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Addressing Public Fear With Facts—Tva Coal Ash Fact Sheets, Melissa Hedgecoth, Lisa Jn Bradley, Rock Vitale, Neil Carriker May 2022

Addressing Public Fear With Facts—Tva Coal Ash Fact Sheets, Melissa Hedgecoth, Lisa Jn Bradley, Rock Vitale, Neil Carriker

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Six Years Of Service, Supply, And Success: Processing Harvested Ccr From Impoundments, William Fedorka, P.E. May 2022

Six Years Of Service, Supply, And Success: Processing Harvested Ccr From Impoundments, William Fedorka, P.E.

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Developing Single Use Deposits Of Coal Derived Fly Ash As A National Resource, Nigel Cooke May 2022

Developing Single Use Deposits Of Coal Derived Fly Ash As A National Resource, Nigel Cooke

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


2021 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans Jan 2022

2021 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans

Kentucky River Watershed Watch

No abstract provided.


Tryptophan-Like Fluorescence And Non-Point Source Pollution In Karst Basins, Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky, Ryan Dapkus Jan 2022

Tryptophan-Like Fluorescence And Non-Point Source Pollution In Karst Basins, Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky, Ryan Dapkus

Theses and Dissertations--Earth and Environmental Sciences

Typically, the degree of fecal contamination of water is assessed by the concentration of thermotolerant coliforms, like E. coli. This method is time-consuming, taking > 18 hours between the start of incubation and subsequent enumeration. The current study examines the utility of monitoring tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF) using in-situ fluorometers as a proxy for fecal contamination, particularly E. coli. Relative timing of discharge peaks and TLF peaks is considered, as well as differences in E. coli concentrations and major anion concentrations between two different basins that were monitored weekly. Results indicate that TLF is somewhat useful in the prediction of …


Assessing Machine Learning Utility In Predicting Hydrologic And Nitrate Dynamics In Karst Agroecosystems, Timothy Mcgill Jan 2022

Assessing Machine Learning Utility In Predicting Hydrologic And Nitrate Dynamics In Karst Agroecosystems, Timothy Mcgill

Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Seasonal hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and harmful algal blooms experienced in many inland freshwater bodies is partially driven due to excessive nitrogen loading seen from agricultural watersheds. Within the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin, many areas are underlain with karst features, and efforts to reduce nitrogen contributions from these areas have had varying success, due to lacking a complete understanding of nutrient dynamics in karst agricultural systems. To improve the understanding of nitrogen cycling in these systems, 35 months of high resolution in situ water quality and atmospheric data were collected and fed into a two-hidden layer extreme learning machine …


Healthy Trees – Healthy People: A Model For Engaging Citizen Scientists In Exotic Pest Detection In Urban Parks, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Lynne K. Rieske Mar 2021

Healthy Trees – Healthy People: A Model For Engaging Citizen Scientists In Exotic Pest Detection In Urban Parks, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Lynne K. Rieske

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Faculty Publications

Healthy Trees – Healthy People (HT-HP) is an outreach and education program created to enlist and train participants in exotic pest detection while providing them with structured opportunities to connect with urban nature and increase their physical and emotional health. HT- HP creates infrastructure to increase engagement by the urban populace in the urban tree canopy. The program solicits participants to engage in an 8-week intervention designed to expand capacity to detect non-native insect pests and pathogens, while increasing physical activity, raising awareness of healthy lifestyle choices, and improving the health of participants. Program participants were trained in tree and …


2020 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans Jan 2021

2020 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans

Kentucky River Watershed Watch

No abstract provided.


Atmospheric Measurements With Unmanned Aerial Systems (Uas), Marcelo I. Guzman Nov 2020

Atmospheric Measurements With Unmanned Aerial Systems (Uas), Marcelo I. Guzman

Chemistry Faculty Publications

This Special Issue provides the first literature collection focused on the development and implementation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their integration with sensors for atmospheric measurements on Earth. The research covered in the Special Issue combines chemical, physical, and meteorological measurements performed in field campaigns as well as conceptual and laboratory work. Useful examples for the development of platforms and autonomous systems for environmental studies are provided, which demonstrate how careful the operation of sensors aboard UAS must be to gather information for remote sensing in the atmosphere. The work serves as a key collection of articles to introduce …


2019 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans Jan 2020

2019 Kentucky River Watershed Watch: Annual Report, Malissa Mcalister, Steven Evans

Kentucky River Watershed Watch

No abstract provided.


Identification Of The Causes And Extent Of Elevated Methane Concentrations In The Groundwater Of Eastern Kentucky, Cristopher Alvarez Villa Jan 2020

Identification Of The Causes And Extent Of Elevated Methane Concentrations In The Groundwater Of Eastern Kentucky, Cristopher Alvarez Villa

Theses and Dissertations--Earth and Environmental Sciences

Recent development of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) resources has prompted concerns about its potential impact on public health and the quality of water and air resources. Elevated dissolved methane concentrations (> 1 mg/L) have been associated with proximity to UOG development and stray gas, but also with natural microbial activity. Baseline gas data, local hydrogeology and geochemistry context can aid assessment of methane sources and interactions. Methane concentrations in eastern Kentucky groundwater are above the “immediate action” level in some private/domestic water wells, show wide variations over small distances, and have been hypothesized to have different relationships to mining. …


Applications Of Drones In Atmospheric Chemistry, Travis J. Schuyler Jan 2020

Applications Of Drones In Atmospheric Chemistry, Travis J. Schuyler

Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry

The emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) has changed the composition of the atmosphere during the Anthropocene. A major technical and scientific challenge is quantifying the resulting fugitive trace gas fluxes under variable meteorological conditions. Accurately documenting the sources and magnitude of GHGs emission is an important undertaking for discriminating contributions of different processes to radiative forcing. Therefore, the adverse environmental and health effects of undetected gas leaks motivates new methods of detecting, characterizing, and quantifying plumes of fugitive trace gases. Currently, there is no mobile platform able to quantify trace gases at altitudes(UASs), or drones, can be deployed on-site in …


Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller May 2019

Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs May 2019

Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom May 2019

Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson May 2019

State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens May 2019

Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue May 2019

Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur May 2019

Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington May 2019

Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington May 2019

Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy May 2019

Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr May 2019

Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant May 2019

Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar May 2019

Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs May 2019

Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera May 2019

Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington May 2019

Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Is Zero Solid Waste Possible For Fly Ash Produced From Any Coal-Fired Power Plant?, Jinder Jow, Yang Dong, Shuqiang Ding, Li Qiao May 2019

Is Zero Solid Waste Possible For Fly Ash Produced From Any Coal-Fired Power Plant?, Jinder Jow, Yang Dong, Shuqiang Ding, Li Qiao

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak May 2019

Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.