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Radon Contamination Of Residences In A City Built Upon A Karst Landscape Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, James William Webster
Radon Contamination Of Residences In A City Built Upon A Karst Landscape Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, James William Webster
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 8 to 12% of U.S. homes have radon concentrations that equal or exceed 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/l). A statewide screening of Kentucky by EPA resulted in an average residential radon concentration of 2.8 pCi/l with 17% of the homes at or above 4 pCi/l. EPA requires routine monitoring and maintenance or worker health records in mines and caves having radon daughter concentrations at or above 0.30 working levels (WL).
Bowling Green is a city located in a karst region of south central Kentucky. Residents of Bowling Green have been subjected …
Malaysian Deforestation Proceeds Apace, Paul Faulstich
Malaysian Deforestation Proceeds Apace, Paul Faulstich
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
A hunger fast, dubbed Fast Action, was staged in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Honolulu on July 20 to protest the destruction of the most ancient and biologically diverse ecosystem on Earth. Organized by Hawai'i Earth First! and the O'ahu Rainforest Action Group, Fast Action was designed to alert people to the destruction of tropical rainforests in Sarawak, Malaysia. Protesters demanded on immediate moratorium on the cutting of rainforests in,which the Penan and other-native peoples live.
Hawaii's Hottest Issue: Update On Geothermal Development, Paul Faulstich
Hawaii's Hottest Issue: Update On Geothermal Development, Paul Faulstich
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
Walking through Hawai'i's Wao Kele O Puna rainforest, you can hear the coarse volcanic soil crunch underfoot. A surrealistic calm lingers in the thick air while songbirds call out from the understory. Yet this is a forest under siege.
Geothermal developers want to tap the volcanic heat beneath the Wao Kele O Puna forest and use it to make electricity and profits.
Factors Affecting Wood Fuel Consumption And Environmental Impacts In Warren County, Kentucky, Barry Vann
Factors Affecting Wood Fuel Consumption And Environmental Impacts In Warren County, Kentucky, Barry Vann
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this research is to identify factors that contribute to wood fuel consumption as a space heating source and estimate a county-wide proportion for wood fuel consuming households. In addition, environmental problems associated with deforestation such as erosion and loss of wildlife habitat are delineated; moreover, air pollution resulting from wood fuel emissions are discussed.
An exhaustive literature review provided the basis for the study. Data on Warren County wood fuel consumption patterns were derived from a mail survey. Proportion estimates were tested by using a classical two-tail test of hypothesis. Subsequently, factors were identified and used in …
Shifting Water To Urban Uses: Activities Of The Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California, Timothy H. Quinn
Shifting Water To Urban Uses: Activities Of The Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California, Timothy H. Quinn
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
36 pages.
Contains references.
Water Marketing And The Law, Mark Squillace
Water Marketing And The Law, Mark Squillace
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
13 pages.
Legal Devices For Enhancing Water Diversion Opportunities Within The Appropriation System, David C. Hallford
Legal Devices For Enhancing Water Diversion Opportunities Within The Appropriation System, David C. Hallford
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
28 pages.
Transferring Conserved Water: The Oregon Experience, Becky Kreag
Transferring Conserved Water: The Oregon Experience, Becky Kreag
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
28 pages.
Contains references.
Economic And Social Impacts Of Agriculture-To-Urban Water Transfers: The Arkansas Valley Of Colorado, Charles W. Howe, Jeffrey K. Lazo
Economic And Social Impacts Of Agriculture-To-Urban Water Transfers: The Arkansas Valley Of Colorado, Charles W. Howe, Jeffrey K. Lazo
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
20 pages.
Contains 1 page of references.
Evaluating Judicial Capacity To Determine Public Welfare Values In Water Transfers, Charles T. Dumars
Evaluating Judicial Capacity To Determine Public Welfare Values In Water Transfers, Charles T. Dumars
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
31 pages (includes illustrations).
Contains references.
The Role Of Market Transfers In The Accommodation Of New Uses: A Case Study Of The Truckee-Carson Basin, A. Dan Tarlock
The Role Of Market Transfers In The Accommodation Of New Uses: A Case Study Of The Truckee-Carson Basin, A. Dan Tarlock
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
31 pages (includes 1 map).
The Role Of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission In Protecting Non-Consumptive Water Uses, Peter J. Kirsch, J. Barton Seitz
The Role Of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission In Protecting Non-Consumptive Water Uses, Peter J. Kirsch, J. Barton Seitz
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
55 pages.
