TY - JOUR T1 - Soil concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and trace metals from an electronic waste dump site in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: Implications for human exposure. AN - 1852687855; 27978452 AB - Unregulated electronic waste (e-waste) recycling operations have become a significant environmental issue as well as human health risk in developing countries across the world. The present study evaluated the extent of pollution in Agbogbloshie e-waste recycling site in Accra, Ghana. The concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and some selected trace metals were determined using gas chromatography electron impact ionization mass spectrometry and flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry, respectively. The concentrations of ∑ PBDEs ranged from 15.6 to 96.8ngg-1 dry weight, with an overall mean of 54.8ngg-1dw. BDE-28 was the dominant congener followed by BDE-209 and BDE-47. The order of mean concentrations of the abundant trace metals was Fe>Cu>Pb≫Mn, with a mean range of .531-289mgkg-1. Geoaccumulation index suggested that the surface soils deteriorated from moderate to high metal pollution, particularly for Cu, Pb and Fe. Of the trace metals analysed, Fe exhibited the highest concentration ranging from 3.97 to 918mgkg-1. Correlation and principal component analyses suggested possible interactions between PBDEs and the trace metals analysed, while source assessment suggested that PBDEs and trace metals were mostly derived from inputs from the e-waste recycling activities. Average daily dose (ADD) was estimated using concentrations corresponding to 5th percentile, median and 95th percentile. Hazard quotients of 380 and 862 were obtained for adults and children respectively, for Cu and Pb which is a cause for concern especially for local children. JF - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety AU - Akortia, Eric AU - Olukunle, Olubiyi I AU - Daso, Adegbenro P AU - Okonkwo, Jonathan O AD - Environmental Chemistry Research Group, Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, South Africa; Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana. ; Environmental Chemistry Research Group, Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, South Africa. ; Environmental Chemistry Research Group, Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, South Africa. Electronic address: OkonkwoOJ@tut.ac.za. Y1 - 2017/03// PY - 2017 DA - March 2017 SP - 247 EP - 255 VL - 137 KW - Soil KW - Ghana KW - PBDEs KW - e-waste KW - Geoaccumulation KW - Trace metals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1852687855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ecotoxicology+and+environmental+safety&rft.atitle=Soil+concentrations+of+polybrominated+diphenyl+ethers+and+trace+metals+from+an+electronic+waste+dump+site+in+the+Greater+Accra+Region%2C+Ghana%3A+Implications+for+human+exposure.&rft.au=Akortia%2C+Eric%3BOlukunle%2C+Olubiyi+I%3BDaso%2C+Adegbenro+P%3BOkonkwo%2C+Jonathan+O&rft.aulast=Akortia&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2017-03-01&rft.volume=137&rft.issue=&rft.spage=247&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ecotoxicology+and+environmental+safety&rft.issn=1090-2414&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ecoenv.2016.12.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-12-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-09 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-09 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.12.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Child-resistant and tamper-resistant packaging: A systematic review to inform tobacco packaging regulation. AN - 1851691067; 27939602 AB - OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the effects of special packaging (child-resistant, adult-friendly) and tamper-resistant packaging on health and behavioral outcomes in order to identify research gaps and implications for packaging standards for tobacco products. METHODS We searched seven databases for keywords related to special and tamper-resistant packaging, consulted experts, and reviewed citations of potentially relevant studies. 733 unique papers were identified. Two coders independently screened each title and abstract for eligibility. They then reviewed the full text of the remaining papers for a second round of eligibility screening. Included studies investigated a causal relationship between type of packaging or packaging regulation and behavioral or health outcomes and had a study population composed of consumers. Studies were excluded on the basis of publication type, if they were not peer-reviewed, and if they had low external validity. Two reviewers independently coded each paper for study and methodological characteristics and limitations. Discrepancies were discussed and resolved. RESULTS The review included eight studies: four assessing people's ability to access the contents of different packaging types and four evaluating the impact of packaging requirements on health-related outcomes. Child-resistant packaging was generally more difficult to open than non-child-resistant packaging. Child-resistant packaging requirements have been associated with reductions in child mortality. CONCLUSIONS Child-resistant packaging holds the expectation to reduce tobacco product poisonings among children under six. JF - Preventive medicine AU - Jo, Catherine L AU - Ambs, Anita AU - Dresler, Carolyn M AU - Backinger, Cathy L AD - Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. ; Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Rockville, MD, United States. Electronic address: anita.ambs@fda.hhs.gov. ; Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Rockville, MD, United States. Y1 - 2017/02// PY - 2017 DA - February 2017 SP - 89 EP - 95 VL - 95 KW - Tamper-resistant KW - Special packaging KW - Child safety KW - Product packaging KW - Child-resistant UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1851691067?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Preventive+medicine&rft.atitle=Child-resistant+and+tamper-resistant+packaging%3A+A+systematic+review+to+inform+tobacco+packaging+regulation.&rft.au=Jo%2C+Catherine+L%3BAmbs%2C+Anita%3BDresler%2C+Carolyn+M%3BBackinger%2C+Cathy+L&rft.aulast=Jo&rft.aufirst=Catherine&rft.date=2017-02-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Preventive+medicine&rft.issn=1096-0260&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ypmed.2016.11.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-12-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-13 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.11.013 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Secretary Moniz Statement On Anniversary Of JCPOA Implementation Day, IAEA Announcement Of Centrifuge Removal From Fordow AN - 1860869995 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2017/01/23/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 23 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy KW - Uranium KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Anniversaries KW - Iran KW - United States--US UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1860869995?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Secretary+Moniz+Statement+On+Anniversary+Of+JCPOA+Implementation+Day%2C+IAEA+Announcement+Of+Centrifuge+Removal+From+Fordow&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2017-01-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Name - Breaking Media Inc; International Atomic Energy Agency--IAEA N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-23 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxidation of danofloxacin by free chlorine-kinetic study, structural identification of by-products by LC-MS/MS and potential toxicity of by-products using in silico test. AN - 1861584991; 28108916 AB - In this study, we aimed to investigate the kinetics and the mechanism of reaction of the fluoroquinolone antibacterial danofloxacin (DANO) by free available chlorine (FAC) during water chlorination process. Kinetic study was thus performed at pH 7.2, 20 °C in the presence of an excess of total chlorine. Under these experimental conditions, a second-order reaction rate constant (first-order relative to DANO concentration and first-order relative to FAC concentration) was evaluated to k~1446 M-1 s-1. Five degradation products were identified at different reaction times. Their structures were investigated by using fragmentations obtained at different CID collision energies in MS/MS experiments. Moreover, the toxicity of the proposed structures was predicted by using T.E.S.T. The results indicated that all by-products may have a developmental toxicity. The oral rat LD50 concentration was predicted to be lower than that of DANO. Furthermore, two degradation compounds presented a concentration level for fathead minnow LC50 (96 h) lower than that of DANO and presented toxicity for the marine animals. JF - Environmental science and pollution research international AU - Yassine, Montaha AU - Rifai, Ahmad AU - Doumyati, Samah AU - Trivella, Aurélien AU - Mazellier, Patrick AU - Budzinski, Hélène AU - Al Iskandarani, Mohamad AD - National Council of Scientific Research (CNRS)-Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Pollutants (LAOP), 11-8281, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2260, Lebanon. ; Dr. Faculté de Santé Publique, Section I, Hadath, Beyrouth, Lebanon. ; EPOC, L'équipe de Physico et Toxico Chimie de l'Environnement, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5805, 33400, Talence, France. ; National Council of Scientific Research (CNRS)-Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Pollutants (LAOP), 11-8281, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2260, Lebanon. mohamad_isk@hotmail.com. Y1 - 2017/01/20/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 20 KW - Kinetic study KW - Danofloxacin KW - Chlorination KW - Toxicity prediction KW - Degradation pathways KW - Degradation products UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861584991?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.atitle=Oxidation+of+danofloxacin+by+free+chlorine-kinetic+study%2C+structural+identification+of+by-products+by+LC-MS%2FMS+and+potential+toxicity+of+by-products+using+in+silico+test.&rft.au=Yassine%2C+Montaha%3BRifai%2C+Ahmad%3BDoumyati%2C+Samah%3BTrivella%2C+Aur%C3%A9lien%3BMazellier%2C+Patrick%3BBudzinski%2C+H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne%3BAl+Iskandarani%2C+Mohamad&rft.aulast=Yassine&rft.aufirst=Montaha&rft.date=2017-01-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.issn=1614-7499&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11356-017-8409-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2017-01-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-24 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-25 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8409-7 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Co-Chairs Of The United States-Republic Of Korea High Level Bilateral Commission Convene In Washington AN - 1858770967 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2017/01/16/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 16 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1858770967?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Co-Chairs+Of+The+United+States-Republic+Of+Korea+High+Level+Bilateral+Commission+Convene+In+Washington&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2017-01-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Electronic nicotine delivery systems: overheating, fires and explosions AN - 1859467535; PQ0003994437 AB - BackgroundElectronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS)-associated overheating, fire or explosion (OH/F/EXP) events have occurred since at least 2009.ObjectiveTo identify the number and nature of ENDS OH/F/EXP events in the USA.MethodsCenter for Tobacco Products (CTP) scientists searched for event reports among five US federal agencies, scientific literature and media outlets.Findings100 reference sources identified 92 OH/F/EXP events in the USA, of which 45 (49%) injured 47 people, and 67 (73%) involved property damage beyond the product. Events were identified in media outlets (n=50; 54%) and reported to four agencies (n=42; 46%). The report rate peaked at an average of six reports per month in late 2013 with a smaller peak of three to four reports per month in the second quarter of 2015. All reports were incomplete and events exhibited variability. International events in three countries are mentioned, and international responses to events are summarised.ConclusionsThe scope, causes and trajectory of ENDS OH/F/EXP events remain incompletely defined. Some events have resulted in life-threatening injury, permanent disfigurement or disability, and major property damage, suggesting the need for ongoing surveillance and risk mitigation. More comprehensive reporting could assist future analyses and may help to identify root causes and contributors to the OH/F/EXP events. JF - Tobacco Control AU - Rudy, Susan F AU - Durmowicz, Elizabeth L AD - Office of Science/Division of Individual Health Science/Medical Branch, United States Food & Drug Administration/Center for Tobacco Products, , Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2017/01/09/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 09 SP - 10 EP - 18 PB - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. VL - 26 IS - 1 SN - 0964-4563, 0964-4563 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Electronic nicotine delivery devices KW - Surveillance and monitoring KW - Media KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Nicotine KW - Tobacco KW - CTP KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1859467535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tobacco+Control&rft.atitle=Electronic+nicotine+delivery+systems%3A+overheating%2C+fires+and+explosions&rft.au=Rudy%2C+Susan+F%3BDurmowicz%2C+Elizabeth+L&rft.aulast=Rudy&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft.date=2017-01-09&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tobacco+Control&rft.issn=09644563&rft_id=info:doi/10.1136%2Ftobaccocontrol-2015-052626 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fires; Injuries; Nicotine; Tobacco; CTP DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052626 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Launches New Manufacturing USA Institute Focused On Recycling And Reusing Materials AN - 1856031784 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2017/01/06/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 06 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1856031784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Launches+New+Manufacturing+USA+Institute+Focused+On+Recycling+And+Reusing+Materials&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2017-01-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-07 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Transfers Land To City Of Oak Ridge As The Community Focuses On Future Economic Development AN - 1854687990 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2017/01/02/ PY - 2017 DA - 2017 Jan 02 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1854687990?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Transfers+Land+To+City+Of+Oak+Ridge+As+The+Community+Focuses+On+Future+Economic+Development&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2017-01-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs depleted uranium exposed cohort at 25 Years: Longitudinal surveillance results. AN - 1835683400; 27792941 AB - A small group of Gulf War I veterans wounded in depleted uranium (DU) friendly-fire incidents have been monitored for health changes in a clinical surveillance program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore since 1994. During the spring of 2015, an in-patient clinical surveillance protocol was performed on 36 members of the cohort, including exposure monitoring for total and isotopic uranium concentrations in urine and a comprehensive assessment of health outcomes. On-going mobilization of U from embedded fragments is evidenced by elevated urine U concentrations. The DU isotopic signature is observed principally in participants possessing embedded fragments. Those with only an inhalation exposure have lower urine U concentration and a natural isotopic signature. At 25 years since first exposure to DU, an aging cohort of military veterans continues to show no U-related health effects in known target organs of U toxicity. As U body burden continues to accrue from in-situ mobilization from metal fragment depots, and increases with exposure duration, critical tissue-specific U concentration thresholds may be reached, thus recommending on-going surveillance of this veteran cohort. Published by Elsevier Inc. JF - Environmental research AU - McDiarmid, Melissa A AU - Gaitens, Joanna M AU - Hines, Stella AU - Condon, Marian AU - Roth, Tracy AU - Oliver, Marc AU - Gucer, Patricia AU - Brown, Lawrence AU - Centeno, Jose A AU - Dux, Moira AU - Squibb, Katherine S AD - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland, 10 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W Baltimore S, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. ; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland, 10 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: mcondon@medicine.umaryland.edu. ; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland, 10 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W Baltimore S, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. ; US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. ; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland, 10 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Y1 - 2017/01// PY - 2017 DA - January 2017 SP - 175 EP - 184 VL - 152 KW - Health surveillance KW - DU bio-monitoring KW - Uranium toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835683400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+research&rft.atitle=The+U.S.+Department+of+Veterans%27+Affairs+depleted+uranium+exposed+cohort+at+25+Years%3A+Longitudinal+surveillance+results.&rft.au=McDiarmid%2C+Melissa+A%3BGaitens%2C+Joanna+M%3BHines%2C+Stella%3BCondon%2C+Marian%3BRoth%2C+Tracy%3BOliver%2C+Marc%3BGucer%2C+Patricia%3BBrown%2C+Lawrence%3BCenteno%2C+Jose+A%3BDux%2C+Moira%3BSquibb%2C+Katherine+S&rft.aulast=McDiarmid&rft.aufirst=Melissa&rft.date=2017-01-01&rft.volume=152&rft.issue=&rft.spage=175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+research&rft.issn=1096-0953&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.envres.2016.10.016 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-10-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.10.016 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Offers Conditional Commitment For First Advanced Fossil Energy Loan Guarantee AN - 1852828274 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/12/26/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Dec 26 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1852828274?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Offers+Conditional+Commitment+For+First+Advanced+Fossil+Energy+Loan+Guarantee&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-12-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development and Validation of a Computational Model for Androgen Receptor Activity. AN - 1847891450; 27933809 AB - Testing thousands of chemicals to identify potential androgen receptor (AR) agonists or antagonists would cost millions of dollars and take decades to complete using current validated methods. High-throughput in vitro screening (HTS) and computational toxicology approaches can more rapidly and inexpensively identify potential androgen-active chemicals. We integrated 11 HTS ToxCast/Tox21 in vitro assays into a computational network model to distinguish true AR pathway activity from technology-specific assay interference. The in vitro HTS assays probed perturbations of the AR pathway at multiple points (receptor binding, coregulator recruitment, gene transcription, and protein production) and multiple cell types. Confirmatory in vitro antagonist assay data and cytotoxicity information were used as additional flags for potential nonspecific activity. Validating such alternative testing strategies requires high-quality reference data. We compiled 158 putative androgen-active and -inactive chemicals from a combination of international test method validation efforts and semiautomated systematic literature reviews. Detailed in vitro assay information and results were compiled into a single database using a standardized ontology. Reference chemical concentrations that activated or inhibited AR pathway activity were identified to establish a range of potencies with reproducible reference chemical results. Comparison with existing Tier 1 AR binding data from the U.S. EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program revealed that the model identified binders at relevant test concentrations (<100 μM) and was more sensitive to antagonist activity. The AR pathway model based on the ToxCast/Tox21 assays had balanced accuracies of 95.2% for agonist (n = 29) and 97.5% for antagonist (n = 28) reference chemicals. Out of 1855 chemicals screened in the AR pathway model, 220 chemicals demonstrated AR agonist or antagonist activity and an additional 174 chemicals were predicted to have potential weak AR pathway activity. JF - Chemical research in toxicology AU - Kleinstreuer, Nicole C AU - Ceger, Patricia AU - Watt, Eric D AU - Martin, Matthew AU - Houck, Keith AU - Browne, Patience AU - Thomas, Russell S AU - Casey, Warren M AU - Dix, David J AU - Allen, David AU - Sakamuru, Srilatha AU - Xia, Menghang AU - Huang, Ruili AU - Judson, Richard AD - NIH/NIEHS/DNTP/The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27713, United States. ; Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27560, United States. ; EPA/ORD/National Center for Computational Toxicology , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States. ; OECD Environment Directorate, Environment Health and Safety Division , Paris 75775, France. ; EPA/OCSPP/Office of Science Coordination and Policy , Washington, DC, 20460, United States. ; NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States. Y1 - 2016/12/09/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Dec 09 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1847891450?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+research+in+toxicology&rft.atitle=Development+and+Validation+of+a+Computational+Model+for+Androgen+Receptor+Activity.&rft.au=Kleinstreuer%2C+Nicole+C%3BCeger%2C+Patricia%3BWatt%2C+Eric+D%3BMartin%2C+Matthew%3BHouck%2C+Keith%3BBrowne%2C+Patience%3BThomas%2C+Russell+S%3BCasey%2C+Warren+M%3BDix%2C+David+J%3BAllen%2C+David%3BSakamuru%2C+Srilatha%3BXia%2C+Menghang%3BHuang%2C+Ruili%3BJudson%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Kleinstreuer&rft.aufirst=Nicole&rft.date=2016-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+research+in+toxicology&rft.issn=1520-5010&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-12-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Patulin transformation products and last intermediates in its biosynthetic pathway, E- and Z-ascladiol, are not toxic to human cells. AN - 1845834383; 27913847 AB - Patulin is the main mycotoxin contaminating apples. During the brewing of alcoholic beverages, this mycotoxin is degraded to ascladiol, which is also the last precursor of patulin. The present study aims (1) to characterize the last step of the patulin biosynthetic pathway and (2) to describe the toxicity of ascladiol. A patE deletion mutant was generated in Penicillium expansum. In contrast to the wild strain, this mutant does not produce patulin but accumulates high levels of E-ascladiol with few traces of Z-ascladiol. This confirms that patE encodes the patulin synthase involved in the conversion of E-ascladiol to patulin. After purification, cytotoxicities of patulin and E- and Z-ascladiol were investigated on human cell lines from liver, kidney, intestine, and immune system. Patulin was cytotoxic for these four cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. By contrast, both E- and Z-ascladiol were devoid of cytotoxicity. Microarray analyses on human intestinal cells treated with patulin and E-ascladiol showed that the latter, unlike patulin, did not alter the whole human transcription. These results demonstrate that E- and Z-ascladiol are not toxic and therefore patulin detoxification strategies leading to the accumulation of ascladiol are good approaches to limit the patulin risk. JF - Archives of toxicology AU - Tannous, Joanna AU - Snini, Selma P AU - El Khoury, Rhoda AU - Canlet, Cécile AU - Pinton, Philippe AU - Lippi, Yannick AU - Alassane-Kpembi, Imourana AU - Gauthier, Thierry AU - El Khoury, André AU - Atoui, Ali AU - Zhou, Ting AU - Lteif, Roger AU - Oswald, Isabelle P AU - Puel, Olivier AD - Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. ; Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches (Faculté des Sciences), Université Saint-Joseph, Campus des Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkallès, Riad El Solh, P.O. Box 11-514, Beirut, 1107 2050, Lebanon. ; Laboratory of Microorganisms and Food Irradiation, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission-CNRS, Riad El Solh, P.O. Box 11-8281, Beirut, 1107 2260, Lebanon. ; Guelph Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON, Canada. ; Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. opuel@toulouse.inra.fr. Y1 - 2016/12/02/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Dec 02 KW - patE gene KW - Ascladiol KW - Patulin synthase KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Microarray analysis KW - Penicillium expansum UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1845834383?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+toxicology&rft.atitle=Patulin+transformation+products+and+last+intermediates+in+its+biosynthetic+pathway%2C+E-+and+Z-ascladiol%2C+are+not+toxic+to+human+cells.&rft.au=Tannous%2C+Joanna%3BSnini%2C+Selma+P%3BEl+Khoury%2C+Rhoda%3BCanlet%2C+C%C3%A9cile%3BPinton%2C+Philippe%3BLippi%2C+Yannick%3BAlassane-Kpembi%2C+Imourana%3BGauthier%2C+Thierry%3BEl+Khoury%2C+Andr%C3%A9%3BAtoui%2C+Ali%3BZhou%2C+Ting%3BLteif%2C+Roger%3BOswald%2C+Isabelle+P%3BPuel%2C+Olivier&rft.aulast=Tannous&rft.aufirst=Joanna&rft.date=2016-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+toxicology&rft.issn=1432-0738&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-12-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sorption Testing and Generalized Composite Surface Complexation Models for Determining Uranium Sorption Parameters at a Proposed In-situ Recovery Site TT - Sorptionsversuche und generalisierte Komposit-Oberflaechenkomplexierungsmodelle zur Bestimmung von Uran-Sorptionsparametern an einem geplanten In-situ-Laugungsstandort AN - 1850780671; PQ0003906830 AB - Solid-phase iron concentrations and generalized composite surface complexation models were used to evaluate procedures in determining uranium sorption on oxidized aquifer material at a proposed U in situ recovery (ISR) site. At the proposed Dewey Burdock ISR site in South Dakota, USA, oxidized aquifer material occurs downgradient of the U ore zones. Solid-phase Fe concentrations did not explain our batch sorption test results, though total extracted Fe appeared to be positively correlated with overall measured U sorption. Batch sorption test results were used to develop generalized composite surface complexation models that incorporated the full generic sorption potential of each sample, without detailed mineralogic characterization. The resultant models provide U sorption parameters (site densities and equilibrium constants) for reactive transport modeling. The generalized composite surface complexation sorption models were calibrated to batch sorption data from three oxidized core samples using inverse modeling, and gave larger sorption parameters than just U sorption on the measured solid-phase Fe. These larger sorption parameters can significantly influence reactive transport modeling, potentially increasing U attenuation. Because of the limited number of calibration points, inverse modeling required the reduction of estimated parameters by fixing two parameters. The best-fit models used fixed values for equilibrium constants, with the sorption site densities being estimated by the inversion process. While these inverse routines did provide best-fit sorption parameters, local minima and correlated parameters might require further evaluation. Despite our limited number of proxy samples, the procedures presented provide a valuable methodology to consider for sites where metal sorption parameters are required. These sorption parameters can be used in reactive transport modeling to assess downgradient metal attenuation, especially when no other calibration data are available, such as at proposed U ISR sites.Original Abstract: Feststoffeisenkonzentrationen und generalisierte Komposit-Oberflaechenkomplexierungsmodelle wurden zur Bewertung von Verfahren genutzt, die der Bestimmung der Uransorption an oxidiertem Aquifermaterial an einem geplanten Uran-In-situ-Laugungsstandort (ISL) dienen. Am beantragten ISL-Standort Dewey Burdock, South Dakota, USA, treten im Abstrom der Uranvererzung oxidierte Aquifermaterialien auf. Ergebnisse von Batch-Sorptionstests liesen sich nicht durch die Fe-Gehalte in der Festphase erklaeren, wenngleich die Gesamtgehalte an extrahierbarem Fe positiv mit der gemessenen Gesamt-Uransorption korreliert war. Anhand der Ergebnisse der Batch-Sorptionstests wurden generalisierte Komposit-Oberflaechenkomplexierungsmodelle entwickelt, die das Gesamtsorptionspotential einer jeden Probe beschreibt, ohne eine detaillierte Analyse des Mineralbestands zu erfordern. Die resultierenden Modelle liefern U-Sorptionsparameter (Dichte der Sorptionsplaetze und Gleichgewichtskonstanten), wie sie fuer reaktive Stofftransportmodellierungen benotigt werden. Die generalisierten Komposit-Oberflaechenkomplexierungs-Sorptionsmodelle wurden anhand von Daten aus Batch-Sorptionstests an drei Kernproben von oxidiertem Probenmaterial mittels inverser Modellierung kalibriert. Die abgeleiteten U-Sorptionsparameter waren groser, als anhand der gemessenen Fe-Konzentrationen im Feststoff erwartbar gewesen waere. Solch hohere Sorptionsparameter konnen erheblichen Einfluss auf die Ergebnisse von reaktiven Transportmodellierungen ausueben und zu einer verstaerkten U-Rueckhaltung fuehren. Wegen der begrenzen Anzahl an Kalibrierpunkten musste bei der inversen Modellierung die Anzahl der Ergebnisparameter durch Festsetzung von zwei Parametern reduziert werden. Beste Modellanpassungen ergaben sich unter Verwendung von Festwerten der Gleichgewichtskonstanten und Abschaetzung der Dichte der Sorptionsplaetze durch inverse Modellierung. Obwohl dieses inverse Vorgehen optimale Anpassungen der Sorptionsparameter lieferte, beduerfen die Aspekte von lokalen Minima und korrelierten Parametern weiterer Betrachtung. Ungeachtet der beschraenkten Anzahl verwendeter Proben stellt die vorgeschlagene Methodik einen wertvollen Ansatz zur Abschaetzung von Sorptionsparametern fuer Metalle dar. Die abgeleiteten Sorptionsparameter lassen sich im Rahmen von reaktiver Transportmodellierung zur Abschaetzung des Metallrueckhalts im Abstrom verwenden. Dies gilt insbesondere dann, wenn keine anderen Kalibrierdaten verfuegbar sind, wie zum Beispiel bei dem hier untersuchten, beantragten U-ISL-Standort. JF - Mine Water and the Environment AU - Johnson, Raymond H AU - Truax, Ryan A AU - Lankford, David A AU - Stone, James J AD - Navarro Research and Engineering, Contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO, 81503, USA, ray.johnson@lm.doe.gov Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 435 EP - 446 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 35 IS - 4 SN - 1025-9112, 1025-9112 KW - Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Aquifers KW - Chemical equilibrium KW - Aquifer KW - Evaluation KW - Calibrations KW - Cores KW - Uranium KW - Mine Drainage KW - Modelling KW - USA, South Dakota KW - Metals KW - Sorption KW - Density KW - Mines KW - Inversions KW - Inversion KW - Recovery KW - Iron KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1850780671?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mine+Water+and+the+Environment&rft.atitle=Sorption+Testing+and+Generalized+Composite+Surface+Complexation+Models+for+Determining+Uranium+Sorption+Parameters+at+a+Proposed+In-situ+Recovery+Site&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Raymond+H%3BTruax%2C+Ryan+A%3BLankford%2C+David+A%3BStone%2C+James+J&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Raymond&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=435&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mine+Water+and+the+Environment&rft.issn=10259112&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10230-016-0384-6 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chemical equilibrium; Aquifer; Sorption; Cores; Recovery; Uranium; Iron; Inversions; Modelling; Aquifers; Metals; Inversion; Mines; Evaluation; Calibrations; Density; Mine Drainage; USA, South Dakota DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10230-016-0384-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Climate science strategy of the US National Marine Fisheries Service AN - 1850772967; PQ0003931347 AB - Changes to our climate and oceans are already affecting living marine resources (LMRs) and the people, businesses, and economies that depend on them. As a result, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has developed a Climate Science Strategy (CSS) to increase the production and use of the climate-related information necessary to fulfill its LMR stewardship mission for fisheries management and protected species conservation. The CSS establishes seven objectives: (1) determine appropriate, climate-informed reference points; (2) identify robust strategies for managing LMRs under changing climate conditions; (3) design decision processes that are robust to climate-change scenarios; (4) predict future states of ecosystems, LMRs, and LMR-dependent human communities; (5) determine the mechanisms of climate-change related effects on ecosystems, LMRs, and LMR-dependent human communities; (6) track trends in ecosystems, LMRs, and LMR-dependent human communities and provide early warning of change; and (7) build and maintain the science infrastructure required to fulfill NMFS mandates under changing climate conditions. These objectives provide a nationally consistent approach to addressing climate-LMR science needs that supports informed decision-making and effective implementation of the NMFS legislative mandates in each region. Near term actions that will address all objectives include: (1) conducting climate vulnerability analyses in each region for all LMRs; (2) establishing and strengthening ecosystem indicators and status reports in all regions; and (3) developing a capacity to conduct management strategy evaluations of climate-related impacts on management targets, priorities, and goals. Implementation of the Strategy over the next few years and beyond is critical for effective fulfillment of the NMFS mission and mandates in a changing climate. JF - Marine Policy AU - Busch, DShallin AU - Griffis, Roger AU - Link, Jason AU - Abrams, Karen AU - Baker, Jason AU - Brainard, Russell E AU - Ford, Michael AU - Hare, Jonathan A AU - Himes-Cornell, Amber AU - Hollowed, Anne AU - Mantua, Nathan J AU - McClatchie, Sam AU - McClure, Michelle AU - Nelson, Mark W AU - Osgood, Kenric AU - Peterson, Jay O AU - Rust, Michael AU - Saba, Vincent AU - Sigler, Michael F AU - Sykora-Bodie, Seth AU - Toole, Christopher AU - Thunberg, Eric AU - Waples, Robin S AU - Merrick, Richard AD - Ocean Acidification Program, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 58 EP - 67 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 74 SN - 0308-597X, 0308-597X KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Adaptation KW - Climate policy KW - Ecosystem-based management KW - Fisheries management KW - Living marine resources KW - Marine conservation KW - Marine fisheries KW - Protected species KW - Ecosystems KW - Climate change KW - Infrastructure KW - Marine resources KW - Fishery management KW - Economics KW - Vulnerability KW - Marine KW - Climate KW - Environmental impact KW - Environmental protection KW - Oceans KW - Nature conservation KW - Priorities KW - Conservation KW - Legislation KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q5 08504:Effects on organisms KW - O 5020:Fisheries and Fishery Biology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1850772967?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Policy&rft.atitle=Climate+science+strategy+of+the+US+National+Marine+Fisheries+Service&rft.au=Busch%2C+DShallin%3BGriffis%2C+Roger%3BLink%2C+Jason%3BAbrams%2C+Karen%3BBaker%2C+Jason%3BBrainard%2C+Russell+E%3BFord%2C+Michael%3BHare%2C+Jonathan+A%3BHimes-Cornell%2C+Amber%3BHollowed%2C+Anne%3BMantua%2C+Nathan+J%3BMcClatchie%2C+Sam%3BMcClure%2C+Michelle%3BNelson%2C+Mark+W%3BOsgood%2C+Kenric%3BPeterson%2C+Jay+O%3BRust%2C+Michael%3BSaba%2C+Vincent%3BSigler%2C+Michael+F%3BSykora-Bodie%2C+Seth%3BToole%2C+Christopher%3BThunberg%2C+Eric%3BWaples%2C+Robin+S%3BMerrick%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Busch&rft.aufirst=DShallin&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=&rft.spage=58&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Policy&rft.issn=0308597X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpol.2016.09.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fisheries; Marine resources; Fishery management; Climate; Nature conservation; Environmental impact; Conservation; Vulnerability; Environmental protection; Protected species; Ecosystems; Climate change; Infrastructure; Oceans; Economics; Priorities; Legislation; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.09.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Competing endogenous RNAs: a target-centric view of small RNA regulation in bacteria AN - 1846391088; PQ0003876174 AB - Many bacterial regulatory small RNAs (sRNAs) have several mRNA targets, which places them at the centre of regulatory networks that help bacteria to adapt to environmental changes. However, different mRNA targets of any given sRNA compete with each other for binding to the sRNA; thus, depending on relative abundances and sRNA affinity, competition for regulatory sRNAs can mediate cross-regulation between bacterial mRNAs. This 'target-centric' perspective of sRNA regulation is reminiscent of the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) hypothesis, which posits that competition for a limited pool of microRNAs (miRNAs) in higher eukaryotes mediates cross-regulation of mRNAs. In this Opinion article, we discuss evidence that a similar network of RNA crosstalk operates in bacteria, and that this network also includes crosstalk between sRNAs and competition for RNA-binding proteins. JF - Nature Reviews: Microbiology AU - Bossi, Lionello AU - Figueroa-Bossi, Nara AD - Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), University Paris-Saclay, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 775 EP - 784 PB - Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building London N1 9XW United Kingdom VL - 14 IS - 12 SN - 1740-1526, 1740-1526 KW - Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Bacteria KW - RNA-binding protein KW - miRNA KW - Environmental changes KW - Competition KW - mRNA KW - N 14830:RNA KW - J 02490:Miscellaneous UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1846391088?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+Reviews%3A+Microbiology&rft.atitle=Competing+endogenous+RNAs%3A+a+target-centric+view+of+small+RNA+regulation+in+bacteria&rft.au=Bossi%2C+Lionello%3BFigueroa-Bossi%2C+Nara&rft.aulast=Bossi&rft.aufirst=Lionello&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=775&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+Reviews%3A+Microbiology&rft.issn=17401526&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fnrmicro.2016.129 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - RNA-binding protein; Environmental changes; miRNA; Competition; mRNA; Bacteria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2016.129 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of smokeless tobacco products on human oral bacteria growth and viability. AN - 1835495884; 27756619 AB - To evaluate the toxicity of smokeless tobacco products (STPs) on oral bacteria, seven smokeless tobacco aqueous extracts (STAEs) from major brands of STPs and three tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNAs) were used in a growth and viability test against 38 oral bacterial species or subspecies. All seven STAEs showed concentration-dependent effects on the growth and viability of tested oral bacteria under anaerobic culture conditions, although there were strain-to-strain variations. In the presence of 1 mg/ml STAEs, the growth of 4 strains decreased over 0.32-2.14 log10 fold, while 14 strains demonstrated enhanced growth of 0.3-1.76 log10 fold, and the growth of 21 strains was not significantly affected. In the presence of 10 mg/ml STAEs, the growth of 17 strains was inhibited 0.3-2.11 log10 fold, 18 strains showed enhanced growth of 0.3-0.97 log10 fold, and 4 strains were not significantly affected. In the presence of 50 mg/ml STAEs, the growth of 32 strains was inhibited 0.3-2.96 log10 fold, 8 strains showed enhanced growth of 0.3-1.0 log10 fold, and 2 strains were not significantly affected. All seven STAEs could promote the growth of 4 bacterial strains, including Eubacterium nodatum, Peptostreptococcus micros, Streptococcus anginosus, and Streptococcus constellatus. Exposure to STAEs modulated the viability of some bacterial strains, with 21.1-66.5% decrease for 4 strains at 1 mg/ml, 20.3-85.7% decrease for 10 strains at 10 mg/ml, 20.0-93.3% decrease for 27 strains at 50 mg/ml, and no significant effect for 11 strains at up to 50 mg/ml. STAEs from snuffs inhibited more tested bacterial strains than those from snus indicating that the snuffs may be more toxic to the oral bacteria than snus. For TSNAs, cell growth and viability of 34 tested strains were not significantly affected at up to 100 μg/ml; while the growth of P. micros was enhanced 0.31-0.54 log10 fold; the growth of Veillonella parvula was repressed 0.33-0.36 log10 fold; and the cell viabilities of 2 strains decreased 56.6-69.9%. The results demonstrate that STAEs affected the growth of some types of oral bacteria, which may affect the healthy ecological balance of oral bacteria in humans. On the other hand, TSNAs did not significantly affect the growth of the oral bacteria. Published by Elsevier Ltd. JF - Anaerobe AU - Liu, Min AU - Jin, Jinshan AU - Pan, Hongmiao AU - Feng, Jinhui AU - Cerniglia, Carl E AU - Yang, Maocheng AU - Chen, Huizhong AD - Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, United States; Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, United States. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, United States; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, United States; National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China. ; Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, United States. Electronic address: Maocheng.Yang@fda.hhs.gov. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, United States. Electronic address: Huizhong.Chen@fda.hhs.gov. Y1 - 2016/12// PY - 2016 DA - December 2016 SP - 152 EP - 161 VL - 42 KW - Complex Mixtures KW - 0 KW - Culture Media KW - Nitrosamines KW - Index Medicus KW - Smokeless tobacco KW - Oral bacteria KW - Cell viability KW - Toxicology KW - Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines KW - Streptococcus anginosus -- isolation & purification KW - Veillonella -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration KW - Peptostreptococcus -- isolation & purification KW - Streptococcus anginosus -- drug effects KW - Streptococcus constellatus -- physiology KW - Eubacterium -- isolation & purification KW - Peptostreptococcus -- drug effects KW - Streptococcus constellatus -- drug effects KW - Streptococcus anginosus -- physiology KW - Streptococcus constellatus -- isolation & purification KW - Eubacterium -- physiology KW - Eubacterium -- drug effects KW - Microbial Viability -- drug effects KW - Veillonella -- physiology KW - Species Specificity KW - Peptostreptococcus -- physiology KW - Veillonella -- isolation & purification KW - Culture Media -- chemistry KW - Nitrosamines -- pharmacology KW - Microbiota -- drug effects KW - Complex Mixtures -- pharmacology KW - Microbiota -- physiology KW - Tobacco, Smokeless -- analysis KW - Mouth -- microbiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1835495884?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Anaerobe&rft.atitle=Effect+of+smokeless+tobacco+products+on+human+oral+bacteria+growth+and+viability.&rft.au=Liu%2C+Min%3BJin%2C+Jinshan%3BPan%2C+Hongmiao%3BFeng%2C+Jinhui%3BCerniglia%2C+Carl+E%3BYang%2C+Maocheng%3BChen%2C+Huizhong&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Min&rft.date=2016-12-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=152&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Anaerobe&rft.issn=1095-8274&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.anaerobe.2016.10.006 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2017-01-16 N1 - Date created - 2016-10-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-24 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-25 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.10.006 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Secretary Of Defense Carter Presents The DoD Distinguished Public Service Award To Secretary Of Energy Moniz AN - 1843142035 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/11/25/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Nov 25 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1843142035?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Secretary+Of+Defense+Carter+Presents+The+DoD+Distinguished+Public+Service+Award+To+Secretary+Of+Energy+Moniz&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-11-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-25 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interplay between surface and surface resonance states on height selective stability of fcc Dy(111) film at nanoscale. AN - 1837026237; 27819082 AB - Using first-principles calculations we show that face-centered cubic Dy(111) ultrathin films exhibit height selective stability. The origin of such height selection can be attributed to the interplay between the localized surface states and surface resonance states due to electron confinement effects. Such effect could be utilized to manipulate the film thickness at the atomic level to achieve desirable film properties or to control the growth of nanostructures on the thin film for various applications. JF - Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP AU - Liu, Xiaojie AU - Wang, Cai-Zhuang AU - Hupalo, Myron AU - Ho, Kai-Ming AU - Thiel, Patricia A AU - Tringides, Michael C AD - Center for Quantum Sciences and School of Physics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China. ; Ames Laboratory - U. S. Department of Energy, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. wangcz@ameslab.gov. ; Ames Laboratory - U. S. Department of Energy, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. Y1 - 2016/11/16/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Nov 16 SP - 31238 EP - 31243 VL - 18 IS - 45 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1837026237?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Physical+chemistry+chemical+physics+%3A+PCCP&rft.atitle=Interplay+between+surface+and+surface+resonance+states+on+height+selective+stability+of+fcc+Dy%28111%29+film+at+nanoscale.&rft.au=Liu%2C+Xiaojie%3BWang%2C+Cai-Zhuang%3BHupalo%2C+Myron%3BHo%2C+Kai-Ming%3BThiel%2C+Patricia+A%3BTringides%2C+Michael+C&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Xiaojie&rft.date=2016-11-16&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=45&rft.spage=31238&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Physical+chemistry+chemical+physics+%3A+PCCP&rft.issn=1463-9084&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-11-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flavoured non-cigarette tobacco product use among US adults: 2013-2014 AN - 1846396774; PQ0003890692 AB - IntroductionLimited data exist on flavoured non-cigarette tobacco product (NCTP) use among US adults.MethodsData from the 2013 to 2014 National Adult Tobacco Survey (N=75233), a landline and cellular telephone survey of US adults aged greater than or equal to 18, were assessed to estimate past 30-day NCTP use, flavoured NCTP use and flavour types using bivariate analyses.ResultsDuring 2013-2014, 14.4% of US adults were past 30-day NCTP users. Nationally, an estimated 10.2 million e-cigarette users (68.2%), 6.1 million hookah users (82.3%), 4.1 million cigar smokers (36.2%) and 4.0 million smokeless tobacco users (50.6%) used flavoured products in the past 30days. The most prevalent flavours reported were menthol/mint (76.9%) for smokeless tobacco; fruit (74.0%) for hookah; fruit (52.4%), candy/chocolate/other sweet flavours (22.0%) and alcohol (14.5%) for cigars/cigarillos/filtered little cigars; fruit (44.9%), menthol/mint (43.9%) and candy/chocolate/other sweet flavours (25.7%) for e-cigarettes and fruit (56.6%), candy/chocolate/other sweet flavours (26.5%) and menthol/mint (24.8%) for pipes. Except for hookah and pipes, past 30-day flavoured product use was highest among 18-24-year olds. By cigarette smoking, never smoking e-cigarette users (84.8%) were more likely to report flavoured e-cigarette use, followed by recent former smokers (78.1%), long-term former smokers (70.4%) and current smokers (63.2%).ConclusionsFlavoured NCTP use is prominent among US adult tobacco users, particularly among e-cigarette, hookah and cigar users. Flavoured product use, especially fruit and sweet-flavoured products, was higher among younger adults. It is important for tobacco prevention and control strategies to address all forms of tobacco use, including flavoured tobacco products. JF - Tobacco Control AU - Bonhomme, Michele G AU - Holder-Hayes, Enver AU - Ambrose, Bridget K AU - Tworek, Cindy AU - Feirman, Shari P AU - King, Brian A AU - Apelberg, Benjamin J AD - Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Science, , Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2016/11// PY - 2016 DA - November 2016 SP - ii4 EP - ii13 PB - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. VL - 25 IS - Suppl 2 SN - 0964-4563, 0964-4563 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Non-cigarette tobacco products KW - Surveillance and monitoring KW - Priority/special populations KW - Disparities KW - Electronic nicotine delivery devices KW - Fruits KW - Flavor KW - Sweet taste KW - Data processing KW - Cigarette smoking KW - Tobacco KW - alcohols KW - Chocolate KW - Cellular telephones KW - Menthol KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1846396774?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tobacco+Control&rft.atitle=Flavoured+non-cigarette+tobacco+product+use+among+US+adults%3A+2013-2014&rft.au=Bonhomme%2C+Michele+G%3BHolder-Hayes%2C+Enver%3BAmbrose%2C+Bridget+K%3BTworek%2C+Cindy%3BFeirman%2C+Shari+P%3BKing%2C+Brian+A%3BApelberg%2C+Benjamin+J&rft.aulast=Bonhomme&rft.aufirst=Michele&rft.date=2016-11-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=Suppl+2&rft.spage=ii4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tobacco+Control&rft.issn=09644563&rft_id=info:doi/10.1136%2Ftobaccocontrol-2016-053373 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fruits; Sweet taste; Flavor; Data processing; Cigarette smoking; alcohols; Tobacco; Chocolate; Cellular telephones; Menthol DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053373 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Federal Task Force Issues Recommendations To Increase The Safety And Reliability Of U.S. Natural Gas Storage Facilities AN - 1830208057 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/10/19/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Oct 19 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1830208057?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Federal+Task+Force+Issues+Recommendations+To+Increase+The+Safety+And+Reliability+Of+U.S.+Natural+Gas+Storage+Facilities&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-10-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-20 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Secretary Moniz Statement On Reaching Threshold For Paris Agreement's Entry Into Force AN - 1828048372 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/10/12/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Oct 12 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1828048372?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Secretary+Moniz+Statement+On+Reaching+Threshold+For+Paris+Agreement%27s+Entry+Into+Force&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-10-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The revisited genome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 enlightens its value as a robust metabolic chassis AN - 1837346752; PQ0003761275 AB - By the time the complete genome sequence of the soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida KT2440 was published in 2002 (Nelson et al., ) this bacterium was considered a potential agent for environmental bioremediation of industrial waste and a good colonizer of the rhizosphere. However, neither the annotation tools available at that time nor the scarcely available omics data-let alone metabolic modeling and other nowadays common systems biology approaches-allowed them to anticipate the astonishing capacities that are encoded in the genetic complement of this unique microorganism. In this work we have adopted a suite of state-of-the-art genomic analysis tools to revisit the functional and metabolic information encoded in the chromosomal sequence of strain KT2440. We identified 242 new protein-coding genes and re-annotated the functions of 1548 genes, which are linked to almost 4900 PubMed references. Catabolic pathways for 92 compounds (carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus sources) that could not be accommodated by the previously constructed metabolic models were also predicted. The resulting examination not only accounts for some of the known stress tolerance traits known in P. putida but also recognizes the capacity of this bacterium to perform difficult redox reactions, thereby multiplying its value as a platform microorganism for industrial biotechnology. JF - Environmental Microbiology AU - Belda, Eugeni AU - van Heck, Ruben GA AU - Jose Lopez-Sanchez, Maria AU - Cruveiller, Stephane AU - Barbe, Valerie AU - Fraser, Claire AU - Klenk, Hans-Peter AU - Petersen, Jorn AU - Morgat, Anne AU - Nikel, Pablo I AU - Vallenet, David AU - Rouy, Zoe AU - Sekowska, Agnieszka AU - Martins dos Santos, Vitor AP AU - de Lorenzo, Victor AU - Danchin, Antoine AU - Medigue, Claudine AD - Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Genomic Institute & CNRS-UMR8030 & Evry University, Laboratory of Bioinformatics Analysis in Genomics and Metabolism, 2 rue Gaston Cremieux, 91057, Evry, France. Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 3403 EP - 3424 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 18 IS - 10 SN - 1462-2912, 1462-2912 KW - Environment Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Genomes KW - Bioremediation KW - Nucleotide sequence KW - Rhizosphere KW - Phosphorus KW - Stress KW - Models KW - Soil microorganisms KW - Soil KW - Industrial wastes KW - Carbon KW - Genomic analysis KW - Microorganisms KW - Pseudomonas putida KW - Nitrogen KW - ENA 15:Renewable Resources-Terrestrial KW - J 02450:Ecology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1837346752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Microbiology&rft.atitle=The+revisited+genome+of+Pseudomonas+putida+KT2440+enlightens+its+value+as+a+robust+metabolic+chassis&rft.au=Belda%2C+Eugeni%3Bvan+Heck%2C+Ruben+GA%3BJose+Lopez-Sanchez%2C+Maria%3BCruveiller%2C+Stephane%3BBarbe%2C+Valerie%3BFraser%2C+Claire%3BKlenk%2C+Hans-Peter%3BPetersen%2C+Jorn%3BMorgat%2C+Anne%3BNikel%2C+Pablo+I%3BVallenet%2C+David%3BRouy%2C+Zoe%3BSekowska%2C+Agnieszka%3BMartins+dos+Santos%2C+Vitor+AP%3Bde+Lorenzo%2C+Victor%3BDanchin%2C+Antoine%3BMedigue%2C+Claudine&rft.aulast=Belda&rft.aufirst=Eugeni&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=3403&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Microbiology&rft.issn=14622912&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2F1462-2920.13230 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Bioremediation; Rhizosphere; Nucleotide sequence; Phosphorus; Stress; Soil microorganisms; Models; Carbon; Industrial wastes; Genomic analysis; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Soil; Pseudomonas putida DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13230 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How the unique properties of soil kaolin affect the fertility of tropical soils AN - 1832670356; 783535-10 AB - The kaolin (s.l.) in many tropical soils is distinctly different from most specimen and industrial kaolins. Crystal structure is highly disordered and crystal sizes are much smaller than for specimen and industrial kaolins. The crystal habit of soil kaolins is diverse ranging through euhedral hexagonal and anhedral platy, spheroidal and tubular. The specific surface of soil kaolins is higher than for most industrial kaolins. Consequently, cation and anion retention capacities are higher although there is no compelling evidence that the high structural disorder of soil kaolin is associated with a greater specific reactivity of the kaolin surface. A small amount of ferric iron substitutes for octahedral Al but there is generally little or no substitution of other cations. Soil kaolin commonly contains minor amounts of potassium but this is present in mica layers within, attached or associated with kaolin crystals so that potassium is not within the kaolin structure. Due to its considerable chemical reactivity soil kaolin helps provide an effective substrate to support agriculture and other land uses in the tropics. JF - Applied Clay Science AU - Gilkes, Robert J AU - Prakongkep, Nattaporn Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 100 EP - 106 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 131 SN - 0169-1317, 0169-1317 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832670356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Clay+Science&rft.atitle=How+the+unique+properties+of+soil+kaolin+affect+the+fertility+of+tropical+soils&rft.au=Gilkes%2C+Robert+J%3BPrakongkep%2C+Nattaporn&rft.aulast=Gilkes&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=131&rft.issue=&rft.spage=100&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Clay+Science&rft.issn=01691317&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.clay.2016.01.007 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01691317 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.01.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Groundwater recharge processes in the Nasia sub-catchment of the White Volta basin; analysis of porewater characteristics in the unsaturated zone AN - 1832621022; 783981-3 AB - Vertical infiltration of precipitation has been examined in this study for the purpose of evaluating groundwater recharge processes in parts of the Nasia sub-catchment of the White Volta Basin. As recharge is an essential component in the detailed assessment of groundwater resources potential in a basin, evaluating its processes is vital in determining the spatial and temporal variability of the resource. Stable isotope data of precipitation, groundwater, surface water and porewater in the area suggest that the local precipitation is largely enriched compared to global meteoric water. This is consistent with the prevailing local conditions in the region and ties in with observations in other parts of the sub-region. The groundwater and porewater data indicate that prior to, and in the process of infiltration and final percolation into the saturated zone, rainwater undergoes evaporative enrichment such that the finally recharged water plots along an evaporation line with a much shallower gradient and intercept compared to the global meteoric water line and the local meteoric water line. The isotope data further suggest that through the shallow unsaturated zone, a significant fraction of the initial precipitation would have been evaporated by a depth of 3.0 m. Evaporation rates in the range of 38-49% have been estimated for the depth range of 0-3.0 m based on the porewater stable isotope data. Details of the procedures and implications of high evaporation rates within such shallower depths are presented and discussed. Groundwater recharge rates estimated from the chloride mass balance technique report values in the range of 73.26 mm/yr (390 Mm (super 3) /yr)-109.89 mm/yr (585.27 Mm (super 3) /yr), with an average of 94 mm/yr (500.6 Mm (super 3) /yr). These translate into 6.6-10.9% of annual precipitation. Based on the current population trends and per capita water demand of 50 L per capita per day, this study finds that the estimated recharge rates exceed the demand 59 times. This suggests significant promise for developing groundwater resources for climate-proof livelihood support projects in the terrain. However, much more detailed hydrogeological assessments are required to constrain the effects of lateral and vertical lithological variations on the availability of the recharged groundwater for immediate abstraction and use. The study also observes that since evaporation is one of the main dynamic processes influencing the fraction of the initial precipitation that finally reaches the saturated zone, projected increases in temperature during the next decade may increase evaporation rates of infiltrating rainwater leading to reduced groundwater rates. JF - Journal of African Earth Sciences AU - Addai, Millicent Obeng AU - Yidana, Sandow Mark AU - Chegbeleh, Larry-Pax AU - Adomako, Dickson AU - Banoeng-Yakubo, Bruce Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 4 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 122 SN - 1464-343X, 1464-343X KW - meteoric water KW - Ghana KW - water management KW - unsaturated zone KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - ground water KW - evaluation KW - West Africa KW - saturated zone KW - recharge KW - evaporation KW - levels KW - Nasia catchment KW - Africa KW - White Volta River basin KW - water resources KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832621022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Groundwater+recharge+processes+in+the+Nasia+sub-catchment+of+the+White+Volta+basin%3B+analysis+of+porewater+characteristics+in+the+unsaturated+zone&rft.au=Addai%2C+Millicent+Obeng%3BYidana%2C+Sandow+Mark%3BChegbeleh%2C+Larry-Pax%3BAdomako%2C+Dickson%3BBanoeng-Yakubo%2C+Bruce&rft.aulast=Addai&rft.aufirst=Millicent&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=122&rft.issue=&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=1464343X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jafrearsci.2015.04.006 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/1464343X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; atmospheric precipitation; evaluation; evaporation; Ghana; ground water; levels; meteoric water; Nasia catchment; recharge; saturated zone; unsaturated zone; water management; water resources; West Africa; White Volta River basin DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.04.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phenotypically anchored transcriptome profiling of developmental exposure to the antimicrobial agent, triclosan, reveals hepatotoxicity in embryonic zebrafish. AN - 1819903121; 27538710 AB - Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial agent commonly found in a variety of personal care products and cosmetics. TCS readily enters the environment through wastewater and is detected in human plasma, urine, and breast milk due to its widespread use. Studies have implicated TCS as a disruptor of thyroid and estrogen signaling; therefore, research examining the developmental effects of TCS is warranted. In this study, we used embryonic zebrafish to investigate the developmental toxicity and potential mechanism of action of TCS. Embryos were exposed to graded concentrations of TCS from 6 to 120hours post-fertilization (hpf) and the concentration where 80% of the animals had mortality or morbidity at 120hpf (EC80) was calculated. Transcriptomic profiling was conducted on embryos exposed to the EC80 (7.37μM). We identified a total of 922 significant differentially expressed transcripts (FDR adjusted P-value≤0.05; fold change ≥2). Pathway and gene ontology enrichment analyses identified biological networks and transcriptional hubs involving normal liver functioning, suggesting TCS may be hepatotoxic in zebrafish. Tissue-specific gene enrichment analysis further supported the role of the liver as a target organ for TCS toxicity. We also examined the in vitro bioactivity profile of TCS reported by the ToxCast screening program. TCS had a diverse bioactivity profile and was a hit in 217 of the 385 assay endpoints we identified. We observed similarities in gene expression and hepatic steatosis assays; however, hit data for TCS were more concordant with the hypothesized CAR/PXR activity of TCS from rodent and human in vitro studies. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JF - Toxicology and applied pharmacology AU - Haggard, Derik E AU - Noyes, Pamela D AU - Waters, Katrina M AU - Tanguay, Robert L AD - Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States. ; Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States; Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, United States. ; Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States. ; Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States. Electronic address: Robert.Tanguay@oregonstate.edu. Y1 - 2016/10/01/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Oct 01 SP - 32 EP - 45 VL - 308 KW - Index Medicus KW - Transcriptomics KW - Phenotypic anchoring KW - Triclosan KW - ToxCast KW - Hepatotoxicity KW - Zebrafish UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819903121?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology+and+applied+pharmacology&rft.atitle=Phenotypically+anchored+transcriptome+profiling+of+developmental+exposure+to+the+antimicrobial+agent%2C+triclosan%2C+reveals+hepatotoxicity+in+embryonic+zebrafish.&rft.au=Haggard%2C+Derik+E%3BNoyes%2C+Pamela+D%3BWaters%2C+Katrina+M%3BTanguay%2C+Robert+L&rft.aulast=Haggard&rft.aufirst=Derik&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=308&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology+and+applied+pharmacology&rft.issn=1096-0333&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.taap.2016.08.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-09-14 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2016.08.013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Metabolomics evaluation of the impact of smokeless tobacco exposure on the oral bacterium Capnocytophaga sputigena. AN - 1816864281; 27480511 AB - The association between exposure to smokeless tobacco products (STP) and oral diseases is partially due to the physiological and pathological changes in the composition of the oral microbiome and its metabolic profile. However, it is not clear how STPs affect the physiology and ecology of oral microbiota. A UPLC/QTof-MS-based metabolomics study was employed to analyze metabolic alterations in oral bacterium, Capnocytophaga sputigena as a result of smokeless tobacco exposure and to assess the capability of the bacterium to metabolize nicotine. Pathway analysis of the metabolome profiles indicated that smokeless tobacco extracts caused oxidative stress in the bacterium. The metabolomics data also showed that the arginine-nitric oxide pathway was perturbed by the smokeless tobacco treatment. Results also showed that LC/MS was useful in identifying STP constituents and additives, including caffeine and many flavoring compounds. No significant changes in levels of nicotine and its major metabolites were found when C. sputigena was cultured in a nutrient rich medium, although hydroxylnicotine and cotinine N-oxide were detected in the bacterial metabolites suggesting that nicotine metabolism might be present as a minor degradation pathway in the bacterium. Study results provide new insights regarding the physiological and toxicological effects of smokeless tobacco on oral bacterium C. sputigena and associated oral health as well as measuring the ability of the oral bacterium to metabolize nicotine. Published by Elsevier Ltd. JF - Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA AU - Sun, Jinchun AU - Jin, Jinshan AU - Beger, Richard D AU - Cerniglia, Carl E AU - Yang, Maocheng AU - Chen, Huizhong AD - Division of Systems Biology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States. Electronic address: Jinchun.Sun@fda.hhs.gov. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States. ; Division of Systems Biology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States. ; Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, US FDA, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States. Electronic address: Maocheng.Yang@fda.hhs.gov. ; Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA, 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR 72079, United States. Electronic address: Huizhong.Chen@fda.hhs.gov. Y1 - 2016/10// PY - 2016 DA - October 2016 SP - 133 EP - 141 VL - 36 KW - Index Medicus KW - Smokeless tobacco KW - Oral bacteria KW - Toxicology KW - Metabolomics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1816864281?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology+in+vitro+%3A+an+international+journal+published+in+association+with+BIBRA&rft.atitle=Metabolomics+evaluation+of+the+impact+of+smokeless+tobacco+exposure+on+the+oral+bacterium+Capnocytophaga+sputigena.&rft.au=Sun%2C+Jinchun%3BJin%2C+Jinshan%3BBeger%2C+Richard+D%3BCerniglia%2C+Carl+E%3BYang%2C+Maocheng%3BChen%2C+Huizhong&rft.aulast=Sun&rft.aufirst=Jinchun&rft.date=2016-10-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=&rft.spage=133&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology+in+vitro+%3A+an+international+journal+published+in+association+with+BIBRA&rft.issn=1879-3177&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.tiv.2016.07.020 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-09-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2016.07.020 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Decaying shock studies of phase transitions in MgO-SiO (sub 2) systems; implications for the super-Earths' interiors AN - 1863566590; 2017-008670 AB - We report an experimental study of the phase diagrams of MgO, MgSiO (sub 3) , and Mg (sub 2) SiO (sub 4) at high pressures. We measured the shock compression response, including pressure-temperature Hugoniot curves of MgO, MgSiO (sub 3) , and Mg (sub 2) SiO (sub 4) between 0.2-1.2 TPa, 0.12-0.5 TPa, and 0.2-0.85 TPa, respectively, using laser-driven decaying shocks. A melting signature has been observed in MgO at 0.47 + or - 0.04 TPa and 9860 + or - 810 K, while no such phase changes were observed either in MgSiO (sub 3) or in Mg (sub 2) SiO (sub 4) . Increases of reflectivity of MgO, MgSiO (sub 3) , and Mg (sub 2) SiO (sub 4) liquids have been detected above 0.55 TPa (12760 K), 0.15 TPa (7540 K), 0.2 TPa (5800 K), respectively. In contrast to SiO (sub 2) , melting and metallization of these compounds do not coincide, implying the presence of poorly electrically conducting liquids close to the melting lines. This has important implications for the generation of dynamos in super-Earth's mantles. Abstract Copyright (2016), . American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JF - Geophysical Research Letters AU - Bolis, Riccardo M AU - Morard, G AU - Vinci, T AU - Ravasio, A AU - Bambrink, E AU - Guarguaglini, M AU - Koenig, M AU - Musella, R AU - Remus, F AU - Bouchet, J AU - Ozaki, N AU - Miyanishi, K AU - Sekine, T AU - Sakawa, Y AU - Sano, T AU - Kodama, R AU - Guyot, F AU - Benuzzi-Mounaix, A Y1 - 2016/09/28/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Sep 28 SP - 9475 EP - 9483 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 43 IS - 18 SN - 0094-8276, 0094-8276 KW - silicates KW - electrical conductivity KW - Hugoniot analysis KW - pressure KW - laser methods KW - mantle KW - phase transitions KW - olivine group KW - core-mantle boundary KW - temperature KW - forsterite KW - terrestrial planets KW - outer core KW - nesosilicates KW - lower mantle KW - planets KW - melting KW - orthosilicates KW - core KW - chemical composition KW - geochemistry KW - minerals KW - P-T conditions KW - 17B:Geophysics of minerals and rocks KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1863566590?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Decaying+shock+studies+of+phase+transitions+in+MgO-SiO+%28sub+2%29+systems%3B+implications+for+the+super-Earths%27+interiors&rft.au=Bolis%2C+Riccardo+M%3BMorard%2C+G%3BVinci%2C+T%3BRavasio%2C+A%3BBambrink%2C+E%3BGuarguaglini%2C+M%3BKoenig%2C+M%3BMusella%2C+R%3BRemus%2C+F%3BBouchet%2C+J%3BOzaki%2C+N%3BMiyanishi%2C+K%3BSekine%2C+T%3BSakawa%2C+Y%3BSano%2C+T%3BKodama%2C+R%3BGuyot%2C+F%3BBenuzzi-Mounaix%2C+A&rft.aulast=Bolis&rft.aufirst=Riccardo&rft.date=2016-09-28&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=18&rft.spage=9475&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291944-8007/issues LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 44 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-02 N1 - CODEN - GPRLAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - chemical composition; core; core-mantle boundary; electrical conductivity; forsterite; geochemistry; Hugoniot analysis; laser methods; lower mantle; mantle; melting; minerals; nesosilicates; olivine group; orthosilicates; outer core; P-T conditions; phase transitions; planets; pressure; silicates; temperature; terrestrial planets DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070466 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Pleistocene ice core record of atmospheric O (sub 2) concentrations AN - 1840621550; 2016-094557 AB - The history of atmospheric O (sub 2) partial pressures (Po (sub 2) ) is inextricably linked to the coevolution of life and Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Reconstructions of past PO (sub 2) rely on models and proxies but often markedly disagree. We present a record of PO (sub 2) reconstructed using O (sub 2) /N (sub 2) ratios from ancient air trapped in ice. This record indicates that PO (sub 2) declined by 7 per mil (0.7%) over the past 800,000 years, requiring that O (sub 2) sinks were approximately 2% larger than sources. This decline is consistent with changes in burial and weathering fluxes of organic carbon and pyrite driven by either Neogene cooling or increasing Pleistocene erosion rates. The 800,000-year record of steady average carbon dioxide partial pressures (PCO (sub 2) ) but declining PO (sub 2) provides distinctive evidence that a silicate weathering feedback stabilizes PCO (sub 2) on million-year time scales. JF - Science AU - Stolper, D A AU - Bender, M L AU - Dreyfus, G B AU - Yan, Y AU - Higgins, John A Y1 - 2016/09/23/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Sep 23 SP - 1427 EP - 1430 PB - American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC VL - 353 IS - 6306 SN - 0036-8075, 0036-8075 KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - sinks KW - Dome C KW - GISP2 KW - paleoclimatology KW - stable isotopes KW - climate change KW - nitrogen KW - Cenozoic KW - Greenland KW - concentration KW - ice cores KW - Wilkes Land KW - Quaternary KW - isotope ratios KW - Arctic region KW - paleoatmosphere KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Dome Fuji Station KW - Queen Maud Land KW - geochemical cycle KW - models KW - paleoenvironment KW - Antarctica KW - partial pressure KW - Pleistocene KW - reconstruction KW - Vostok Station KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840621550?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Science&rft.atitle=A+Pleistocene+ice+core+record+of+atmospheric+O+%28sub+2%29+concentrations&rft.au=Stolper%2C+D+A%3BBender%2C+M+L%3BDreyfus%2C+G+B%3BYan%2C+Y%3BHiggins%2C+John+A&rft.aulast=Stolper&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2016-09-23&rft.volume=353&rft.issue=6306&rft.spage=1427&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Science&rft.issn=00368075&rft_id=info:doi/10.1126%2Fscience.aaf5445 L2 - http://www.sciencemag.org/magazine LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - CODEN - SCIEAS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Antarctica; Arctic region; Cenozoic; climate change; concentration; Dome C; Dome Fuji Station; geochemical cycle; GISP2; Greenland; ice cores; isotope ratios; isotopes; models; nitrogen; O-18/O-16; oxygen; paleoatmosphere; paleoclimatology; paleoenvironment; partial pressure; Pleistocene; Quaternary; Queen Maud Land; reconstruction; sinks; stable isotopes; Vostok Station; Wilkes Land DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf5445 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Department Of Energy Announces 16 New Projects To Transform Energy Storage And Conversion AN - 1819567344 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/09/15/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Sep 15 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819567344?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Department+Of+Energy+Announces+16+New+Projects+To+Transform+Energy+Storage+And+Conversion&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-09-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Announces $29 Million Investment In Enhanced Geothermal Systems Efforts AN - 1817675573 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/09/08/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Sep 08 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1817675573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Announces+%2429+Million+Investment+In+Enhanced+Geothermal+Systems+Efforts&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-09-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-09 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Recognizes The Wendy's Company, And Its Franchisee Wendco Group, For Leadership In Energy Performance AN - 1816740549 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/09/06/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Sep 06 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1816740549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Recognizes+The+Wendy%27s+Company%2C+And+Its+Franchisee+Wendco+Group%2C+For+Leadership+In+Energy+Performance&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-09-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-06 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DETERMINATION OF THE INTERNAL EXPOSURE OF GREEK CITIZENS RETURNING FROM JAPAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT AN - 1827927765; PQ0003673800 AB - Following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on 11 March 2011, during the period 17 March to 25 October 2011, a total of 22 Greek citizens were measured after their return to Greece. Artificial radionuclides were detected in 5 of the 22 measured individuals by whole body counter measurements conducted 10 and 11 d after the commencement of the accident. Of the 5 contaminated individuals, 3 were adults and 2 children, aged 9 and 5 y, who stayed for a single day in Tokyo. Dose calculations were performed assuming that the sole exposure pathway was through inhalation that occurred on 14 March, according to the information provided by them, using the detected artificial radionuclides in the spectra ( super(134) Cs, super(137) Cs, super(131) I). The estimated total committed effective doses calculated were found to be in the range of 9-280 mu Sv. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Potiriadis, C AU - Kehagia, K AU - Kolovou, M AU - Nikolaki, M AU - Xarchoulakos, D AU - Mitrakos, D AU - Ntalla, E AD - Department of Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring, Greek Atomic Energy Commission, Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, P.O. Box 60092, Aghia Paraskevi 153 10, Greece, maria.nikolaki@eeae.gr Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 416 EP - 419 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 170 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Inhalation KW - Dosimetry KW - Children KW - MED, Greece KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Accidents KW - Radiation KW - Dose-response effects KW - Radioisotopes KW - INW, Japan, Honshu, Tokyo Prefect., Tokyo KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827927765?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=DETERMINATION+OF+THE+INTERNAL+EXPOSURE+OF+GREEK+CITIZENS+RETURNING+FROM+JAPAN+IMMEDIATELY+AFTER+THE+FUKUSHIMA+ACCIDENT&rft.au=Potiriadis%2C+C%3BKehagia%2C+K%3BKolovou%2C+M%3BNikolaki%2C+M%3BXarchoulakos%2C+D%3BMitrakos%2C+D%3BNtalla%2C+E&rft.aulast=Potiriadis&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=565&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inhalation; Nuclear power plants; Accidents; Dosimetry; Radioisotopes; Children; Radiation; Dose-response effects; MED, Greece; INW, Japan, Honshu, Tokyo Prefect., Tokyo DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv546 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - OPTIMISATION OF SCATTER RADIATION TO STAFF DURING CT-FLUOROSCOPY: MONTE CARLO STUDIES AN - 1827924250; PQ0003673795 AB - Studies have shown that there is high radiation exposure to medical staff during computed tomography fluoroscopy (CTF)-guided procedures. This study aims to investigate staff dose reduction techniques considering the CTF gantry positioning in the room and room dimensions in addition to the conventional use of thyroid collars, aprons and eye goggles. A Toshiba Aquilion One 640 slice CT scanner and CTF room were modelled using SimpleGeo. Standing and supine adult mesh phantoms were used to represent the staff and patient. The models were spatially put together on one platform using VOXEL2MCNP. Based on this, MCNPX input files were generated for the studies. CTF gantry and staff positions, and CTF room size were varied for different scenarios. Effective, eye lens and thyroid dose to staff were estimated for each scenario. Additional means of possible dose reduction with respect to positioning of the CTF device and room layout are discussed. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Gyekye, P K AU - Becker, F AU - Mensah, S Y AU - Emi-Reynolds, G AD - Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana, pgyekye@yahoo.com Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 393 EP - 397 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 170 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Collars KW - Eye KW - Dosimetry KW - Thyroid KW - Eye lens KW - Models KW - Radiation KW - Computed tomography KW - fluoroscopy KW - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827924250?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=OPTIMISATION+OF+SCATTER+RADIATION+TO+STAFF+DURING+CT-FLUOROSCOPY%3A+MONTE+CARLO+STUDIES&rft.au=Gyekye%2C+P+K%3BBecker%2C+F%3BMensah%2C+S+Y%3BEmi-Reynolds%2C+G&rft.aulast=Gyekye&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=170&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=393&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncw135 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Collars; Eye; Radiation; Dosimetry; Computed tomography; Eye lens; Thyroid; fluoroscopy; Models; Monte Carlo simulation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncw135 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A STUDY ON THE UNCERTAINTY FOR THE ROUTINE DOSIMETRY SERVICE AT THE LEBANESE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION USING HARSHAW 8814 DOSEMETERS AN - 1827921480; PQ0003673746 AB - The personal dosimetry service at the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission uses Harshaw 8814 cards with LiF:Mg,Ti detectors. The dosemeters are read in a Harshaw 6600 TLD reader. In the process of accreditation for the ISO 17025 standard super((1)), different influence factors are investigated and the uncertainty has been determined. The Individual Monitoring Service Laboratory-LAEC reads the dosemeters once it receives them from the customer, and new cards are immediately given for the next wearing period. The wearing period is 2 months. The dosemeter results are reported to the customers without background subtraction. Both H sub(p)(10) and H sub(p)(0.07) are reported. For this paper, only the uncertainty on H sub(p)(10) will be focussed. The following factors are taken into account for the uncertainty: calibration factor, dosemeter homogeneity and repeatability, energy and angular dependence, non-linearity, temperature dependence, etc. Also the detection limit was determined. One of the important factors is the correction for fading. This fading correction depends on the procedure used such as storage temperatures, the time-temperature profile of the read-out, pre-heat and annealing conditions. Pre- and post-irradiation fading curves were measured for a storage period up to 182 d at room temperature (15-25[degrees]C). The resulting final combined standard uncertainty on the reported doses is of the order of 24 % for doses of -1 mSv. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Rizk, C AU - Vanhavere, F AD - National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, Airport Road-Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, c.rizik@cnrs.edu.lb Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 168 EP - 172 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 170 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Storage KW - Radiation KW - Energy KW - Dosimetry KW - Commissions KW - Temperature KW - ENA 14:Radiological Contamination UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827921480?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=A+STUDY+ON+THE+UNCERTAINTY+FOR+THE+ROUTINE+DOSIMETRY+SERVICE+AT+THE+LEBANESE+ATOMIC+ENERGY+COMMISSION+USING+HARSHAW+8814+DOSEMETERS&rft.au=Rizk%2C+C%3BVanhavere%2C+F&rft.aulast=Rizk&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=170&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=168&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv426 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Storage; Radiation; Energy; Commissions; Dosimetry; Temperature DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv426 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predictive Reactive Transport Modeling at a Proposed Uranium In Situ Recovery Site with a General Data Collection Guide TT - Reaktive Transportmodellierung eines vorgesehenen In-situ-Uranrueckgewinnungsstandortes mittels allgemeinem Leitfaden zur Datenerhebung AN - 1819142694; PQ0003618156 AB - Restoration of uranium in situ recovery (ISR) sites to predevelopment conditions is often very difficult. Future downgradient groundwater geochemistry can be evaluated using reactive transport modeling coupled with appropriate data collection. U.S. regulatory requirements specify that the geochemistry at the aquifer exemption boundary should never be affected, but compliance with this regulation has not been monitored at previous ISR sites. At the Dewey Burdock site near Edgemont, SD, USA, a change in groundwater flow direction created a scenario in which the oxidized side of a U roll-front deposit is downgradient of the ore zone. This increases the potential for future U transport, since conventional understanding of U geochemistry is that the reduced side provides more natural attenuation. Reactive transport modeling using U sorption parameters from batch sorption tests provides a predictive tool for future U transport. Prediction variations were tested using two different samples, considering different reaction assumptions and possible pH measurement errors. The results indicate a large range in U transport predictions, with high sensitivity to sorption parameters due to sample heterogeneity, pH, and the presence or absence of calcite. While the sample data set for these initial predictions was limited, the results highlight the need for additional calibration points and a thorough understanding of rock/water interactions in the downgradient zone. We provide a general data collection guide for steps in evaluating downgradient transport at future U ISR sites. These steps include core sampling in the downgradient and restored zones, along with batch sorption and column testing with restored and background groundwater in contact with the restored zone solid phase. Final reactive transport modeling will rely on high-quality calibration data from batch and column testing (plus any available field testing), but thorough site evaluation will also require appropriate long-term monitoring.Original Abstract: Die Wiederherstellung der Ausgangsbedingungen an U-Rueckgewinnungs-standorten ist oft sehr schwierig. Die zukuenftige Hydrochemie im Abstrom kann bei ausreichenden Monitoringdaten durch reaktive Transport-modellierung abgeschaetzt werden. Die gesetzlichen Auflagen der U.S.A. legen fest, dass die Geochemie an der Grenze von Wasserkorpern mit Ausnahmestatus nicht beeinflusst werden darf. Die Einhaltung der gesetzlichen Auflagen wurde jedoch an frueheren Rueckgewinnungs-standorten nicht ueberwacht. Am Standort Dewey Burdock nahe Edgemont, SD, USA stellt sich durch eine Aenderung der Grundwasserfliesrichtung folgendes Szenario dar: Der oxidierte Teil einer Rollfront-Lagerstaette befindet sich im Abstrombereich der Vererzungszone. Das erhoht die Gefahr eines zukuenftigen U-Transportes, da auf Grund des konventionellen geochemischen Verstaendnisses der natuerliche U-Rueckhalt im reduzierten Teil hoher ist. Die reaktive Transportmodellierung unter Verwendung von U-Sorptionsparametern aus Batch-Versuchen bietet eine Moglichkeit, den zukuenftigen U-Transport abzuschaetzen. Prognosen wurden mit zwei verschiedenen Proben durchgefuehrt, welche verschiedene Reaktionsan-nahmen und mogliche pH-Messfehler beruecksichtigen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine grose Spannweite mit einer hohen Sensitivitaet der Sorptionsparameter auf Grund der Heterogenitaet der Proben, des pH-Wertes und der An- bzw. Abwesenheit von Calcit. Obwohl der Proben-umfang fuer diese Anfangsvorhersage begrenzt war, wird aus den Ergebnissen deutlich, dass zusaetzliche Kalibrierungspunkte sowie eine umfassende Kenntnis der Wechselwirkung zwischen Gestein und Wasser im Abstrombereich notwendig sind. Wir liefern einen Leitfaden zur Daten-erhebung, um den Transport mit dem Grundwasserabstrom an zukuenftigen U-Rueckgewinnungsstandorten abzuschaetzen. Diese Schritte beinhalten die Gewinnung von Bohrkernen in der Zone des Abstromes sowie in der Abbauzone gemeinsam mit der Durchfuehrung von Batch- und Saeulen-versuchen mit beeinflusstem und unbeeinflusstem Grundwasser im Kontakt mit Feststoffmaterial des Abbaubereiches. Die abschliesende reaktive Transportmodellierung ist auf eine qualitative Kalibrierung der Versuchsdaten (plus vorhandener Felddaten) angewiesen. Eine umfassende Standortabschaetzung wird jedoch ein angemessenes Langzeit-Monitoring erfordern. JF - Mine Water and the Environment AU - Johnson, Raymond H AU - Tutu, Hlanganani AD - Navarro Research and Engineering, Contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO, 81503, USA, ray.johnson@lm.doe.gov Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 369 EP - 380 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 35 IS - 3 SN - 1025-9112, 1025-9112 KW - Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Aquifers KW - Prediction KW - Aquifer KW - Coring KW - Compliance KW - Environmental factors KW - Restoration KW - Calibrations KW - Uranium KW - Sampling KW - Heterogeneity KW - pH KW - Data Collections KW - Sensitivity KW - Sorption KW - Data collection KW - Geochemistry KW - Hydrogen Ion Concentration KW - Data collections KW - Mines KW - Natural attenuation KW - USA KW - Groundwater KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819142694?