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Evaluation On Spatiaotemporal Variations Of Mine Water Quality And Water Source Identification Based On Key Dominant Factors In Loess Hilly And Gully Region, Shi Longqing, Qu Xingyue, Han Jin Apr 2023

Evaluation On Spatiaotemporal Variations Of Mine Water Quality And Water Source Identification Based On Key Dominant Factors In Loess Hilly And Gully Region, Shi Longqing, Qu Xingyue, Han Jin

Coal Geology & Exploration

It is difficult to accurately identify the sources of water inrush between sandstone-mudstone interbedded overburden in loess hilly and gully region, and these proportions of different water sources cannot be quantified. For this reason. Based on the systematic collection of surface water and groundwater samples from Zhujiamao Coal Mine in northern Shaanxi. This study revealed the hydrochemical evolution laws of water quality and the recharge relationship of various aquifer systems by mathematical statistics, Piper (trilinear) diagram, Gibbs diagram and the conventional hydrochemical characteristic method. Meanwhile, this study analyzed the evolution characteristics of stable isotopic composition in water, clarified the spatial …


Effect Of Foliar Application Of Dse Fungal Solution On Growth Of Morus Alba And Its Prospects Of Ecological Restoration Application, Bi Yinli, Wang Zhuoyou, Ke Zengming Apr 2023

Effect Of Foliar Application Of Dse Fungal Solution On Growth Of Morus Alba And Its Prospects Of Ecological Restoration Application, Bi Yinli, Wang Zhuoyou, Ke Zengming

Coal Geology & Exploration

Microbial reclamation technology has been widely used in the ecological restoration of western arid and semi-arid coal mining areas. Convenient application of microbial agent has important significance for improving the efficiency of ecological management in coal-mining subsidence. Herein, this study tested with Morus alba as the study object, and the dark septate endophyte (DSE) as the test fungus. using a greenhouse pot experiment with three treatments, which including the root inoculation of DSE fungus (GXZR), foliar application of DSE fungus (YMTM) and control Morus alba (CK), this study investigated the effects of different inoculation methods on the growth of Morus …


Progress And Typical Case Analysis Of Demonstration Projects Of The Geological Sequestration And Utilization Of Co2, Liu Shiqi, Huang Fansheng, Du Ruibin, Chen Shiheng, Guan Yiting, Liu Yinghai, Wang Tao Apr 2023

Progress And Typical Case Analysis Of Demonstration Projects Of The Geological Sequestration And Utilization Of Co2, Liu Shiqi, Huang Fansheng, Du Ruibin, Chen Shiheng, Guan Yiting, Liu Yinghai, Wang Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

The implementation of the geological sequestration and utilization of CO2 (CGSU) has considerable effects on CO2 emission reduction and is of great significance for the mitigation of global warming and the execution of the sustainable development strategy in China. Therefore, this study sorted the major methods for CGSU, made statistics of the global demonstration projects of CGSU, and primarily introduced the typical demonstration projects of CGSU in China. Furthermore, this study proposed prospects for the development trend of the CGSU technologies, which primarily include CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR), CO2 enhanced coalbed methane recovery …


Evaluation Method Of Resistance To Seepage Failure Due To Mining Near Unconsolidated Aquifers I: Critical Hydraulic Gradient, Sui Wanghua Apr 2023

Evaluation Method Of Resistance To Seepage Failure Due To Mining Near Unconsolidated Aquifers I: Critical Hydraulic Gradient, Sui Wanghua

Coal Geology & Exploration

The evaluation on resistance to seepage failure is an important fundamental work for the prevention and control of water-sand mixture inrush during coal mining near the unconsolidated aquifers. However, no normative methods and standards have been developed at present. The key to evaluate the resistance to seepage failure of unconsolidated aquifers and weathered zones is to determine their hydraulic gradient and the critical hydraulic gradient. Herein, this study reviewed the determination method of critical hydraulic gradient for soil flow and internal erosion, and pointed out the different characteristics between the critical hydraulic gradient for water-sand mixture inrush near unconsolidated aquifers …


Micro-Mechanism Of Geological Sequestration Of Co2 In Coal Seam, Yao Yanbin, Sun Xiaoxiao, Wan Lei Apr 2023

