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Methane Dynamics Of Kentucky Bottomland Hardwood Forested Systems, Marissa Miles, Jessica B. Moon, Skylar Ross, Jarred Asselta, Niklas Klauss, Rosie Carey, Kabi Raj Khatiwada, Bassil El Masri, Gary Stinchcomb, Benjamin R. K. Runkle

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Floating Vegetation As A Driver Of Ch4 Emissions In Small Ponds Across Louisville, Ky, Mark Tierney, C. Jalink, J. H. Loughrin, S. W. Antle, Andrew S. Mehring

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Measuring The Contribution Of Bald Cypress “Knees” To Greenhouse Gas Emissions During Climate Extremes, Skylar Ross, Jessica B. Moon, Niklas Klauss, Marissa Miles, Kabi Raj Khatiwada4, Bassil El Masri, Gary Stinchcomb, Benjamin R. K. Runkle

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Characterizing Louisville Wetlands From Above And Below To Better Predict Wetland Carbon Sink-Source Status, Andrea E. Gaughan, Andrew S. Mehring, Mark Tierney, David Brown, Kassidy Haynes, Madison Cicha

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Session 3a: Karst And Groundwater, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Examining the Utility of Tryptophan-Like Fluorescence As a Proxy for Fecal Contamination in Karst Basins, Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky
• A Predictive Flood Model for Urban Karst Environments
• Improving Best Management Practices for the Siting, Maintenance, and Design of Urban Karst Groundwater Injection Wells

Session 3b: Sediments, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Sediment Degradation Experiments for a Low Gradient Stream Suggest the Watershed’s Connectivity Regime Exhibits Control on Stream Biogeochemistry
• Does Sediment Organic Matter Content Mediate the Effects of Chironomid Larvae on Benthic Nitrous Oxide Flux
• Drivers of Variability in Annual Sediment Accretion Rates Within Wetland Easements of Western Kentucky

Poster Session, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Evaluating the Effects of Beaver Dam Removal on the Hydrology, Water Quality, and Bioindicators of a Restored Wetland
• Predictive Sediment Flux Modeling of a Karst Spring Using High Resolution Sensors and Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes
• Development and Validation of qPCR Assays for Use in eDNA Detection of Four Species of Semiaquatic Salamanders .
• Analyzing Recent Spatio-Temporal Rainfall Erosivity Patterns and Trends Across Kentucky
• Development of eDNA Protocols for Detection of Four Darter (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) Species in Central Kentucky Streams
• Assessing Change in the Seasonality of Stable Isotopes δ18O and δ2H for Meteoric and Terrestrial Waters of Central Kentucky
• Coupling …

Session 2: Water And The Community, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Development of Human Health Criteria for Surface Waters of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Kentucky Workforce Survey Results
• Modeling, Managing, and Mitigating Stormwater Flooding using a Real-time Monitoring Network and Environmental Equity Approach

Session 1a: Watershed Management, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Motivations and Barriers to the Implementation of Riparian Buffer Zones on Central Kentucky Horse Farms
• Engaging Urban Watershed Stewards in Stormwater Management
• Efficacy Examination of Urban Reforestation Efforts on Streams in Lexington, KY: Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality Assessments
• Over a Decade of Monitoring Water Quality at McConnell Springs – What Have We Learned?
• Glenns Creek Watershed Characterization Efforts

Session 1b: Contaminant Exposure And Treatment, Kentucky Water Research Institute

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxin Synthetase Genes, and Cyanotoxin Occurrence Among Selected Large River Sites in the Lower Ohio River Basin, 2020–21
• Emerging Contaminant Exposure Following WWTP Processes to Surface Waters
• Reactive Membrane Synthesis for Capture and Degradation of Toxic Water Contaminants
• Implications to Tap and Stream Water Chemistry Due to Variations in Sampling Location and Watershed Land Use
• Examining Toxicity of 2D Nanomaterial Phosphorene, Free-Standing and Embedded onto Membranes, and Its Application for Removal of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Proceedings Of 2022 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G21AP10631-00 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes. Mention of trade …