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mine+Water+and+the+Environment&rft.atitle=Predictive+Reactive+Transport+Modeling+at+a+Proposed+Uranium+In+Situ+Recovery+Site+with+a+General+Data+Collection+Guide&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Raymond+H%3BTutu%2C+Hlanganani&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Raymond&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=369&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mine+Water+and+the+Environment&rft.issn=10259112&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10230-015-0376-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 22 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Aquifer; Sorption; Coring; Uranium; Geochemistry; Data collections; Environmental factors; Restoration; Aquifers; Sensitivity; Data collection; Compliance; Mines; Groundwater; Natural attenuation; pH; Calibrations; Hydrogen Ion Concentration; Sampling; Heterogeneity; Data Collections; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10230-015-0376-y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structural diversity of xylans in the cell walls of monocots AN - 1815697775; PQ0003592300 AB - Xylans in the cell walls of monocots are structurally diverse. Arabinofuranose-containing glucuronoxylans are characteristic of commelinids. However, other structural features are not correlated with the major transitions in monocot evolution. Most studies of xylan structure in monocot cell walls have emphasized members of the Poaceae (grasses). Thus, there is a paucity of information regarding xylan structure in other commelinid and in non-commelinid monocot walls. Here, we describe the major structural features of the xylans produced by plants selected from ten of the twelve monocot orders. Glucuronoxylans comparable to eudicot secondary wall glucuronoxylans are abundant in non-commelinid walls. However, the alpha -d-glucuronic acid/4-O-methyl- alpha -d-glucuronic acid is often substituted at O-2 by an alpha -l-arabinopyranose residue in Alismatales and Asparagales glucuronoxylans. Glucuronoarabinoxylans were the only xylans detected in the cell walls of five different members of the Poaceae family (grasses). By contrast, both glucuronoxylan and glucuronoarabinoxylan are formed by the Zingiberales and Commelinales (commelinids). At least one species of each monocot order, including the Poales, forms xylan with the reducing end sequence -4)- beta -d-Xylp-(1,3)- alpha -l-Rhap-(1,2)- alpha -d-GalpA-(1,4)-d- Xyl first identified in eudicot and gymnosperm glucuronoxylans. This sequence was not discernible in the arabinopyranose-containing glucuronoxylans of the Alismatales and Asparagales or the glucuronoarabinoxylans of the Poaceae. Rather, our data provide additional evidence that in Poaceae glucuronoarabinoxylan, the reducing end xylose residue is often substituted at O-2 with 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid or at O-3 with arabinofuranose. The variations in xylan structure and their implications for the evolution and biosynthesis of monocot cell walls are discussed. JF - Planta AU - Pena, Maria J AU - Kulkarni, Ameya R AU - Backe, Jason AU - Boyd, Michael AU - O'Neill, Malcolm A AU - York, William S AD - Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and US Department of Energy Bioenergy Science Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA, will@ccrc.uga.edu Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 589 EP - 606 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 244 IS - 3 SN - 0032-0935, 0032-0935 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Commelinales KW - Xylose KW - Data processing KW - Xylan KW - Grasses KW - Alismatales KW - Poaceae KW - Zingiberales KW - Gymnosperms KW - Evolution KW - Cell walls KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1815697775?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Planta&rft.atitle=Structural+diversity+of+xylans+in+the+cell+walls+of+monocots&rft.au=Pena%2C+Maria+J%3BKulkarni%2C+Ameya+R%3BBacke%2C+Jason%3BBoyd%2C+Michael%3BO%27Neill%2C+Malcolm+A%3BYork%2C+William+S&rft.aulast=Pena&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=244&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=589&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Planta&rft.issn=00320935&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00425-016-2527-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 47 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Xylose; Grasses; Xylan; Gymnosperms; Evolution; Cell walls; Commelinales; Zingiberales; Poaceae; Alismatales DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-016-2527-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of regional and national values for recovering threatened and endangered marine species in the United States AN - 1808635691; PQ0003240781 AB - It is generally acknowledged that willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates for environmental goods exhibit some degree of spatial variation. In a policy context, spatial variation in threatened and endangered species values is important to understand, as the benefit stream from policies affecting threatened and endangered species may vary locally, regionally, or among certain population segments. In this paper we present WTP estimates for eight different threatened and endangered marine species estimated from a stated preference choice experiment. WTP is estimated at two different spatial scales: (a) a random sample of over 5000 U.S. households and (b) geographically embedded samples (relative to the U.S. household sample) of nine U.S. Census regions. We conduct region-to-region and region-to-nation statistical comparisons to determine whether species values differ among regions and between each region and the entire U.S. Our results show limited spatial variation between national values and values estimated from regionally embedded samples, and differences are only found for three of the eight species. More variation exists between regions, and for all species there is a significant difference in at least one region-to-region comparison. Given that policy analyses involving threatened and endangered marine species can often be regional in scope (e.g., ecosystem management) or may disparately affect different regions, our results should be of high interest to the marine management community. JF - Journal of Environmental Management AU - Wallmo, Kristy AU - Lew, Daniel K AD - Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, USA Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 38 EP - 46 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 179 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Ecology Abstracts KW - Endangered species KW - Economic values KW - Willingness to pay KW - Non-market valuation KW - United States KW - Regional values KW - Statistics KW - Ecosystems KW - Spatial distribution KW - Streams KW - Spatial variations KW - Comparative studies KW - spatial variations KW - Ecosystem management KW - Environmental Policy KW - Policies KW - Rare species KW - USA KW - Households KW - Stream KW - Nature conservation KW - Census KW - Benefits KW - Endangered Species KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808635691?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Management&rft.atitle=A+comparison+of+regional+and+national+values+for+recovering+threatened+and+endangered+marine+species+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Wallmo%2C+Kristy%3BLew%2C+Daniel+K&rft.aulast=Wallmo&rft.aufirst=Kristy&rft.date=2016-09-01&rft.volume=179&rft.issue=&rft.spage=38&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2016.04.053 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Spatial variations; Comparative studies; Policies; Stream; Ecosystem management; Nature conservation; Rare species; Endangered Species; spatial variations; Statistics; Endangered species; Census; Streams; Willingness to pay; Spatial distribution; Households; Ecosystems; Environmental Policy; Benefits; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.053 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Heavy metals in vegetables sold in the local market in Jordan. AN - 1795866663; 27117608 AB - Heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in various vegetables (cabbage, green onion, lettuce, parsley, rocket, spinach, carrot, onion, potato and cauliflower) from the market in Jordan were measured using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn ranged from 0.009-0.275 mg kg(-1) wet weight, 0.004-0.060 mg kg(-1), 0.003-0.401 mg kg(-1), 0.105-3.51 mg kg(-1), 0.15-1.15 mg kg(-1), 0.93-14.39 mg kg(-1), 0.044-0.702 mg kg(-1), 0.072-0.289 mg kg(-1) and 2.23-6.65 mg kg(-1), respectively. Parsley, followed by spinach, contained the highest concentration of heavy metals. Onion contained high levels of toxic heavy metals. The content of Cu in parsley and spinach and Pb in onion exceeded the Codex limits. However, the daily intake of heavy metals from the tested vegetables was lower than the maximum limits for allowable intake. JF - Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance AU - Osaili, Tareq M AU - Al Jamali, Abbas F AU - Makhadmeh, Ibrahim M AU - Taha, Mohammad AU - Jarrar, Sukiena K AD - a Department of Nutrition and Food Technology , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan. ; b Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan. ; c Section of Analytical Chemistry, Research and Information Directorate, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission , Amman , Jordan. Y1 - 2016/09// PY - 2016 DA - September 2016 SP - 223 EP - 229 VL - 9 IS - 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Heavy metals KW - vegetables KW - maximum allowable intake KW - inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1795866663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Algific+talus+slopes+in+Iowa%27s+Paleozoic+plateau+and+the+Central+Appalachians&rft.au=Kite%2C+J+Steven%3BHenry%2C+Cathy%3BYager%2C+Timothy%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Kite&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=510&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-06-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2016.1181675 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Announces Dates And New Contests For Solar Decathlon 2017 In Denver, Colorado AN - 1814021837 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/08/25/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Aug 25 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1814021837?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Announces+Dates+And+New+Contests+For+Solar+Decathlon+2017+In+Denver%2C+Colorado&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Central and Eastern North America AN - 1811877023; PQ0003521229 AB - A new ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) model for central and eastern North America (CENA) is presented. The Graizer 2016 (G-16) model is based on the Next Generation Attenuation-East (NGA-East) database for this horizontal peak ground acceleration and 5% damped pseudospectral acceleration RotD50 component (Goulet et al., 2014). The CENA database is not sufficient for creating purely empirical GMPE with recordings covering mostly a range of moment magnitudes M<6.0 and a limited number of near-fault recordings. The functional forms of the G-16 model are derived from filters representing a particular physical phenomenon affecting the seismic-wave radiation from the source, following the approach developed by Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009, and 2011) for active tectonic environment. Main changes in the functional forms for CENA relative to the western United States model (Graizer and Kalkan, 2015) are a shift of maximum frequency of the acceleration response spectrum (RS) toward higher frequencies and an increase in RS amplitudes at high frequencies. The developed site correction is based on multiple runs of representative VS30 profiles through SHAKE-type equivalent-linear codes. Site amplifications are calculated relative to the hard-rock definition used in nuclear industry (VS=2800 m/s). The number of model predictors is limited to a few measurable parameters such as moment magnitude M, closest distance to fault rupture plane Rrup, VS30, and anelastic attenuation factor Q0. Incorporating Q0 as an input parameter allows adjustments based on the regional crustal properties. The model is applicable for the stable continental regions and covers the following range: 4.0 less than or equal to M less than or equal to 8.5, 0 less than or equal to Rrup less than or equal to 1000 km, 450 less than or equal to VS30 less than or equal to 2800 m/s, and frequencies 0.1 less than or equal to f less than or equal to 100 Hz. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. Berkeley CA AU - Graizer, Vladimir AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors Mail Stop: T-7F3, 20555-0001 Washington, DC, Vladimir.Graizer@nrc.gov Y1 - 2016/08/14/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Aug 14 SP - 1600 EP - 1612 PB - Seismological Society of America VL - 106 IS - 4 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Environment Abstracts KW - Prediction KW - Geologic Fractures KW - Mathematical models KW - Acceleration KW - Recording KW - Filters KW - Databases KW - USA KW - Radiation KW - Data bases KW - Tectonics KW - Modelling KW - Q2 09270:Seismology KW - ENA 14:Radiological Contamination KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811877023?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America.+Berkeley+CA&rft.atitle=Ground-Motion+Prediction+Equations+for+Central+and+Eastern+North+America&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2016-08-14&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1600&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America.+Berkeley+CA&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120150374 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Radiation; Acceleration; Modelling; Filters; Prediction; Tectonics; Data bases; Recording; Geologic Fractures; Databases; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120150374 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Advanced application of seismic cone penetration test at complex ground conditions AN - 1849298616; 2016-106506 AB - Seismic piezocone test (SCPTu) is a representative geophysical and geotechnical in-situ test which can generate multiple types of independent readings and collect relatively continuous data, as well as investigate both vertical and lateral spatial variability for geo-characterization. This study presents special and advanced applications of SCPTu towards geotechnical site investigations in west central South Carolina, US, which consists of very complex soil formations and unusual geologic settings. The special geologic conditions include apparent gap-graded soils, calcareous soils, cementious bonding, desiccation, ageing, and the dissolutioning of old calcareous sediments (Santee Formation) at depths of 40 to 50 meter below grade, similar to karstic limestone deposits. Especially, diagenetic processes in the Santee carbonate mineral sediments have resulted in caves, voids, and infilled soft soil zones within the soil matrix at these elevations. The data obtained from SCPTu system are successfully utilized for assessing the various special geologic conditions. Furthermore, a unique example is introduced to represent the powerful application of SCPTu toward special void detection. JF - Engineering Geology AU - Ku, Taeseo AU - Moon, Sung-Woo AU - Gutierrez, Brent J Y1 - 2016/08/05/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Aug 05 SP - 140 EP - 147 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 210 SN - 0013-7952, 0013-7952 KW - United States KW - limestone KW - penetration tests KW - geophysical surveys KW - Calcareous soils KW - South Carolina KW - Santee Formation KW - engineering properties KW - site exploration KW - characterization KW - sedimentary rocks KW - soils KW - Savannah River KW - soil mechanics KW - cementation KW - cone penetration tests KW - geophysical methods KW - seismic methods KW - calcareous composition KW - detection KW - diagenesis KW - surveys KW - carbonate rocks KW - solution features KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1849298616?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Engineering+Geology&rft.atitle=Advanced+application+of+seismic+cone+penetration+test+at+complex+ground+conditions&rft.au=Ku%2C+Taeseo%3BMoon%2C+Sung-Woo%3BGutierrez%2C+Brent+J&rft.aulast=Ku&rft.aufirst=Taeseo&rft.date=2016-08-05&rft.volume=210&rft.issue=&rft.spage=140&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Engineering+Geology&rft.issn=00137952&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.enggeo.2016.06.009 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00137952 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-16 N1 - CODEN - EGGOAO N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - calcareous composition; Calcareous soils; carbonate rocks; cementation; characterization; cone penetration tests; detection; diagenesis; engineering properties; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; limestone; penetration tests; Santee Formation; Savannah River; sedimentary rocks; seismic methods; site exploration; soil mechanics; soils; solution features; South Carolina; surveys; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.06.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detecting bacteria contamination on medical device surfaces using an integrated fiber-optic mid-infrared spectroscopy sensing method AN - 1846410354; PQ0002968536 AB - Bacterial contamination on medical device surfaces is a critical public health concern. In order to detect bacteria on medical device surface, alternative methods for quantitative, accurate, easy-to-use, and real-time detection and identification of microorganism contamination are needed. We have recently presented a novel proof-of-concept platform for non-contact, label-free and real-time detection of surface contamination employing a fiber-optic Fourier transform infrared (FO-FTIR) spectroscopy sensing methodology in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral range of 1.6-12 mu m. In the present study, we demonstrate the detection capability and sensitivity of the integrated FO-FTIR approach using four species of commonly encountered bacteria: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae. FO-FTIR combined with multivariate approaches such as hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis provided specific mid-IR spectral differentiation of the four microorganisms including when the sample contained mixtures of bacteria types. To assess the sensitivity of the FO-FTIR platform, bacteria samples were prepared at 109 colony forming unit (CFU)/ mu L and then serially diluted 1:10 eight times. The salient findings of this investigation showed that the integrated FO-FTIR based sensor can detect the presence of the bacteria at concentrations between 103 and 104 CFU/2 mu L, producing unique bacteria signatures with high reproducibility. The advanced features of this sensing method in terms of sensitivity, specificity and repeatability employing non-contact, label-free, and real-time approaches, demonstrate its potential use as an alternative effective screening tool for routine monitoring of bacterial contaminated surfaces. JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical AU - Hassan, Moinuddin AU - Gonzalez, Elizabeth AU - Hitchins, Victoria AU - Ilev, Ilko AD - Optical Therapeutics and Medical Nanophotonics Laboratory, Division of Biomedical Physics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 646 EP - 654 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 231 SN - 0925-4005, 0925-4005 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Bacteria contamination KW - Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy KW - Fiber-optics sensors KW - Medical devices KW - Principal component analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1846410354?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sensors+and+Actuators+B%3A+Chemical&rft.atitle=Detecting+bacteria+contamination+on+medical+device+surfaces+using+an+integrated+fiber-optic+mid-infrared+spectroscopy+sensing+method&rft.au=Hassan%2C+Moinuddin%3BGonzalez%2C+Elizabeth%3BHitchins%2C+Victoria%3BIlev%2C+Ilko&rft.aulast=Hassan&rft.aufirst=Moinuddin&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=231&rft.issue=&rft.spage=646&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Sensors+and+Actuators+B%3A+Chemical&rft.issn=09254005&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.snb.2016.03.044 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.03.044 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multiple approaches to understanding and preventing elder abuse: Introduction to the cross-disciplinary National Institutes of Health workshop AN - 1844383103 AB - On October 30, 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a workshop, "Multiple Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse," in Bethesda, Maryland. The workshop brought together experts from across disciplines to discuss research challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from other fields. Participants included experts in elder abuse, child abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), emergency medicine, and neuroscience. In this special issue of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, participants address topics explored before, during, and after the day-long workshop. JF - Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect AU - Saylor, Katherine Witte AD - Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA ; Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2016///Aug/Dec PY - 2016 DA - Aug/Dec 2016 SP - 179 EP - 184 CY - London PB - Taylor & Francis Group VL - 28 IS - 4-5 SN - 0894-6566 KW - Gerontology And Geriatrics KW - Child abuse KW - cross-disciplinary KW - elder abuse research KW - intimate partner violence KW - National Institutes of Health KW - workshop KW - Adult abuse & neglect KW - Child abuse & neglect KW - Domestic violence KW - Interdisciplinary aspects KW - Medicine KW - Elder Abuse KW - Children KW - Partner Abuse KW - Child Abuse KW - 2190:social problems and social welfare; victimology (rape, family violence, & child abuse) KW - 6143:child & family welfare UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1844383103?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Elder+Abuse+%26+Neglect&rft.atitle=Multiple+approaches+to+understanding+and+preventing+elder+abuse%3A+Introduction+to+the+cross-disciplinary+National+Institutes+of+Health+workshop&rft.au=Saylor%2C+Katherine+Witte&rft.aulast=Saylor&rft.aufirst=Katherine&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=4-5&rft.spage=179&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Elder+Abuse+%26+Neglect&rft.issn=08946566&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F08946566.2016.1235998 LA - English DB - Social Services Abstracts; Sociological Abstracts N1 - Copyright - This article not subject to US copyright law. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-27 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2016.1235998 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using principal component analysis (PCA) in the investigation of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) in Damascus Basin (Syria) AN - 1840617152; 2016-098924 AB - A multivariate statistical technique was used to determine the major hydrochemical processes that control the groundwater quality variations during "aquifer storage and recovery" (ASR) operations. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied on chemical and isotopic data of 83 groundwater samples. It has allowed the reduction of the 14 variables to four significant PCs (factors F) that explain 82.2 % of the total variance. F1 (54.1 %) represents the mineralization and groundwater nitrates pollution, whereas F2 (13.2 %) exhibits the isotopic enrichment by evaporation of waters components. Factor score of F1-F2 contains four groups: Injected freshwater (II) distinguished by low mineralization. Native groundwater characterized by relatively high mineralization. Mixing groundwater has intermediate mineralization. The shifting of native groundwater to injected water is related to the mixing ratio between these two components. Thus, the quality of groundwater samples situated close to the injected water is enhanced. Surface water (QF) is enriched by delta (super 18) O and delta (super 2) H compared to the other components due to evaporation. The spatial pattern of iso-factor scores maps is generally similar to the pattern of EC, Cl (super -) , NO (sub 3) (super -) , and mixing ratio maps performed for the same experiment dates. Consequently, under the applied conditions of ASR process, the effective diameter is 250 m and 3 months of recovery time after complete injection. The results of this study clearly demonstrate the usefulness of multivariate statistical analysis as (PCA) in the ASR process investigation. Copyright 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Abou Zakhem, Boulos Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 EP - Article 1123 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 75 IS - 15 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - water quality KW - degradation KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Damascus Syria KW - Syria KW - halogens KW - artificial recharge KW - storage coefficient KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - spatial distribution KW - Damascus Basin KW - multivariate analysis KW - chloride ion KW - mass balance KW - tracers KW - springs KW - nitrate ion KW - discharge KW - chemical composition KW - Asia KW - water pollution KW - Middle East KW - chlorine KW - principal components analysis KW - isotope ratios KW - surface water KW - statistical analysis KW - pollution KW - potentiometric surface KW - enhanced recovery KW - O-18/O-16 KW - water balance KW - aquifers KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840617152?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Using+principal+component+analysis+%28PCA%29+in+the+investigation+of+aquifer+storage+and+recovery+%28ASR%29+in+Damascus+Basin+%28Syria%29&rft.au=Abou+Zakhem%2C+Boulos&rft.aulast=Abou+Zakhem&rft.aufirst=Boulos&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-016-5923-8 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 48 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; artificial recharge; Asia; chemical composition; chloride ion; chlorine; D/H; Damascus Basin; Damascus Syria; degradation; discharge; enhanced recovery; ground water; halogens; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; mass balance; Middle East; multivariate analysis; nitrate ion; O-18/O-16; oxygen; pollution; potentiometric surface; principal components analysis; spatial distribution; springs; stable isotopes; statistical analysis; storage coefficient; surface water; Syria; tracers; water balance; water pollution; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5923-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground-motion prediction equations for central and eastern North America AN - 1824214600; 2016-085228 AB - A new ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) model for central and eastern North America (CENA) is presented. The Graizer 2016 (G-16) model is based on the Next Generation Attenuation-East (NGA-East) database for this horizontal peak ground acceleration and 5% damped pseudospectral acceleration RotD50 component (Goulet et al., 2014). The CENA database is not sufficient for creating purely empirical GMPE with recordings covering mostly a range of moment magnitudes M<6.0 and a limited number of near-fault recordings. The functional forms of the G-16 model are derived from filters representing a particular physical phenomenon affecting the seismic-wave radiation from the source, following the approach developed by Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009, and 2011) for active tectonic environment. Main changes in the functional forms for CENA relative to the western United States model (Graizer and Kalkan, 2015) are a shift of maximum frequency of the acceleration response spectrum (RS) toward higher frequencies and an increase in RS amplitudes at high frequencies. The developed site correction is based on multiple runs of representative V (sub S30) profiles through SHAKE-type equivalent-linear codes. Site amplifications are calculated relative to the hard-rock definition used in nuclear industry (V (sub S) =2800 m/s). The number of model predictors is limited to a few measurable parameters such as moment magnitude M, closest distance to fault rupture plane R (sub rup) , V (sub S30) , and anelastic attenuation factor Q (sub 0) Incorporating Q (sub 0) as an input parameter allows adjustments based on the regional crustal properties. The model is applicable for the stable continental regions and covers the following range: 4.0< or =M< or =8.5, 0< or =R (sub rup) < or =1000 km, 450< or =V (sub S30) < or =2800 m/s, and frequencies 0.1< or =f< or =100 Hz. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Graizer, Vladimir Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 1600 EP - 1612 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 106 IS - 4 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - technology KW - magnitude KW - data processing KW - prediction KW - Eastern U.S. KW - seismic response KW - information management KW - data management KW - models KW - seismic zoning KW - attenuation KW - earthquake prediction KW - ground motion KW - data bases KW - algorithms KW - earthquakes KW - Midwest KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1824214600?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Ground-motion+prediction+equations+for+central+and+eastern+North+America&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1600&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120150374 L2 - http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; attenuation; data bases; data management; data processing; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; Eastern U.S.; ground motion; information management; magnitude; Midwest; models; prediction; seismic response; seismic zoning; technology; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120150374 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO sub(2) sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach AN - 1815691533; PQ0003582062 AB - A numerical model was developed to simulate reactive transport with porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (samples from Knox County, IN, USA) after 180 days of exposure to CO sub(2)-saturated brine under CO sub(2) sequestration conditions. The model predicted formation of a high-porosity zone adjacent to the surface of the sample in contact with bulk brine, and a lower porosity zone just beyond that high-porosity zone along the path from the sample/bulk brine interface to sample core. The formation of the high porosity zone was attributed to the dissolution of quartz and muscovite/illite, while the formation of the lower porosity zone adjacent to the high porosity zone was attributed to precipitation of kaolinite and feldspar. The model predicted a 40% permeability increase for the Knox sandstone sample after 180 days of exposure to CO sub(2)-saturated brine, which was consistent with laboratory-measured permeability results. Model-predicted solution chemistry results were also found to be consistent with laboratory-measured solution chemistry data. Initial porosity, initial feldspar content, and the exponent n value (determined by pore structure and tortuosity) used in permeability calculations were three important factors affecting permeability evolution of sandstone samples under CO sub(2) sequestration conditions. JF - Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology AU - Zhang, Liwei AU - Soong, Yee AU - Dilmore, Robert M AD - US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 574 EP - 587 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 4 SN - 2152-3878, 2152-3878 KW - Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Mathematical models KW - Data processing KW - Sandstone KW - Porosity KW - Simulation KW - Membrane permeability KW - kaolinite KW - Precipitation KW - Models KW - Permeability KW - Quartz KW - Dissolution KW - Greenhouse gases KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Evolution KW - Brines KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1815691533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Greenhouse+Gases%3A+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Investigation+on+porosity+and+permeability+change+of+Mount+Simon+sandstone+%28Knox+County%2C+IN%2C+USA%29+under+geological+CO+sub%282%29+sequestration+conditions%3A+a+numerical+simulation+approach&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Liwei%3BSoong%2C+Yee%3BDilmore%2C+Robert+M&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Liwei&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=574&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Greenhouse+Gases%3A+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=21523878&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fghg.1584 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Mathematical models; Porosity; Membrane permeability; Precipitation; kaolinite; Models; Permeability; Quartz; Dissolution; Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse gases; Evolution; Brines; Sandstone; Simulation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1584 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Haploid differentiation in maize kernels based on fluorescence imaging AN - 1811880762; PQ0003550129 AB - A new fluorescence-based method for inbred haploid differentiation in maize kernels was developed by utilizing the R1-nj colour marker in combination with fluorescence microspectroscopy and imaging. Seven inbred lines with varying R1-nj expression were used in this study. The fluorescence response of the diploid kernels at the embryonic dye spot was shown to simultaneously exhibit lower intensity and occur at a higher wavelength than the fluorescence of the dye-lacking haploid embryos. Intensity and area thresholds were applied to fluorescence images to sort the haploids from mixed sample populations, and sorting efficiencies of greater than 80% were achieved in all seven inbred lines (with values greater than 90% for five lines). The potential for high-throughput sorting when fluorescence imaging is combined with existing technologies for seed handling as well as high sorting efficiency may make fluorescence a viable and promising alternative to current sorting methods for some inbred lines. JF - Plant Breeding/Zeitschrift fuer Pflanzenzuchtung AU - Boote, Brett W AU - Freppon, Daniel J AU - De La Fuente, Gerald N AU - Luebberstedt, Thomas AU - Nikolau, Basil J AU - Smith, Emily A AD - The Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3111, USA. Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 439 EP - 445 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 135 IS - 4 SN - 0179-9541, 0179-9541 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Differentiation KW - Seeds KW - Fluorescence KW - Diploids KW - Zea mays KW - Plant breeding KW - Kernels KW - Inbreeding KW - Embryos KW - Wavelength KW - imaging KW - W 30910:Imaging KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811880762?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Plant+Breeding%2FZeitschrift+fuer+Pflanzenzuchtung&rft.atitle=Haploid+differentiation+in+maize+kernels+based+on+fluorescence+imaging&rft.au=Boote%2C+Brett+W%3BFreppon%2C+Daniel+J%3BDe+La+Fuente%2C+Gerald+N%3BLuebberstedt%2C+Thomas%3BNikolau%2C+Basil+J%3BSmith%2C+Emily+A&rft.aulast=Boote&rft.aufirst=Brett&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=135&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=439&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Plant+Breeding%2FZeitschrift+fuer+Pflanzenzuchtung&rft.issn=01799541&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fpbr.12382 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Differentiation; Seeds; Fluorescence; Diploids; Plant breeding; Kernels; Embryos; Inbreeding; Wavelength; imaging; Zea mays DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12382 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High-resolution phylogenetic microbial community profiling AN - 1811879606; PQ0003512806 AB - Over the past decade, high-throughput short-read 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing has eclipsed clone-dependent long-read Sanger sequencing for microbial community profiling. The transition to new technologies has provided more quantitative information at the expense of taxonomic resolution with implications for inferring metabolic traits in various ecosystems. We applied single-molecule real-time sequencing for microbial community profiling, generating full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences at high throughput, which we propose to name PhyloTags. We benchmarked and validated this approach using a defined microbial community. When further applied to samples from the water column of meromictic Sakinaw Lake, we show that while community structures at the phylum level are comparable between PhyloTags and Illumina V4 16S rRNA gene sequences (iTags), variance increases with community complexity at greater water depths. PhyloTags moreover allowed less ambiguous classification. Last, a platform-independent comparison of PhyloTags and in silico generated partial 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated significant differences in community structure and phylogenetic resolution across multiple taxonomic levels, including a severe underestimation in the abundance of specific microbial genera involved in nitrogen and methane cycling across the Lake's water column. Thus, PhyloTags provide a reliable adjunct or alternative to cost-effective iTags, enabling more accurate phylogenetic resolution of microbial communities and predictions on their metabolic potential. JF - ISME Journal AU - Singer, Esther AU - Bushnell, Brian AU - Coleman-Derr, Devin AU - Bowman, Brett AU - Bowers, Robert M AU - Levy, Asaf AU - Gies, Esther A AU - Cheng, Jan-Fang AU - Copeland, Alex AU - Klenk, Hans-Peter AU - Hallam, Steven J AU - Hugenholtz, Philip AU - Tringe, Susannah G AU - Woyke, Tanja AD - US Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 2020 EP - 2032 PB - Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building London N1 9XW United Kingdom VL - 10 IS - 8 SN - 1751-7362, 1751-7362 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Water depth KW - Prediction KW - Phylogeny KW - Methane KW - Ecosystems KW - Abundance KW - Microbial activity KW - Water column KW - Lakes KW - Classification KW - Community structure KW - Economics KW - Taxonomy KW - rRNA 16S KW - Technology KW - Nitrogen KW - J 02310:Genetics & Taxonomy KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - A 01320:Microbial Degradation KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1811879606?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ISME+Journal&rft.atitle=High-resolution+phylogenetic+microbial+community+profiling&rft.au=Singer%2C+Esther%3BBushnell%2C+Brian%3BColeman-Derr%2C+Devin%3BBowman%2C+Brett%3BBowers%2C+Robert+M%3BLevy%2C+Asaf%3BGies%2C+Esther+A%3BCheng%2C+Jan-Fang%3BCopeland%2C+Alex%3BKlenk%2C+Hans-Peter%3BHallam%2C+Steven+J%3BHugenholtz%2C+Philip%3BTringe%2C+Susannah+G%3BWoyke%2C+Tanja&rft.aulast=Singer&rft.aufirst=Esther&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=2020&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=ISME+Journal&rft.issn=17517362&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fismej.2015.249 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phylogeny; Methane; Lakes; Classification; Community structure; Abundance; rRNA 16S; Water column; Nitrogen; Prediction; Water depth; Ecosystems; Microbial activity; Economics; Taxonomy; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.249 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Levels of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, copper, lead, zinc and manganese in serum and whole blood of resident adults from mining and non-mining communities in Ghana. AN - 1809599826; 27178291 AB - Human beings working or living near an industrial site where toxic chemicals such as As, Hg, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn and or their compounds are used or indiscriminately discharged into the environment, are constantly exposed to such chemicals via ingestion (drinking or eating), dermal contact or inhalation (breathing). However, in developing countries such as Ghana, limited data on levels of the aforementioned chemicals in whole blood and serum of human beings as a result of exposure to the aforementioned chemicals from mining communities and non-mining communities is preventing effective policy formulation to protect human health. Hence, this study was undertaken to measure the levels of the aforementioned toxic chemicals in whole blood and serum of 300 resident adults from mining (Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality Assembly (TNMA) and Prestea Huni Valley District (PHVD)) and non-mining (Cape Coast Metropolis) communities in Ghana, using neutron activation analysis (NAA). Blood samples were taken from 200 resident adults (105 males and 95 females) from mining and 100 resident adults (60 males and 40 males) from non-mining communities in the study area following the completion of an informed consent and the issuance of ethical clearance by the Ghana Health Service Ethical Committee. The mean concentrations for As, Hg, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn in whole blood of residents from mining communities were as follows: 38 ± 320 μg/L, 63 ± 0.23 μg/L, 303 ± 117 μg/L, 3300 ± 953, 195 ± 90 μg/L, 28 ± 14 μg/L and 1405 ± 458 μg/L, respectively; while the levels of measured toxic chemicals in the serum of resident adults from mining communities were as follows: 65 ± 14 μg/L, 358 ± 22 μg/l, 134 ± 12 μg/L, 3590 ± 254 μg/L, 401 ± 113 μg/L, 58 ± 5.8 μg/L and 49 ± 31 μg/L, respectively, for As, Hg, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn and were found to have exceeded the permissible WHO guideline values. JF - Environmental science and pollution research international AU - Obiri, Samuel AU - Yeboah, Philip O AU - Osae, Shiloh AU - Adu-Kumi, Sam AD - Department of Nuclear and Environmental Protection, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Ghana. obirisamuel@gmail.com. ; Department of Nuclear and Environmental Protection, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Ghana. ; Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana. Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 16589 EP - 16597 VL - 23 IS - 16 KW - Index Medicus KW - Whole blood KW - Mining community and non-mining community KW - Blood serum KW - Neutron activation analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1809599826?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.atitle=Levels+of+arsenic%2C+mercury%2C+cadmium%2C+copper%2C+lead%2C+zinc+and+manganese+in+serum+and+whole+blood+of+resident+adults+from+mining+and+non-mining+communities+in+Ghana.&rft.au=Obiri%2C+Samuel%3BYeboah%2C+Philip+O%3BOsae%2C+Shiloh%3BAdu-Kumi%2C+Sam&rft.aulast=Obiri&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=16&rft.spage=16589&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.issn=1614-7499&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11356-016-6537-0 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-08-05 N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-09 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-09 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6537-0 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Study on Sorption of super(226)Ra on Different Clay Matrices AN - 1808706485; PQ0003470707 AB - The sorption of radium 226 ( super(226)Ra) on different clay materials (bentonite, illite and a mixture of bentonite-illite) was studied. Clay materials are used in the construction of disposal pits for technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) wastes (i.e., contaminated soil and sludge) generated by the oil and gas industry operations. Experimental conditions (pH, clay materials quantity, and activity concentrations of super(226)Ra) were changed in order to determine the optimal state for adsorption of super(226)Ra. The results showed that the concentration of adsorbed super(226)Ra on clay materials increased with time to reach an equilibrium state after approximately 5 h. More than 95 % of the radium was adsorbed. The mixture of bentonite-illite (1/9) exhibited the greatest adsorption of radium under all experimental conditions. JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Alhajji, E AU - Al-Masri AU - Khalily, H AU - Naoum, B E AU - Khalil, H S AU - Nashawati, A AD - Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, prscientific1@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 255 EP - 260 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 97 IS - 2 SN - 0007-4861, 0007-4861 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Contamination KW - Sludges KW - Clays KW - Radioactive materials KW - Waste disposal KW - pH effects KW - pH KW - Sorption KW - Clay KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Wastes KW - Soil contamination KW - Radium KW - Sludge KW - Soil pollution KW - Adsorption KW - Construction industry wastes KW - Bentonite KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - P 3000:SEWAGE & WASTEWATER TREATMENT UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808706485?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=A+Study+on+Sorption+of+super%28226%29Ra+on+Different+Clay+Matrices&rft.au=Alhajji%2C+E%3BAl-Masri%3BKhalily%2C+H%3BNaoum%2C+B+E%3BKhalil%2C+H+S%3BNashawati%2C+A&rft.aulast=Alhajji&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=255&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00074861&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00128-016-1852-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 27 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil pollution; Sorption; Oil and gas industry; Sludges; Radioactive materials; Wastes; Adsorption; Bentonite; Radium; pH effects; Clays; Clay; Contamination; Soil contamination; Sludge; Construction industry wastes; Waste disposal; pH DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1852-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Temperature of Earth's core constrained from melting of Fe and Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) at high pressures AN - 1803777615; 2016-062981 AB - The melting points of fcc- and hcp-structured Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) and Fe are measured up to 125 GPa using laser heated diamond anvil cells, synchrotron Mossbauer spectroscopy, and a recently developed fast temperature readout spectrometer. The onset of melting is detected by a characteristic drop in the time-integrated synchrotron Mossbauer signal which is sensitive to atomic motion. The thermal pressure experienced by the samples is constrained by X-ray diffraction measurements under high pressures and temperatures. The obtained best-fit melting curves of fcc-structured Fe and Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) fall within the wide region bounded by previous studies. We are able to derive the gamma -epsilon -l triple point of Fe and the quasi triple point of Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) to be 110 + or - 5 GPa, 3345 + or - 120 K and 116 + or - 5 GPa, 3260 + or - 120 K, respectively. The measured melting temperatures of Fe at similar pressure are slightly higher than those of Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) while their one sigma uncertainties overlap. Using previously measured phonon density of states of hcp-Fe, we calculate melting curves of hcp-structured Fe and Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) using our (quasi) triple points as anchors. The extrapolated Fe (sub 0.9) Ni (sub 0.1) melting curve provides an estimate for the upper bound of Earth's inner core-outer core boundary temperature of 5500 + or - 200 K. The temperature within the liquid outer core is then approximated with an adiabatic model, which constrains the upper bound of the temperature at the core side of the core-mantle boundary to be 4000 + or - 200 K. We discuss a potential melting point depression caused by light elements and the implications of the presented core-mantle boundary temperature bounds on phase relations in the lowermost part of the mantle. JF - Earth and Planetary Science Letters AU - Zhang, Dongzhou AU - Jackson, Jennifer M AU - Zhao, Jiyong AU - Sturhahn, Wolfgang AU - Alp, Ercan AU - Hu, Michael Y AU - Toellner, Thomas S AU - Murphy, Caitlin A AU - Prakapenka, Vitali B Y1 - 2016/08// PY - 2016 DA - August 2016 SP - 72 EP - 83 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 447 SN - 0012-821X, 0012-821X KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - crystal systems KW - mantle KW - crystal structure KW - core-mantle boundary KW - iron KW - temperature KW - synchrotron radiation KW - lower mantle KW - melting KW - phase equilibria KW - alloys KW - spectra KW - inner core KW - cubic system KW - Mossbauer spectra KW - hexagonal system KW - experimental studies KW - pressure KW - high pressure KW - outer core KW - metals KW - nickel KW - core KW - anvil cells KW - 17B:Geophysics of minerals and rocks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803777615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Earth+and+Planetary+Science+Letters&rft.atitle=Temperature+of+Earth%27s+core+constrained+from+melting+of+Fe+and+Fe+%28sub+0.9%29+Ni+%28sub+0.1%29+at+high+pressures&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Dongzhou%3BJackson%2C+Jennifer+M%3BZhao%2C+Jiyong%3BSturhahn%2C+Wolfgang%3BAlp%2C+Ercan%3BHu%2C+Michael+Y%3BToellner%2C+Thomas+S%3BMurphy%2C+Caitlin+A%3BPrakapenka%2C+Vitali+B&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Dongzhou&rft.date=2016-08-01&rft.volume=447&rft.issue=&rft.spage=72&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Earth+and+Planetary+Science+Letters&rft.issn=0012821X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.epsl.2016.04.026 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0012821X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. 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Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Intracellular accumulation and dissolution of silver nanoparticles in L-929 fibroblast cells using live cell time-lapse microscopy AN - 1808643699; PQ0003332007 AB - Cytotoxicity assessments of nanomaterials, such as silver nanoparticles, are challenging due to interferences with test reagents and indicators as well uncertainties in dosing as a result of the complex nature of nanoparticle intracellular accumulation. Furthermore, current theories suggest that silver nanoparticle cytotoxicity is a result of silver nanoparticle dissolution and subsequent ion release. This study introduces a novel technique, nanoparticle associated cytotoxicity microscopy analysis (NACMA), which combines fluorescence microscopy detection using ethidium homodimer-1, a cell permeability marker that binds to DNA after a cell membrane is compromised (a classical dead-cell indicator dye), with live cell time-lapse microscopy and image analysis to simultaneously investigate silver nanoparticle accumulation and cytotoxicity in L-929 fibroblast cells. Results of this method are consistent with traditional methods of assessing cytotoxicity and nanoparticle accumulation. Studies conducted on 10, 50, 100 and 200 nm silver nanoparticles reveal size dependent cytotoxicity with particularly high cytotoxicity from 10 nm particles. In addition, NACMA results, when combined with transmission electron microscopy imaging, reveal direct evidence of intracellular silver ion dissolution and possible nanoparticle reformation within cells for all silver nanoparticle sizes. JF - Nanotoxicology AU - Wildt, Bridget E AU - Celedon, Alfredo AU - Maurer, Elizabeth I AU - Casey, Brendan J AU - Nagy, Amber M AU - Hussain, Saber M AU - Goering, Peter L AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA Y1 - 2016/07/02/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jul 02 SP - 710 EP - 719 PB - Informa Healthcare, 52 Vanderbilt Ave. New York New York 10017 USA VL - 10 IS - 6 SN - 1743-5390, 1743-5390 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - Image processing KW - Cell permeability KW - imaging KW - Fibroblasts KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Cell membranes KW - DNA KW - Dissolution KW - nanoparticles KW - Silver KW - nanotechnology KW - X 24300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808643699?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nanotoxicology&rft.atitle=Intracellular+accumulation+and+dissolution+of+silver+nanoparticles+in+L-929+fibroblast+cells+using+live+cell+time-lapse+microscopy&rft.au=Wildt%2C+Bridget+E%3BCeledon%2C+Alfredo%3BMaurer%2C+Elizabeth+I%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J%3BNagy%2C+Amber+M%3BHussain%2C+Saber+M%3BGoering%2C+Peter+L&rft.aulast=Wildt&rft.aufirst=Bridget&rft.date=2016-07-02&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=710&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nanotoxicology&rft.issn=17435390&rft_id=info:doi/10.3109%2F17435390.2015.1113321 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cytotoxicity; Cell membranes; Transmission electron microscopy; DNA; Image processing; Dissolution; Cell permeability; imaging; Silver; nanoparticles; nanotechnology; Fibroblasts DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17435390.2015.1113321 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Economic minerals in fluvial bar sediment of Jamuna River, Bangladesh; geomorphic inference for prospecting rare earth oxides AN - 1832634728; 782515-3 AB - Jamuna is a large sand bedded braided river of Bangladesh which leaves significant amount of sand bars along the river course. The main objective of this work is to quantify the potential economic minerals and rare earth materials from a specific river bar of Jamuna River and to infer the presence of similar materials in similar environment of deposition through geomorphic point of view. The case study deals with the identification and quantification of average concentration of dominant heavy minerals which are economically important. Heavy liquid and mechanical separation,and microscopic observation followed by X-ray analytical techniques were performed to determine heavy and light mineral percentage in raw sand as well as presence of other important elements including rare earths in those minerals. The physical separation results showed the presence of approximately 20% heavy minerals which were identified as ilmenite, magnetite, garnet, rutile, amphiboles, pyroxene, kyanite, epidote, tourmaline, zircon, monazite, etc. Such heavy mineral concentrations in Jamuna River indicate that luvial bars of Bangladesh can be a potential place of economic mineral deposition. Analytical analysis revealed that several trace metals and rare earth elements like strontium, thorium, yttrium, niobium, cerium, neodymium, erbium etc. are present in considerable amount. Geomorphological prospecting could be a potential technique to explore the similar kind of depositions in other parts of the river. Defining such deposits and exploitation of economic minerals from those areas could be helpful for flood hazard mitigation. JF - Chikei = Transactions - Japanese Geomorphological Union AU - Rajib, Mohammad AU - Moniruzzaman, M AU - Oguchi, Chiaki T Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 363 EP - 377 PB - Nippon Chikeigaku Rengo, Kyoto VL - 37 IS - 3 SN - 0389-1755, 0389-1755 KW - hydrology KW - sediment transport KW - stream sediments KW - sedimentation KW - rivers and streams KW - bars KW - fluvial sedimentation KW - geochemical indicators KW - transport KW - Indian Peninsula KW - metals KW - Jamuna River KW - sediments KW - oxides KW - rare earths KW - Asia KW - geochemistry KW - fluvial environment KW - Bangladesh KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832634728?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chikei+%3D+Transactions+-+Japanese+Geomorphological+Union&rft.atitle=Economic+minerals+in+fluvial+bar+sediment+of+Jamuna+River%2C+Bangladesh%3B+geomorphic+inference+for+prospecting+rare+earth+oxides&rft.au=Rajib%2C+Mohammad%3BMoniruzzaman%2C+M%3BOguchi%2C+Chiaki+T&rft.aulast=Rajib&rft.aufirst=Mohammad&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=363&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chikei+%3D+Transactions+-+Japanese+Geomorphological+Union&rft.issn=03891755&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ci.nii.ac.jp/vol_issue/nels/AN00333248_en.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 23 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Bangladesh; bars; fluvial environment; fluvial sedimentation; geochemical indicators; geochemistry; hydrology; Indian Peninsula; Jamuna River; metals; oxides; rare earths; rivers and streams; sediment transport; sedimentation; sediments; stream sediments; transport ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Elemental distribution of metals in urban river sediments near an industrial effluent source AN - 1808659982; PQ0003164847 AB - To study the compositional trends associated with the spatial and layer wise distribution of heavy metals as well as the sediment response towards the untreated chemical wastes, we have analyzed river (Buriganga, Bangladesh) sediments by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF). In nine sediment samples 27 elements were determined where Na, Al, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, As, Rb, Cs, La, Ce, Sm, Dy, Hf, Th and U were determined by INAA and Cu, Sr, Ba, Hg and Pb were determined by EDXRF. Pollution level and the origin of pollutants were evaluated by the aid of geo-accumulation index (Igeo), enrichment factor (EF), pollution load index (PLI) and the inter-element correlation analysis. Major elements are somehow buffered even though the pollution level is severe while the trace metals seem to be highly responsive. Among the heavy metals, Cr is the dominant pollutant, though the pollution level varies systematically with the sampling depth and the distance from the contamination source. Positive linear correlation between Cr and Zn (0.94) ensures the similar anthropogenic source(s) for these two metals, but the sediments of this study respond differently depending upon their geochemical behavior. Rare earth elements (here La, Ce, Sm and Dy), Th and U seem to have crustal origin and the Th/U ratio varies from 2.58 to 4.96. JF - Chemosphere AU - Tamim, Umma AU - Khan, Rahat AU - Jolly, Yeasmin Nahar AU - Fatema, Kanij AU - Das, Sopan AU - Naher, Kamrun AU - Islam, Mohammad Amirul AU - Islam, SMAzharul AU - Hossain, Syed Mohammod AD - Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Savar, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 509 EP - 518 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 155 SN - 0045-6535, 0045-6535 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - The Buriganga river sediment KW - Elemental distribution KW - Chromium contamination KW - Industrial waste KW - Source analysis KW - ISW, Bangladesh KW - Heavy metals KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Retinoblastoma protein KW - Correlation analysis KW - Copper KW - Lead KW - Pollutants KW - Zinc KW - Sampling KW - Manganese KW - Neutron activation analysis KW - Rivers KW - Metals KW - Fluorescence KW - Chromium KW - Geochemistry KW - CS KW - Pollution levels KW - Wastes KW - Sediments KW - Rare earth elements KW - Behavior KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Energy KW - Chemical wastes KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - X 24360:Metals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808659982?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemosphere&rft.atitle=Elemental+distribution+of+metals+in+urban+river+sediments+near+an+industrial+effluent+source&rft.au=Tamim%2C+Umma%3BKhan%2C+Rahat%3BJolly%2C+Yeasmin+Nahar%3BFatema%2C+Kanij%3BDas%2C+Sopan%3BNaher%2C+Kamrun%3BIslam%2C+Mohammad+Amirul%3BIslam%2C+SMAzharul%3BHossain%2C+Syed+Mohammod&rft.aulast=Tamim&rft.aufirst=Umma&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=155&rft.issue=&rft.spage=509&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemosphere&rft.issn=00456535&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.chemosphere.2016.04.099 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rivers; Fluorescence; Chromium; Heavy metals; Pollution levels; CS; Retinoblastoma protein; Wastes; Copper; Correlation analysis; Sediments; Lead; Pollutants; Energy; Ionizing radiation; Zinc; Sampling; Manganese; Neutron activation analysis; Metals; Geochemistry; Anthropogenic factors; Rare earth elements; Behavior; Chemical wastes; ISW, Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.099 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A COMSOL-GEMS interface for modeling coupled reactive-transport geochemical processes AN - 1803777845; 2016-062925 AB - An interface was developed between COMSOL Multiphysics (super TM) finite element analysis software and (geo)chemical modeling platform, GEMS, for the reactive-transport modeling of (geo)chemical processes in variably saturated porous media. The two standalone software packages are managed from the interface that uses a non-iterative operator splitting technique to couple the transport (COMSOL) and reaction (GEMS) processes. The interface allows modeling media with complex chemistry (e.g. cement) using GEMS thermodynamic database formats. Benchmark comparisons show that the developed interface can be used to predict a variety of reactive-transport processes accurately. The full functionality of the interface was demonstrated to model transport processes, governed by extended Nernst-Plank equation, in Class H Portland cement samples in high pressure and temperature autoclaves simulating systems that are used to store captured carbon dioxide (CO (sub 2) ) in geological reservoirs. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Computers & Geosciences AU - Azad, Vahid Jafari AU - Li, Chang AU - Verba, Circe AU - Ideker, Jason H AU - Isgor, O Burkan Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 79 EP - 89 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 92 SN - 0098-3004, 0098-3004 KW - solute transport KW - global change KW - gas storage KW - Nernst-Plank equation KW - simulation KW - climate change KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - finite element analysis KW - reactivity KW - major elements KW - transport KW - kinetics KW - climate KW - P-T conditions KW - global warming KW - carbon sequestration KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - porous materials KW - equations KW - solubility KW - GEMS model KW - models KW - precipitation KW - metals KW - mathematical methods KW - COMSOL KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803777845?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computers+%26+Geosciences&rft.atitle=A+COMSOL-GEMS+interface+for+modeling+coupled+reactive-transport+geochemical+processes&rft.au=Azad%2C+Vahid+Jafari%3BLi%2C+Chang%3BVerba%2C+Circe%3BIdeker%2C+Jason+H%3BIsgor%2C+O+Burkan&rft.aulast=Azad&rft.aufirst=Vahid&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computers+%26+Geosciences&rft.issn=00983004&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.cageo.2016.04.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=JournalURL&_cdi=5840&_auth=y&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=e5198452fad934c6346f38b57511c8e0 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 69 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-14 N1 - CODEN - GGEOD5 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; COMSOL; equations; finite element analysis; gas storage; GEMS model; global change; global warming; kinetics; major elements; mathematical methods; metals; models; Nernst-Plank equation; P-T conditions; pollutants; pollution; porous materials; precipitation; reactivity; simulation; solubility; solute transport; transport DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2016.04.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Metal binding mediated conformational change of XPA protein:a potential cytotoxic mechanism of nickel in the nucleotide excision repair. AN - 1797878272; 27307058 AB - Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a pivotal life process for repairing DNA nucleotide mismatch caused by chemicals, metal ions, radiation, and other factors. As the initiation step of NER, the xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A protein (XPA) recognizes damaged DNA molecules, and recruits the replication protein A (RPA), another important player in the NER process. The stability of the Zn(2+)-chelated Zn-finger domain of XPA center core portion (i.e., XPA98-210) is the foundation of its biological functionality, while the displacement of the Zn(2+) by toxic metal ions (such as Ni(2+), a known human carcinogen and allergen) may impair the effectiveness of NER and hence elevate the chance of carcinogenesis. In this study, we first calculated the force field parameters for the bonded model in the metal center of the XPA98-210 system, showing that the calculated results, including charges, bonds, angles etc., are congruent with previously reported results measured by spectrometry experiments and quantum chemistry computation. Then, comparative molecular dynamics simulations using these parameters revealed the changes in the conformation and motion mode of XPA98-210 Zn-finger after the substitution of Zn(2+) by Ni(2+). The results showed that Ni(2+) dramatically disrupted the relative positions of the four Cys residues in the Zn-finger structure, forcing them to collapse from a tetrahedron into an almost planar structure. Finally, we acquired the binding mode of XPA98-210 with its ligands RPA70N and DNA based on molecular docking and structural alignment. We found that XPA98-210's Zn-finger domain primarily binds to a V-shaped cleft in RPA70N, while the cationic band in its C-terminal subdomain participates in the recognition of damaged DNA. In addition, this article sheds light on the multi-component interaction pattern among XPA, DNA, and other NER-related proteins (i.e., RPA70N, RPA70A, RPA70B, RPA70C, RPA32, and RPA14) based on previously reported structural biology information. Thus, we derived a putative cytotoxic mechanism associated with the nickel ion, where the Ni(2+) disrupts the conformation of the XPA Zn-finger, directly weakening its interaction with RPA70N, and thus lowering the effectiveness of the NER process. In sum, this work not only provides a theoretical insight into the multi-protein interactions involved in the NER process and potential cytotoxic mechanism associated with Ni(2+) binding in XPA, but may also facilitate rational anti-cancer drug design based on the NER mechanism. JF - Journal of molecular modeling AU - Hu, Jianping AU - Hu, Ziheng AU - Zhang, Yan AU - Gou, Xiaojun AU - Mu, Ying AU - Wang, Lirong AU - Xie, Xiang-Qun AD - College of Chemistry, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan, 614004, China. ; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, School of Pharmacy; NIH National Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research; Drug Discovery Institute; Department of Computational Biology and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA. ; School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering; Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development, School of Bioengineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China. ; Division of Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA. ; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, School of Pharmacy; NIH National Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research; Drug Discovery Institute; Department of Computational Biology and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA. liw30@pitt.edu. ; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, School of Pharmacy; NIH National Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research; Drug Discovery Institute; Department of Computational Biology and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA. xix15@pitt.edu. Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 156 VL - 22 IS - 7 KW - Index Medicus KW - XPA KW - Cytotoxic mechanism KW - Nucleotide excision repair KW - Nickel ion KW - Zn-finger UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1797878272?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+molecular+modeling&rft.atitle=Metal+binding+mediated+conformational+change+of+XPA+protein%3Aa+potential+cytotoxic+mechanism+of+nickel+in+the+nucleotide+excision+repair.&rft.au=Hu%2C+Jianping%3BHu%2C+Ziheng%3BZhang%2C+Yan%3BGou%2C+Xiaojun%3BMu%2C+Ying%3BWang%2C+Lirong%3BXie%2C+Xiang-Qun&rft.aulast=Hu&rft.aufirst=Jianping&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=22&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=156&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+molecular+modeling&rft.issn=0948-5023&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00894-016-3017-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-06-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-06 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00894-016-3017-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of iron oxide nanoparticles on biological responses and MR imaging properties in human mammary healthy and breast cancer epithelial cells. AN - 1795867941; 26013845 AB - Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs, diameters >50 nm) have received great attention due to their promising use as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. In this study, we evaluated the cellular uptake and biological responses in vitro of ultrasmall SPIONs (USPIONs, diameters < 50 nm). We compared the cellular responses between breast epithelia isolated from healthy and breast cancer donors after exposure to carboxy-terminated USPIONs (10 and 30 nm PEG-coated, 10 and 30 nm non-PEG-coated). The particles were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and gel electrophoresis. Cellular interactions with USPIONs were assessed by confocal microscopy and TEM. Cellular uptake of USPIONs was quantified using ICP-MS. Cell viability was measured by MTT and neutral red uptake assays. T2* weighted MRI scans were performed using a 7T scanner. Results demonstrated that cell association/internalization of USPIONs was size- and surface coating-dependent (PEG vs. non-PEG), and higher cellular uptake of 10 and 30 nm non-coated particles was observed in both cell types compared with PEG-coated particles. Cell uptake for 10 and 30 nm non-coated particles was higher in cancer cells from two of three tested donors compared to healthy cells from three donors. There was no significant cytotoxicity observed for all tested particles. Significantly enhanced MRI contrast was observed following exposure to 10 and 30 nm non-coated particles compared to PEG-coated particles in both cell types. In comparison, cancer cells showed more enhanced MRI signals when compared to normal cells. The data indicate that cell responses following exposure to USPIONs are dependent on particle properties. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1032-1042, 2016. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials AU - Zhang, Qin AU - Rajan, Sunder S AU - Tyner, Katherine M AU - Casey, Brendan J AU - Dugard, Christopher K AU - Jones, Yvonne AU - Paredes, Angel M AU - Clingman, Chekesha S AU - Howard, Paul C AU - Goering, Peter L AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993. ; Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993. ; Office of Scientific Coordination, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079. ; Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993. Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 1032 EP - 1042 VL - 104 IS - 5 KW - Index Medicus KW - breast epithelial cells KW - magnetic resonance imaging KW - contrast agents KW - iron oxide KW - nanoparticles UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1795867941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+biomedical+materials+research.+Part+B%2C+Applied+biomaterials&rft.atitle=Effects+of+iron+oxide+nanoparticles+on+biological+responses+and+MR+imaging+properties+in+human+mammary+healthy+and+breast+cancer+epithelial+cells.&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Qin%3BRajan%2C+Sunder+S%3BTyner%2C+Katherine+M%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J%3BDugard%2C+Christopher+K%3BJones%2C+Yvonne%3BParedes%2C+Angel+M%3BClingman%2C+Chekesha+S%3BHoward%2C+Paul+C%3BGoering%2C+Peter+L&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Qin&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1032&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+biomedical+materials+research.+Part+B%2C+Applied+biomaterials&rft.issn=1552-4981&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2011.03.041 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-06-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33450 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Linguistic validation of the Spanish version of the National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). AN - 1791331720; 26838022 AB - The U.S. NCI's PRO-CTCAE is a library of self-report items for assessing symptomatic adverse events in cancer clinical trials from the patient perspective. The aim of this study was to translate and linguistically validate a Spanish version. PRO-CTCAE's 124 items were translated from English into Spanish using multiple forward and back translations. Native Spanish speakers undergoing cancer treatment were enrolled at six cancer treatment sites. Participants each completed approximately 50 items and were then interviewed using cognitive probes. The interviews were analyzed at the item level by linguistic themes, and responses were examined for evidence of equivalence to English. Items for which ≥20 % of participants experienced difficulties were reviewed, and phrasing was revised and then retested in subsequent interviews. Items where <20 % of respondents experienced difficulties were also reviewed and were considered for rephrasing and retesting. One hundred nine participants from diverse Spanish-speaking countries were enrolled (77 in Round 1 and 32 in Round 2). A majority of items were well comprehended in Round 1. Two items presented difficulties in ≥20 % of participants and were revised/retested without further difficulties. Two items presented difficulties in <20 %, and when retested exhibited no further difficulties. Two items presented difficulties in <20 %, but were not revised due to lack of alternatives. Sixteen items presented difficulties in ≤12 % and were not revised because difficulties were minor. The Spanish PRO-CTCAE has been developed and refined for use in Spanish-speaking populations, with high levels of comprehension and equivalence to the English PRO-CTCAE. ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT01436240. JF - Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer AU - Arnold, Benjamin AU - Mitchell, Sandra A AU - Lent, Lauren AU - Mendoza, Tito R AU - Rogak, Lauren J AU - Barragán, Natalie M AU - Willis, Gordon AU - Medina, Mauricio AU - Lechner, Suzanne AU - Penedo, Frank J AU - Harness, Jay K AU - Basch, Ethan M AU - PRO-CTCAE Spanish Translation and Linguistic Validation Study Group AD - FACITtrans, LLC, 381 S. Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, USA. ; Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Outcomes Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, East Tower, Room 3-448, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. mitchlls@mail.nih.gov. ; Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1450, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA. ; Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. ; Health Education and Digital Information Dissemination Branch, Office of Science Policy, Engagement, Education and Communications (OSPEEC), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. ; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14 Street, C202, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. ; Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 633 N., St. Clair, USA. ; The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, 1010 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 470, Orange, CA, 92868, USA. ; PRO-CTCAE Spanish Translation and Linguistic Validation Study Group Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 2843 EP - 2851 VL - 24 IS - 7 KW - Index Medicus KW - Translation KW - Spanish KW - Toxicity KW - Patient-Reported outcomes KW - PRO-CTCAE KW - Cancer KW - Adverse events UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1791331720?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Supportive+care+in+cancer+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Multinational+Association+of+Supportive+Care+in+Cancer&rft.atitle=Linguistic+validation+of+the+Spanish+version+of+the+National+Cancer+Institute%27s+Patient-Reported+Outcomes+version+of+the+Common+Terminology+Criteria+for+Adverse+Events+%28PRO-CTCAE%29.&rft.au=Arnold%2C+Benjamin%3BMitchell%2C+Sandra+A%3BLent%2C+Lauren%3BMendoza%2C+Tito+R%3BRogak%2C+Lauren+J%3BBarrag%C3%A1n%2C+Natalie+M%3BWillis%2C+Gordon%3BMedina%2C+Mauricio%3BLechner%2C+Suzanne%3BPenedo%2C+Frank+J%3BHarness%2C+Jay+K%3BBasch%2C+Ethan+M%3BPRO-CTCAE+Spanish+Translation+and+Linguistic+Validation+Study+Group&rft.aulast=Arnold&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=2843&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Supportive+care+in+cancer+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Multinational+Association+of+Supportive+Care+in+Cancer&rft.issn=1433-7339&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00520-015-3062-5 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date created - 2016-05-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-06 N1 - Genetic sequence - NCT01436240; ClinicalTrials.gov N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-3062-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interactions of Staphylococcus aureus with ultrasoft hydrogel biomaterials AN - 1790962984; PQ0003064611 AB - Ultrasoft biomaterials-polymers, gels, and human soft tissues with an elastic modulus less than 100 kPa-are increasingly used in medical devices. While bacterial interactions (adhesion and biofilm formation) have been extensively studied on stiffer materials, little is known about how bacteria colonize ultrasoft materials as a nidus for infection. The goal of this work was to determine how material properties of ultrasoft hydrogels used for dermal fillers might affect pathogenesis of associated infections. We first synthesized a range of polyacrylamide hydrogels (PAAm) with moduli similar to clinically used dermal fillers and characterized the rheological, morphological and porous properties. We then developed a novel microfabricated insert to contain the PAAm in a flow system for quantification of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. The rate of adhesion and numbers of adherent Staphylococcus aureus on the surface of PAAm both decreased as the modulus increased. Adhesion was reduced by 3 logs (from 93 104/cm2 to 0.083 104/cm2) with increasing modulus (from 17 Pa to 654 Pa). However, the number of bacteria in the bulk was the highest within the stiffest gels. This trend was further amplified in subsequent biofilm studies, where interfacial coverage of biofilm decreased as the modulus increased, while the fraction of biofilm in the bulk was the highest within the stiffest gel. The results show significant differences in bacterial colonization of PAAm based on material properties, and reveal how the injection process may unexpectedly create discontinuities that provide a microenvironmental niche for bacterial colonization. JF - Biomaterials AU - Wang, Yi AU - Guan, Allan AU - Isayeva, Irada AU - Vorvolakos, Katherine AU - Das, Srilekha AU - Li, Zhenyu AU - Phillips, KScott AD - United States Food and Drug Administration, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry and Materials Science, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 74 EP - 85 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 95 SN - 0142-9612, 0142-9612 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Hydrogel KW - Medical device KW - Biofilm KW - Infection KW - Bacteria KW - Plastic surgery KW - Colonization KW - Skin KW - hydrogels KW - Niches KW - Biomaterials KW - Biofilms KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Soft tissues KW - Mechanical properties KW - J 02320:Cell Biology KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1790962984?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biomaterials&rft.atitle=Interactions+of+Staphylococcus+aureus+with+ultrasoft+hydrogel+biomaterials&rft.au=Wang%2C+Yi%3BGuan%2C+Allan%3BIsayeva%2C+Irada%3BVorvolakos%2C+Katherine%3BDas%2C+Srilekha%3BLi%2C+Zhenyu%3BPhillips%2C+KScott&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Yi&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biomaterials&rft.issn=01429612&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.biomaterials.2016.04.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colonization; Skin; hydrogels; Niches; Biomaterials; Biofilms; Infection; Soft tissues; Mechanical properties; Staphylococcus aureus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.04.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance of federally managed catch share fisheries in the United States AN - 1787961416; PQ0002934232 AB - In 2011 the National Marine Fisheries Service began a systematic collection of performance indicators for U.S. fisheries managed under catch shares. Catch shares are a fishery management tool that dedicate a secure share of quota allowing individual fishermen, fishing cooperatives, fishing communities, or other entities to harvest a fixed amount of fish. Catch share design varies widely across different programs and regions. Many programs share similar biological, social, and economic management objectives even though these design features are tailored to accommodate particular fishery characteristics. This paper evaluates fisheries using standardized indicators to measure the basic economic performance, regardless of catch share program design. Data collected were used to evaluate the economic and distribution effects of U.S. catch share programs. Catch share fishery performance is compared to a baseline period prior to implementation of the catch share program. Overall, the majority of objectives to improve the economic performance of catch share fisheries were achieved. Catch share programs have been effective in reducing fishing capacity. However, catch share programs have had distributional consequences as there are indications that consolidation is occurring in a number of programs. For example, there have been considerable reductions in the number of active vessels and entities holding quota share in the Alaska Halibut and Sablefish and the Mid-Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog catch share programs. However, it is important to note that the accumulation of ownership share may be less of a concern than consolidation in the use of quota. Thus, to the extent that consolidation is considered a management problem, it may be more effective to consider caps on the use of quota than by imposing more restrictive ownership caps. JF - Fisheries Research (Amsterdam) AU - Brinson, Ayeisha A AU - Thunberg, Eric M AD - NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States Y1 - 2016/07// PY - 2016 DA - July 2016 SP - 213 EP - 223 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 179 SN - 0165-7836, 0165-7836 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Fisheries KW - Catch shares KW - Performance measures KW - Economic indicators KW - Distributional effects KW - Marine fisheries KW - Marine KW - Fishing vessels KW - Data processing KW - INE, USA, Alaska KW - Consolidation KW - Marine fish KW - Fishing KW - Fishery management KW - Oceans KW - Economics KW - Quota regulations KW - Property rights KW - Q4 27790:Fish KW - O 5020:Fisheries and Fishery Biology KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1787961416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fisheries+Research+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.atitle=Performance+of+federally+managed+catch+share+fisheries+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Brinson%2C+Ayeisha+A%3BThunberg%2C+Eric+M&rft.aulast=Brinson&rft.aufirst=Ayeisha&rft.date=2016-07-01&rft.volume=179&rft.issue=&rft.spage=213&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fisheries+Research+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.issn=01657836&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fishres.2016.03.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fisheries; Marine fish; Fishing vessels; Fishery management; Property rights; Quota regulations; Consolidation; Fishing; Data processing; Oceans; Economics; Fisheries; INE, USA, Alaska; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.008 ER - TY - GEN T1 - DOE Announces $16 Million For 54 Projects To Help Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies AN - 1798960124 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/06/22/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 22 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1798960124?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=DOE+Announces+%2416+Million+For+54+Projects+To+Help+Commercialize+Promising+Energy+Technologies&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-06-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-23 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Statement Of Support For IEA Housing CEM Secretariat From Energy Secretary Moniz AN - 1798081658 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/06/20/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 20 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1798081658?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Statement+Of+Support+For+IEA+Housing+CEM+Secretariat+From+Energy+Secretary+Moniz&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-06-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Invests $82 Million To Advanced Nuclear Technology AN - 1796987311 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/06/15/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 15 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1796987311?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Invests+%2482+Million+To+Advanced+Nuclear+Technology&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-16 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Canada, Mexico And The United States Show Progress On North American Energy Collaboration AN - 1795587280 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/06/10/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 10 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1795587280?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Canada%2C+Mexico+And+The+United+States+Show+Progress+On+North+American+Energy+Collaboration&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-11 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Nine Women To Receive U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Awards AN - 1793472826 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/06/02/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jun 02 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1793472826?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Nine+Women+To+Receive+U.S.+Clean+Energy+Education+%26amp%3B+Empowerment+%28C3E%29+Awards&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-06-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In situ non-destructive measurement of biofilm thickness and topology in an interferometric optical microscope AN - 1808713630; PQ0003231788 AB - Biofilms are ubiquitous and impact the environment, human health, dental hygiene, and a wide range of industrial processes. Biofilms are difficult to characterize when fully hydrated, especially in a non-destructive manner, because of their soft structure and water-like bulk properties. Herein a method of measuring and monitoring the thickness and topology of live biofilms of using white light interferometry is described. Using this technique, surface morphology, surface roughness, and biofilm thickness were measured over time without while the biofilm continued to grow. The thickness and surface topology of a P. putida biofilm were monitored growing from initial colonization to a mature biofilm. Measured thickness followed expected trends for bacterial growth. Surface roughness also increased over time and was a leading indicator of biofilm growth. Biofilms impact industrial processes, fuel efficiency of ships, and human health. White light interferometric optical microscopy was used to non-destructively observe the thickness and topology of live biofilms as they colonized surfaces. Increase in surface roughness was a leading indicator of biofilm growth. JF - Journal of Biophotonics AU - Larimer, Curtis AU - Suter, Jonathan D AU - Bonheyo, George AU - Addleman, Raymond Shane AD - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle for the USDOE, PO Box 999, MSIN P7-50, Richland, WA, 99354, USA. Y1 - 2016/06// PY - 2016 DA - June 2016 SP - 656 EP - 666 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 9 IS - 6 SN - 1864-063X, 1864-063X KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Colonization KW - Microscopes KW - Fuels KW - Microscopy KW - Biofilms KW - Dental hygiene KW - Light effects KW - W 30950:Waste Treatment & Pollution Clean-up UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808713630?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biophotonics&rft.atitle=In+situ+non-destructive+measurement+of+biofilm+thickness+and+topology+in+an+interferometric+optical+microscope&rft.au=Larimer%2C+Curtis%3BSuter%2C+Jonathan+D%3BBonheyo%2C+George%3BAddleman%2C+Raymond+Shane&rft.aulast=Larimer&rft.aufirst=Curtis&rft.date=2016-06-01&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=656&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biophotonics&rft.issn=1864063X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjbio.201500212 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colonization; Fuels; Microscopes; Microscopy; Biofilms; Dental hygiene; Light effects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201500212 ER - TY - GEN T1 - The Ohio State University Defends Title, Wins Second Year Of EcoCAR 3 Competition AN - 1792730217 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/31/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 31 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1792730217?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=The+Ohio+State+University+Defends+Title%2C+Wins+Second+Year+Of+EcoCAR+3+Competition&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-01 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Department Of Energy Announces 14 New Projects For Window Efficiency Technologies AN - 1790846466 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/24/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 24 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1790846466?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Department+Of+Energy+Announces+14+New+Projects+For+Window+Efficiency+Technologies&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-25 ER - TY - GEN T1 - New Study Examines Progress Toward SunShot Initiative Goals, Identifies Emerging Solar Energy R&D Opportunities For 2020 And Beyond AN - 1790529827 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/23/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 23 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1790529827?