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EVALUATING POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN STREAMS BASED ON PRECIPITATION, NETWORK OF STORMWATER BMPs, AND IMPERVIOUS COVER
Title
EVALUATING POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN STREAMS BASED ON PRECIPITATION, NETWORK OF STORMWATER BMPs, AND IMPERVIOUS COVER
Author
Venugopal, Manish
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
City planning, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
Description
The increase in impervious surfaces accompanying urban development in the recent decade has caused an increase in the volume of stormwater runoff and pollutant loads flowing downstream to receiving waters. In response to increased volumes of impai...
HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT WATERSHED
Title
HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT WATERSHED
Author
Gagrani, Vijaya
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Human ecology--Study and teaching
Description
The purpose of this dissertation research was to assess the change in hydrological and watershed processes influencing water quality in a rapidly urbanizing SE Piedmont watershed. Specifically, this dissertation research assessed the effectiveness...
Incorporating Multilevel Geocoding and Spatial Modeling Techniques to Predict the Risk of Water Contamination Found in Private Wells Across Gaston County, North Carolina
Title
Incorporating Multilevel Geocoding and Spatial Modeling Techniques to Predict the Risk of Water Contamination Found in Private Wells Across Gaston County, North Carolina
Author
Owusu, Claudio
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geography
Description
Water is an important basic need for human survival. Many Americans obtain water from public water systems, however, about 45 million Americans use private wells for drinking water. When water is contaminated, it becomes unsafe for consumption and...
NATURALLY-OCCURRING CHROMIUM AND VANADIUM IN CHARLOTTE TERRANE ROCKS: A SOURCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS TO GROUNDWATER?
Title
NATURALLY-OCCURRING CHROMIUM AND VANADIUM IN CHARLOTTE TERRANE ROCKS: A SOURCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS TO GROUNDWATER?
Author
Vail, Jacey
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Geology, Geochemistry
Description
Vanadium (V) and chromium (Cr) contamination has become a rising concern in North Carolina due to a coal ash spill in February 2014. Coal ash is known to contain these trace elements, but V and Cr are also naturally occurring. Cr and V above healt...
PATHOGENIC CONTAMINATION OF PRIVATE WELLS: DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER IN GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA?
Title
PATHOGENIC CONTAMINATION OF PRIVATE WELLS: DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER IN GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA?
Author
Alcorn, Alexandra
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Public health
Description
In the United States, groups within the population of private well users may face disparities in access to safe drinking water. Since private well operations and water quality are mostly unregulated, private well users may not be aware when they a...
Quantification of In-Stream and Riparian Denitrification Potential and Environmental Drivers of Denitrification Following Stream Restoration in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina
Title
Quantification of In-Stream and Riparian Denitrification Potential and Environmental Drivers of Denitrification Following Stream Restoration in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina
Author
Welsh, Molly
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Hydrology
Description
Agricultural streams are subject to considerable disturbance including channelization, erosion, and sedimentation. Fertilizer is often applied to agricultural fields in excess of crop demand, and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) can be transported ...