a case study where a survey of local fishermen and dealers was conducted. Data obtained through interviews provided some insights into the socio-economic status of local fishermen and how they perceive infrastructure improvements, government support and changes in the auction system. Most importantly, an attempt is made in this study to compare the organizational and administrative aspects of U.S. auction systems in …

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The Impact Of The Capital Construction Fund On The Rhode Island Commercial Fishing Industry, Paul R. Helland Jan 1990

The Impact Of The Capital Construction Fund On The Rhode Island Commercial Fishing Industry, Paul R. Helland

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The impact of the Capital Construction Fund, a tax deferral program utilized for the construction of fishing vessels, is examined in the context of Rhode Island's fishing industry. It was believed that the Capital Construction Fund contributed to overcapitalization, was an incentive to purchase a vessel, and was mainly used by individuals targeting underutilized species. Indicators of capitalization such as number, size, and ages of vessels owned were gathered from the owners of vessels home-ported in Rhode Island during personal interviews. Response of those that have used the Program were separated from those who have not. A frequency analysis was …

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Conflict Of Use At Moonstone Beach (R.I.); Nude Bathing At A National Wildlife Refuge, Marielena Scanlon Jan 1990

Conflict Of Use At Moonstone Beach (R.I.); Nude Bathing At A National Wildlife Refuge, Marielena Scanlon

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Nude bathing in the coastal zone has become a challenging issue for coastal managers. This thesis focuses on the conflicts involving public uses of a beach on a national wildlife refuge. The beach is nesting habitat for the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), a species listed as threatened on the federal Endangered Species List. The beach has also been traditionally used by nude bathers. The study consists of six parts: a brief natural history of the piping plover; management problems of federal refuges; the history and political conflicts relevant to the recreational use of this beach; an analysis of the users …

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The Effect Of Industrial Development On The Sediment Contamination Of Apponaug Cove, A Historical Analysis, Marina Havan-Orumieh Jan 1990

The Effect Of Industrial Development On The Sediment Contamination Of Apponaug Cove, A Historical Analysis, Marina Havan-Orumieh

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Sediment cores have long been used to formulate the chronology of environmental contamination. This paper will investigate the utility of sediment cores in determining the chronology of trace metal contamination in Apponaug Cove, Rhode Island. A meter-long sediment core taken from the Cove was analyzed for chromium, copper, lead, zinc and nickel as well as organic pollutants coprostanol, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, benzotriazole and clorobenzotriazole. The core represents a close to 200 year record of sediments in Apponaug Cove. The cultural/economic changes in the Watershed in addition to environmental laws composed in the State and Federal levels which may have correlated with …

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