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The Biodegradation Characteristics Of Proposed Fuel Systems Icing Inhibitors (Fsii), Charles E. Meshako Dec 1996

The Biodegradation Characteristics Of Proposed Fuel Systems Icing Inhibitors (Fsii), Charles E. Meshako

Theses and Dissertations

The biodegradation characteristics of three fuel system icing ihhibitors (FSII) were evaluated. FSII are jet fuel additives that partition into water readily and are present in the water drained from storage tank bottoms in concentrations approaching 40%. These concentrations raise concerns as to the disposal and handling of these wastes. The current FSII, DiEGME was evaluated along with two new candidates, dipropylene glycol and glycerol formal. DiEGME appeared to be moderately but not completely biodegradable. It is likely that much of it would be removed in a wastewater treatment plant. Dipropylene glycol only showed signs of degradation after more than …


An Activity Driver Based Analysis Of Hazardous Materials Usage At Wright-Patterson Afb, Charles D. Perham Dec 1996

An Activity Driver Based Analysis Of Hazardous Materials Usage At Wright-Patterson Afb, Charles D. Perham

Theses and Dissertations

As the Air Force has progressed and succeeded in the realm of pollution prevention, the opportunities for further progress have become more challenging. With the 'low-hanging fruit' now gone from the pollution prevention tree, new methods to identify opportunities must be adopted. This research effort applied a subset of activity based costing, activity driver analysis, to reveal pollution prevention opportunities in regards to hazardous materials usage. A sample of base organizations (civil engineering and aircraft maintenance), and a sample of the hazardous chemicals (Class C or most hazardous) used by those organizations were investigated to determine the drivers behind usage.


Modeling Marine Exposure To Polychlorinated Biphenyls From Sunken Ships, Charles N. Wendt Dec 1996

Modeling Marine Exposure To Polychlorinated Biphenyls From Sunken Ships, Charles N. Wendt

Theses and Dissertations

In the past, the U.S. Navy has routinely conducted SINKing EXercises (SINKEX) for training, weapon effectiveness tests, and economic disposal of aging assets. Recent concern over polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) chemicals aboard such target vessels has resulted in a suspension of SINKEX. The U.S. Navy has approximately 200 vessels currently requiring such disposal. Environmental legislation and health concerns preclude selling such vessels to foreign governments or scrapping. This work attempted to model the fate and transport of these PCBs by examining their transport to coastal water and their accumulation in the marine food chain. The model includes biodegradation, upwelling, partitioning of …


Evaluation Of Constructed Wetlands For The Waste Management Of A Large Scale Swine Production Unit, Robert Sutton Dec 1996

Evaluation Of Constructed Wetlands For The Waste Management Of A Large Scale Swine Production Unit, Robert Sutton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The effectiveness of using constructed wetlands to remove unwanted nutrients, increase dissolved oxygen while at the same time decreasing the biological oxygen demand, and to reduce the levels of the Fecal Coliform Bacteria from a swine operation was evaluated. The indicator of proper waste purification will be the result of testing for the following: ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus, total suspended solids, dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, and Fecal Coliform Bacteria. The wetland was divided into nine connected cells that covered approximately 3.8 hectares. Material was loaded from an anaerobic holding lagoon on four separate occasions during …


Mass Transport Of Volatile Organic Compounds Between The Saturated And Vadose Zones, Monte S. Harner Dec 1996

Mass Transport Of Volatile Organic Compounds Between The Saturated And Vadose Zones, Monte S. Harner

Theses and Dissertations

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) dissolved in the saturated zone are transported into the vadose zone primarily by gaseous phase diffusion. If the saturated zone is remediated, VOCs present in the vadose zone may become a secondary source of contamination for the groundwater. The amount of VOCs that remain in the vadose zone is dependent on site hydrology, soil properties, and the chemical properties of the contaminants. The purpose of this study was to determine what conditions caused VOC concentrations in the vadose zone to significantly recontaminate the saturated zone. A one-dimensional numerical model was developed to investigate the transport of …


Prairie Legacies - Mammals, Russell A. Benedict, Patricia W. Freeman, Hugh H. Genoways Nov 1996

Prairie Legacies - Mammals, Russell A. Benedict, Patricia W. Freeman, Hugh H. Genoways

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Few North American ecosystems have been as dramatically altered by humans as the prairies of the Great Plains. Occupying the immense interior of North America, these deceiving grassland oceans hid their complexity and diversity from many early travelers who saw this area merely as an obstacle to overcome in their westward journeys. But for the careful observer, prairies hold a tremendous quantity of life, arranged in a diverse mosaic of patches ranging in scale from minute anthills to the vastness of the Nebraska Sandhills or Kansas Flint Hills. Not only is a given ridgetop subdivided into a number of areas …


Emisja Związków Siarki Z Procesu Wielkopiecowego, Marian Mazur, Marek Bogacki, Robert Oleniacz Nov 1996

