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  • Use of the Combined Index, a hazard screening tool, to target for pollution prevention in the State of Oregon

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    Code, Aimee
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    The purpose of this study was to apply the Combined Index (Con, a hazard screening tool, developed by Dr. Debra Forman of EPA Region III Office of Air Radiation and Toxics Division, to the 1994 and 1995 Oregon Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) for pollution prevention and facility targeting analysis....
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    State of Oregon · Abstractapproved: Catherine Neumann The purpose of this study was to apply the

  • The economics of commodity promotion in the hazelnut industry

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    Miller, Jason D.
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    The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of commodity promotion activities on the United States' hazelnut farmer's economic welfare. Commodity promotion activities, such as generic advertising and research, are the responsibilities of government mandated commodity commissions, such as the Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB). The HMB is a...
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    Abstract approved: Catherine A. Durham The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of

  • In-service training needs of nutrition field workers and community nutrition technicians in Kiambu District in Kenya

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    Miring'u, Lucy N.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine the in-service training needs in selected subject matter areas as perceived by community nutrition educators in Kiambu District in Kenya. The study also sought to determine if there were significant relationships between selected demographic characteristics and the respondents' perceptions regarding in-service training...
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    ABSTRACT APPROVED: Catherine R. Mumaw The purpose of this study was to determine the in-service training

  • A human health risk assessment of hazardous air pollutants in Portland, Oregon

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    Tam, Bonnie
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    In 1990, the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments authorized the regulation of 188 hazardous air pollutants (HAP). Exposure to HAPs at sufficient concentrations and durations can increase both cancer and serious adverse non-carcinogenic effects. The purpose of this study was to conduct a human health risk assessment using data of...
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    Risk Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutants in Portland, Oregon Abstract approved:.. Catherine

  • Thermal hydraulic analysis of a pressurized water reactor during transient conditions

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    Coomes, Edmund Page
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    In this study a method has been demonstrated by which the departure from nucleate boiling ratio (DNBR) can be readily determined for nuclear transients through application of the COBRA-IIIC/MIT computer code. For input, boundary conditions were specified relating the time-dependent variations of core inlet coolant temperature, system pressure, core heat...
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    . Catherine, I dedicate this work to you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I. INTRODUCTION . . - 1 II

  • Asthma prevalence in school children in Lane County, Oregon

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    Berry, Cheryl Anne
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    Asthma prevalence in children under age 18 has risen steadily in the U.S. since the mid-1970s. Most researchers attribute this increase to air pollutants, socioeconomic status or urban residence. This study examined asthma prevalence in Lane County, Oregon, using children's asthma hospital discharges (1990-1995), and data from 10 of 16...
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    , Oregon. Abstract approved: Catherine M. Neumann Asthma prevalence in children under age 18 has risen

  • Defining and managing biohazardous waste in research-based universities in the United States : a survey of environmental health and safety professionals

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    Mecklem, Robin Lyn
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    Biohazardous waste refers to wastes that are potentially infectious to humans, as well as wastes from animal or plant research that could be potentially infectious to these organisms, or could alter their genetic selection process. Research resulting in generation of biohazardous waste is typically conducted at large, research-based universities. The...
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    . __________ Catherine C. Neumann Biohazardous waste refers to wastes that are potentially infectious to

  • Impact the impact of research and training programs on the demand for grass seed in overseas markets

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    Vega-H, Esteban
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    This research examines whether alternative methods of export commodity promotion and market development, such as technical training and trade servicing activities, have been successful in increasing the demand for grass seed produced in Oregon in international markets. A single equation linear input demand model and a linear model adjusted to...
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    approved Catherine A. Durham This research examines whether alternative methods of export commodity

  • China's soybean futures contract : China's integration with the U.S. soybean futures market

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    Si, Wenguang
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    In 1996, China started to increase its annual soybean imports at a tremendously high speed. It has become one of the most important soybean import markets for the world's largest soybean producers: the United States, Brazil and Argentina. In the meantime, the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), a Chinese soybean futures...
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    approved: ____ C; __ fi( __ -__ -_C:::_. _{)_~------------- Catherine A. Durham In 1996, China started to

  • A dose reconstruction of ⁶⁰Co contaminated window frames in a Taiwanese school

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    Brock, Kathryn M.
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    In 1992, hundreds of buildings in Taiwan were discovered to have ⁶⁰Co contamination in the structural rebar. The contamination resulted from improper handling of ⁶⁰Co contaminated scrap metal in 1982 and 1983 that was subsequently recycled and used throughout Taiwan. One example was the Hsin-hsin Kindergarten (HHK) school which had...
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    Reconstruction of 60Co Contaminated Window Frames in a Taiwanese School. Abstract Approved: Catherine M