Micro-Mechanism Of Geological Sequestration Of Co2 In Coal Seam, Yao Yanbin, Sun Xiaoxiao, Wan Lei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seam is a most promising carbon storage technology, which can help achieve the dual goals of CO2 emission reduction and coalbed methane stimulation. Compared with other sealing geological bodies, coal has extremely well-developed micropores. The mechanism of geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seam is closely related to the interaction of coal-gas-water. However, its internal influence mechanism is still unclear. Herein, the models of macromolecular structure and plat pore of the coals were constructed based on the systematic coal petrological analysis and testing of two bituminous coal samples. Meanwhile, the …


Characteristics And Formation Mechanisms Of Microstructures In Coal Treated With Co2 Phase Transition Fracturing, Cao Yunxing, Zhang Xinsheng, Zhang Junsheng, Guo Shuaifang, Meng Bingbing Apr 2023

Characteristics And Formation Mechanisms Of Microstructures In Coal Treated With Co2 Phase Transition Fracturing, Cao Yunxing, Zhang Xinsheng, Zhang Junsheng, Guo Shuaifang, Meng Bingbing

Coal Geology & Exploration

CO2 phase transition fracturing (CPTF) is a newly developed technique for coal mine gas control and is characterized by high efficiency, high coal seam permeability, a high gas drainage rate, and outburst elimination. The core of CPTF is reinforced fracturing and the pressure-relief and permeability-enhancement effects of coal seams under high-pressure dynamic loading. Nevertheless, there is a lack of studies on the morphological characteristics and formation mechanisms of newly formed fractures. Current observation and description of the underground fractures on a centimeter-meter scale primarily aim to reveal the fracturing and permeability-enhancement mechanisms of low-permeability coal seams. However, the study …


Structural Characteristics Of Adsorption Pores In Low-Rank Coals And Their Effects On Methane Adsorption Performance, Li Shugang, Zhou Yuxuan, Hu Biao, Qin Xueyan, Kon Xiangguo, Bai Yang, Zhang Jingfei Apr 2023

Structural Characteristics Of Adsorption Pores In Low-Rank Coals And Their Effects On Methane Adsorption Performance, Li Shugang, Zhou Yuxuan, Hu Biao, Qin Xueyan, Kon Xiangguo, Bai Yang, Zhang Jingfei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The study of the CH4 adsorption characteristics of low-rank coals is of great significance for gas content prediction, gas drainage, and hazard prevention. Therefore, this study selected six typical low-rank coal samples from coal mines in Shaanxi Province, on which low-temperature N2 adsorption experiments, low-pressure CO2 adsorption experiments, and CH4 isothermal adsorption experiments were carried out. As a result, the structural characteristics of adsorption pores in low-rank coals were obtained. Moreover, this study quantitatively characterized the relationships between the parameters of CH4 adsorption characteristics and those of adsorption pore structure using the micropore filling and …


Structure Optimization And Coal Breaking Effect Of Air Jet Nozzle For Post-Mixed Abrasive, Yang Heng, Wei Jianping, Cai Yubo, Zhang Lulu, Liu Yong Apr 2023

Structure Optimization And Coal Breaking Effect Of Air Jet Nozzle For Post-Mixed Abrasive, Yang Heng, Wei Jianping, Cai Yubo, Zhang Lulu, Liu Yong

Coal Geology & Exploration

Hydraulic pressure relief and penetration enhancement technology plays an important role in coal seam gas hozard control, but it is easy to lead to dynamic phenomena such as hole collapse, drill holding and hole spraying during its application in the soft coal seams. Non-hydraulic pressure relief and penetration enhancement is one of the feasible technologies to break through the bottleneck of efficient gas extraction technology in soft coal seams. To this end, the post-mixed abrasive air jet coal breaking and pressure relief technology was proposed with the efficient coal breaking capability of abrasive air jet. Specifically, the abrasive and air …


An Evaluation Method For Geological Dynamic Environments Of Mines And The Classification Of Mines Subjected To Rock Bursts, Lan Tianwei, Zhang Zhijia, Yuan Yongnian, Han Jun, Liu Hongquan, Zhang Junjie, Zhang Hongwei, Luo Boyuan, Liu Mingwei Apr 2023