Emisja Związków Siarki Z Procesu Wielkopiecowego, Marian Mazur, Marek Bogacki, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The paper describes the problem of the presence of sulfur in the blast furnace process and identifies emission sources of sulfur compounds in this process. On the basis of the measurements and calculations, the types and quantities of these compounds emitted to the air were determined. It was found that pig iron smelting in a blast furnace causes emissions of COS, SO2 and H2S. These emissions occur by losses of blast furnace gas (COS and SO2), transport of blast furnace slag inside the furnace hall (SO2) and treatment of the slag by granulation (H2S). However, the most important are only …


Wpływ Komponentów Alkalicznych W Procesach Spiekania I Wielkopiecowym Na Technologię I Emisję Zanieczyszczeń, Marian Mazur, Ryszard Benesch, Andrzej Łędzki, Robert Oleniacz Nov 1996

Wpływ Komponentów Alkalicznych W Procesach Spiekania I Wielkopiecowym Na Technologię I Emisję Zanieczyszczeń, Marian Mazur, Ryszard Benesch, Andrzej Łędzki, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The paper presents the impact of alkali metals on sintering and blast furnace processes and air pollutant emissions including particulate matter. On the basis of the balance calculations, it was found that the main source of alkali (Na2O and K2O) in the sintering process is a raw mixture unweathered. The calculations showed that the level of dust emissions from the sinter strand to a large extent depends on: the total alkali content in a mixture of sinter, ash content in coke breeze, K2O concentration in coke ash and alkalinity of the produced sinter. Alkali metals are introduced into the blast …


Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships For Polychlorinated Hydroxybiphenyl Estrogen Receptor Binding Affinity: An Assessment Of Conformer Flexibility, Steven P. Bradbury, Ovanes G. Mekenyan, Gerald T. Ankley Nov 1996

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships For Polychlorinated Hydroxybiphenyl Estrogen Receptor Binding Affinity: An Assessment Of Conformer Flexibility, Steven P. Bradbury, Ovanes G. Mekenyan, Gerald T. Ankley

Steven P. Bradbury

A diverse group of xenobiotics has a high binding affinity to the estrogen receptor (ER), suggesting that it can accommodate large variability in ligand structure. Relationships between xenobiotic structure, binding affinity, and estrogenic response have been suggested to be dependent on the conformational structures of the ligands. To explore the influence of conformational flexibility on ER binding affinity, a quantitative structure—activity relationship (QSAR) study was undertaken with estradiol, diethylstilbestrol, and a set of polychlorinated hydroxybiphenyls (PCHBs) of environmental concern. Although the low-energy minima of the PCHB congeners suggested that interconversions among conformers were likely, the electronic parameters associated with the …


รายงานสิ่งแวดล้อม : "ฟินิคซ พัลพ" อุตสาหกรรมกับปัญหาสิ่งแวดล้อมชุมชน, อ้อย พันธเดช Nov 1996

รายงานสิ่งแวดล้อม : "ฟินิคซ พัลพ" อุตสาหกรรมกับปัญหาสิ่งแวดล้อมชุมชน, อ้อย พันธเดช

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


จับตากฎหมายใหม่ : ระเบียบสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรีว่าด้วยการรับฟังความคิดเห็นสาธารณะโดยวิธีประชาพิจารณ์ พ.ศ. 2539, อุษณีย์ ศิริสุนทรไพบูลย์ Nov 1996

จับตากฎหมายใหม่ : ระเบียบสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรีว่าด้วยการรับฟังความคิดเห็นสาธารณะโดยวิธีประชาพิจารณ์ พ.ศ. 2539, อุษณีย์ ศิริสุนทรไพบูลย์

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


ธุรกิจสิ่งแวดล้อม : "กองทุนสีเขียว" อุตสาหกรรมควบคู่สิ่งแวดล้อม, อ้อย พันธเดช Nov 1996

ธุรกิจสิ่งแวดล้อม : "กองทุนสีเขียว" อุตสาหกรรมควบคู่สิ่งแวดล้อม, อ้อย พันธเดช

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


น้ำที่ท่านใช้ปลอดภัยจริงหรือ, สิริกร เกรอต Nov 1996

น้ำที่ท่านใช้ปลอดภัยจริงหรือ, สิริกร เกรอต

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


แก้มลิงเอกชน : การจัดระบบในพื้นที่ลุ่มเพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาน้ำท่วมในชุมชน, เกษมสันติ์ สุวรรณรัต Nov 1996

แก้มลิงเอกชน : การจัดระบบในพื้นที่ลุ่มเพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาน้ำท่วมในชุมชน, เกษมสันติ์ สุวรรณรัต

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


แนะนำโครงการ : โครงการการศึกษาผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อมของการก่อสร้างพิพิธภัณฑ์สถานแห่งชาติไดโนเสาร์ ภูกุ้มข้าว จังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์, ลือชัย ครุธน้อย Nov 1996

แนะนำโครงการ : โครงการการศึกษาผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อมของการก่อสร้างพิพิธภัณฑ์สถานแห่งชาติไดโนเสาร์ ภูกุ้มข้าว จังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์, ลือชัย ครุธน้อย

