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Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Of Nutrient Reduction Technologies Employed In Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Colin Barrett Brown
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Of Nutrient Reduction Technologies Employed In Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Colin Barrett Brown
Honors Papers
Eutrophication presents a serious threat to America's aquatic ecosystems, negatively impacting both the aquatic life and the communities dependent on these bodies of water. Reducing nutrient inflow of nitrogen and phosphorus into waterways from point and non-point sources is critical in reversing the environmental degradation caused by eutrophication. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are one of the primary point sources of nutrient-rich effluent, and as such, implementing nutrient reduction strategies within the treatment process is an impactful step towards mitigating eutrophication. Grey infrastructure technologies that use mechanical or chemical treatment have historically been used for wastewater nutrient reduction. However, constructed wetlands …
Seeking Redemption In A World Of Waste: A Comparative Analysis Of Bottle Deposit Systems And Campaigns And A Consideration Of Their Comprehensive Sustainability, Zoe Bluffstone
Honors Papers
This research is a case-based comparative analysis between bottle bill campaigns and policies in four different U.S. states in order to analyze the determining and preventative variables in the passage of bottle bills. Additionally, this study compares what ways these types of legislation are ultimately effective or ineffective in meeting economic, environmental, and social goals under the framework of Triple Bottom Line Sustainability. These four case study states (OR, ME, MA, and WA) have been selected to exemplify several public, private, and mixed systems that display varying outcomes in participation in the program and impacts on litter and local economies. …