An Evaluation Method For Geological Dynamic Environments Of Mines And The Classification Of Mines Subjected To Rock Bursts, Lan Tianwei, Zhang Zhijia, Yuan Yongnian, Han Jun, Liu Hongquan, Zhang Junjie, Zhang Hongwei, Luo Boyuan, Liu Mingwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The occurrence of dynamic disasters in mines, such as rock bursts, is affected by multiple factors and is the result of the coupling of the natural geological dynamic environment and mining engineering disturbances. The characteristics of rock bursts including their time, space, and intensity are related to the regional geological dynamic environment of mines. Different coal fields, mining areas, and mines have different regional geological dynamic environments. Accordingly, some coal mines do not have a geological dynamic environment of rock bursts, while some are subjected to different types of rock bursts. This study proposed an evaluation method for the geological …


Characteristics And Coal-Controlling Effects Of Structures In The Zhundong Coalfield, Wang Meng, Ma Ruying, Shan Yadi, Yan Yichao Apr 2023

Characteristics And Coal-Controlling Effects Of Structures In The Zhundong Coalfield, Wang Meng, Ma Ruying, Shan Yadi, Yan Yichao

Coal Geology & Exploration

The coal controlling of structures is critical to mining safety. However, few studies have been conducted on the structures of the Zhundong coalfield according to existing data. To ensure safe and efficient coal mining, it is necessary to conduct a study targeting the geological conditions for the coal mining of the coalfield. This study investigated the structural characteristics of the Zhundong coalfield. Based on the statistics of the fault structures, this study quantitatively characterized the structural complexity of the coalfield using fractal dimension, explored the current structural characteristics and tectonic dynamic genesis of the structures in Zhundong coalfield, and analyzed …


Coal And Gas Outburst Mechanism: Research Progress And Prospect In China Over The Past 70 Years, Zhang Chaolin, Wang Peizhong, Wang Enyuan, Xu Jiang, Li Zhonghui, Liu Xiaofei, Peng Shoujian Apr 2023

Coal And Gas Outburst Mechanism: Research Progress And Prospect In China Over The Past 70 Years, Zhang Chaolin, Wang Peizhong, Wang Enyuan, Xu Jiang, Li Zhonghui, Liu Xiaofei, Peng Shoujian

Coal Geology & Exploration

The effective prevention and control of coal and gas outbursts have always been a challenge for safe coal mining in China, and their prerequisite and basis are in-depth research on the coal and gas outburst mechanism. This study expatiated the efforts and achievements of China made in research on the coal and gas outburst mechanism over the past 70 years, which can be divided into four stages, namely active exploration (1955‒1977), the establishment of the theoretical foundation (1978‒2002), rapid development (2003‒2015), and stable development (2016 to the present). This study explored the hot research topics and frontier trends of the …


The Toxicology Of Particulate Matter Emitted From Coal Combustion And The Geological Origin Of Lung Cancer Epidemic In Xuanwei City, Yunan Province, China, Shao Longyi, Zhang Mengyuan, Feng Xiaolei, Jiao Jiewei, Wang Wenhua, Zhou Yiping Apr 2023

The Toxicology Of Particulate Matter Emitted From Coal Combustion And The Geological Origin Of Lung Cancer Epidemic In Xuanwei City, Yunan Province, China, Shao Longyi, Zhang Mengyuan, Feng Xiaolei, Jiao Jiewei, Wang Wenhua, Zhou Yiping

Coal Geology & Exploration

Xuanwei City in Yunnan Province is the area struck by the most severe lung cancer in China, with the incidence and mortality of lung cancer ranking first in the world. The study of genomics of lung cancer patients has shown that lung cancer in Xuanwei City has distinctive genetic characteristics and a unique incidence mode related to the environment. This study reviewed the epidemiological characteristics of the lung cancer epidemic in Xuanwei, as well as the level of pollution and toxicological characteristics of emissions from coal combustion. Moreover, this study discussed the geological origins of the lung cancer epidemic in …


Orientation And Major Research Problems Of Coal Geological Exploration In China Under New Conditions, Wang Tong, Han Xiaozhong, Deng Jun, Sun Yajun, Li Zengxue, Tang Shuheng, Mao Shanjun, Lin Zhongyue, Li Congcong, Zhao Xin, Sun Jie, Song Hongzhu, Zhang Biao, Meng Fanbin, Wu Zhaojian, Deng Xiaoli, Jiang Tao Apr 2023