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=New+Study+Examines+Progress+Toward+SunShot+Initiative+Goals%2C+Identifies+Emerging+Solar+Energy+R%26amp%3BD+Opportunities+For+2020+And+Beyond&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-24 ER - TY - GEN T1 - 10 Ways The Clean Energy Ministerial Is Speeding Up The World's Clean Energy Revolution AN - 1789913396 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/19/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 19 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789913396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=10+Ways+The+Clean+Energy+Ministerial+Is+Speeding+Up+The+World%27s+Clean+Energy+Revolution&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-20 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Launches Five New Solar Ready Vets Training Locations, Announces $10 Million For National Solar Training Programs AN - 1789649066 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/18/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 18 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789649066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Launches+Five+New+Solar+Ready+Vets+Training+Locations%2C+Announces+%2410+Million+For+National+Solar+Training+Programs&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Better Buildings Challenge Partners Exceed $1.3 Billion In Energy Cost Savings, Share Hundreds Of Solutions To Help Spur Future Efficiency Efforts AN - 1788124044 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/11/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 11 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1788124044?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Better+Buildings+Challenge+Partners+Exceed+%241.3+Billion+In+Energy+Cost+Savings%2C+Share+Hundreds+Of+Solutions+To+Help+Spur+Future+Efficiency+Efforts&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-12 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Announces Funding For Design And Construction Of Manufacturing Of Biofuels, Bioproducts And Biopower AN - 1787662076 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/09/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 09 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1787662076?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Announces+Funding+For+Design+And+Construction+Of+Manufacturing+Of+Biofuels%2C+Bioproducts+And+Biopower&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-10 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Requests Proposals For New Institute To Boost Efficiency In Manufacturing AN - 1786992336 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/05/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 05 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786992336?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Requests+Proposals+For+New+Institute+To+Boost+Efficiency+In+Manufacturing&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-06 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Department Announces $25 Million To Accelerate Integration Of Solar Energy Into Nation's Electrical Grid AN - 1786313106 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/05/03/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 May 03 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786313106?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Department+Announces+%2425+Million+To+Accelerate+Integration+Of+Solar+Energy+Into+Nation%27s+Electrical+Grid&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-05-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydraulic parameters estimation by using an approach based on vertical electrical soundings (VES) in the semi-arid Khanasser Valley region, Syria AN - 1849306400; 2016-110291 AB - A new alternative approach based on using Vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique is proposed for computing the hydraulic conductivity K of an aquifer. The approach takes only the salinity of the groundwater into consideration. VES measurements in the locations, where available water samples exist, are required in such an approach, in order to calibrate and establish empirical relationships between transverse resistance Dar-Zarrouck TR parameter and modified transverse resistance MTR, and between MTR and transmissivity T. Those relationships are thereafter used to extrapolate the transmissivity even in the VES points where no water samples exist. This approach is tested and practiced in the Khanasser Valley, Northern Syria, where the hydraulic conductivity of the Quaternary aquifer is computed. An acceptable agreement is found between the hydraulic conductivity values obtained by the proposed approach and those obtained by the pumping test which range between 0.864 and 8.64 m/day (10 (super -5) and 10 (super -4) m/s). The Quaternary aquifer transmissivity of the Khanasser Valley, has been characterized by using this approach and by adapting the MTR parameter. The transmissivity varies between a minimum of 79 m (super 2) /day and a maximum of 814 m (super 2) /day, with an average of 283 m (super 2) /day and a standard deviation of 145 m (super 2) /day. The easy and inexpensive approach proposed in this paper can be applied in other semi arid regions. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of African Earth Sciences AU - Asfahani, Jamal Y1 - 2016/05// PY - 2016 DA - May 2016 SP - 196 EP - 206 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 117 SN - 1464-343X, 1464-343X KW - water quality KW - terrestrial environment KW - salt-water intrusion KW - geophysical surveys KW - Khanasser Valley KW - Syria KW - semi-arid environment KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - salinity KW - ground water KW - electrical sounding KW - pump tests KW - transmissivity KW - surveys KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1849306400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Hydraulic+parameters+estimation+by+using+an+approach+based+on+vertical+electrical+soundings+%28VES%29+in+the+semi-arid+Khanasser+Valley+region%2C+Syria&rft.au=Asfahani%2C+Jamal&rft.aulast=Asfahani&rft.aufirst=Jamal&rft.date=2016-05-01&rft.volume=117&rft.issue=&rft.spage=196&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=1464343X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jafrearsci.2016.01.018 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/1464343X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 4 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; electrical methods; electrical sounding; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; ground water; hydraulic conductivity; Khanasser Valley; Middle East; pump tests; salinity; salt-water intrusion; semi-arid environment; surveys; Syria; terrestrial environment; transmissivity; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.01.018 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling of Methane Migration in Shallow Aquifers from Shale Gas Well Drilling AN - 1819136481; PQ0003638431 AB - The vertical portion of a shale gas well, known as the "tophole" is often drilled using an air-hammer bit that may introduce pressures as high as 2400 kPa (350 psi) into groundwater while penetrating shallow aquifers. A 3-D TOUGH2 model was used to simulate the flow of groundwater under the high hydraulic heads that may be imposed by such trapped compressed air, based on an observed case in West Virginia (USA) in 2012. The model realizations show that high-pressure air trapped in aquifers may cause groundwater to surge away from the drill site at observable velocities. If dissolved methane is present within the aquifer, the methane can be entrained and transported to a maximum distance of 10.6 m per day. Results from this study suggest that one cause of the reported increase in methane concentrations in groundwater near shale gas production wells may be the transport of pre-existing methane via groundwater surges induced by air drilling, not necessarily direct natural gas leakage from the unconventional gas reservoir. The primary transport mechanisms are advective transport of dissolved methane with water flow, and diffusive transport of dissolved methane. JF - Ground Water AU - Zhang, Liwei AU - Soeder, Daniel J AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507. Y1 - 2016/05// PY - 2016 DA - May 2016 SP - 345 EP - 353 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 54 IS - 3 SN - 0017-467X, 0017-467X KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Aquifers KW - Hydraulics KW - Drills KW - Drilling KW - Migration KW - Ground water KW - Modelling KW - Methane KW - Leakage KW - Water flow KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Surges KW - Photosystem I KW - Velocity KW - USA, West Virginia KW - Natural gas KW - Natural Gas KW - Shales KW - Wells KW - Sedimentary rocks KW - Groundwater KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - Q2 09127:General papers on resources KW - SW 0810:General KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819136481?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water&rft.atitle=Modeling+of+Methane+Migration+in+Shallow+Aquifers+from+Shale+Gas+Well+Drilling&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Liwei%3BSoeder%2C+Daniel+J&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Liwei&rft.date=2016-05-01&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=345&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water&rft.issn=0017467X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fgwat.12361 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Methane; Oil and gas industry; Photosystem I; Drills; Surges; Sedimentary rocks; Ground water; Natural gas; Modelling; Aquifers; Hydraulics; Leakage; Water flow; Velocity; Groundwater; Migration; Natural Gas; Shales; Wells; Drilling; USA, West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12361 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental-impact assessment of natural radioactivity around a traditional mining area in Al-Ibedia, Sudan AN - 1815667822; 2016-076079 AB - Recently, in the Sudan, traditional gold mining has been growing rapidly and has become a very attractive and popular economic activity. Mining activity is recognized as one of the sources of radioactivity contamination. Hence, the radioactivity concentration and radiological hazard due to exposure of radionuclides (super 226) Ra, (super 232) Th, and (super 40) K were evaluated. The measurements were performed using gamma-ray spectrometry with an NaI (Tl) detector. The results show that (super 226) Ra, (super 232) Th, and (super 40) K activity concentration ranged from 2.66 to 18.47, 9.20 to 51.87, and 0.17 to 419.77 Bq/kg with average values of 7.54+ or -4.91, 20.74+ or -11.29, and 111.87+ or -136.84 Bq/kg, respectively. In contrast, (super 222) Rn in soil, (super 222) Rn in air, and (super 226) Ra in vegetables along with radiation dose were computed and compared with the international recommended levels. Potential radiological effects to miners and the public due to (super 226) Ra, (super 232) Th, (super 40) K, and (super 222) Rn are insignificant. (super 226) Ra transferred to vegetables appears to be negligible compared with the allowable limit 1.0 mSv/year set by United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). The average value of the annual gonadal dose equivalent (AGDE) is lower than the global average of 300 mu Sv/year (UNSCEAR 2000). However, some locations exhibit values >300 mu Sv/year. To the best of our knowledge, so far there seems to be no data regarding radioactivity monitoring in traditional mining areas in the Sudan. Copyright 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York JF - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Idriss, Hajo AU - Salih, Isam AU - Alaamer, Abdulaziz S AU - Saleh, Almuaiz AU - Abdelgali, M Y Y1 - 2016/05// PY - 2016 DA - May 2016 SP - 783 EP - 792 PB - Springer, New York, NY VL - 70 IS - 4 SN - 0090-4341, 0090-4341 KW - mining KW - geologic hazards KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - East Africa KW - Th-232 KW - K-40 KW - vegetation KW - radon KW - Ra-226 KW - radioactive isotopes KW - noble gases KW - gold ores KW - spectra KW - gold KW - alkaline earth metals KW - monitoring KW - radium KW - alkali metals KW - pollution KW - Sudan KW - Rn-222 KW - Al-Ibedia Sudan KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - potassium KW - natural hazards KW - metal ores KW - thorium KW - Africa KW - risk assessment KW - air KW - actinides KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1815667822?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Environmental-impact+assessment+of+natural+radioactivity+around+a+traditional+mining+area+in+Al-Ibedia%2C+Sudan&rft.au=Idriss%2C+Hajo%3BSalih%2C+Isam%3BAlaamer%2C+Abdulaziz+S%3BSaleh%2C+Almuaiz%3BAbdelgali%2C+M+Y&rft.aulast=Idriss&rft.aufirst=Hajo&rft.date=2016-05-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=783&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00904341&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00244-016-0271-y L2 - http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+toxicology/journal/244 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 41 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Date issued: 01 Oct 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - CODEN - AECTCV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; Africa; air; Al-Ibedia Sudan; alkali metals; alkaline earth metals; East Africa; geologic hazards; gold; gold ores; isotopes; K-40; metal ores; metals; mining; monitoring; natural hazards; noble gases; pollution; potassium; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radium; radon; risk assessment; Rn-222; soil pollution; spectra; Sudan; Th-232; thorium; vegetation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0271-y ER - TY - GEN T1 - Department Of Energy Announces New Awards For Advanced Nuclear Energy Development AN - 1785119183 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/04/28/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Apr 28 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1785119183?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Department+Of+Energy+Announces+New+Awards+For+Advanced+Nuclear+Energy+Development&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-09 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Kazakhstan - United States Special Commission On Energy Partnership AN - 1779290407 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/04/07/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Apr 07 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1779290407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Kazakhstan+-+United+States+Special+Commission+On+Energy+Partnership&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-04-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Summary of the GK15 ground-motion prediction equation for horizontal PGA and 5% damped PSA from shallow crustal continental earthquakes AN - 1797543983; 2016-054078 AB - We present a revised ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) for computing medians and standard deviations of peak ground acceleration (PGA) and 5% damped pseudospectral acceleration (PSA) response ordinates of the horizontal component of randomly oriented ground motions to be used for seismic-hazard analyses and engineering applications. This GMPE is derived from the expanded Next Generation Attenuation (NGA)-West 1 database (see Data and Resources; Chiou et al., 2008). The revised model includes an anelastic attenuation term as a function of quality factor (Q (sub 0) ) to capture regional differences in far-source (beyond 150 km) attenuation, and a new frequency-dependent sedimentary-basin scaling term as a function of depth to the 1.5 km/s shear-wave velocity isosurface to improve ground-motion predictions at sites located on deep sedimentary basins. The new Graizer-Kalkan 2015 (GK15) model, developed to be simple, is applicable for the western United States and other similar shallow crustal continental regions in active tectonic environments for earthquakes with moment magnitudes (M) 5.0-8.0, distances 0-250 km, average shear-wave velocities in the upper 30 m (V (sub S30) ) 200-1300 m/s, and spectral periods (T) 0.01-5 s. Our aleatory variability model captures interevent (between-event) variability, which decreases with magnitude and increases with distance. The mixed-effect residuals analysis reveals that the GK15 has no trend with respect to the independent predictor parameters. Compared to our 2007-2009 GMPE, the PGA values are very similar, whereas spectral ordinates predicted are larger at T<0.2 s and they are smaller at longer periods. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Kalkan, Erol Y1 - 2016/04// PY - 2016 DA - April 2016 SP - 687 EP - 707 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 106 IS - 2 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - body waves KW - shallow-focus earthquakes KW - magnitude KW - acceleration KW - elastic waves KW - Western U.S. KW - earthquake prediction KW - ground motion KW - velocity KW - propagation KW - tectonics KW - seismic waves KW - earthquakes KW - seismotectonics KW - S-waves KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1797543983?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Summary+of+the+GK15+ground-motion+prediction+equation+for+horizontal+PGA+and+5%25+damped+PSA+from+shallow+crustal+continental+earthquakes&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BKalkan%2C+Erol&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2016-04-01&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=687&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120150194 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 58 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-17 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; body waves; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; elastic waves; ground motion; magnitude; propagation; S-waves; seismic waves; seismotectonics; shallow-focus earthquakes; tectonics; United States; velocity; Western U.S. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120150194 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of laterite characteristics on fluoride removal from water AN - 1780537220; PQ0002775814 AB - BACKGROUND The presence of high concentrations of fluoride in groundwater is a threat to the provision of potable water especially to rural communities. Various substances have been suggested for the removal of fluoride from water. This work investigates the characteristics of laterite, which makes it an adsorbent applicable to fluoride removal. RESULTS Chemical and mineralogical analyses of the laterite using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques showed varying amounts of iron oxide/hydroxide (goethite/hematite), silica (quartz) and kaolinite. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis revealed intimate association of all minerals. Isoelectronic point (IEP) value was largely influenced by the mineralogical composition with higher values for higher iron oxide/hydroxide content. CONCLUSION While variation in the initial pH of fluoride solution had an effect on fluoride adsorption, the impact of IEP (and hence indirectly pH sub(pzc)) was not significant in adsorption. Samples heat treated at 400 degree C performed better in fluoride adsorption. The mechanism for fluoride adsorption in this study was attributed to two processes: (i) ion exchange between hydroxide ion of the laterite surface and fluoride ion in solution; and (ii) fluoride uptake by specific surface reactions involving H sub(3)O super(+)F super(-) which leads to the release of hydroxonium (H sub(3)O super(+)) ions in solution. JF - Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology AU - Osei, Juliet AU - Gawu, Simon KY AU - Schaefer, Andrea I AU - Atipoka, Faustina A AU - Momade, Francis WY AD - Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana. Y1 - 2016/04// PY - 2016 DA - April 2016 SP - 911 EP - 920 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 91 IS - 4 SN - 0268-2575, 0268-2575 KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN); Aluminium Industry Abstracts (AI) KW - X-rays KW - Iron oxides KW - Laterites KW - Adsorption KW - Hydroxides KW - Fluorides KW - Drinking water KW - Surface chemistry KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780537220?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Chemical+Technology+and+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Impact+of+laterite+characteristics+on+fluoride+removal+from+water&rft.au=Osei%2C+Juliet%3BGawu%2C+Simon+KY%3BSchaefer%2C+Andrea+I%3BAtipoka%2C+Faustina+A%3BMomade%2C+Francis+WY&rft.aulast=Osei&rft.aufirst=Juliet&rft.date=2016-04-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=911&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Chemical+Technology+and+Biotechnology&rft.issn=02682575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjctb.4656 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4656 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flow cytometric evaluation of the contribution of ionic silver to genotoxic potential of nanosilver in human liver HepG2 and colon Caco2 cells. AN - 1765118183; 26732652 AB - Exposure to nanosilver found in food- and cosmetics-related consumer products is of public concern because of the lack of information about its safety. In this study, two widely used in vitro cell culture models, human liver HepG2 and colon Caco2 cells, and the flow cytometric micronucleus (FCMN) assay were evaluated as tools for rapid predictive screening of the potential genotoxicity of nanosilver. Recently, we reported the genotoxicity of 20 nm nanosilver using these systems. In the current study presented here, we tested the hypothesis that the nanoparticle size and cell types were critical determinants of its genotoxicity. To test this hypothesis, we used the FCMN assay to evaluate the genotoxic potential of 50 nm nanosilver of the same shape, composition, surface charge and obtained from the same commercial source using the same experimental conditions and in vitro models (HepG2 and Caco2) as previously tested for the 20 nm silver. Results of our study show that up to the concentrations tested in these cultured cell test systems, the smaller (20 nm) nanoparticle is genotoxic to both the cell types by inducing micronucleus (MN). However, the larger (50 nm) nanosilver induces MN only in HepG2 cells, but not in Caco2 cells. Also in this study, we evaluated the contribution of ionic silver to the genotoxic potential of nanosilver using silver acetate as the representative ionic silver. The MN frequencies in HepG2 and Caco2 cells exposed to the ionic silver in the concentration range tested are not statistically significant from the control values except at the top concentrations for both the cell types. Therefore, our results indicate that the ionic silver may not contribute to the MN-forming ability of nanosilver in HepG2 and Caco2 cells. Also our results suggest that the HepG2 and Caco2 cell cultures and the FCMN assay are useful tools for rapid predictive screening of a genotoxic potential of food- and cosmetics-related chemicals including nanosilver. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Journal of applied toxicology : JAT AU - Sahu, Saura C AU - Njoroge, Joyce AU - Bryce, Steven M AU - Zheng, Jiwen AU - Ihrie, John AD - Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA. ; Litron Laboratories, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA. ; Division of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S.Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA. ; Division of Public Health Information and Analytics, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, 20740, USA. Y1 - 2016/04// PY - 2016 DA - April 2016 SP - 521 EP - 531 VL - 36 IS - 4 KW - Silver KW - 3M4G523W1G KW - Index Medicus KW - nanosilver KW - micronucleus KW - HepG2 cells KW - Caco2 cells KW - genotoxicity KW - ionic silver KW - flow cytometry KW - nanoparticles KW - silver acetate KW - Liver -- cytology KW - Micronucleus Tests KW - Hep G2 Cells KW - Liver -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Colon -- drug effects KW - Colon -- cytology KW - Apoptosis -- drug effects KW - Toxicity Tests KW - Caco-2 Cells KW - Silver -- chemistry KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- toxicity KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- chemistry KW - Silver -- toxicity KW - Flow Cytometry KW - DNA Damage -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765118183?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.atitle=Flow+cytometric+evaluation+of+the+contribution+of+ionic+silver+to+genotoxic+potential+of+nanosilver+in+human+liver+HepG2+and+colon+Caco2+cells.&rft.au=Sahu%2C+Saura+C%3BNjoroge%2C+Joyce%3BBryce%2C+Steven+M%3BZheng%2C+Jiwen%3BIhrie%2C+John&rft.aulast=Sahu&rft.aufirst=Saura&rft.date=2016-04-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=521&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.issn=1099-1263&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjat.3276 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-12-13 N1 - Date created - 2016-02-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jat.3276 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contribution of ionic silver to genotoxic potential of nanosilver in human liver HepG2 and colon Caco2 cells evaluated by the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay. AN - 1765117977; 26813850 AB - Extensive human exposure to food- and cosmetics-related consumer products containing nanosilver is of public concern because of the lack of information about their safety. Genotoxicity is an important endpoint for the safety and health hazard assessment of regulated products including nanomaterials. The in vitro cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay is a very useful test for predictive genotoxicity testing. Recently, we have reported the genotoxicity of 20 nm nanosilver in human liver HepG2 and colon Caco2 cells evaluated using the CBMN assay. The objective of our present study was three-fold: (i) to evaluate if HepG2 and Caco2 cells are valuable in vitro models for rapid genotoxicity screening of nanosilver; (ii) to test the hypothesis that the nanoparticle size and cell types are critical determinants of its genotoxicity; and (iii) to determine if ionic silver contributes to the nanosilver genotoxicity. With these objectives in mind, we evaluated the genotoxic potential of 50 nm nanosilver of the same shape, composition, surface charge, obtained from the same commercial source, under the same experimental conditions and the same genotoxic CBMN endpoint used for the previously tested 20 nm silver. The ionic silver (silver acetate) was also evaluated under the same conditions. Results of our study show that up to the concentrations tested in these cell types, the smaller (20 nm) nanosilver induces micronucleus formation in both the cell types but the larger (50 nm) nanosilver and the ionic silver provide a much weaker response compared with controls under the same conditions. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Journal of applied toxicology : JAT AU - Sahu, Saura C AU - Roy, Shambhu AU - Zheng, Jiwen AU - Ihrie, John AD - Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA. ; Bioreliance Corporation, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. ; Division of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA. ; Division of Public Health Information and Analytics, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, 20740, USA. Y1 - 2016/04// PY - 2016 DA - April 2016 SP - 532 EP - 542 VL - 36 IS - 4 KW - Mutagens KW - 0 KW - Silver KW - 3M4G523W1G KW - Index Medicus KW - nanosilver KW - micronucleus KW - HepG2 KW - genotoxicity KW - in vitro micronucleus KW - Caco2 KW - nanoparticles KW - silver nanoparticles KW - cytokinesis-block micronucleus KW - Liver -- cytology KW - Hep G2 Cells KW - Endpoint Determination KW - Liver -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Colon -- metabolism KW - Linear Models KW - Colon -- drug effects KW - Colon -- cytology KW - Mutagens -- toxicity KW - Liver -- metabolism KW - Caco-2 Cells KW - Silver -- chemistry KW - Micronucleus Tests -- methods KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- toxicity KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- chemistry KW - Cytokinesis -- drug effects KW - Silver -- toxicity KW - DNA Damage -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765117977?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.atitle=Contribution+of+ionic+silver+to+genotoxic+potential+of+nanosilver+in+human+liver+HepG2+and+colon+Caco2+cells+evaluated+by+the+cytokinesis-block+micronucleus+assay.&rft.au=Sahu%2C+Saura+C%3BRoy%2C+Shambhu%3BZheng%2C+Jiwen%3BIhrie%2C+John&rft.aulast=Sahu&rft.aufirst=Saura&rft.date=2016-04-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=532&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.issn=1099-1263&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjat.3279 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-12-13 N1 - Date created - 2016-02-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jat.3279 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Metamorphic record of the NW Himalayan Orogeny between the Indian Plate-Kohistan-Ladakh Arc and Asia; revelations from foliation intersection axis (FIA) controlled P-T-t-d paths AN - 1793209560; 2016-047466 AB - Our recent Foliation Intersection Axes (FIAs) data from porphyroblasts in a metapelitic sequence, exposed south of the Indus suture of the NW Himalaya, revealed a fascinating relationship between the trends of three FIA sets versus the plate motion of India since its collision with the Kohistan-Ladakh Arc. The established FIA trend sequence, ESE-WNW (set 1), E-W (set 2) and NNE-SSW (set 3), matches successive vectors of relative India-Asia plate movement between magnetic anomalies 25-22 (55-50 Ma), 21-20 (48-44 Ma) and 13-8 (36-29 Ma), on the premise that FIAs develop normal to the direction of bulk crustal shortening. The correlation allows us to precisely model the pressure (P)-temperature (T) path followed by this portion of the NW Himalayan orogen from 55 to 29 Ma. Representative samples preserving FIA sets in garnet porphyroblasts are modeled in the chemical system MnNCKFMASH using THERMOCALC. A steep continuous P-T path is obtained from garnet porphyroblasts for sample preserving FIA set 1 that brackets metamorphic conditions during early NNE-SSW shortening (anomalies 25-22) between 0.4-0.87 GPa and 495-535 degrees C (M1 metamorphism). Garnets preserving FIA set 2 revealed 0.46-0.8 GPa and 507-565 degrees C (M2 metamorphism) during N-S (anomalies 21-20) shortening. Subsequent ESE-WNW shortening parallel to the orogenic arc (anomalies 13-8) peaked at 0.9 to 1 GPa and 595 + or - 19 to 618 + or - 28 degrees C (M3 metamorphism) and was followed by high-temperature/low-pressure conditions of 0.8 + or - 0.2 GPa at 747 + or - 32 degrees C that accompanied north-side-down decompression (M4 metamorphism) after 29 Ma. The M3 and M4 P-T estimates are based on average P-T conditions of garnet inner rim with the matrix mineral phases, which we suspect may not be in equilibrium due to later reactivation of the matrix foliation. The orthogonal orientation of FIA 1 and the NNE movement of India between anomalies 25 and 22 (55-50 Ma) suggest that the Indian plate collided with the Kohistan-Ladakh Arc around this time. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Tectonophysics AU - Sayab, Mohammad AU - Shah, Syed Z AU - Aerden, Domingo Y1 - 2016/03/07/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Mar 07 SP - 110 EP - 126 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 671 SN - 0040-1951, 0040-1951 KW - silicates KW - geologic thermometry KW - geologic barometry KW - geophysical surveys KW - porphyroblastic texture KW - Ladakh Arc KW - garnet group KW - temperature KW - major elements KW - phase equilibria KW - Indian Peninsula KW - northwestern Himalayas KW - metamorphic rocks KW - orthosilicates KW - Jammu and Kashmir KW - X-ray fluorescence spectra KW - Himalayas KW - tectonics KW - spectra KW - Asia KW - Indian Plate KW - geochemistry KW - P-T conditions KW - pressure KW - plate collision KW - Himalayan Orogeny KW - Kohistan KW - textures KW - Ladakh KW - geophysical methods KW - magnetic methods KW - magnetic anomalies KW - low pressure KW - deformation KW - metamorphism KW - orogeny KW - nesosilicates KW - crustal shortening KW - plate tectonics KW - P-T-t paths KW - metals KW - surveys KW - foliation KW - decompression KW - crystal chemistry KW - high temperature KW - 16:Structural geology KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1793209560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tectonophysics&rft.atitle=Metamorphic+record+of+the+NW+Himalayan+Orogeny+between+the+Indian+Plate-Kohistan-Ladakh+Arc+and+Asia%3B+revelations+from+foliation+intersection+axis+%28FIA%29+controlled+P-T-t-d+paths&rft.au=Sayab%2C+Mohammad%3BShah%2C+Syed+Z%3BAerden%2C+Domingo&rft.aulast=Sayab&rft.aufirst=Mohammad&rft.date=2016-03-07&rft.volume=671&rft.issue=&rft.spage=110&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tectonophysics&rft.issn=00401951&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.tecto.2015.12.032 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00401951 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 97 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 8 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-02 N1 - CODEN - TCTOAM N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; crustal shortening; crystal chemistry; decompression; deformation; foliation; garnet group; geochemistry; geologic barometry; geologic thermometry; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; high temperature; Himalayan Orogeny; Himalayas; Indian Peninsula; Indian Plate; Jammu and Kashmir; Kohistan; Ladakh; Ladakh Arc; low pressure; magnetic anomalies; magnetic methods; major elements; metals; metamorphic rocks; metamorphism; nesosilicates; northwestern Himalayas; orogeny; orthosilicates; P-T conditions; P-T-t paths; phase equilibria; plate collision; plate tectonics; porphyroblastic texture; pressure; silicates; spectra; surveys; tectonics; temperature; textures; X-ray fluorescence spectra DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2015.12.032 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structural Basis of Stereospecificity in the Bacterial Enzymatic Cleavage of β-Aryl Ether Bonds in Lignin. AN - 1770878408; 26637355 AB - Lignin is a combinatorial polymer comprising monoaromatic units that are linked via covalent bonds. Although lignin is a potential source of valuable aromatic chemicals, its recalcitrance to chemical or biological digestion presents major obstacles to both the production of second-generation biofuels and the generation of valuable coproducts from lignin's monoaromatic units. Degradation of lignin has been relatively well characterized in fungi, but it is less well understood in bacteria. A catabolic pathway for the enzymatic breakdown of aromatic oligomers linked via β-aryl ether bonds typically found in lignin has been reported in the bacterium Sphingobium sp. SYK-6. Here, we present x-ray crystal structures and biochemical characterization of the glutathione-dependent β-etherases, LigE and LigF, from this pathway. The crystal structures show that both enzymes belong to the canonical two-domain fold and glutathione binding site architecture of the glutathione S-transferase family. Mutagenesis of the conserved active site serine in both LigE and LigF shows that, whereas the enzymatic activity is reduced, this amino acid side chain is not absolutely essential for catalysis. The results include descriptions of cofactor binding sites, substrate binding sites, and catalytic mechanisms. Because β-aryl ether bonds account for 50-70% of all interunit linkages in lignin, understanding the mechanism of enzymatic β-aryl ether cleavage has significant potential for informing ongoing studies on the valorization of lignin. © 2016 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. JF - The Journal of biological chemistry AU - Helmich, Kate E AU - Pereira, Jose Henrique AU - Gall, Daniel L AU - Heins, Richard A AU - McAndrew, Ryan P AU - Bingman, Craig AU - Deng, Kai AU - Holland, Keefe C AU - Noguera, Daniel R AU - Simmons, Blake A AU - Sale, Kenneth L AU - Ralph, John AU - Donohue, Timothy J AU - Adams, Paul D AU - Phillips, George N AD - From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, the United States Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53726. ; the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, the Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720. ; the United States Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and. ; the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, the Biological and Engineering Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551. ; From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706. ; the United States Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, tdonohue@bact.wisc.edu. ; the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, the Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, the Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and pdadams@lbl.gov. ; the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 georgep@rice.edu. Y1 - 2016/03/04/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Mar 04 SP - 5234 EP - 5246 VL - 291 IS - 10 KW - Bacterial Proteins KW - 0 KW - Lignin KW - 9005-53-2 KW - Oxidoreductases KW - EC 1.- KW - aryl ether cleaving enzyme KW - Index Medicus KW - enzyme catalysis KW - X-ray crystallography KW - stereoselectivity KW - enzyme mechanism KW - lignin degradation KW - protein structure KW - plant cell wall KW - enzyme structure KW - structural enzymology KW - Conserved Sequence KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Amino Acid Sequence KW - Substrate Specificity KW - Proteobacteria -- enzymology KW - Protein Binding KW - Bacterial Proteins -- genetics KW - Oxidoreductases -- genetics KW - Oxidoreductases -- metabolism KW - Bacterial Proteins -- chemistry KW - Bacterial Proteins -- metabolism KW - Oxidoreductases -- chemistry KW - Catalytic Domain KW - Lignin -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770878408?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.atitle=Structural+Basis+of+Stereospecificity+in+the+Bacterial+Enzymatic+Cleavage+of+%CE%B2-Aryl+Ether+Bonds+in+Lignin.&rft.au=Helmich%2C+Kate+E%3BPereira%2C+Jose+Henrique%3BGall%2C+Daniel+L%3BHeins%2C+Richard+A%3BMcAndrew%2C+Ryan+P%3BBingman%2C+Craig%3BDeng%2C+Kai%3BHolland%2C+Keefe+C%3BNoguera%2C+Daniel+R%3BSimmons%2C+Blake+A%3BSale%2C+Kenneth+L%3BRalph%2C+John%3BDonohue%2C+Timothy+J%3BAdams%2C+Paul+D%3BPhillips%2C+George+N&rft.aulast=Helmich&rft.aufirst=Kate&rft.date=2016-03-04&rft.volume=291&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=5234&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+biological+chemistry&rft.issn=1083-351X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1074%2Fjbc.M115.694307 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-08-09 N1 - Date created - 2016-03-05 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Genetic sequence - 1GSQ; 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comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization; Part II, Inter-comparison between surface-wave and borehole methods AN - 1832609383; 771820-21 JF - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (1984) AU - Garofalo, F AU - Foti, S AU - Hollender, F AU - Bard, P Y AU - Cornou, C AU - Cox, B R AU - Dechamp, A AU - Ohrnberger, M AU - Perron, V AU - Sicilia, D AU - Teague, D AU - Vergniault, C Y1 - 2016/03// PY - 2016 DA - March 2016 SP - 241 EP - 254 PB - Elsevier, Southampton VL - 82 SN - 0267-7261, 0267-7261 KW - Cadarche France KW - site exploration KW - well-logging KW - Isere France KW - Europe KW - elastic waves KW - seismic logging KW - downhole methods KW - seismic response KW - Italy KW - Southern Europe KW - France KW - Mirandola Italy KW - surface waves KW - Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and velocity profile characterization project KW - velocity KW - outcrops KW - soils KW - InterPACIFIC project KW - body waves KW - soil profiles KW - Western Europe KW - guided waves KW - crosshole methods KW - geophysical methods KW - Rayleigh waves KW - boreholes KW - seismic waves KW - Grenoble France KW - S-waves KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832609383?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soil+Dynamics+and+Earthquake+Engineering+%281984%29&rft.atitle=InterPACIFIC+project%3B+comparison+of+invasive+and+non-invasive+methods+for+seismic+site+characterization%3B+Part+II%2C+Inter-comparison+between+surface-wave+and+borehole+methods&rft.au=Garofalo%2C+F%3BFoti%2C+S%3BHollender%2C+F%3BBard%2C+P+Y%3BCornou%2C+C%3BCox%2C+B+R%3BDechamp%2C+A%3BOhrnberger%2C+M%3BPerron%2C+V%3BSicilia%2C+D%3BTeague%2C+D%3BVergniault%2C+C&rft.aulast=Garofalo&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=2016-03-01&rft.volume=82&rft.issue=&rft.spage=241&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Soil+Dynamics+and+Earthquake+Engineering+%281984%29&rft.issn=02677261&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.soildyn.2015.12.009 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; boreholes; Cadarche France; crosshole methods; downhole methods; elastic waves; Europe; France; geophysical methods; Grenoble France; guided waves; Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and velocity profile characterization project; InterPACIFIC project; Isere France; Italy; Mirandola Italy; outcrops; Rayleigh waves; S-waves; seismic logging; seismic response; seismic waves; site exploration; soil profiles; soils; Southern Europe; surface waves; velocity; well-logging; Western Europe DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.12.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - InterPACIFIC project; comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization; Part I, Intra-comparison of surface wave methods AN - 1832597415; 771820-20 AB - The main scope of the InterPACIFIC (Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and velocity profile characterization) project is to assess the reliability of in-hole and surface-wave methods, used for estimating shear wave velocity. Three test-sites with different subsurface conditions were chosen: a soft soil, a stiff soil and a rock outcrop. This paper reports the surface-wave methods results. Specifically 14 teams of expert users analysed the same experimental surface-wave datasets, consisting of both passive and active data. Each team adopted their own strategy to retrieve the dispersion curve and the shear-wave velocity profile at each site. Despite different approaches, the dispersion curves are quite in agreement with each other. Conversely, the shear-wave velocity profiles show a certain variability that increases in correspondence of major stratigraphic interfaces. This larger variability is mainly due to non-uniqueness of the solution and lateral variability. As expected, the observed variability in V (sub S,30) estimates is small, as solution non-uniqueness plays a limited role. Abstract Copyright (2016) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (1984) AU - Garofalo, F AU - Foti, S AU - Hollender, F AU - Bard, P Y AU - Cornou, C AU - Cox, B R AU - Ohrnberger, M AU - Sicilia, D AU - Asten, M AU - Di Giulio, G AU - Forbriger, T AU - Guillier, B AU - Hayashi, K AU - Martin, A AU - Matsushima, S AU - Mercerat, D AU - Poggi, V AU - Yamanaka, H Y1 - 2016/03// PY - 2016 DA - March 2016 SP - 222 EP - 240 PB - Elsevier, Southampton VL - 82 SN - 0267-7261, 0267-7261 KW - Cadarche France KW - site exploration KW - Isere France KW - Europe KW - elastic waves KW - seismic response KW - Italy KW - Southern Europe KW - France KW - Mirandola Italy KW - surface waves KW - interfaces KW - Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and velocity profile characterization project KW - velocity KW - outcrops KW - soils KW - InterPACIFIC project KW - body waves KW - Western Europe KW - guided waves KW - geophysical methods KW - Rayleigh waves KW - seismic waves KW - wave dispersion KW - Grenoble France KW - S-waves KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832597415?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soil+Dynamics+and+Earthquake+Engineering+%281984%29&rft.atitle=InterPACIFIC+project%3B+comparison+of+invasive+and+non-invasive+methods+for+seismic+site+characterization%3B+Part+I%2C+Intra-comparison+of+surface+wave+methods&rft.au=Garofalo%2C+F%3BFoti%2C+S%3BHollender%2C+F%3BBard%2C+P+Y%3BCornou%2C+C%3BCox%2C+B+R%3BOhrnberger%2C+M%3BSicilia%2C+D%3BAsten%2C+M%3BDi+Giulio%2C+G%3BForbriger%2C+T%3BGuillier%2C+B%3BHayashi%2C+K%3BMartin%2C+A%3BMatsushima%2C+S%3BMercerat%2C+D%3BPoggi%2C+V%3BYamanaka%2C+H&rft.aulast=Garofalo&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=2016-03-01&rft.volume=82&rft.issue=&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Soil+Dynamics+and+Earthquake+Engineering+%281984%29&rft.issn=02677261&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.soildyn.2015.12.010 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Number of references - 98 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 10 tables, 10 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; Cadarche France; elastic waves; Europe; France; geophysical methods; Grenoble France; guided waves; Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and velocity profile characterization project; interfaces; InterPACIFIC project; Isere France; Italy; Mirandola Italy; outcrops; Rayleigh waves; S-waves; seismic response; seismic waves; site exploration; soils; Southern Europe; surface waves; velocity; wave dispersion; Western Europe DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2015.12.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbonyl compound leaching from polyethylene terephthalate into bottled water under sunlight exposure AN - 1773917958; PQ0002711490 AB - Polyethylene terephthalate bottles containing natural spring water were used to study the leaching effect of carbonyl compounds after one year storage under real conditions of exposure. Ultraviolet-B and ultraviolet-A spectra of direct sunlight were acquired during the experiment. Leaching of acetone, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde reached steady state after 210 days of outdoor storage, with the following concentrations: 434 plus or minus 22, 345 plus or minus 18, and 94 plus or minus 5 mu g/L, respectively. The increase due to sunlight exposure in comparison with laboratory storage in the dark was around 10%, 16%, and 36%. The leaching process of all three carbonyl compounds was found to follow the first-order kinetics. Photo-degradation of Polyethylene terephthalate bottles and the appearance of carboxyl end-groups were followed by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectra. After 313 days of storage under direct sunlight, new peaks appeared in the regions of 1770-1920 cm super(-1) and 1685-1490 cm super(-1). Cations, anions, total dissolved solids, pH, and conductivity were also measured during the storage period. Additionally, microbiological measurements as well as statistical analyses were also carefully discussed. JF - Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry AU - Abboudi, Maher AU - Odeh, Adnan AU - Aljoumaa, Khaled AD - Department of Radiation Technology, Environmental Applications Division, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2016/02/07/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Feb 07 SP - 167 EP - 178 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 98 IS - 2 SN - 0277-2248, 0277-2248 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts KW - Dissolved Solids KW - Reflectance KW - Anions KW - Acetaldehyde KW - polyethylene terephthalate KW - Exposure KW - Ultraviolet radiation KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Spring Water KW - pH effects KW - carbonyl compounds KW - Laboratories KW - Conductivity KW - Storage life KW - Storage KW - Cations KW - Acetone KW - Statistical analysis KW - Formaldehyde KW - Drinking Water KW - Dissolved solids KW - Sunlight KW - Infrared spectroscopy KW - Bottled water KW - Leaching KW - Storage effects KW - Geochemistry KW - Carbonyl compounds KW - Photodegradation KW - Kinetics KW - Drinking water KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 0810:General KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773917958?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Carbonyl+compound+leaching+from+polyethylene+terephthalate+into+bottled+water+under+sunlight+exposure&rft.au=Abboudi%2C+Maher%3BOdeh%2C+Adnan%3BAljoumaa%2C+Khaled&rft.aulast=Abboudi&rft.aufirst=Maher&rft.date=2016-02-07&rft.volume=98&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=167&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.issn=02772248&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F02772248.2015.1116001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrared spectroscopy; Anions; Reflectance; Leaching; Storage effects; Storage life; Geochemistry; Acetone; Acetaldehyde; Statistical analysis; Formaldehyde; polyethylene terephthalate; Cations; Kinetics; Sunlight; carbonyl compounds; pH effects; Bottled water; Carbonyl compounds; Storage; Photodegradation; Ultraviolet radiation; Dissolved solids; Drinking water; Dissolved Solids; Drinking Water; Conductivity; Laboratories; Exposure; Spring Water; Statistical Analysis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2015.1116001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Favourable uranium-phosphate exploration trends guided by the application of statistical factor analysis technique on the aerial gamma spectrometric data in Syrian Desert (Area-1), Syria AN - 1832598510; 772400-15 AB - A scored lithological map including 10 radiometric units is established through applying factor analysis approach to aerial spectrometric data of Area-1, Syrian desert, which includes Ur, eU, eTh, K%, eU/eTh, eU/K%, and eTh/K%. A model of four rotated factors F1, F2, F3, and F4 is adapted for representing 234,829 data measured points in Area-1, where 86% of total data variance is interpreted. A geological scored pseudo-section derived from the lithological scored map is established and analyzed in order to show the possible stratigraphic and structural traps for uranium occurrences associated with phosphate deposits in the studied Area-1. These identified traps presented in this paper need detailed investigation and must be necessarily followed and checked by ground validations and subsurface well logging, in order to locate the anomalous uranium occurrences and explore with more confidence and certitude their characteristics as a function of depth. Copyright 2016 Indian Academy of Sciences JF - Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences: Earth and Planetary Sciences AU - Asfahani, J AU - Al-Hent, R AU - Aissa, M Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 203 EP - 216 PB - Springer India, New Delhi VL - 125 IS - 1 SN - 0253-4126, 0253-4126 KW - mineral exploration KW - technology KW - Syria KW - well-logging KW - statistical analysis KW - gamma-ray spectroscopy KW - uranium ores KW - metal ores KW - mineralization KW - phosphate deposits KW - Asia KW - spectroscopy KW - Middle East KW - instruments KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832598510?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Indian+Academy+of+Sciences%3A+Earth+and+Planetary+Sciences&rft.atitle=Favourable+uranium-phosphate+exploration+trends+guided+by+the+application+of+statistical+factor+analysis+technique+on+the+aerial+gamma+spectrometric+data+in+Syrian+Desert+%28Area-1%29%2C+Syria&rft.au=Asfahani%2C+J%3BAl-Hent%2C+R%3BAissa%2C+M&rft.aulast=Asfahani&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=203&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Indian+Academy+of+Sciences%3A+Earth+and+Planetary+Sciences&rft.issn=02534126&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12040-015-0642-1 L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/12040 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - PISAA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; gamma-ray spectroscopy; instruments; metal ores; Middle East; mineral exploration; mineralization; phosphate deposits; spectroscopy; statistical analysis; Syria; technology; uranium ores; well-logging DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12040-015-0642-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isotope hydrology of deep groundwater in Syria; renewable and non-renewable groundwater and paleoclimate impact AN - 1832597242; 772338-6 AB - The Regional Deep Cretaceous Aquifer (RDCA) is the principal groundwater resource in Syria. Isotope and hydrochemical data have been used to evaluate the geographic zones in terms of renewable and non-renewable groundwater and the inter-relation between current and past recharge. The chemical and isotopic character of groundwater together with radiometric (super 14) C data reflect the existence of three different groundwater groups: (1) renewable groundwater, in RDCA outcropping areas, in western Syria along the Coastal and Anti-Lebanon mountains. The mean delta (super 18) O value (-7.2 ppm) is similar to modern precipitation with higher (super 14) C values (up to 60-80 pmc), implying younger groundwater (recent recharge); (2) semi-renewable groundwater, which is located in the unconfined section of the RDCA and parallel to the first zone. The mean delta (super 18) O value (-7.0 ppm) is also similar to modern precipitation with a (super 14) C range of 15-45 pmc; (3) non-renewable groundwater found in most of the Syrian interior, where the RDCA becomes confined. A considerable depletion in delta (super 18) O (-8.0 ppm) relative to the modern rainfall and low values of (super 14) C (<15 pmc) suggest that the large masses of deep groundwater are non-renewable and related to an older recharge period. The wide scatter of all data points around the two meteoric lines in the delta (super 18) O-delta (super 2) H diagram indicates considerable variation in recharge conditions. There is limited renewable groundwater in the mountain area, and most of the stored deep groundwater in the RDCA is non-renewable, with corrected (super 14) C ages varying between 10 and 35 Kyr BP. Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Hydrogeology Journal AU - Al-Charideh, A AU - Kattaa, B Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 79 EP - 98 PB - Springer, Berlin - Heidelberg VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1431-2174, 1431-2174 KW - water quality KW - deep aquifers KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Cretaceous KW - Syria KW - karst hydrology KW - paleoclimatology KW - stable isotopes KW - climate change KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - Ras Al-Ain Spring KW - Nubian Sandstone KW - carbon KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - water use KW - hydrology KW - meteoric water KW - water supply KW - Jurassic KW - rainfall KW - paleohydrology KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - agriculture KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Mesozoic KW - C-14/C-12 KW - potability KW - aquifers KW - recharge KW - drawdown KW - D/H KW - regional KW - hydrogen KW - Africa KW - Sahara KW - carbonate rocks KW - water resources KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832597242?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hydrogeology+Journal&rft.atitle=Isotope+hydrology+of+deep+groundwater+in+Syria%3B+renewable+and+non-renewable+groundwater+and+paleoclimate+impact&rft.au=Al-Charideh%2C+A%3BKattaa%2C+B&rft.aulast=Al-Charideh&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Hydrogeology+Journal&rft.issn=14312174&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10040-015-1324-4 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/102028/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; agriculture; aquifers; Asia; C-13/C-12; C-14/C-12; carbon; carbonate rocks; climate change; Cretaceous; D/H; deep aquifers; drawdown; ground water; hydrogen; hydrology; irrigation; isotope ratios; isotopes; Jurassic; karst hydrology; Mesozoic; meteoric water; Middle East; Nubian Sandstone; O-18/O-16; oxygen; paleoclimatology; paleohydrology; potability; radioactive isotopes; rainfall; Ras Al-Ain Spring; recharge; regional; Sahara; sedimentary rocks; stable isotopes; Syria; water quality; water resources; water supply; water use DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-015-1324-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimation of evapotranspiration losses in the vadose zone using stable isotopes and chloride mass balance method AN - 1807507218; 2016-064708 AB - This study used stable isotope and chloride data of porewater to evaluate water fluxes through the vadose zone and thereby estimate evapotranspiration water losses in parts of the Nabogo catchment of the White Volta Basin in Ghana. The overall objective was to develop a framework so that the recharge regime can be properly conceptualized for numerical hydrological modeling. Unsaturated zone material was sampled at regular intervals of 50 cm to a maximum depth of 300 cm in four different locations in the study area. Rainwater, groundwater and surface water were simultaneously sampled and analyzed for their delta (super 18) O and delta (super 2) H characteristics. Porewater, extracted from the unsaturated zone material was analyzed for the delta (super 18) O and delta (super 2) H and chloride content and profiles were created to gauge the isotopic evolution of precipitation and estimate evaporative losses at each interval of the sampling. The chloride mass balance technique was used to estimate the fraction of infiltrating water remaining at each interval of the sampling. Transpiration losses through the entire profile were then estimated. This study finds that the vertical infiltration of water through the vadose zone is dominated by piston flow and a mixture of piston and preferential flows. In the shallow subsurface (0.0-3.0 m), evaporative losses estimated from stable isotope data fall in the range of 29.3-52.4 % (322.3-576.4 mm/year) of the annual precipitation, with an average of 40 % (or 440 mm/year). Estimated vadose zone recharge at the maximum depth of sampling ranges between 11.1 and 185 mm/year with an average of 32.9 mm/year, representing 1.1, 18.5, and 3.29 % of the annual precipitation, respectively. Estimated transpiration losses within this interval range between 29.1 % (290 mm/year) and 69.5 % (695 mm/year), with an average of 54.7 % (547 mm/year) of the annual precipitation. Transpiration losses appear to increase down the profile and apparently account for a significant percentage of water losses in the vadose zone. A significant proportion of the original precipitation is lost within the upper 300 cm (3 m) of the vadose zone. The Water Table Fluctuations method was independently used to estimate saturated zone groundwater recharge and indicates that recharge rates range between 64.65 and 151.2 mm/year with an average of 102.5 mm/year which, respectively represent 5.9, 13.7, and 9.3 % of the average annual precipitation in the area. The apparently higher estimates from the water table fluctuations method may arise from uncertainties in the specific yield values used for the vadose zone material. Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Yidana, Sandow Mark AU - Fynn, Obed Fiifi AU - Adomako, Dickson AU - Chegbeleh, Larry Pax AU - Nude, Prosper M Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 EP - Article 208 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 75 IS - 3 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - water quality KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - White Volta Basin KW - halogens KW - unsaturated zone KW - observation wells KW - Volta Basin KW - vegetation KW - Nabogo Basin KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - saturated zone KW - hydrologic cycle KW - chloride ion KW - mass balance KW - drainage basins KW - soils KW - hydrology KW - chlorine KW - Ghana KW - soil profiles KW - rainfall KW - isotope ratios KW - surface water KW - O-18/O-16 KW - evapotranspiration KW - West Africa KW - water table KW - fluctuations KW - recharge KW - D/H KW - infiltration KW - hydrogen KW - Africa KW - laterites KW - pore water KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807507218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Estimation+of+evapotranspiration+losses+in+the+vadose+zone+using+stable+isotopes+and+chloride+mass+balance+method&rft.au=Yidana%2C+Sandow+Mark%3BFynn%2C+Obed+Fiifi%3BAdomako%2C+Dickson%3BChegbeleh%2C+Larry+Pax%3BNude%2C+Prosper+M&rft.aulast=Yidana&rft.aufirst=Sandow&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-015-4982-6 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 73 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; chloride ion; chlorine; D/H; drainage basins; evapotranspiration; fluctuations; Ghana; ground water; halogens; hydrogen; hydrologic cycle; hydrology; infiltration; isotope ratios; isotopes; laterites; mass balance; Nabogo Basin; O-18/O-16; observation wells; oxygen; pore water; rainfall; recharge; saturated zone; soil profiles; soils; stable isotopes; surface water; unsaturated zone; vegetation; Volta Basin; water quality; water table; West Africa; White Volta Basin DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4982-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground motion prediction equations for the Central and Eastern United States AN - 1784735967; 2016-038114 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Cramer, Chris Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 247 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 87 IS - 1 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - models KW - seismicity KW - magnitude KW - ground motion KW - data processing KW - data bases KW - prediction KW - Eastern U.S. KW - earthquakes KW - Midwest KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1784735967?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Ground+motion+prediction+equations+for+the+Central+and+Eastern+United+States&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BCramer%2C+Chris&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=87&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=247&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - The 87th annual meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data bases; data processing; earthquakes; Eastern U.S.; ground motion; magnitude; Midwest; models; prediction; seismicity; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Paediatric doses during some common X-ray procedures at selected referral hospitals in Tanzania AN - 1773835010; PQ0002692845 AB - The aim of this study was to determine the radiation doses to paediatric patients of different age groups at three large hospitals for optimisation purposes. The entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) values were determined from the measured X-ray output values using calibrated ionisation chamber, TW 233612 and clinical patient parameters. The air kerma-area product (KAP) values were measured using a calibrated Diamentor E2 system. The volume computed tomography dose index (CTDI sub(vol)) and dose length product (DLP) values were obtained from the computed tomography (CT) equipment verified by a calibrated CT chamber, Unifors Xi CT. Irrespective of age groups, the results show that the median ESAK values ranged from 62.6 to 248.1 [mu]Gy. The median KAP values ranged from 135.6 to 1612 [mu]Gy cm super(2), while the median DLP values ranged from 119.1 to 600 mGy cm. Analysis of the results indicates that optimisation can be achieved through good practice awareness and patient dose and image quality evaluations. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Muhogora, W AU - Ngoye, W AU - Byorushengo, E AU - Lwakatare, F AU - Kalambo, C AD - Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission, Block J, Njiro, Arusha, Tanzania, wmuhogora@yahoo.com Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 253 EP - 260 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 168 IS - 2 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Radiation KW - Computed tomography KW - Dosimetry KW - Age groups KW - ISW, Tanzania KW - Hospitals KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773835010?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Paediatric+doses+during+some+common+X-ray+procedures+at+selected+referral+hospitals+in+Tanzania&rft.au=Muhogora%2C+W%3BNgoye%2C+W%3BByorushengo%2C+E%3BLwakatare%2C+F%3BKalambo%2C+C&rft.aulast=Muhogora&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=168&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=253&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv021 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiation; Dosimetry; Computed tomography; Age groups; Hospitals; ISW, Tanzania DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance characteristics of the AmpliSeq Cancer Hotspot panel v2 in combination with the Ion Torrent Next Generation Sequencing Personal Genome Machine AN - 1762361366; PQ0002518495 AB - Next-Generation Sequencing is a rapidly advancing technology that has research and clinical applications. For many cancers, it is important to know the precise mutation(s) present, as specific mutations could indicate or contra-indicate certain treatments as well as be indicative of prognosis. Using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine and the AmpliSeq Cancer Hotspot panel v2, we sequenced two pancreatic cancer cell lines, BxPC-3 and HPAF-II, alone or in mixtures, to determine the error rate, sensitivity, and reproducibility of this system. The system resulted in coverage averaging 2000 across the various amplicons and was able to reliably and reproducibly identify mutations present at a rate of 5%. Identification of mutations present at a lower rate was possible by altering the parameters by which calls were made, but with an increase in erroneous, low-level calls. The panel was able to identify known mutations in these cell lines that are present in the COSMIC database. In addition, other, novel mutations were also identified that may prove clinically useful. The system was assessed for systematic errors such as homopolymer effects, end of amplicon effects and patterns in NO CALL sequence. Overall, the system is adequate at identifying the known, targeted mutations in the panel. JF - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology AU - Butler, Kimberly S AU - Young, Megan YL AU - Li, Zhihua AU - Elespuru, Rosalie K AU - Wood, Steven C AD - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry and Materials Science, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 178 EP - 186 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 74 SN - 0273-2300, 0273-2300 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Next generation sequencing KW - Cancer Hotspot panel KW - Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine KW - Mutation detection KW - Systematic error analysis KW - Performance analysis KW - Genomes KW - Sensitivity KW - Hot spots KW - Pancreatic cancer KW - Prognosis KW - Therapeutic applications KW - Cancer KW - Databases KW - Tumor cell lines KW - Vocalization behavior KW - Nitric oxide KW - Mutation KW - Technology KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma KW - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762361366?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Databases; Tumor cell lines; Vocalization behavior; Prognosis; Pancreatic cancer; Therapeutic applications; Nitric oxide; Mutation; Sensitivity; Hot spots; Cancer; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.09.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Gene Expression Signature Associated with Overall Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Suggests a New Treatment Strategy. AN - 1760858211; 26668215 AB - Despite improvements in the management of liver cancer, the survival rate for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains dismal. The survival benefit of systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of liver cancer is only marginal. Although the reasons for treatment failure are multifactorial, intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy plays a primary role. Here, we analyzed the expression of 377 multidrug resistance (MDR)-associated genes in two independent cohorts of patients with advanced HCC, with the aim of finding ways to improve survival in this poor-prognosis cancer. Taqman-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed a 45-gene signature that predicts overall survival (OS) in patients with HCC. Using the Connectivity Map Tool, we were able to identify drugs that converted the gene expression profiles of HCC cell lines from ones matching patients with poor OS to profiles associated with good OS. We found three compounds that convert the gene expression profiles of three HCC cell lines to gene expression profiles associated with good OS. These compounds increase histone acetylation, which correlates with the synergistic sensitization of those MDR tumor cells to conventional chemotherapeutic agents, including cisplatin, sorafenib, and 5-fluorouracil. Our results indicate that it is possible to modulate gene expression profiles in HCC cell lines to those associated with better outcome. This approach also increases sensitization of HCC cells toward conventional chemotherapeutic agents. This work suggests new treatment strategies for a disease for which few therapeutic options exist. U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright. JF - Molecular pharmacology AU - Gillet, Jean-Pierre AU - Andersen, Jesper B AU - Madigan, James P AU - Varma, Sudhir AU - Bagni, Rachel K AU - Powell, Katie AU - Burgan, William E AU - Wu, Chung-Pu AU - Calcagno, Anna Maria AU - Ambudkar, Suresh V AU - Thorgeirsson, Snorri S AU - Gottesman, Michael M AD - Laboratory of Cell Biology (J-P.G., J.P.M., C-P.W., A.M.C., S.V.A., M.M.G.) and Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis (J.B.A., S.S.T.), Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, and Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, Office of Science Management and Operations, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (S.V.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and the Viral Technologies Group and Molecular Detection Group, Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Marylanld (R.K.B., K.P., W.E.B.). ; Laboratory of Cell Biology (J-P.G., J.P.M., C-P.W., A.M.C., S.V.A., M.M.G.) and Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis (J.B.A., S.S.T.), Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, and Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, Office of Science Management and Operations, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (S.V.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and the Viral Technologies Group and Molecular Detection Group, Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Marylanld (R.K.B., K.P., W.E.B.) mgottesman@nih.gov. Y1 - 2016/02// PY - 2016 DA - February 2016 SP - 263 EP - 272 VL - 89 IS - 2 KW - Antineoplastic Agents KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Survival Rate -- trends KW - Humans KW - Cohort Studies KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Cell Line, Tumor KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic KW - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular -- drug therapy KW - Liver Neoplasms -- drug therapy KW - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular -- genetics KW - Liver Neoplasms -- mortality KW - Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular -- mortality KW - Liver Neoplasms -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1760858211?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-05-13 N1 - Date created - 2016-01-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Mar;5(3):219-34 [16518375] N Engl J Med. 1996 Mar 14;334(11):693-9 [8594428] Science. 2006 Sep 29;313(5795):1929-35 [17008526] Nat Rev Cancer. 2007 Jan;7(1):54-60 [17186018] Int J Cancer. 2009 Feb 1;124(3):644-52 [19003983] Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2007 Mar;26(1):71-83 [17318448] Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2007 Mar;26(1):183-201 [17323126] Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Jun;1775(2):237-62 [17572300] BMC Bioinformatics. 2008;9:258 [18518950] N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 24;359(4):378-90 [18650514] Eur J Pharm Sci. 2008 Oct 2;35(3):161-74 [18656534] Cancer Lett. 2006 Aug 8;239(2):168-82 [16169662] Mol Cancer Ther. 2008 Sep;7(9):3081-91 [18790787] Mol Aspects Med. 2009 Oct;30(5):297-343 [19427329] Mol Cancer Ther. 2010 Feb;9(2):319-26 [20103600] Hepatology. 2010 Apr;51(4):1401-9 [20054870] J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Nov 3;102(21):1637-52 [20935265] Gastroenterology. 2011 Mar;140(3):1063-70 [21094160] Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2011 Apr;12(4):686-92 [21118086] Mol Pharm. 2011 Dec 5;8(6):2080-8 [21761824] J Hepatol. 2012 Apr;56(4):908-43 [22424438] Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2012 May;28(3):266-72 [22395571] Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jan;10(1):34-42 [23147664] J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2013 Sep;346(3):486-94 [23843632] Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Apr 15;20(8):2072-9 [24589894] Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2014 Sep;14(7):803-17 [25098554] Semin Liver Dis. 2014 Nov;34(4):363-75 [25369299] Int J Cancer. 2015 Mar 1;136(5):E359-86 [25220842] Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Dec;24(6):461-6 [25486412] Gastroenterology. 2015 Apr;148(4):806-18.e10 [25557953] J Hepatol. 2015 Apr;62(1 Suppl):S144-56 [25920083] Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2015 Jul;12(7):408-24 [26054909] Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov;13(12):2140-51 [26284591] Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Nov 3;112(44):E5916-25 [26489647] Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):735-43 [12838422] Cancer Res. 2004 Jun 15;64(12):4294-301 [15205344] Hepatology. 2004 Sep;40(3):667-76 [15349906] Nat Med. 2006 Apr;12(4):410-6 [16532004] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/mol.115.101360 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring of twenty-two sulfonamides in edible tissues: Investigation of new metabolites and their potential toxicity. AN - 1707553590; 26304340 AB - The extensive and unregulated use of antibacterial drugs in animal farms in Lebanon can lead to detrimental consequences for the public health. To monitor the levels of sulfonamides and their metabolites in farms in Lebanon, a total of 304 meat samples were collected and analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole and hybrid linear ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometry following QuEChERS-based extraction. Sulfonamide residues could be detected in forty-six samples, ten of which contained a concentration of sulfaquinoxaline (151.4-1196.7 μg kg(-1) in chicken samples) and sulfadiazine (109.8 μg kg(-1) in a beef sample) exceeding the European Union-based maximum residue level by 1-12 folds, and thus were unfit for human consumption. Several acetylated, hydroxylated, and/or sulfated metabolites were identified, some of which were not previously detected in edible tissues. Most identified metabolites exhibited potential toxicity equivalent or higher than that of the parent molecule as estimated by in silico tests. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ltd. JF - Food chemistry AU - Hiba, Abdallah AU - Carine, Arnaudguilhem AU - Haifa, Abdul Rahim AU - Ryszard, Lobinski AU - Farouk, Jaber AD - CNRSL, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory for Analysis of Organic Compound (LAOC), Beirut, Lebanon; CNRS/UPPA, Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (LCABIE), UMR5254, Hélioparc, 2, Av. President Angot, 64053 Pau, France. ; CNRS/UPPA, Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (LCABIE), UMR5254, Hélioparc, 2, Av. President Angot, 64053 Pau, France. ; Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Compounds (509), Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon. ; CNRS/UPPA, Laboratory of Bio-Inorganic Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (LCABIE), UMR5254, Hélioparc, 2, Av. President Angot, 64053 Pau, France; Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland. ; CNRSL, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory for Analysis of Organic Compound (LAOC), Beirut, Lebanon; Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Compounds (509), Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: fjaber@cnrs.edu.lb. Y1 - 2016/02/01/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Feb 01 SP - 212 EP - 227 VL - 192 SN - 0308-8146, 0308-8146 KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents KW - 0 KW - Sulfonamides KW - Index Medicus KW - Meat KW - LC–QqQ-MS KW - Metabolites KW - Toxicity KW - Orbitrap KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - Animals KW - Chickens KW - Cattle KW - Computer Simulation KW - Humans KW - Lebanon KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid -- methods KW - Sulfonamides -- metabolism KW - Meat -- standards KW - Food Analysis -- methods KW - Sulfonamides -- analysis KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- metabolism KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- analysis KW - Sulfonamides -- toxicity KW - Meat -- analysis KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707553590?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+chemistry&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+twenty-two+sulfonamides+in+edible+tissues%3A+Investigation+of+new+metabolites+and+their+potential+toxicity.&rft.au=Hiba%2C+Abdallah%3BCarine%2C+Arnaudguilhem%3BHaifa%2C+Abdul+Rahim%3BRyszard%2C+Lobinski%3BFarouk%2C+Jaber&rft.aulast=Hiba&rft.aufirst=Abdallah&rft.date=2016-02-01&rft.volume=192&rft.issue=&rft.spage=212&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+chemistry&rft.issn=03088146&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.foodchem.2015.06.093 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-04-25 N1 - Date created - 2015-08-25 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.093 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Energy Efficient Home Design AN - 1783009775 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/01/29/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 29 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1783009775?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Energy+Efficient+Home+Design&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-01-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - 2016 Washington Auto Show AN - 1782996085 JF - Breaking Energy AU - Lester, Paul AU - Simon Edelman | US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/01/28/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 28 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1782996085?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=2016+Washington+Auto+Show&rft.au=Lester%2C+Paul%3BSimon+Edelman+%3B+US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=Lester&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2016-01-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-21 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Winter Energy-Saving Tips AN - 1782975395 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/01/27/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 27 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1782975395?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Winter+Energy-Saving+Tips&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predicting the maximum earthquake magnitude from seismic data in Israel and its neighboring countries AN - 1832676330; 768490-1 AB - This paper explores several data mining and time series analysis methods for predicting the magnitude of the largest seismic event in the next year based on the previously recorded seismic events in the same region. The methods are evaluated on a catalog of 9,042 earthquake events, which took place between 01/01/1983 and 31/12/2010 in the area of Israel and its neighboring countries. The data was obtained from the Geophysical Institute of Israel. Each earthquake record in the catalog is associated with one of 33 seismic regions. The data was cleaned by removing foreshocks and aftershocks. In our study, we have focused on ten most active regions, which account for more than 80% of the total number of earthquakes in the area. The goal is to predict whether the maximum earthquake magnitude in the following year will exceed the median of maximum yearly magnitudes in the same region. Since the analyzed catalog includes only 28 years of complete data, the last five annual records of each region (referring to the years 2006-2010) are kept for testing while using the previous annual records for training. The predictive features are based on the Gutenberg-Richter Ratio as well as on some new seismic indicators based on the moving averages of the number of earthquakes in each area. The new predictive features prove to be much more useful than the indicators traditionally used in the earthquake prediction literature. The most accurate result (AUC = 0.698) is reached by the Multi-Objective Info-Fuzzy Network (M-IFN) algorithm, which takes into account the association between two target variables: the number of earthquakes and the maximum earthquake magnitude during the same year. JF - PLoS One AU - Last, Mark AU - Rabinowitz, Nitzan AU - Leonard, Gideon Y1 - 2016/01/26/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 26 PB - Public Library of Science, San Francisco, CA VL - 2016 IS - e0146101 KW - Saudi Arabia KW - geologic hazards KW - North Africa KW - Syria KW - Lebanon KW - data processing KW - Israel KW - seismic zoning KW - seismicity KW - Jordan KW - Cyprus KW - algorithms KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - magnitude KW - East Mediterranean KW - Egypt KW - Arabian Peninsula KW - earthquake prediction KW - natural hazards KW - Africa KW - risk assessment KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832676330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=PLoS+One&rft.atitle=Predicting+the+maximum+earthquake+magnitude+from+seismic+data+in+Israel+and+its+neighboring+countries&rft.au=Last%2C+Mark%3BRabinowitz%2C+Nitzan%3BLeonard%2C+Gideon&rft.aulast=Last&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2016-01-26&rft.volume=2016&rft.issue=e0146101&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=PLoS+One&rft.issn=1932-6203&rft_id=info:doi/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0146101 L2 - http://journals.plos.org/plosone/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - Number of references - 27 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; algorithms; Arabian Peninsula; Asia; Cyprus; data processing; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; East Mediterranean; Egypt; geologic hazards; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; magnitude; Mediterranean Sea; Middle East; natural hazards; North Africa; risk assessment; Saudi Arabia; seismic zoning; seismicity; Syria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146101 ER - TY - GEN T1 - U.S. Department Of Energy And New Mexico Finalize $74M In Settlement Agreements For Nuclear Waste Incidents Of 2014 AN - 1782935365 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2016/01/26/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 26 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1782935365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=U.S.+Department+Of+Energy+And+New+Mexico+Finalize+%2474M+In+Settlement+Agreements+For+Nuclear+Waste+Incidents+Of+2014&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2016-01-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2016 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Human Health Risk Assessment of Artisanal Miners Exposed to Toxic Chemicals in Water and Sediments in the Prestea Huni Valley District of Ghana. AN - 1760921625; 26797625 AB - A human health risk assessment of artisanal miners exposed to toxic metals in water bodies and sediments in the PresteaHuni Valley District of Ghana was carried out in this study, in line with US EPA risk assessment guidelines. A total of 70 water and 30 sediment samples were collected from surface water bodies in areas impacted by the operations of artisanal small-scale gold mines in the study area and analyzed for physico-chemical parameters such as pH, TDS, conductivity, turbidity as well as metals and metalloids such as As, Cd, Hg and Pb at CSIR-Water Research Institute using standard methods for the examination of wastewater as outlined by American Water Works Association (AWWA). The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Hg and Pb in water samples ranged from 15 μg/L to 325 μg/L (As), 0.17 μg/L to 340 μg/L (Cd), 0.17 μg/L to 122 μg/L (Pb) and 132 μg/L to 866 μg/L (Hg), respectively. These measured concentrations of arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) were used as input parameters to calculate the cancer and non-cancer health risks from exposure to these metals in surface water bodies and sediments based on an occupational exposure scenario using central tendency exposure (CTE) and reasonable maximum exposure (RME) parameters. The results of the non-cancer human health risk assessment for small-scale miners working around river Anikoko expressed in terms of hazard quotients based on CTE parameters are as follows: 0.04 (Cd), 1.45 (Pb), 4.60 (Hg) and 1.98 (As); while cancer health risk faced by ASGM miners in Dumase exposed to As in River Mansi via oral ingestion of water is 3.1 × 10(-3). The hazard quotient results obtained from this study in most cases were above the HQ guidance value of 1.0, furthermore the cancer health risk results were found to be higher than the USEPA guidance value of 1 × 10(-4) to 1 × 10(-6). These findings call for case-control epidemiological studies to establish the relationship between exposure to the aforementioned toxic chemicals and diseases associated with them as identified in other studies conducted in different countries as basis for developing policy interventions to address the issue of ASGM mine workers safety in Ghana. JF - International journal of environmental research and public health AU - Obiri, Samuel AU - Yeboah, Philip O AU - Osae, Shiloh AU - Adu-Kumi, Sam AU - Cobbina, Samuel J AU - Armah, Frederick A AU - Ason, Benjamin AU - Antwi, Edward AU - Quansah, Reginald AD - Department of Nuclear and Environmental Protection, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box AE 1, Atomic, Accra, Ghana. obirisamuel@gmail.com. ; Department of Nuclear and Environmental Protection, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box AE 1, Atomic, Accra, Ghana. poyeboah47@yahoo.co.uk. ; Department of Nuclear and Environmental Protection, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box AE 1, Atomic, Accra, Ghana. s.osae@gaecgh.org. ; Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box M. 326, Accra, Ghana. adukumisam@yahoo.com. ; Department of Ecotourism and Environmental Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana. cobbinasamuel@yahoo.com. ; Department of Environmental Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. farmah@ucc.edu.gh. ; CSIR-Soil Research Institute, P.O. Box M. 32, Accra, Ghana. soilresearchben@gmail.com. ; Department of Chemical Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. edwardantwi@hotmail.com. ; Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. yaw121@yahoo.co.uk. Y1 - 2016/01/18/ PY - 2016 DA - 2016 Jan 18 VL - 13 IS - 1 KW - Metals, Heavy KW - 0 KW - Soil Pollutants KW - Waste Water KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - Cadmium KW - 00BH33GNGH KW - Lead KW - 2P299V784P KW - Gold KW - 7440-57-5 KW - Mercury KW - FXS1BY2PGL KW - Arsenic KW - N712M78A8G KW - Index Medicus KW - disease profile KW - PresteaHuni Valley KW - non-cancer risk KW - hazard quotient KW - cancer health risk KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Ghana KW - Arsenic -- analysis KW - Humans KW - Cadmium -- analysis KW - Miners KW - Mercury -- analysis KW - Poisoning KW - Lead -- analysis KW - Risk Assessment KW - Geologic Sediments -- chemistry KW - Waste Water -- chemistry KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis KW - Mining KW - Metals, Heavy -- poisoning KW - Soil Pollutants -- analysis KW - Metals, Heavy -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1760921625?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+environmental+research+and+public+health&rft.atitle=Human+Health+Risk+Assessment+of+Artisanal+Miners+Exposed+to+Toxic+Chemicals+in+Water+and+Sediments+in+the+Prestea+Huni+Valley+District+of+Ghana.&rft.au=Obiri%2C+Samuel%3BYeboah%2C+Philip+O%3BOsae%2C+Shiloh%3BAdu-Kumi%2C+Sam%3BCobbina%2C+Samuel+J%3BArmah%2C+Frederick+A%3BAson%2C+Benjamin%3BAntwi%2C+Edward%3BQuansah%2C+Reginald&rft.aulast=Obiri&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft.date=2016-01-18&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+environmental+research+and+public+health&rft.issn=1660-4601&rft_id=info:doi/10.3390%2Fijerph13010139 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-09-12 N1 - Date created - 2016-01-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2005;23(1):55-74 [16291522] Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Jul;107(7):593-7 [10379007] Kidney Int. 2006 Dec;70(12):2074-84 [17063179] Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Feb;118(2):182-90 [20123617] Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2010 Jul;213(4):265-9 [20493765] Environ Res. 2011 Apr;111(3):463-7 [21397224] Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 May;12(5):5143-76 [25985314] Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Aug;12(8):8971-9011 [26264012] J Bone Miner Res. 2003 Mar;18(3):553-60 [12619941] Toxicol Pathol. 2003 Nov-Dec;31(6):575-88 [14585726] Mutat Res. 2003 Dec 10;533(1-2):107-20 [14643415] Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2004 Aug 1;198(3):444-9 [15276425] J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2004 Sep 10;67(17):1353-61 [15371236] Vet Hum Toxicol. 1992 Jun;34(3):235-8 [1609495] Am J Epidemiol. 