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Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management
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2017
Spatial patterns of soil erosion and deposition can be inferred from differences in ground elevation mapped at appropriate time increments. Such changes in elevation are related to changes in near-surface soil carbonates. Repeatable methods for field and laboratory measurements of these quantities and data analysis methods are described here.
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Dissolved Oxygen in Surface Water
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University Dissolved oxygen (DO) measurements calculate the amount of gaseous oxygen dissolved in surface water, which is important to all oxygen-breathing life in river ecosystems, including fish species preferred for human consumption (e.g. bluegill and bass), as well as decomposer species critical to the recycling of biogeochemical materials in the system. The oxygen dissolved in lakes, rivers, and oceans is crucial for the...
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Minimum Burning Pressures of Water-based Emulsion Explosives
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2017
We present an apparatus based on hot-wire ignition in a pressurized enclosure and an associated methodology to measure the minimum pressure required to induce sustained combustion in water-based emulsion explosives. This method improves product characterization to allow one to use them more safely during pumping and mixing operations.
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Private Goods and Common Resources
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2025
Private Goods are products that can be purchased and consumed by an individual, and it is relatively easy to prevent others from using the same product. This is due to two defining characteristics of these goods: rivalry and excludability. Rivalry means that when one person uses or consumes the good, it reduces the ability of others to use it. For instance, if someone buys and eats a loaf of bread, no one else can eat that same loaf. Excludability refers to the idea that individuals can be...
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Screening for Endocrine Activity in Water Using Commercially-available In Vitro Transactivation Bioassays
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2016
A protocol to screen for endocrine activity in organic extracts of water samples, including treated wastewater effluent and surface (receiving) water, was adapted using commercially available division-arrested ("freeze and thaw") in vitro transactivation bioassays.
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Engineers compare water availability with domestic, agricultural, industrial, and ecosystem needs, then coordinate allocation, storage, treatment, and distribution decisions. This balancing process must account for competing uses and changing conditions rather than treating supply as unlimited. The resulting plans can improve water security while preserving environmental requirements and reducing conflicts among users.
Hydrologic monitoring provides information about water conditions, while water-demand analysis indicates how much water different users require. Engineers combine these inputs with quality assessment to evaluate whether available supplies can support planned uses. The analysis helps guide infrastructure design and allocation decisions, particularly when surface water, groundwater, storage, treatment, and distribution must work together.
Each source or facility addresses a different part of the supply challenge. Surface water and groundwater provide supplies, storage helps manage availability over time, and treatment supports acceptable water quality before distribution. Considering them together allows engineers to coordinate infrastructure and allocation decisions, improving the ability to meet human and environmental needs under changing conditions.
A plan begins with hydrologic monitoring, water-demand analysis, and quality assessment. Engineers then evaluate competing needs and use the findings to design or coordinate reservoirs, conveyance systems, drainage networks, treatment facilities, and flood-control measures. The plan must also consider ecosystem requirements and changing climate, population, and land-use patterns so decisions remain useful over time.
Engineers apply it when water availability or excess flow threatens communities, ecosystems, agriculture, or infrastructure. Reservoirs, drainage networks, conveyance systems, and flood-control measures can be planned alongside allocation and storage decisions. This coordinated approach reduces flood and drought risk while supporting water security and maintaining attention to environmental requirements and water quality.
Resilience comes from planning for conditions that can alter both water supply and demand. Engineers assess changing hydrologic conditions, population needs, and land-use patterns while coordinating storage, treatment, distribution, drainage, and flood-control infrastructure. These evaluations help protect public health, agriculture, ecosystems, and long-term water security rather than relying on fixed assumptions about future conditions.