Orientation And Major Research Problems Of Coal Geological Exploration In China Under New Conditions, Wang Tong, Han Xiaozhong, Deng Jun, Sun Yajun, Li Zengxue, Tang Shuheng, Mao Shanjun, Lin Zhongyue, Li Congcong, Zhao Xin, Sun Jie, Song Hongzhu, Zhang Biao, Meng Fanbin, Wu Zhaojian, Deng Xiaoli, Jiang Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal is a major energy source in China and an important raw material in the coal chemical industry in the country. Over the past 70 years since the founding of New China, coal geological exploration has been carried out in close combination with the national strategic demand, discovering the urgently needed coal resources for the country and ensuring the sufficient supply of national coal energy. This paper systematically summarizes the primary achievements made in coal geological surveys in recent years, analyzes the major research problems with the development of coal geological exploration under the current new conditions, and positions coal …


Geothermal Energy Exploitation And Storage In Coal Field Under The Dual Carbon Goal, Wang Jiyang, Kong Yanlong, Duan Zhongfeng, Zhang Jixiong, Luo Xilian, Huang Yonghui, Luo Naning, Cheng Yuanzhi, Zhou Nan, Zhang Weizun, Pang Zhonghe Apr 2023

Geothermal Energy Exploitation And Storage In Coal Field Under The Dual Carbon Goal, Wang Jiyang, Kong Yanlong, Duan Zhongfeng, Zhang Jixiong, Luo Xilian, Huang Yonghui, Luo Naning, Cheng Yuanzhi, Zhou Nan, Zhang Weizun, Pang Zhonghe

Coal Geology & Exploration

The development of geothermal energy in coalfield can not only improve the temperature environment of coal mining, but also turn waste into treasure through the clean utilization of geothermal energy. Especially, it is of great prospect to store energy in the mined-out area of coalfield under the “dual carbon” goal at present. Herein, in this paper, it was estimated that the geothermal reserves in the main coal-bearing areas of China were 1.12 × 1019 kJ, equivalent to 379.539 billion tons of standard coal, and the recoverable geothermal reserves were 1.71 × 1018 kJ, equivalent to 56.931 billion tons …


Industrialization Of Tall Wheatgrass For Construction Of “Coastal Grass Belt”, Hongwei Li, Qi Zheng, Jianlin Wang, Hongyong Sun, Kexin Zhang, Hongman Fang, Xuerong Xing, Weicai Yang, Xiaofeng Cao, Xiaojing Liu, Haichun Jing, Kang Chong, Zhensheng Li Apr 2023

Industrialization Of Tall Wheatgrass For Construction Of “Coastal Grass Belt”, Hongwei Li, Qi Zheng, Jianlin Wang, Hongyong Sun, Kexin Zhang, Hongman Fang, Xuerong Xing, Weicai Yang, Xiaofeng Cao, Xiaojing Liu, Haichun Jing, Kang Chong, Zhensheng Li

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Tall wheatgrass (Elytrigia elongata) is a perennial cool-season bunchgrass with high productivity and tolerance to salt and alkali, waterlogging, and drought. Since first introduced into China in 1950s, tall wheatgrass has long been used as a wild parent for distant hybridization with wheat (Triticum aestivum). During 1980s─1990s, a few tall wheatgrass varieties were introduced to China as forage grass, nonetheless, currently they are still not widely cultivated and no variety was certificated. In 2020, Zhensheng Li put forward a proposal to construct “Coastal Grass Belt” on saline and alkaline soils in the Circum-Bohai sea region, which provides an opportunity for …


Research On Offshore Wind Energy Classification: Bottlenecks And Countermeasures, Chongwei Zheng, Chongyin Li Apr 2023

Research On Offshore Wind Energy Classification: Bottlenecks And Countermeasures, Chongwei Zheng, Chongyin Li

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Offshore wind energy resource is a key support for the “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”. However, offshore wind energy development still faces the international bottleneck of reasonable energy classification, which is urgently needed in the overall arrangement and accurate site selection. Firstly, this study systematically reviewed the research progress of offshore wind energy classification scheme at home and abroad, and analyzed the six aspects that need to be improved in the traditional energy classification scheme: without comprehensive consideration of resource characteristics, environmental risks and cost-effectiveness, without significant regional difference of energy classification, unable to meet the needs of diversified tasks, …


Offsets And The Path To Carbon Neutrality In Higher Education And Study Abroad, Paul Sylvester, Michael A. Di Giovine, Bradley Flamm Apr 2023

Offsets And The Path To Carbon Neutrality In Higher Education And Study Abroad, Paul Sylvester, Michael A. Di Giovine, Bradley Flamm

