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Peppermint irrigation and nitrogen management for the reduction of nitrate loading to groundwater

Creator:: Smesrud, Jason K.
Abstract:: The agricultural production of peppermint has been shown to contribute significant quantities of nitrate-nitrogen to groundwater recharge. In an effort to provide new tools for increasing nitrogen efficiency within peppermint production, three research questions were proposed: i) How should plant tissue samples be collected to achieve the greatest precision when...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and conducted on commercial peppermint fields to isolate potential environmental, management, and

Pollution prevention in Oregon's electronics industry

Creator:: Jones, Cynthia L.
Abstract:: Pollution prevention is promoted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental agencies as a method of reducing the generation of wastes and pollutants. Pollution prevention is also called source reduction because it reduces wastes early in the production process. Source reduction has been used by some industries to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Industry. Abstract approved: Anna Harding Pollution prevention is promoted by the Environmental

An information modeling framework and desktop application to compose unit manufacturing process models for sustainable manufacturing assessment

Creator:: Smullin, Matteo M.
Abstract:: The demand from consumers for more sustainable products, and the need to comply with government regulations motivates manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve economic competitiveness. Manufacturers have actively improved the sustainability performance of their products through the use of sustainability assessment methods and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve

Life-cycle inventory of plywood manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast United States

Creator:: Sakimoto, Eric T.
Abstract:: Softwood plywood is one of the structural wood products studied in the CORRIM II effort to document the environmental performance of wood product in residential structures. Life-cycle inventory (LCI) models were developed to provide performance data for plywood production by tracking all of its inputs and outputs in a gate-to-gate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: develop logical options to improve on the environmental performance of the industry as a whole. CORRIM II

How environmental regulations affect productivity of U.S. and Mexican primary iron & steel and aluminum industries

Creator:: Hackenbruck, Satenik
Abstract:: Many economists believe that the slowdown of the productivity growth rates in the U.S. economy in early 1970's was a consequence of the increased level of environmental regulations. The main reason presented in support of this argument is that increased environmental regulations impose an additional burden to the firms, thus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Sciec in Economics presented on September 23, 2005. Title: How Environmental

The role of knowledge and environmental values on consumer beliefs, attitude, and purchase intention toward leather products

Creator:: Becker, Elizabeth S.
Abstract:: Globally, it is estimated that over 2,518,200 tons of hides and skins were exported in the year 2011 alone, with an estimated world production yield of 23 billion square feet of finished leather (FA0, 2011; Mwinyihija, 2011). While some manufacturers have adopted eco-friendly production methods, most tanneries still practice the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Microsoft Word - The Role of Knowledge and Environmental Values

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Creator:: Bullock, Claude George, III
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environmental degradation during the shale gas extraction process while industry profits skyrocket. The manner

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Creator:: Zhang, Hao
Abstract:: Sustainability has been the focus of intense discussions over the past two decades, with topics around the entire product life cycle. In the manufacturing phase, research has been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in its assessment of sustainability. However, few efforts have investigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in

Assessing Soil Salinity from Produced Water Spills with Electromagnetic Induction : A Case Study on Cropland in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Creator:: Erickstad, Karen M.
Abstract:: Produced water is a highly saline waste product of oil and gas production, which is generated in larger volumes than the hydrocarbons themselves in the United States. Spillage of produced water is of concern because its high salinity can contaminate soil, surface water and groundwater resources, and kill vegetation, including...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Karen M. Erickstad for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Sciences presented on June 15

Assisting decision making in component design for sustainable manufacturing

Creator:: Eastlick, Dane D.
Abstract:: Current life cycle assessment tools are often deficient in assisting design for sustainable manufacturing efforts. Integrating an improved assessment method into a decision support framework will provide a means for designers and engineers to better understand the impacts of their decisions. A unit process modeling-based sustainability assessment method is presented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . MOTIVATION The manufacturing industry faces the ongoing challenge of reducing environmental impacts

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Peppermint irrigation and nitrogen management for the reduction of nitrate loading to groundwater

Pollution prevention in Oregon's electronics industry

An information modeling framework and desktop application to compose unit manufacturing process models for sustainable manufacturing assessment

Life-cycle inventory of plywood manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast United States

How environmental regulations affect productivity of U.S. and Mexican primary iron & steel and aluminum industries

The role of knowledge and environmental values on consumer beliefs, attitude, and purchase intention toward leather products

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Assessing Soil Salinity from Produced Water Spills with Electromagnetic Induction : A Case Study on Cropland in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Assisting decision making in component design for sustainable manufacturing

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