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Creator:: Anadu, Edith Chijioke
Abstract:: Contamination of drinking water occurs despite strict regulations, yet few studies have been conducted to assess the public's perception of risk about drinking water. The purpose of this study was to assess risk perception associated with drinking water supplied by small water systems and to determine alternative measures that people...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Leary, Mitchell
Abstract:: The Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) requires that safety and health be integrated into an engineering curriculum in order to be accredited. These criteria for safety and health requirements, however, are not clearly defined. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has initiated Project SHAPE (Safety and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: graduating Bachelor of Science Engineering students at Oregon State University (OSU). The study also seeks

Creator:: Van Ess, Erica
Abstract:: Few studies, and none in Oregon, have examined the presence and change of water quality parameters over time in popular natural swimming areas. This information is necessary to better understand water quality and risk of illness from either fecal contamination or cross-infection from other swimmers. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Oregon, have examined the presence and change of water quality parameters over time in popular

Creator:: Campbell, Heidi M. K.
Abstract:: The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) site selection protocol was used to generate a random sample of streams throughout the state of Oregon. One hundred and forty-six selected streams were sampled during the summer, low-flow period of 1997. Traditional microbial public health indicators, including heterotrophic plate counts (HPC), total...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: streams exceeded the current state of Oregon standard for water-contact recreation. Levels of bacteria

Creator:: Pennington, Alan Travis
Abstract:: Traditional public health bacterial indicators of water quality and the Biolog® system were evaluated to compare their response to other indicators of stream condition with the state of Oregon and between ecoregions (Coast Range, Willamette Valley, Cascades, and Eastern Oregon). Forty-three randomly selected Oregon rivers were sampled during the summer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Evaluating Microbial Indicators of Environmental Condition in Oregon Rivers. Abstract approved:. Anna K

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