Urban Water Conservation: The Last Water Hole Or Mostly A Mirage?, Gary C. Woodward
Urban Water Conservation: The Last Water Hole Or Mostly A Mirage?, Gary C. Woodward
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
28 pages.
Contains references.
Update On Market Strategies For The Protection Of Western Instream Flows And Wetlands, Robert Wigington
Update On Market Strategies For The Protection Of Western Instream Flows And Wetlands, Robert Wigington
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
49 pages.
Contains references.
Sources Of Water Iii: Interstate Transfers, Clyde O. Martz
Sources Of Water Iii: Interstate Transfers, Clyde O. Martz
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
35 pages.
Contains references.
Sources Of Water I: Agriculture – The Deep Pool?, Bonnie G. Colby
Sources Of Water I: Agriculture – The Deep Pool?, Bonnie G. Colby
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
34 pages (includes illustration).
Contains 2 pages of references.
Sources Of Water Ii: Federal Water Projects, Bruce C. Driver
Sources Of Water Ii: Federal Water Projects, Bruce C. Driver
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
46 pages.
Contains references.
Shifting The Uses Of Water In The West: An Overview, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Shifting The Uses Of Water In The West: An Overview, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
31 pages.
Contains references.
Changing Demand For Water In The West, Kenneth D. Frederick
Changing Demand For Water In The West, Kenneth D. Frederick
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
19 pages.
Contains references.
Agenda: Moving The West's Water To New Uses: Winners And Losers, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Moving The West's Water To New Uses: Winners And Losers, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado Law School professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Mark Squillace.
Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers will be the theme for this year's water conference, June 6-8 at the Law School in Boulder. The conference will consider the changing demands for water in the West and the need to reallocate a portion of the existing uses of water to new uses.
The first day will provide the background by looking at the most likely sources of water to meet these demands, including agriculture, federal water projects, interstate transfers, and …
Enhancement And Monitoring Of The Procambarus Clarkii Population In Lake Mead, Mikell Beth Hager
Enhancement And Monitoring Of The Procambarus Clarkii Population In Lake Mead, Mikell Beth Hager
Publications (WR)
Procambarus clarkii are found in extremely low numbers throughout Lake Mead, AZ-NV. The crayfish are an important dietary component for game fish. Enhancement of the crayfish population would broaden the fishery forage base. Crayfish were stocked and monitored in a study cove on Saddle Island to determine if the Procambarus clarkii population could be enhanced. A trapping survey of the area after the following reproductive season yielded low numbers of crayfish. A comparison of pre-stocking and post-stocking catch per trap day (CPTD) values revealed no significant increase in the population. Procambarus clarkii growth is limited by environmental factors in Lake …
Hawaiians Fight For The Rainforest, Paul Faulstich
Hawaiians Fight For The Rainforest, Paul Faulstich
Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research
On March 25, 141 were arrested as part of the largest demonstration yet against the drilling of geothermal wells in the Wao Kele O Puna Rainforest on the Big Island of Hawaii. The geothermal project, undertaken by True Geothermal Company and endorsed by Hawaii's governor and other high-powered, short-sighted people, has already invaded the largest intact tropical lowland rainforest in the United States. The demonstration drew over 1500 protesters,
A “Drastic” Evaluation Of The Ground-Water Pollution Potential Of Karst Terrain: Lost River Ground-Water Basin, Warren County, Kentucky, David Baize
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Karst terrains, such as the Lost River Karst Ground-Water Basin, are extremely vulnerable to ground-water contamination. Seven physical factors: depth to water, recharge, aquifer media, soil media, topography, impact of the vadose zone, and hydraulic conductivity, are evaluated using the DRASTIC system to determine the ground-water pollution potential of the study area. A numerical value is calculated for each of the seven factors, and a map layer for each factor is produced. These layers are then “added” together to produce a DRASTIC ground-water pollution potential map. The effectiveness of each factor in evaluating the pollution potential of karst terrain is …
Warfarin Resistance Of Rattus Tiomanicus In Oil Palms In Malaysia And The Associated Increase Of Rattus Diardii, B.J. Wood, G.F. Chung
Warfarin Resistance Of Rattus Tiomanicus In Oil Palms In Malaysia And The Associated Increase Of Rattus Diardii, B.J. Wood, G.F. Chung
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