1998 Jul 15;148(2):198-203 [9676702] Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Jan;107(1):27-35 [9872714] Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2002 Aug;69(2):228-35 [12107699] Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2006 Feb;76(2):195-201 [16467996] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010139 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of air-soil temperature relationships simulated by land surface models during winter across the permafrost region AN - 1861104583; 781827-23 AB - A realistic simulation of snow cover and its thermal properties are important for accurate modelling of permafrost. We analyse simulated relationships between air and near-surface (20 cm) soil temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere permafrost region during winter, with a particular focus on snow insulation effects in nine land surface models, and compare them with observations from 268 Russian stations. There are large cross-model differences in the simulated differences between near-surface soil and air temperatures (Delta T; 3 to 14 degrees C), in the sensitivity of soil-to-air temperature (0.13 to 0.96 degrees C degrees C (super -1) ), and in the relationship between Delta T and snow depth. The observed relationship between Delta T and snow depth can be used as a metric to evaluate the effects of each model's representation of snow insulation, hence guide improvements to the model's conceptual structure and process parameterisations. Models with better performance apply multilayer snow schemes and consider complex snow processes. Some models show poor performance in representing snow insulation due to underestimation of snow depth and/or overestimation of snow conductivity. Generally, models identified as most acceptable with respect to snow insulation simulate reasonable areas of near-surface permafrost (13.19 to 15.77 million km (super 2) ). However, there is not a simple relationship between the sophistication of the snow insulation in the acceptable models and the simulated area of Northern Hemisphere near-surface permafrost, because several other factors, such as soil depth used in the models, the treatment of soil organic matter content, hydrology and vegetation cover, also affect the simulated permafrost distribution. JF - The Cryosphere (Online) AU - Wang, Wenli AU - Rinke, Annette AU - Moore, John C AU - Ji, Duoying AU - Cui, Xuefeng AU - Peng, Shushi AU - Lawrence, David M AU - McGuire, A David AU - Burke, Eleanor J AU - Chen, Xiaodong AU - Decharme, Bertrand AU - Koven, Charles AU - MacDougall, Andrew AU - Saito, Kazuyuki AU - Zhang, Wenxin AU - Alkama, Ramdane AU - Bohn, Theodore J AU - Ciais, Philippe AU - Delire, Christine AU - Gouttevin, Isabelle AU - Hajima, Tomohiro AU - Krinner, Gerhard AU - Lettenmaier, Dennis P AU - Miller, Paul A AU - Smith, Benjamin AU - Sueyoshi, Tetsuo AU - Sherstiukov, Artem B Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - 1721 EP - 1737 PB - Copernicus on behalf of the European Geosciences Union, Katlenburg-Lindau VL - 10 IS - 4 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861104583?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Cryosphere+%28Online%29&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+air-soil+temperature+relationships+simulated+by+land+surface+models+during+winter+across+the+permafrost+region&rft.au=Wang%2C+Wenli%3BRinke%2C+Annette%3BMoore%2C+John+C%3BJi%2C+Duoying%3BCui%2C+Xuefeng%3BPeng%2C+Shushi%3BLawrence%2C+David+M%3BMcGuire%2C+A+David%3BBurke%2C+Eleanor+J%3BChen%2C+Xiaodong%3BDecharme%2C+Bertrand%3BKoven%2C+Charles%3BMacDougall%2C+Andrew%3BSaito%2C+Kazuyuki%3BZhang%2C+Wenxin%3BAlkama%2C+Ramdane%3BBohn%2C+Theodore+J%3BCiais%2C+Philippe%3BDelire%2C+Christine%3BGouttevin%2C+Isabelle%3BHajima%2C+Tomohiro%3BKrinner%2C+Gerhard%3BLettenmaier%2C+Dennis+P%3BMiller%2C+Paul+A%3BSmith%2C+Benjamin%3BSueyoshi%2C+Tetsuo%3BSherstiukov%2C+Artem+B&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Wenli&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1721&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Cryosphere+%28Online%29&rft.issn=1994-0424&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/1721/2016/tc-10-1721-2016.pdf http://www.the-cryosphere.net/volumes_and_issues.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from Copernicus Gesellschaft, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany N1 - Number of references - 71 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A novel approach to turbulent multiphase flow imaging; flow in 3D printed karstic conduits AN - 1861098141; 787338-16 AB - Flow and contaminant transport in karstic aquifers differ drastically from porous media, but little work has been done to quantify the transport of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in karst. 3D printing of fractures has been performed in the past to evaluate multiphase transport at the core scale, but examination of flow in larger conduits using this technique is lacking in the literature. We printed cylindrical cores with karstic conduits out of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic to facilitate imaging of turbulent flow in conduits carrying water and NAPLs. Conduit apertures are elliptical to mimic common phreatic tube shape and measure more than 1 cm to promote turbulent flow. Fused filament fabrication, the process used during construction, produces permeable prints. To minimize permeability in the conduit, we moderately dissolved cores using acetone vapor; this allowed dissolved plastic to fill and harden in pore spaces making the walls impermeable. Flow of water and NAPL under different gradients is imaged with a modified X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanner. Radiologic agents added during experimentation increase the contrast between water and non-aqueous fluids and clarify flow paths. X-ray CT stitches together still images to allow for temporal analysis of flow. As a novel technique in karst modeling, this approach requires further validation. To that end, this experimental setup is reproducible and can be modified to accurately reflect more complex cave geometry, conduit roughness, and in-conduit sediment piles. All of these variables potentially influence NAPL transport and storage in conduits. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jacobson, Samuel N AU - Herman, Ellen K AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Moore, Johnathan E AU - Crandall, Dustin AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 2 EP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861098141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=A+novel+approach+to+turbulent+multiphase+flow+imaging%3B+flow+in+3D+printed+karstic+conduits&rft.au=Jacobson%2C+Samuel+N%3BHerman%2C+Ellen+K%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BMoore%2C+Johnathan+E%3BCrandall%2C+Dustin%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jacobson&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2016 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seismic ground motion and hazard assessment of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Southeastern Ghana AN - 1861086424; 784663-15 AB - The seismic ground motion of the Greater Accra Metropolitan area has been computed and the hazard zones assessed using a deterministic hybrid approach based on the modal summation and finite difference methods. The seismic ground motion along four profiles located in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area has been modelled using the 1939 earthquake of magnitude 6.5(ML) as the scenario earthquake. Synthetic seismic waveforms from which parameters for engineering design such as peak ground acceleration, velocity and spectral amplifications have been produced along the geological cross sections. From the seismograms computed, the seismic hazard of the metropolis, expressed in terms of peak ground acceleration and peak ground velocity have been estimated. The peak ground acceleration estimated in the study ranges from 0.14 - 0.57g and the peak ground velocity from 9.2 - 37.1cms-1. The presence of low velocity sediments gave rise to high peak values and amplifications. The maximum peak ground accelerations estimated are located in areas with low velocity formations such as colluvium, continental and marine deposits. Areas in the metropolis underlain by unconsolidated sediments have been classified as the maximum damage potential zone and those underlain by highly consolidated geological materials are classified as low damage potential zone. The results of the numerical simulation have been extended to all areas in the metropolis with similar geological formation. JF - International Geological Congress, Abstracts = Congres Geologique International, Resumes AU - Amponsah, P E AU - Banoeng -Yakubo, B K AU - Vaccari, F AU - Panza, G F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 EP - Abstract 1414 PB - [International Geological Congress], [location varies] VL - 35 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861086424?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Geological+Congress%2C+Abstracts+%3D+Congres+Geologique+International%2C+Resumes&rft.atitle=Seismic+ground+motion+and+hazard+assessment+of+the+Greater+Accra+Metropolitan+Area%2C+Southeastern+Ghana&rft.au=Amponsah%2C+P+E%3BBanoeng+-Yakubo%2C+B+K%3BVaccari%2C+F%3BPanza%2C+G+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Amponsah&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Geological+Congress%2C+Abstracts+%3D+Congres+Geologique+International%2C+Resumes&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.americangeosciences.org/sites/default/files/igc/1414.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th international geological congress N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by International Geological Congress Organizational Committee N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - IGABBY ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges and Analytic Opportunities Associated with the Concept of Net Carbon Negative Oil AN - 1861076932; 784675-92 AB - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) with enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) has grown in importance in terms of its role towards achieving deep emissions reductions (especially for 450 ppm concentrations or below). Increasingly, CO2-EOR appears to be an important early deployment action for Carbon Capture and Storage because it provides additional financing and cost reductions through deployment. In addition, carbon removal and "negative emissions" technology underpin analyses around atmospheric GHG stabilization.1 This is in part because hydrocarbons and liquid fuels remain a difficult part of the system to decarbonize. Net carbon negative oil (NCNO) is oil which has CO2 emission to the atmosphere when burned or otherwise used, that is less than the amount of CO2 permanently stored in the reservoir. On a simple mass-basis focused on the CO2-EOR field alone, authors have estimated that these systems are close to carbon neutral.2,3,4,5 Other authors and experts have suggested that more carbon could be injected and stored during EOR, and potentially produce "negative" carbon oil.6,7,8 Carbon negative oil has also been described in the context of CO2-EOR with CO2 from ethanol production. 9And Zeman and Keith proposed combining EOR and/or fuel synthesis from CO2 with atmospheric CO2 scrubbing for carbon neutral hydrocarbons.10 Additional analysis and framing is needed to provide decision makers with appropriate information that could lead to investment or policy recommendations. The presentation will include a review of the context under which net carbon negative oil can be achieved, the policies under which this becomes important and recommendations for additional analysis that is required. JF - International Geological Congress, Abstracts = Congres Geologique International, Resumes AU - Forbes, Sarah M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 EP - Abstract 3497 PB - [International Geological Congress], [location varies] VL - 35 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861076932?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Geological+Congress%2C+Abstracts+%3D+Congres+Geologique+International%2C+Resumes&rft.atitle=Challenges+and+Analytic+Opportunities+Associated+with+the+Concept+of+Net+Carbon+Negative+Oil&rft.au=Forbes%2C+Sarah+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Forbes&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Geological+Congress%2C+Abstracts+%3D+Congres+Geologique+International%2C+Resumes&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.americangeosciences.org/sites/default/files/igc/3497.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th international geological congress N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by International Geological Congress Organizational Committee N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - IGABBY ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of melt viscosity on nuclear waste glass foaming AN - 1832637306; 782757-70 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Hrma, Pavel AU - Lee, Seungmin AU - Kruger, Albert A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - 1170 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 26 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832637306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Effect+of+melt+viscosity+on+nuclear+waste+glass+foaming&rft.au=Hrma%2C+Pavel%3BLee%2C+Seungmin%3BKruger%2C+Albert+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Hrma&rft.aufirst=Pavel&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1170&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2016/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/1170.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2016 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Passivation of basaltic glass by surface layers; analogy with nuclear glass AN - 1832606717; 782753-25 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Ducasse, T AU - Gin, S AU - Frugier, P AU - Jollivet, P AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - 725 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 26 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - silicates KW - experimental studies KW - volcanic rocks KW - glasses KW - isotopes KW - Si-29/Si-28 KW - isotope ratios KW - igneous rocks KW - mass spectra KW - hydrolysis KW - silicon KW - stable isotopes KW - ICP mass spectra KW - borosilicates KW - basalts KW - spectra KW - ion exchange KW - nuclear glass KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832606717?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Passivation+of+basaltic+glass+by+surface+layers%3B+analogy+with+nuclear+glass&rft.au=Ducasse%2C+T%3BGin%2C+S%3BFrugier%2C+P%3BJollivet%2C+P%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Ducasse&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=&rft.spage=725&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2016/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/725.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2016 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - basalts; borosilicates; experimental studies; glasses; hydrolysis; ICP mass spectra; igneous rocks; ion exchange; isotope ratios; isotopes; mass spectra; nuclear glass; Si-29/Si-28; silicates; silicon; spectra; stable isotopes; volcanic rocks ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impeding 99 Tc(IV) mobility in novel waste forms AN - 1832605918; 782763-7 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Lee, Mal-Soon AU - Wooyong, U M AU - Wang, Guohui AU - Kruger, Albert A AU - Lukens, Wayne W AU - Rousseau, Roger AU - Glezakou, Vassiliki-Alexandra AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - 1707 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 26 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832605918?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Impeding+99+Tc%28IV%29+mobility+in+novel+waste+forms&rft.au=Lee%2C+Mal-Soon%3BWooyong%2C+U+M%3BWang%2C+Guohui%3BKruger%2C+Albert+A%3BLukens%2C+Wayne+W%3BRousseau%2C+Roger%3BGlezakou%2C+Vassiliki-Alexandra%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Mal-Soon&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1707&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2016/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/1707.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2016 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calculation of fuel burnup and radioactive inventory in the CANDU reactor using the GETERA and MCNP4C codes AN - 1827909274; PQ0003728105 AB - A study of fuel burnup and radioactive inventory for the CANDU bundle (37 element NU) has been carried out to benchmark the GETERA and MCNP4C computer codes for cluster geometry. The infinite multiplication factor was calculated as a function of burnup and compared with available results (IAEA benchmark, KENO VI and MCNPX Monte Carlo codes). Good agreement was observed between the present calculations and the previously published results. The differences between the GETERA code and MCNP literature were -1.85 to -14.0 mk, the GETERA code and transport literature were -4 to -8 mk, the GETERA code and IAEA benchmark were 1 to -8 mk. The GETERA code was then used to calculate the 235U and the 239Pu number densities in the bundle with maximum relative difference less than 7% compared with IAEA benchmark codes. The inventories and the corresponding activities of some important fission products were also calculated. The total radioactivity of the CANDU bundle was calculated (using the GETERA code) summing the radioactivities of all the radionuclides at 3.1 MWd-kg (available in the literature) of fuel burnup and found to be 1.158E15 compared with the WIMSD4 code result (1.122E15 Bq) with relative difference less than 3.2%. JF - International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology AU - Dawahra, S AU - Khattab, K AU - Saba, G AD - Department of Nuclear Engineering, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 183 EP - 200 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 10 IS - 3 SN - 1741-6361, 1741-6361 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - Energy KW - Nuclear Science and Technology KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Fission products KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Radioisotopes KW - Nuclear energy KW - Radioactivity KW - Benchmarks KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827909274?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Nuclear+Energy+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Calculation+of+fuel+burnup+and+radioactive+inventory+in+the+CANDU+reactor+using+the+GETERA+and+MCNP4C+codes&rft.au=Dawahra%2C+S%3BKhattab%2C+K%3BSaba%2C+G&rft.aulast=Dawahra&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=183&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Nuclear+Energy+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=17416361&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJNEST.2016.078956 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fission products; Monte Carlo simulation; Nuclear reactors; Fuels; Nuclear fuels; Radioisotopes; Nuclear energy; Radioactivity; Benchmarks DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNEST.2016.078956 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Studies on the use of alginate gel polymers as selective adsorbents of rare earth elements from aqueous solutions AN - 1819895173; 2016-081066 AB - Rare earth elements (REEs) have unique physicochemical properties that make them essential elements in many high-tech components. In general, the abundance of REEs produced by aqueous extraction processes is low. Additionally, most samples contain elements that interfere with the determination of REEs, so that separation and pre-concentration steps are often necessary. A number of techniques based on ion-exchange resins and solvent extraction have been studied and proposed. In the present work, the feasibility of using alginate gel for REE recovery and separation was examined. Alginic acid is a linear copolymer consisting of D-mannuronic and L-guluronic acids that forms hydrogels with many divalent cations, including Ca(II), Ba(II), Sr(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and others. In our experiments, the gel beads were formed by dropping 2% sodium alginate directly into aqueous solutions of REEs with various mixtures of divalent cations. Modifications of solid alginate beads made by dosing with compounds capable of generating specific REE-binding ligands were also tested. We examined how specific REEs were selectively sequestered within alginate gel via gel polymerization and by further diffusion and potential displacement reactions. The data are discussed relative to improvements in the analytical quantification of low level REEs and with regard to potential applications of this technique for fast and complete recovery of REE from complex matrices. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jain, Jinesh C AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 57 EP - 5 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819895173?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Studies+on+the+use+of+alginate+gel+polymers+as+selective+adsorbents+of+rare+earth+elements+from+aqueous+solutions&rft.au=Jain%2C+Jinesh+C%3BEdenborn%2C+H+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Jinesh&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NE-272584 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 51st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NE-272584 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of CO (sub 2) detection methods tested in shallow groundwater monitoring wells at a geological sequestration site AN - 1812220588; 2016-072678 AB - The geological storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO (sub 2) ) is one method of reducing the amount of CO (sub 2) released into the atmosphere. Monitoring programs typically determine baseline conditions in surface and near-surface environments before, during, and after CO (sub 2) injection to evaluate if impacts related to injection have occurred. Because CO (sub 2) concentrations in groundwater fluctuate naturally due to complex geochemical and geomicrobiological interactions, a clear understanding of the baseline behavior of CO (sub 2) in groundwater near injection sites is important. Numerous ways of measuring aqueous CO (sub 2) in the field and lab are currently used, but most methods have significant shortcomings (e.g., are tedious, lengthy, have interferences, or have significant lag time before a result is determined). In this study, we examined the effectiveness of two novel CO (sub 2) detection methods and their ability to rapidly detect CO (sub 2) in shallow groundwater monitoring wells associated with the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project geological sequestration site. The CarboQC beverage carbonation meter was used to measure the concentration of CO (sub 2) in water by monitoring temperature and pressure changes and calculating the P (sub CO2) from the ideal gas law. Additionally, a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) CO (sub 2) sensor enclosed in a gas-permeable, water-impermeable membrane measured CO (sub 2) by determining an equilibrium concentration. Results showed that the CarboQC method provided rapid (< 3 min) and repeatable results under field conditions within a measured concentration range of 15 - 125 mg/L CO (sub 2) . The NDIR sensor results correlated well (r (super 2) = 0.93) with the CarboQC data, but CO (sub 2) equilibration required at least 15 minutes, making the method somewhat less desirable under field conditions. In contrast, NDIR-based sensors have a greater potential for long-term deployment. Both systems are adaptable to in-line groundwater sampling methods. Other specific advantages and disadvantages associated with the two approaches, and anomalies associated with specific samples, are discussed in greater detail. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Iranmanesh, Abbas AU - Wimmer, Bracken AU - Locke, Randy AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 8 EP - 10 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1812220588?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+detection+methods+tested+in+shallow+groundwater+monitoring+wells+at+a+geological+sequestration+site&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+H+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BJain%2C+Jinesh%3BIranmanesh%2C+Abbas%3BWimmer%2C+Bracken%3BLocke%2C+Randy%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NC-275288 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 50th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NC-275288 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calculation of the accidental gamma dose rate at the top of the low power research reactor AN - 1808696552; PQ0003243296 AB - Owing to the high risk through conducting the experiment of losing the core water shield, the analytical and statistical (MCNP) methods were used to estimate the gamma dose rate at the reactor top when the core water shield level decreases to the value less than the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) safety limit. For normal operation condition, the results showed that the core water shield attenuated the gamma dose rate by 3 106 times. The gamma dose rate values at the reactor top due to the core and the water impurities were 46.8, 89.9 and 52 mu Sv.h-1 for the statistical, analytical calculations and experimental reference value respectively. For the accidental condition (the core water shield level is 12 cm), the results showed that the maximum gamma dose rate value at the reactor top was 1.4 10-8 mu Sv.h-1. Therefore, no one should stay at the reactor top if an accident occurs. These results of dose rate can be used as reference values in order to set the radiation protection requirements in the MNSR reactor. JF - International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology AU - Dawahra, S AU - Saba, G AD - Department of Nuclear Engineering, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 10 IS - 1 SN - 1741-6361, 1741-6361 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - Energy KW - Nuclear Science and Technology KW - Accidents KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Radiation KW - Safety KW - Nuclear energy KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808696552?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Nuclear+Energy+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Calculation+of+the+accidental+gamma+dose+rate+at+the+top+of+the+low+power+research+reactor&rft.au=Dawahra%2C+S%3BSaba%2C+G&rft.aulast=Dawahra&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Nuclear+Energy+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=17416361&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJNEST.2016.076341 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Accidents; Nuclear reactors; Radiation; Safety; Nuclear energy DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNEST.2016.076341 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Study of performance evaluation, economic and environmental impact of 1.68 kWp DC operated submersible centrifugal solar pump with autotracker using low cost DAS AN - 1808688707; PQ0003243353 AB - The widespread application of renewable energy sources requires the use of low cost data acquisition system (DAS) both for monitoring the system operation and control of its operation. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the performances of the 1.68 kWp DC operated submersible centrifugal solar pump with autotracking system using microcontroller based home-made low cost universal DAS. In order to evaluate the actual discharge capacity with respect to designed capacity under local solar irradiance and photovoltaic array power output, it is not convenient to gather years' data manually. The developed home-made low cost DAS is used to collect data every minute and to store the average of this data to the personal computer in a suitable manner. In order to verify the performances of the 1.68 kWp DC operated submersible centrifugal solar pump with autotracking system, solar irradiance, discharge capacity and efficiency of the pump with respect to time is evaluated from the collected data using the DAS. Results found that off grid areas of Bangladesh, PV based solar pumping systems are spin off economic and environmental benefits compared with diesel based water pumping system. JF - International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development AU - Islam, MdShafiqul AU - Hasan, MdRakibul AD - Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh; Center for Research Reactor, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, E-12/A, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargoan, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh Y1 - 2016///0, PY - 2016 DA - 0, 2016 SP - 146 EP - 158 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1474-6778, 1474-6778 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - Environment and Sustainable Development KW - ISW, Bangladesh KW - Solar cells KW - Renewable energy KW - Economics KW - Environmental impact KW - Sustainable development KW - Pumps KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808688707?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Environment+and+Sustainable+Development&rft.atitle=Study+of+performance+evaluation%2C+economic+and+environmental+impact+of+1.68+kWp+DC+operated+submersible+centrifugal+solar+pump+with+autotracker+using+low+cost+DAS&rft.au=Islam%2C+MdShafiqul%3BHasan%2C+MdRakibul&rft.aulast=Islam&rft.aufirst=MdShafiqul&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=146&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Environment+and+Sustainable+Development&rft.issn=14746778&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJESD.2016.076362 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Renewable energy; Solar cells; Economics; Environmental impact; Sustainable development; Pumps; ISW, Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJESD.2016.076362 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Direct evidence for perennial ice in eastern North American cold traps AN - 1807509340; 2016-067427 AB - In the late 1800s, climatologist Edwin Balch visited 33 sites in eastern North America that were known or rumored to retain ice for longer periods of time than was usual for their surroundings. These cold traps, which Balch termed "glacieres naturelles" or natural refrigerators, were found in ravines and gorges, taluses and boulder heaps, as well as in man-made wells, mines and tunnels from West Virginia northward into New England. Despite local reports to the contrary, no perennial ice was ever observed by Balch, although accumulated ice from the winter and spring clearly persisted for an unusually long time at sites where it was naturally or artificially protected from the sun and wind in the summer. Cold air coming from the base of talus slopes throughout the summer suggested the possible continued presence of ice deep in the talus, but this could not be confirmed. In the current study, we used temperature data loggers to monitor the thermal regime of cold traps in Pennsylvania and New York where ice exhibited unusual persistence: these sites included man-made mine shafts ("ice mines"), a talus slope, two "rock cities," and a collapsed anthracite coal mine. Perennial ice was demonstrated at two of these sites for the first time during the 2014-2015 season. In both cases, deep man-made recesses allowed the accumulation of significant ice relative to the volume and configuration of the cold trap; in summer, thermal stratification of the air mass further minimized the introduction of warm air and limited the melting of ice. Ice did not persist at sites where the winter/spring accumulation was not sufficient to maintain thermal stratification of the air mass. Sufficient annual melting occurred at sites with perennial ice such that little, if any, continuous ice accumulation over longer periods of time would be expected in the current climate. Most locations in the northeastern United States where the mean annual temperature is lower than the surrounding region are unlikely to develop perennial ice in the absence of heavy winter snow accumulation and sub-freezing spring temperatures. Perennial ice development appears to be restricted to very specific sites with unique geographical features that protect accumulated ice and snow from sunlight and the incursion of warm air. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Turner, G R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 6 EP - 13 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807509340?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Direct+evidence+for+perennial+ice+in+eastern+North+American+cold+traps&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+H+M%3BTurner%2C+G+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NE-272502 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 51st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NE-272502 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Coal combustion by-products and shale gas well drill cuttings as plant growth media for green roofs; results of roof experiments AN - 1807508923; 2016-067428 AB - Green roofs are layers of planting material and plants on building roofs that retain, filter, treat, and reduce storm water runoff, as well as insulate buildings. Green roof growth substrates must be relatively light-weight, retain moisture, be composed of non-toxic materials that do not pollute the associated rainfall and runoff, and allow plant growth. Expanded shales and clays are the most commonly used commercial substrates for this purpose, but they are produced by heating in a high-temperature rotary kiln that requires significant energy input. We are examining the short- and long-term impacts of supplementing conventional green roof growth substrates with available waste products from coal-fired power plants and gas well operations, such as fly and bottom ashes and drill cuttings. These materials may represent satisfactory substitutes for some fraction of less energy efficient growth substrate materials. However, they also have the potential to introduce unacceptable levels of inorganic and organic contaminants to roof runoff, adversely modify soil and runoff pH, and limit plant growth. The screening of over 50 fly and bottom ashes from coal combustion power plants leached with natural rainwater showed a wide range in metal concentrations, with specific heavy metals (Co, Cu, Mn) associated with low pH materials, and As and Cr associated with high pH material. Drill cuttings from a Marcellus gas well in southwestern PA generated high salinity water that was detrimental to seed germination but was rapidly rinsed by rainfall from the solid material. Sedum plants were grown for 16 months on a green roof in pots containing different combinations of coal combustion materials, drill cuttings, conventional green roof soils, and slow-release fertilizer. Plant growth was maximal in the presence of added fertilizer regardless of the primary growth substrate used. Cumulative observations on the growth, germination, and the bioaccumulation of metals and metalloids in the plants are discussed. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jain, Jinesh C AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 6 EP - 14 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807508923?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Coal+combustion+by-products+and+shale+gas+well+drill+cuttings+as+plant+growth+media+for+green+roofs%3B+results+of+roof+experiments&rft.au=Jain%2C+Jinesh+C%3BEdenborn%2C+H+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Jinesh&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NE-272551 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 51st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NE-272551 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gel diffusion studies on factors affecting barite scaling in Marcellus Shale gas wells AN - 1807508614; 2016-067437 AB - The formation of barite (BaSO (sub 4) ) scale can reduce production in oil and gas fields by blocking fractures and reducing the porosity of reservoir rock. Due to the low solubility of barite, chemical approaches to scale prevention involving chelation or inhibition of crystal growth often have limited success in oil field wells. Saline produced waters from Marcellus shale gas wells contain elevated levels of barium, and geochemical equilibrium modeling of these waters indicates that barite is supersaturated throughout the system. Anti-scalant compounds are routinely added to injected waters at Marcellus gas wells as a precautionary measure. Previous laboratory flow-through experiments conducted with recycled produced water, fracturing fluid and Marcellus shale demonstrated barite precipitation on fracture surfaces. Specific factors that may affect barite precipitation in the field, such as pH, solute concentration, the presence of anti-scalant compounds, diffusion gradients, and nucleation sites, are difficult to study based solely on water quality analyses and flow-through laboratory experiments. In this study, we examined physical and chemical factors affecting barite precipitation in Marcellus shale gas waters using two-dimensional diffusion gradient agarose and silica gels. This method allows the counter diffusion of selected ions or chemicals towards each other under conditions of controlled gel permeability and temperature. Using time-lapse photography, the formation of mineral precipitates can be visualized, and changes in precipitation rates due to changes in reactant mixtures and concentrations can be determined. Primary reactant distribution in gels was determined by slicing gels and analyzing the contents, and by microelectrode profiling. Variables potentially influencing barite precipitation in Marcellus waters were tested, including pH, salinity, temperature, major cations in production water (Ba, Sr, Ca), sulfate, and anti-scalant chemicals used to minimize barite precipitation. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Paukert, Amelia AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 7 EP - 4 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807508614?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Gel+diffusion+studies+on+factors+affecting+barite+scaling+in+Marcellus+Shale+gas+wells&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+H+M%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BPaukert%2C+Amelia%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NE-272479 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 51st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NE-272479 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of H (sub 2) S on the analysis of CO (sub 2) using the volumetric expansion method in well waters associated with CO (sub 2) -enhanced oil recovery AN - 1807507819; 2016-067438 AB - Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a method used to supplement conventional water flooding approaches and flush residual crude oil from subsurface rock formations towards production wells for recovery. CO (sub 2) is injected along with water under pressure and it moves through the pore spaces of the rock, mixes with and lowers the viscosity of the oil, and helps displace oil from the rock formation. The concentration of CO (sub 2) in production water is needed to determine CO (sub 2) breakthrough rates at the production well, as well as identify potential paths of CO (sub 2) leakage into groundwater reservoirs. The CarboQC carbonation meter is used to measure the concentration of CO (sub 2) in water under field conditions by monitoring the temperature and pressure changes during the multiple expansion of a sealed volume of water and calculating the PCO2 from the ideal gas law. This method is effective using carbonated beverages and most natural waters because the solubility of potentially interfering common gases such as O (sub 2) and N (sub 2) is more than 50 times lower in water than it is for CO (sub 2) . Hydrogen sulfide (H (sub 2) S), which is even more soluble than CO (sub 2) in water, is sometimes encountered in very high concentrations in water associated with high-sulfur petroleum deposits or natural gas production, and this directly interferes with CO (sub 2) analysis by volumetric expansion. In this study, we examined the effects of H (sub 2) S on CO (sub 2) measurements in saline produced waters from EOR wells in Texas. Two methods were tested as ways to subtract H (sub 2) S from the dissolved gas fraction. Sulfide was oxidized with hydrogen peroxide, which produced elemental sulfur or sulfate as a reaction product depending on the pH of the water sample, but this generated gas pressure due to peroxide reaction with other organics. Copper sulfate was added to eliminate the dissolved sulfide via precipitation of highly insoluble copper sulfides. Copper sulfides were rapidly precipitated in EOR well samples, but the reaction simultaneously lowered the pH relative to the amount of sulfide present. This resulted in a variable increase in the measured CO (sub 2) due to the conversion of bicarbonate ion to carbonic acid. The potential for this analytical approach to be effective in such waters is further discussed relative to dissolved inorganic carbon content in water and the potential interactions between CO (sub 2) and H (sub 2) S. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Jain, Jinesh C AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 DA - 2016 SP - Abstract no. 7 EP - 5 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 48 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807507819?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Influence+of+H+%28sub+2%29+S+on+the+analysis+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+using+the+volumetric+expansion+method+in+well+waters+associated+with+CO+%28sub+2%29+-enhanced+oil+recovery&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+H+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BJain%2C+Jinesh+C%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2Fabs%2F2016NE-272496 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 51st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016NE-272496 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Review. AN - 1789040042; 26670035 AB - Radiation is part of the natural environment: it is estimated that approximately 80 % of all human exposure comes from naturally occurring or background radiation. Certain extractive industries such as mining and oil logging have the potential to increase the risk of radiation exposure to the environment and humans by concentrating the quantities of naturally occurring radiation beyond normal background levels (Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli 2004). JF - Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology AU - Doyi, Israel AU - Essumang, David Kofi AU - Dampare, Samuel AU - Glover, Eric Tetteh AD - National Radioactive Waste Management Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana. i.doyi@gaecgh.org. ; Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana. ; National Radioactive Waste Management Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana. ; Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. PY - 2016 SP - 107 EP - 119 VL - 238 SN - 0179-5953, 0179-5953 KW - Radioactive Pollutants KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Radiation exposure KW - Dose limit KW - Chronic KW - Produced water KW - Acute KW - DNA KW - Radionuclides KW - Scale KW - Radioactivity KW - Radiation protection KW - Toxicology KW - Humans KW - Background Radiation -- adverse effects KW - Radioactive Pollutants -- adverse effects KW - Environmental Exposure KW - Oil and Gas Industry KW - Radioactive Pollutants -- toxicity KW - Mining UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789040042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reviews+of+environmental+contamination+and+toxicology&rft.atitle=Technologically+Enhanced+Naturally+Occurring+Radioactive+Materials+%28TENORM%29+in+the+Oil+and+Gas+Industry%3A+A+Review.&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2017-01-17 N1 - Date created - 2016-05-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-24 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-25 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/398_2015_5005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of hydrochloric acid on the properties of biodegradable packaging materials of carboxymethylcellulose/poly(vinyl alcohol) blends AN - 1753466931; PQ0002135566 AB - The main focus of this research was to prepare ecofriendly biodegradable packaging materials with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). Different blend films were prepared through the variation of the ratios of CMC to PVA (00:100, 30:70, 50:50, 70:30, 100:00 w/w) with and without hydrochloric acid. The mechanical properties, including the tensile strength (TS), percentage elongation at break (E sub(b)), water uptake, and solubility in water, of the films were investigated. A soil burial test was also performed. The prepared films were characterized by attenuated total reflectance (ATR)-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The highest TS and E sub(b) values of the blend films were recorded as 19.52 MPa and 34.52%, respectively. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, and TGA results provided that in the presence of HCl, a chemical reaction occurred between CMC and PVA. In addition, the water uptake, solubility in water, and biodegradability of the films were found to be reduced significantly. With all of these results, in presence of HCl, a blend made up of CMC and PVA with a ratio 30:70 was optimized as a biodegradable packaging material. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 42870. JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science AU - Harun-or-Rashid, MD AU - Rahaman, Saifur, MD AU - Enamul Kabir, Shariff AU - Khan, Mubarak A AD - Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, P.O. Box 3787, Bangladesh. PY - 2016 SP - [np] PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 133 IS - 2 SN - 0021-8995, 0021-8995 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Solubility KW - Reflectance KW - Spectroscopy KW - Biodegradability KW - Packaging materials KW - Soil KW - Water uptake KW - Elongation KW - Carboxymethylcellulose KW - I.R. spectroscopy KW - alcohols KW - Tensile strength KW - Hydrochloric acid KW - Mechanical properties KW - Differential scanning calorimetry KW - Films KW - W 30925:Genetic Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1753466931?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Polymer+Science&rft.atitle=Effect+of+hydrochloric+acid+on+the+properties+of+biodegradable+packaging+materials+of+carboxymethylcellulose%2Fpoly%28vinyl+alcohol%29+blends&rft.au=Harun-or-Rashid%2C+MD%3BRahaman%2C+Saifur%2C+MD%3BEnamul+Kabir%2C+Shariff%3BKhan%2C+Mubarak+A&rft.aulast=Harun-or-Rashid&rft.aufirst=MD&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.volume=133&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=%5Bnp%5D&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Polymer+Science&rft.issn=00218995&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fapp.42870 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reflectance; Solubility; Spectroscopy; Biodegradability; Packaging materials; Water uptake; Soil; Elongation; Carboxymethylcellulose; I.R. spectroscopy; alcohols; Tensile strength; Hydrochloric acid; Films; Differential scanning calorimetry; Mechanical properties DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.42870 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental attitudes in the aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill AN - 1753459233; PQ0002417904 AB - In the 1960s and 1970's, prominent environmental disasters seemed to mobilize the U.S. public, and many key environmental laws were subsequently enacted. Theories surrounding public opinion formation, however, generally regard single events as unlikely to impact attitudes in a major way. Given the conflicting evidence provided by anecdotal accounts and public opinion theory, we explore whether the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Gulf Oil Spill) impacted public concern for the environment in the United States. In this study we use data from a national-level survey implemented before and after the Gulf Oil Spill to examine pre- and post-spill environmental attitudes as measured by a subset of the New Ecological Paradigm scale. We find that there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recent Gulf Oil Spill had a significant impact on environmental attitudes, a result consistent with theories concerning the influence of individual events on public opinion. Additional findings imply that some types of messages are likely to be more effective than others in public communications about the environment. JF - Ocean & Coastal Management AU - Farrow, Katherine AU - Brinson, Ayeisha AU - Wallmo, Kristy AU - Lew, Daniel K AD - Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Y1 - 2016/01// PY - 2016 DA - January 2016 SP - 128 EP - 134 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 119 SN - 0964-5691, 0964-5691 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts KW - Environmental attitudes KW - Environmental disaster KW - Gulf Oil Spill KW - New ecological paradigm KW - Public opinion KW - Marine KW - Disasters KW - Environmental factors KW - Coastal zone management KW - USA KW - Communications KW - Oceans KW - Environmental law KW - Public concern KW - Oil spills KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - O 4060:Pollution - Environment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1753459233?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Disasters; Environmental factors; Oil spills; Coastal zone management; Public opinion; Environmental attitudes; Communications; Oceans; Environmental law; Public concern; USA; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.10.001 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other than Iran AN - 1761664868; 2011-905460 AB - This report was prepared in fulfillment of Section 1245(d)(4)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2012, which requires that, not later than 60 days from enactment and every 60 days thereafter, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) 'submit to Congress a report on the availability and price of petroleum and petroleum products produced in countries other than Iran in the 60-day period preceding. EIA estimates that global oil inventories grew by an average of 1.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in October and November 2015, similar to the 1.8-million b/d during the same time in 2014. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Dec 8 2015, 7 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/12/08/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Dec 08 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Iran KW - Prices KW - Inventory KW - National defense KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Availability+and+Price+of+Petroleum+and+Petroleum+Products+Produced+in+Countries+Other+than+Iran&rft.title=The+Availability+and+Price+of+Petroleum+and+Petroleum+Products+Produced+in+Countries+Other+than+Iran&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/ndaa/pdf/ndaa.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - Number 24 in a series of reports required by section 1245(d) (4)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Column testing and 1D reactive transport modeling to evaluate uranium plume persistence processes AN - 1832723229; 2016-091947 AB - At many U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sites, 100 year natural flushing was selected as a remedial option for groundwater uranium plumes. However, current data indicate that natural flushing is not occurring as quickly as expected and solid-phase and aqueous uranium concentrations are persistent. At the Grand Junction, Colorado office site, column testing was completed on core collected below an area where uranium mill tailings have been removed. The total uranium concentration in this core was 13.2 mg/kg and the column was flushed with laboratory-created water with no uranium and chemistry similar to the nearby Gunnison River. The core was flushed for a total of 91 pore volumes producing a maximum effluent uranium concentration of 6,110 mu g/L at 2.1 pore volumes and a minimum uranium concentration of 36.2 mu g/L at the final pore volume. These results indicate complex geochemical reactions at small pore volumes and a long tailing affect at greater pore volumes. Stop flow data indicate the occurrence of non-equilibrium processes that create uranium concentration rebound. These data confirm the potential for plume persistence, which is occurring at the field scale. 1D reactive transport modeling was completed using PHREEQC (geochemical model) and calibrated to the column test data manually and using PEST (inverse modeling calibration routine). Processes of sorption, dual porosity with diffusion, mineral dissolution, dispersion, and cation exchange were evaluated separately and in combination. The calibration results indicate that sorption and dual porosity are major processes in explaining the column test data. These processes are also supported by fission track photographs that show solid-phase uranium residing in less mobile pore spaces. These procedures provide valuable information on plume persistence and secondary source processes that may be used to better inform and evaluate remedial strategies, including natural flushing. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Johnson, R H AU - Morrison, S AU - Morris, S AU - Tigar, Aaron AU - Dam, W L AU - Dayvault, Jalena AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract H33N EP - 04 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832723229?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Column+testing+and+1D+reactive+transport+modeling+to+evaluate+uranium+plume+persistence+processes&rft.au=Johnson%2C+R+H%3BMorrison%2C+S%3BMorris%2C+S%3BTigar%2C+Aaron%3BDam%2C+W+L%3BDayvault%2C+Jalena%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-27 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A county level assessment of water withdrawals for hydraulic fracturing; where are impacts most likely? AN - 1819897993; 2016-078438 AB - Concerns have arisen of the potential effects of hydraulic fracturing water withdrawals on both water for human consumption and aquatic communities. Any impacts are likely to be location specific since current U.S. hydraulic fracturing activities are concentrated in particular regions, water availability is unevenly distributed, and hydraulic fracturing water use differs between locations, including the amount of water use per well, source water, and reuse rates. Here, we used FracFocus to estimate annual hydraulic fracturing water use, and combined this with U.S. Geological Survey water use data and water availability indices to identify U.S. counties where potential impacts may be most likely. We surveyed the literature to understand source water and reuse rates. Overall, we found that hydraulic fracturing water use and consumption are a small percentage relative to total water use and consumption for most U.S. counties. However, there are 26 counties where fracturing water use is greater than 10% compared to 2010 total water use, and eight and four counties at greater than 30% and 50%, respectively. We conclude hydraulic fracturing water use currently has the greatest potential for impacts in southern and western Texas due to relatively high fracturing water use, low reuse rates, low fresh water availability, and frequent drought. However, the availability of brackish groundwater in these areas is also high relative to fracturing water use, suggesting an alternative source that could reduce potential impacts. Comparatively, the potential for impacts appears to be lower in other U.S. regions. While our county-scale findings do not preclude the possibility of more localized water quantity effects, this study provides a relative indicator of areas where potential problems might arise. Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Fleming, Megan M AU - LeDuc, Stephen D AU - Clark, Christopher AU - Todd, Jason AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract H31E EP - 1460 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819897993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=A+county+level+assessment+of+water+withdrawals+for+hydraulic+fracturing%3B+where+are+impacts+most+likely%3F&rft.au=Fleming%2C+Megan+M%3BLeDuc%2C+Stephen+D%3BClark%2C+Christopher%3BTodd%2C+Jason%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Fleming&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gravitational signature and apparent mass changes in Amundsen Embayment caused by low viscosity GIA model constrained by rapid bedrock displacement AN - 1815673212; 2016-075627 AB - The Amundsen Embayment sector of West Antarctica is experiencing some of the fastest sustained bedrock uplift rates in the world. These motions, recorded by the Antarctic GPS Network (ANET), cannot be explained in terms of the earth's elastic response to contemporary ice loss, and the residues are far too rapid to be explained using traditional GIA models. We use 13 years of very high resolution DEM-derived ice mass change fields over the Amundsen sector to compute the elastic signal and remove it from the observed geodetic time series. We obtain a very large residual--up to 5 times larger than the computed elastic response. Low or very low mantle viscosities are expected in this area based on existing heat flow estimates, seismic velocity anomalies, thin crust, and active volcanism, all of which are associated with geologically recent rifting. We hypothesize that the rapid crustal displacement manifests a low viscosity short-time-scale response to post-Little Ice Age ice mass changes, including ice losses developed in the last decade or so. A plausible ice history for the last hundred years is made by using the actual measurements from 2002 to 2014, and 25% of the present day melting rate before 2002. We then simulate and fit the bedrock displacement--both vertical and horizontal--with a spherical compressible viscoelastic Earth model having a low viscosity shallow upper mantle. We show that we can constrain the shallow upper mantle viscosity very well and also explain most of the signal (amplitude and direction) by using 2 10 (super 18) Pa s. However we are not able to precisely constrain the thickness of the lithosphere (the preferred thickness is more than 50 km, quite thick for that region) or ice history. By using our preferred set up (earth model + ice history) we compute the GIA gravitational signature and convert it in equivalent superficial water density (see figure) that can be directly used to correct the mass changes observed by GRACE. For the Amundsen sector the apparent trend of mass changes caused by the GIA fast mantle flow is more than 15 Gt/yr, which is 11.5% of to the -130 Gt/yr altimetry derived trend. Therefore, previous GRACE derived mass changes in Amundsen sector have been systematically underestimated. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Barletta, Valentina R AU - Bevis, Michael G AU - Smith, Benjamin E AU - Wilson, Terry J AU - Willis, Michael J AU - Brown, Abel AU - Bordoni, Andrea AU - Khan, Shfaqat A AU - Smalley, Robert AU - Kendrick, Eric C AU - Konfal, Stephanie A AU - Caccamise, Dana AU - Aster, Richard C AU - Chaput, Julien A AU - Heeszel, David AU - Wiens, Douglas AU - Lloyd, Andrew J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract G42A EP - 05 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1815673212?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Gravitational+signature+and+apparent+mass+changes+in+Amundsen+Embayment+caused+by+low+viscosity+GIA+model+constrained+by+rapid+bedrock+displacement&rft.au=Barletta%2C+Valentina+R%3BBevis%2C+Michael+G%3BSmith%2C+Benjamin+E%3BWilson%2C+Terry+J%3BWillis%2C+Michael+J%3BBrown%2C+Abel%3BBordoni%2C+Andrea%3BKhan%2C+Shfaqat+A%3BSmalley%2C+Robert%3BKendrick%2C+Eric+C%3BKonfal%2C+Stephanie+A%3BCaccamise%2C+Dana%3BAster%2C+Richard+C%3BChaput%2C+Julien+A%3BHeeszel%2C+David%3BWiens%2C+Douglas%3BLloyd%2C+Andrew+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Barletta&rft.aufirst=Valentina&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigating the possibility of East Antarctic ice mass loss as an explanation for GPS-derived observations of horizontal motion AN - 1815672183; 2016-075567 AB - GPS sites in the Transantarctic Mountains operating under the Antarctic Network (ANET) component of the Polar Earth Observing Network (POLENET) record crustal motion in response to glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). Observed horizontal motions are towards former ice mass centers in West Antarctica, opposite to the expected and modeled pattern of deformation due to GIA. The disagreement between observed and predicted surface deformation suggests modification to one or both primary GIA model inputs, ice history and earth properties models, is needed. 1D GIA models for Antarctica utilize radial earth models, yet mantle viscosity mapped by seismology indicates a strong boundary in earth properties between East and West Antarctica. GPS-derived horizontal crustal motions are consistently near-perpendicular to the boundary and a gradient in the magnitude of motion across the boundary is observed, with velocities increasing from the stronger, East Antarctic side, to the weaker, West Antarctic side. The spatial correlation between horizontal crustal displacements and modeled viscosity values suggests a causal relationship, and offers an explanation for the mismatch with 1D GIA models that do not incorporate lateral variation. Alternatively, we investigate the possibility of East Antarctic ice mass loss as an explanation for the discrepancy between observed and predicted surface deformation. Ice history scenarios invoking removal of ice mass from the Wilkes Subglacial Basin are coupled with a range of 1D earth models, and a comparison between predicted and observed motions made. Results suggest that East Antarctic unloading may explain both the magnitude and direction of observed motions for some regions. Perhaps more significantly, surface displacements located within an "interference zone" between the West Antarctica ice mass center and our postulated Wilkes ice mass center are strongly matched for a variety of earth model combinations, supporting the case for ice unloading from the Wilkes Subglacial Basin since the Last Glacial Maximum. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Konfal, Stephanie A AU - Wilson, Terry J AU - Whitehouse, Pippa L AU - Bevis, Michael G AU - Kendrick, Eric C AU - Dalziel, Ian W D AU - Smalley, Robert AU - Heeszel, David AU - Wiens, Doug AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract G33B EP - 1147 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1815672183?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Investigating+the+possibility+of+East+Antarctic+ice+mass+loss+as+an+explanation+for+GPS-derived+observations+of+horizontal+motion&rft.au=Konfal%2C+Stephanie+A%3BWilson%2C+Terry+J%3BWhitehouse%2C+Pippa+L%3BBevis%2C+Michael+G%3BKendrick%2C+Eric+C%3BDalziel%2C+Ian+W+D%3BSmalley%2C+Robert%3BHeeszel%2C+David%3BWiens%2C+Doug%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Konfal&rft.aufirst=Stephanie&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-01 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bacteriohopanepolyols in tropical soils and sediments from the Congo River catchment area AN - 1812215524; 2016-069302 AB - The Congo River basin drains the second largest area of tropical rainforest in the world, including a large proportion of pristine wetlands. We present the bacteriohopanepolyol (BHP) inventory of a suite of tropical soils and, from comparison with published data, propose some initial ideas on BHP distribution controls. Strong taxonomic controls on BHP production are evident in wetland sediments. Dominant within the suite were 35-aminobacteriohopane-31,32,33,34-tetrol (aminotetrol) and 35-aminobacteriohopane-30,31,32,33,34-pentol (aminopentol), indicating aerobic methanotrophy. A narrow range and low mean relative abundance of 30-(5'-adenosyl)hopane (adenosylhopane) and related compounds, collectively termed "soil marker" BHPs, were observed in Congo soils (mean 17%, range 7.9-36% of total BHPs, n = 22) compared with literature data from temperate surface soils and Arctic surface soils (mean 36%, range 0-66% of total BHPs, n = 28) suggesting a greater rate of conversion of these BHP precursors to other structures. JF - Organic Geochemistry AU - Spencer-Jones, Charlotte L AU - Wagner, Thomas AU - Dinga, Bienvenu J AU - Schefuss, Enno AU - Mann, Paul J AU - Poulsen, John R AU - Spencer, Robert G M AU - Wabakanghanzi, Jose N AU - Talbot, Helen M Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Elsevier VL - 89-90 SN - 0146-6380, 0146-6380 KW - tropical environment KW - soils KW - lipids KW - hopanoids KW - Congo River basin KW - Central Africa KW - methanotrophic taxa KW - biomarkers KW - organic compounds KW - biogenic processes KW - bacteriohopanepolyols KW - wetlands KW - bacteria KW - sediments KW - hydrocarbons KW - Africa KW - Congo KW - triterpanes KW - hopanes KW - aromatic hydrocarbons KW - 25:Soils KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1812215524?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Organic+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Bacteriohopanepolyols+in+tropical+soils+and+sediments+from+the+Congo+River+catchment+area&rft.au=Spencer-Jones%2C+Charlotte+L%3BWagner%2C+Thomas%3BDinga%2C+Bienvenu+J%3BSchefuss%2C+Enno%3BMann%2C+Paul+J%3BPoulsen%2C+John+R%3BSpencer%2C+Robert+G+M%3BWabakanghanzi%2C+Jose+N%3BTalbot%2C+Helen+M&rft.aulast=Spencer-Jones&rft.aufirst=Charlotte&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=89-90&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Organic+Geochemistry&rft.issn=01466380&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.orggeochem.2015.09.003 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01466380 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 55 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; aromatic hydrocarbons; bacteria; bacteriohopanepolyols; biogenic processes; biomarkers; Central Africa; Congo; Congo River basin; hopanes; hopanoids; hydrocarbons; lipids; methanotrophic taxa; organic compounds; sediments; soils; triterpanes; tropical environment; wetlands DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2015.09.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of 3-D lateral variations on seismic waveform modeling, in preparation for the InSight mission to Mars AN - 1807508711; 2016-066909 AB - In 2016, the InSight mission will provide the very first seismic records from Mars after installing a seismometer on the surface of the Red Planet. Obtaining information on the deep 1-D seismic structure of Mars using a single geophysical station will be challenging. However, successful test inversions using body and surface waves have been presented in a preliminary study by Panning et al. (2015). Future investigations need now to focus on inversions making a complete use of the seismic waveform. An important challenge is to investigate the effects of 3-D lateral variations of seismic velocity structures on seismograms. The HOPT (Higher Order Perturbation Theory) code originally developed by P. Lognonne and E. Clevede (Lognonne, 1991 ; Lognonne and Clevede, 2002) and based on the perturbation theory allows for the computation of synthetic seismograms in a 3-D Earth. We adapted the code for Mars and computed surface wave synthetics in a 3-D planet, initially only considering the effects of the planet's ellipticity as well as the lateral variations in the depth of the Moho which are known through gravity measurements (e.g. Neumann et al., 2004). Additional constraints from lateral variations in topography will be the focus of future work. These synthetics can be compared to future seismic data in order to identify a suite of Martian internal structure models that best match the data. To do so, we first need to estimate the resolvable parameters concerning the Mars deep interior while considering the 3-D effects, which is the main goal of this study. Furthermore, in preparation for the InSight mission data return phase, the computation of these synthetic (but realistic) seismograms is primordial to test the softwares developed by the InSight Mars Quake and Mars Structure Services (in charge of locating the seismic events, and using them to assess the internal structure of Mars). JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Drilleau, Melanie AU - Dubois, Alizee AU - Blanchette-Guertin, Jean-Francois AU - Kawamura, Taichi AU - Lognonne, Philippe Henri AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract DI43A EP - 2605 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807508711?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Investigation+of+3-D+lateral+variations+on+seismic+waveform+modeling%2C+in+preparation+for+the+InSight+mission+to+Mars&rft.au=Drilleau%2C+Melanie%3BDubois%2C+Alizee%3BBlanchette-Guertin%2C+Jean-Francois%3BKawamura%2C+Taichi%3BLognonne%2C+Philippe+Henri%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Drilleau&rft.aufirst=Melanie&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground motion prediction equations for the Central and Eastern United States AN - 1797538243; 2016-050972 AB - New ground motion prediction equations (GMPE) G15 model for the Central and Eastern United States (CEUS) is presented. It is based on the modular filter based approach developed by Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009) for active tectonic environment in the Western US (WUS). The G15 model is based on the NGA-East database for the horizontal peak ground acceleration and 5%-damped pseudo spectral acceleration RotD50 component (Goulet et al., 2014). In contrast to active tectonic environment the database for the CEUS is not sufficient for creating purely empirical GMPE covering the range of magnitudes and distances required for seismic hazard assessments. Recordings in NGA-East database are sparse and cover mostly range of M10 Hz) and is within the range of other models for frequencies lower than 2.5 Hz. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Seber, Dogan AU - Graizer, V AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract S51E EP - 04 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1797538243?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Ground+motion+prediction+equations+for+the+Central+and+Eastern+United+States&rft.au=Seber%2C+Dogan%3BGraizer%2C+V%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Seber&rft.aufirst=Dogan&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-17 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Coupled THMC modelling of single fractures in novaculite and granite for DECOVALEX-2015 AN - 1789752230; 2016-044865 AB - The host rock immediately surrounding a nuclear waste repository has the potential to undergo a complex set of physical and chemical processes starting from construction of the facility until many years after completion. Understanding the relevant processes of fracture evolution may be key to supporting the attendant safety arguments for such a facility. In the present phase of the international research project DECOVALEX, the experimental work of Yasuhara et al. has been examined, wherein artificial fractures in novaculite and granite are subject to a mechanical confining pressure, variable fluid flows and different applied temperatures. Differential pressures across the samples were measured to determine permeability and hence hydraulic aperture evolution, while at the same time the chemical composition of the outflows were continually sampled. For the novaculite experiments, the fracture surfaces' topography were characterised using a high-resolution laser profilometer, and post-experimental characterisation of the aperture was performed using a Wood's metal fracture cast. This paper presents a synthesis of the ongoing work of six separate research teams. A range of approaches are presented including 2D and 3D high resolution coupled THMC models. Homogenised 'single compartment' models of the fracture have also been adopted, attempting to upscale the processes so that they could be used in larger network or effective continuum models. Particular attention is given to the competing roles of aqueous geochemistry, pressure solution, stress corrosion and pure mechanics in order to reproduce the experimental observations. The results of the work show that while good, physically plausible representations of the experiment can be obtained, there is considerable uncertainty in the relative importance of the various processes and that the parameterisation of these processes can be closely linked to the physical interpretation of the fracture surface topography. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Bond, Alex AU - Chittenden, Neil AU - Fedors, Randall W AU - Lang, P S AU - McDermott, Christopher AU - Neretnieks, I E AU - Pan, P AU - Sembara, Jan AU - Brusky, Ivan AU - Watanabe, Norihiro AU - Lu, Renchao AU - Yasuhara, Hide AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract T13E EP - 05 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789752230?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Coupled+THMC+modelling+of+single+fractures+in+novaculite+and+granite+for+DECOVALEX-2015&rft.au=Bond%2C+Alex%3BChittenden%2C+Neil%3BFedors%2C+Randall+W%3BLang%2C+P+S%3BMcDermott%2C+Christopher%3BNeretnieks%2C+I+E%3BPan%2C+P%3BSembara%2C+Jan%3BBrusky%2C+Ivan%3BWatanabe%2C+Norihiro%3BLu%2C+Renchao%3BYasuhara%2C+Hide%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Bond&rft.aufirst=Alex&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reflection imaging of the Moho and the aseismic Nazca slab in the Malarguee region with global-phase seismic interferometry AN - 1789747330; 2016-044768 AB - A number of passive seismic methods have been developed over many decades. Still, imaging of aseismical zones of the subducting slabs is one of challenging themes in the geoscience community. Conventional seismological approaches, such as hypocentral mapping, receiver functions, and global tomography, have been providing useful imaging of the Nazca slab, which subducts under the South American plate; however, the aseismic zones remained unclear. Here, we propose to apply global-phase seismic interferometry (GloPSI) for the imaging of the aseismic zones of the Nazca slab beneath the Malarguee region (Mendoza, Argentina). GloPSI uses global phases (epicentral distances > or = 120 degrees ) such as PKP, PKiKP, and PKIKP, recorded on the vertical component of the seismic sensors. These phases illuminate the lithosphere below the receivers with small angles of incidence, which illumination suffices for creating virtual sources that radiate primarily downwards. We then migrate the retrieved virtual responses to obtain a subsurface reflection image with high resolution (< 15 km in depth). We use data recorded in the Malarguee region using an exploration-type receiver array called MalARRgue. This array was recording continuously in 2012 for one year. In this presentation, we show the imaging results from the Moho down to the aseismic Nazca slab, including the upper mantle. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Draganov, D AU - Nishitsuji, Y AU - Ruigrok, E AU - Gomez, M AU - Wapenaar, C P A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - Abstract S34B EP - 03 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2015 KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789747330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Reflection+imaging+of+the+Moho+and+the+aseismic+Nazca+slab+in+the+Malarguee+region+with+global-phase+seismic+interferometry&rft.au=Draganov%2C+D%3BNishitsuji%2C+Y%3BRuigrok%2C+E%3BGomez%2C+M%3BWapenaar%2C+C+P+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Draganov&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2015 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effective ultraviolet irradiance measurements from artificial tanning devices in Greece AN - 1773909834; PQ0002706766 AB - Artificial tanning remains very popular worldwide, despite the International Agency for Research on Cancer classification of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunbeds as 'carcinogenic to humans'. Greek Atomic Energy Commission has initiated a surveillance action of the artificial tanning devices in Greece in order to record the effective irradiance levels from the sunbeds and to inform and synchronise the domestic artificial tanning business sector with the requirements of the European Standard EN 60335-2-27:2010. In this direction, in situ measurements of UV emissions from sunbeds in solaria businesses all over Greece were performed from October 2013 until July 2014, with a radiometer and a portable single-monochromator spectrophotometer. Analysis of the measurements' results revealed that effective irradiance in 60 % of the measured sunbeds exceeded the 0.3 W m super(-2) limit value set by EN 60335-2-27:2010 and only 20 % of the devices could be categorised as UV type 3. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Petri, Aspasia AU - Karabetsos, Efthymios AD - Non-Ionizing Radiation Office, Greek Atomic Energy Commission, Patriarxou Grigoriou and Neapoleos, PO Box 60092, Agia Paraskevi, Athens 15310, Greece, aspasia.petri@eeae.gr Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 490 EP - 501 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 167 IS - 4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Dosimetry KW - Cancer KW - MED, Greece KW - Radiation KW - Classification KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Energy KW - Commissions KW - Ultraviolet radiation KW - Emissions KW - Emission measurements KW - In situ measurement KW - Spectrophotometers KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773909834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Effective+ultraviolet+irradiance+measurements+from+artificial+tanning+devices+in+Greece&rft.au=Petri%2C+Aspasia%3BKarabetsos%2C+Efthymios&rft.aulast=Petri&rft.aufirst=Aspasia&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=167&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=490&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncu346 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Classification; Radiation; Carcinogenicity; Energy; Ultraviolet radiation; Dosimetry; Commissions; Emission measurements; Emissions; Cancer; Spectrophotometers; In situ measurement; MED, Greece DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncu346 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of occupational exposure to ELF magnetic fields at power plants in Greece in the context of European directives AN - 1773909560; PQ0002706767 AB - The scope of this paper is to comparatively present the extremely low-frequency (ELF) measurements performed at four power plants in Greece, focusing on: (a) the worst-case exposure conditions, (b) the existence of magnetic field harmonic components, (c) the technical similarities among the power plants and (d) comparison of the measured percentages of reference levels at typical working areas in the power plants. A detailed measurement methodology is proposed, including broadband on-site inspection of the working areas, weighted averaged root-mean-square and peak values of magnetic flux density, percentage of reference levels, according to 1998 ICNIRP guidelines and harmonic analysis of the multi-frequency magnetic fields. During the analysis of the occupational exposure in all power plants, the new Directive 2013/35/EU has been taken into account. The study concludes by proposing a mapping procedure of working areas into certain zones, in order to take measures for workers safety. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Christopoulou, Maria AU - Govari, Chrysa AU - Tsaprouni, Panagiota AU - Karabetsos, Efthymios AD - Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE), Non Ionizing Radiation Office, Patriarxou Grigoriou and Neapoleos, PO Box 60092, Zip Code 15310, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece, efthymios.karabetsos@eeae.gr Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 502 EP - 512 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 167 IS - 4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Guidelines KW - Dosimetry KW - Safety KW - Occupational safety KW - MED, Greece KW - Magnetic fields KW - Harmonic analysis KW - Radiation KW - Power plants KW - Mapping KW - Inspection KW - Occupational exposure KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773909560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+occupational+exposure+to+ELF+magnetic+fields+at+power+plants+in+Greece+in+the+context+of+European+directives&rft.au=Christopoulou%2C+Maria%3BGovari%2C+Chrysa%3BTsaprouni%2C+Panagiota%3BKarabetsos%2C+Efthymios&rft.aulast=Christopoulou&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=167&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=502&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncu373 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Magnetic fields; Harmonic analysis; Radiation; Occupational safety; Safety; Dosimetry; Guidelines; Power plants; Mapping; Inspection; Occupational exposure; MED, Greece DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncu373 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Finite element modeling of rock cutting and its fragmentation process AN - 1769967524; 2016-018745 AB - Rock cutting is a challenging problem from a modeling perspective. The challenges come from the complexity of the physics from the tool-rock interaction to the fracture process and propagation of the quasibrittle rocks. This study was aimed at developing a finite element procedure that was capable of providing reasonable estimates of cutting forces and, at the same time, capturing the essential characteristics of the fragmentation process. Published laboratory rock scratch tests were used as modeling targets since these tests encompass all essential characteristics of rock cutting. Both shallow cuts and deep cuts from a rectangular cutter were analyzed first, followed by modeling of shallow cuts from a disc cutter. It was concluded that rock cutting could be reasonably modeled by using a plasticity-damage model, an element erosion scheme that removes an element when its energy release equals fracture energy, together with a proper selection of modeling parameters. Abstract Copyright (2015) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (1997) AU - Jaime, Maria C AU - Zhou, Yaneng AU - Lin, Jeen-Shang AU - Gamwo, Isaac K Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 137 EP - 146 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York VL - 80 SN - 1365-1609, 1365-1609 KW - laboratory studies KW - finite element analysis KW - experimental studies KW - fragmentation KW - ductility KW - mechanical properties KW - brittleness KW - cuttings KW - plasticity KW - rock mechanics KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1769967524?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%281997%29&rft.atitle=Finite+element+modeling+of+rock+cutting+and+its+fragmentation+process&rft.au=Jaime%2C+Maria+C%3BZhou%2C+Yaneng%3BLin%2C+Jeen-Shang%3BGamwo%2C+Isaac+K&rft.aulast=Jaime&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=80&rft.issue=&rft.spage=137&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%281997%29&rft.issn=13651609&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ijrmms.2015.09.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13651609 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-03 N1 - CODEN - IJRMA2 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - brittleness; cuttings; ductility; experimental studies; finite element analysis; fragmentation; laboratory studies; mechanical properties; plasticity; rock mechanics DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.09.004 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Petroleum Marketing Monthly AN - 1761668013; 2011-905464 AB - This report provides the monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional, and state level. Monthly average crude oil prices show mixed trends in September. The average domestic crude oil first purchase price increased $1.62 (4.1%), to $41.60 per barrel. Refiner monthly average prices for sales of motor gasoline continued to fall in September. The average retail price decreased 29.8 cents to $1.920 per gallon, while the average wholesale price fell 22.9 cents to $1.609 per gallon. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Dec 2015, ix+107 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Sales KW - Petroleum industry KW - Statistics KW - Prices KW - Marketing KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761668013?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Petroleum+Marketing+Monthly&rft.title=Petroleum+Marketing+Monthly&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/marketing/monthly/pdf/pmmall.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Drilling Productivity Report: For Key Tight Oil and Shale Gas Regions AN - 1761664731; 2011-905476 AB - The seven tight oil and shale gas regions analyzed in this report accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth during 2011-2014. The seven regions are the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian, and Utica regions. For each region, this report gives information on new-well oil production per rig, legacy oil production change, indicated change in oil production (January vs December), and oil and natural gas production. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Dec 2015, 11 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Productivity KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664731?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Drilling+Productivity+Report%3A+For+Key+Tight+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Regions&rft.title=Drilling+Productivity+Report%3A+For+Key+Tight+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Regions&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/dpr-full.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Short-Term Energy Outlook: Market Prices and Uncertainty Report AN - 1761661605; 2011-905461 AB - Crude oil prices in November declined to the lowest levels since August. The North Sea Brent front month futures price settled at $43.84 per barrel (b) on December 3, 2015, a decrease of $4.95/b since November 2, 2015. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) front month futures price settled at $41.08/b on December 3, 2015, declining $5.06/b over the same period. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Dec 2015, 11 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Prices KW - Texas KW - North sea KW - Markets KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661605?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Short-Term+Energy+Outlook%3A+Market+Prices+and+Uncertainty+Report&rft.title=Short-Term+Energy+Outlook%3A+Market+Prices+and+Uncertainty+Report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/pdf/uncertainty.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adventures in ground water monitoring; why has it been so difficult to obtain ground water data near shale gas wells? AN - 1756508239; 2016-005528 AB - Shale gas development in the United States has revolutionized energy production and supply, making the nation energy independent for the first time in decades. However, many people remain concerned that the large-scale hydraulic fracturing necessary to recover hydrocarbons from shale may degrade the environment, including groundwater. Improving the understanding of how groundwater may be impacted by shale gas development requires field monitoring at multiple sites on different shale plays under a variety of climates and hydrologic conditions. Such monitoring has been difficult to achieve because of a lack of access to commercial sites and an absence of funding to drill dedicated research wells. JF - Environmental Geosciences AU - Soeder, Daniel J Y1 - 2015/12// PY - 2015 DA - December 2015 SP - 139 EP - 148 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Division of Environmental Geosciences, Tulsa, OK VL - 22 IS - 4 SN - 1075-9565, 1075-9565 KW - United States KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - monitoring KW - shale gas KW - Huston Township Pennsylvania KW - waste water KW - pollutants KW - natural gas KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - Moshannon State Forest KW - ground water KW - environmental management KW - oil wells KW - Pennsylvania KW - water pollution KW - Clearfield County Pennsylvania KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1756508239?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Adventures+in+ground+water+monitoring%3B+why+has+it+been+so+difficult+to+obtain+ground+water+data+near+shale+gas+wells%3F&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel+J&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2015-12-01&rft.volume=22&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=139&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Geosciences&rft.issn=10759565&rft_id=info:doi/10.1306%2Feg.09221515011 L2 - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/ege LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Clearfield County Pennsylvania; environmental management; ground water; Huston Township Pennsylvania; hydraulic fracturing; monitoring; Moshannon State Forest; natural gas; oil wells; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollutants; pollution; shale gas; United States; waste water; water pollution DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/eg.09221515011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Robotic trio AN - 1786169974; PQ0002503876 AB - During cleanup and dismantling programmes, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has undertaken to standardise tools to characterise radiological data on the basis of robotic systems. Each is made up of a mobile robot for work on the floor of the area concerned, and a remote piloting system for the inspection platform. We suggest categorising them with regard to deployability, defined as the way in which the operators can manage the robot at the entrance to the operation zone, as proposed by Robin Murphy in the book Disaster Robotics. Three categories can be defined: [blacksquare] Man-packable: robots that can be handled by one or two operators wearing suitable protective clothing and equipment. The robot's physical features must not upset the handler's centre of gravity. JF - Nuclear Engineering International AU - Mahjoubi, Najib AU - Ducros, Christian AU - Girones, Philippe AU - Boisset, Laurence AU - Sorin, Antoine AU - Hauser, Gerard AU - Vieira, Myriam Da Costa AU - Lerat, Vincent AU - Benhamou, Albert AU - Jonquet, Eric AD - French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 15 EP - 19 PB - Wilmington Publishing, Wilmington House Sidcup Kent DA14 5HZ United Kingdom VL - 60 IS - 736 SN - 0029-5507, 0029-5507 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - Operators KW - Robotics KW - Inspection KW - Centre of gravity KW - Entrances KW - Categories KW - Robots KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786169974?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+International&rft.atitle=Robotic+trio&rft.au=Mahjoubi%2C+Najib%3BDucros%2C+Christian%3BGirones%2C+Philippe%3BBoisset%2C+Laurence%3BSorin%2C+Antoine%3BHauser%2C+Gerard%3BVieira%2C+Myriam+Da+Costa%3BLerat%2C+Vincent%3BBenhamou%2C+Albert%3BJonquet%2C+Eric&rft.aulast=Mahjoubi&rft.aufirst=Najib&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=736&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+International&rft.issn=00295507&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-03 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves AN - 1761667883; 2011-905493 AB - US crude oil proved reserves increased in 2014 for the sixth year in a row with a net addition of 3.4 billion barrels of proved oil reserves (a 9% increase), according to this report, released in November 2015 by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). US natural gas proved reserves increased 10% in 2014, raising the US total to a record 388.8 trillion cubic feet. Sustained low prices for oil and natural gas are anticipated to reduce the reserves in 2015. Lower prices have curtailed drilling and made recovery economics more challenging. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Nov 2015, 44 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Prices KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667883?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Crude+Oil+and+Natural+Gas+Proved+Reserves&rft.title=U.S.+Crude+Oil+and+Natural+Gas+Proved+Reserves&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/crudeoilreserves/pdf/usreserves.