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"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Creator:: Little, Peter C.
Abstract:: This dissertation draws on ethnographic data and political ecological theory to analyze the experience of residents living in the IBM-Endicott Superfund site in Endicott, New York. Combining in-depth narratives and quantitative measures from a household survey, it highlights residents' perceptions of 1) environmental health risk, 2) risk mitigation, 3) deindustrialization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Peter C. Little for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Anthropology

Comparison of methods to estimate population density of Pacific giant salamanders in small streams of the southern Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Leuthold, Niels C.
Abstract:: I compared hand sampling, two-pass multiple removal sampling, mark-recapture and catchability-based population estimates for the Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) at 22 sites in 11 streams of Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Mark-recapture and catchability-based population estimates were not significantly different (p 0.86). Hand sampling and two-pass multiple removal population estimates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Niels C. Leuthold for the degree

Shifting the scholarly conversation : a rhetorical reading of Peter Elbow's work

Creator:: Slaton, Dorothy N.
Abstract:: Shifting the Scholarly Conversation: A Rhetorical Reading of Peter Elbow's Work explores Peter Elbow's contributions to the field of writing and rhetoric. Over the course of his long career, Elbow’s scholarly and pedagogical work has been much praised and much criticized. Elbow's work has influenced generations of teachers and writers,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Conversation: A Rhetorical Reading of Peter Elbow’s Work Abstract approved

The ecological legacy of Indian burning practices in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Carloni, Kenneth R.
Abstract:: Two research questions are posed: (1) How have ecosystem conditions changed through time in southwestern Oregon? (2) How have culture-driven and climate-driven processes contributed to ecosystem change in southwestern Oregon? A brief introduction to the Little River study area is followed by a cultural and ecological history of the watershed....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Umpqua R. Little River Watershed U m p q u a V a ll e y C a sc a d e R a n g e Figure 2.1

Tidal influence on downstream fining in gravel-bed rivers

Creator:: Coles, Derron Rafiq
Abstract:: This research examines the downstream fining phenomenon as it operates in coastal gravel-bed rivers of Oregon. Downstream fining is a change in bed composition toward smaller sediment sizes in the downstream direction. Changes in stream flow discharge and channel slope affect the rate of bed-load transport, thereby altering the downstream...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Peter C. Klingeman This research examines the downstream fining phenomenon as it

Voluntary environmental programs at an alpine ski area: influence of recreationists' knowledge, motivations, attachment, value orientations, and specialization

Creator:: Little, Christopher M.
Abstract:: Voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) have been created to encourage companies to engage in behaviors that mitigate environmental impacts (e.g., recycling, emissions reduction). Many ski areas participate in the Sustainable Slopes Program, an initiative that promotes VEPs in the ski area industry. Past research has addressed the performance of VEPs in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Little for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Resources presented on June 3, 2010. Title

Survival and persistence of Bacteroidales human and ruminant specific fecal markers and occurrence with fecal pathogens

Creator:: Walters, Sarah P.
Abstract:: Aquatic fecal contamination from non-point sources impairs environmental health and serves as a vehicle for transmission of waterborne disease, resulting in economic losses worldwide. Accurate methods of diagnosing fecal pollution and its source are needed to prevent human exposure, remediate pollution, and reduce economic impacts. In order to obtain this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: detected when pathogens are present, persist less than 14 days in natural river water at 13°C, and the

Soil carbon and nitrogen in old-growth forests in western Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Remillard, Suzanne Marie
Abstract:: Soil organic carbon (SOC, kg C m-2) is an important component in evaluating global C stores. The nitrogen (TN, kg N m"2) cycle is closely linked to C and understanding its role is also important. Contents and distributions of SOC and TN in soil profiles, to 1-meter depth, were estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Peter S. Homann and Bernard T. Bormann Soil organic carbon (SOC, kg C m-2) is an important component in

Past climate variability in southwestern Oregon and relationships with regional and hemispheric climate

Creator:: Ersek, Vasile
Abstract:: This dissertation presents the results of three studies that assessed climate variability on short and long timescales in western United States. The growth of carbonate formations in caves (speleothems) is used to infer the timing and amplitude of past climate variability. We first assess the controls on speleothem growth for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ersek1, Steven W. Hostetler2, Hai Cheng3, Peter U. Clark1, Faron S. Anslow1, Alan C. Mix4, R. Lawrence

Responses of juvenile coho salmon and larval lamprey to instream habitat restoration in a Pacific Northwest stream

Creator:: Gonzalez, Rosalinda
Abstract:: Large wood has been utilized in many restoration projects to improve in-stream habitat in the Pacific Northwest for salmon. However, the benefits of this practice remain the subject of ongoing debate and evaluation of these projects has scarcely been done for non-salmonid species such as lamprey. In this study we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Skeletons Club, Parr, ALAS, ALI, SEA C-237, Chris Trine, Denny Graham Rowe III, Frances Ellenberger, Kate

ScholarsArchive@OSU

"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Comparison of methods to estimate population density of Pacific giant salamanders in small streams of the southern Oregon Cascades

Shifting the scholarly conversation : a rhetorical reading of Peter Elbow's work

The ecological legacy of Indian burning practices in southwestern Oregon

Tidal influence on downstream fining in gravel-bed rivers

Voluntary environmental programs at an alpine ski area: influence of recreationists' knowledge, motivations, attachment, value orientations, and specialization

Survival and persistence of Bacteroidales human and ruminant specific fecal markers and occurrence with fecal pathogens

Soil carbon and nitrogen in old-growth forests in western Oregon and Washington

Past climate variability in southwestern Oregon and relationships with regional and hemispheric climate

Responses of juvenile coho salmon and larval lamprey to instream habitat restoration in a Pacific Northwest stream

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