Rattus tiomanicus is a serious pest of oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia, feeding on the ripening fruit. R. diardii is a rat of human habitations and has been only an occasional field species, presumably because it cannot compete with better adapted species. A widely used control for R. tiomanicus of proven effectiveness uses maize-based baits containing warfarin at 0.05% in 2 cm3 (14.5 g) wax-bound cubes. These are applied in campaigns at one per palm, replaced on 4 daily rounds, until acceptance has declined to 20%. This "standard method" is applied at about 6-month intervals, and rat populations remain …
Politics And Economics Of Maintaining Pesticide Registrations, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Roger W. Bullard, Craig A. Ramey
Politics And Economics Of Maintaining Pesticide Registrations, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Roger W. Bullard, Craig A. Ramey
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) was amended in 1988 to require the reregistration of all pesticides registered before 1984 within 9 years. The FIFRA 88 required that all pesticide active ingredients must meet current registration standards, suspended the previous fee structure, and imposed a one-time registration fee and annual maintenance fees. New data generated because of FIFRA 88 must conform to EPA's Good Laboratory Practice Standards and animal studies must follow guidelines of the Animal Welfare Act. FIFRA 88 has significantly increased data requirements, data costs, and other pesticide registration and reregistration costs for most pesticides. The …
The Effect Of Seed Coat Colour And Depth Of Planting On Bushfowl Damage To Planted Maize Seeds, Modupe Akande, A.O. Obajimi
The Effect Of Seed Coat Colour And Depth Of Planting On Bushfowl Damage To Planted Maize Seeds, Modupe Akande, A.O. Obajimi
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
The bushfowl (Francolinus bicalcaratus bicalcaratus L.) is a major avian pest on planted maize seeds. Maize seeds colored green and normal white seeds were planted at different depths of 2.5 cm, 5.0 cm, 7.5 cm, 10.0 cm, 12.5 cm, and 15.0 cm in three different trials between 1987 and 1988. The effect of planting depth was highly significant. Damage occurring to seeds planted at a depth of 2.5 cm was significantly higher than all the other depths, even though there was not significant damage among the other depths.
Closing Remarks For The Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference, John E. Borrecco
Closing Remarks For The Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference, John E. Borrecco
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
This concludes the 14th Vertebrate Pest Conference. Before my closing remarks, let us acknowledge the excellent job done by our session chairpersons and speakers. For your information, we had 345 people registered at the conference, representing 37 states and 11 other countries. I first attended the Vertebrate Pest Conference some 14 years ago at the 7th Conference. At that time I was impressed with the breadth of subjects presented, the international scope, the professional exchange of information, and the opportunity to meet noted experts in vertebrate pest control. Since that meeting, I have always looked forward to the next conference …
Native Heteromyid Rodents As Pests Of Commercial Jojoba, Rex O. Baker
Native Heteromyid Rodents As Pests Of Commercial Jojoba, Rex O. Baker
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
After crop losses of 5 to 60% were noted on two 500-acre Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plantings in a desert area of southern California, a study was conducted to identify the animals responsible. Various population census and pestidentification techniques were utilized. Four native rodents of the Heteromyid family, not previously known to be pests of Jojoba, were found to be present in sufficiently high numbers to cause severe economic crop loss. The Bailey's pocket mouse (Perognathus baileyi) was the only rodent previously known to survive on Jojoba beans as a food source. A natural chemical, cyanogenic glucoside, …
Effect Of Artificial Perches And Nests In Attracting Raptors To Orchards, Leonard R. Askham
Effect Of Artificial Perches And Nests In Attracting Raptors To Orchards, Leonard R. Askham
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
Artificial perches and nest boxes were placed in three Pacific Northwest orchards to assess their effectiveness in attracting birds of prey to reduce vole populations. The data indicated that birds could be attracted under some conditions, but vole populations were not significantly affected. Additional factors such as vegetative biomass and human activity may limit their usefulness in reducing rodent populations under intensive agricultural conditions.
Animal Damage Problems And Control Activities On National Forest System Lands, John E. Borrecco, Hugh C. Black
Animal Damage Problems And Control Activities On National Forest System Lands, John E. Borrecco, Hugh C. Black
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1990
A questionnaire survey of the National Forests in 1988 indicated that animal damage control (ADC) was conducted on 208,000 acres of reforestation and older stands, nearly all in the West, at a cost of about $9 million. Sixty-two percent of the total acreage treated, or 128,600 acres, and 49 percent of the ADC costs, or $4.3 million, was in the Pacific Northwest Region (Oregon and Washington). Most of the forests in all regions of the Forest Service, except Alaska, rated animal damage to reforestation and older stands as very important or moderately important. One-third of the forests rated damage as …