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity AN - 1761667839; 2011-905475 AB - This is the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) report containing storage capacity data for crude oil, petroleum products, and selected biofuels. The report includes tables detailing working and net available shell storage capacity by type of facility, product, and Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PAD District). Net available shell storage capacity is broken down further to show the percent for exclusive use by facility operators and the percent leased to others. Crude oil storage capacity data are also provided for Cushing, Oklahoma, an important crude oil market center. Tables. JF - United States Department of Energy, Nov 2015, 6 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Biomass energy KW - United States KW - Storage KW - Oklahoma KW - Petroleum industry KW - Royal Dutch-Shell group KW - Markets KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Working+and+Net+Available+Shell+Storage+Capacity&rft.title=Working+and+Net+Available+Shell+Storage+Capacity&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/storagecapacity/storagecapacity.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - With Data as of September 30, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Electric Power Monthly with Data for September 2015 AN - 1761664841; 2011-905495 AB - The Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) new Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) takes a fresh look at oil and natural gas production, starting with an assessment of how and where drilling for hydrocarbons is taking place. The DPR uses recent data on the total number of drilling rigs in operation along with estimates of drilling productivity and estimated changes in production from existing oil and natural gas wells to provide estimated changes in oil and natural gas production for six key fields. Tables, References. JF - United States Department of Energy, Nov 2015, 237 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Electric power KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Productivity KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Electric+Power+Monthly+with+Data+for+September+2015&rft.title=Electric+Power+Monthly+with+Data+for+September+2015&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/pdf/epm.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENTRAP and its potential interaction with European networks AN - 1756504235; 2016-007603 AB - ENTRAP comprises a pan-European cooperation of leading scientific institutions and regulatory bodies in the field of nuclear-waste characterization and its quality assurance for the safe disposal of radioactive waste. Here, the scope of this cooperation is presented and explained and links or interfaces for a potential collaboration with partners fulfilling tasks of IDG-TP are pursued. JF - Mineralogical Magazine AU - Tietze-Jaensch, H AU - van Iseghem, P AU - Boucher, L AU - Dodaro, A AU - Fuks, L AU - Guisset, J P AU - Koivuranta, S AU - Lierse, C AU - Neckel, W AU - Pina, G AU - Steyer, S AU - van Velzen, L AU - del Cerro, E Vico AU - Morris, Katherine AU - Bryan, Mick D AU - Evans, Nicholas D M AU - Kowe, Raymond Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 1515 EP - 1520 PB - Mineralogical Society, London VL - 79 IS - 6 SN - 0026-461X, 0026-461X KW - programs KW - ENTRAP KW - regulations KW - government agencies KW - international cooperation KW - European Commission KW - radioactive waste KW - safety KW - European Union KW - classification KW - quality control KW - waste disposal KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1756504235?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.atitle=ENTRAP+and+its+potential+interaction+with+European+networks&rft.au=Tietze-Jaensch%2C+H%3Bvan+Iseghem%2C+P%3BBoucher%2C+L%3BDodaro%2C+A%3BFuks%2C+L%3BGuisset%2C+J+P%3BKoivuranta%2C+S%3BLierse%2C+C%3BNeckel%2C+W%3BPina%2C+G%3BSteyer%2C+S%3Bvan+Velzen%2C+L%3Bdel+Cerro%2C+E+Vico%3BMorris%2C+Katherine%3BBryan%2C+Mick+D%3BEvans%2C+Nicholas+D+M%3BKowe%2C+Raymond&rft.aulast=Tietze-Jaensch&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=79&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1515&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.issn=0026461X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1180%2Fminmag.2015.079.6.26 L2 - http://www.minersoc.org/pages/e_journals/minmag.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - First IGD-TP geodisposal conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 11 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-14 N1 - CODEN - MNLMBB N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - classification; ENTRAP; European Commission; European Union; government agencies; international cooperation; programs; quality control; radioactive waste; regulations; safety; waste disposal DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2015.079.6.26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of total silver and silver nanoparticle extraction from medical devices AN - 1751211820; PQ0002347189 AB - There is concern over the release of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from medical devices due to their potential toxicological consequences inside the body. Towards developing the exposure component of a risk assessment model, the purpose of this study was to determine the amount and physical form of silver released from medical devices. Scanning electron microscopy was used to confirm that three of five marketed medical devices contained nanosilver coatings (mean feature sizes 115-341 nm). Aqueous device extracts (water, saline and human plasma) were analyzed with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoparticle tracking analysis. The amount of silver extracted from the devices ranged from 1 10-1 to 1 106 ng/cm2 (conditions ranged from 37 to 50 degree C, over one hour to seven days). The results further indicated that one of the five devices (labeled MD1) released significantly more AgNPs than the other devices. This data suggests that some but not all devices that are formulated with nanosilver may release detectable levels of AgNPs upon extraction. Further work is underway to quantitate the proportion of silver released as AgNPs and to incorporate this data into a risk assessment for AgNP exposure from medical devices. JF - Food and Chemical Toxicology AU - Sussman, Eric M AU - Jayanti, Priyanka AU - Dair, Benita J AU - Casey, Brendan J AD - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 10 EP - 19 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 85 SN - 0278-6915, 0278-6915 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Medical device KW - Silver nanoparticle KW - Extraction KW - Exposure assessment KW - Risk assessment KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - Data processing KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - Light scattering KW - Silver KW - nanoparticles KW - Mass spectroscopy KW - Models KW - Coatings KW - X 24300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1751211820?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+and+Chemical+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+total+silver+and+silver+nanoparticle+extraction+from+medical+devices&rft.au=Sussman%2C+Eric+M%3BJayanti%2C+Priyanka%3BDair%2C+Benita+J%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J&rft.aulast=Sussman&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+and+Chemical+Toxicology&rft.issn=02786915&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fct.2015.08.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Scanning electron microscopy; Data processing; Transmission electron microscopy; Light scattering; nanoparticles; Silver; Mass spectroscopy; Coatings; Models DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2015.08.013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flow cytometry evaluation of in vitro cellular necrosis and apoptosis induced by silver nanoparticles AN - 1751209269; PQ0002347178 AB - Particles possess unique properties in the nanoscale, e.g., enhanced catalytic activity, high surface area, and light emission/absorption properties, that might result in interference with colorimetric in vitro cytotoxicity assays such as MTT, XTT or MTS. Alternatively, assays that do not use spectrophotometric detection, such as trypan blue exclusion or flow cytometry (FC) based assays, are less likely to be influenced by nanoparticle interference. The aim of this study was to evaluate FC assays to assess the cytotoxicity of three different sizes (10, 100, or 200 nm) of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) at different mass concentrations (1, 25, or 50 ug/ml) in L-929 fibroblast cells. After 4 h and 24 h exposure, cell necrosis and apoptosis were assessed using 7-AAD and Annexin V dyes, respectively, with FC. The data indicate that cell necrosis and apoptosis in AgNP-exposed fibroblasts depends on dose, exposure time, and AgNP size. The data indicate that AgNPs produced a dose- and time-dependent decrease in cell viability; however, 10 nm AgNPs were significantly more toxic than larger-sized particles. Thus, standard FC assays can be utilized to assess apoptosis and necrosis in response to nanomaterial exposure. JF - Food and Chemical Toxicology AU - Kumar, Girish AU - Degheidy, Heba AU - Casey, Brendan J AU - Goering, Peter L AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 45 EP - 51 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 85 SN - 0278-6915, 0278-6915 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Flow cytometry KW - Nanotoxicology KW - Silver nanoparticles KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Apoptosis KW - AgNP silver nanoparticle KW - NTA nanoparticle tracking analysis KW - DLS dynamic light scattering KW - TEM transmission electron microscopy KW - FC flow cytometry KW - 7-AAD 7-Aminoactinomycin D KW - MTT 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide KW - Data processing KW - Surface area KW - Colorimetry KW - Light effects KW - Fibroblasts KW - Necrosis KW - Dyes KW - Spectrophotometry KW - Silver KW - nanoparticles KW - Annexin V KW - X 24300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1751209269?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+and+Chemical+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Flow+cytometry+evaluation+of+in+vitro+cellular+necrosis+and+apoptosis+induced+by+silver+nanoparticles&rft.au=Kumar%2C+Girish%3BDegheidy%2C+Heba%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J%3BGoering%2C+Peter+L&rft.aulast=Kumar&rft.aufirst=Girish&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=&rft.spage=45&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+and+Chemical+Toxicology&rft.issn=02786915&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fct.2015.06.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Apoptosis; Data processing; Surface area; Colorimetry; Fibroblasts; Light effects; Flow cytometry; Necrosis; Cytotoxicity; Dyes; Spectrophotometry; nanoparticles; Silver; Annexin V DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2015.06.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Refining the site conceptual model at a former uranium mill site in Riverton, Wyoming, USA AN - 1732814797; PQ0002185210 AB - Milling activities at a former uranium mill site near Riverton, Wyoming, USA, contaminated the shallow groundwater beneath and downgradient of the site. Although the mill operated for <6 years (1958-1963), its impact remains an environmental liability. Groundwater modeling predicted that natural flushing would achieve compliance with applicable groundwater protection standards by the year 2098. A decade of groundwater monitoring indicated that contaminant concentrations were declining steadily, which confirmed the conceptual site model (CSM). However, local flooding in 2010 mobilized contaminants that migrated downgradient from the Riverton site and resulted in a dramatic increase in groundwater contaminant concentrations. This observation indicated that the original CSM was inadequate to explain site conditions and needed to be refined. In response to the new observations after the flood, a collaborative investigation to better understand site conditions and processes commenced. This investigation included installing 103 boreholes to collect soil and groundwater samples, sampling and analysis of evaporite minerals along the bank of the Little Wind River, an analysis of evapotranspiration in the shallow aquifer, and sampling naturally organic-rich sediments near groundwater discharge areas. The enhanced characterization revealed that the existing CSM did not account for high uranium concentrations in groundwater remaining on the former mill site and groundwater plume stagnation near the Little Wind River. Observations from the flood and subsequent investigations indicate that additional characterization is still needed to continue refining the CSM and determine the viability of the natural flushing compliance strategy. Additional sampling, analysis, and testing of soil and groundwater are necessary to investigate secondary contaminant sources, mobilization of contaminants during floods, geochemical processes, contaminant plume stagnation, distribution of evaporite minerals and organic-rich sediments, and mechanisms and rates of contaminant transfer from soil to groundwater. Future data collection will be used to continually revise the CSM and evaluate the compliance strategy at the site. JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Dam, William L AU - Campbell, Sam AU - Johnson, Raymond H AU - Looney, Brian B AU - Denham, Miles E AU - Eddy-Dilek, Carol A AU - Babits, Steven J AD - US Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO, 81503, USA, William.dam@lm.doe.gov Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 7255 EP - 7265 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 74 IS - 10 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Rivers KW - Aquifers KW - Pollution monitoring KW - USA, Wyoming KW - Compliance KW - Groundwater flow KW - Evapotranspiration KW - Boreholes KW - Sediments KW - Groundwater protection KW - Soil KW - Geochemical processes KW - Floods KW - Uranium KW - Groundwater pollution KW - Groundwater KW - Plumes KW - Minerals KW - Wind KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - M2 556.16:Runoff (556.16) KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1732814797?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Refining+the+site+conceptual+model+at+a+former+uranium+mill+site+in+Riverton%2C+Wyoming%2C+USA&rft.au=Dam%2C+William+L%3BCampbell%2C+Sam%3BJohnson%2C+Raymond+H%3BLooney%2C+Brian+B%3BDenham%2C+Miles+E%3BEddy-Dilek%2C+Carol+A%3BBabits%2C+Steven+J&rft.aulast=Dam&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2015-11-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=7255&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-015-4706-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aquifers; Geochemical processes; Floods; Groundwater flow; Groundwater pollution; Evapotranspiration; Groundwater protection; Rivers; Pollution monitoring; Compliance; Boreholes; Sediments; Soil; Uranium; Groundwater; Minerals; Plumes; Wind; USA, Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4706-y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A review of the ecohydrology of the Sakumo wetland in Ghana. AN - 1720447425; 26439124 AB - The Sakumo wetland is an internationally recognized Ramsar site located in a largely urban area and provides essential ecological and social services to wetland community dwellers. Despite its importance, the wetland has over the years been subjected to human interference resulting in considerable risks of deteriorating water quality, biodiversity loss, and drying up of most parts of the wetland. The conversion of land for residential and agricultural uses has significantly altered the hydrological characteristics of the land surface and modified pathways and flow of water into the wetland. Other drivers identified included drainage (mainly as runoff from agricultural farms), anthropogenic pressure (waste discharge) due to infrastructure development associated with urbanization, chemical contamination as a result of industrial and household pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices (overfishing). The purpose of the study was to review some of the physical and chemical properties of the Sakumo wetland on the changing wetland resources with emphasis on water quality. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and overexploitation of wetland resources were identified as key causative factors affecting the wetland functions. Their effects on the wetland among others include increased nutrient and toxic chemical load which has resulted in reduced wetland surface water quality and decrease in species diversity. pH of the wetland waters was generally alkaline which is characteristic of water bodies influenced by seawater under oxygenated conditions. The increasing trends of electrical conductivity, phosphates, ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite, though small, point to deteriorating water quality in the wetland. The lagoon water was observed to be heavily polluted with nutrients particularly phosphate. The sequence of nutrient in the wetland was found to be in the order of PO4-P>NH3-N>NO3-N>NO2-N. These, if not checked, will result in further deterioration of the wetland function. In order to protect the wetland structure and function, it is recommended that a determination for both surface water and groundwater (quality and quantity) components of the ecological reserve (aquatic ecosystem) as well as the basic human need should be undertaken. In addition, a complete hydrological study of the wetland must be done. This will enable a well-balanced water allocation scheme to all users while still ensuring long-term survival and sustainability of the wetland. JF - Environmental monitoring and assessment AU - Nonterah, Cynthia AU - Xu, Yongxin AU - Osae, Shiloh AU - Akiti, Thomas T AU - Dampare, Samuel B AD - Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, Legon, Ghana. adwoalaar@gmail.com. ; Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, P' Bag X 17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa. ; National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Ghana. ; Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, Legon, Ghana. Y1 - 2015/11// PY - 2015 DA - November 2015 SP - 671 VL - 187 IS - 11 KW - Nitrates KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Ecological water requirements KW - Water quantity KW - Sakumo wetland KW - Hydrochemical characterization KW - Water quality KW - Shallow groundwater KW - Stable isotopes KW - Ecosystem KW - Agriculture KW - Ghana KW - Humans KW - Biodiversity KW - Groundwater KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Water Cycle KW - Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1720447425?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+monitoring+and+assessment&rft.atitle=A+review+of+the+ecohydrology+of+the+Sakumo+wetland+in+Ghana.&rft.au=Nonterah%2C+Cynthia%3BXu%2C+Yongxin%3BOsae%2C+Shiloh%3BAkiti%2C+Thomas+T%3BDampare%2C+Samuel+B&rft.aulast=Nonterah&rft.aufirst=Cynthia&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=101&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=S79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-05-12 N1 - Date created - 2015-10-07 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4872-0 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ab initio thermodynamic approach to identify mixed solid sorbents for CO sub(2) capture technology AN - 1768584220; PQ0002680925 AB - Because the current technologies for capturing CO sub(2) are still too energy intensive, new materials must be developed that can capture CO sub(2) reversibly with acceptable energy costs. At a given CO sub(2) pressure, the turnover temperature (T sub(t)) of the reaction of an individual solid that can capture CO sub(2) is fixed. Such T sub(t) may be outside the operating temperature range ( Delta T sub(o)) for a practical capture technology. To adjust T sub(t) to fit the practical Delta T sub(o), in this study, three scenarios of mixing schemes are explored by combining thermodynamic database mining with first principles density functional theory (DFT) and phonon lattice dynamics calculations. Our calculated results demonstrate that by mixing different types of solids, it's possible to shift T sub(t) to the range of practical operating temperature conditions. According to the requirements imposed by the pre- and post- combustion technologies and based on our calculated thermodynamic properties for the CO sub(2) capture reactions by the mixed solids of interest, we were able to identify the mixing ratios of two or more solids to form new sorbent materials for which lower capture energy costs are expected at the desired pressure and temperature conditions. JF - Frontiers in Environmental Science AU - Duan, Yuhua AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, yuhua.duan@netl.doe.gov Y1 - 2015/10/31/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Oct 31 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation, P O Box 110 1015 Lausanne Switzerland VL - 3 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - CO2 capture KW - mixed solid sorbent KW - ab initio thermodynamics KW - turnover temperature shift KW - mixing ratio KW - Sorbents KW - Thermodynamics KW - Energy KW - Temperature KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Technology KW - Combustion KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1768584220?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Frontiers+in+Environmental+Science&rft.atitle=Ab+initio+thermodynamic+approach+to+identify+mixed+solid+sorbents+for+CO+sub%282%29+capture+technology&rft.au=Duan%2C+Yuhua&rft.aulast=Duan&rft.aufirst=Yuhua&rft.date=2015-10-31&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Frontiers+in+Environmental+Science&rft.issn=2296-665X&rft_id=info:doi/10.3389%2Ffenvs.2015.00069 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sorbents; Thermodynamics; Energy; Temperature; Carbon dioxide; Combustion; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2015.00069 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - A Novel Approach to Evaluate Excess of Mesothelioma Deaths in a Small Population of Former Nuclear Workers T2 - 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2015) AN - 1731771504; 6367831 JF - 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2015) AU - Zhou, Joey AU - McComish, Stacey AU - Tolmachev, Sergei Y1 - 2015/10/31/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Oct 31 KW - Mortality KW - mesothelioma KW - Mesothelioma UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731771504?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=143rd+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2015%29&rft.atitle=A+Novel+Approach+to+Evaluate+Excess+of+Mesothelioma+Deaths+in+a+Small+Population+of+Former+Nuclear+Workers&rft.au=Zhou%2C+Joey%3BMcComish%2C+Stacey%3BTolmachev%2C+Sergei&rft.aulast=Zhou&rft.aufirst=Joey&rft.date=2015-10-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=143rd+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A brief history of geologic disposal of nuclear waste in the USA AN - 1773799700; 2016-025836 AB - The generation of electricity by nuclear power and the manufacturing of atomic weapons have created a large amount of high-level radioactive waste. World-wide there is a consensus that the best way to protect mankind and the environment is to dispose of this waste in a deep geologic repository. Initial efforts focused on salt as the best medium for disposal, but the heat generated by the radioactive waste led many earth scientists to examine other rock types. In 1976, the Director of the USGS wrote to the US ERDA, predecessor agency of the DOE, suggesting that there were several favorable environments at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and that the USGS already had extensive background information on the NTS. Later, in a series of communications and one publication, the USGS espoused the favorability of the thick unsaturated zone. After the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA 1982), the DOE compiled a list of 9 favorable sites, and settled on 3 to be characterized. In 1987 Congress amended the NWPA directing DOE to focus only on Yucca Mountain, with the proviso that if anything unfavorable was discovered, work would stop immediately. The DOE, DOE National Laboratories, and USGS developed more than 100 detailed plans to study earth-science aspects of Yucca Mountain and the surrounding area, as well as materials studies and engineering projects needed for a geologic repository. The work culminated in a license application submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2008. JF - Environmental & Engineering Geoscience AU - Stuckless, John Shearing AU - Levich, Robert A Y1 - 2015/10/29/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Oct 29 PB - Geological Society of America, Association of Engineering Geologists, College Station, TX VL - Pre-Issue Publication SN - 1078-7275, 1078-7275 KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - U. S. Department of Energy KW - survey organizations KW - isotopes KW - U. S. Geological Survey KW - reclamation KW - government agencies KW - characterization KW - waste disposal sites KW - unsaturated zone KW - environmental analysis KW - radioactive waste KW - ground water KW - waste management KW - Nevada Test Site KW - radioactive isotopes KW - Tennessee KW - nuclear explosions KW - Yucca Mountain KW - Nevada KW - Oak Ridge National Laboratory KW - high-level waste KW - Washington KW - explosions KW - legislation KW - Hanford Site KW - porous materials KW - decision-making KW - migration of elements KW - research KW - Nye County Nevada KW - aquifers KW - history KW - safety KW - nuclear energy KW - metals KW - risk assessment KW - policy KW - uranium KW - waste disposal KW - U-238 KW - actinides KW - underground disposal KW - permeability KW - U-235 KW - public health KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773799700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geoscience&rft.atitle=A+brief+history+of+geologic+disposal+of+nuclear+waste+in+the+USA&rft.au=Stuckless%2C+John+Shearing%3BLevich%2C+Robert+A&rft.aulast=Stuckless&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2015-10-29&rft.volume=Pre-Issue+Publication&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychiatry+Research&rft.issn=01651781&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2FS0165-1781%2899%2900110-9 L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10064 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Association of Engineering Geologists and the Geological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 74 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - CODEN - ENGEA9 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; characterization; decision-making; environmental analysis; explosions; government agencies; ground water; Hanford Site; high-level waste; history; isotopes; legislation; metals; migration of elements; Nevada; Nevada Test Site; nuclear energy; nuclear explosions; Nye County Nevada; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; permeability; policy; porous materials; public health; radioactive isotopes; radioactive waste; reclamation; research; risk assessment; safety; survey organizations; Tennessee; U-235; U-238; U. S. Department of Energy; U. S. Geological Survey; underground disposal; United States; unsaturated zone; uranium; Washington; waste disposal; waste disposal sites; waste management; Yucca Mountain DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/EEG-1659 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An inorganic capping strategy for the seeded growth of versatile bimetallic nanostructures. AN - 1721353028; 26399612 AB - Metal nanostructures have attracted great attention in various fields due to their tunable properties through precisely tailored sizes, compositions and structures. Using mesoporous silica (mSiO2) as the inorganic capping agent and encapsulated Pt nanoparticles as the seeds, we developed a robust seeded growth method to prepare uniform bimetallic nanoparticles encapsulated in mesoporous silica shells (PtM@mSiO2, M = Pd, Rh, Ni and Cu). Unexpectedly, we found that the inorganic silica shell is able to accommodate an eight-fold volume increase in the metallic core by reducing its thickness. The bimetallic nanoparticles encapsulated in mesoporous silica shells showed enhanced catalytic properties and thermal stabilities compared with those prepared with organic capping agents. This inorganic capping strategy could find a broad application in the synthesis of versatile bimetallic nanostructures with exceptional structural control and enhanced catalytic properties. JF - Nanoscale AU - Pei, Yuchen AU - Maligal-Ganesh, Raghu V AU - Xiao, Chaoxian AU - Goh, Tian-Wei AU - Brashler, Kyle AU - Gustafson, Jeffrey A AU - Huang, Wenyu AD - Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, 50011, USA. whuang@iastate.edu. Y1 - 2015/10/28/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Oct 28 SP - 16721 EP - 16728 VL - 7 IS - 40 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1721353028?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nanoscale&rft.atitle=An+inorganic+capping+strategy+for+the+seeded+growth+of+versatile+bimetallic+nanostructures.&rft.au=Pei%2C+Yuchen%3BMaligal-Ganesh%2C+Raghu+V%3BXiao%2C+Chaoxian%3BGoh%2C+Tian-Wei%3BBrashler%2C+Kyle%3BGustafson%2C+Jeffrey+A%3BHuang%2C+Wenyu&rft.aulast=Pei&rft.aufirst=Yuchen&rft.date=2015-10-28&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=40&rft.spage=16721&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nanoscale&rft.issn=2040-3372&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc5nr04614a LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-01-29 N1 - Date created - 2015-10-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5nr04614a ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimation of Gravity Parameters Related to Simple Geometrical Structures by Developing an Approach Based on Deconvolution and Linear Optimization Techniques AN - 1808382277; PQ0002145902 AB - An easy and practical method for interpreting residual gravity anomalies due to simple geometrically shaped models such as cylinders and spheres has been proposed in this paper. This proposed method is based on both the deconvolution technique and the simplex algorithm for linear optimization to most effectively estimate the model parameters, e.g., the depth from the surface to the center of a buried structure (sphere or horizontal cylinder) or the depth from the surface to the top of a buried object (vertical cylinder), and the amplitude coefficient from the residual gravity anomaly profile. The method was tested on synthetic data sets corrupted by different white Gaussian random noise levels to demonstrate the capability and reliability of the method. The results acquired show that the estimated parameter values derived by this proposed method are close to the assumed true parameter values. The validity of this method is also demonstrated using real field residual gravity anomalies from Cuba and Sweden. Comparable and acceptable agreement is shown between the results derived by this method and those derived from real field data. JF - Pure and Applied Geophysics AU - Asfahani, J AU - Tlas, M AD - Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, cscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 2891 EP - 2899 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 172 IS - 10 SN - 0033-4553, 0033-4553 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - ANE, Sweden KW - Mathematical models KW - Cylinders KW - Algorithms KW - Methodology KW - Spheres KW - ASW, Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles, Cuba KW - Gravity anomalies KW - Noise KW - Geophysics KW - Deconvolution KW - Optimization KW - Modelling KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q2 09182:Methods and instruments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808382277?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Estimation+of+Gravity+Parameters+Related+to+Simple+Geometrical+Structures+by+Developing+an+Approach+Based+on+Deconvolution+and+Linear+Optimization+Techniques&rft.au=Asfahani%2C+J%3BTlas%2C+M&rft.aulast=Asfahani&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=172&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=2891&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=00334553&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00024-015-1068-z LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Cylinders; Spheres; Gravity anomalies; Geophysics; Deconvolution; Modelling; Methodology; Noise; Algorithms; Optimization; ANE, Sweden; ASW, Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles, Cuba DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-015-1068-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hybrid solar converters for maximum exergy and inexpensive dispatchable electricity AN - 1770275330; PQ0002266129 AB - Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems are being deployed at an accelerating rate to supply low-carbon electricity worldwide. However, PV is unlikely to economically supply much more than 10% of the world's electricity unless there is a dramatic reduction in the cost of electricity storage. There is an important scientific and technological opportunity to address the storage challenge by developing inexpensive hybrid solar converters that collect solar heat at temperatures between about 200 and 600 degree C and also incorporate PV. Since heat can be stored and converted to electricity at relatively low cost, collection of high exergy content (high temperature) solar heat can provide energy that is dispatchable on demand to meet loads that are not well matched to solar insolation. However, PV cells can collect and convert much of the solar spectrum to electricity more efficiently and inexpensively than solar thermal systems. Advances in spectrum-splitting optics, high-temperature PV cells, thermal management and system design are needed for transformational hybrid converters. We propose that maximizing the exergy output from the solar converters while minimizing the cost of exergy can help propel solar energy toward a higher contribution to carbon-free electricity in the long term than the prevailing paradigm of maximizing the energy output while minimizing the cost of energy. JF - Energy & Environmental Science AU - Branz, Howard M AU - Regan, William AU - Gerst, Kacy J AU - Borak, JBrian AU - Santori, Elizabeth A AD - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue SW; Washington; DC 20585; USA hbranz@alum.mit.edu Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 3083 EP - 3091 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry, c/o Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Secaucus New Jersey 07096 2485 United States VL - 8 IS - 11 SN - 1754-5692, 1754-5692 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA) KW - Cost engineering KW - Solar cells KW - Converters KW - Economics KW - Exergy KW - Electricity KW - Solar energy KW - Photovoltaic cells UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770275330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.title=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ee01998b ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Energy Renaissance: New U.S. energy reserves create a new oil and gas paradigm AN - 1765947040; PQ0002571045 AB - America's abundant unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) resources, consisting primarily of natural gas and oil contained in "tight" geological formations with low permeability, have become vital components of our nation's energy portfolio.1 As recently as a decade ago, there were widespread predictions the U.S. was running out of recoverable oil, that it was moving toward becoming a net importer of natural gas, and that it would have to depend primarily on coal to generate much of the nation's electricity for the foreseeable future. JF - Marine Safety and Security Council. Proceedings: the Coast Guard journal of safety at sea AU - Elliott, Rick AD - Advanced Supply and Facilities Division U.S. Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 6 EP - 10 PB - U.S. Coast Guard VL - 72 IS - 3 SN - 1547-9676, 1547-9676 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Prediction KW - Marine KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Safety KW - Electricity KW - Coal KW - Councils KW - Natural gas KW - Oil KW - Security KW - Permeability KW - Coastal zone KW - Potential resources KW - Energy KW - Geology KW - O 6030:Oil and Gas Resources KW - H 0500:General KW - Q2 09124:Coastal zone management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765947040?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Safety+and+Security+Council.+Proceedings%3A+the+Coast+Guard+journal+of+safety+at+sea&rft.atitle=The+Energy+Renaissance%3A+New+U.S.+energy+reserves+create+a+new+oil+and+gas+paradigm&rft.au=Elliott%2C+Rick&rft.aulast=Elliott&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=6&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Safety+and+Security+Council.+Proceedings%3A+the+Coast+Guard+journal+of+safety+at+sea&rft.issn=15479676&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Permeability; Potential resources; Oil and gas industry; Coal; Electricity; Natural gas; Prediction; Oil; Security; Coastal zone; Energy; Safety; Geology; Councils; Marine ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reaction and diffusion at the reservoir/shale interface during CO (sub 2) storage; impact of geochemical kinetics AN - 1765869413; 2016-015990 AB - We use a reactive diffusion model to investigate what happens to CO (sub 2) injected into a subsurface sandstone reservoir capped by a chlorite- and illite-containing shale seal. The calculations simulate reaction and transport of supercritical (SC) CO (sub 2) at 348.15 K and 30 MPa up to 20,000 a. Given the low shale porosity (5%), chemical reactions mostly occurred in the sandstone for the first 2000 a with some precipitation at the ss/sh interface. From 2000 to 4000 a, ankerite, dolomite and illite began replacing Mg-Fe chlorite at the sandstone/shale interface. Transformation of chlorite to ankerite is the dominant reaction occluding the shale porosity in most simulations: from 4000 to 7500 a, this carbonation seals the reservoir and terminates reaction. Overall, the carbonates (calcite, ankerite, dolomite), chlorite and goethite all remain close to local chemical equilibrium with brine. Quartz is almost inert from the point of its dissolution/precipitation. However, the rate of quartz reaction controls the long-term decline in aqueous silica activity and its evolution toward equilibrium. The reactions of feldspars and clays depend strongly on their reaction rate constants (microcline is closer to local equilibrium than albite). The timing of porosity occlusion mostly therefore depends on the kinetic constants of kaolinite and illite. For example, an increase in the kaolinite kinetic constant by 0.25 logarithmic units hastened porosity closure by 4300 a. The earliest simulated closure of porosity occurred at approximately 108 a for simulations designed as sensitivity tests for the rate constants. These simulations also emphasize that the rate of CO (sub 2) immobilization as aqueous bicarbonate (solubility trapping) or as carbonate minerals (mineral trapping) in sandstone reservoirs depends upon reaction kinetics - but the relative fraction of each trapped CO (sub 2) species only depends upon the initial chemical composition of the host sandstone. For example, at the point of porosity occlusion the fraction of bicarbonate remaining in solution depends upon the initial Na and K content in the host rock but the fraction of carbonate mineralization depends only on the Ca, Mg, Fe content. Since ankerite is the dominant mineral that occludes porosity, the dissolved concentration of ferrous iron is also an important parameter. Future efforts should focus on cross-comparisons and ground-truthing of simulations made for standard case studies as well as laboratory measurements of the reactivities of clay minerals. Abstract Copyright (2015) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Balashov, Victor N AU - Guthrie, George D AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Brantley, Susan L Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 119 EP - 131 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 61 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - silicates KW - sandstone KW - gas storage KW - simulation KW - climate change KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - environmental management KW - laboratory studies KW - reactivity KW - sedimentary rocks KW - chemical reactions KW - mineral assemblages KW - thermodynamic properties KW - chlorite group KW - kinetics KW - climate KW - experimental studies KW - diffusion KW - sealing KW - carbon sequestration KW - ankerite KW - shale KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - bicarbonate ion KW - porosity KW - clay minerals KW - models KW - chlorite KW - precipitation KW - mathematical methods KW - cap rocks KW - sheet silicates KW - reservoir properties KW - mobilization KW - greenhouse gases KW - crystal chemistry KW - clastic rocks KW - carbonates KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765869413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Reaction+and+diffusion+at+the+reservoir%2Fshale+interface+during+CO+%28sub+2%29+storage%3B+impact+of+geochemical+kinetics&rft.au=Balashov%2C+Victor+N%3BGuthrie%2C+George+D%3BLopano%2C+Christina+L%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BBrantley%2C+Susan+L&rft.aulast=Balashov&rft.aufirst=Victor&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=&rft.spage=119&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2015.05.013 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 76 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; ankerite; bicarbonate ion; cap rocks; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbonates; chemical reactions; chlorite; chlorite group; clastic rocks; clay minerals; climate; climate change; crystal chemistry; diffusion; environmental management; experimental studies; gas storage; greenhouse gases; kinetics; laboratory studies; mathematical methods; mineral assemblages; mobilization; models; pollutants; pollution; porosity; precipitation; reactivity; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; sandstone; sealing; sedimentary rocks; shale; sheet silicates; silicates; simulation; thermodynamic properties DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.05.013 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Monthly Biodiesel Production Report with Data for September 2015 AN - 1761664900; 2011-905463 AB - US production of biodiesel was 107 million gallons in September 2015. Biodiesel production during September 2015 was about 16 million gallons lower than production in August 2015. Biodiesel production from the Midwest region (Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) was about 69% of the US total. Production came from 97 biodiesel plants with capacity of 2.2 billion gallons per year. Producer sales of biodiesel during September 2015 included 71 million gallons sold as B100 (100% biodiesel) and an additional 42 million gallons of B100 sold in biodiesel blends with diesel fuel derived from petroleum. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Oct 2015, 10 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Sales KW - Production KW - Diesel fuels KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664900?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Monthly+Biodiesel+Production+Report+with+Data+for+September+2015&rft.title=Monthly+Biodiesel+Production+Report+with+Data+for+September+2015&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/biofuels/biodiesel/production/biodiesel.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Refinery Outages: Fourth -- Quarter 2015 AN - 1761661655; 2011-905477 AB - This report examines US refinery outages planned for the fourth quarter of 2015 and the implications for available refinery capacity, petroleum product markets, and supply of gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil. Refinery outages result from the planned shutdown of refinery units for maintenance and upgrades, and from unplanned shutdowns from a variety of causes such as mechanical failure, bad weather, power failures, fire, and flooding. This report analyzes the availability of refinery capacity to produce diesel fuel and heating oil (distillate) and gasoline, focusing on two refinery units. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Oct 2015, v+35 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Fires KW - Weather KW - Power failures KW - Shutdowns KW - Markets KW - Diesel fuels KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661655?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Refinery+Outages%3A+Fourth+--+Quarter+2015&rft.title=Refinery+Outages%3A+Fourth+--+Quarter+2015&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/refinery/outage/pdf/refinery_outage.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Energy-related Carbon Dioxide Emissions at the State Level, 2000-2013 AN - 1761661516; 2011-905496 AB - This analysis examines some of the factors that influence state-level carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels. These factors include the fuel mix -- especially in the generation of electricity; the state climate; the population density of the state; the industrial makeup of the state, and whether the state is a net exporter or importer of electricity. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Oct 2015, 25 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Air pollution KW - Electric power KW - Fossil fuels KW - Climate KW - Population density KW - Energy consumption KW - Fuel KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661516?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Energy-related+Carbon+Dioxide+Emissions+at+the+State+Level%2C+2000-2013&rft.title=Energy-related+Carbon+Dioxide+Emissions+at+the+State+Level%2C+2000-2013&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/state/analysis/pdf/stateanalysis.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of a phosphate fertilizer plant on the contamination of marine biota by heavy elements. AN - 1718909352; 26002362 AB - Due to their toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation, metals are important marine environment pollutants, especially in low renewal rate water such as the Mediterranean Sea, receiving a lot of untreated industrial waste. The impact of a phosphate fertilizer plant on the marine biota metal contamination was studied. Several types of organisms: crabs, mussels, patella and fish were collected from two areas of the Lebanese coast, one subjected to the impact of the plant and another away from it; samples were analyzed for Zn, U, Cr, V, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, As, Cd and Pb by ICP-MS. Higher accumulation was in crabs, patella, and mussels. Fish accumulated principally Zn, Cu, and Cd; a difference was observed between species and tissues. Cytosol metal fractionation using size-exclusion LC-ICP-MS showed principally Pb, As, Co, and Mn in the low molecular weight fraction (20 kDa). JF - Environmental science and pollution research international AU - Aoun, Maria AU - Arnaudguilhem, Carine AU - El Samad, Omar AU - Khozam, Rola Bou AU - Lobinski, Ryszard AD - Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, National Council for Scientific Research, P.O. Box: 11-8281, Beirut, Lebanon. maria.aoun@cnrs.edu.lb. ; Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-inorganique et Environnement, CNRS/UPPA, Hélioparc, Pau, France. ; Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, National Council for Scientific Research, P.O. Box: 11-8281, Beirut, Lebanon. Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 14940 EP - 14949 VL - 22 IS - 19 KW - Fertilizers KW - 0 KW - Industrial Waste KW - Metals, Heavy KW - Phosphates KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - Index Medicus KW - Size exclusion KW - Metal fractionation KW - Biota KW - Bioaccumulation KW - Heavy metals KW - LC-ICP-MS KW - Geologic Sediments -- chemistry KW - Animals KW - Industrial Waste -- analysis KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - Metals, Heavy -- metabolism KW - Aquatic Organisms -- drug effects KW - Biota -- drug effects KW - Aquatic Organisms -- cytology KW - Phosphates -- pharmacology KW - Aquatic Organisms -- metabolism KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1718909352?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.atitle=Impact+of+a+phosphate+fertilizer+plant+on+the+contamination+of+marine+biota+by+heavy+elements.&rft.au=Aoun%2C+Maria%3BArnaudguilhem%2C+Carine%3BEl+Samad%2C+Omar%3BKhozam%2C+Rola+Bou%3BLobinski%2C+Ryszard&rft.aulast=Aoun&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=22&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=14940&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+science+and+pollution+research+international&rft.issn=1614-7499&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11356-015-4691-4 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-05-16 N1 - Date created - 2015-10-03 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4691-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Toxicogenomic responses of human liver HepG2 cells to silver nanoparticles. AN - 1705006806; 26014281 AB - The increased use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in foods and cosmetics has raised public safety concerns. However, only limited knowledge exists on the effect of AgNPs on the cellular transcriptome. This study evaluated global gene expression profiles of human liver HepG2 cells exposed to 20 and 50 nm AgNPs for 4 and 24 h at 2.5 µg ml(-1) . Exposure to 20 nm AgNPs resulted in 811 altered genes after 4 h, but much less after 24 h. Exposure to 50 nm AgNPs showed minimal altered genes at both exposure times. The HepG2 cells responded to the toxic insult of AgNPs by transiently upregulating stress response genes such as metallothioneins and heat shock proteins. Functional analysis of the altered genes showed more than 20 major biological processes were affected, of which metabolism, development, cell differentiation and cell death were the most dominant categories. Several cellular pathways were also impacted by AgNP exposure, including the p53 signaling pathway and the NRF2-mediated oxidative stress response pathway, which may lead to increased oxidative stress and DNA damage in the cell and potentially result in genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. Together, these results indicate that HepG2 cells underwent a multitude of cellular processes in response to the toxic insult of AgNP exposure, and suggest that toxicogenomic characterization of human HepG2 cells could serve as an alternative model for assessing toxicities of NPs. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Journal of applied toxicology : JAT AU - Sahu, Saura C AU - Zheng, Jiwen AU - Yourick, Jeffrey J AU - Sprando, Robert L AU - Gao, Xiugong AD - Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA. ; Division of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA. Y1 - 2015/10// PY - 2015 DA - October 2015 SP - 1160 EP - 1168 VL - 35 IS - 10 KW - Heat-Shock Proteins KW - 0 KW - Mutagens KW - Silver KW - 3M4G523W1G KW - RNA KW - 63231-63-0 KW - Metallothionein KW - 9038-94-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - DNA damage KW - carcinogenicity KW - Silver nanoparticles KW - HepG2 cells KW - genotoxicity KW - DNA microarray KW - toxicogenomics KW - gene expression KW - alternative model KW - oxidative stress KW - Heat-Shock Proteins -- metabolism KW - Gene Expression -- drug effects KW - Hep G2 Cells KW - Humans KW - Signal Transduction -- drug effects KW - Oxidative Stress -- drug effects KW - Microarray Analysis KW - Toxicogenetics KW - Cell Differentiation -- drug effects KW - Metallothionein -- metabolism KW - RNA -- genetics KW - RNA -- biosynthesis KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- toxicity KW - Liver -- drug effects KW - Silver -- toxicity KW - Mutagens -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1705006806?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.atitle=Toxicogenomic+responses+of+human+liver+HepG2+cells+to+silver+nanoparticles.&rft.au=Sahu%2C+Saura+C%3BZheng%2C+Jiwen%3BYourick%2C+Jeffrey+J%3BSprando%2C+Robert+L%3BGao%2C+Xiugong&rft.aulast=Sahu&rft.aufirst=Saura&rft.date=2015-10-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1160&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.issn=1099-1263&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjat.3170 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-05-17 N1 - Date created - 2015-08-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jat.3170 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 2 AN - 1761667928; 2011-905480 AB - This second volume offers the final monthly data for the supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products. Tables provide statistics on petroleum supply, including national statistics, supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas processing, refinery operations, imports of crude oil and petroleum products, state of entry, PAD district, country of origin, exports of crude oil and petroleum products, net imports, stocks, movements of crude oil and petroleum products, and refinery capacity. Tables, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 25 2015 AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09/25/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Sep 25 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Statistics KW - Stocks KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667928?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Petroleum+Supply+Annual%2C+Volume+2&rft.title=Petroleum+Supply+Annual%2C+Volume+2&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/annual/volume2/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1 AN - 1761661582; 2011-905479 AB - This first volume of the Petroleum Supply Annual offers final annual data for the supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products. Tables provide statistics on petroleum supply, including national statistics, supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas processing, refinery operations, imports of crude oil and petroleum products, state of entry, PAD district, country of origin, exports of crude oil and petroleum products, net imports, stocks, movements of crude oil and petroleum products, and refinery capacity. Tables, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 25 2015 AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09/25/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Sep 25 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Statistics KW - Stocks KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661582?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Petroleum+Supply+Annual%2C+Volume+1&rft.title=Petroleum+Supply+Annual%2C+Volume+1&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/annual/volume1/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measurement of anomalous radon gas emanation across the Yammouneh Fault in southern Lebanon; a possible approach to earthquake prediction AN - 1832636928; 761993-5 AB - The eastern Mediterranean region is an active tectonic setting that includes the Dead Sea Transform Fault, which forms the boundary between the African and the Arabian Plates and crosses Lebanon from south to north, striking in a restraining bend around 25-30 degrees NE. The major structural feature in Lebanon is the Yammouneh Fault, which reaches to Syria and southern Turkey in a north-south direction. Measurements of radon gas concentration and exhalation rates in two locations along the southern segment of the Yammouneh Fault in south Lebanon were performed. Two profiles in the El-Khiam basin and Blat pull-apart basin and perpendicular to the Yammouneh Fault trace were analyzed. An approximate fault width 25-30 m wide was determined in the El-Khiam study area. Temporal increase of radon concentration was measured and correlated with stress/strain tectonic activity and stress drops along the studied fault segment boundary. Anomalous variable radon concentrations were detected during one of the measurements where an earthquake occurred in the region of Tiberias Lake in northern Palestine along the Yammouneh Fault in the study area. Measurements of radon concentration along a station's profile in Blat village did not show any radon anomalous variation due to the discontinuity along the fault (pull-apart), and possible absence of stress and energy accumulation along the Yammouneh Fault line in that location. Copyright 2015 The Author(s) JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science AU - Kobeissi, Mohammed A AU - Gomez, Francisco AU - Tabet, Charles Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 250 EP - 266 PB - Springer, Beijing VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 2095-0055, 2095-0055 KW - precursors KW - Lebanon KW - radon KW - measurement KW - Blat Basin KW - Yammouneh Fault KW - radon emanometry KW - Dead Sea Transform Fault KW - noble gases KW - earthquake prediction KW - geochemical anomalies KW - El-Khiam Basin KW - Asia KW - soil gases KW - geochemistry KW - earthquakes KW - Middle East KW - 19:Seismology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832636928?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Disaster+Risk+Science&rft.atitle=Measurement+of+anomalous+radon+gas+emanation+across+the+Yammouneh+Fault+in+southern+Lebanon%3B+a+possible+approach+to+earthquake+prediction&rft.au=Kobeissi%2C+Mohammed+A%3BGomez%2C+Francisco%3BTabet%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Kobeissi&rft.aufirst=Mohammed&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CRYSTAL+RIVER+UNIT+3+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+STATION%2C+CITRUS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FORTY-FOURTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CRYSTAL+RIVER+UNIT+3+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+STATION%2C+CITRUS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FORTY-FOURTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/13753 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Number of references - 49 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Blat Basin; Dead Sea Transform Fault; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; El-Khiam Basin; geochemical anomalies; geochemistry; Lebanon; measurement; Middle East; noble gases; precursors; radon; radon emanometry; soil gases; Yammouneh Fault DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13753-015-0058-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gamma and resistivity logs for characterization of Gondwana coal seams at the northwestern part of Bangladesh AN - 1832587158; 758448-3 AB - Different parameters obtained through geophysical borehole logging using self potential, resistivity, gamma-gamma, neutron, natural gamma, and acoustic tools, help in the identification of strata and estimation of the physical, electrical, and acoustical properties of the subsurface lithology. In the coal mining industry, currently, the main application for the logs is to determine coal seam depth, thickness together with coal seam quality, qualitatively. Gamma and resistivity logging in seven boreholes at the Phulbari Coal Basin show high resistivity value and low gamma count rate data in coal seams than the interbeds. An attempt has been made to identify and characterize Gondwana coal seams to a limited extent of seam depth, thickness, and quality in seven boreholes together with draw relationship between resistivity, gamma count rate, and ash content of coal at the Phulbari Coal Basin of Bangladesh. Copyright 2014 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Khalil, Md Ibrahim AU - Islam, Farhana AU - Akon, Eunuse Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 6497 EP - 6506 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 8 IS - 9 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 KW - floodplains KW - physicochemical properties KW - well-logging KW - characterization KW - coal seams KW - resistivity KW - Phulbari coal basin KW - Miocene KW - Cenozoic KW - Tertiary KW - Indian Peninsula KW - Dupi Tila Formation KW - Neogene KW - gamma-gamma methods KW - fluvial features KW - Pliocene KW - drilling KW - Asia KW - Bangladesh KW - coal exploration KW - coal deposits KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832587158?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Gamma+and+resistivity+logs+for+characterization+of+Gondwana+coal+seams+at+the+northwestern+part+of+Bangladesh&rft.au=Khalil%2C+Md+Ibrahim%3BIslam%2C+Farhana%3BAkon%2C+Eunuse&rft.aulast=Khalil&rft.aufirst=Md&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=6497&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-014-1687-1 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Bangladesh; Cenozoic; characterization; coal deposits; coal exploration; coal seams; drilling; Dupi Tila Formation; floodplains; fluvial features; gamma-gamma methods; Indian Peninsula; Miocene; Neogene; Phulbari coal basin; physicochemical properties; Pliocene; resistivity; Tertiary; well-logging DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-014-1687-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The 3 May 2006 (M (sub w) 8.0) and 19 March 2009 (M (sub w) 7.6) Tonga earthquakes; intraslab compressional faulting below the megathrust AN - 1800395488; 2016-057413 AB - The Tonga subduction zone is among the most seismically active regions and has the highest plate convergence rate in the world. However, recorded thrust events confidently located on the plate boundary have not exceeded M (sub w) 8.0, and the historic record suggests low seismic coupling along the arc. We analyze two major thrust fault earthquakes that occurred in central Tonga in 2006 and 2009. The 3 May 2006 M (sub w) 8.0 event has a focal mechanism consistent with interplate thrusting, was located west of the trench, and caused a moderate regional tsunami. However, long-period seismic wave inversions and finite-fault modeling by joint inversion of teleseismic body waves and local GPS static offsets indicate a slip distribution centered nearly equal 65 km deep, about 30 km deeper than the plate boundary revealed by locations of aftershocks, demonstrating that this was an intraslab event. The aftershock locations were obtained using data from seven temporary seismic stations deployed shortly after the main shock, and most lie on the plate boundary, not on either nodal plane of the deeper main shock. The fault plane is ambiguous, and investigation of compound rupture involving coseismic slip along the megathrust does not provide a better fit, although activation of megathrust faulting is responsible for the aftershocks. The 19 March 2009 M (sub w) 7.6 compressional faulting event occurred below the trench; finite-fault and W-phase inversions indicate an intraslab, nearly equal 50 km deep centroid, with ambiguous fault plane. This event also triggered small megathrust faulting. There continues to be a paucity of large megathrust earthquakes in Tonga. Abstract Copyright (2015), . American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth AU - Meng, Qingjun AU - Heeszel, David S AU - Ye, Lingling AU - Lay, Thorne AU - Wiens, Douglas A AU - Jia, Minghai AU - Cummins, Phil R Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 6297 EP - 6316 PB - Wiley-Blackwell for American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 120 IS - 9 SN - 2169-9313, 2169-9313 KW - subduction zones KW - geologic hazards KW - Tonga KW - neotectonics KW - seismicity KW - seismic risk KW - tectonics KW - active faults KW - seismotectonics KW - faults KW - focal mechanism KW - risk management KW - magnitude KW - plate convergence KW - plate tectonics KW - thrust faults KW - great earthquakes KW - slabs KW - Oceania KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - intraplate processes KW - Polynesia KW - earthquakes KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800395488?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research%3A+Solid+Earth&rft.atitle=The+3+May+2006+%28M+%28sub+w%29+8.0%29+and+19+March+2009+%28M+%28sub+w%29+7.6%29+Tonga+earthquakes%3B+intraslab+compressional+faulting+below+the+megathrust&rft.au=Meng%2C+Qingjun%3BHeeszel%2C+David+S%3BYe%2C+Lingling%3BLay%2C+Thorne%3BWiens%2C+Douglas+A%3BJia%2C+Minghai%3BCummins%2C+Phil+R&rft.aulast=Meng&rft.aufirst=Qingjun&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=120&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=6297&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research%3A+Solid+Earth&rft.issn=21699313&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2015JB012242 L2 - http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/agu/jgr/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2169-9356/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; earthquakes; faults; focal mechanism; geologic hazards; great earthquakes; intraplate processes; magnitude; natural hazards; neotectonics; Oceania; plate convergence; plate tectonics; Polynesia; risk assessment; risk management; seismic risk; seismicity; seismotectonics; slabs; subduction zones; tectonics; thrust faults; Tonga DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012242 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cladding stress during extended storage of high burnup spent nuclear fuel AN - 1765965952; PQ0002503676 AB - In an effort to assess the potential for low temperature creep and delayed hydride cracking failures in high burnup spent fuel cladding during extended dry storage, the U.S. NRC analytical fuel performance tools were used to predict cladding stress during a 300 year dry storage period for UO sub(2) fuel burned up to 65 GWd/MTU. Fuel swelling correlations were developed and used along with decay gas production and release fractions to produce circumferential average cladding stress predictions with the FRAPCON-3.5 fuel performance code. The resulting stresses did not result in cladding creep failures. The maximum creep strains accumulated were on the order of 0.54-1.04%, but creep failures are not expected below at least 2% strain. The potential for delayed hydride cracking was assessed by calculating the critical flaw size required to trigger this failure mechanism. The critical flaw size far exceeded any realistic flaw expected in spent fuel at end of reactor life. JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials AU - Raynaud, Patrick AC AU - Einziger, Robert E AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, USA, Patrick.raynaud@nrc.gov Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 304 EP - 312 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 464 SN - 0022-3115, 0022-3115 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Storage KW - Prediction KW - Creep KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Low temperature KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Radioactive materials KW - Stress KW - Decay KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765965952?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.atitle=Cladding+stress+during+extended+storage+of+high+burnup+spent+nuclear+fuel&rft.au=Raynaud%2C+Patrick+AC%3BEinziger%2C+Robert+E&rft.aulast=Raynaud&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=464&rft.issue=&rft.spage=304&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.issn=00223115&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jnucmat.2015.05.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Storage; Creep; Low temperature; Nuclear reactors; Fuels; Radioactive materials; Nuclear fuels; Stress; Decay DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.05.008 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The 100,000 Genomes Project AN - 1761667785; 2011-903821 AB - In late 2012, the Prime Minister announced plans to sequence 100,000 genomes. The project aims to establish a genomic medicine service within the National Health Service (NHS) and support the Government Strategy for UK Life Sciences. This POSTnote provides an introduction to genomic medicine and an overview of the aims, structure, and major challenges of the 100,000 Genomes Project. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Sep 2015, 5 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Great Britain National health service KW - Medicine KW - United Kingdom KW - Prime ministers KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667785?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+100%2C000+Genomes+Project&rft.title=The+100%2C000+Genomes+Project&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0504/POST-PN-0504.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - PostNote N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: Chad AN - 1761664843; 2011-905470 AB - Chad has shale gas and shale oil potential in three distinct petroleum provinces -- in the intra-cratonic Termit Basin (part of the larger Chad Basin) in the west; in four Central African Rift System basins of Bongor, Doba, Doseo, and Salamat in the south, and in the Erdis Basin (called the Kufra Basin in Libya) in the north. Tables, Figures, References. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, 44 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Chad KW - Africans KW - Libya KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664843?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Chad&rft.title=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Chad&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/Chad_2014.pdf?zscb=90218760 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Effects of Removing Restrictions on U.S. Crude Oil Exports AN - 1761664769; 2011-905474 AB - This report examines the implications of removing current restrictions on US crude oil exports for the price of domestic and global marker crude oil streams, gasoline prices, domestic crude oil production, domestic refining activity, and trade in crude oil and petroleum products. The analysis, which builds on and extends previous studies and activities related to the implications of growing domestic crude production that the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has undertaken since May 2014, uses cases drawn from EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) that incorporate a range of assumptions regarding domestic resource availability and world oil prices. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, xiii+44 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Prices KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664769?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Effects+of+Removing+Restrictions+on+U.S.+Crude+Oil+Exports&rft.title=Effects+of+Removing+Restrictions+on+U.S.+Crude+Oil+Exports&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/crude-exports/pdf/fullreport.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - World Shale Resource Assessments AN - 1761664657; 2011-905468 AB - This series of reports provides an initial assessment of world shale oil and shale gas resources. The first edition was released in 2011 and updates are released on an on-going basis. Four countries were added in 2014: Chad, Kazakhstan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Tables, Figures, References. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015 AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Petroleum industry KW - Chad KW - Oman KW - Kazakhstan KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=World+Shale+Resource+Assessments&rft.title=World+Shale+Resource+Assessments&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - PADD 5 Transportation Fuels Markets AN - 1761661681; 2011-905478 AB - This study examines supply, demand, and distribution of transportation fuels in Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PADD) 5, a region that includes the western states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. For this study, transportation fuels include gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel. This study is the first in a series of studies that the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) plans to conduct to inform its analyses of petroleum product markets, especially during periods of supply disruption and market change. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, vi+61 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - California KW - Oregon KW - Transportation KW - Western states KW - Markets KW - Nevada KW - Fuel KW - Diesel fuels KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661681?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PADD+5+Transportation+Fuels+Markets&rft.title=PADD+5+Transportation+Fuels+Markets&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/transportationfuels/padd5/pdf/transportation_fuels.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: United Arab Emirates AN - 1761661659; 2011-905472 AB - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds a significant number of major oil and gas fields in the Rub' Al-Khali Basin in both its onshore and offshore areas. These oil and gas fields have been sourced by three main shale and tight source rocks assessed by this study. These are (1) the Lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale, (2) the Upper Jurassic Diyab organic-rich 'tight' carbonate, and (3) the Middle Cretaceous Shilaif Formation. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, ii+30 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Petroleum industry KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661659?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+United+Arab+Emirates&rft.title=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+United+Arab+Emirates&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/UAE_2014.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: Kazakhstan AN - 1761661644; 2011-905469 AB - Kazakhstan contains a series of major hydrocarbon basins, including North Caspian, Middle Caspian/South Mangyshlak, South Turgay, North Ustyurt, and Chu-Sarysu. These basins enclose a series of world class oil and gas fields such as Tengiz, Karachaganak, and Kashagan and numerous smaller fields. The conventional reservoirs in these basins have been sourced from an extensive stack of Devonian, Carboniferous, Triassic, and Jurassic shale source rocks -- However, significant portions of these source rocks, particularly of Devonian age, exceed the 5,000 meter (16,400 ft) depth cutoff established for this study. Tables, Figures, References. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, ii+45 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Kazakhstan KW - Reservoirs KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Kazakhstan&rft.title=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Kazakhstan&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/Kazakhstan_2014.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Oil and Gas Supply Module AN - 1761661642; 2011-905467 AB - The NEMS Oil and Gas Supply Module (OGSM) constitutes a comprehensive framework with which to analyze crude oil and natural gas exploration and development on a regional basis. OGSM is organized into 4 submodules: Onshore Lower 48 Oil and Gas, Offshore Oil and Gas, Oil Shale, and the Alaska Oil and Gas supply submodules. OGSM provides crude oil and natural gas short-term supply parameters to both the Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Module and the Petroleum Market Module. The OGSM simulates the activity of numerous firms that produce oil and natural gas from domestic fields throughout the US. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, 146 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Alaska KW - Markets KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661642?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Oil+and+Gas+Supply+Module&rft.title=Oil+and+Gas+Supply+Module&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/assumptions/pdf/oilgas.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: Oman AN - 1761661571; 2011-905471 AB - Oman has three basin areas with potential for shale gas and oil -- the South Oman Salt Basin, the North Oman Foreland Basin, and the southeastern edge of the Rub' Al-Khali Basin. Each of these three basins contains a distinct petroleum system with associated shales and source rocks. In addition, late Precambrian-Cambrian Huqf Supergroup shales and source rocks exist in the Fahud and Ghaba Salt basins. However, the depth of these shales is generally below 5,000 m, the shale formation depth limit established for this study, and these are not assessed. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, ii+38 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Oman KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Oman&rft.title=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+Oman&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/Oman_2014.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2015 AN - 1761661502; 2011-905473 AB - This report presents the major assumptions of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) used to generate the energy projections in this report, including general features of the model structure, assumptions concerning energy markets, and the key input data and parameters that are the most significant in formulating the model results. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2015, viii+224 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Markets KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661502?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Assumptions+to+the+Annual+Energy+Outlook+2015&rft.title=Assumptions+to+the+Annual+Energy+Outlook+2015&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/assumptions/pdf/0554(2015).pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Trends in Energy AN - 1761659990; 2011-904445 AB - Providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is a key issue in UK policy. Energy policy can be informed by current energy sector trends and projections into the future. This briefing outlines key trends in energy, the factors driving these changes, and future projections. It also highlights the implications and challenges of these trends. Tables, Figures. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Sep 2015, 6 pp. AU - Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Energy policy KW - Energy sector KW - United Kingdom KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761659990?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trends+in+Energy&rft.title=Trends+in+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0503/POST-PN-0503.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 503 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hemoglobin assay for validation and quality control of medical device reprocessing AN - 1746891975; PQ0001974740 AB - Hemoglobin (Hb) is an important analyte in medicine, forensics, and research. One area of crucial need for real-world Hb quantitation is the validation and quality control (QC) of reprocessed medical device cleaning. Here, we show how a microplate reader and colorimetric blood test strips can be used to quantitate nanogram (ng) quantities of Hb in a 1-min assay. The assay had a linear range of 0-50 ng (0-370 ng on a log scale) for Hb, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 3.3 ng, which was 500-fold more sensitive than the micro-BCA reagent (LOD=1.6 mu g) and on the same order of magnitude as detection of labeled Hb with fluorescence (LOD=1.9 ng). For validation of medical device cleaning, the assay was specific for Hb in the presence of artificial test soil and was unaffected by interferences from common cleaning reagents at 10 ppm. Lubricant and sodium dodecyl sulfate did not significantly affect the assay at 10 ppm but affected the assay at 1 % g/g. The method showed 100 % recovery of hemoglobin in extracted soils, with extraction from silicone having the greatest variability in recovery, while Teflon and stainless steel had <10 % RSD. The assay makes it possible for medical device companies and health-care providers to obtain crucially needed information on the cleanliness of reused devices. JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry AU - Frey, Justin AU - Guan, Allan AU - Li, Zhenyu AU - Turtil, Steven AU - Phillips, KScott AD - Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry and Materials Science, United States Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA, kenneth.phillips@fda.hhs.gov PY - 2015 SP - 6885 EP - 6889 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Berlin/Heidelberg Germany VL - 407 IS - 22 SN - 1618-2642, 1618-2642 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Testing Procedures KW - Reagents KW - Variability KW - Fluorescence KW - Cleaning KW - Sodium KW - Blood KW - Assay KW - Quality Control KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1746891975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Hemoglobin+assay+for+validation+and+quality+control+of+medical+device+reprocessing&rft.au=Frey%2C+Justin%3BGuan%2C+Allan%3BLi%2C+Zhenyu%3BTurtil%2C+Steven%3BPhillips%2C+KScott&rft.aulast=Frey&rft.aufirst=Justin&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=407&rft.issue=22&rft.spage=6885&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.issn=16182642&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00216-015-8856-2 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sodium; Testing Procedures; Blood; Reagents; Variability; Fluorescence; Assay; Quality Control; Cleaning DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-8856-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Engineering plants to reflect light: strategies for engineering water-efficient plants to adapt to a changing climate AN - 1712773306; PQ0001915385 AB - Population growth and globally increasing standards of living have put a significant strain on the energy-food-water nexus. Limited water availability particularly affects agriculture, as it accounts for over 70% of global freshwater withdrawals (Aquastat). This study outlines the fundamental nature of plant water consumption and suggests a >50% reduction in renewable freshwater demand is possible by engineering more reflective crops. Furthermore, the decreased radiative forcing resulting from the greater reflectivity of crops would be equivalent to removing 10-50 ppm CO sub(2) from the atmosphere. Recent advances in engineering optical devices and a greater understanding of the mechanisms of biological reflectance suggest such a strategy may now be viable. Here we outline the challenges involved in such an effort and suggest three potential approaches that could enable its implementation. While the local benefits may be straightforward, determining the global externalities will require careful modelling efforts and gradually scaled field trials. JF - Plant Biotechnology Journal AU - Zamft, Bradley M AU - Conrado, Robert J AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Washington, DC, USA. Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - Sep 2015 SP - 867 EP - 874 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 13 IS - 7 SN - 1467-7644, 1467-7644 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Agriculture KW - Reflectance KW - Freshwater environments KW - Population growth KW - Climate KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Water availability KW - Atmosphere KW - Crops KW - Light effects KW - W 30925:Genetic Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1712773306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Plant+Biotechnology+Journal&rft.atitle=Engineering+plants+to+reflect+light%3A+strategies+for+engineering+water-efficient+plants+to+adapt+to+a+changing+climate&rft.au=Zamft%2C+Bradley+M%3BConrado%2C+Robert+J&rft.aulast=Zamft&rft.aufirst=Bradley&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=867&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Plant+Biotechnology+Journal&rft.issn=14677644&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fpbi.12382 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Agriculture; Reflectance; Freshwater environments; Population growth; Climate; Carbon dioxide; Atmosphere; Water availability; Crops; Light effects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12382 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Histamine reduces boron neutron capture therapy-induced mucositis in an oral precancer model. AN - 1702651389; 25926141 AB - Searching for more effective and selective therapies for head and neck cancer, we demonstrated the therapeutic effect of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) to treat oral cancer and inhibit long-term tumor development from field-cancerized tissue in the hamster cheek pouch model. However, BNCT-induced mucositis in field-cancerized tissue was dose limiting. In a clinical scenario, oral mucositis affects patients' treatment and quality of life. Our aim was to evaluate different radioprotectors, seeking to reduce the incidence of BNCT-induced severe mucositis in field-cancerized tissue. Cancerized pouches treated with BNCT mediated by boronophenylalanine at 5 Gy were treated as follows: control: saline solution; Hishigh : histamine 5 mg kg(-1) ; Hislow : histamine 1 mg kg(-1) ; and JNJ7777120: 10 mg kg(-1). Hislow reduced the incidence of severe mucositis in field-cancerized tissue to 17% vs 55%; Hishigh : 67%; JNJ7777120: 57%. Hislow was non-toxic and did not compromise the long-term therapeutic effect of BNCT or alter gross boron concentration. Histamine reduces BNCT-induced mucositis in experimental oral precancer without jeopardizing therapeutic efficacy. The fact that both histamine and boronophenylalanine are approved for use in humans bridges the gap between experimental work and potential clinical application to reduce BNCT-induced radiotoxicity in patients with head and neck cancer. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. JF - Oral diseases AU - Monti Hughes, A AU - Pozzi, Ecc AU - Thorp, S I AU - Curotto, P AU - Medina, V A AU - Martinel Lamas, D J AU - Rivera, E S AU - Garabalino, M A AU - Farías, R O AU - Gonzalez, S J AU - Heber, E M AU - Itoiz, M E AU - Aromando, R F AU - Nigg, D W AU - Trivillin, V A AU - Schwint, A E AD - Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, San Martin, Province Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Department of Research and Production Reactors, National Atomic Energy Commission, Ezeiza, Province Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Department of Instrumentation and Control, National Atomic Energy Commission, Ezeiza, Province Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Radioisotopes Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Department of Technology and Applications of Accelerators, National Atomic Energy Commission, San Martin, Province Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ; Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, USA. Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 770 EP - 777 VL - 21 IS - 6 KW - 1-((5-chloro-1H-indol-2-yl)carbonyl)-4-methylpiperazine KW - 0 KW - Indoles KW - Piperazines KW - Radiation-Protective Agents KW - Histamine KW - 820484N8I3 KW - Dentistry KW - radioprotector KW - BNCT KW - boron neutron capture therapy KW - mucositis KW - oral cancer KW - hamster cheek pouch precancer model KW - Animals KW - Piperazines -- therapeutic use KW - Indoles -- therapeutic use KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Cricetinae KW - Radiation-Protective Agents -- therapeutic use KW - Precancerous Conditions -- radiotherapy KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- adverse effects KW - Histamine -- therapeutic use KW - Stomatitis -- etiology KW - Radiation Injuries, Experimental -- etiology KW - Radiation Injuries, Experimental -- prevention & control KW - Stomatitis -- prevention & control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702651389?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oral+diseases&rft.atitle=Histamine+reduces+boron+neutron+capture+therapy-induced+mucositis+in+an+oral+precancer+model.&rft.au=Monti+Hughes%2C+A%3BPozzi%2C+Ecc%3BThorp%2C+S+I%3BCurotto%2C+P%3BMedina%2C+V+A%3BMartinel+Lamas%2C+D+J%3BRivera%2C+E+S%3BGarabalino%2C+M+A%3BFar%C3%ADas%2C+R+O%3BGonzalez%2C+S+J%3BHeber%2C+E+M%3BItoiz%2C+M+E%3BAromando%2C+R+F%3BNigg%2C+D+W%3BTrivillin%2C+V+A%3BSchwint%2C+A+E&rft.aulast=Monti+Hughes&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=770&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oral+diseases&rft.issn=1601-0825&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fodi.12346 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-12-13 N1 - Date created - 2015-08-08 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/odi.12346 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of a real-time PCR assay for Penicillium expansum quantification and patulin estimation in apples. AN - 1682893984; 25998812 AB - Due to the occurrence and spread of the fungal contaminants in food and the difficulties to remove their resulting mycotoxins, rapid and accurate methods are needed for early detection of these mycotoxigenic fungi. The polymerase chain reaction and the real time PCR have been widely used for this purpose. Apples are suitable substrates for fungal colonization mostly caused by Penicillium expansum, which produces the mycotoxin patulin during fruit infection. This study describes the development of a real-time PCR assay incorporating an internal amplification control (IAC) to specifically detect and quantify P. expansum. A specific primer pair was designed from the patF gene, involved in patulin biosynthesis. The selected primer set showed a high specificity for P. expansum and was successfully employed in a standardized real-time PCR for the direct quantification of this fungus in apples. Using the developed system, twenty eight apples were analyzed for their DNA content. Apples were also analyzed for patulin content by HPLC. Interestingly, a positive correlation (R(2) = 0.701) was found between P. expansum DNA content and patulin concentration. This work offers an alternative to conventional methods of patulin quantification and mycological detection of P. expansum and could be very useful for the screening of patulin in fruits through the application of industrial quality control. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Food microbiology AU - Tannous, Joanna AU - Atoui, Ali AU - El Khoury, André AU - Kantar, Sally AU - Chdid, Nader AU - Oswald, Isabelle P AU - Puel, Olivier AU - Lteif, Roger AD - Université Saint-Joseph, Centre d'Analyses et de Recherche (Faculté des Sciences), Campus des Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkallès, P.O Box 11-514, Riad El Solh, 1107 2050 Beirut, Lebanon; INRA, UMR 1331 Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, F-31027 Toulouse, Cedex, France; Université de Toulouse III, ENVT, INP, UMR 1331, Toxalim, F-31076, Toulouse, France. ; Laboratory of Microorganisms and Food Irradiation, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission-CNRS, P.O. Box 11-8281, Riad El Solh, 1107 2260 Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: a.atoui@cnrs.edu.lb. ; Université Saint-Joseph, Centre d'Analyses et de Recherche (Faculté des Sciences), Campus des Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkallès, P.O Box 11-514, Riad El Solh, 1107 2050 Beirut, Lebanon. ; INRA, UMR 1331 Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, F-31027 Toulouse, Cedex, France; Université de Toulouse III, ENVT, INP, UMR 1331, Toxalim, F-31076, Toulouse, France. Y1 - 2015/09// PY - 2015 DA - September 2015 SP - 28 EP - 37 VL - 50 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - Patulin KW - 95X2BV4W8R KW - Index Medicus KW - Apples KW - Real-time PCR (SybrGreen) KW - IAC KW - Specific primers KW - Penicillium expansum KW - Food Microbiology KW - Sequence Alignment KW - Quality Control KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid KW - Malus -- microbiology KW - Penicillium -- isolation & purification KW - Penicillium -- genetics KW - Fruit -- microbiology KW - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction -- methods KW - Patulin -- analysis KW - Patulin -- genetics KW - Fruit -- chemistry KW - Malus -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1682893984?