Session 3a: Watershed Management Ii, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Salinization and Alkalinization of Kentucky Lake: A Result of Human Activity?
• Tools for Wetlands Assessment and Prioritization: Assets in Abating Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Monitoring McConnell Springs Stormwater Quality Wetland Pond and Gainesway Pond Retrofit: 2010-2021

Session 3b: Sediments And Nutrients, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Starter Fertilizer Impacts on Turfgrass Establishment and Quality
• Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from No-Till Corn and Soybean Fields in the Lower Green River Watershed
• Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from Wetland Watersheds in the Northern Mississippi Embayment

Session 2a: Watershed Management I, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Update to the 2019 Nutrient Loads and Yields in Kentucky Study
• Lexmark Rainwater Harvesting System – Turning Unused Infrastructure and Problematic Stormwater into an Award-Winning Asset
• Leveraging Intersections: Integrating Watershed Management and Hazard Mitigation Planning to Combat Climate Change
• Riparian Reforestation for Stream Water Quality Improvement: Evidence from Reforested Urban Sites in Lexington
• Red River Gorge, Kentucky Non-Point Source Pollution Program Implementation

Session 2b: Groundwater And Karst, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• In Situ 3D Electrical Resistivity Method for Understanding Water Dynamics in Shallow Karst Features*
• Identifying the Intersection of Contaminated Karst Water and Off-the-Grid Communities in Southcentral Kentucky Using GIS*
• Groundwater Characterization: How Much Data is Enough?
• Examining Hydrogeological Dynamics of Baselevel and Reverse Flow of the Green River and Major Springs of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky*
• Soil Moisture Micronet in the Daniel Boone National Forest

Poster Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

1. Advancing Prediction of Headwater Flow Permanence and Stream Expansion and Contraction Using a Process-Based Hydrologic Model
2. Developing ANN Model for Predicting Lake Michigan E.Coli Counts
3. Examining Long Term Trends in Rainfall and Stream Flow at Upper Wabash River Basin Using Self Organizing Map
4. Investigating Water and Sediment Transport Processes with High-Resolution Sensor Measurements and Hysteresis Analysis in the Cane Run Royal Spring Basin, Kentucky, USA
5. Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring of Nutrient and Sediment Loss from No-Till Corn and Soybean Fields in the Lower Cumberland River Watershed
6. Determination of Microcystin Cyanobacterial Toxins in Kentucky Lakes by Diffusive Gradients …

Session 1: Water Research: Impacting The Lives Of Kentuckians, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Investigation and Remediation of an Urban Karst Groundwater Gasoline Leak at Lost River Cave, Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Spatial and Seasonal Variation in Concentrations of Disinfection Byproducts in the Public Drinking Water System of Martin County, Kentucky
• Farmer to Farmer: Virtual Shop Talks
• Solutions Begin with Understanding: Off-the-Grid Communities and Contaminated Karst Groundwater in Southcentral Kentucky*

Plenary Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of 2021 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G20AS00025 from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes. Mention of trade …

Session 3a: Drinking Water, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Evaluating Potential Health Threats from Untreated Karst Springs as Community Drinking Water Sources, Monroe County, Kentucky
• Benefits of Energy Savings Performance Contracting for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Self-Cleaning Nanocomposite Membranes with Phosphorene-Based Pore Fillers for Water Treatment

Session 3b: Pollutant Removal, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Investigation of PlarClean and Gamma-Valerolactone as Solvents for Polysulfone Membrane Fabrication
• Selenium Removal Using Bacteria Entrapped Alginate Gel Beads in a Packed-Bed Reactor
• Nanotechnology and Membranes: Water detoxification from Lab Scale to Real Site Applications

