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Modelling PM2.5 concentrations and spatial correlation with weather conditions and adult asthma in north Texas in 2014
(2020-05-29)
The questions to be answered by this study are whether weather conditions correlate with PM2.5 concentrations, and whether there is a correlation between asthma-related hospital admissions and PM2.5 concentrations. The ...
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FOR A LATE TRIASSIC CLIMATE SIMULATION USING CESM1.2-SOM
(2022-08-16)
Climate models have been widely adapted to reconstruct the environmental changes and associated mass extinction events across geologic times, such as the Younger Dryas (~12.9 Kyr), the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maxima (~55 ...
NANOPETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE UPPER MANCOS SHALE IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO, U.S.A.
(2022-09-01)
The San Juan Basin is no stranger to oil and gas production and the Mancos Shale is one of the formations of the basin that had been producing petroleum since the early 1920’s as conventional, and recently as, unconventional ...
Machine Learning-based Methods for the Segmentation of Scanning Electron Microscopy Images of Fine-Grained Shale Samples
(2022-12-15)
The segmentation of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images is critical yet time-consuming for geological studies, as it will need to differentiate the boundaries for different mineral objects to facilitate subsequent ...
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Evolution of Coastal Flooding in Texas and Louisiana for Application in Risk Assessment
(2022-12-09)
Coastal communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico have historically been at risk of flooding from tropical cyclone induced storm surge and extreme precipitation. Relative sea level rise resulting from a combination of ...
AGE, PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF LATE PALEOZOIC VOLCANIC TUFFS IN SOUTHWEST LAURENTIA
(2022-08-17)
Assembly of the supercontinent Pangea is among the most important tectonic events in late Paleozoic Earth history. The diachronous Laurentia-Gondwana collision destroyed the intervening subduction zone(s) of the Rheic ...
REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED DUMPSITE SOIL: AN EVALUATION OF SOIL AMENDMENTS IN COMBINATION WITH PHYTOREMEDIATION
(2022-08-24)
Contamination of soils and water from open dump site leachate is a frequent problem in developing nations. Water supplies are threatened when water percolates through the waste, bringing with it a variety of substances, ...
Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Child Neurodevelopment
(2021-12-10)
Pregnant women are exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) primarily via ingestion of contaminated food, water, and house dust. PFAS in pregnant women can be transferred to their child through the placenta ...
THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS URBAN HEAT ISLAND MAGNITUDE AND ITS RELATION TO SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT
(2021-05-04)
This study focuses on how summer droughts affect the urban heat
island (UHI) in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The nocturnal UHI has been
computed by comparing downtown temperature observations to rural
temperature measurements ...
Petrophysical Studies of Well Cuttings from a Continues Geological Profile in Hockley County, Texas
(2021-12-09)
The Permian Basin currently leads the oil production in the United States; however, with increasing concerns for the global climate, it is crucial for oil and gas companies to operate as economically and efficiently as ...