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+microbiology&rft.atitle=Development+of+a+real-time+PCR+assay+for+Penicillium+expansum+quantification+and+patulin+estimation+in+apples.&rft.au=Tannous%2C+Joanna%3BAtoui%2C+Ali%3BEl+Khoury%2C+Andr%C3%A9%3BKantar%2C+Sally%3BChdid%2C+Nader%3BOswald%2C+Isabelle+P%3BPuel%2C+Olivier%3BLteif%2C+Roger&rft.aulast=Tannous&rft.aufirst=Joanna&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+microbiology&rft.issn=1095-9998&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fm.2015.03.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-02-03 N1 - Date created - 2015-05-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2015.03.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thermal conductivity measurements in unsaturated hydrate-bearing sediments AN - 1800392304; 2016-057237 AB - Current database on the thermal properties of hydrate-bearing sediments remains limited and has not been able to capture their consequential changes during gas production where vigorous phase changes occur in this unsaturated system. This study uses the transient plane source (TPS) technique to measure the thermal conductivity of methane hydrate-bearing sediments with various hydrate/water/gas saturations. We propose a simplified method to obtain thermal properties from single-sided TPS signatures. Results reveal that both volume fraction and distribution of the pore constituents govern the thermal conductivity of unsaturated specimens. Thermal conductivity hysteresis is observed due to water redistribution and fabric change caused by hydrate formation and dissociation. Measured thermal conductivity increases evidently when hydrate saturation S (sub h) > 30-40%, shifting upward from the geometric mean model prediction to a Pythagorean mixing model. These observations envisage a significant drop in sediment thermal conductivity when residual hydrate/water saturation falls below nearly equal 40%, hindering further gas production. Abstract Copyright (2015), . American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JF - Geophysical Research Letters AU - Dai, Sheng AU - Cha, Jong-Ho AU - Rosenbaum, Eilis J AU - Zhang, Wu AU - Seol, Yongkoo Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 SP - 6295 EP - 6305 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 42 IS - 15 SN - 0094-8276, 0094-8276 KW - water KW - hydrates KW - methane KW - gas hydrates KW - thermal conductivity KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - alkanes KW - production KW - porosity KW - temperature KW - organic compounds KW - saturation KW - heat flow KW - volume KW - sediments KW - hydrocarbons KW - geochemistry KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800392304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Thermal+conductivity+measurements+in+unsaturated+hydrate-bearing+sediments&rft.au=Dai%2C+Sheng%3BCha%2C+Jong-Ho%3BRosenbaum%2C+Eilis+J%3BZhang%2C+Wu%3BSeol%2C+Yongkoo&rft.aulast=Dai&rft.aufirst=Sheng&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=6295&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.issn=00948276&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2015GL064492 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291944-8007/issues LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 N1 - CODEN - GPRLAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; gas hydrates; geochemistry; heat flow; hydrates; hydrocarbons; methane; organic compounds; porosity; production; saturation; sediments; temperature; thermal conductivity; volume; water DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GL064492 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - U.S. National Observer Program and Regional Electronic Technology Implementation Plans for 2016 -2018 T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731769785; 6359549 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - DiCosimo, Jane Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Technology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731769785?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=U.S.+National+Observer+Program+and+Regional+Electronic+Technology+Implementation+Plans+for+2016+-2018&rft.au=DiCosimo%2C+Jane&rft.aulast=DiCosimo&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Evolution of a Survey Design: Exploring Alternative Methods to Estimate Marine Recreational Fishing Effort T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731769477; 6359679 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Andrews, William AU - Brick, J AU - Mathiowetz, Nancy Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Biological surveys KW - Fishing KW - Recreation areas KW - Fishing effort KW - Evolution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731769477?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=The+Evolution+of+a+Survey+Design%3A+Exploring+Alternative+Methods+to+Estimate+Marine+Recreational+Fishing+Effort&rft.au=Andrews%2C+William%3BBrick%2C+J%3BMathiowetz%2C+Nancy&rft.aulast=Andrews&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Incorporating Habitat Science into the Assessment and Management of Fishery Stocks T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731766324; 6360503 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Marshak, Anthony AU - Larsen, Kirsten AU - Blackhart, Kristan AU - Ellis, Robert AU - Brown, Stephen Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Fishery management KW - Stock assessment KW - Stocks KW - Habitat UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731766324?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Incorporating+Habitat+Science+into+the+Assessment+and+Management+of+Fishery+Stocks&rft.au=Marshak%2C+Anthony%3BLarsen%2C+Kirsten%3BBlackhart%2C+Kristan%3BEllis%2C+Robert%3BBrown%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=Marshak&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Angler Expenditures on Marine Recreational Fishing-Related Goods T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731763649; 6360491 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Lovell, Sabrina AU - Hilger, James AU - Steinback, Scott Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Recreation areas KW - Fishermen UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731763649?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Angler+Expenditures+on+Marine+Recreational+Fishing-Related+Goods&rft.au=Lovell%2C+Sabrina%3BHilger%2C+James%3BSteinback%2C+Scott&rft.aulast=Lovell&rft.aufirst=Sabrina&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - QUEST: A Unique Federal and Academic Partnership to Train the Next Generation of Fisheries Scientists T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731763413; 6360082 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Oremland, Laura Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Fisheries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731763413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=QUEST%3A+A+Unique+Federal+and+Academic+Partnership+to+Train+the+Next+Generation+of+Fisheries+Scientists&rft.au=Oremland%2C+Laura&rft.aulast=Oremland&rft.aufirst=Laura&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - A Replication Approach to Controlled Selection in an Intercept Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Trips T2 - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AN - 1731761716; 6360485 JF - 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2015) AU - Foster, John Y1 - 2015/08/16/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 16 KW - Biological surveys KW - Fishing KW - Replication KW - Recreation areas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1731761716?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.atitle=A+Replication+Approach+to+Controlled+Selection+in+an+Intercept+Survey+of+Marine+Recreational+Fishing+Trips&rft.au=Foster%2C+John&rft.aulast=Foster&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2015-08-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=145th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-06 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Differential tissue accumulation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin in Arabidopsis thaliana affects plant chronology, lipid metabolism and seed yield. AN - 1703697362; 26260741 AB - Dioxins are one of the most toxic groups of persistent organic pollutants. Their biotransmission through the food chain constitutes a potential risk for human health. Plants as principal actors in the food chain can play a determinant role in removing dioxins from the environment. Due to the lack of data on dioxin/plant research, this study sets out to determine few responsive reactions adopted by Arabidopsis plant towards 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), the most toxic congener of dioxins. Using a high resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, we demonstrated that Arabidopsis plant uptakes TCDD by the roots and accumulates it in the vegetative parts in a tissue-specific manner. TCDD mainly accumulated in rosette leaves and mature seeds and less in stem, flowers and immature siliques. Moreover, we observed that plants exposed to high doses of TCDD exhibited a delay in flowering and yielded fewer seeds of a reduced oil content with a low vitality. A particular focus on the plant fatty acid metabolism showed that TCDD caused a significant reduction in C18-unsaturated fatty acid level in plant tissues. Simultaneously, TCDD induced the expression of 9-LOX and 13-LOX genes and the formation of their corresponding hydroperoxides, 9- and 13-HPOD as well as 9- or 13-HPOT, derived from linoleic and linolenic acids, respectively. The current work highlights a side of toxicological effects resulting in the administration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD on the Arabidopsis plant. Similarly to animals, it seems that plants may accumulate TCDD in their lipids by involving few of the FA-metabolizing enzymes for sculpting a specific oxylipins "signature" typified to plant TCDD-tolerance. Together, our results uncover novel responses of Arabidopsis to dioxin, possibly emerging to overcome its toxicity. JF - BMC plant biology AU - Hanano, Abdulsamie AU - Almousally, Ibrahem AU - Shaban, Mouhnad AU - Moursel, Nour AU - Shahadeh, AbdAlbaset AU - Alhajji, Eskander AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. ashanano@aec.org.sy. ; Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. ialmousally@aec.org.sy. ; Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. mshaban@aec.org.sy. ; Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. nmoursel@aec.org.sy. ; Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. ashahadeh@aec.org.sy. ; Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. ealhajji@aec.org.sy. Y1 - 2015/08/11/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 11 SP - 193 VL - 15 KW - Fatty Acids KW - 0 KW - Herbicides KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins KW - Index Medicus KW - Seeds -- growth & development KW - Seeds -- metabolism KW - Seeds -- drug effects KW - Fatty Acids -- metabolism KW - Herbicides -- pharmacology KW - Arabidopsis -- metabolism KW - Arabidopsis -- growth & development KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- pharmacology KW - Arabidopsis -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1703697362?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BMC+plant+biology&rft.atitle=Differential+tissue+accumulation+of+2%2C3%2C7%2C8-Tetrachlorinated+dibenzo-p-dioxin+in+Arabidopsis+thaliana+affects+plant+chronology%2C+lipid+metabolism+and+seed+yield.&rft.au=Hanano%2C+Abdulsamie%3BAlmousally%2C+Ibrahem%3BShaban%2C+Mouhnad%3BMoursel%2C+Nour%3BShahadeh%2C+AbdAlbaset%3BAlhajji%2C+Eskander&rft.aulast=Hanano&rft.aufirst=Abdulsamie&rft.date=2015-08-11&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=&rft.spage=193&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BMC+plant+biology&rft.issn=1471-2229&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2Fs12870-015-0583-5 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-04-06 N1 - Date created - 2015-08-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Water Res. 2007 Aug;41(15):3209-16 [17575996] Chemosphere. 2009 Jan;74(3):384-8 [19004467] Chemosphere. 2008 Feb;70(8):1452-8 [17942138] Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 1999 Oct;30(2 Pt 2):S63-8 [10597616] Chemosphere. 2000 May-Jun;40(9-11):1189-95 [10739061] Plant Cell. 2001 Jul;13(7):1499-510 [11449047] Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2002 Jun;5(3):230-6 [11960741] Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002 Sep 5;1584(1):55-64 [12213493] Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2002;53:275-97 [12221977] J Agric Food Chem. 2003 Feb 12;51(4):916-22 [12568549] Plant Physiol. 2003 Jun;132(2):618-28 [12805592] Plant J. 2004 Apr;38(2):366-79 [15078338] Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1982;22:517-54 [6282188] Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1984 Aug;75(1):91-7 [6464024] Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Nov 15;172(3):1180-8 [2123101] Lipids. 2009 Feb;44(2):85-95 [18949503] J Proteomics. 2009 Apr 13;72(3):367-78 [19061979] Plant Physiol Biochem. 2009 Jun;47(6):511-7 [19167233] J Hazard Mater. 2009 Sep 15;168(2-3):760-4 [19321258] BMC Mol Biol. 2009;10:93 [19785741] Plant Physiol. 2009 Nov;151(3):1421-32 [19759339] Chemosphere. 2010 Apr;79(3):285-91 [20153015] Plant Physiol. 2010 Apr;152(4):1940-50 [20190093] Sci Total Environ. 2010 Jul 15;408(16):3469-76 [20483449] J Toxicol Sci. 2010 Aug;35(4):563-9 [20686343] Chemosphere. 2010 Sep;81(4):523-8 [20708213] Front Neuroendocrinol. 2010 Oct;31(4):452-78 [20624415] Chemosphere. 2011 Apr;83(6):774-82 [21435677] Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011;75(4):705-10 [21512252] Chemosphere. 2012 Aug;88(7):798-805 [22564455] Plant Physiol Biochem. 2013 Feb;63:272-80 [23314084] Chemosphere. 2014 Jun;104:76-84 [24275148] Dev Cell. 2014 Aug 25;30(4):437-48 [25132385] Plant Physiol. 2014 Sep;166(1):109-24 [25056921] Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 1991 Apr;20(3):361-5 [1859207] Lipids. 1991 Oct;26(10):853-6 [1795606] Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1994 Feb;124(2):174-80 [8122262] J Biol Chem. 1994 Nov 11;269(45):27807-10 [7961706] Phytochemistry. 1994 Dec;37(6):1491-506 [7765998] Plant Physiol. 1995 May;108(1):399-409 [7784510] Carcinogenesis. 1995 Oct;16(10):2321-6 [7586129] Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1996;36:161-83 [8725386] Toxicol Sci. 1998 Mar;42(1):13-22 [9538043] Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1998 May;150(1):106-16 [9630459] J Biol Chem. 1999 Aug 27;274(35):24503-13 [10455113] Environ Sci Technol. 2006 Jan 1;40(1):45-52 [16433331] Environ Sci Technol. 2005 Dec 15;39(24):9377-90 [16475312] Microbiology. 2006 May;152(Pt 5):1551-8 [16622072] Phytochemistry. 2006 May;67(9):904-15 [16600316] J Biol Chem. 2006 Nov 3;281(44):33140-51 [16956885] Int J Phytoremediation. 2006;8(3):199-221 [17120525] Plant Cell. 2008 Mar;20(3):495-7 [18359852] J Hazard Mater. 2007 Oct 1;149(1):174-9 [17482350] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0583-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The deployment of gamma -irradiation for reducing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbial load in wheat kernels AN - 1722176593; PQ0002080960 AB - Food contamination may contribute to serious human health problems. In this work, the effect of gamma -irradiation 0, 5, 10, and 15 kGy doses on the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wheat kernels was investigated. Additionally, variations in the contents of 16 congeners on bacterial load and other chemical parameters were studied. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography followed by fluorescence detection. The effects of gamma -irradiation on the concentrations varied for each congener, with the highest irradiation dose being the most effective. Benzo[a]pyrene was reduced by similar to 50%, and the total concentration of all congeners decreased dramatically from 154 to 21 mu g.kg super(-1) upon 15 kGy irradiation at a dose rate of 8.49 kGy h super(-1). The total bacterial load was reduced from 2.4 to < 1 log sub(10) cfu g super(-1), while wheat chemical properties were not affected. JF - Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry AU - Khalil, Ayman AU - Al-Bachir, Mahfouz AD - Radiation Technology Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Y1 - 2015/08/09/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 09 SP - 857 EP - 867 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 97 IS - 7 SN - 0277-2248, 0277-2248 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - High-performance liquid chromatography KW - Health problems KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Fluorescence KW - Food contamination KW - Triticum aestivum KW - Radiation KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Irradiation KW - Colony-forming cells KW - Congeners KW - Kernels KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - Wheat KW - Chemical properties KW - A 01330:Food Microbiology KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - H 4000:Food and Drugs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722176593?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.atitle=The+deployment+of+gamma+-irradiation+for+reducing+polycyclic+aromatic+hydrocarbons+and+microbial+load+in+wheat+kernels&rft.au=Khalil%2C+Ayman%3BAl-Bachir%2C+Mahfouz&rft.aulast=Khalil&rft.aufirst=Ayman&rft.date=2015-08-09&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=857&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.issn=02772248&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F02772248.2015.1070159 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - High-performance liquid chromatography; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Fluorescence; Radiation; Colony-forming cells; Kernels; Congeners; Benzo(a)pyrene; Food contamination; Health problems; Liquid chromatography; Irradiation; Chemical properties; Wheat; Triticum aestivum DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2015.1070159 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reconciling precariously balanced rocks (PBRS) with large earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault system AN - 1707519971; 2015-085138 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Ludwig, Lisa Grant AU - Brune, James N AU - Anooshehpoor, Abdolrasool AU - Purvance, Matthew D AU - Brune, Richard J AU - Lozos, Julian C Y1 - 2015/08/05/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Aug 05 SP - 1345 EP - 1353 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 5 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - statistical analysis KW - stability KW - California KW - seismicity KW - San Andreas Fault KW - precariously balanced rocks KW - earthquake prediction KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - probability KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707519971?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Reconciling+precariously+balanced+rocks+%28PBRS%29+with+large+earthquakes+on+the+San+Andreas+Fault+system&rft.au=Ludwig%2C+Lisa+Grant%3BBrune%2C+James+N%3BAnooshehpoor%2C+Abdolrasool%3BPurvance%2C+Matthew+D%3BBrune%2C+Richard+J%3BLozos%2C+Julian+C&rft.aulast=Ludwig&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft.date=2015-08-05&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1345&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0220140239 L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 73 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - EAQNAT N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; faults; geologic hazards; ground motion; natural hazards; precariously balanced rocks; probability; risk assessment; San Andreas Fault; seismic risk; seismicity; stability; statistical analysis; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0220140239 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Neutron activation analysis of thermal power plant ash and surrounding area soils AN - 1808370415; PQ0002858545 AB - Elemental concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, and Zn have been determined in fly and bottom ash collected from Syrian power plants fired by heavy oil and natural gas using instrumental neutron activation analysis. The results showed that all elements were more concentrated in fly ash than in the fly ash; there was a clear increasing trend of the elemental concentrations in the fly ash along the flue gas pathway. The annual emission of elements was estimated. Elemental concentrations were higher inside the campus area than in surrounding areas, and the lowest values were found in natural-gas-fired power plant. In addition, the levels have decreased as the distance from power plant campus increases. However, the levels in the surrounding villages were within the Syrian standard for agriculture soil. JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment AU - Al-Masri AU - Haddad, Kh AU - Alsomel, N AU - Sarhil, A AD - Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, prscientific1@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 187 IS - 8 SN - 0167-6369, 0167-6369 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Environmental monitoring KW - Agriculture KW - Flue gas KW - Fly ash KW - Natural gas KW - Soil KW - Oil KW - Villages KW - Zinc KW - Power plants KW - Emissions KW - Cadmium KW - Neutron activation analysis KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M2 551.5:General (551.5) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1808370415?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Neutron+activation+analysis+of+thermal+power+plant+ash+and+surrounding+area+soils&rft.au=Al-Masri%3BHaddad%2C+Kh%3BAlsomel%2C+N%3BSarhil%2C+A&rft.aulast=Al-Masri&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=187&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.issn=01676369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-015-4771-4 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Agriculture; Environmental monitoring; Oil; Soil; Villages; Zinc; Flue gas; Emissions; Power plants; Fly ash; Cadmium; Natural gas; Neutron activation analysis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4771-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Public preferences for endangered species recovery: an examination of geospatial scale and non-market values AN - 1765942099; PQ0002616213 AB - Non-market valuation allows society to express their preferences for goods and services whose economic value is not reflected in traditional markets. One issue that arises in applying non-market values in policy settings is defining the extent of the economic jurisdiction-the area that includes all people who hold values-for a good or service. In this paper, we estimate non-market values for recovering eight threatened and endangered marine species in the US for two geographically embedded samples: households on the west coast of the US and households throughout the nation. We statistically compare species values between the two samples to help determine the extent of and variation in the economic jurisdiction for endangered species recovery. Our findings offer support to the tenet that the summation of non-market values across the country is appropriate when evaluating alternative policies for endangered species recovery. JF - Frontiers in Marine Science AU - Wallmo, Kristy AU - Lew, Daniel K AD - Office of Science and Technology, Economics and Social Analysis Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD, USA, kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Frontiers Research Foundation, P O Box 110 1015 Lausanne Switzerland VL - 2 KW - Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - non-market valuation KW - endangered species KW - economic jurisdiction KW - stated preference KW - choice experiment KW - Marine KW - Policies KW - Recovery KW - Households KW - INE, USA, West Coast KW - Economics KW - Jurisdiction KW - Nature conservation KW - Endangered species KW - Rare species KW - Endangered Species KW - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765942099?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Frontiers+in+Marine+Science&rft.atitle=Public+preferences+for+endangered+species+recovery%3A+an+examination+of+geospatial+scale+and+non-market+values&rft.au=Wallmo%2C+Kristy%3BLew%2C+Daniel+K&rft.aulast=Wallmo&rft.aufirst=Kristy&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Frontiers+in+Marine+Science&rft.issn=2296-7745&rft_id=info:doi/10.3389%2Ffmars.2015.00055 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Policies; Recovery; Nature conservation; Rare species; Endangered Species; Households; Jurisdiction; Economics; Endangered species; INE, USA, West Coast; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2015.00055 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Securing UK Soil Health AN - 1761662066; 2011-904454 AB - The year 2015 is the United Nations International Year of Soils. Soils underpin the global food system and regulate water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles but are subject to pressures from population growth and climate change. In England & Wales, soil degradation costs around 1 billion pounds per year. This POSTnote outlines the evidence for measures that sustain soils and existing policies affecting soil health. Tables, Figures. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Aug 2015, 5 pp. AU - Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Cost KW - Food supply KW - Population growth KW - England KW - Global warming KW - Wales KW - United Nations KW - United Kingdom KW - Water KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761662066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Securing+UK+Soil+Health&rft.title=Securing+UK+Soil+Health&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0502/POST-PN-0502.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 502 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measures of fishing fleet diversity in the New England groundfish fishery AN - 1761660424; 2011-898876 AB - After 16 years under a limited access program with effort controls, the New England groundfish fishery transitioned to a catch share management system in 2010. For much of its earlier management history, issues related to fishing capacity were paramount as effort controls were increasingly restrictive to meet biological objectives. As the size of the active fleet declined from over 1000 vessels from 1994 to 2001 to less than 400 vessels in 2012, the management concern shifted to fleet diversity. Fleet diversity has been cast in terms of vessels based on characteristics such as size, gear, and region rather than their share in landings or economic value. Measuring fleet diversity with indices commonly used in the biodiversity literature such as richness, effective diversity based on the Shannon index, and evenness appears appropriate for this context. In this paper these indices were applied to measure changes in diversity of the active New England groundfish fleet from 1996 to 2012. Fleet diversity as measured by the Shannon Index has declined by approximately 35% from 1996 to 2012, but has remained relatively stable since 2007. Forty vessel types were present in all 17 years, which accounted for about 85% of active groundfish vessels and over 90% of total groundfish landings in all years. Even though the fleet size and overall diversity have declined the 'core' groundfish fleet remains stable. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.] JF - Marine Policy AU - Thunberg, Eric M AU - Correia, Steven J AD - NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology, Economic and Social Analysis Division, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 SP - 6 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier Ltd, The Netherlands VL - 58 SN - 0308-597X, 0308-597X KW - New England groundfish Fleet diversity Shannon index Evenness index Performance indicators KW - Indexes KW - Value KW - History KW - Fisheries KW - New England KW - Biodiversity KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761660424?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Policy&rft.atitle=Measures+of+fishing+fleet+diversity+in+the+New+England+groundfish+fishery&rft.au=Thunberg%2C+Eric+M%3BCorreia%2C+Steven+J&rft.aulast=Thunberg&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=&rft.spage=6&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Policy&rft.issn=0308597X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpol.2015.04.005 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - New England; Fisheries; Indexes; Value; History; Biodiversity DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.005 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Herbicide Resistance AN - 1761660074; 2011-904469 AB - Increasing resistance to herbicides, coupled with a lack of new types of herbicides, has the potential to reduce crop yields. The UK Government's commitment to increase yields over the next 25 years will require the development of alternative crop protection methods. This POSTnote outlines the challenges of herbicide resistance and reviews the possible approaches to long-term weed control strategies. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Aug 2015, 5 pp. AU - Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Herbicides KW - United Kingdom KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761660074?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Herbicide+Resistance&rft.title=Herbicide+Resistance&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0501/POST-PN-0501.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 501 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Models for Driving Energy Efficiency Nationally Using Energy Management AN - 1753533996; PQ0002081485 AB - Energy management is a proven strategy for achieving clear energy, environmental, and economic benefits across industry-yet diverse barriers, risks, and challenges continue to limit broad adoption around the globe. An energy management system (EMS) integrates energy management into existing business systems, enabling organizations to better manage their energy, sustain achieved savings, and continuously improve energy performance. Governments are implementing various approaches to accelerate industry uptake of these systems, such as promoting compliance with the ISO 50001 energy management standard. This article explores three approaches in use: mandated programs (Japan), incentive programs (Sweden), and market-based certification programs (United States). The authors examine each of these three approaches by taking an in-depth look at one real-world example. For each example, the article identifies the specific program requirements, the larger context for the policy and role of government, existing drivers for corporate participation, key challenges and resources, and the available results (i.e., energy and cost savings and other benefits). Comparisons among these current, government-led models for accelerating the uptake of EMS should provide insight into the effectiveness and benefits of different government approaches and their supporting policies and resources. Governments can learn from the challenges faced, solutions devised, and lessons learned by others during implementation of these programs. JF - Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment AU - Siciliano, Graziella AU - de los Reyes, Pamela AU - Kramer, Caroline AU - Bjorkman, Thomas AU - Dahlgren, Maja AU - Noda, Fuyuhiko AU - Ogawa, Junko AU - Yamashita, Yukari AD - Office of International Affairs-International Climate Change Policy and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy PY - 2015 SP - 48 EP - 79 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 700 Indian Trail Rd. Lilburn GA 30047-6862 United States VL - 35 IS - 2 SN - 1048-5236, 1048-5236 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Materials Business File (MB); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Policies KW - Energy policy KW - Uptakes KW - Energy management KW - Economics KW - EMS KW - Governments KW - Energy management systems UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1753533996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Strategic+Planning+for+Energy+and+the+Environment&rft.atitle=Models+for+Driving+Energy+Efficiency+Nationally+Using+Energy+Management&rft.au=Siciliano%2C+Graziella%3Bde+los+Reyes%2C+Pamela%3BKramer%2C+Caroline%3BBjorkman%2C+Thomas%3BDahlgren%2C+Maja%3BNoda%2C+Fuyuhiko%3BOgawa%2C+Junko%3BYamashita%2C+Yukari&rft.aulast=Siciliano&rft.aufirst=Graziella&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=48&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Strategic+Planning+for+Energy+and+the+Environment&rft.issn=10485236&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10485236.2015.11494394 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10485236.2015.11494394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Approach for assessing coastal vulnerability to oil spills for prevention and readiness using GIS and the Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model AN - 1735918794; PQ0002262423 AB - Increasing interest in offshore hydrocarbon exploration has pushed the operational fronts associated with exploration efforts further offshore into deeper waters and more uncertain subsurface settings. This has become particularly common in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In this study we develop a spatial vulnerability approach and example assessment to support future spill prevention and improve future response readiness. This effort, which is part of a larger integrated assessment modeling spill prevention effort, incorporated economic and environmental data, and utilized a novel new oil spill simulation model from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, the Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model (BLOSOM). Specifically, this study demonstrated a novel approach to evaluate potential impacts of hypothetical spill simulations at varying depths and locations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The simulations are analyzed to assess spatial and temporal trends associated with the oil spill. The approach itself demonstrates how these data, tools and techniques can be used to evaluate potential spatial vulnerability of Gulf communities for various spill scenarios. Results of the hypothetical scenarios evaluated in this study suggest that under conditions like those simulated, a strong westward push by ocean currents and tides may increase the impacts of deep water spills along the Texas coastline, amplifying the vulnerability of communities on the local barrier islands. Ultimately, this approach can be used further to assess a range of conditions and scenarios to better understand potential risks and improve informed decision making for operators, responders, and a of stakeholders to support spill prevention as well as response readiness. JF - Ocean & Coastal Management AU - Nelson, J R AU - Grubesic, TH AU - Sim, L AU - Rose, K AU - Graham, J AD - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Avenue SW, Albany, OR 97321, USA Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 112 SN - 0964-5691, 0964-5691 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Oil spill KW - Simulation KW - Spatial analysis KW - Response KW - Coastal vulnerability KW - GIS KW - Risk assessment KW - Stakeholders KW - Oil slicks KW - Deep water KW - ASW, USA, Texas KW - Oil and gas exploration KW - Economics KW - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) KW - Seawater pollution KW - Vulnerability KW - Blowouts KW - Oil spills KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Coastal zone management KW - ASW, Mexico Gulf KW - Ocean currents KW - Decision making KW - Prevention KW - Numerical simulations KW - Fronts KW - Oceans KW - Energy KW - Coastal oceanography KW - Barrier islands KW - Geographic information systems KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - O 5080:Legal/Governmental KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization KW - M2 551.466:Ocean Waves and Tides (551.466) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735918794?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&rft.atitle=Approach+for+assessing+coastal+vulnerability+to+oil+spills+for+prevention+and+readiness+using+GIS+and+the+Blowout+and+Spill+Occurrence+Model&rft.au=Nelson%2C+J+R%3BGrubesic%2C+TH%3BSim%2C+L%3BRose%2C+K%3BGraham%2C+J&rft.aulast=Nelson&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=112&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&rft.issn=09645691&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ocecoaman.2015.04.014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oil and gas exploration; Hydrocarbons; Barrier islands; Vulnerability; Blowouts; GIS; Oil spills; Coastal zone management; Deep water; Ocean currents; Oil slicks; Fronts; Numerical simulations; Coastal oceanography; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Seawater pollution; Risk assessment; Stakeholders; Simulation; Decision making; Prevention; Energy; Oceans; Economics; Geographic information systems; ASW, Mexico Gulf; ASW, USA, Texas DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydrochemical, isotopic and statistical characteristics of groundwater nitrate pollution in Damascus Oasis (Syria) AN - 1729845739; 2015-102402 AB - A multi approach methodology using hydrochemistry, environmental stable isotopes and multivariate statistical analysis, were carried out to identify the sources and distributions of groundwater nitrate pollution. Based on the spatial distribution of nitrate concentrations, nitrate pollution occurs mainly in the central part of the study area. Thus, the irrigated areas are likely to be the most affected by this pollution. More than 51.8 % of the sampled wells exceed the maximum contaminant level of 50 mg/L for drinking water. High nitrate levels are associated with isotopic enrichment of delta (super 18) O values, clearly indicating that evaporation of irrigation water during infiltration and groundwater contamination. delta (super 18) O-NO (sub 3) (super -) trends suggest isotopic distinct, non-point source origins which vary spatially and temporally, due to different degrees of evaporation, irrigation return flow and the intensive use of mineral and organic fertilizers and wastewater seepage. However, the anomalies of nitrates in the vicinities of Kabbass tannery are considered as point pollution by dumping of industrial wastewater into drainage network, without treatment. PCA showed the existence of four significant PCs that explain 70 % of the variance. FI represents the nitrates pollution of groundwater. FII exhibits the mineralization processes by interaction between groundwater and the host rocks. FIII and FIV indicate anthropogenic contamination by heavy metal. The proposed approaches have successfully illustrated and assessed the groundwater nitrate pollution. Copyright 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Abou Zakhem, Boulos AU - Hafez, Rania Y1 - 2015/08// PY - 2015 DA - August 2015 SP - 2781 EP - 2797 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 74 IS - 4 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - calcium KW - water quality KW - fertilizers KW - magnesium KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Damascus Syria KW - waste water KW - Barada Basin KW - Syria KW - nonpoint sources KW - environmental analysis KW - drinking water KW - stable isotopes KW - seepage KW - ground water KW - spatial distribution KW - drainage basins KW - nitrate ion KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - concentration KW - alkaline earth metals KW - monitoring KW - principal components analysis KW - isotope ratios KW - statistical analysis KW - pollution KW - Awaj Basin KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Damascus Oasis KW - bicarbonate ion KW - aquifers KW - nitrification KW - metals KW - industrial waste KW - waste disposal KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1729845739?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Hydrochemical%2C+isotopic+and+statistical+characteristics+of+groundwater+nitrate+pollution+in+Damascus+Oasis+%28Syria%29&rft.au=Abou+Zakhem%2C+Boulos%3BHafez%2C+Rania&rft.aulast=Abou+Zakhem&rft.aufirst=Boulos&rft.date=2015-08-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=2781&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-015-4258-1 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 55 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; aquifers; Asia; Awaj Basin; Barada Basin; bicarbonate ion; calcium; concentration; Damascus Oasis; Damascus Syria; drainage basins; drinking water; environmental analysis; fertilizers; ground water; industrial waste; isotope ratios; isotopes; magnesium; metals; Middle East; monitoring; nitrate ion; nitrification; nonpoint sources; O-18/O-16; oxygen; pollution; principal components analysis; seepage; spatial distribution; stable isotopes; statistical analysis; Syria; waste disposal; waste water; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4258-1 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 54, LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 16386850; 16582 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon), to renew the operating license for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 (Byron), for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include: new nuclear generation, coal-integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC), combination (NGCC, wind, and solar generation), replacement power, and no renewal of the license (the no-action alternative). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Byron are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on the following: the analysis and findings in NUREG1437, Volumes 1 and 2, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; the Environmental Report submitted by Exelon; consultation with Federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies; the NRCs environmental review; and consideration of public comments received during the scoping process and received on the draft SEIS. JF - EPA number: 150205, Final EIS, July 31, 2015 Y1 - 2015/07/31/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jul 31 KW - Energy KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Power Plants KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Waste Management KW - Land Use KW - Visual Resources KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Health Hazards KW - Health Hazards Analyses KW - Environmental Justice KW - Illinois KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386850?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-07-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PLANT-SPECIFIC+SUPPLEMENT+54%2C+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS+REGARDING+BYRON+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+OGLE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=PLANT-SPECIFIC+SUPPLEMENT+54%2C+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS+REGARDING+BYRON+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+OGLE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Rockville, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 31, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN PASS TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, COOS, GRAFTON, BELKNAP, MERRIMACK, AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 16376027; 16584 AB - PURPOSE: Northern Pass Transmission, LLC (Northern Pass) has applied to the DOE for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a 187-mile (301-km) electric transmission line across the United States (U.S.)/Canada border in northern New Hampshire (NH). This draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts of the Project (Proposed Action), the No Action Alternative, and nine additional action alternatives (Alternatives 3 through 6, with variations). The NH portion of the Project would be a single circuit -300 kilovolt (kV) high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line running approximately 153 miles (246 km) from the U.S. border crossing with Canada in Pittsburg, NH, to a new direct current-to-alternating current (DC-to-AC) converter station to be constructed in Franklin, NH. From Franklin, NH, to the Project terminus at the Public Service of New Hampshires existing Deerfield Substation located in Deerfield, NH, the Project would consist of 34 miles (55 km) of 345 kV AC electric transmission line. The total length of the Project would be approximately 187 miles (301 km). JF - EPA number: 150207, Draft EIS, July 31, 2015 Y1 - 2015/07/31/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jul 31 KW - Energy KW - Transmission Lines KW - Electric Power KW - Visual Resources KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Recreation KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Cultural Resources KW - Air Quality KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Historic Sites KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Environmental Justice KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Vegetation KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Soils KW - New Hampshire KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16376027?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-07-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+PASS+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+COOS%2C+GRAFTON%2C+BELKNAP%2C+MERRIMACK%2C+AND+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=NORTHERN+PASS+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+COOS%2C+GRAFTON%2C+BELKNAP%2C+MERRIMACK%2C+AND+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 31, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-06 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Establishment of diagnostic reference levels for dental panoramic radiography in Greece AN - 1794501483; PQ0003162828 AB - The purpose of the present study was to present the national diagnostic reference levels (DRL) established for panoramic dental examinations in Greece. The establishment of DRL, as a tool for the optimisation of radiological procedures, is a requirement of national regulations. Measurements performed by the Greek Atomic Energy Commission on 90 panoramic systems have been used for the derivation of DRL values. DRL values have been proposed for exposure settings of different patient types (child, small adult and standard adult), both for film and digital imaging. The DRLs for different patient types are grouped in three categories: children, small adults (corresponding to female) and average adults (corresponding to male). Proposed DRLs for these groups are 2.2, 3.3 and 4.1 mGy, respectively. In order to investigate the correlation of DRLs with the available imaging modalities (CR, DR and film), this parameter was taken into account. DR imaging DRL is the lowest at 3.5 mGy, CR imaging the highest at 4.2 mGy and film imaging at 3.7 mGy. In order to facilitate comparison with other studies, kerma-width product values were calculated from K sub(i), air and field size. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Manousaridis, G AU - Koukorava, C AU - Hourdakis, C J AU - Kamenopoulou, V AU - Yakoumakis, E AU - Tsiklakis, K AD - Greek Atomic Energy Commission, gmanous@eeae.gr Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 111 EP - 114 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 165 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - MED, Greece KW - Radiation KW - Energy KW - Dosimetry KW - Commissions KW - Radiography KW - Children KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1794501483?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Establishment+of+diagnostic+reference+levels+for+dental+panoramic+radiography+in+Greece&rft.au=Manousaridis%2C+G%3BKoukorava%2C+C%3BHourdakis%2C+C+J%3BKamenopoulou%2C+V%3BYakoumakis%2C+E%3BTsiklakis%2C+K&rft.aulast=Manousaridis&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=111&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv088 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiation; Energy; Commissions; Dosimetry; Radiography; Children; MED, Greece DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv088 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thyroid cancer radioiodine therapy: health service performance and radiation safety AN - 1794498424; PQ0003162895 AB - Greek Atomic Energy Commission collected data related to radioiodine I-131 therapy (RAIT) delivery to differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients, for the period 2003-13, corresponding to 100 % of hospitals at national level. Radiation safety and health service performance outcome indicators were assessed. The numbers of hospitals and nuclear medicine (NM) therapy wards, as well as RAIT annual frequencies, have increased. Geographical inhomogeneous distribution of existing infrastructure is recorded. In some cases, the observed inefficient use of NM therapy wards seems to be due to lack of human resources (e.g. nurses). Regular assessment of appropriate key indicators could serve as a useful tool for radiation safety monitoring and health service performance improvement. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Vogiatzi, S AU - Liossis, A AU - Lamprinakou, M AD - Greek Atomic Energy Commission, EEAE, P.O. Box 60092, Agia Paraskevi 153 10, Greece, stavroula.vogiatzi@eeae.gr Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 434 EP - 438 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 165 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Data processing KW - Occupational safety KW - Dosimetry KW - thyroid carcinoma KW - Thyroid KW - Medical personnel KW - Cancer KW - Infrastructure KW - Radiation KW - Nursing KW - Energy KW - Commissions KW - thyroid cancer KW - Nuclear medicine KW - Hospitals KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1794498424?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Thyroid+cancer+radioiodine+therapy%3A+health+service+performance+and+radiation+safety&rft.au=Vogiatzi%2C+S%3BLiossis%2C+A%3BLamprinakou%2C+M&rft.aulast=Vogiatzi&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=434&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv064 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Radiation; Energy; thyroid cancer; thyroid carcinoma; Dosimetry; Nuclear medicine; Hospitals; Infrastructure; Nursing; Commissions; Occupational safety; Thyroid; Cancer; Medical personnel DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv064 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance evaluation of two computed radiography systems and patient dose in pelvic examination AN - 1794497921; PQ0003162887 AB - This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of two computed radiography (CR) units. These evaluations became necessary following the introduction of CR systems in Sudan. Evaluation of the CR systems was performed using physical image quality parameters: signal transfer property, modulation transfer function, normalised noise power spectrum, detective quantum efficiency and the subjective contrast detail detectability. Patient dose was measured in terms of entrance surface air kerma estimated from tube output and exposure factors for 100 patients who had undergone pelvic X-ray examinations. Fuji computed radiography velocity system with columnar screen dose results was much lower than those using CR975 system with granular screen. Patient doses delivered by both systems were within the international diagnostic reference levels. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Elshiekh, E AU - Suliman, I I AU - Habbani, F AD - Radiation Safety Institute, Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box. 3001, Khartoum, Sudan, hussaien128@hotmail.com Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 392 EP - 396 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 165 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Radiation KW - Dosimetry KW - Velocity KW - Radiography KW - Sudan KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1794497921?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Performance+evaluation+of+two+computed+radiography+systems+and+patient+dose+in+pelvic+examination&rft.au=Elshiekh%2C+E%3BSuliman%2C+I+I%3BHabbani%2C+F&rft.aulast=Elshiekh&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=392&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv125 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiation; Dosimetry; Velocity; Radiography; Sudan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv125 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A comparative study of adult patient doses in film screen and computed radiography in some Sudanese hospitals AN - 1794497051; PQ0003162889 AB - A study was performed to compare adult patient doses in film screen (FS) and computed radiography (CR) diagnostic X-ray examinations in some hospitals in Sudan over a period of 1 y; during this period of time, the CR systems were introduced to replace FS systems. Radiation doses were estimated for 354 patients in five hospitals (two FS units and three CR units). Entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) was estimated from incident air kerma using patient exposure parameters and tube output. Dose calculations were performed using CALDOSE X 3.5 Monte Carlo-based software. In FS, third quartile of ESAK values for skull PA, skull LAT, chest PA, pelvis AP, lumbar spine AP and lumbar spine LAT were 1.5, 1.3, 0.3, 1.9, 2.8 and 5.9 mGy, respectively, while in CR, third quartile of ESAK values for the same examinations were 2.7, 1.7, 0.18, 1.7, 3.2 and 10.8 mGy, respectively. Comparable ESAK values were presented in FS and CR units. The results are important for future dose optimisation and setting national diagnostic reference levels. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Elshiekh, E AU - Suliman, I I AU - Habbani, F AD - Radiation Safety Institute, Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 3001, Khartoum, Sudan, hussaien128@hotmail.com Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 402 EP - 405 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 165 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Comparative studies KW - Computer programs KW - Spine KW - Radiation KW - Dosimetry KW - Radiography KW - Sudan KW - Hospitals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1794497051?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=A+comparative+study+of+adult+patient+doses+in+film+screen+and+computed+radiography+in+some+Sudanese+hospitals&rft.au=Elshiekh%2C+E%3BSuliman%2C+I+I%3BHabbani%2C+F&rft.aulast=Elshiekh&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=402&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv186 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Computer programs; Comparative studies; Spine; Radiation; Dosimetry; Radiography; Hospitals; Sudan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv186 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preliminary testing of GaN-based dosimeters for electron beam radiotherapy AN - 1794493644; PQ0003162907 AB - The response of an implantable in vivo dosimetric system based on gallium nitride radioluminescence was investigated for electron beam radiotherapy using ELEKTA SLi and VARIAN Clinac 2100 CD Linear Accelerators. A bi-channel method has been implemented for fibre background rejection. The percentage depth dose (PDD) profiles were measured in polymethyl methacrylate for 6, 12 and 18 MeV electron beams. The PDD results were in excellent agreement with those measured with reference to ionisation chambers. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Ismail, A AU - Wang, R AU - Chaikh, A AU - Pittet, P AU - Balosso, J AD - Protection and Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.B. 6091, Damascus, Syria, aismail@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 488 EP - 491 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 165 IS - 1-4 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Gallium KW - Radiation KW - Dosimetry KW - Radiotherapy KW - Cadmium KW - polymethylmethacrylate KW - X 24300:Methods KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1794493644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Preliminary+testing+of+GaN-based+dosimeters+for+electron+beam+radiotherapy&rft.au=Ismail%2C+A%3BWang%2C+R%3BChaikh%2C+A%3BPittet%2C+P%3BBalosso%2C+J&rft.aulast=Ismail&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=488&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncv056 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Gallium; Dosimetry; Radiotherapy; polymethylmethacrylate; Radiation; Cadmium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv056 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Sales of Fossil Fuels Produced from Federal and Indian Lands, FY2003 through FY2014 AN - 1761664889; 2011-905481 AB - The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that total sales of fossil fuels produced from Federal and Indian Lands increased in FY2014 compared to FY2013. Production of crude oil increased 7%, natural gas production declined 7%, natural gas plant liquids production increased by 8%, and coal production increased slightly. Detailed tables and maps of production, by State, are contained in the report. EIA's estimates are based on data provided by the US Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Jul 2015, iii+32 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Indians KW - Sales KW - Fossil fuels KW - Land KW - Natural resources KW - Production KW - Maps KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664889?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Sales+of+Fossil+Fuels+Produced+from+Federal+and+Indian+Lands%2C+FY2003+through+FY2014&rft.title=Sales+of+Fossil+Fuels+Produced+from+Federal+and+Indian+Lands%2C+FY2003+through+FY2014&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/federallands/pdf/eia-federallandsales.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Silver nanoparticles: correlating nanoparticle size and cellular uptake with genotoxicity. AN - 1689843159; 25964273 AB - The focus of this research was to develop a better understanding of the pertinent physico-chemical properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) that affect genotoxicity, specifically how cellular uptake influences a genotoxic cell response. The genotoxicity of AgNPs was assessed for three potential mechanisms: mutagenicity, clastogenicity and DNA strand-break-based DNA damage. Mutagenicity (reverse mutation assay) was assessed in five bacterial strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Echerichia coli, including TA102 that is sensitive to oxidative DNA damage. AgNPs of all sizes tested (10, 20, 50 and 100nm), along with silver nitrate (AgNO3), were negative for mutagenicity in bacteria. No AgNPs could be identified within the bacteria cells using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), indicating these bacteria lack the ability to actively uptake AgNPs 10nm or larger. Clastogenicity (flow cytometry-based micronucleus assay) and intermediate DNA damage (DNA strand breaks as measured in the Comet assay) were assessed in two mammalian white blood cell lines: Jurkat Clone E6-1 and THP-1. It was observed that micronucleus and Comet assay end points were inversely correlated with AgNP size, with smaller NPs inducing a more genotoxic response. TEM results indicated that AgNPs were confined within intracellular vesicles of mammalian cells and did not penetrate the nucleus. The genotoxicity test results and the effect of AgNO3 controls suggest that silver ions may be the primary, and perhaps only, cause of genotoxicity. Furthermore, since AgNO3 was not mutagenic in the gram-negative bacterial Ames strains tested, the lack of bacterial uptake of the AgNPs may not be the major reason for the lack of genotoxicity observed. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the UK Environmental Mutagen Society 2015. JF - Mutagenesis AU - Butler, Kimberly S AU - Peeler, David J AU - Casey, Brendan J AU - Dair, Benita J AU - Elespuru, Rosalie K AD - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science, 10933 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. ; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Division of Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science, 10933 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA Rosalie.Elespuru@fda.hhs.gov. Y1 - 2015/07// PY - 2015 DA - July 2015 SP - 577 EP - 591 VL - 30 IS - 4 KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents KW - 0 KW - Mutagens KW - Silver KW - 3M4G523W1G KW - Index Medicus KW - Comet Assay KW - Micronucleus Tests -- methods KW - Cell Survival -- genetics KW - Mutagenicity Tests -- methods KW - Escherichia coli Infections -- drug therapy KW - Humans KW - Jurkat Cells KW - DNA Repair -- drug effects KW - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission KW - Escherichia coli Infections -- microbiology KW - Cell Survival -- drug effects KW - Monocytes -- cytology KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Escherichia coli Infections -- genetics KW - Monocytes -- metabolism KW - Monocytes -- drug effects KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- administration & dosage KW - Salmonella typhimurium -- metabolism KW - Escherichia coli -- metabolism KW - Metal Nanoparticles -- chemistry KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents -- pharmacology KW - Escherichia coli -- genetics KW - Salmonella typhimurium -- drug effects KW - Mutagens -- pharmacology KW - DNA Damage -- genetics KW - DNA Damage -- drug effects KW - Silver -- chemistry KW - Escherichia coli -- drug effects KW - Salmonella typhimurium -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1689843159?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mutagenesis&rft.atitle=Silver+nanoparticles%3A+correlating+nanoparticle+size+and+cellular+uptake+with+genotoxicity.&rft.au=Butler%2C+Kimberly+S%3BPeeler%2C+David+J%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J%3BDair%2C+Benita+J%3BElespuru%2C+Rosalie+K&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=Kimberly&rft.date=2015-07-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=577&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mutagenesis&rft.issn=1464-3804&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fmutage%2Fgev020 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2016-03-08 N1 - Date created - 2015-06-17 N1 - Date revised - 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Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gev020 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, ROSEAU, LAKE OF THE WOODS, KOOCHICHING, BELTRAMI, AND ITASCA COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. AN - 16386233; 16558 AB - PURPOSE: On April 15, 2014, Minnesota Power (the Applicant) applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an approximately 220-mile long, 500-kilovolt (kV) overhead, single-circuit, alternating current (AC) electric transmission system that would cross the international border between the Canadian Province of Manitoba and Roseau County, Minnesota. On the same date, the Applicant also applied to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MN PUC) for a Route Permit under the Minnesota Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA). On October 29, 2014, the Applicant submitted an amendment to their Presidential permit and Route Permit applications to both DOE and the MN PUC, respectively, as a result of new information. The amended Presidential permit application changed the location of the proposed international border crossing under DOE's consideration. The Great Northern Transmission Line Project, as amended (proposed Project), would run from the Applicants proposed international border crossing in Roseau County, Minnesota to the existing Blackberry Substation near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It would be located on all new 200-foot wide right-of-way with a wider area required for certain spans at angle and corner structures, for guyed structures, or where special design requirements are dictated by topography. The transmission towers would be steel lattice structures for the majority of the route, with the exact type of structure in any given location dependent on land type, land use, and potential effect on the surrounding landscape. Tower heights would range from approximately 100 feet to about 170 feet. In some instances, such as where the proposed Project crosses an existing transmission line, taller structures would be required. The Applicant is also proposing to expand the existing Blackberry Substation to accommodate the required 500 kV interconnection and to construct a new 500 kV series compensation station, regeneration stations, permanent access roads, temporary access roads, laydown areas, and fly-in sites. JF - EPA number: 150178, Draft EIS, June 26, 2015 Y1 - 2015/06/26/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 26 KW - Energy KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Transmission Lines KW - Electric Power KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Water Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Soils KW - Minnesota KW - Canada KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Endangered Species Act, Plants KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386233?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREAT+NORTHERN+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+ROSEAU%2C+LAKE+OF+THE+WOODS%2C+KOOCHICHING%2C+BELTRAMI%2C+AND+ITASCA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=GREAT+NORTHERN+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+ROSEAU%2C+LAKE+OF+THE+WOODS%2C+KOOCHICHING%2C+BELTRAMI%2C+AND+ITASCA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 26, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An SMP critical state model for methane hydrate-bearing sands AN - 1800395751; 2016-055060 AB - Mechanical properties of methane hydrate-bearing soils are complex. Their behavior undergoes a significant change when hydrates dissociate and become methane gas. On the other hand, methane hydrates are ice-like compounds and, depending on the hydrate accumulation habits and the degree of hydrate saturation, may cement soil particles into stronger and stiffer soils. A new constitutive model is proposed that is capable of capturing essential characteristics of hydrate-bearing soils. The core of the model includes the spatial mobilized plane concept; a transformed stress, t (sub ij) ; the critical state; and the subloading framework. The proposed model gives soil responses due to stress changes or hydrate saturation changes or both. The performance of the model has been found satisfactory, over a range of hydrate saturation and confining pressures, using triaxial test data from laboratory-synthesized samples and from field samples extracted from Nankai Trough, Japan. Copyright Copyright 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics AU - Lin, Jeen-Shang AU - Seol, Yongkoo AU - Choi, Jeong Hoon Y1 - 2015/06/25/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 25 SP - 969 EP - 987 PB - Wiley, Chichester VL - 39 IS - 9 SN - 0363-9061, 0363-9061 KW - hydrates KW - clay KW - soil mechanics KW - sand KW - methane KW - clastic sediments KW - bearing capacity KW - stiffness KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - mechanical properties KW - alkanes KW - triaxial tests KW - organic compounds KW - marine sediments KW - critical load KW - sediments KW - hydrocarbons KW - constitutive equations KW - thermodynamic properties KW - plasticity KW - confining pressure KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800395751?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+for+Numerical+and+Analytical+Methods+in+Geomechanics&rft.atitle=An+SMP+critical+state+model+for+methane+hydrate-bearing+sands&rft.au=Lin%2C+Jeen-Shang%3BSeol%2C+Yongkoo%3BChoi%2C+Jeong+Hoon&rft.aulast=Lin&rft.aufirst=Jeen-Shang&rft.date=2015-06-25&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=969&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+for+Numerical+and+Analytical+Methods+in+Geomechanics&rft.issn=03639061&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fnag.2347 L2 - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/3312/home LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 47 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; bearing capacity; clastic sediments; clay; confining pressure; constitutive equations; critical load; hydrates; hydrocarbons; marine sediments; mechanical properties; methane; organic compounds; plasticity; sand; sediments; soil mechanics; stiffness; thermodynamic properties; triaxial tests DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nag.2347 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sensitive detection of active Shiga toxin using low cost CCD based optical detector. AN - 1660413065; 25677808 AB - To reduce the sources and incidence of food-borne illness there is a need to develop affordable, sensitive devices for detection of active toxins, such as Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2). Currently the widely used methods for measuring Shiga toxin are immunoassay that cannot distinguish between the active form of the toxin, which poses a threat to life, to the inactive form which can bind to antibodies but show no toxicity. In this work, we determine toxin activity based on Shiga toxin inhibition of green fluorescent protein (GFP) combined with low cost charge-coupled device (CCD) fluorescence detection, which is more clinically relevant than immunoassay. For assay detection, a simple low cost fluorescence detection system was constructed using a CCD camera and light emitting diode (LED) excitation source, to measure GFP expression. The system was evaluated and compared to a commercial fluorometer using photomultiplier detection for detecting active Stx2 in the range 100 ng/mL-0.01 pg/mL. The result shows that there is a negative linear relationship between Stx2 concentrations and luminous intensity of GFP, imaged by the CCD camera (R(2)=0.85) or fluorometer (R(2)=0.86). The low cost (∼$300) CCD camera is capable of detecting Shiga toxin activity at comparable levels as a more expensive (∼$30,000) fluorometer. These results demonstrate the utility and the potential of low cost detectors for toxin activity; this approach may increase the availability of foodborne bacterial toxin diagnostics in regions where there are limited resources and could be readily adapted to the detection of other food-borne toxins. Published by Elsevier B.V. JF - Biosensors & bioelectronics AU - Rasooly, Reuven AU - Balsam, Josh AU - Hernlem, Bradley J AU - Rasooly, Avraham AD - Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States. Electronic address: reuven.rasooly@ars.usda.gov. ; Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States; University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, United States. ; Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, United States. ; Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States; Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, United States. Y1 - 2015/06/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 15 SP - 705 EP - 711 VL - 68 KW - Shiga Toxin 2 KW - 0 KW - Green Fluorescent Proteins KW - 147336-22-9 KW - Index Medicus KW - Food KW - Adenovirus KW - CCD camera KW - Shiga toxin KW - Humans KW - Food Analysis KW - Shiga Toxin 2 -- isolation & purification KW - Biosensing Techniques UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660413065?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biosensors+%26+bioelectronics&rft.atitle=Sensitive+detection+of+active+Shiga+toxin+using+low+cost+CCD+based+optical+detector.&rft.au=Rasooly%2C+Reuven%3BBalsam%2C+Josh%3BHernlem%2C+Bradley+J%3BRasooly%2C+Avraham&rft.aulast=Rasooly&rft.aufirst=Reuven&rft.date=2015-06-15&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=&rft.spage=705&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biosensors+%26+bioelectronics&rft.issn=1873-4235&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.bios.2015.01.065 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-11-25 N1 - Date created - 2015-03-02 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2015.01.065 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW ENGLAND CLEAN POWER LINK PROJECT, GRAND ISLE, CHITTENDEN, ADDISON, RUTLAND, AND WINDSOR COUNTIES, VERMONT. AN - 16388396; 16538 AB - PURPOSE: Champlain VT, LLC, d/b/a Transmission Developers Inc. - New England (TDI-NE) applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to construct, operate and maintain a 154-mile long electric transmission line in the United States from the border with Canada, near the town of Alburgh, Vermont. The New England Clean Power Link (NECPL) Project would consist of one 1,000-megawatt, high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line and a new converter station in Ludlow, Vermont. This Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed transmission line (Preferred Alternative) and the No Action Alternative. The proposed transmission cable would include both aquatic (underwater) and terrestrial (primarily underground) segments in Vermont. The underwater portions of the transmission cable would be buried in the beds of Lake Champlain, and the terrestrial portions would be buried, principally in roadway rights-of-way and railway beds. The transmission cable would consist of two transmission cables. A new converter station in Ludlow, Vermont, would convert the electrical power from DC to alternating current (AC) and interconnect to Vermont Electric Power Companys existing substation in Cavendish, Vermont. JF - EPA number: 150161, Draft EIS, June 12, 2015 Y1 - 2015/06/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 12 KW - Energy KW - Transmission Lines KW - Electric Power KW - Land Use KW - Transportation KW - Water Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Fish KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Wetlands KW - Cultural Resources KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Environmental Justice KW - Vermont KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-06-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+ENGLAND+CLEAN+POWER+LINK+PROJECT%2C+GRAND+ISLE%2C+CHITTENDEN%2C+ADDISON%2C+RUTLAND%2C+AND+WINDSOR+COUNTIES%2C+VERMONT.&rft.title=NEW+ENGLAND+CLEAN+POWER+LINK+PROJECT%2C+GRAND+ISLE%2C+CHITTENDEN%2C+ADDISON%2C+RUTLAND%2C+AND+WINDSOR+COUNTIES%2C+VERMONT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington, DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-17 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 12, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Paddy soil heavy metal contamination and uptake in rice plants from the adjacent area of Barapukuria coal mine, northwest Bangladesh AN - 1832626283; 743075-3 AB - This study was carried out to estimate the heavy metal contamination in paddy soil and subsoil and uptake by rice plants collected from Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh. The mean contents of As, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in paddy soil and subsoil exceed the world averages, and the observed soils are moderately to extremely polluted with inputs from mining activities. Correlation and regression model analyses suggest that pH and TOC have distinct effect on the availability of observed metals in soils. Sequential extraction of paddy soil and subsoil samples demonstrate that the mobility of heavy metals increases in the order of Cu > Zn > Pb > Fe > Cr > Ni > Mn > As. The uptake of metals in rice root is much higher than those in straw and rice grains. Arsenic, Cr, and Pb uptake in rice grains are 6.87-, 1.58-, and 5.26-fold higher than the maximum permissible concentration which shows a tendency of transformation of these elements from contaminated soil to rice plants. Copyright 2014 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Halim, M A AU - Majumder, R K AU - Zaman, M N Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 3391 EP - 3401 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 8 IS - 6 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832626283?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Paddy+soil+heavy+metal+contamination+and+uptake+in+rice+plants+from+the+adjacent+area+of+Barapukuria+coal+mine%2C+northwest+Bangladesh&rft.au=Halim%2C+M+A%3BMajumder%2C+R+K%3BZaman%2C+M+N&rft.aulast=Halim&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=3391&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-014-1480-1 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - SuppNotes - The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12517-014-1480-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-014-1480-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A benchmark for multi-rate surface complexation and 1D dual-domain multi-component reactive transport of U(VI) AN - 1832624178; 756301-10 AB - Nonequilibrium surface complexation reactions have been found to substantially affect U(VI) transport in natural porous media both in laboratory and field scale experiments. Nonequilibrium sorption behavior occurs on multiple time scales and is a result of diffusion-limited transport in immobile intra-grain and intra-aggregate pore water. Experimental data on U(VI) transport was successfully described with a recently developed reactive transport model that accounted for the nonequilibrium adsorption processes through the formulation of a multi-rate surface complexation model treating surface complexation as kinetic reactions. In the present work, a benchmark problem set has been developed for testing existing or newly developed reactive transport codes on their capability to simulate multi-rate surface complexation and dual-domain multi-component reactive transport of U(VI). The benchmark problem consists of three individual component problems on the basis of previous studies investigating the desorption of U(VI) from radionuclide-contaminated sediment from the Hanford 300A site, Washington, USA. Starting with a single-domain model considering constant hydrochemical conditions (component problem 1), the complexity of the model was stepwise increased. In the component problem 2 dual-domain first-order mass transfer was added. The principal problem also included dual-domain mass-transfer, but was further extended for changing hydrochemical conditions in the column's inflow water, which resulted in drastic changes in the U(VI) desorption pattern due to surface complexation reactions. For the three individual component problems, the corresponding simulation results agree very well among four well-known and thoroughly tested independent reactive transport codes, indicating that the proposed benchmark problem set is a suitable test case. Copyright 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland JF - Computational Geosciences AU - Greskowiak, Janek AU - Gwo, Jack AU - Jacques, Diederik AU - Yin, Jun AU - Mayer, K Ulrich Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 585 EP - 597 PB - Springer, Dordrecht VL - 19 IS - 3 SN - 1420-0597, 1420-0597 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832624178?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computational+Geosciences&rft.atitle=A+benchmark+for+multi-rate+surface+complexation+and+1D+dual-domain+multi-component+reactive+transport+of+U%28VI%29&rft.au=Greskowiak%2C+Janek%3BGwo%2C+Jack%3BJacques%2C+Diederik%3BYin%2C+Jun%3BMayer%2C+K+Ulrich&rft.aulast=Greskowiak&rft.aufirst=Janek&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=585&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computational+Geosciences&rft.issn=14200597&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10596-014-9457-4 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/101744/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10596-014-9457-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - MONITORING THE TROPHIC STATE AND PHYCOCYANIN PIGMENT OF KARAOUN RESERVOIR, LEBANON AN - 1773837351; PQ0002703455 AB - Eutrophication and toxic cyanobacterial blooms have become a worldwide environmental problem. The Carlson trophic state index (CTSI) is widely used for the classification of trophic conditions of fresh water bodies. The performance of the TriOS microFlu-blue probe in the field, for the measurement of in vivo phycocyanin fluorescence, was compared to laboratory biovolumes. The trophic state of the Karaoun Reservoir, the largest water body in Lebanon, has been poorly studied, as is the case with many freshwater bodies around the Mediterranean Sea. Sampling campaigns were conducted semi-monthly between May 2012 and August 2013 to assess the trophic state and performance of the TriOS microFlu-blue. Karaoun Reservoir was found to be eutrophic to hypereutrophic during 2012-2013. A strong linear relation was found between Trios phycocyanin measurements and the total cyanobacteria biovolumes in Karaoun Reservoir, with a R super(2) value of 0.87. JF - Journal of Environmental Hydrology AU - Fadel, Ali AU - Atoui, Ali AU - Temsah, Mirvat AU - Matar, Maher AU - Slim, Kamal AD - Laboratory of Microorganisms and Food Irradiation, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission- CNRS, Beirut, Lebanon Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - International Association for Environmental Hydrology, P.O. Box 35324 San Antonio TX 78235-5324 United States VL - 23 IS - 7 SN - 1058-3912, 1058-3912 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Reservoir KW - Algal blooms KW - Eutrophic waters KW - Eutrophication KW - Phytoplankton KW - Environmental factors KW - Trophic structure KW - Classification KW - Pigments KW - Sampling KW - Reservoirs KW - MED, Lebanon KW - Fluorescence KW - MED, Western Mediterranean KW - Laboratories KW - Performance Evaluation KW - Cyanobacteria KW - MED KW - Monitoring KW - Cyanophyta KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q2 09283:Soil mechanics KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773837351?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Hydrology&rft.atitle=MONITORING+THE+TROPHIC+STATE+AND+PHYCOCYANIN+PIGMENT+OF+KARAOUN+RESERVOIR%2C+LEBANON&rft.au=Fadel%2C+Ali%3BAtoui%2C+Ali%3BTemsah%2C+Mirvat%3BMatar%2C+Maher%3BSlim%2C+Kamal&rft.aulast=Fadel&rft.aufirst=Ali&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Hydrology&rft.issn=10583912&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Algal blooms; Reservoir; Cyanobacteria; Trophic structure; Eutrophic waters; Classification; Eutrophication; Phytoplankton; Environmental factors; Performance Evaluation; Fluorescence; Pigments; Laboratories; Sampling; Monitoring; Cyanophyta; Reservoirs; MED, Lebanon; MED, Western Mediterranean; MED ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Trends in Political Participation AN - 1761662224; 2011-904544 AB - Over the last fifty years in the UK, some aspects of participation in formal politics have decreased, such as political party membership. But new forms of participation, such as online activism, have emerged, which may become increasingly important, especially for younger people. This POSTnote discusses trends in political participation, with a focus on new forms, drivers of these trends, and how UK democratic institutions are responding. Tables, Figures. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Jun 2015, 7 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Membership KW - Activism KW - Political participation KW - Political parties KW - United Kingdom KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761662224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trends+in+Political+Participation&rft.title=Trends+in+Political+Participation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0498/POST-PN-0498.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 498 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Trends in Transport AN - 1761661775; 2011-904552 AB - Transport is a key driver of economic growth. It links people to their workplaces and connects businesses. It also affects health, the environment, and societal well-being. This POSTnote examines why transport is changing, outlines current trends across and within transport sectors, and considers the planning of transport networks. Tables, Figures. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Jun 2015, 5 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Business KW - Planning KW - Economic development KW - Environmental health KW - Workplaces KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661775?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trends+in+Transport&rft.title=Trends+in+Transport&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0496/POST-PN-0496.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 496 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Refinery Capacity Report AN - 1761661565; 2011-905482 AB - Data series on refinery capacity include fuel, electricity, and steam purchased for consumption at the refinery; refinery receipts of crude oil by method of transportation; and current and projected atmospheric crude oil distillation, downstream charge, and production capacities. Respondents are operators of all operating and idle petroleum refineries (including new refineries under construction) and refineries shut down during the previous year, located in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and other US possessions. Tables. JF - United States Department of Energy, Jun 2015, 59 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Electric power KW - Petroleum industry KW - Transportation KW - Puerto Rico KW - Guam KW - Petroleum refineries KW - Virgin Islands KW - Fuel KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661565?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Refinery+Capacity+Report&rft.title=Refinery+Capacity+Report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/refinerycapacity/refcap15.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - With Data as of January 1, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Laboratory enrichment of radioactive assemblages and estimation of thorium and uranium radioactivity in fractions separated from placer sands in southeast Bangladesh AN - 1756507219; 2016-005151 AB - The present study reports the likely first attempt of separating radioactive minerals for estimation of activity concentration in the beach placer sands of Bangladesh. Several sand samples from heavy mineral deposits located at the south-eastern coastal belt of Bangladesh were processed to physically upgrade their radioactivity concentrations using plant and laboratory equipment. Following some modified flow procedure, individual fractions were separated and investigated using gamma-ray spectrometry and powder-XRD analysis. The radioactivity measurements indicated contributions of the thorium and uranium radioactive series and of (super 40) K. The maximum values of (super 232) Th and (super 238) U, estimated from the radioactivity of (super 208) Tl and (super 234) Th in secular equilibrium, were found to be 152,000 and 63,300 Bq/kg, respectively. The fraction of the moderately conductive part in electric separation contained thorium predominantly, while that of the non-conductive part was found to be uranium rich. The present arrangement of the pilot plant cascade and the fine tuning of setting parameters were found to be effective and economic separation process of the radioactive minerals from placer sands in Bangladesh. Probable radiological impacts and extraction potentiality of such radioactive materials are also discussed. Copyright 2014 International Association for Mathematical Geosciences JF - Natural Resources Research (New York, N.Y.) AU - Sasaki, Takayuki AU - Rajib, Mohammad AU - Akiyoshi, Masafumi AU - Kobayashi, Taishi AU - Takagi, Ikuji AU - Fujii, Toshiyuki AU - Zaman, M Mashrur Y1 - 2015/06// PY - 2015 DA - June 2015 SP - 209 EP - 220 PB - Springer, New York, NY VL - 24 IS - 2 SN - 1520-7439, 1520-7439 KW - silicates KW - Cox's Bazar KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - garnet group KW - enrichment KW - Th-234 KW - Th-232 KW - K-40 KW - beach placers KW - laboratory studies KW - radioactive isotopes KW - thallium KW - quantitative analysis KW - Indian Peninsula KW - orthosilicates KW - gamma-ray spectra KW - spectra KW - Asia KW - southeastern Bangladesh KW - Bangladesh KW - concentration KW - experimental studies KW - beneficiation KW - separation KW - alkali metals KW - nesosilicates KW - uranium ores KW - placers KW - metals KW - potassium KW - metal ores KW - thorium KW - uranium KW - Tl-208 KW - U-238 KW - actinides KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1756507219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Natural+Resources+Research+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.atitle=Laboratory+enrichment+of+radioactive+assemblages+and+estimation+of+thorium+and+uranium+radioactivity+in+fractions+separated+from+placer+sands+in+southeast+Bangladesh&rft.au=Sasaki%2C+Takayuki%3BRajib%2C+Mohammad%3BAkiyoshi%2C+Masafumi%3BKobayashi%2C+Taishi%3BTakagi%2C+Ikuji%3BFujii%2C+Toshiyuki%3BZaman%2C+M+Mashrur&rft.aulast=Sasaki&rft.aufirst=Takayuki&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=209&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Natural+Resources+Research+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29&rft.issn=15207439&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11053-014-9248-6 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/(jfa2u155rnmsco55zl335c45)/app/home/journal.asp?referrer=parent&backto=linkingpublicationresults,1:105547,1 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 50 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; alkali metals; Asia; Bangladesh; beach placers; beneficiation; concentration; Cox's Bazar; enrichment; experimental studies; gamma-ray spectra; garnet group; Indian Peninsula; isotopes; K-40; laboratory studies; metal ores; metals; nesosilicates; orthosilicates; placers; potassium; quantitative analysis; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; separation; silicates; southeastern Bangladesh; spectra; Th-232; Th-234; thallium; thorium; Tl-208; U-238; uranium; uranium ores; X-ray diffraction data DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11053-014-9248-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ideas That Work! The Midnight Audit AN - 1709746099; PQ0001679180 AB - The midnight audit provides valuable insight toward identifying opportunities to reduce energy consumption-insight that can be easily overlooked during the normal (daytime) energy auditing process. The purpose of the midnight audit is to observe after-hour operation with the mindset of seeking ways to further minimize energy consumption during the unoccupied mode and minimize energy waste by reducing unnecessary operation. The midnight audit should be used to verify that equipment is off when it is supposed to be, or operating in set-back mode when applicable. Even a facility that operates 2 shifts per day, 5 days per week experiences fewer annual hours in occupied mode than it does during unoccupied mode. Minimizing energy loads during unoccupied hours can save significant energy, which is why the midnight audit is an idea that works. JF - Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment AU - Parker, Steven A AD - Battelle Memorial Institute for the US Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/06/01/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jun 01 SP - 7 EP - 9 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 700 Indian Trail Rd. Lilburn GA 30047-6862 United States VL - 35 IS - 1 SN - 1048-5236, 1048-5236 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Materials Business File (MB); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Daytime KW - Wastes KW - Energy conservation KW - Energy consumption UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1709746099?