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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 ... -
A GLIMPSE INTO THE CLIMATE, SEASONALITY, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, CARBONATE CHEMISTRY AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM SHIFT OF THE PRE-PETM AND THE PETM USING NCAR CESM1.2
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/16/2025** ABSTRACT: The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, ~56 my ago, 170,000y event) is characterized by a negative δ13C excursion into the atmosphere. This ... -
A MODERN RESERVOIR ANALOG FOR A POORLY DRAINED “HIGH ACCOMMODATION” FLUVIAL SYSTEM: SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES, ARCHITECTURE, AND RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY OF THE GRIJALVA SYSTEM, TABASCO STATE, MEXICO
(2016-09-12)High-accommodation fluvial systems are subject to much modeling and substantial rock drilling and imagination, but limited modern field observation. The Grijalva River system of Tabasco State, Mexico offers the opportunity ... -
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 ... -
Air Emissions From Natural Gas Exploration And Mining In The Barnett Shale Geologic Reservoir
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2011-10-11)This study evaluates air emissions from natural gas mining and production in the Barnett Shale within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Due to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, natural gas production ... -
Appalachian Delta Plain Paleoecology Of The Cretaceous Woodbine Formation At The Arlington Archosaur Site, North Texas
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2013-07-22)The Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS) is a North Texas fossil locality that preserves a Mid- Cretaceous ecosystem along a low lying coastal plain. The site lies within the Cenomanian (95 Mya) rocks of the Woodbine Formation ... -
Application Of In-situ Remediation By Using Soil Phosphate Amendments At Three Lead Contaminated Soil Sites (residential Yards) In New Orleans, La.
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)Lead (Pb) contamination of soil continues as a threat to public health. The problem exists, in part, due to the abundance of lead in soil in certain contexts which has the potential to cause adverse health effects in ... -
BENEFITS AND OBSTACLES TO INSTALLING WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES: A TEXAS STUDY
(2018-08-13)There is much known about renewable energy including solar and wind. However, there is little information available regarding the use of wind and solar energy on college and university campuses. As educators and shapers ... -
Bismuth-based Oxide Semiconductors: Mild Synthesis And Practical Applications
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2012-04-11)In this dissertation study, bismuth based oxide semiconductors were prepared using 'mild' synthesis techniques - electrodepostion and solution combustion synthesis. Potential environmental remediation and solar energy ... -
Community Ecology and Population Dynamics of the Nearshore Marine Fauna in the Middle Atlantic Bight (USA)
(2019-05-06)Natural resources are among the most valuable commodities on earth. Some natural resources (air, land, and water) are essential for human survival and many often constitute a large percentage of local, regional, and national ... -
Controlling factors of river water stable isotope compositions and middle to late Cenozoic deposition and surface uplift history of the southern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.
(2019-09-03)The Cenozoic topographic evolution of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies) and Great Plains in the western U.S.A. reflect a combination of mantle geodynamic, crustal deformation and surface erosional processes. This region was ... -
Development Of A Mathematical Model, VUMP (Vinasse Utilization For Methane Production)
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2013-07-22)Environmental pollution causes ongoing problems. Many countries are faced with the dilemma of finding alternative energy sources that are cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Biofuels have received much attention ... -
Effects Of Climate Change And Perturbation In Biogeochemical Cycles On Oxygen Distribution And Ocean Acidification
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in the ocean is an important component of the marine biogeochemical cycles. In this study a global oceanic carbon cycle model (HAMOCC 2.0) was used to address how oxygen minimum zones ... -
Experimental and theoretical studies of fluid-solid coupling processes of tight rock media
(2023-08-24)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/1/2025** ABSTRACT: This study covers the application of continuum mechanics in the realm of rock work in geological studies. Continuum mechanics encompasses two major ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT ASTHMA RELATED EMERGENCY ROOM DISCHARGES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN 2010 - 2014
(2019-12-06)Asthma is a common chronic disease of the airways characterized by recurrent reversible airway obstruction. More than 25 million Americans have asthma. In this study, factors associated with adult asthma related emergency ... -
Fusulinid and conodont biostratigraphy of the Upper Pennsylvanian–Cisuralian Riepe Spring Limestone, Spruce Mountain Ridge, Elko County, Nevada, U.S.A.
(2018-12-06)The Upper Pennsylvanian-Cisuralian (lower Permian) mixed carbonate-siliciclastic strata exposed at Spruce Mountain Ridge, Elko County, Nevada, record the shallow-marine microfauna and oscillating depositional history of ... -
Hydrogeochemical Evolution Of Arsenic Along Groundwater Flow Paths: Linking Aqueous And Solid Phase Arsenic Speciation
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2007-08-23)The central hypothesis of this Doctoral research work is that changes occurring along groundwater flow paths that accompany chemical weathering and oxidation-reduction reactions catalyze both arsenic (As) mobilization from, ... -
Identifying Source of Lead Particles in Floor Dust Using Computer Controlled Scanning Electron Microscope (CCSEM)
(2016-05-10)Identifying the sources of lead (Pb) in indoor dust by analysis of the contents of the dust provides an opportunity to mitigate the source of contamination. In this study, it is hypothesized that in residential properties ... -
The Impact Of Impoundment And Urbanization On Shallow Groundwater Conditions In The Joe Pool Lake Catchment, Texas
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)This dissertation is an assessment of the shallow groundwater (SGW) regime within the drainage area of Joe Pool Lake (JPL), an impoundment on Mountain Creek (MC) located in Grand Prairie, Texas. A thin zone of highly-weathered ... -
The Impact Of Sprawl On Transportation Energy Copnsumption And Transportation Carbon Footprint In Large U.S. Cities
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-03-10)Today, climate change and energy shortage are major concerns among scientists, politicians, and economists. For decades in the U.S., emphasis has been placed on improving energy efficiency through technological advances. ...