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Solidarity’s Last Stand: Rudi Nussbaum and the Hanford Downwinders

Creator:

Vitale, Anthony

Abstract:

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation drew public ire during the 1980s and 1990s when activist groups forced the declassification of 19,000 documents and discovered proof of accidental and intentional releases of radioactive materials into the environment. These releases had been kept from the public. Although many locals had for decades wondered...

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Masters Thesis
Comparison of habitat restoration and enhancement methods for Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) in Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:

Law, Karen H.

Abstract:

The Olympia oyster is a foundation species that increases habitat structure for associate species in estuarine systems of the Pacific Coast of North America (Kimbro & Grosholz, 2006). This oyster provides ecosystem services in the form of water filtration (zu Ermgassen et al., 2013), habitat for commercially valuable species such...

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Masters Thesis
Transmission of disseminated neoplasia in the soft shell clam, Mya arenaria

Creator:

House, Marcia

Abstract:

Disseminated neoplasia (DN) is a proliferative cell disorder that occurs in the circulatory system of bivalves. The condition is progressive and lethal. At least 15 species of bivalves over a wide range of geographic locations have been reported to contract DN. Prevalence levels of disseminated neoplasia can reach up to...

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Dissertation
The role of sulfur in the preservation of isoprenoid hydrocarbons in sedimentary materials of the Washington continental margin

Creator:

Pinto Alvarez, Luis A.

Abstract:

A systematic study of highly branched isoprenoids (HBI) was carried out in suspended particulate material (SPM) and Washington coastal sediments to determine their origin and fate. SPM collected at 10 m depth was filtered through Nitex membranes. C₂₅ HBI were found only in the 1.2-40 μm range over the shelf....

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Dissertation