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Professors Paul Sylvester, Early & Middle Grades Education, and Michael Di Giovine, Anthropology, in conversation with Bradley Flamm - Offsets and the Path to Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education and Study Abroad


Weaving Traditional Indigenous Knowledge And Western Science To Address Pressing Environmental Issues In The Navajo Nation, Abhishek Roychowdhury Apr 2023

Weaving Traditional Indigenous Knowledge And Western Science To Address Pressing Environmental Issues In The Navajo Nation, Abhishek Roychowdhury

Sustainability Seminar Series

The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Navajo Nation, faces a humanitarian crisis due to lack of access to clean and safe water resources. Although access to clean water is not a privilege but it is a human right, thirty percent of Navajo residents do not have access to clean running water. Native American households are 19 times more likely than other U.S. households to live without running water. Solutions to water infrastructure that can address this gap are complicated in the arid Southwest where poor groundwater quality, including high salinity, microbial contaminants and metal contaminants, limit available …


Mixing Regimes In A Cluster Of Seven Maar Lakes In Tropical Monsoon Asia, Milette U. Mendoza, Jaydan I. Aguilar, Karol Sophia Agape R. Padilla, Rey Donne S. Papa, Noboru Okuda Apr 2023

Mixing Regimes In A Cluster Of Seven Maar Lakes In Tropical Monsoon Asia, Milette U. Mendoza, Jaydan I. Aguilar, Karol Sophia Agape R. Padilla, Rey Donne S. Papa, Noboru Okuda

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

The 7 maar lakes of San Pablo are a cluster of small volcanic lakes on Luzon Island; Philippines. These lakes; which are heavily utilized for aquaculture and ecotourism; usually experience fish kills that coincide with the northeast monsoon (NEM). This study explores limnophysical processes; particularly mixing regimes; in the lakes in relation to prevailing monsoons. We monitored monthly vertical and seasonal profiles of water temperature; salinity; conductivity; and dissolved oxygen from October 2016 to December 2018. Three types of mixing regimes were observed among the lakes; which have similar surface areas but different depths: polymixis in the shallowest; warm monomixis …


Silicon In Renewable Power Generation And Storage: Decarbonizing The Grid And Automobile Transport, Kurt W. Kolasinski Apr 2023

Silicon In Renewable Power Generation And Storage: Decarbonizing The Grid And Automobile Transport, Kurt W. Kolasinski

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Professor Kurt Kolasinski, Chemistry - Silicon in renewable power generation and storage: Decarbonizing the grid and automobile transport.


Deficit Irrigation Management For Irrigated Corn In Nebraska: Economically Viable?, Lia Nogueira, Cory Walters, Emily O'Donnell, E. Wesley F. Peterson, Suat Irmak Apr 2023

Deficit Irrigation Management For Irrigated Corn In Nebraska: Economically Viable?, Lia Nogueira, Cory Walters, Emily O'Donnell, E. Wesley F. Peterson, Suat Irmak

Cornhusker Economics

In this study we determine the economic value of deficit irrigation management using both technological and methodological advancements. The use of soil moisture probes represents the technological improvement. We provide improvements in the methodology as follows. Regarding data, we employ a field-size study, instead of plots, where the irrigation decision is determined by the moisture level in the soil measured through a soil moisture probe. Regarding the understanding of the yield response to water, although we examine the commonly used quadratic function, we improve upon this specification by also examining an alternative response function, the linear response stochastic plateau. Our …


Comparative Analysis Of Implementing Solar Energy In South Carolina, Paige Huntzberry, Jo Whitney Apr 2023

Comparative Analysis Of Implementing Solar Energy In South Carolina, Paige Huntzberry, Jo Whitney

Undergraduate Research Competition

Solar energy is becoming an increasingly popular method of providing energy to homes and businesses all over the world. Converting to solar energy is a huge step in reducing our carbon footprint, a driving force of global climate change. While this type of energy production provides an eco-friendly approach to power, requiring minimal maintenance and virtually no additional infrastructure, many are still opposed to the implementation due to financial reservations. The aim of this project is to design a solar array for installation on a building at the Medical University of South Carolina, providing a cost effective and practical approach …


The Sustainability Of Industrial Hemp: A Literature Review Of Its Economic, Environmental, And Social Sustainability, Gurinder Kaur, Ron Kander Apr 2023

The Sustainability Of Industrial Hemp: A Literature Review Of Its Economic, Environmental, And Social Sustainability, Gurinder Kaur, Ron Kander

