• The Effects of Coal Ash Storage Facilities on Aquatic Biota 

  Edmonds, Shannon Michelle (2018)

  Dry storage of coal combustion wastes (CCW) can negatively impact the surrounding environment. CCW leachates are characterized by low pH and high conductivity and are often enriched with metals and metalloids that threaten ...

• The stormwater retention benefits of urban trees and forests 

  Phillips, Tuana Hilst (2018)

  The use of urban tree canopies as strategies to mitigate stormwater runoff is limited in part by a lack of empirically observed data. This thesis quantifies soil infiltration capacity in 21 forest patches in Baltimore, ...

• Fate of antimicrobials and nutrients in dairy manure management systems 

  Schueler, Jenna E (2018)

  Anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting manure management strategies were explored at the field scale to monitor antimicrobial degradation, nutrient transformations, and optimize mitigation of these pollutants in manure ...

• ROLE OF TRPV4 CALCIUM CHANNEL IN PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS-INDUCED EXACERBATION OF OXIDIZED LDL-MEDIATED MACROPHAGE FOAM CELL FORMATION 

  Gupta, Nabyendu (2018)

  Atherosclerosis, a chronic vascular disease accounts for major deaths worldwide. Associations between atherosclerosis and periodontitis have been documented by epidemiological studies. The process underlying P. gingivalis ...

• Evaluation of organic inputs for reducing dollar spot disease on cool-season turfgrasses 

  Beckley, Cody James (2018)

  Lolium perenne, Poa annua, and Agrostis stolonifera are turfgrass species commonly grown on golf course fairways; however, they are susceptible to dollar spot (Clarireedia spp.). Field studies were conduction to assess: ...

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