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


The Probe, Issue 171 – November 1996 Nov 1996

The Probe, Issue 171 – November 1996

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Park Service Thwarts Cat Allies, by Marilyn Davis, Native Species Network, Bodega Bay, California
Jim Miller Elected VP of Wildlife Society
ADC Aerial Hunting Accident Kills 2
Obituary: Carl R. Gustavson
HSUS Former Employee File Lawsuits
Rats Shut Down Internet at Stanford
Call for Papers: A Symposium on Mammal Trapping August 1997 in Edmonton, Alberta
Fur in Cyberspace: The Fur Institute of Canada announces it has established a site on the World Wide Web, at the following address: http://www.fur.ca.
Book Review: Beaver and Otter: Open Water Techniques, by Charles Dobbins 1992. Beaver Pond Publishing and Printing, P.O. Box 224, Greenville, …


สรุปข่าวสิ่งแวดล้อม Nov 1996

สรุปข่าวสิ่งแวดล้อม

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม Nov 1996

กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


แผ่นทำความสะอาดมลพิษทางอากาศ, จันทรา ทองคำเภา Nov 1996

แผ่นทำความสะอาดมลพิษทางอากาศ, จันทรา ทองคำเภา

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


สัมภาษณ์พิเศษ: ดร.เกษมสันติ์ สุวรรณรัต รองผู้อำนวยการสำนักงานนโยบายและ แผนกรุงเทพมหานคร Nov 1996

สัมภาษณ์พิเศษ: ดร.เกษมสันติ์ สุวรรณรัต รองผู้อำนวยการสำนักงานนโยบายและ แผนกรุงเทพมหานคร

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


ศัพท์น่ารู้ Nov 1996

ศัพท์น่ารู้

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, November/December 1996 Nov 1996

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, November/December 1996

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletters (1993-2000)

Contents:

Nebraska IMPACT Project Update

North Central Region Evaluates Sustainable Agriculture Training

Annual Meetings in Nebraska to Showcase Innovative Strategies for Successful Farming

Integrated Farm Update: To Graze or Not to Graze?

USDA Announces Policy Directive Committing Agency to Sustainable Ag

Transformation of Land Grant Universities

Food Circles: A Bioregional Approach

Fund for Rural America

Ag Production and Nutrition Conference

Richard Olson Named Presidential Fellow


การป้องกันมลพิษ - ยุทธศาสตร์ใหม่ของการรักษาคุณภาพสิ่งแวดล้อม, ธีรพล คังคะเกตุ Nov 1996

การป้องกันมลพิษ - ยุทธศาสตร์ใหม่ของการรักษาคุณภาพสิ่งแวดล้อม, ธีรพล คังคะเกตุ

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


การใช้ไม้สักสร้างเส้นปริมาณน้ำฝนและอุณหภูมิในอดีต, นาฏสุดา ภูมิจำนงค์ Nov 1996

การใช้ไม้สักสร้างเส้นปริมาณน้ำฝนและอุณหภูมิในอดีต, นาฏสุดา ภูมิจำนงค์

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


โลกเขียวด้วยฉลากเขียว, เชิดพันธ์ สุคนธ์พงษ์เผ่า Nov 1996

โลกเขียวด้วยฉลากเขียว, เชิดพันธ์ สุคนธ์พงษ์เผ่า

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


ไขปัญหาสารพัน Nov 1996

ไขปัญหาสารพัน

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


Public Beach Assessment Report Gloucester Point Public Beach, Gloucester County, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas Nov 1996

Public Beach Assessment Report Gloucester Point Public Beach, Gloucester County, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas

Reports

Gloucester Point Public Beach is located at the southern end of Gloucester County, Virginia on the York River. It is a southeastward facing shoreline about 960 ft long and it is part of a larger stretch of moderately low shore between Sarah Creek and the George P. Coleman Bridge. While no shoreline improvement projects have taken place at the public beach, shore protection projects updrift and including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) affect it. In 1983, erosion along the shoreline at VIMS just updrift of the public beach led to the installation of a riprap revetment in front …


Ecological Economics: Reintegrating The Study Of Humans And Nature, Robert Costanza Nov 1996

Ecological Economics: Reintegrating The Study Of Humans And Nature, Robert Costanza

Institute for Sustainable Solutions Publications and Presentations

Ecological economics is a transdisciplinary effort to link the natural and social sciences broadly, and especially ecology and economics. The goal is to develop a deeper understanding of the complex linkages between ecological and economic systems, and to use that understanding to develop effective policies that will lead to a world that is ecologically sustainable, has a fair distribution of resources (both among groups and generations of humans and between humans and other species), and efficiently allocates scarce resources including natural capital. This will require new approaches that are comprehensive, adaptive, integrative, multi-scale, and pluralistic, and that acknowledge the huge …


Public Beach Assessment Report Yorktown Public Beach, Yorktown, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas Nov 1996

Public Beach Assessment Report Yorktown Public Beach, Yorktown, Virginia, Donna A. Milligan, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas

Reports

No abstract provided.


Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And Chincoteague Bay - 1995, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, Gary F. Anderson, David J. Wilcox, Jennifer R. Whiting, Leah S. Nagy Nov 1996

Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And Chincoteague Bay - 1995, Robert J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, Gary F. Anderson, David J. Wilcox, Jennifer R. Whiting, Leah S. Nagy

Reports

No abstract provided.