School of Design and Engineering Papers

Industrial hemp is a versatile, sustainable plant with several applications of its various forms, including fiber obtained from hemp stalks, food obtained from hemp seeds, and oil obtained from hemp flowers and seeds. Industrial hemp has the potential to offer a solution to the crisis of climate change, since it is a viable energy source that satisfies the three pillars of sustainability, namely economy, environment, and society. Although industrial hemp has been growing as an agricultural commodity in different parts of the world for decades, its production was banned until recently in the U.S. because of its association with marijuana. …


Forecasting Winners And Losers Of Climate Change: Insights From The Interactions Between Organisms And Their Microclimates, Michael Sears Apr 2023

Forecasting Winners And Losers Of Climate Change: Insights From The Interactions Between Organisms And Their Microclimates, Michael Sears

Sustainability Seminar Series

Meaningful forecasts of the responses of organisms to climate require an explicit understanding of how organismal behavior and physiology are affected by environmental heterogeneity. Such predictions are complicated because physiology and behavior vary over different time scales, vary across different life stages, and do not operate in isolation of one another. In this talk, I review case studies from my lab to highlight progress that has been made along these fronts and provide generalizations that might be made to other systems, particularly in the context of predicting responses to climate change.


What's In A Name? The Politics Of Commemoration From The Un-Naming Of The Alexander Graham Bell Dorm At Rit To The Samuel Schmucker Controversy At Wcu, Brent Ruswick Apr 2023

What's In A Name? The Politics Of Commemoration From The Un-Naming Of The Alexander Graham Bell Dorm At Rit To The Samuel Schmucker Controversy At Wcu, Brent Ruswick

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Professor Brent Ruswick, History - What's in a Name? The Politics of Commemoration from the un-naming of the Alexander Graham Bell dorm at RIT to the Samuel Schmucker controversy at WCU


Air Quality Analysis With Sensors, Satellites, And Models, Carl Malings Apr 2023

Air Quality Analysis With Sensors, Satellites, And Models, Carl Malings

Sustainability Seminar Series

Poor air quality is a major global public health concern, which is only projected to get worse in coming years. A comprehensive understanding of current and potential future air quality and its key drivers spanning from local to global scales is needed to tackle this important problem. This presentation will outline the sources of information that we use to understand air quality (e.g., ground-based measurements, satellites, and models), their strengths and limitations, and how they are being used together to give us a better picture of air quality locally and globally.


Police Department And Cities Economies, Clayton Davis Apr 2023

Police Department And Cities Economies, Clayton Davis

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

No abstract provided.


Final Report: Turtle Creek Park, Auden Block, Juliette Chandler, Bethany Fitch, Haley Dickinson, Will Earley Apr 2023

Final Report: Turtle Creek Park, Auden Block, Juliette Chandler, Bethany Fitch, Haley Dickinson, Will Earley

Final Reports in ENST 411: Environmental Community Projects

During the Spring 2023 semester, we worked as a group with East Buffalo Township supervisors to develop plans for newly-acquired Turtle Creek Park. Specifically, our project centered on facilitating community engagement with Phase One of the restoration plan and helping the Supervisors lay a foundation for future phases of the park's revitalization. Our report details our work on mapping the park's trail system, identifying and mapping areas of poor drainage, and creating a series of interpretive signs for public education about the park, its natural history, and its ecology.


Graduate, 3rd Place: A Comparative Analysis Of Sustainability Report Communication In The Consumer Goods Industry, Nancy Ladeinde Apr 2023

Graduate, 3rd Place: A Comparative Analysis Of Sustainability Report Communication In The Consumer Goods Industry, Nancy Ladeinde

2023 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

Sustainability reports are communicated in areas visible to stakeholders. One of such areas is corporate social responsibility. Sustainability reports have the function of image enhancement and trust building for organizations, particularly for those in the consumer goods industry. Advancing the research on corporate social responsibility, this study examines how consumer goods organizations communicate their sustainability/impact activities by comparing three large global organizations. The paper is premised on legitimacy and stakeholder theories and reviews the six ESG reports through content analysis. The comparative analysis of a two-year report of these organizations shows differences in patterns and language used in the ESG …


Our Possibilities With Medicinal Plants, Brianne Mack-Bingham Apr 2023

Our Possibilities With Medicinal Plants, Brianne Mack-Bingham

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

No abstract provided.