Poster Session 2, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• 2.1 Climate Change Impacts on Sediment Transport in a Lowland Watershed System: Controlling Processes and Projection
• 2.2 Assessment of MRSA Presence in Suburban WWTPs Effluent and Receiving Streams in Lexington, Kentucky
• 2.3 Heavy Metal Capture and Detection Using Colored Synthetic Dithiol
• 2.4 Quantifying Nutrient Fate and Transport in Karst Agroecosystems of Central Kentucky: Application of High-Resolution Sensors, Numerical Modeling, and Isotope Tracers
• 2.5 Magnetic Nanocomposite Materials for the Detection and Removal of Halogenated Organic Pollutants in Contaminated Water Sources
• 2.6 Measuring and Modeling Morphologic Processes in Karst to Sustain Water Resources in the Future
• 2.7 Impedance Spectroscopy Based Evaluation of …

Session 2a: Ecology, Biology, And Climate, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Ecological Monitoring of WRP Easements in Western Kentucky
• Discussion of Factors Influencing Ecosystem Productivity in the Greenup Pool of the Ohio River
• Biotic Interactions Between a Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria and a Planktonic Protist: Implications for Toxin Production
• The Use of Multiple Large and Detailed Databases to Evaluate the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Ohio River Basin
• Evaluating and Addressing Climate Awareness and Water in Kentucky

Session 2b: Groundwater And Karst, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Incorporating Machine Learning with LiDAR for Delineating Sinkholes
• Advances in Urban Karst Hydrological and Contaminant Monitoring Techniques for Real-Time and High-Resolution Applications
• Finding the Edge: How Can We Apply Edge of Field Monitoring to Karst?
• An Urban Karst Groundwater Evaluation and Monitoring Toolbox
• Center-Pivot Irrigation in Western Kentucky: Adding Context to the Discussion

Session 1a: Nutrients And Sediment, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Nutrient Concentrations, Loads, and Yields at Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Stations
• Advancement in Watershed and Sediment Transport Modeling Using Dynamic Lateral, Longitudinal, and Vertical Sediment (Dis)connectivity Prediction
• Canine Nutrient Contributions to the Urban Environment
• Continuous Nutrient and Turbidity Sensors Reveal the Response of Watershed Sources Connected During Storm Events

Session 1b: Ecological Restoration, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• The Restoration of Cane Run Creek through Lexington’s Coldstream Park and UK’s Coldstream Research Campus
• Using Multiple Methods for Better Stream Restoration: Including 2-Dimensional Modeling
• An Ongoing Success Story: What Data, Persistence, and Patience has Enabled in the Hanging Fork Watershed
• Reclaiming Mill Creek: A Case Study in Urban Stream Restoration

Poster Session 1, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• 1.1 Evaluating Soil Characteristics in Rural and Urban Areas
• 1.2 Use of eDNA in Detection of Multiple Salamander Species in Eastern Kentucky Streams
• 1.3 Evaluation of biomass and filtration method on eDNA detection of fantail darters (Etheostoma flabellare)
• 1.4 The Impact of Agricultural Development on Nutrient Contamination Hotspots Within a Small, Intermittent Watershed at EKU’s Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky
• 1.5 How Does Drought Length Impact the Runoff and Nutrient Storm Response in an Agricultural, Intermittent Catchment in Central Kentucky?
• 1.6 Analyzing Sanitary Sewer Overflow Sensitivity to Storm Characteristics
• 1.7 Evaluating Soil Properties in No-Till and Conventional Tillage Systems
• 1.8 …

Plenary Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of 2019 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G16AP00055 from the United States Geological Survey. The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes. Mention of trade …

Session 1c: Hydrology, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Comparing the Hydrological Function of Natural and Constructed Ridge Top Isolated Wetlands
• Streamflow Gain and Loss, Hydrograph Separation, and Water-Quality of Abandoned Mine Lands in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Eastern Kentucky, 2015-2017
• Hydrology: Old Science, New Applications for the Blanchard River in Ohio