Trace metals in the aquatic environment are generally concentrated
on the surface of solid geochemical phases which eventually become incorporated
into estuarine and marine sediments. The mechanism of trace
metal concentration is believed to be adsorption with various geochemical
phases such as hydrous metal oxides, clays, and organic matter.
Metals...
An evaluation of the service time of an activated carbon adsorption
column and the organic carbon removal efficiency treating activated
sludge process effluent was completed at aerator detention
times of three, five, and ten hours. Parameters used for evaluation
of treatment were biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen
demand, total organic...
The indiscriminate release of fecal bacteria to the environment
can present a public health hazard when pathogenic species gain access
to drinking and recreational water sources. The extent of bacterial
contamination of surface and ground waters associated with animal
production units and waste application areas seems largely dependent
on the...
A problem confronting the Corps of Engineers and other water resources planners in the Pacific Northwest is the prediction of anadromous fish enhancement benefits that would result from a proposed high dam project. These benefits are expected from augmenting natural streamflows with relatively cold reservoir withdrawals. The resulting increased streamflows...
The coastal region is home to many types of surface fronts that exist on a submesoscale (1-10 $km$). While in situ observations capture point or transect observations of frontal behavior subsurface, their complex spatial patterns can be well-captured using remote sensing techniques, which provide synoptic views of the ocean surface...
Coastal dunes provide a diverse set of ecosystem services including coastal protection against destructive surge and waves during storm events. Dunes are constantly evolving through various stages of response to storm events and post-storm recovery at rates that vary due to a range of drivers including pre-existing morphology, environmental forcing...
The success of civil engineering construction in cold regions often depends on the
assessment of the potential for frost heave. Over the past two decades two models have
been presented to the engineering community to identify the frost heave potential,
namely: (1) the segregation potential (SP), and (2) the discrete...
The cyclic resistance of predominantly fine-grained soils has received considerable attention following ground and foundation failures at sites underlain by silt-rich soils during recent earthquakes. In several cases substantial ground deformation and reduced bearing capacity of silt soils has been attributed to excess pore pressure generation during cyclic loading. These...
This paper investigates a particular bridge construction technique
which could result in a significant torsional moment. The
structural member under consideration is a prestressed concrete
girder for which no torsional consideration is made.
Torsional shear stresses can be adequately approximated for
an I-shaped girder. Laboratory model tests were performed to...
A conceptual model was developed to further the understanding
of the evolution and fate of volatilized ammonia in
the atmosphere. Recent trends in livestock rearing have
been toward confinement facilities in which high animal concentrations
are maintained. One of the impacts of these
facilities has been increased local concentrations of...