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Strategic+Planning+for+Energy+and+the+Environment&rft.atitle=Ideas+That+Work%21+The+Midnight+Audit&rft.au=Parker%2C+Steven+A&rft.aulast=Parker&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=7&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Strategic+Planning+for+Energy+and+the+Environment&rft.issn=10485236&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10485236.2015.11439120 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10485236.2015.11439120 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Different cytotoxicity responses to antimicrobial nanosilver coatings when comparing extract-based and direct-contact assays AN - 1680451609; PQ0001489118 AB - This study was performed to understand how the choice of cytotoxicity assay format affects the observed biocompatibility of nanosilver (nAg). nAg coatings are physical coatings containing silver (Ag) that have feature sizes of 100nm or less, often in the form of nanoparticles or grains. They are used on medical devices to prevent infection, but in spite of this intended benefit, observations of potential cytotoxicity from nAg have been reported in numerous published studies. For medical device regulation, cytotoxicity testing is part of a biocompatibility evaluation, in which specific test methods are chosen based on the technological characteristics and intended use of a device. For this study, nAg-coated tissue culture polystyrene surfaces were prepared using magnetron sputter coating, resulting in nAg films of 0.2 to 311 mu gcm super(-2) Ag. These coatings exhibited nanometer-scale morphologies and demonstrated a>4log sub(10) reduction in Escherichia coli viability. It was observed that extracts of nAg caused no cytotoxicity to L929 mouse fibroblasts, but cells cultured directly on nAg coatings (direct-contact assay format) showed a dose-dependent reduction in viability by up to 100% (P<0.001). Results using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to measure Ag release suggested that extracts of nAg are not toxic because the dissolved Ag in those samples becomes less cytotoxic over time, probably owing to the reaction with cell culture media and serum (six-fold cytotoxicity reductions observed over a 24-h period). These findings highlight the potential value of direct-contact cytotoxicity testing for nAg in predicting biological interactions with cells or tissue in vivo. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Nanosilver (nAg) coatings are used as antimicrobial coatings on medical devices, but in spite of their intended benefit, there is concern over their potential toxicity. This study compares the response of cells to nAg in two formats of the cytotoxicity assay, an important component of biocompatibility evaluation. The results demonstrate cytotoxic responses to nAg coatings in the direct-contact but not the extract assay (100% reduction, P<0.001), suggesting that nAg coatings in direct contact with cells and tissues could cause a cytotoxic response. JF - Journal of Applied Toxicology AU - Sussman, Eric M AU - Casey, Brendan J AU - Dutta, Debargh AU - Dair, Benita J AD - Division of Biology, Chemistry and Materials Science, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA. PY - 2015 SP - 631 EP - 639 PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1105 N Market St Wilmington DE 19801 VL - 35 IS - 6 SN - 0260-437X, 0260-437X KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Biocompatibility KW - Cell culture KW - Tissue culture KW - Toxicity KW - Infection KW - Cytotoxicity testing KW - Mass spectroscopy KW - Fibroblasts KW - Antimicrobial agents KW - Cytotoxicity KW - Escherichia coli KW - polystyrene KW - Grain KW - nanoparticles KW - Silver KW - Media (culture) KW - Films KW - Coatings KW - J 02410:Animal Diseases KW - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680451609?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Different+cytotoxicity+responses+to+antimicrobial+nanosilver+coatings+when+comparing+extract-based+and+direct-contact+assays&rft.au=Sussman%2C+Eric+M%3BCasey%2C+Brendan+J%3BDutta%2C+Debargh%3BDair%2C+Benita+J&rft.aulast=Sussman&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=631&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Toxicology&rft.issn=0260437X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjat.3104 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biocompatibility; Cell culture; Toxicity; Tissue culture; Infection; Cytotoxicity testing; Mass spectroscopy; Antimicrobial agents; Fibroblasts; Cytotoxicity; Grain; polystyrene; Silver; nanoparticles; Media (culture); Coatings; Films; Escherichia coli DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jat.3104 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Petrography and geochemistry of the Kamlial Formation, southwestern Kohat plateau, Pakistan; implications for paleoclimate of the western Himalayas AN - 1861084912; 743924-4 JF - Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences AU - Ullah, Kafayt AU - Arif, Mohammad AU - Tahir Shah, Muhammad Y1 - 2015/05/29/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 29 SP - 276 EP - 288 PB - Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Ankara VL - 24 IS - 3 SN - 1300-0985, 1300-0985 KW - Pakistan KW - mudstone KW - Kamlial Formation KW - oxidation KW - sandstone KW - Himalayan Foreland Basin KW - paleoclimatology KW - weathering KW - Th/U KW - Miocene KW - Cenozoic KW - Tertiary KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Indian Peninsula KW - western Himalayas KW - Neogene KW - petrography KW - Kohat Plateau KW - Himalayas KW - Asia KW - Sr/Rb KW - geochemistry KW - clastic rocks KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861084912?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Turkish+Journal+of+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Petrography+and+geochemistry+of+the+Kamlial+Formation%2C+southwestern+Kohat+plateau%2C+Pakistan%3B+implications+for+paleoclimate+of+the+western+Himalayas&rft.au=Ullah%2C+Kafayt%3BArif%2C+Mohammad%3BTahir+Shah%2C+Muhammad&rft.aulast=Ullah&rft.aufirst=Kafayt&rft.date=2015-05-29&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=276&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Turkish+Journal+of+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=13000985&rft_id=info:doi/10.3906%2Fyer-1410-21 L2 - http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/index.php LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch maps, 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Cenozoic; clastic rocks; geochemistry; Himalayan Foreland Basin; Himalayas; Indian Peninsula; Kamlial Formation; Kohat Plateau; Miocene; mudstone; Neogene; oxidation; Pakistan; paleoclimatology; petrography; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; Sr/Rb; Tertiary; Th/U; weathering; western Himalayas DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/yer-1410-21 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Crude Oil Production to 2025: Updated Projection of Crude Types AN - 1761667865; 2011-905483 AB - This report updates and extends a May 2014 US Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, U.S. Crude Oil Production Forecast -- Analysis of Crude Types. It provides a projection of domestic crude oil production by crude type through 2025, supplementing the overall production projection provided in the AEO2015. Projections of production by crude type matter for several reasons: (1) US crude streams vary widely in quality, (2) the economics surrounding various options for the domestic use of additional domestic oil production are directly dependent on crude quality characteristics, and (3) actual or potential export values also vary significantly with quality characteristics. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, May 28 2015, iii+15 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/05/28/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 28 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Crude+Oil+Production+to+2025%3A+Updated+Projection+of+Crude+Types&rft.title=U.S.+Crude+Oil+Production+to+2025%3A+Updated+Projection+of+Crude+Types&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/petroleum/crudetypes/pdf/crudetypes.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE SHINE MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION FACILITY. AN - 16385857; 16510 AB - PURPOSE: The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared this environmental impact statement (EIS) in response to an application submitted by SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc. (SHINE), for a construction permit of a medical radioisotope production facility. The EIS includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and considers the following three alternatives to the proposed action: the no-action alternative (i.e., the construction permit is denied), two alternative sites, and one alternative technology. After weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering reasonable alternatives, the NRC staff recommends, unless safety issues mandate otherwise, the issuance of the proposed construction permit to SHINE. The NRC staff based its recommendation on the following factors: SHINE's Environmental Report; the NRC staffs consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; the NRC staff's independent environmental review; and the NRC staff's consideration of public comments received. JF - EPA number: 150133, Draft EIS, May 22, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/22/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 22 KW - Land Use KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Public Health KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Water Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Visual Resources KW - Cultural Resources KW - Transportation KW - Environmental Justice KW - Wisconsin KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Clean Air Act of 1970, Emission Standards KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16385857?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+PERMIT+FOR+THE+SHINE+MEDICAL+RADIOISOTOPE+PRODUCTION+FACILITY.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+PERMIT+FOR+THE+SHINE+MEDICAL+RADIOISOTOPE+PRODUCTION+FACILITY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Rockville, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-28 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 22, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Numerical simulation of porosity and permeability evolution of Mount Simon Sandstone under geological carbon sequestration conditions AN - 1692747635; 2015-061850 AB - A numerical model was developed with the use of reactive transport code CrunchFlow to estimate porosity, permeability and mineral composition changes of Mount Simon sandstone under typical geological carbon sequestration conditions (P = 23.8 MPa and T = 85 degrees C). The model predicted a permeability decrease from 1.60 mD to 1.02 mD for the Mount Simon sandstone sample in a static batch reactor after 180 days of exposure to CO (sub 2) -saturated brine, which is consistent with measured permeability results. Model-predicted solution chemistry results were also consistent with laboratory-measured solution chemistry data. SiO (sub 2) (am) was the primary mineral that causes permeability decrease, followed by kaolinite. Both SiO (sub 2) (am) formation and kaolinite formation were attributed to the dissolution of quartz and feldspar. This study shows that the formation of SiO (sub 2) (am) and kaolinite in the pore space of host rock is possible under typical CO (sub 2) sequestration conditions. SiO (sub 2) (am) and kaolinite precipitation at the CO (sub 2) plume extent could reduce the permeability of host rock and improve lateral containment of free-phase CO (sub 2) , contributing to overall security of CO (sub 2) storage. Abstract Copyright (2015) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Chemical Geology AU - Zhang, Liwei AU - Soong, Yee AU - Dilmore, Robert AU - Lopano, Christina Y1 - 2015/05/18/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 18 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 403 SN - 0009-2541, 0009-2541 KW - contaminant plumes KW - sandstone KW - gas storage KW - Mount Simon Sandstone KW - simulation KW - climate change KW - Cambrian KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - Upper Cambrian KW - CrunchFlow KW - sedimentary rocks KW - TOUGHREACT KW - mineral assemblages KW - carbon sequestration KW - textures KW - pollutants KW - Paleozoic KW - numerical analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - prediction KW - pollution KW - porosity KW - models KW - siderite KW - sedimentary petrology KW - mathematical methods KW - reservoir properties KW - clastic rocks KW - carbonates KW - permeability KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692747635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+Geology&rft.atitle=Numerical+simulation+of+porosity+and+permeability+evolution+of+Mount+Simon+Sandstone+under+geological+carbon+sequestration+conditions&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Liwei%3BSoong%2C+Yee%3BDilmore%2C+Robert%3BLopano%2C+Christina&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Liwei&rft.date=2015-05-18&rft.volume=403&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+Geology&rft.issn=00092541&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.chemgeo.2015.03.014 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00092541 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 57 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - CHGEAD N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; Cambrian; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbonates; clastic rocks; climate change; contaminant plumes; CrunchFlow; gas storage; mathematical methods; mineral assemblages; models; Mount Simon Sandstone; numerical analysis; Paleozoic; permeability; pollutants; pollution; porosity; prediction; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; sandstone; sedimentary petrology; sedimentary rocks; siderite; simulation; statistical analysis; textures; TOUGHREACT; Upper Cambrian DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.03.014 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - A Simple Animal Model for Cerebral Vasculature Rupture Due to Exposure to Intense Pressure Waves T2 - 169th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AN - 1669822539; 6341942 JF - 169th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America AU - Nabili, Marjan AU - Acharya, Priyanka AU - Kim, Yeon AU - Myers, Matthew Y1 - 2015/05/18/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 18 KW - Wave forces KW - Animal models KW - Rupture KW - Waves KW - Pressure KW - Elastic waves UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669822539?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=169th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=A+Simple+Animal+Model+for+Cerebral+Vasculature+Rupture+Due+to+Exposure+to+Intense+Pressure+Waves&rft.au=Nabili%2C+Marjan%3BAcharya%2C+Priyanka%3BKim%2C+Yeon%3BMyers%2C+Matthew&rft.aulast=Nabili&rft.aufirst=Marjan&rft.date=2015-05-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=169th+Meeting+of+the+Acoustical+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://asa2015spring.abstractcentral.com/planner.jsp LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-31 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: DAVIS-SUPPLEMENT 52, REGARDING DAVIS- BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 16388214; 16503 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) to renew the operating license for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1, (Davis-Besse) for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include replacement power from a new, natural-gas-fired combined-cycle (NGCC) power plant; combination alternative of NGCC, solar, wind, and compressed air energy storage; a coal-fired power plant; and not renewing the license (the no-action alternative). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Davis-Besse are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers. This recommendation is based on the following: analysis and findings in the generic environmental impact statement, the Environmental Report submitted by FENOC, consultation with Federal, state, Tribal, and local agencies, NRC staffs own independent review, NRC staffs consideration of public comments received during the scoping process, and NRC staffs consideration of public comments received during the draft SEIS comment period. 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Preparation date: May 15, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-12 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multi-omics of permafrost, active layer and thermokarst bog soil microbiomes AN - 1692747347; 2015-061869 JF - Nature (London) AU - Hultman, Jenni AU - Waldrop, Mark P AU - Mackelprang, Rachel AU - David, Maude M AU - McFarland, Jack AU - Blazewicz, Steven J AU - Harden, Jennifer AU - Turetsky, Merritt R AU - McGuire, A David AU - Shah, Manesh B AU - VerBerkmoes, Nathan C AU - Lee, Lang Ho AU - Mavrommatis, Kostas AU - Jansson, Janet K Y1 - 2015/05/14/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 14 SP - 208 EP - 212 PB - Macmillan Journals, London VL - 521 IS - 7551 SN - 0028-0836, 0028-0836 KW - soils KW - permafrost KW - methane KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - alkanes KW - genetics KW - genesis KW - organic compounds KW - mires KW - biogenic processes KW - nucleic acids KW - carbon KW - thermokarst KW - hydrocarbons KW - DNA KW - active layer KW - geochemistry KW - microorganisms KW - bogs KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692747347?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+%28London%29&rft.atitle=Multi-omics+of+permafrost%2C+active+layer+and+thermokarst+bog+soil+microbiomes&rft.au=Hultman%2C+Jenni%3BWaldrop%2C+Mark+P%3BMackelprang%2C+Rachel%3BDavid%2C+Maude+M%3BMcFarland%2C+Jack%3BBlazewicz%2C+Steven+J%3BHarden%2C+Jennifer%3BTuretsky%2C+Merritt+R%3BMcGuire%2C+A+David%3BShah%2C+Manesh+B%3BVerBerkmoes%2C+Nathan+C%3BLee%2C+Lang+Ho%3BMavrommatis%2C+Kostas%3BJansson%2C+Janet+K&rft.aulast=Hultman&rft.aufirst=Jenni&rft.date=2015-05-14&rft.volume=521&rft.issue=7551&rft.spage=208&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+%28London%29&rft.issn=00280836&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fnature14238 L2 - http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-02 N1 - CODEN - NATUAS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active layer; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; biogenic processes; bogs; carbon; DNA; genesis; genetics; geochemistry; hydrocarbons; methane; microorganisms; mires; nucleic acids; organic compounds; permafrost; soils; thermokarst DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14238 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistics of ground motions in a foam rubber model of a strike-slip fault AN - 1686063382; 2015-049881 AB - The peak ground acceleration (PGA) and peak ground velocity (PGV) from 5058 ruptures of a foam rubber stick-slip model are not distributed according to a lognormal probability distribution function. PGA and PGV values are decomposed using the method of Anderson and Uchiyama (2011). The statistically significant deviations from the lognormal distribution occur near the peak of the distribution. In some cases, high-amplitude tails differ by a much greater ratio, but the statistical significance of this effect is low. This result is true of both raw data and data adjusted for site and magnitude. Event terms are also not lognormal but can be modeled as a sum of three or four lognormal subdistributions, which possibly represent different preferred rupture initiation points rather than a uniform distribution of initiation points. The event term subdistributions with highest median values have small standard deviations, so if shapes of this nature were used in ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) during a probabilistic seismic-hazard analysis, the effect of the long tail of the lognormal distribution in controlling the hazard would be weakened considerably. Static stress drop was recorded for each event, and event terms for PGA and PGV are well correlated with static stress drop. Unlike Next Generation Attenuation-West 2 GMPEs, residual variances for the foam model are dominated by variability in the source slip function, rather than the path and site effects. This difference in the variance budget results from the way in which the source and site residuals are defined in this study; the source uncertainty includes variation in the rupture size (magnitude) and location, along with deviations in distance and path. We do not know if these results apply to earthquakes, but we do think tests of repeating stick-slip events in a physical system are useful to expand the set of credible hypotheses regarding possible behavior modes of earthquake faults. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - McBean, Kevin M AU - Anderson, John G AU - Brune, James N AU - Anooshehpoor, Rasool Y1 - 2015/05/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 12 SP - 1456 EP - 1467 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 105 IS - 3 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - geologic hazards KW - statistical analysis KW - strike-slip faults KW - models KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - probability KW - focus KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686063382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+Newswire&rft.atitle=NeighborhoodScout%28R%29+Announces+the+Top+100+Most+Dangerous+U.S.+Cities+and+the+Top+100+Safest+U.S.+Cities+for+2017%3A+Annual+Crime+Rates+by+City+Highlight+Economic+Divide+Between+Coveted+Bedroom+Communities+and+Struggling+Inner+and+Industrial-Satellite+Cities+Nationwide&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2017-01-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=U.S.+Newswire&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-17 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - earthquakes; faults; focus; geologic hazards; ground motion; instruments; models; natural hazards; probability; risk assessment; seismic risk; statistical analysis; strike-slip faults DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120140276 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SURPLUS PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION, ALABAMA, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1999) . AN - 16377235; 16502 AB - PURPOSE: On March 28, 2007, DOE published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register (72 FR 14543) to prepare the SPD Supplemental EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina of disposition pathways for surplus weapons-usable plutonium (referred to as surplus plutonium) originally planned for immobilization. The proposed actions and alternatives included construction and operation of a new vitrification capability in K-Area, processing in H-Canyon/HB-Line and the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), and fabricating mixed oxide (MOX) fuel in the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) currently under construction in F-Area. Before the Draft SPD Supplemental EIS was issued, DOE decided to modify the scope of this SPD Supplemental EIS and evaluate additional alternatives. Therefore, on July 19, 2010, and again on January 12, 2012, DOE issued amended NOIs (75 FR 41850 and 77 FR 1920) announcing its intent to modify the scope of this SPD Supplemental EIS. In this SPD Supplemental EIS, DOE describes the environmental impacts of alternatives for disposition of 13.1 metric tons (14.4 tons) of surplus plutonium for which a disposition path is not assigned, including 7.1 metric tons (7.8 tons) of plutonium from pits that were declared excess to national defense needs after publication of the 2007 NOI, and 6 metric tons (6.6 tons) of surplus non-pit plutonium. The analyses also encompass potential use of MOX fuel in reactors at the Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants of TVA, and at generic reactors. In this SPD Supplemental EIS, DOE evaluates the No Action Alternative and four action alternatives for disposition of 13.1 metric tons (14.4 tons) of surplus plutonium: Immobilization to DWPF Alternative glass can-in-canister immobilization for both surplus non-pit and disassembled and converted pit plutonium and subsequent filling of the canister with high-level radioactive waste (HLW) at DWPF; MOX Fuel Alternative fabrication of the disassembled and converted pit plutonium and much of the non-pit plutonium into MOX fuel at MFFF for use in domestic commercial nuclear power reactors to generate electricity, as well as potential disposition of the surplus non-pit plutonium that is not suitable for MFFF as contact-handled transuranic (CH-TRU) waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP); H-Canyon/HB-Line to DWPF Alternative processing the surplus non-pit plutonium in H-Canyon/HB-Line and subsequent vitrification with HLW (in DWPF) and fabrication of the pit plutonium into MOX fuel at MFFF; and WIPP Alternative preparing for potential disposal as CH-TRU waste at WIPP the surplus non-pit and disassembled and converted pit plutonium in H-Canyon/HB-Line and the K-Area Complex at SRS, or preparing the surplus non-pit plutonium in H-Canyon/HB-Line and the K-Area Complex at SRS and preparing the surplus disassembled and converted pit plutonium in Technical Area 55 (TA-55) facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Under all alternatives, DOE would also disposition as MOX fuel 34 metric tons (37.5 tons) of surplus plutonium in accordance with previous decisions. The 34 metric tons (37.5 tons) of plutonium would be fabricated into MOX fuel at MFFF for use at domestic commercial nuclear power reactors. Within each action alternative, DOE also evaluates options for pit disassembly and conversion of plutonium metal to an oxide form for disposition. Under three of the options, DOE would not build a stand-alone Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility at F-Area at SRS, which DOE had previously decided to construct (65 FR 1608). JF - EPA number: 150125, Final Supplement EIS, May 8, 2015 Y1 - 2015/05/08/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 May 08 KW - Energy KW - Dosimetry KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Waters KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Weapon Systems KW - New Mexico KW - South Carolina KW - Tennessee KW - Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377235?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SURPLUS+PLUTONIUM+DISPOSITION%2C+ALABAMA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+AND+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1999%29+.&rft.title=SURPLUS+PLUTONIUM+DISPOSITION%2C+ALABAMA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+AND+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1999%29+.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Germantown, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 8, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-02 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Repeat sampling and coliform bacteria detection rates in New Jersey domestic wells AN - 1832625070; 742175-7 AB - In compliance with the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act, 78,546 wells (93,787 samples, including samples from 13,290 wells that were analyzed more than once) were analyzed for total coliform (TC) bacteria by one or more of 39 laboratories over a 10-year period. Samples containing TC bacteria were further analyzed for the presence of either fecal coliform or E. coli (FC/EC) bacteria. The large population of wells sampled multiple times permitted a systematic study of the effect of repeat sampling on coliform bacteria detection rates. The detection rate increased with the number of times wells were sampled. In bedrock, TC bacteria were detected in 21% of the population of wells analyzed only once, 33% in the population sampled twice, and 43% in the population sampled three times. It was estimated that TC bacteria would be detected in 90% of all wells if each well was analyzed 10 times. For FC/EC bacteria, it was estimated that 21 and 68 samples, respectively, would be required to reach the 50% and 90% population detection rates. In the Coastal Plain (CP), many more samples would be required to achieve the same estimated population detection rates. The population detection rate estimates were also dependent on the type of method used, the pH of the well water, and the geologic formation in which wells were located. A single sample was not sufficient to detect coliform bacteria when present in well water. Abstract Copyright (2015), National Ground Water Association. JF - Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation AU - Atherholt, Thomas B AU - Korn, Leo R AU - Louis, Judith B AU - Procopio, Nicholas A Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 70 EP - 80 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of National Ground Water Association, Malden, MA VL - 35 IS - 2 SN - 1069-3629, 1069-3629 KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - water quality KW - North America KW - concentration KW - pollution KW - Appalachians KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - detection KW - sampling KW - bacteria KW - coliform bacteria KW - New Jersey KW - water wells KW - Delaware River KW - Piedmont KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832625070?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.atitle=Repeat+sampling+and+coliform+bacteria+detection+rates+in+New+Jersey+domestic+wells&rft.au=Atherholt%2C+Thomas+B%3BKorn%2C+Leo+R%3BLouis%2C+Judith+B%3BProcopio%2C+Nicholas+A&rft.aulast=Atherholt&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=70&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.issn=10693629&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fgwmr.12094 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1745-6592 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Number of references - 45 N1 - PubXState - MA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; Atlantic Coastal Plain; bacteria; coliform bacteria; concentration; Delaware River; detection; ground water; New Jersey; North America; Piedmont; pollution; sampling; United States; water quality; water wells DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwmr.12094 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of BeO as a reflector for the low power research reactor AN - 1762066620; PQ0001623991 AB - Calculations of the fuel burnup, core excess reactivity, and the reactivity worths of the top beryllium shim plates for two reflector types (beryllium and beryllium oxide (BeO)) in the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) have been presented in this paper using the GETERA and MCNP4C codes. The results showed that the reactor infinity multiplication factors were 1.7030 and 1.6824, the core unadjusted excess reactivities were 31.9 and 5.0 mk, and the reactivity worths of the top beryllium shim plates were 22 and 19 mk for the BeO and Be reflectors respectively. Finally, using the beryllium oxide instead of the existing Be reflector in the MNSR reactor increased the core excess reactivity and reactor operation time. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Dawahra, S AU - Khattab, K AU - Saba, G AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria pscientific9@aec.org.sy PY - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 81 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Beryllium KW - Beryllium oxide KW - GETERA and MCNP4C codes KW - MNSR reactor KW - Burnup KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Plates KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Reflectors KW - Wedges KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762066620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Investigation+of+BeO+as+a+reflector+for+the+low+power+research+reactor&rft.au=Dawahra%2C+S%3BKhattab%2C+K%3BSaba%2C+G&rft.aulast=Dawahra&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=81&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.12.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.12.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calculation of the effect of boron as impurity on the reactivity of the Miniature Neutron Source Reactors using the MCNP code AN - 1762066565; PQ0001624001 AB - In order to estimate the saving of enriched uranium load in Miniature Neutron Source Reactors (MNSRs) a typical MNSR was modeled and simulated for the calculation of the effect of boron as impurity on the initial excess reactivity of MNSRs for the actual highly enriched fuel (UAl sub(4)-Al, about 90% w/o) used in these reactors. Boron is present in 4 materials composing MNSRs, namely: the Side Reflector (SR), the Bottom Reflector (BR), the fuel and the fuel clad. Boron proves to be a very important impurity in the materials of MNSRs being only a small concentration (about 30 ppm) sufficient to save about 6 fuel rods and about 40 ppm would be sufficient to achieve the same result in the fuel, while the bottom reflector would be less important (75 ppm are required) followed by the fuel cladding (80 ppm). No particular importance should be given to the content of natural boron in the irradiated samples whether in the internal irradiation sites or in the external irradiation sites. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Albarhoum, M AD - Department of Nuclear Engineering, Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box, 6091, Damascus, Syria pscientific17@aec.org.sy PY - 2015 SP - 91 EP - 97 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 81 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aluminium Industry Abstracts (AI) KW - MNSR KW - MCNP-4C code KW - Initial excess reactivity KW - HEU fuel KW - Natural boron KW - Impurity KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Impurities KW - Reflectors KW - Nuclear fuel elements KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Boron KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762066565?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Calculation+of+the+effect+of+boron+as+impurity+on+the+reactivity+of+the+Miniature+Neutron+Source+Reactors+using+the+MCNP+code&rft.au=Albarhoum%2C+M&rft.aulast=Albarhoum&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=81&rft.issue=&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.12.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.12.013 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Implications of Increasing Light Tight Oil Production for U.S. Refining AN - 1761664693; 2011-905485 AB - Recent and projected increases in US crude production have sparked discussion about the implications of current limitations on crude oil exports for prices, including both world and domestic crude oil and petroleum product prices, and for the level of domestic crude production and refining activity. Studies completed since May 2014 have considered the characteristics of domestic crude production streams, price formation for gasoline and other petroleum products, tools to better track displacement of crude imports by domestic production, and technical options for processing additional light tight crude oil. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, May 2015, ii+136 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Prices KW - Production KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664693?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Implications+of+Increasing+Light+Tight+Oil+Production+for+U.S.+Refining&rft.title=Implications+of+Increasing+Light+Tight+Oil+Production+for+U.S.+Refining&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/petroleum/morelto/pdf/lightoilprod.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Sugar and Health AN - 1761662314; 2011-904570 AB - Sugars can be added to food and drinks or occur naturally in fruit, vegetables, and milk. A high sugar diet increases the risk of tooth decay and weight gain, and high consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with type 2 diabetes. This paper describes trends in sugar consumption in the UK and the public health implications, and it outlines policy options. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, May 2015, 6 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Risk KW - Obesity KW - Food KW - Consumption KW - Health policy KW - Diet KW - United Kingdom KW - Diabetes KW - Public health KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761662314?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Sugar+and+Health&rft.title=Sugar+and+Health&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0493/POST-PN-0493.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 493 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - UK Broadband Infrastructure AN - 1761662185; 2011-904568 AB - The growing use of smart phones and data intensive services (such as video streaming), has increased demand for both fixed and mobile internet. This POSTnote examines patterns in broadband access and use, and the technical and policy challenges of enhancing UK broadband infrastructure to meet future needs. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, May 2015, 6 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Infrastructure KW - Internet KW - United Kingdom KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761662185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=UK+Broadband+Infrastructure&rft.title=UK+Broadband+Infrastructure&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0494/POST-PN-0494.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 494 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Regulation of Synthetic Biology AN - 1761662147; 2011-904543 AB - Synthetic biology can be defined as the design and engineering of novel biologically-based parts, devices, and systems, or the redesign of existing biological systems. It may deliver potential benefits across a wide range of applications; however, some future applications may raise social and ethical issues and challenge current regulatory systems. This POSTnote examines the potential benefits and challenges. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, May 2015, 5 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Engineering KW - Regulation KW - Benefits KW - Biology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761662147?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Regulation+of+Synthetic+Biology&rft.title=Regulation+of+Synthetic+Biology&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0497/POST-PN-0497.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 497 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Obesity Treatments AN - 1761661779; 2011-904553 AB - A quarter of adults in the UK are clinically obese and therefore at an increased risk of developing chronic diseases. The National Health Service (NHS) advice is to eat fewer calories and take more exercise to lose weight. Increasingly, drug treatments and surgery are being considered as a means to lose weight for extremely obese people who have had difficulty in adhering to lifestyle changes. This briefing discusses the current methods used to manage and treat obesity. Tables, Figures. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, May 2015, 5 pp. AU - Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Risk KW - Obesity KW - Great Britain National health service KW - Surgery KW - Diseases KW - Adults KW - Drugs KW - United Kingdom KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661779?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Houses+of+Parliament%2C+Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Houses+of+Parliament&rft.aufirst=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Obesity+Treatments&rft.title=Obesity+Treatments&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0495/POST-PN-0495.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - POSTnote no. 495 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Heavy metal pollution index for groundwater quality assessment in Damascus Oasis, Syria AN - 1707522789; 2015-081868 AB - Heavy metal pollution index (HPI), is a rating method and an effective tool to assess the water quality with respect to heavy metals. Twenty-seven groundwater samples were collected from the municipal drinking water supply in Damascus Oasis. The metals such as cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) were considered. The metal concentrations showed a dominance in the order of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd, respectively. The value of HPI based on the mean concentration was found to be 8.58, which is far below the critical pollution index value of 100. Most of the groundwater samples (74 %) have an HPI lower than the mean value of 8.58. Whereas, 26 % of the samples exceed this mean and only one sample reaches the limit of low pollution by heavy metal. Spatial distribution of HPI is in well agreement with the metals' spatial distribution and showed the high values of HPI in the south eastern part of Damascus City to the center and especially in the northeastern part of the study area. This indicates the effect of industrial zone, agriculture and urban activity. It indicated that the groundwater at the northeast of the studied area is likely affected by leaching of heavy metal from the sewage water treatment station. Copyright 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Abou Zakhem, Boulos AU - Hafez, Rania Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 6591 EP - 6600 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 73 IS - 10 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - water quality KW - Damascus Syria KW - waste water KW - Syria KW - observation wells KW - environmental analysis KW - drinking water KW - urban environment KW - ground water KW - water treatment KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - heavy metals KW - diffusivity KW - concentration KW - water supply KW - sewage KW - agriculture KW - pollution KW - Damascus Oasis KW - potability KW - aquifers KW - alluvium aquifers KW - industrial waste KW - waste disposal KW - leaching KW - land use KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707522789?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Heavy+metal+pollution+index+for+groundwater+quality+assessment+in+Damascus+Oasis%2C+Syria&rft.au=Abou+Zakhem%2C+Boulos%3BHafez%2C+Rania&rft.aulast=Abou+Zakhem&rft.aufirst=Boulos&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=6591&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-014-3882-5 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 47 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - agriculture; alluvium aquifers; aquifers; Asia; concentration; Damascus Oasis; Damascus Syria; diffusivity; drinking water; environmental analysis; ground water; heavy metals; industrial waste; land use; leaching; Middle East; observation wells; pollution; potability; sewage; Syria; urban environment; waste disposal; waste water; water quality; water supply; water treatment DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3882-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATIONS NEAR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AN - 1694974292; PQ0001594691 AB - The areas in and along a 262-km length of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania were monitored for the presence of radioactive materials. This study began two months after the 1979 Three Mile Island (TMI) partial reactor meltdown; it spanned the next 25 y. Monitoring points included stations at the PPL Susquehanna and TMI nuclear power plants. Monthly gamma measurements document concentrations of radionuclides from natural and anthropogenic sources. During this study, various series of gamma-emitting radionuclide concentration measurements were made in many general categories of animals, plants, and other inorganic matter. Sampling began in 1979 before the first start-up of the PPL Susquehanna power plant. Although all species were not continuously monitored for the entire period, an extensive database was compiled. In 1986, the ongoing measurements detected fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. These data may be used in support of dose or environmental transport calculations. JF - Health Physics AU - Harris, Charles AU - Kreeger, Danielle AU - Patrick, Ruth AU - Palms, John AD - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, retired, 11 Mills Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, crhx@juno.com Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 503 EP - 513 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 108 IS - 5 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Chernobyl KW - monitoring KW - environmental KW - radiation dose KW - radiation KW - gamma KW - Rivers KW - Ukraine, Chernobyl KW - Data processing KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Inorganic matter KW - Fallout KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Databases KW - Accidents KW - USA, Maryland, Susquehanna R. KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Islands KW - USA, Pennsylvania KW - Radioactive materials KW - Radioisotopes KW - Power plants KW - Sampling KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694974292?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=TWENTY-FIVE+YEARS+OF+ENVIRONMENTAL+RADIONUCLIDE+CONCENTRATIONS+NEAR+A+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT&rft.au=Harris%2C+Charles%3BKreeger%2C+Danielle%3BPatrick%2C+Ruth%3BPalms%2C+John&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=503&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/10.1097%2FHP.0000000000000266 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rivers; Fallout; Databases; Nuclear power plants; Accidents; Data processing; Islands; Radioactive materials; Power plants; Radioisotopes; Sampling; Nuclear reactors; Anthropogenic factors; Inorganic matter; Ukraine, Chernobyl; USA, Maryland, Susquehanna R.; USA, Pennsylvania DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HP.0000000000000266 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Achieving reasonable conservatism in nuclear safety analyses AN - 1685822873; PQ0001471342 AB - In the absence of methods that explicitly account for uncertainties, seeking reasonable conservatism in nuclear safety analyses can quickly lead to extreme conservatism. The rate of divergence to extreme conservatism is often beyond the expert analysts' intuitive feeling, but can be demonstrated mathematically. Too much conservatism in addressing the safety of nuclear facilities is not beneficial to society. Using certain properties of lognormal distributions for representation of input parameter uncertainties, example calculations for the risk and consequence of a fictitious facility accident scenario are presented. Results show that there are large differences between the calculated 95th percentiles and the extreme bounding values derived from using all input variables at their upper-bound estimates. Showing the relationship of the mean values to the key parameters of the output distributions, the paper concludes that the mean is the ideal candidate for representation of the value of an uncertain parameter. The mean value is proposed as the metric that is consistent with the concept of reasonable conservatism in nuclear safety analysis, because its value increases towards higher percentiles of the underlying positively skewed distribution with increasing levels of uncertainty. Insensitivity of the results to the actual underlying distributions is briefly demonstrated. JF - Reliability Engineering & System Safety AU - Jamali, Kamiar AD - Office of Nuclear Safety, Associate Administrator for Safety and Health, National Nuclear Security Administration, United States Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874, USA Kamiar.jamali@nnsa.doe.gov Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 112 EP - 119 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 137 SN - 0951-8320, 0951-8320 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN) KW - Nuclear KW - Safety analysis KW - Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) KW - Uncertainty analysis KW - Reasonable KW - Conservatism KW - Uncertainty KW - Estimates KW - Accidents KW - Nuclear safety KW - Representations KW - Skewed distributions KW - Extreme values KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1685822873?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reliability+Engineering+%26+System+Safety&rft.atitle=Achieving+reasonable+conservatism+in+nuclear+safety+analyses&rft.au=Jamali%2C+Kamiar&rft.aulast=Jamali&rft.aufirst=Kamiar&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=137&rft.issue=&rft.spage=112&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Reliability+Engineering+%26+System+Safety&rft.issn=09518320&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ress.2015.01.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2015.01.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of therapeutic femtosecond laser pulse energy, repetition rate, and numerical aperture on laser-induced second and third harmonic generation in corneal tissue AN - 1680440446; PQ0001502738 AB - Clinical therapy incorporating femtosecond laser (FSL) devices is a quickly growing field in modern biomedical technology due to their precision and ability to generate therapeutic effects with substantially less laser pulse energy. FSLs have the potential to produce nonlinear optical effects such as harmonic generation (HG), especially in tissues with significant nonlinear susceptibilities such as the cornea. HG in corneal tissue has been demonstrated in nonlinear harmonic microscopy using low-power FSLs. Furthermore, the wavelength ranges of harmonic spectral emissions generated in corneal tissues are known to be phototoxic above certain intensities. We have investigated how the critical FSL parameters pulse energy, pulse repetition rate, and numerical aperture influence both second (SHG) and third harmonic generation (THG) in corneal tissue. Experimental results demonstrated corresponding increases in HG intensity with increasing repetition rate and numerical aperture. HG duration decreased with increasing repetition rate and pulse energy. The data also demonstrated a significant difference in HG between FSL parameters representing the two most common classes of FSL therapeutic devices. JF - Lasers in Medical Science AU - Calhoun, William R AU - Ilev, Ilko K AD - Optical Therapeutics and Medical Nanophotonics Laboratory, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA, william.calhoun@fda.hhs.gov Y1 - 2015/05// PY - 2015 DA - May 2015 SP - 1341 EP - 1346 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 30 IS - 4 SN - 0268-8921, 0268-8921 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Repetition KW - Data processing KW - Cornea KW - Energy KW - Microscopy KW - Lasers KW - Wavelength KW - W 30900:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680440446?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Lasers+in+Medical+Science&rft.atitle=Effect+of+therapeutic+femtosecond+laser+pulse+energy%2C+repetition+rate%2C+and+numerical+aperture+on+laser-induced+second+and+third+harmonic+generation+in+corneal+tissue&rft.au=Calhoun%2C+William+R%3BIlev%2C+Ilko+K&rft.aulast=Calhoun&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2015-05-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1341&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Lasers+in+Medical+Science&rft.issn=02688921&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10103-015-1726-5 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Repetition; Data processing; Cornea; Energy; Microscopy; Lasers; Wavelength DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10103-015-1726-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterization of NORM solid waste produced from the petroleum industry. AN - 1659767552; 25358443 AB - The accumulation of scales in the production pipe lines is a common problem in the oil industry, reducing fluid flow and leading to costly remediation and disposal programmes. Thus, an accurate determination of the activity of the radionuclides in scale samples is essential for environmental protection. The present study focuses on the characterization of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in scales generated from the petroleum industry to develop a suitable NORM waste management plan. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb in 32 representative samples, collected from a number of drums at the NORM Decontamination Facility storage, were determined using gamma spectrometry. It was found that the highest concentrations were 2922, 254 and 1794 Bq g(-1) for 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb, respectively. A comparison to the reported worldwide values was made. Statistical approaches, namely Box plot, ANOVA and principal components analysis were applied on the total results. Maximal correlation was demonstrated by 226Ra activity concentration and count per second (cps) to density ratio. To obtain an accurate characterization of the radionuclides studied in the scale samples, method validation of gamma measurement procedure was carried out, in which minimum detectable activity, repeatability, intermediate precision and assessment of uncertainty were the parameters investigated. The work is a forefront for the proper and safe disposal of such radioactive wastes. JF - Environmental technology AU - Al Attar, Lina AU - Doubal, Wael AU - Al Abdullah, Jamal AU - Khalily, Hussam AU - Abdul Ghani, Basem AU - Safia, Bassam AD - a Department of Protection and Safety , Atomic Energy Commission of Syria , Damascus , P.O. Box 6091, Syria. PY - 2015 SP - 1104 EP - 1113 VL - 36 IS - 9-12 SN - 0959-3330, 0959-3330 KW - Radioactive Waste KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - NORM KW - oil industry KW - scales KW - characterization KW - gamma spectrometry KW - Extraction and Processing Industry KW - Radioactive Waste -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1659767552?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aquatic+Botany&rft.atitle=Differential+responses+of+the+floating-leaved+aquatic+plant+Nymphoides+peltata+to+gradual+versus+rapid+increases+in+water+levels&rft.au=Yu%2C+Lingfei%3BYu%2C+Dan&rft.aulast=Yu&rft.aufirst=Lingfei&rft.date=2011-02-01&rft.volume=94&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=71&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aquatic+Botany&rft.issn=03043770&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aquabot.2010.11.004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-10-01 N1 - Date created - 2015-02-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.982713 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Year in Review: Crude Oil Prices 2014 AN - 1761664666; 2011-905486 AB - In 2014, Brent front month crude oil futures prices fell from $108 per barrel on January 2 to $57 per barrel on December 31. This report gives an overview of the primary drivers of crude oil price movements in 2014, in particular the substantial price decline that took place during the second half of the year. Factors such as increased global supply of crude oil, lower crude oil supply disruptions, lower economic growth expectations, and currency exchange rate movements are explored in the report. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Apr 28 2015, 16 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/04/28/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 28 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Foreign exchange rates KW - Prices KW - Economic development KW - Currency in circulation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664666?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Year+in+Review%3A+Crude+Oil+Prices+2014&rft.title=Year+in+Review%3A+Crude+Oil+Prices+2014&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/finance/review/annual/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Correlation for cross-flow resistance coefficient using STAR-CCM+ simulation data for flow of water through rod bundle supported by spacer grid with split-type mixing vane AN - 1701111318; PQ0001643374 AB - Mass transfer by diversion cross-flow through gaps is an important inter-sub-channel interaction in fuel bundle of power reactors. It is normally due to the lateral pressure difference between adjacent sub- channels. This phenomenon is augmented in the presence of flow deflectors and is referred to as, directed cross-flow. Diversion cross-flow carries the momentum and energy of flow and hence affects the velocity and temperature profile in the rod bundle. The resistance to cross-flow in the transverse momentum equations is specified by the cross-flow resistant coefficient which is the subject of concern in the present study. Cross-flow resistance coefficients were observed to be dependent not only on the ratio of lateral to axial flow velocity but also on the hydraulic diameter of the interconnected sub-channel with larger cross-section, the centroid to centroid distance and the gap width. Profiles of cross-flow resistant coefficient showed a decreasing trend as the ratio of lateral to axial flow velocity increased. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Agbodemegbe, V Y AU - Cheng, Xu AU - Akaho, E HK AU - Allotey, F KA AD - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Fusion and Reactor Technique, Kaiserstrasse 12, Karlsruhe, Germany; National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2015/04/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 15 SP - 134 EP - 149 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 285 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Channels KW - Bypasses KW - Centroids KW - Bundling KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Coefficients KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Axial flow UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701111318?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=Correlation+for+cross-flow+resistance+coefficient+using+STAR-CCM%2B+simulation+data+for+flow+of+water+through+rod+bundle+supported+by+spacer+grid+with+split-type+mixing+vane&rft.au=Agbodemegbe%2C+V+Y%3BCheng%2C+Xu%3BAkaho%2C+E+HK%3BAllotey%2C+F+KA&rft.aulast=Agbodemegbe&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=2015-04-15&rft.volume=285&rft.issue=&rft.spage=134&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2015.01.003 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.01.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aquifers productivity in the Pan-African context AN - 1828845967; 2016-085741 AB - In this study, 50 Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) were carried out in the region, including 14 near existing boreholes for comparison. Aquifer parameters of hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity were obtained by analyzing pumping test data from existing boreholes. An empirical relationship between hydraulic conductivity (K) obtained from pumping test and both resistivity and thickness of the Pan-African aquifer has been established for these boreholes in order to calculate the geophysical hydraulic conductivity. The geoelectrical interpretation shows that almost all aquifers are made of the fractured portion of the granitic bedrock located at a depth ranging between 7 and 84 m. The hydraulic conductivity varies between 0.012 and 1.677 m/day, the resistivity between 3 and 825 Omega m, the thickness between 1 and 101 m, the transmissivity between 0.46 and 46.02 m (super 2) /day, the product K sigma between 2.1 X 10 (super -4) and 4.2 X 10 (super -4) . Copyright 2015 Indian Academy of Sciences JF - Journal of Earth System Science AU - Aretouyap, Zakari AU - Nouayou, Robert AU - Njandjocknouck, Philippe AU - Asfahani, Jamal Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 527 EP - 539 PB - Springer India, New Delhi VL - 124 IS - 3 SN - 2347-4327, 2347-4327 KW - technology KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - data processing KW - depth KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - electrical sounding KW - West Africa KW - pump tests KW - boreholes KW - surveys KW - Africa KW - Adamawa KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - water resources KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1828845967?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Earth+System+Science&rft.atitle=Aquifers+productivity+in+the+Pan-African+context&rft.au=Aretouyap%2C+Zakari%3BNouayou%2C+Robert%3BNjandjocknouck%2C+Philippe%3BAsfahani%2C+Jamal&rft.aulast=Aretouyap&rft.aufirst=Zakari&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=124&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=527&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Earth+System+Science&rft.issn=23474327&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12040-015-0561-1 L2 - http://link.springer.com/journal/12040 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 29 N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - PISAA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adamawa; Africa; aquifers; boreholes; data processing; depth; electrical methods; electrical sounding; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; ground water; hydraulic conductivity; pump tests; surveys; technology; water resources; West Africa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12040-015-0561-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Update of the Graizer-Kalkan ground-motion prediction equation for shallow crustal continental earthquakes AN - 1812211019; 2016-068218 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Kalkan, E AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 670 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 2B SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - continental margin KW - technology KW - geologic hazards KW - shallow-focus earthquakes KW - acceleration KW - prediction KW - equations KW - information management KW - data management KW - earthquake prediction KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - focus KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1812211019?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Update+of+the+Graizer-Kalkan+ground-motion+prediction+equation+for+shallow+crustal+continental+earthquakes&rft.au=Kalkan%2C+E%3BGraizer%2C+Vladimir%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Kalkan&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=2B&rft.spage=670&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - SSA 2015 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; continental margin; data management; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; equations; focus; geologic hazards; ground motion; information management; natural hazards; prediction; risk assessment; seismic risk; shallow-focus earthquakes; technology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Graizer-14 ground motion prediction equations for the central Eastern United States AN - 1812210795; 2016-068217 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 669 EP - 670 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 2B SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - body waves KW - magnitude KW - data processing KW - acceleration KW - prediction KW - G-14 model KW - elastic waves KW - Eastern U.S. KW - information management KW - Q KW - seismicity KW - ground motion KW - data bases KW - propagation KW - seismic waves KW - earthquakes KW - S-waves KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1812210795?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Graizer-14+ground+motion+prediction+equations+for+the+central+Eastern+United+States&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=2B&rft.spage=669&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - SSA 2015 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; body waves; data bases; data processing; earthquakes; Eastern U.S.; elastic waves; G-14 model; ground motion; information management; magnitude; prediction; propagation; Q; S-waves; seismic waves; seismicity; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Homogenization of the wave equation for interaction between explosive source and local heterogeneities AN - 1807508875; 2016-066495 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Burgos, Gael AU - Capdeville, Yann AU - Guillot, L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 621 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 86 IS - 2B SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - technology KW - explosions KW - spectral analysis KW - elastic waves KW - seismic sources KW - simulation KW - Nevada Test Site KW - seismicity KW - seismic waves KW - heterogeneity KW - Nevada KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807508875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Homogenization+of+the+wave+equation+for+interaction+between+explosive+source+and+local+heterogeneities&rft.au=Burgos%2C+Gael%3BCapdeville%2C+Yann%3BGuillot%2C+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Burgos&rft.aufirst=Gael&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=2B&rft.spage=621&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - SSA 2015 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - elastic waves; explosions; heterogeneity; Nevada; Nevada Test Site; seismic sources; seismic waves; seismicity; simulation; spectral analysis; technology; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Outdoor solar UVA dose assessment with EBT2 radiochromic film using spectrophotometer and densitometer measurements AN - 1785238428; PQ0002900874 AB - Direct measurements of solar ultraviolet radiations (UVRs) have an important role in the protection of humans against UVR hazard. This work presents simple technique based on the application of EBT2 GAFCHROMIC(R) film for direct solar UVA dose assessment. It demonstrates the effects of different parts of the solar spectrum (UVB, visible and infrared) on performed UVA field measurements and presents the measurement uncertainty budget. The gradient of sunlight exposure level permitted the authors to establish the mathematical relationships between the measured solar UVA dose and two measured quantities: the first was the changes in spectral absorbance at the wavelength 633 nm (A sub(633)) and the second was the optical density (OD). The established standard relations were also applied to calculate the solar UVA dose variations during the whole day; 15 min of exposure each hour between 8:00 and 17:00 was recorded. Results show that both applied experimental methods, spectrophotometer absorbance and densitometer OD, deliver comparable figures for EBT2 solar UVA dose assessment with relative uncertainty of 11 % for spectral absorbance measurements and 15 % for OD measurements. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Abukassem, I AU - Bero, M A AD - Protection and Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, PO Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, prscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 335 EP - 341 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 164 IS - 3 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - U.V. radiation KW - Radiation KW - Optical density KW - Dosimetry KW - Sunlight KW - Absorbance KW - Wavelength KW - Solar radiation KW - Spectrophotometers KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1785238428?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Outdoor+solar+UVA+dose+assessment+with+EBT2+radiochromic+film+using+spectrophotometer+and+densitometer+measurements&rft.au=Abukassem%2C+I%3BBero%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Abukassem&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=164&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=335&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncu291 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - U.V. radiation; Dosimetry; Optical density; Sunlight; Wavelength; Absorbance; Radiation; Solar radiation; Spectrophotometers DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncu291 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technical Options for Processing Additional Light Tight Oil Volumes within the United States AN - 1761664697; 2011-905487 AB - This paper focuses on technical options for processing more light tight oil (LTO) within the US. With the rise in domestic production of petroleum products and a general decline in US petroleum product use since 2005, the US, until recently the world's largest net importer of petroleum products, is now the world's largest net exporter of these products. Trends in US consumption of petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel reflect prices determined on global product markets, fuel economy and alternative fuel policies, and demographic and economic drivers. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Apr 2015, xii+22 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Prices KW - Energy consumption KW - Markets KW - Demographics KW - Fuel KW - Diesel fuels KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664697?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technical+Options+for+Processing+Additional+Light+Tight+Oil+Volumes+within+the+United+States&rft.title=Technical+Options+for+Processing+Additional+Light+Tight+Oil+Volumes+within+the+United+States&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/petroleum/lto/pdf/lightightoil.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Annual Energy Outlook 2015, with Projections to 2040 AN - 1761661650; 2011-905484 AB - Projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) focus on the factors expected to shape US energy markets through 2040. The projections provide a basis for examination and discussion of energy market trends and serve as a starting point for analysis of potential changes in US energy policies, rules, and regulations, as well as the potential role of advanced technologies. Key results from the AEO2015 Reference and alternative cases are included. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Apr 2015, vi+145 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Energy policy KW - Regulation KW - Markets KW - Decision-making KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661650?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Annual+Energy+Outlook+2015%2C+with+Projections+to+2040&rft.title=Annual+Energy+Outlook+2015%2C+with+Projections+to+2040&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/pdf/0383(2015).pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - SuppNotes - DOE/EIA-0383(2015) N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon honeycomb grids for advanced lead-acid batteries. Part II: Operation of the negative plates AN - 1705100435; PQ0001788599 AB - The article presents the recent progress in the carbon honeycomb grid technology for valve-regulated lead-acid batteries with absorptive glass-mat separators (AGM-VRLAB). The work is focused on the development of negative current collectors using industrial grade composite honeycomb precursors. The developed model AGM-VRLA cells comprised of one prototype honeycomb negative electrode and two conventional traction positive counter-electrodes show high utilisation of the negative active material and long cycle life both in high-rate partial state of charge (HRPSoC) cycling mode and in deep cycling mode. The analysis of the results from the cycle-life tests and the tear-down analysis indicate that the benefits delivered by the novel grids can be related to the low mesh size of the grid, low gamma -coefficient, as well as the use of milled carbon fibre additive. The combination of the three, results in the reversibility of the negative active material sulfation process when the electrolyte concentration in the cells is lower than the one traditionally used in the AGM-VRLAB technology. The negative plates show no signs of irreversible degradation after more than 900 cycles in deep cycling mode and more than 2000 capacity turnovers (equivalent cycles) in HRPSoC cycling mode. JF - Journal of Power Sources AU - Kirchev, A AU - Dumenil, S AU - Alias, M AU - Christin, R AU - de Mascarel, A AU - Perrin, M AD - Laboratory for Electrochemical Storage, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA-LITEN), 50 Avenue du Lac Leman, 73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac, France, angel.kirchev@cea.fr Y1 - 2015/04/01/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Apr 01 SP - 809 EP - 824 PB - Elesevier Science B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 279 SN - 0378-7753, 0378-7753 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Lead-acid battery KW - AGM-VRLAB KW - Carbon honeycomb grid KW - High-rate partial state of charge KW - Deep cycling KW - Negative plate KW - Electrolytes KW - Batteries KW - Degradation KW - Prototypes KW - Electrodes KW - Additives KW - Technology KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1705100435?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Power+Sources&rft.atitle=Carbon+honeycomb+grids+for+advanced+lead-acid+batteries.+Part+II%3A+Operation+of+the+negative+plates&rft.au=Kirchev%2C+A%3BDumenil%2C+S%3BAlias%2C+M%3BChristin%2C+R%3Bde+Mascarel%2C+A%3BPerrin%2C+M&rft.aulast=Kirchev&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=279&rft.issue=&rft.spage=809&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Power+Sources&rft.issn=03787753&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jpowsour.2015.01.028 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Electrolytes; Degradation; Batteries; Prototypes; Electrodes; Additives; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.01.028 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Laser 3D Printing with Sub-Microscale Resolution of Porous Elastomeric Scaffolds for Supporting Human Bone Stem Cells AN - 1694976188; PQ0001663752 AB - A reproducible method is needed to fabricate 3D scaffold constructs that results in periodic and uniform structures with precise control at sub-micrometer and micrometer length scales. In this study, fabrication of scaffolds by two-photon polymerization (2PP) of a biodegradable urethane and acrylate-based photoelastomer is demonstrated. This material supports 2PP processing with sub-micrometer spatial resolution. The high photoreactivity of the biophotoelastomer permits 2PP processing at a scanning speed of 1000 mm s super(-1), facilitating rapid fabrication of relatively large structures (>5 mm super(3)). These structures are custom printed for in vitro assay screening in 96-well plates and are sufficiently flexible to enable facile handling and transplantation. These results indicate that stable scaffolds with porosities of greater than 60% can be produced using 2PP. Human bone marrow stromal cells grown on 3D scaffolds exhibit increased growth and proliferation compared to smooth 2D scaffold controls. 3D scaffolds adsorb larger amounts of protein than smooth 2D scaffolds due to their larger surface area; the scaffolds also allow cells to attach in multiple planes and to completely infiltrate the porous scaffolds. The flexible photoelastomer material is biocompatible in vitro and is associated with facile handling, making it a viable candidate for further study of complex 3D-printed scaffolds. The fabrication of scaffolds by two-photon polymerization (2PP) of a biodegradable urethane and acrylate-based photoelastomer is demonstrated. This material supports 2PP processing with sub-micrometer spatial resolution. The high photoreactivity of the biophoto-elastomer permits 2PP processing at a scanning speed of 1000 mm s super(-1), facilitating rapid fabrication of large structures (>5 mm super(3)). Stable scaffolds with porosities of greater than 60% can be produced using 2PP. JF - Advanced Healthcare Materials AU - Petrochenko, Peter E AU - Torgersen, Jan AU - Gruber, Peter AU - Hicks, Lucas A AU - Zheng, Jiwen AU - Kumar, Girish AU - Narayan, Roger J AU - Goering, Peter L AU - Liska, Robert AU - Stampfl, Juergen AU - Ovsianikov, Aleksandr AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD, USA. Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - Apr 2015 SP - 739 EP - 747 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 4 IS - 5 SN - 2192-2640, 2192-2640 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Polymerization KW - Printing KW - stromal cells KW - Surface area KW - Porosity KW - Bone marrow KW - spatial discrimination KW - Biodegradability KW - Elastomers KW - scaffolds KW - Stem cells KW - Scanning KW - Lasers KW - Cell proliferation KW - urethane KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering KW - T 2025:Bone and Bone Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1694976188?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.atitle=Laser+3D+Printing+with+Sub-Microscale+Resolution+of+Porous+Elastomeric+Scaffolds+for+Supporting+Human+Bone+Stem+Cells&rft.au=Petrochenko%2C+Peter+E%3BTorgersen%2C+Jan%3BGruber%2C+Peter%3BHicks%2C+Lucas+A%3BZheng%2C+Jiwen%3BKumar%2C+Girish%3BNarayan%2C+Roger+J%3BGoering%2C+Peter+L%3BLiska%2C+Robert%3BStampfl%2C+Juergen%3BOvsianikov%2C+Aleksandr&rft.aulast=Petrochenko&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=739&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.issn=21922640&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fadhm.201400442 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Printing; Polymerization; stromal cells; Surface area; Porosity; Bone marrow; spatial discrimination; Elastomers; Biodegradability; scaffolds; Stem cells; Scanning; Lasers; Cell proliferation; urethane DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201400442 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Empirical site response and comparison with measured site conditions at ANSS sites in the vicinity of Reno, Nevada AN - 1689591992; 2015-058255 AB - We empirically evaluate spectral amplification relative to a nearby rock site at 18 Advanced National Seismic System strong-motion stations within the basin containing the urban areas of Reno and Sparks, Nevada. The near-surface site conditions have a strong effect on ground motion, which is clearly demonstrated through analysis of weak motion. The study uses multiple regional earthquake events of varying azimuth. Averages of these empirical amplifications, grouped by generalized geological formations (volcanic rock, Pliocene and early to mid-Quaternary sediments, and younger Quaternary sedimentary sites), show dependence on the geology. However, when the stations are grouped according to V (sub S30) values, the mean amplifications are more distinct, indicating that V (sub S30) is a more useful predictor of amplification for the Reno-Sparks, Nevada, urban area. Spectral amplifications computed from ground motions of the local Mogul, Nevada, 2008 earthquake swarm (M (sub L) 0.6-4.7; Anderson et al., 2009) have similar spectral shapes for 8 of the 12 stations where comparisons could be made, but the absolute amplitudes are slightly inconsistent. Four stations show unexplained peaks in the amplitude spectral ratios from the mainshock ground motions. The comparisons verify that multiple regional ground motions can be used to obtain relative site-response amplification functions for seismic-hazard applications, but the discrepancies are a reminder that directional effects contribute uncertainty to the amplification functions. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Pancha, Aasha AU - Anderson, John G AU - Biasi, Glenn AU - Pullammanappallil, Satish K AU - Anooshehpoor, Abdolrasool Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 889 EP - 911 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 105 IS - 2A SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - magnitude KW - data processing KW - prediction KW - spectral analysis KW - seismic response KW - wave amplification KW - seismicity KW - Reno Nevada KW - seismic risk KW - Sparks Nevada KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - data bases KW - Advanced National Seismic System KW - risk assessment KW - Washoe County Nevada KW - earthquakes KW - Nevada KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1689591992?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Empirical+site+response+and+comparison+with+measured+site+conditions+at+ANSS+sites+in+the+vicinity+of+Reno%2C+Nevada&rft.au=Pancha%2C+Aasha%3BAnderson%2C+John+G%3BBiasi%2C+Glenn%3BPullammanappallil%2C+Satish+K%3BAnooshehpoor%2C+Abdolrasool&rft.aulast=Pancha&rft.aufirst=Aasha&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=105&rft.issue=2A&rft.spage=889&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120140028 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 82 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Advanced National Seismic System; data bases; data processing; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ground motion; magnitude; natural hazards; Nevada; prediction; Reno Nevada; risk assessment; seismic response; seismic risk; seismicity; Sparks Nevada; spectral analysis; United States; Washoe County Nevada; wave amplification DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120140028 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The simplex algorithm for best-estimate of magnetic parameters related to simple geometric-shaped structures AN - 1686061881; 2015-047354 AB - This paper introduces a practical approach to interpret magnetic anomalies related to simple geometric-shaped models such as thin dike and horizontal cylinder. This approach is mainly based on both the deconvolution technique and on the simplex algorithm for linear programming to best-estimate the model parameters, for example the depth to the top or to the center of a buried structure, the effective magnetization angle and the amplitude coefficient from magnetic anomaly profile. This approach has been tested first on synthetic data sets corrupted by different white Gaussian random noise levels to demonstrate the capability and the reliability of the method. The results acquired show that the estimated parameter values derived by this approach are close to the assumed true values of parameters. The validity of this approach is also demonstrated using real field magnetic anomalies from the United States and Brazil. A comparable and acceptable agreement is shown between the results derived by this approach and those from the real field data information. Copyright 2014 International Association for Mathematical Geosciences JF - Mathematical Geosciences AU - Tlas, M AU - Asfahani, J Y1 - 2015/04// PY - 2015 DA - April 2015 SP - 301 EP - 316 PB - Springer, Dordrecht VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 1874-8961, 1874-8961 KW - United States KW - mines KW - Gaussian noise levels KW - simplex algorithm KW - Pima Mine KW - geophysical methods KW - magnetic anomalies KW - equations KW - simulation KW - noise KW - South America KW - intrusions KW - dikes KW - deconvolution KW - Parnaiba Basin KW - Brazil KW - mathematical methods KW - Arizona KW - applications KW - algorithms KW - interpretation KW - buried features KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686061881?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mathematical+Geosciences&rft.atitle=The+simplex+algorithm+for+best-estimate+of+magnetic+parameters+related+to+simple+geometric-shaped+structures&rft.au=Tlas%2C+M%3BAsfahani%2C+J&rft.aulast=Tlas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2015-04-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=301&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mathematical+Geosciences&rft.issn=18748961&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11004-014-9549-7 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/121014/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; applications; Arizona; Brazil; buried features; deconvolution; dikes; equations; Gaussian noise levels; geophysical methods; interpretation; intrusions; magnetic anomalies; mathematical methods; mines; noise; Parnaiba Basin; Pima Mine; simplex algorithm; simulation; South America; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11004-014-9549-7 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 1785717503; 16456 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to renew the operating licenses for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (SQN), for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include: natural gas combined-cycle generation, supercritical pulverized coal generation, new nuclear generation, combination wind and solar generation, and no renewal of the licenses (the no-action alternative). JF - EPA number: 150079, Final EIS, March 27, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/27/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 27 KW - Energy KW - Power Plants KW - Electric Power KW - Emission Control KW - Emissions KW - Energy Sources KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Population KW - Power Systems KW - Pressurized Waste Reactors KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Reservoirs KW - Chickamuga Reservoir KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Licensing KW - Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1785717503?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SEQUOYAH+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+1+AND+2+LICENSE+RENEWAL%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=SEQUOYAH+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+1+AND+2+LICENSE+RENEWAL%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Rockville, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-29 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 27, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-02 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS SUPPLEMENT 55 REGARDING BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNIT 1 AND 2, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 16370979; 16455 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon), to renew the operating license for Braidwood Station (Braidwood), Units 1 and 2, for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include: new nuclear, coal-integrated gasification combined cycle, natural gas combined cycle, combination alternative (wind power, natural gas combined cycle, and solar power), and purchased power. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Braidwood are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on the following: the analysis and findings in NUREG1437, Generic Environmental Impact; Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; the Environmental Report submitted by Exelon; consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies; the NRC staffs environmental review; and consideration of public comments received during the scoping process. JF - EPA number: 150078, Draft EIS, March 27, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/27/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 27 KW - Energy KW - Power Plants KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Waste Management KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Water Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Fish KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Health Hazards KW - Environmental Justice KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Visual Resources KW - Illinois KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Executive Order, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16370979?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS+SUPPLEMENT+55+REGARDING+BRAIDWOOD+STATION%2C+UNIT+1+AND+2%2C+WILL+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS+SUPPLEMENT+55+REGARDING+BRAIDWOOD+STATION%2C+UNIT+1+AND+2%2C+WILL+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Rockville, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-29 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-02 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Impact of Rapid Bioactivity-Exposure-Based Prioritization on Chemical Safety T2 - 54rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT 2015) AN - 1669820899; 6340874 JF - 54rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT 2015) AU - Knott, S Y1 - 2015/03/22/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 22 KW - Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669820899?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=54rd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology+%28SOT+2015%29&rft.atitle=The+Impact+of+Rapid+Bioactivity-Exposure-Based+Prioritization+on+Chemical+Safety&rft.au=Knott%2C+S&rft.aulast=Knott&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2015-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=54rd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Society+of+Toxicology+%28SOT+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.toxicology.org/AI/Pub/Prog/2015Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-31 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-06 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Activities Regarding Buried and Underground Piping at Nuclear Power T2 - 2015 International Annual Conference and Exposition of National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2015) AN - 1684405690; 6349156 JF - 2015 International Annual Conference and Exposition of National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2015) AU - Alley, David Y1 - 2015/03/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 15 KW - Commissions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684405690?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+International+Annual+Conference+and+Exposition+of+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2015%29&rft.atitle=US+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+Activities+Regarding+Buried+and+Underground+Piping+at+Nuclear+Power&rft.au=Alley%2C+David&rft.aulast=Alley&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2015-03-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+International+Annual+Conference+and+Exposition+of+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://corrosionfp.epubxp.com/t/165607-corrosion-2015-final-program LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-29 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-01 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Testing and Analyses of Davis-Besse Alloy 600 Control Rod Drive Mechanism Nozzles T2 - 2015 International Annual Conference and Exposition of National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2015) AN - 1684404072; 6349337 JF - 2015 International Annual Conference and Exposition of National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2015) AU - Alley, David Y1 - 2015/03/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 15 KW - Alloys KW - alloys UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684404072?