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Browsing by Subject "Environmental engineering"
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A Python-Based Program for Estimating Biological Surface Acidity by Using a Non-Electrostatic Adsorption Model
(2023)The objective of this research is to develop an open-source Python-based surface complexation modeling program to estimate the acidity of biological surface. Several computer software already exists with such function installed, ... -
Aboveground Storage Tank Detection Using Faster R-CNN and High-Resolution Aerial Imagery
(2021)In recent years, NaTech disasters, which are defined as the technological accidents caused by natural events, have led to huge losses all over the world. To reduce these losses, assessments of the vulnerabilities of industrial ... -
Advanced Aerogel Composites for Oil Remediation and Recovery
(2016)Oil spills in marine environments often damage marine and coastal life if not remediated rapidly and efficiently. In spite of the strict enforcement of environmental legislations (i.e., Oil Pollution Act 1990) following ... -
America’s Evolving Relationship with Trees: A Statistical Analysis of Social, Economic, and Environmental Drivers of Forest Management
(2021)In the spirit of American individualism, the majority of the United States’ forested landscape is controlled by private landowners, who make autonomous decisions that impact a shared wealth of biodiversity and ecosystem ... -
Ammonia Gas Removal Using a Biotrickling Filter Coupled with an Anammox Reactor
(2018)Ammonia is an odorous gaseous compound emitted by a variety of industrial facilities. This study aimed to address the feasibility of ammonia gas removal using a biotrickling filter (BTF) coupled with an anammox bioreactor. ... -
An Extended Rouse Model of Inertial Particles Settling in Turbulent Boundary Layers
(2022)The settling of inertial particles in turbulence boundary layers plays an essential role in many meteorological, industrial and environmental processes, and is governed by multifarious mechanisms. First, turbulence alters ... -
An interdisciplinary assessment of alternatives for the decarbonization of the electric power sector: Integrating operations research and geospatial analysis to identify cost-efficient strategies for the energy transition
(2022)A cost-effective pathway towards net-zero electric power systems requires an extraordinary deployment of new solar and wind generation assets. This aggressive expansion driving unprecedented investment entails a fundamental ... -
Anaerobic Digestion Pasteurization Latrine – Self-sustaining onsite fecal sludge treatment for developing countries
(2017)Despite significant advances in public health and engineering over the last 100 years, diarrheal disease remains one of the highest global burdens of disease, particularly for children under 5 years of age. Access to clean ... -
Applications of Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Remote Sensing to Improving Air Quality and Solar Energy Production
(2021)Exposure to higher PM2.5 can lead to increased risks of mortality; however, the spatial concentrations of PM2.5 are not well characterized, even in megacities, due to the sparseness of regulatory air quality monitoring (AQM) ... -
Applications of Deep Representation Learning to Natural Language Processing and Satellite Imagery
(2020)Deep representation learning has shown its effectiveness in many tasks such as text classification and image processing. Many researches have been done to directly improve the representation quality. However, how to improve ... -
Applying Classical Particle Aggregation Modeling Techniques to Investigate the Heteroaggregation of Environmental Biocolloids
(2022)As biological challenges to environmental health, such as the proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes, continue to emerge there is a greater need for the generation of models capable of predicting the fate and transport ... -
Aquifer Parametrization and Evaluation of Dipole Flow in Recirculation Wells
(2015)The dipole-flow test is a novel aquifer characterization technique that utilizes a single-borehole measurement system to yield the vertical hydraulic conductivity, horizontal hydraulic conductivity, and storativity within ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Silver Nanoparticles on the Growth, Diversity, and Function of Wastewater Bacteria
(2012)Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are increasingly being integrated into a wide range of consumer products, such as air filters, washing machines, and textiles, due to their antimicrobial properties [1]. However, despite the ... -
Bacterial Responses to Silver Nanoparticle Treatment: Community Structure, Resistance, and Function.
(2016)The antimicrobial properties of silver have been taken advantage of by societies for thousands of years. Its use has come back in favor in the form of silver nanoparticles, which are highly efficacious antimicrobial agents. ... -
Biogeochemical Transformations of Trace Element Pollutants During Coal Combustion Product Disposal
(2015)Coal fired power plants generate approximately 45% of the electricity produced in the United States every year, and each year, over 100 million tons of coal ash are produced as a by-product of electricity generation. Coal ... -
Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils: Designing and Validating Mycoremediation Strategies Using Next Generation Sequencing Insights
(2017)This dissertation presents a framework to improve bioremediation of soils polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are of great concern because they are recalcitrant and toxic. PAHs enter the environment ... -
Calcium Sulfate Precipitation in Biotrickling Filters Treating Hydrogen Sulfide
(2012)Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a toxic gas and common odor nuisance produced in a variety of chemical and environmental processes. The biological oxidation of H2S to sulfate/sulfuric acid is a well-documented treatment method ... -
Characterization and Implications of Surface Hydrophobicity in Nanoparticle Fate and Transport
(2012)Surface chemistry plays an essential role in determining the reactivity, bioaccessibility, bioavailability and toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment. Processes such as aggregation, deposition and biouptake are ... -
Coupled soil heat and moisture transfer -- a simplified soil energy and hydrologic model
(2020)While Soil temperature and moisture information are urgently needed in meteorology, agriculture, and forestry, field measurements are not easy to be carried out due to geographical conditions, soil types, and other restrictions. ... -
Deposition of Nano-scale Particles in Aqueous Environments --Influence of Particle Size, Surface Coating, and Aggregation State
(2012)This work considers the transport and attachment of nanoscale particles to surfaces and the associated phenomena that dictate particle-surface interactions. A consideration of the deposition of nano-scale particles on surfaces ...