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+International+Annual+Conference+and+Exposition+of+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2015%29&rft.atitle=Testing+and+Analyses+of+Davis-Besse+Alloy+600+Control+Rod+Drive+Mechanism+Nozzles&rft.au=Alley%2C+David&rft.aulast=Alley&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2015-03-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+International+Annual+Conference+and+Exposition+of+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://corrosionfp.epubxp.com/t/165607-corrosion-2015-final-program LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-29 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-01 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COMBINED LICENSES (COLS) FOR TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 6 AND 7, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. AN - 16379125; 16431 AB - PURPOSE: This environmental impact statement (EIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for two combined construction permits and operating licenses (combined licenses or COLs). The proposed actions related to the FPL application are NRC issuance of COLs for two new power reactor units (Units 6 & 7) at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant site in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) decision to issue, deny, or issue with modifications a Department of the Army (DA) permit to perform certain dredge and fill activities in waters of the United States and to construct structures in navigable waters of the United States related to the project. The NRC, its contractors, and USACE make up the review team. The National Park Service (NPS) is also a cooperating agency on this EIS but does not now have a request to take any specific regulatory action before it. Due to this unique set of circumstances, impact determinations made in this EIS should only be attributed to the review team. This EIS documents the review teams analysis, which considers and weighs the environmental impacts of constructing and operating two new nuclear units at the Turkey Point site and at alternative sites, including measures potentially available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. The EIS includes an evaluation of the impacts of construction and operation of Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 on waters of the United States pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and on navigable waters of the United States pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The USACE will base its evaluation of FPLs DA permit application, on the requirements of USACE regulations, the Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines, and the USACE public interest review process. JF - EPA number: 150054, Draft EIS, March 6, 2015 Y1 - 2015/03/06/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Mar 06 KW - Energy KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Environmental Justice KW - Cultural Resources KW - Power Plants KW - Dredging KW - Electric Power KW - Mineral Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Transmission Lines KW - Hydrology KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fish KW - Threatened Species (Animals) KW - Water Supply KW - Historic Sites KW - Geology KW - Public Health KW - Noise KW - Florida KW - Biscayne National Park KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16379125?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COMBINED+LICENSES+%28COLS%29+FOR+TURKEY+POINT+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+6+AND+7%2C+JACKSONVILLE%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=COMBINED+LICENSES+%28COLS%29+FOR+TURKEY+POINT+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+6+AND+7%2C+JACKSONVILLE%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear of Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-25 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 6, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2013 AN - 1761667876; 2011-905488 AB - This report responds to a September 2014 request to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) from US Representative Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and US Representative Ed Whitfield, Chairman of its Subcommittee on Energy and Power, for an update reflecting FY2013 data of two earlier EIA reports on direct federal financial interventions and subsidies in energy markets covering FY2007 and FY2010. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Mar 2015, xxv+69 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Commerce KW - Subsidies KW - Markets KW - Fiscal year KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667876?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Direct+Federal+Financial+Interventions+and+Subsidies+in+Energy+in+Fiscal+Year+2013&rft.title=Direct+Federal+Financial+Interventions+and+Subsidies+in+Energy+in+Fiscal+Year+2013&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/subsidy/pdf/subsidy.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Selective cation removal via gel polymerization in Marcellus flowback water AN - 1722157126; 2015-098863 AB - Alginic acid is a linear copolymer consisting of D-mannuronic and L-guluronic acids that forms hydrogels with many divalent cations, including Ca(II), Ba(II), Sr(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and others. Calcium is primarily used in the formation of gels for biomass immobilization due to its lack of toxicity, but these cations are known to show differing affinities for alginate. Marcellus flowback water from southwestern PA is of high salinity (37 g/L Na) and contains high concentrations of divalent ions Ca>Ba>Sr>Fe>Mn in the ratio of 1843:479:389:20:1. In this study, we examined the selectivity for sequestration of these ions within alginate gel by polymerization and further diffusion and potential displacement reactions. The gel beads were formed by dropping two percent aqueous sodium alginate directly into Marcellus flowback water. The major divalent ions were concentrated Ba>Sr>Ca in alginate gel relative to in situ values. Applications of this technique for water treatment purposes and improving the accuracy of ICP-MS analysis of rare earth and other elements are presented. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jain, Jinesh C AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722157126?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Selective+cation+removal+via+gel+polymerization+in+Marcellus+flowback+water&rft.au=Jain%2C+Jinesh+C%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Jinesh&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preliminary characterization of acid tar deposits at a historic sulfuric acid plant AN - 1722157106; 2015-098865 AB - In the mid-1800s, petroleum refineries in the U.S. primarily produced kerosene for lamps from crude oil. The distilled kerosene fraction was further refined by adding concentrated sulfuric acid to oxidize and remove higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and tars to clarify the kerosene and reduce smoke production during burning. Waste tar-laden and diluted sulfuric acid from Titusville, PA refineries was sent by rail to a factory two miles away where the tar was removed and concentrated sulfuric acid was produced by distillation. Today, the factory site remains unvegetated nearly 100 years after its closing, and the soil is highly contaminated with lead and acid tar. The acid tar is believed to provide a semi-continuous source of sulfuric acid, organic acids, and other heavy metals. The periodic warming of tar deposits exposes new surface area to contact with rainwater and generation of more contaminants associated with acid tar. In this report, we present the initial characterization of representative tar samples from the site. The tar had a dry wt of ca. 65%, a bulk density of 1.7, and contained ca. 2 and 21 g/kg total Pb and sulfate as sulfuric acid, respectively, along with detectable concentrations of As and Sb, common Pb alloying elements. Organic analysis of the tar was performed using liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/Q-TOF-MS), and detected a wide range of compounds, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Results of these studies will be used to design feasible bioremediation approaches for the reclamation of the contaminated site. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Mishra, Vidhi AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722157106?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Preliminary+characterization+of+acid+tar+deposits+at+a+historic+sulfuric+acid+plant&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BJain%2C+Jinesh%3BMishra%2C+Vidhi%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of barite-modified hydrogel beads to simulate free-phase organic pollutant transport in aquatic systems AN - 1722157059; 2015-098869 AB - The fates of organic pollutants entering surface waters and karst aquifers are difficult to track and model because the mobility of specific compounds is dependent on physicochemical properties such as density. Alginate hydrogel beads have been used as tracers to mimic the free-phase transport of organic compounds less dense than water (LNAPLs) by adding flotation agents (glass beads, gas inclusions) to the alginate matrix. In this study, we added relatively dense barite (BaSO4) powder to produce alginate hydrogel beads that could be designed to mimic the density of NAPLs between 1.01 and 1.83 g cm-3. Beads mimicking the density of free-phase organic contaminants relevant to Superfund sites were produced in the laboratory. Increased alginate concentrations produced stronger gel beads with greater resistance to sediment abrasion. Fluorescent pigment powders were added to differentiate beads representing specific organic compounds. Experimentally measured minimum stream flow velocities needed to transport barite-modified hydrogel beads were consistent with anticipated and measured bead densities. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Howard, Bret AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722157059?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Use+of+barite-modified+hydrogel+beads+to+simulate+free-phase+organic+pollutant+transport+in+aquatic+systems&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BHoward%2C+Bret%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Competitive influence of H (sub 2) S on CO (sub 2) measurements in groundwater by multiple volumetric expansion AN - 1722156974; 2015-098867 AB - Geological carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) has been proposed as a way to lessen global climate change due to fossil fuel combustion, but the potential migration of CO2 and mobilized pollutants to groundwater associated with these sites is a concern. The CarboQC carbonation meter is a method of CO2 analysis in water that is based on the ideal gas law by measuring equilibrium temperature and pressure resulting from the multiple expansion of a sealed sample volume. This method is effective using carbonated beverages and most natural waters because the solubility of potentially interfering O2 and N2 gases is over 50 times lower in water than it is for CO2. However, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is even more soluble than CO2 in water, is occasionally encountered in very high concentrations in groundwater samples, especially those associated with high-S petroleum deposits or natural gas production. In this study, we examined the effects of H2S associated with water samples from a natural spring in Virginia and saline produced waters from enhanced oil recovery (EOR) wells in Texas on the measurement of CO2 using the CarboQC meter. Both copper sulfate and zinc acetate were tested as ways of eliminating the H2S fraction via precipitation of metal sulfides and determining the CO2 concentration by difference. Copper sulfide was rapidly precipitated in EOR well samples containing 500-800 mg/L H2S, but the reaction simultaneously lowered the pH to ca. 1.5. As a result, detectable CO2 levels were actually increased due to the net acidification of the sample. The potential for this analytical approach to be effective in such waters is considered and discussed relative to recently observed effects on the mutual interaction between the two gases and their respective solubilities in water. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722156974?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Competitive+influence+of+H+%28sub+2%29+S+on+CO+%28sub+2%29+measurements+in+groundwater+by+multiple+volumetric+expansion&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring carbonate precipitation and dissolution due to elevated CO (sub 2) in groundwaters AN - 1722156343; 2015-098868 AB - Protecting subsurface groundwater is an important component of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) risk assessment. Reactive transport modeling and simulations can anticipate expected geochemical transformations due to CO2 leaks within a given aquifer, but field experiments are still necessary to critique model predictions and to document in situ reaction rates. Geological formations associated with storage sites may include a wide range of reactive silicate, oxide, oxyhydroxide, carbonate, and sulfide minerals, and the stability of these minerals may be affected when aqueous chemical equilibria are modified by leaking CO2. In this study, we propose the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to monitor the precipitation and dissolution of carbonate minerals in the presence of CO2. The technique has successfully been used to conduct laboratory-scale experiments to measure calcium and other cations in aqueous samples. Stability fields for a wide range of carbonate minerals over a pH range of 5-8 were determined by geochemical modeling. Experiments using ICP analysis detected changes in dissolved divalent ions due to precipitation and dissolution reactions when CO2 gas was added incrementally. The aim of this research is to develop a method for in situ monitoring of CO2 leakage into groundwater aquifers. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jain, Jinesh C AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 9 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722156343?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Monitoring+carbonate+precipitation+and+dissolution+due+to+elevated+CO+%28sub+2%29+in+groundwaters&rft.au=Jain%2C+Jinesh+C%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Jinesh&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 64th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - First-principles insights into the nature of zirconium-iodine interactions and the initiation of iodine-induced stress-corrosion cracking AN - 1687665921; PQ0001574890 AB - We present research relating to iodine-induced stress corrosion cracking (ISCC) and draw insights relevant to the initiation process. The means by which this corrosion initiates is currently unknown. Our previous work has highlighted some of the chemical processes and properties that must be considered in ISCC, and enable us to make some possible connections in the overall corrosion mechanism. A series of calculations has been performed to better characterize the iodine interaction with zirconium, following a hybrid approach that integrates both molecular and solid-state calculations for incorporation into large scale simulations. JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials AU - Rossi, Matthew L AU - Taylor, Christopher D AD - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Unites States; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 20852, Unites States, chemistry.mlr@gmail.com Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - Mar 2015 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 458 SN - 0022-3115, 0022-3115 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Chemical process industry KW - Stress corrosion KW - Hybrids KW - Radioactive materials KW - Corrosion KW - Iodine KW - Simulation KW - Zirconium KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687665921?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.atitle=First-principles+insights+into+the+nature+of+zirconium-iodine+interactions+and+the+initiation+of+iodine-induced+stress-corrosion+cracking&rft.au=Rossi%2C+Matthew+L%3BTaylor%2C+Christopher+D&rft.aulast=Rossi&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=458&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.issn=00223115&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jnucmat.2014.11.114 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 61 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Stress corrosion; Chemical process industry; Hybrids; Radioactive materials; Corrosion; Simulation; Iodine; Zirconium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.114 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of biochar application methods on the phytostabilization of  a hydrophobic soil contaminated with lead and acid tar AN - 1680167813; 4670446 AB - A hardwood biochar was examined for its potential use as an amendment to aid in the phytostabilization of a severely-contaminated soil at a former sulfuric acid recycling factory site. The soil, which has remained unvegetated for nearly a century, contained high pseudo-total concentrations of lead, arsenic and antimony and was both highly acidic and hydrophobic due to the presence of petroleum-based acid tar. Three application approaches were tested with 10 and 20% (vol/vol) biochar: Incorporation into soil, top-dressing on the surface, and layering within the soil. The results suggest that the homogeneous mixing of the hardwood biochar into soil would not promote the long-term restoration at this site due to its inherently low alkalinity relative to the very high net acidity of the existing soil. In contrast, surface application of biochar resulted in the most successful growth of Canada wild-rye grass by exploiting the properties inherent to biochar alone. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Journal of environmental management AU - Krynock, R M AU - Haug, K.L. Zickefoose AU - Edenborn, S L AU - Edenborn, H M AD - Chatham University ; US Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - Mar 2015 SP - 226 EP - 234 VL - 150 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Economics KW - U.S.A. KW - Chemicals KW - Canada KW - Environmental economics KW - Petroleum KW - Soils KW - Environmental management KW - Pennsylvania UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680167813?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.atitle=Influence+of+biochar+application+methods+on+the+phytostabilization+of%C2%A0+a+hydrophobic+soil+contaminated+with+lead+and+acid+tar&rft.au=Krynock%2C+R+M%3BHaug%2C+K.L.+Zickefoose%3BEdenborn%2C+S+L%3BEdenborn%2C+H+M&rft.aulast=Krynock&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=150&rft.issue=&rft.spage=226&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2014.11.023 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-11 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4330 7625; 12058; 2175; 4316 4025; 9451; 327 433 293 14; 75 293 14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.023 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Classifying Lakes to Quantify Relationships Between Epilimnetic Chlorophyll a and Hypoxia AN - 1664194908; PQ0001240336 AB - Excess nutrient loading increases algal abundance which can cause hypoxia in many lakes and reservoirs. We used a divisive partitioning approach to analyze dissolved oxygen profile data collected across the continental United States to increase the precision of estimated relationships between chlorophyll a (chl a) concentrations and the extent of hypoxia in the water column. Chl a concentrations predicted the extent of hypoxia most accurately in lakes that were stratified at the time of sampling with a maximum temperature gradient of at least 1.2 degree C/m. Lake elevation, Secchi depth, and lake geometry ratio further refined the specification of groups of lakes with different relationships between chl a and the extent of hypoxia. The statistical relationships between chl a and the extent of hypoxia that were estimated can be used directly for setting management thresholds for chl a in particular types of lakes. JF - Environmental Management AU - Yuan, Lester L AU - Pollard, Amina I AD - Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20460, USA, yuan.lester@epa.gov Y1 - 2015/03// PY - 2015 DA - March 2015 SP - 578 EP - 587 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 55 IS - 3 SN - 0364-152X, 0364-152X KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Chlorophylls KW - Chlorophyll KW - Statistics KW - Water reservoirs KW - Nutrient loading KW - Abundance KW - Statistical analysis KW - Population dynamics KW - Water column KW - Dissolved oxygen KW - Lakes KW - Maximum temperatures KW - Sampling KW - Reservoirs KW - Algae KW - Temperature effects KW - Data processing KW - Temperature KW - Temperature gradients KW - USA KW - Hypoxia KW - M2 556.55:Lakes, Reservoirs, Ponds (556.55) KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - ENA 07:General KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664194908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Management&rft.atitle=Classifying+Lakes+to+Quantify+Relationships+Between+Epilimnetic+Chlorophyll+a+and+Hypoxia&rft.au=Yuan%2C+Lester+L%3BPollard%2C+Amina+I&rft.aulast=Yuan&rft.aufirst=Lester&rft.date=2015-03-01&rft.volume=55&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=578&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Management&rft.issn=0364152X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00267-014-0412-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlorophylls; Water reservoirs; Hypoxia; Population dynamics; Temperature gradients; Dissolved oxygen; Temperature effects; Chlorophyll; Lakes; Data processing; Statistics; Abundance; Nutrient loading; Sampling; Water column; Algae; Maximum temperatures; Statistical analysis; Reservoirs; Temperature; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-014-0412-x ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Science Communication in the U.S. Federal Government T2 - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AN - 1658699427; 6338973 JF - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AU - Borchelt, Rick Y1 - 2015/02/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Feb 12 KW - Communication KW - Governments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658699427?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Science+Communication+in+the+U.S.+Federal+Government&rft.au=Borchelt%2C+Rick&rft.aulast=Borchelt&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft.date=2015-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2015/webprogram/meeting2015-02-11.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Reproducibility: An NIH Perspective T2 - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AN - 1658698874; 6338947 JF - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AU - Silberberg, Shai Y1 - 2015/02/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Feb 12 KW - Information sciences KW - Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658698874?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Reproducibility%3A+An+NIH+Perspective&rft.au=Silberberg%2C+Shai&rft.aulast=Silberberg&rft.aufirst=Shai&rft.date=2015-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2015/webprogram/meeting2015-02-11.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Novel Function-Driven Single Cell Genomics Approaches T2 - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AN - 1658697456; 6338553 JF - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AU - Woyke, Tanja Y1 - 2015/02/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Feb 12 KW - genomics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658697456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Novel+Function-Driven+Single+Cell+Genomics+Approaches&rft.au=Woyke%2C+Tanja&rft.aulast=Woyke&rft.aufirst=Tanja&rft.date=2015-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2015/webprogram/meeting2015-02-11.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Utilizing Visual Insights in Science and Technology Policymaking T2 - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AN - 1658697401; 6338457 JF - 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2015) AU - Koizumi, Kei Y1 - 2015/02/12/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Feb 12 KW - Technology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658697401?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.atitle=Utilizing+Visual+Insights+in+Science+and+Technology+Policymaking&rft.au=Koizumi%2C+Kei&rft.aulast=Koizumi&rft.aufirst=Kei&rft.date=2015-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2015+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2015%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2015/webprogram/meeting2015-02-11.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Diagnostic reference levels and patient doses in computed tomography examinations in Greece AN - 1827918723; PQ0003669161 AB - The purpose of this study is to present a national survey that was performed in Greece for the establishment of national Dose Reference Levels (DRLs) for seven common adult Computed Tomography (CT) examinations. Volumetric computed tomography dose index and dose-length product values were collected from the post-data page of 65 'modern' systems that incorporate tube current modulation. Moreover, phantom dose measurements on 26 'older' systems were performed. Finally, the effective dose to the patient from a typical acquisition during these examinations was estimated. The suggested national DRLs are generally comparable with respective published values from similar European studies, with the exception of sinuses CT, which presents significantly higher values. This fact, along with the large variation of the systems' dose values that were observed even for scanners of the same type, indicates a need for further patient protection optimisation without compromising the clinical outcome. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Simantirakis, G AU - Hourdakis, C J AU - Economides, S AU - Kaisas, I AU - Kalathaki, M AU - Koukorava, C AU - Manousaridis, G AU - Pafilis, C AU - Tritakis, P AU - Vogiatzi, S AU - Kamenopoulou, V AU - Dimitriou, P AD - Licencing and Inspections Department, Greek Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box: 60092, Agia Paraskevi, Attiki 15310, Greece, gsim@eeae.gr Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - February 2015 SP - 319 EP - 324 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 163 IS - 3 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - MED, Greece KW - Radiation KW - Dose-response effects KW - Computed tomography KW - Dosimetry KW - Sinus KW - ENA 14:Radiological Contamination KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827918723?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Diagnostic+reference+levels+and+patient+doses+in+computed+tomography+examinations+in+Greece&rft.au=Simantirakis%2C+G%3BHourdakis%2C+C+J%3BEconomides%2C+S%3BKaisas%2C+I%3BKalathaki%2C+M%3BKoukorava%2C+C%3BManousaridis%2C+G%3BPafilis%2C+C%3BTritakis%2C+P%3BVogiatzi%2C+S%3BKamenopoulou%2C+V%3BDimitriou%2C+P&rft.aulast=Simantirakis&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=163&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=319&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Frpd%2Fncu182 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Dosimetry; Computed tomography; Sinus; Radiation; Dose-response effects; MED, Greece DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncu182 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterizing the natural radiation levels throughout the main geological units of Sabkhat al Jabboul area, northern Syria AN - 1686058496; 2015-051595 AB - The concentrations of equivalent eU, eTh, and K% were determined together with soil gas radon values and carborne gamma-ray survey in order to define the natural radioactivity levels throughout main geological units of Sabkhat al Jabboul region. Forty five soil and rock samples were collected from various lithofacies in each geological unit, and analyzed by gamma -ray spectrometric technique for determining the concentration values of major radioelements. Such radiometric data could be used to differentiate between various lithologies of the investigated rocks. Although no distinct radioactive anomalies were found in the area, the radiometric profiles showed some minor variations with slightly higher values than the normal level. Despite the low radioactivity and the lack of rocks diversity in the surveyed area, it was possible to classify some certain rock types based on their radiometric response. The relationships between eU, eTh and their ratios were discussed for the Quaternary, Neogene and Paleogene formations, in order to evaluate the degree of uranium distribution and remobilization. The overall results of this radiometric survey were generally low, and lying within the range of the normal background levels in Syrian. 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JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Al-Hilal, Mohamed AU - Aissa, Mosa Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - February 2015 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 140 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - Syria KW - radon KW - Sabkhat al Jabboul Lake KW - radioactivity methods KW - Ra-226 KW - geochemical surveys KW - radioactive isotopes KW - noble gases KW - Asia KW - northern Syria KW - Middle East KW - bedrock KW - alkaline earth metals KW - gamma-ray methods KW - radium KW - background level KW - geophysical methods KW - alkali metals KW - metals KW - geochemical methods KW - soil surveys KW - potassium KW - natural hazards KW - thorium KW - surveys KW - uranium KW - mobilization KW - actinides KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686058496?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Characterizing+the+natural+radiation+levels+throughout+the+main+geological+units+of+Sabkhat+al+Jabboul+area%2C+northern+Syria&rft.au=Al-Hilal%2C+Mohamed%3BAissa%2C+Mosa&rft.aulast=Al-Hilal&rft.aufirst=Mohamed&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=140&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2014.10.017 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; alkali metals; alkaline earth metals; Asia; background level; bedrock; gamma-ray methods; geochemical methods; geochemical surveys; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; isotopes; metals; Middle East; mobilization; natural hazards; noble gases; northern Syria; potassium; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radioactivity methods; radium; radon; Sabkhat al Jabboul Lake; soil surveys; surveys; Syria; thorium; uranium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.10.017 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical and isotopic evolution of water produced from Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale gas wells, Appalachian Basin, Pennsylvania AN - 1673366517; 2015-034217 AB - The number of Marcellus Shale gas wells drilled in the Appalachian basin has increased rapidly over the past decade, leading to increased interest in the highly saline water produced with the natural gas which must be recycled, treated, or injected into deep disposal wells. New geochemical and isotopic analyses of produced water for 3 time-series and 13 grab samples from Marcellus Shale gas wells in southwest and north central Pennsylvania (PA) are used to address the origin of the water and solutes produced over the long term (>12 months). The question of whether the produced water originated within the Marcellus Shale, or whether it may have been drawn from adjacent reservoirs via fractures is addressed using measurements of (super 228) Ra/ (super 226) Ra and (super 226) Ra activity. These parameters indicate that the water originated in the Marcellus Shale, and can be more broadly used to trace water of Marcellus Shale origin. During the first 1-2 weeks of production, rapid increases in salinity and positive shifts in delta (super 18) O values were observed in the produced water, followed by more gradual changes until a compositional plateau was reached within approximately 1 yr. The delta (super 18) O values and relationships between Na, Cl, and Br provide evidence that the water produced after compositional stabilization is natural formation water, the salinity for which originated primarily from evaporatively concentrated paleoseawater. The rapid transition from injected water to chemically and isotopically distinct water while <50% of the injected water volume had been recovered, supports the hypothesis that significant volumes of injected water were removed from circulation by imbibition. JF - AAPG Bulletin AU - Rowan, Elisabeth L AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Kraemer, Thomas F AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Doughten, Michael W Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - February 2015 SP - 181 EP - 206 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK VL - 99 IS - 2 SN - 0149-1423, 0149-1423 KW - United States KW - resources KW - horizontal drilling KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Ra-228/Ra-226 KW - stable isotopes KW - oil wells KW - radioactive isotopes KW - sampling KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - directional drilling KW - drilling KW - geochemistry KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - alkaline earth metals KW - time series analysis KW - radium KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - statistical analysis KW - solutes KW - O-18/O-16 KW - hydrochemistry KW - porosity KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - reserves KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - D/H KW - metals KW - hydrogen KW - brines KW - cations KW - Pennsylvania KW - strontium KW - permeability KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1673366517?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=AAPG+Bulletin&rft.atitle=Geochemical+and+isotopic+evolution+of+water+produced+from+Middle+Devonian+Marcellus+Shale+gas+wells%2C+Appalachian+Basin%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Rowan%2C+Elisabeth+L%3BEngle%2C+Mark+A%3BKraemer%2C+Thomas+F%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BDoughten%2C+Michael+W&rft.aulast=Rowan&rft.aufirst=Elisabeth&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=99&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=181&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=AAPG+Bulletin&rft.issn=01491423&rft_id=info:doi/10.1306%2F07071413146 L2 - http://aapgbull.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States | Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 88 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. strat. col., 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - CODEN - AABUD2 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; Appalachian Basin; brines; cations; D/H; Devonian; directional drilling; drilling; geochemistry; horizontal drilling; hydraulic fracturing; hydrochemistry; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; natural gas; North America; O-18/O-16; oil wells; oxygen; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; permeability; petroleum; porosity; Ra-228/Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radium; reserves; resources; sampling; solutes; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; statistical analysis; strontium; time series analysis; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/07071413146 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Understanding the elevated suicide risk of female soldiers during deployments AN - 1665158759 AB - The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS) has found that the proportional elevation in the US Army enlisted soldier suicide rate during deployment (compared with the never-deployed or previously deployed) is significantly higher among women than men, raising the possibility of gender differences in the adverse psychological effects of deployment. Person-month survival models based on a consolidated administrative database for active duty enlisted Regular Army soldiers in 2004–2009 ( n = 975 057) were used to characterize the gender × deployment interaction predicting suicide. Four explanatory hypotheses were explored involving the proportion of females in each soldierʼs occupation, the proportion of same-gender soldiers in each soldierʼs unit, whether the soldier reported sexual assault victimization in the previous 12 months, and the soldierʼs pre-deployment history of treated mental/behavioral disorders. The suicide rate of currently deployed women (14.0/100 000 person-years) was 3.1–3.5 times the rates of other (i.e. never-deployed/previously deployed) women. The suicide rate of currently deployed men (22.6/100 000 person-years) was 0.9–1.2 times the rates of other men. The adjusted (for time trends, sociodemographics, and Army career variables) female:male odds ratio comparing the suicide rates of currently deployed v. other women v. men was 2.8 (95% confidence interval 1.1–6.8), became 2.4 after excluding soldiers with Direct Combat Arms occupations, and remained elevated (in the range 1.9–2.8) after adjusting for the hypothesized explanatory variables. These results are valuable in excluding otherwise plausible hypotheses for the elevated suicide rate of deployed women and point to the importance of expanding future research on the psychological challenges of deployment for women. JF - Psychological Medicine AU - Street, A E AU - Gilman, S E AU - Rosellini, A J AU - Stein, M B AU - Bromet, E J AU - Cox, K L AU - Colpe, L J AU - Fullerton, C S AU - Gruber, M J AU - Heeringa, S G AU - Lewandowski-Romps, L AU - Little, R J A AU - Naifeh, J A AU - Nock, M K AU - Sampson, N A AU - Schoenbaum, M AU - Ursano, R J AU - Zaslavsky, A M AU - Kessler, R C AD - National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA ; Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA ; Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Departments of Psychiatry and Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA ; US Army Public Health Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA ; Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Bethesda, MD, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA ; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - Feb 2015 SP - 717 EP - 726 CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press VL - 45 IS - 4 SN - 0033-2917 KW - Psychology KW - Arms KW - Armies KW - Soldiers KW - Suicide KW - Victimization KW - Assault KW - Behaviour disorders KW - Deployment KW - Elevation KW - Gender KW - Gender differences KW - Occupations KW - Psychiatric disorders KW - Psychological aspects KW - Resilience KW - Risk assessment KW - Same sex KW - Sexual assault KW - Sexual violence KW - United States--US UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1665158759?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aassia&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Psychological+Medicine&rft.atitle=Understanding+the+elevated+suicide+risk+of+female+soldiers+during+deployments&rft.au=Street%2C+A+E%3BGilman%2C+S+E%3BRosellini%2C+A+J%3BStein%2C+M+B%3BBromet%2C+E+J%3BCox%2C+K+L%3BColpe%2C+L+J%3BFullerton%2C+C+S%3BGruber%2C+M+J%3BHeeringa%2C+S+G%3BLewandowski-Romps%2C+L%3BLittle%2C+R+J+A%3BNaifeh%2C+J+A%3BNock%2C+M+K%3BSampson%2C+N+A%3BSchoenbaum%2C+M%3BUrsano%2C+R+J%3BZaslavsky%2C+A+M%3BKessler%2C+R+C&rft.aulast=Street&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=717&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychological+Medicine&rft.issn=00332917&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS003329171400258X LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Name - Army-US N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-05 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - United States--US DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S003329171400258X ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Total coliforms, arsenic and cadmium exposure through drinking water in the Western Region of Ghana: application of multivariate statistical technique to groundwater quality. AN - 1652390165; 25600401 AB - In recent times, surface water resource in the Western Region of Ghana has been found to be inadequate in supply and polluted by various anthropogenic activities. As a result of these problems, the demand for groundwater by the human populations in the peri-urban communities for domestic, municipal and irrigation purposes has increased without prior knowledge of its water quality. Water samples were collected from 14 public hand-dug wells during the rainy season in 2013 and investigated for total coliforms, Escherichia coli, mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and physicochemical parameters. Multivariate statistical analysis of the dataset and a linear stoichiometric plot of major ions were applied to group the water samples and to identify the main factors and sources of contamination. Hierarchal cluster analysis revealed four clusters from the hydrochemical variables (R-mode) and three clusters in the case of water samples (Q-mode) after z score standardization. Principal component analysis after a varimax rotation of the dataset indicated that the four factors extracted explained 93.3 % of the total variance, which highlighted salinity, toxic elements and hardness pollution as the dominant factors affecting groundwater quality. Cation exchange, mineral dissolution and silicate weathering influenced groundwater quality. The ranking order of major ions was Na(+) > Ca(2+) > K(+) > Mg(2+) and Cl(-) > SO4 (2-) > HCO3 (-). Based on piper plot and the hydrogeology of the study area, sodium chloride (86 %), sodium hydrogen carbonate and sodium carbonate (14 %) water types were identified. Although E. coli were absent in the water samples, 36 % of the wells contained total coliforms (Enterobacter species) which exceeded the WHO guidelines limit of zero colony-forming unit (CFU)/100 mL of drinking water. With the exception of Hg, the concentration of As and Cd in 79 and 43 % of the water samples exceeded the WHO guideline limits of 10 and 3 μg/L for drinking water, respectively. Reported values in some areas in Nigeria, Malaysia and USA indicated that the maximum concentration of Cd was low and As was high in this study. Health risk assessment of Cd, As and Hg based on average daily dose, hazard quotient and cancer risk was determined. In conclusion, multiple natural processes and anthropogenic activities from non-point sources contributed significantly to groundwater salinization, hardness, toxic element and microbiological contamination of the study area. The outcome of this study can be used as a baseline data to prioritize areas for future sustainable development of public wells. JF - Environmental monitoring and assessment AU - Affum, Andrews Obeng AU - Osae, Shiloh Dede AU - Nyarko, Benjamin Jabez Botwe AU - Afful, Samuel AU - Fianko, Joseph Richmond AU - Akiti, Tetteh Thomas AU - Adomako, Dickson AU - Acquaah, Samuel Osafo AU - Dorleku, Micheal AU - Antoh, Emmanuel AU - Barnes, Felix AU - Affum, Enoch Acheampong AD - Nuclear Chemistry and Environmental Research Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana, aaffum@yahoo.com. Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - February 2015 SP - 1 VL - 187 IS - 2 KW - Drinking Water KW - 0 KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - Cadmium KW - 00BH33GNGH KW - Arsenic KW - N712M78A8G KW - Index Medicus KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Groundwater -- chemistry KW - Ghana KW - Water Supply -- analysis KW - Salinity KW - Nigeria KW - Humans KW - Water Quality KW - Groundwater -- microbiology KW - Escherichia coli -- growth & development KW - Arsenic -- analysis KW - Drinking Water -- microbiology KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis KW - Environmental Exposure -- statistics & numerical data KW - Cadmium -- analysis KW - Water Pollution -- statistics & numerical data KW - Environmental Exposure -- analysis KW - Drinking Water -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1652390165?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+monitoring+and+assessment&rft.atitle=Total+coliforms%2C+arsenic+and+cadmium+exposure+through+drinking+water+in+the+Western+Region+of+Ghana%3A+application+of+multivariate+statistical+technique+to+groundwater+quality.&rft.au=Affum%2C+Andrews+Obeng%3BOsae%2C+Shiloh+Dede%3BNyarko%2C+Benjamin+Jabez+Botwe%3BAfful%2C+Samuel%3BFianko%2C+Joseph+Richmond%3BAkiti%2C+Tetteh+Thomas%3BAdomako%2C+Dickson%3BAcquaah%2C+Samuel+Osafo%3BDorleku%2C+Micheal%3BAntoh%2C+Emmanuel%3BBarnes%2C+Felix%3BAffum%2C+Enoch+Acheampong&rft.aulast=Affum&rft.aufirst=Andrews&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=187&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+monitoring+and+assessment&rft.issn=1573-2959&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-014-4167-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-05-21 N1 - Date created - 2015-01-20 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4167-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cell streak imaging cytometry for rare cell detection AN - 1647003823; 21284949 AB - Detection of rare cells, such as circulating tumor cells, have many clinical applications. To measure rare cells with increased sensitivity and improved data managements, we developed an imaging flow cytometer with a streak imaging mode capability. The new streak mode imaging mode utilizes low speed video to capture moving fluorescently labeled cells in a flow cell. Each moving cell is imaged on multiple pixels on each frame, where the cell path is marked as a streak line proportional to the length of the exposure. Finding rare cells (e.g., <1 cell/mL) requires measuring larger sample volumes to achieve higher sensitivity, therefore we combined streak mode imaging with a "wide" high throughput flow cell (e.g. flow rates set to 10mL/min) in contrast to the conventional "narrow" hydrodynamic focusing cells typically used in cytometry that are inherently limited to low flow rates. The new flow cell is capable of analyzing 20mL/min of fluorescently labeled cells. To further increase sensitivity, the signal to noise ratio of the images was also enhanced by combining three imaging methods: (1) background subtraction, (2) pixel binning, and (3) CMOS color channel selection. The streaking mode cytometer has been used for the analysis of SYTO-9 labeled THP-1 human monocytes in buffer and in blood. Samples of cells at 1 cell/mL and 0.1 cell/mL were analyzed in 30mL with flow rates set to 10mL/min and frame rates of 4fps (frame per second). For the target of 1 cell/mL, an average concentration of 0.91 cell/mL was measured by cytometry, with a standard error of 0.03 (C 95=0.85-0.97). For the target of 0.1 cell/mL, an average concentration of 0.083 cell/mL was measured, with a standard error of 0.01 (C 95=0.065-0.102). Whole blood was also spiked with SYTO-9 labeled cells to a concentration of 10 cell/mL, and the average flow cytometry measurement was 8.7 cells/mL (i.e. 0.87 cells/mL in diluted blood) with a 95% CL of 8.1-9.2 cells/mL. This demonstrated the ability to detect rare cells in blood with high accuracy. Such detection approaches for rare cells have many potential clinical applications. Furthermore, the simplicity and low cost of this device may enable expansion of cell-based clinical diagnostics, especially in resource-poor settings. JF - Biosensors and Bioelectronics AU - Balsam, Joshua AU - Bruck, Hugh Alan AU - Rasooly, Avraham AD - Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States Y1 - 2015/02// PY - 2015 DA - Feb 2015 SP - 154 EP - 160 PB - Elsevier B.V., 660 White Plains Rd. Tarrytown NY 10591-5153 United States VL - 64 SN - 0956-5663, 0956-5663 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Flow cytometry KW - Wide-field imaging KW - Rare cells KW - Resource-poor settings KW - Image enhancement KW - mHealth KW - Data processing KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Therapeutic applications KW - Streak KW - imaging KW - Tumor cells KW - Cytometry KW - Color KW - Biosensors KW - Blood KW - Monocytes KW - W 30955:Biosensors UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647003823?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biosensors+and+Bioelectronics&rft.atitle=Cell+streak+imaging+cytometry+for+rare+cell+detection&rft.au=Balsam%2C+Joshua%3BBruck%2C+Hugh+Alan%3BRasooly%2C+Avraham&rft.aulast=Balsam&rft.aufirst=Joshua&rft.date=2015-02-01&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=&rft.spage=154&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biosensors+and+Bioelectronics&rft.issn=09565663&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.bios.2014.08.065 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biosensors; Flow cytometry; Blood; Data processing; Hydrodynamics; Therapeutic applications; Monocytes; Streak; Tumor cells; imaging; Cytometry; Color DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.065 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Watch Energy Highlights from the State of the Union AN - 1778791896 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/01/22/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 22 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1778791896?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Watch+Energy+Highlights+from+the+State+of+the+Union&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2014 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-06 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Furnaces and Boilers AN - 1778791118 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/01/21/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 21 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1778791118?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=Furnaces+and+Boilers&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2014 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-06 ER - TY - GEN T1 - How Synchrophasors Are Bringing The Grid Into The 21st Century AN - 1778791776 JF - Breaking Energy AU - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2015/01/20/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 20 CY - New York PB - SyndiGate Media Inc KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1778791776?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Breaking+Energy&rft.atitle=How+Synchrophasors+Are+Bringing+The+Grid+Into+The+21st+Century&rft.au=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aulast=US+Department+of+Energy&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Breaking+Energy&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright © 2014 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-06 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon dioxide solubility in aqueous solutions of sodium chloride at geological conditions; experimental results at 323.15, 373.15, and 423.15 K and 150 bar and modeling up to 573.15 K and 2000 bar AN - 1660635365; 2015-019648 AB - A new experimental system was designed to measure the solubility of CO (sub 2) at pressures and temperatures (150 bar, 323.15-423.15 K) relevant to geologic CO (sub 2) sequestration. At 150 bar, new CO (sub 2) solubility data in the aqueous phase were obtained at 323.15, 373.15, and 423.15 K from 0 to 6 mol kg (super -1) NaCl(aq) for the CO (sub 2) -NaCl-H (sub 2) O system. A gamma - phi (activity coefficient - fugacity coefficient) type thermodynamic model is presented for the calculation of both the solubility of CO (sub 2) in the aqueous phase and the solubility of H (sub 2) O in the CO (sub 2) -rich phase for the CO (sub 2) -NaCl-H (sub 2) O system. Validation of the model calculations against literature data and other models (MZLL2013, AD2010, SP2010, DS2006, and OLI) show that the proposed model is capable of predicting the solubility of CO (sub 2) in the aqueous phase for the CO (sub 2) -H (sub 2) O and CO (sub 2) -NaCl-H (sub 2) O systems with a high degree of accuracy (AAD <3.9%) at temperatures from 273.15 to 573.15 K and pressures up to 2000 bar. A comparison of modeling results with experimental values revealed a pressure-bounded "transition zone" in which the CO (sub 2) solubility decreases to a minimum then increases as the temperature increases. CO (sub 2) solubility is not a monotonic function of temperature in the transition zone but outside of that transition zone, the CO (sub 2) solubility is decrease or increase monotonically in response to increased temperature. A link of web-based CO (sub 2) solubility computational tool can be provided by sending a message to Haining Zhao at hzz5047 @gmail.com. 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JF - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta AU - Zhao, Haining AU - Fedkin, Mark V AU - Dilmore, Robert M AU - Lvov, Serguei N Y1 - 2015/01/15/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 15 SP - 165 EP - 189 PB - Elsevier, New York, NY VL - 149 SN - 0016-7037, 0016-7037 KW - halides KW - sodium chloride KW - experimental studies KW - statistical analysis KW - phase transitions KW - aqueous solutions KW - solubility KW - fugacity KW - carbon dioxide KW - models KW - mathematical methods KW - chlorides KW - algorithms KW - thermodynamic properties KW - crystal chemistry KW - accuracy KW - P-T conditions KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660635365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochimica+et+Cosmochimica+Acta&rft.atitle=Carbon+dioxide+solubility+in+aqueous+solutions+of+sodium+chloride+at+geological+conditions%3B+experimental+results+at+323.15%2C+373.15%2C+and+423.15+K+and+150+bar+and+modeling+up+to+573.15+K+and+2000+bar&rft.au=Zhao%2C+Haining%3BFedkin%2C+Mark+V%3BDilmore%2C+Robert+M%3BLvov%2C+Serguei+N&rft.aulast=Zhao&rft.aufirst=Haining&rft.date=2015-01-15&rft.volume=149&rft.issue=&rft.spage=165&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochimica+et+Cosmochimica+Acta&rft.issn=00167037&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.gca.2014.11.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00167037 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 13 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-05 N1 - CODEN - GCACAK N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; algorithms; aqueous solutions; carbon dioxide; chlorides; crystal chemistry; experimental studies; fugacity; halides; mathematical methods; models; P-T conditions; phase transitions; sodium chloride; solubility; statistical analysis; thermodynamic properties DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.11.004 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - NOAA Air Quality Predictions and Challenges in Large Cities T2 - 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting AN - 1658698094; 6337621 JF - 95th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting AU - Upadhayay, Sikchya AU - Stajner, I AU - Lee, P AU - Tong, D AU - Pan, L AU - McQueen, J AU - Huang, J Y1 - 2015/01/04/ PY - 2015 DA - 2015 Jan 04 KW - Prediction KW - Cities KW - Air quality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1658698094?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=95th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting&rft.atitle=NOAA+Air+Quality+Predictions+and+Challenges+in+Large+Cities&rft.au=Upadhayay%2C+Sikchya%3BStajner%2C+I%3BLee%2C+P%3BTong%2C+D%3BPan%2C+L%3BMcQueen%2C+J%3BHuang%2C+J&rft.aulast=Upadhayay&rft.aufirst=Sikchya&rft.date=2015-01-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=95th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/95Annual/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-27 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PLANT-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT 54, LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS REGARDING BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 16372757; 16377 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon), to renew the operating license for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 (Byron), for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include: new nuclear generation, coal-integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC), combination (NGCC, wind, and solar generation), replacement power, and no renewal of the license (the no-action alternative). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Byron are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on the following: the analysis and findings in NUREG1437, Volumes 1 and 2, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; the Environmental Report submitted by Exelon; consultation with Federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies; the NRCs environmental review; and consideration of public comments received during the scoping process. 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Preparation date: January 2, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Updates to the U.S. Energy Information Administration shale and tight formation play maps AN - 1832622713; 781354-61 JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Frye, Evan AU - Coleman, Margaret AU - Long, Gary AU - Panarelli, Elizabeth AU - Popova, Olga H AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2015 KW - United States KW - petroleum exploration KW - U. S. Energy Information Administration KW - shale gas KW - Cretaceous KW - natural gas KW - data processing KW - petroleum KW - New Mexico KW - tight sands KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - Ordovician KW - Permian Basin KW - upper Paleozoic KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - data bases KW - shale oil KW - Williston Basin KW - North America KW - cartography KW - Bakken Formation KW - Paleozoic KW - Niobrara Formation KW - Texas KW - Eagle Ford Formation KW - Mesozoic KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Gulfian KW - Utica Shale KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832622713?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Updates+to+the+U.S.+Energy+Information+Administration+shale+and+tight+formation+play+maps&rft.au=Frye%2C+Evan%3BColeman%2C+Margaret%3BLong%2C+Gary%3BPanarelli%2C+Elizabeth%3BPopova%2C+Olga+H%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Frye&rft.aufirst=Evan&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2015/90216ace/abstracts/2106633.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 2015 AAPG annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Basin; Bakken Formation; cartography; Cretaceous; data bases; data processing; Devonian; Eagle Ford Formation; Gulfian; Marcellus Shale; Mesozoic; Middle Devonian; natural gas; New Mexico; Niobrara Formation; North America; Ordovician; Paleozoic; Permian Basin; petroleum; petroleum exploration; shale gas; shale oil; Texas; tight sands; U. S. Energy Information Administration; United States; Upper Cretaceous; upper Paleozoic; Utica Shale; Williston Basin ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Production profiles and geologic characteristics of the Niobrara petroleum system AN - 1832622533; 781354-62 JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Frye, Evan AU - Frye, Evan J AU - Coleman, Margaret AU - Popova, Olga H AU - Long, Gary AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2015 KW - United States KW - petroleum exploration KW - horizontal drilling KW - shale gas KW - Cretaceous KW - natural gas KW - Green River basin KW - source rocks KW - petroleum KW - New Mexico KW - production KW - Piceance Creek basin KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - Sweet Grass Arch KW - reservoir rocks KW - Las Animas Arch KW - total organic carbon KW - thermal maturity KW - directional drilling KW - San Juan Basin KW - drilling KW - shale oil KW - Williston Basin KW - Powder River basin KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - cartography KW - Niobrara Formation KW - Denver Basin KW - porosity KW - Mesozoic KW - Montana KW - Wyoming KW - Coniacian KW - Wind River basin KW - organic compounds KW - Kansas KW - reservoir properties KW - Colorado KW - Nebraska KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832622533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Production+profiles+and+geologic+characteristics+of+the+Niobrara+petroleum+system&rft.au=Frye%2C+Evan%3BFrye%2C+Evan+J%3BColeman%2C+Margaret%3BPopova%2C+Olga+H%3BLong%2C+Gary%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Frye&rft.aufirst=Evan&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=2015&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2015/90216ace/abstracts/2108201.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 2015 AAPG annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - cartography; Colorado; Coniacian; Cretaceous; Denver Basin; directional drilling; drilling; Green River basin; horizontal drilling; hydraulic fracturing; Kansas; Las Animas Arch; Mesozoic; Montana; natural gas; Nebraska; New Mexico; Niobrara Formation; North America; organic compounds; petroleum; petroleum exploration; Piceance Creek basin; porosity; Powder River basin; production; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; San Juan Basin; shale gas; shale oil; source rocks; Sweet Grass Arch; thermal maturity; total organic carbon; United States; Upper Cretaceous; Williston Basin; Wind River basin; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An evaluation of fracture growth and gas/fluid migration as horizontal Marcellus Shale gas wells are hydraulically fractured in Greene County, Pennsylvania AN - 1819897820; 2016-078015 AB - This field study monitored the induced fracturing of six horizontal Marcellus Shale gas wells in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The study had two research objectives: 1) to determine the maximum height of fractures created by hydraulic fracturing at this location; and 2) to determine if natural gas or fluids from the hydraulically fractured Marcellus Shale had migrated 3,800 ft upward to an overlying Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian gas field during or after hydraulic fracturing. Microseismic monitoring using vertical geophone arrays located 10,288 microseismic events during hydraulic fracturing; all events were at least 2,000 ft below producing zones in the overlying Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian gas field, and more than 5,000 ft below drinking water aquifers. Monitoring for evidence of fluid and gas migration was performed during and after the hydraulic fracturing of six horizontal Marcellus Shale gas wells and included: 1) gas pressure and production histories of three Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian wells; 2) chemical and isotopic analysis of the gas produced from seven Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian wells; 3) chemical and isotopic analysis of water produced from five Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian wells; and 4) monitoring for perfluorocarbon tracers in gas produced from two Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian wells. Current findings are: 1) no evidence of gas migration from the Marcellus Shale; and 2) no evidence of brine migration from the Marcellus Shale. Four perfluorocarbon tracers were injected with hydraulic fracturing fluids into 10 stages of a 14-stage, horizontal Marcellus Shale gas well during stimulation. Gas samples collected from two Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian wells that directly overlie the tracer injection well were analyzed for presence of the tracer. No tracer was found in 17 gas samples taken from each of the two wells during the 2-month period after completion of the hydraulic fracturing. Conclusions of this study are: 1) the impact of hydraulic fracturing on the rock mass did not extend to the Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian gas field; and 2) there has been no detectable migration of gas or aqueous fluids to the Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian gas field during the monitored period after hydraulic fracturing. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 692 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819897820?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=An+evaluation+of+fracture+growth+and+gas%2Ffluid+migration+as+horizontal+Marcellus+Shale+gas+wells+are+hydraulically+fractured+in+Greene+County%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Hammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Hammack&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=692&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seasonal variations in diel behavior of dissolved inorganic carbon in a coal mine drainage stream AN - 1797538455; 2016-053066 AB - Diel (24 hour) cycling of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is well documented in freshwater settings, such as karst and mountain streams, but few data exist that characterize the diel cycling of DIC in coal mine drainage. Consequently, we evaluate diel cycles of DIC, CO (sub 2) , and delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) in mine drainage in north-central West Virginia in late winter, mid spring, and summer at two sites along the drainage stream. The upstream site (50 m from the mine portal) is lined with limestone riprap and is exposed to less direct sunlight, has less emergent vegetation, and exhibits a faster flow rate than the downstream site (138 m from the mine portal), which is in an altered natural wetland. The differences in characteristics were expected to affect the diel cycling of CO (sub 2) and DIC, and thus impact other solute compositions. The data were fit using a cosine model to assess the magnitude and phase of diel cycles, and the goodness of fit of the model was determined using an F-test statistic. DIC concentrations were higher at the upstream site (2.09 mM - 3.35 mM) than the downstream site (1.11 mM - 1.77) as CO (sub 2) degasses downstream. Over the three sampling periods, DIC and CO (sub 2) concentrations remained approximately constant at the upstream site but decreased slightly over time at the downstream site as temperature increased from winter to summer. The downstream site in late winter exhibited the best fit cycle with the DIC and CO (sub 2) increasing during the nighttime concurrent with a decrease in pH and delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) values. These changes are consistent with the release of CO (sub 2) during plant and sedimentary respiration, while the daytime increase in delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) values during the day is consistent with photosynthesis. Significant cycles (at a < 0.01) include (1) DIC-late winter and summer at the downstream site; (2) CO (sub 2) -only during late winter at both sites; and, (3) delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) -during spring and summer at the downstream site. Mechanisms likely controlling diel cycles of these parameters are temperature-dependent CO (sub 2) degassing, photosynthesis- respiration diel cycles in plants and sediments, and interactions with the metals present at high concentrations in the mine water. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Riddell, Jill L AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Martin, Jonathan B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 844 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1797538455?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Seasonal+variations+in+diel+behavior+of+dissolved+inorganic+carbon+in+a+coal+mine+drainage+stream&rft.au=Riddell%2C+Jill+L%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BMartin%2C+Jonathan+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Riddell&rft.aufirst=Jill&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=844&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of composition on viscosity of many-component molten glasses AN - 1793207956; 2016-048672 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Hrma, P AU - Nelson, M H AU - Kruger, A A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 1325 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 25 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - volcanic rocks KW - glasses KW - igneous rocks KW - effects KW - equations KW - melts KW - temperature KW - radioactive waste KW - measurement KW - models KW - errors KW - viscosity KW - composition KW - applications KW - waste disposal KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1793207956?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Effect+of+composition+on+viscosity+of+many-component+molten+glasses&rft.au=Hrma%2C+P%3BNelson%2C+M+H%3BKruger%2C+A+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Hrma&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1325&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2015/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/1325.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt conference 2015 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Document feature - 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - applications; composition; effects; equations; errors; glasses; igneous rocks; measurement; melts; models; radioactive waste; temperature; viscosity; volcanic rocks; waste disposal ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regional importance of organic-rich sediments to uranium mobility in the upper Colorado River basin AN - 1789751880; 2016-042075 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Noel, V AU - Bargar, J R AU - Boye, K AU - Cardarelli, E AU - Bone, S E AU - Lezama-Pacheco, J S AU - Williams, K AU - Dam, B AU - Bush, R AU - Dayvault, J AU - Linard, J AU - Kautsky, M AU - Johnson, R AU - Goodknight, C AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 2284 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 25 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - United States KW - Colorado River basin KW - Garfield County Colorado KW - contaminant plumes KW - pollutants KW - floodplains KW - pollution KW - ground water KW - Rifle Colorado KW - organic compounds KW - total organic carbon KW - metals KW - sediments KW - fluvial features KW - X-ray fluorescence spectra KW - uranium KW - spectra KW - Colorado KW - water pollution KW - actinides KW - pore water KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789751880?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Regional+importance+of+organic-rich+sediments+to+uranium+mobility+in+the+upper+Colorado+River+basin&rft.au=Noel%2C+V%3BBargar%2C+J+R%3BBoye%2C+K%3BCardarelli%2C+E%3BBone%2C+S+E%3BLezama-Pacheco%2C+J+S%3BWilliams%2C+K%3BDam%2C+B%3BBush%2C+R%3BDayvault%2C+J%3BLinard%2C+J%3BKautsky%2C+M%3BJohnson%2C+R%3BGoodknight%2C+C%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Noel&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2284&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2015/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/2284.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2015 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; Colorado; Colorado River basin; contaminant plumes; floodplains; fluvial features; Garfield County Colorado; ground water; metals; organic compounds; pollutants; pollution; pore water; Rifle Colorado; sediments; spectra; total organic carbon; United States; uranium; water pollution; X-ray fluorescence spectra ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Natural radionuclides monitoring in drinking water of Homs city AN - 1786167456; PQ0002462649 AB - Radon concentrations, total alpha/beta and radium-226 content in drinking water of Homs city were measured at the sources and in some homes. Results showed that radon concentrations ranged from 2.8 to 15.3 Bq/L in homes and from 7.5 to 28.4 Bq/L in sources. In addition, the averages of total alpha, total beta, and radium-226 activity concentration were found for sources 260 + or - 70 mBq\L 220 + or - 70 mBq\L and 45 + or - 2 mBq\L and for homes 110 + or - 30 mBq\L, 280 + or - 180 mBq\L and 15 + or - 1 mBq\L respectively. Significant differences in concentration were found between the sources and the homes. In general, all results showed that concentrations are within the international allowed limits. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Shweikani, R AU - Raja, G AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus, P.O. Box 6091, Syria prscientific6@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/01// PY - 2015 DA - January 2015 SP - 333 EP - 336 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 106 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Homs city |a MeSH KW - Radon gas |a MeSH KW - Natural radionuclides |a MeSH KW - Total alpha/beta |a MeSH KW - Alpha rays KW - Radium-226 KW - Radon levels KW - Monitoring KW - Drinking water UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1786167456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Natural+radionuclides+monitoring+in+drinking+water+of+Homs+city&rft.au=Shweikani%2C+R%3BRaja%2C+G&rft.aulast=Shweikani&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=106&rft.issue=&rft.spage=333&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2014.08.016 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.08.016 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the potential remobilization of rare earth elements from black shale during hydraulic fracturing operations AN - 1780804787; 2016-034309 AB - The rare earth elements (REEs) are economically vital to modern society and are critical components in areas such as sustainable technologies, electronics, and high energy lasers. The rapid growth of these technologies has placed considerable economic pressure on sourcing REEs, with the current global supply dominated by mineral deposits in China. In light of this global demand for REEs, alternative sources are an area of active exploration. One potential source is ancient sedimentary black shale deposits that are currently being exploited for natural gas and oil resources. Past environmental conditions that promoted the accumulation of these black shale units were also interconnected with the cycling of sedimentary phosphorus, which is thought to be a major control on the accumulation of REEs in sediments. Drilling operations to extract natural gas from black shale units present a concomitant potential to remobilize the REEs and bring them to the surface for further extraction. However, the geochemical reactions that determine the mobility of REEs between the native black shale rock and the introduced hydraulic fracturing drilling fluids are not well understood. We present the results of our experiment as a basis for understanding these reactions between the drilling fluid and the targeted rock formations. We reacted black shale samples from the Marcellus Formation in southwestern Pennsylvania with a NaCl brine and a synthesized hydraulic fracturing fluid (FF) for a duration of one week under high temperatures and pressures that approximated those from 2.5 km below the surface. Preliminary analysis of the reacted fluids shows evidence for the dissolution of carbonates with an increase in dissolved Ca (44,000-190,000 mu g/L) after one week. The presence of the synthesized FF versus the NaCl brine does not appear to have a noticeable effect on the major cation solution chemistry. The REEs show little change in the fluid phase during reactions with the NaCl brine, but do show slight decreases (<8 mu g/L for all REEs) during the reaction with synthesized FF. These preliminary results suggest that the net mobility of REEs during reactions between fluid and rock is minor, although this could be an artifact of the particular rock samples utilized that may not be representative of the Marcellus Formation as a whole. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Yang, Jon AU - Torres, M E AU - Verba, Circe AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 391 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780804787?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Assessing+the+potential+remobilization+of+rare+earth+elements+from+black+shale+during+hydraulic+fracturing+operations&rft.au=Yang%2C+Jon%3BTorres%2C+M+E%3BVerba%2C+Circe%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Yang&rft.aufirst=Jon&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=391&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical characterization of rare earth elements in coal combustion byproducts utilizing synchrotron technology AN - 1780804305; 2016-034308 AB - Coal combustion by-products (CCBs) are being examined as a potential domestic resource for rare earth element (REE) recovery. In particular, fly ash is being explored due to its relatively abundant REE content, low-to-no-cost availability as a waste product, fine particle size, and enrichment with critical REEs. In order to develop an effective protocol for REE recovery, this study characterized speciation and distribution of REE in CCBs collected from various states. Initial geochemical based extraction results demonstrate that heavy rare earth elements (HREE) are likely bound in different forms than light rare earth elements (LREE). BCR 4-step sequential extractions showed 5-15% REEs in ash samples were associated with reducible fractions (e.g., Fe and Mn oxides, phosphates) and 70-90% of REEs in these samples were still non-extractable (e.g., associated with glass phase, and/or aluminosilicate matrix); while 95-99% REEs in coal reject samples were non-extractable. Further sequential extractions are in progress to better understand the type of phases where the REEs are extracted in different types of CCBs. Analyses via synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) at the Stanford Synchrotron Light Source (SSRL) were utilized to find areas of REE enrichment in CCB samples, then micro X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) was used at the Ce L (sub III) absorption edge to study REE binding environment. Ce was studied due to its concentration in the samples, different oxidation states (3+ and 4+), and as a proxy for other LREEs. Ce XANES spectra were collected at small hot spots within the samples and compared against a variety of standards. XRF mapping and Ce XANES results suggest the presence of REE phosphates, oxides, and sulfates in the fly ash and bottom ash samples analyzed. These analyses suggest, the fly ash sample consists primarily of a Ce (III) sulfate phase; while the bottom ash analyzed contained both Ce (IV) oxide and Ce (III) phosphate. The XRF mapping also confirmed separate trends between LREE and HREE. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Stuckman, Mengling Y AU - Thomas, Christine L AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Granite, Evan AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 391 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780804305?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemical+characterization+of+rare+earth+elements+in+coal+combustion+byproducts+utilizing+synchrotron+technology&rft.au=Lopano%2C+Christina+L%3BStuckman%2C+Mengling+Y%3BThomas%2C+Christine+L%3BJain%2C+Jinesh%3BGranite%2C+Evan%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lopano&rft.aufirst=Christina&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=391&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of biomarker and pyrolysis proxies to assess organic matter sources, thermal maturity, and paleoredox conditions during deposition of Marcellus Shale AN - 1777469081; 2016-030735 AB - This study was conducted to test the efficacy of biomarker and pyrolysis proxies for reconstructing organic matter (OM) source/type, thermal maturity and paleo-redox conditions in Marcellus Shale. Samples were acquired from gas-prone (WV-6) and liquids-prone (WV-7) well in Monongalia and Wetzel Counties, West Virginia, respectively. The samples were analyzed to determine the amount of free, bound and residual hydrocarbons (HC), and distribution/concentration of aliphatic biomarkers. The source rock analyzer (SRA) data indicates the presence of more gas prone kerogen, comparatively lower amounts of free HC (S1), and HC released from cracking of kerogen (S2) in WV-6 as compared to the WV-7 core. SRA data are unreliable for determining the type of kerogen due to low values of hydrogen and oxygen indices. However, the thermal maturity parameter (Tmax), calculated vitrinite reflectance (VRo%), fraction conversion of OM to HC, and the ratio of residual carbon/pyrolysable carbon (RC/PC) suggest that samples from WV-6 and WV-7 belong in the dry gas and wet gas window respectively, which is in agreement with production data of these wells. Biomarker analysis indicate that samples from WV-6 had lower concentrations of n-alkanes but higher concentrations of pristane (Pr), phytane (Py), steranes and hopanes compared to WV-7. Samples from both cores show mixed sources of OM indicative of Type II kerogen. However, n-alkane distribution as well as Pr/n-17 vs Py/n-18 cross plots indicate that WV-6 core had comparatively higher amount of terrestrial OM influx as compared to WV-7. The Pr/Py, Ts/Tm hopane ratios, and Pr/n-17 vs Py/n-18 cross plots indicate alternating oxic-anoxic conditions during the deposition of shales from both cores. Our results suggest that WV-6 and WV-7 shales were deposited in different depositional environments and have different thermal histories. Hence these parameters might be responsible for the differences in the type of hydrocarbons produced from these sites. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Agrawal, Vikas AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Warrier, Ajaya AU - Soeder, Daniel J AU - Akondi, Rawlings AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 799 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777469081?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Use+of+biomarker+and+pyrolysis+proxies+to+assess+organic+matter+sources%2C+thermal+maturity%2C+and+paleoredox+conditions+during+deposition+of+Marcellus+Shale&rft.au=Agrawal%2C+Vikas%3BSharma%2C+Shikha%3BWarrier%2C+Ajaya%3BSoeder%2C+Daniel+J%3BAkondi%2C+Rawlings%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Agrawal&rft.aufirst=Vikas&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=799&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-01 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Department of Energy's Nuclear Safety Research and Development Program AN - 1773831902; PQ0002503105 AB - In order to foster the integration and support of research, analysis, and testing in nuclear safety technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established its corporate Nuclear Safety Research and Development (NSR&D) Program, managed by the Office of Nuclear Safety in DOE's Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS). The objectives of the program include the identification, support, and dissemination of the results of R&D to address cross-cutting nuclear safety issues relevant to the design, construction, and operation of DOE civilian and defense nuclear facilities. This paper discusses the DOE NSR&D Program's background and establishment, current projects and near-term objectives, and the Office of Nuclear Safety's plans for enhancing and expanding the Program's activities. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Levin, Alan E AD - Office of Nuclear Safety, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585, alan.levin@hq.doe.gov Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 SP - 489 EP - 491 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 112 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Security KW - Safety engineering KW - Safety KW - Nuclear energy KW - Research programs KW - Technology KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1773831902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=The+Department+of+Energy%27s+Nuclear+Safety+Research+and+Development+Program&rft.au=Levin%2C+Alan+E&rft.aulast=Levin&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=112&rft.issue=&rft.spage=489&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Security; Nuclear power plants; Safety engineering; Safety; Nuclear energy; Research programs; Technology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transitions in lava emplacement recorded in the Deccan Traps sequence (India) AN - 1769967401; 2016-018819 AB - Transitions in the style of lava flow emplacement are recognized in the stratigraphic sequence of several mafic large igneous provinces (LIPs), including the Etendeka (Namibia), the Faeroe Islands (North Atlantic LIP), the Ethiopian Traps, and the Deccan Traps (India). These transitions, from units dominated by meter-sized pahoehoe toes and lobes to those dominated by inflated sheet lobes tens to hundreds of meters in width and meters to tens of meters in height, seems to be a fundamental feature of LIP emplacement. In the Deccan, this volcanological transition is thought to coincide with deeper changes to the volcano-magmatic system expressed, notably, in the trace element and isotopic signature of erupted flows, dike emplacement pattern, and eruptive tempo. We investigated this transition in the Deccan Traps by logging eight sequences along the Western Ghats, an escarpment in western India where the Deccan province is thickest and best exposed. The Deccan province, which once covered approximately 1 million km2 of west-central India, is subdivided in eleven chemo-stratigraphic formations in the type sections of the Western Ghats. Where the lower Deccan formations are exposed, we found that as much as 65% of the exposed thickness (below the Khandala Formation) is made up of sheet lobes, from 40% in the Bhimashankar Formation to 75% in the Thakurvadi Formation. Near the bottom of the sequence, 25% of the Neral Formation is composed of sheet lobes > or =15 m in thickness. On this basis, the traditional view that inflated sheet lobes are an exclusive feature of the upper part of the stratigraphy must be challenged. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the development of compound flows and inflated sheet lobes, involving one or more of the following factors: underlying slope, varying effusion rate, and source geometry. Analogue experiments are currently under way to test the relative influence of each of these factors in the development of different lava flow morphologies in LIPs. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Vanderkluysen, Loyc AU - Self, Stephen AU - Jay, Anne E AU - Sheth, Hetu C AU - Clarke, Amanda B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 209 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 12:Stratigraphy KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1769967401?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Transitions+in+lava+emplacement+recorded+in+the+Deccan+Traps+sequence+%28India%29&rft.au=Vanderkluysen%2C+Loyc%3BSelf%2C+Stephen%3BJay%2C+Anne+E%3BSheth%2C+Hetu+C%3BClarke%2C+Amanda+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Vanderkluysen&rft.aufirst=Loyc&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=209&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-03 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of an integrated assessment model for CO (sub 2) storage; overview and areas of future development AN - 1765876206; 2016-016393 AB - Carbon dioxide (CO (sub 2) ) capture and storage (CCS) into geological formations is regarded as an important strategy for achieving a significant reduction in anthropogenic CO (sub 2) emissions to the atmosphere. This increasing emphasis on the commercialization and implementation of CCS has led to the development of system-wide mathematical models for the evaluation of the performance of potential geologic storage sites and the risk associated with this greenhouse gas mitigation strategy. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) through its National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) is conducting research to develop science-based methods to quantify the risks associated with long-term geologic storage of CO2. Central to this research is the development of an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM)--a system-based integrated model that simulates the primary sub-system components of the storage system with the goal of elucidating the relationship between effective CO (sub 2) storage and short- and long-term containment of the stored CO (sub 2) . The sub-system components, which include the reservoir, cap-rock seals, and above zone monitoring interval, wellbores, faults/fractures and groundwater, are modeled using reduced order models (ROMs), which are then linked together to characterize the performance of the entire storage system. This construction of the IAM permits an assessment of the storage risks in a more computationally efficient manner as compared to using the full physics-based models. In this work, we review the current status of IAM development efforts of NRAP, and assess the current state of development of the modeling efforts of each of the available sub-system ROMs. In addition, the areas of future development in the IAM structure are outlined followed by a brief description of future ROM development efforts. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Namhata, Argha AU - Karamalidis, Athanasios K AU - Dilmore, Robert M AU - Nakles, David V AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 322 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765876206?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Development+of+an+integrated+assessment+model+for+CO+%28sub+2%29+storage%3B+overview+and+areas+of+future+development&rft.au=Namhata%2C+Argha%3BKaramalidis%2C+Athanasios+K%3BDilmore%2C+Robert+M%3BNakles%2C+David+V%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Namhata&rft.aufirst=Argha&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=322&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The road to Yucca Mountain; evolution of nuclear waste disposal in the United States AN - 1765872724; 2016-016533 AB - The generation of electricity by nuclear power and the manufacturing of atomic weapons have 7 created a large amount of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. There is a world8 wide consensus that the best way to protect mankind and the environment is to dispose of this 9 waste in a deep geologic repository. Initial efforts focused on salt as the best medium for 10 disposal, but the heat generated by the radioactive waste led many earth scientists to examine 11 other rock types. In 1976, the director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) wrote to the U.S. 12 Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), predecessor agency of the U.S. 13 Department of Energy (DOE), suggesting that there were several favorable environments at the 14 Nevada Test Site (NTS), and that the USGS already had extensive background information on 15 the NTS. Later, in a series of communications and one publication, the USGS espoused the 16 favorability of the thick unsaturated zone. After the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 17 (1982), the DOE compiled a list of nine favorable sites, and settled on three to be characterized. 18 In 1987, as the costs of characterizing three sites ballooned, Congress amended the Nuclear 19 Waste Policy Act directing the DOE to focus only on Yucca Mountain in Nevada, with the 20 proviso that if anything unfavorable was discovered, work would stop immediately. The DOE, 21 the DOE National Laboratories, and the USGS developed more than 100 detailed plans to study 22 various earth-science aspects of Yucca Mountain and the surrounding area, as well as materials 23 studies and engineering projects needed for a mined geologic repository. The work, which cost 24 more than 10 billion dollars and required hundreds of man-years of work, culminated in a license 25 application submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2008. JF - Environmental & Engineering Geoscience AU - Stuckless, John Shearing AU - Levich, Robert A Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 25, 53 PB - Geological Society of America, Association of Engineering Geologists, College Station, TX VL - 22 IS - 1 SN - 1078-7275, 1078-7275 KW - United States KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - U. S. Department of Energy KW - development KW - regulations KW - public policy KW - legislation KW - government agencies KW - waste disposal sites KW - Nye County Nevada KW - radioactive waste KW - history KW - safety KW - underground installations KW - waste disposal KW - Yucca Mountain KW - underground disposal KW - Nevada KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765872724?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geoscience&rft.atitle=The+road+to+Yucca+Mountain%3B+evolution+of+nuclear+waste+disposal+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Stuckless%2C+John+Shearing%3BLevich%2C+Robert+A&rft.aulast=Stuckless&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=22&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geoscience&rft.issn=10787275&rft_id=info:doi/10.2113%2Fgseegeosci.22.1.1 L2 - http://eeg.geoscienceworld.org/content/early/2015/09/30/EEG-1659.full.pdf+html http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10064 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-17 N1 - CODEN - ENGEA9 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - design; development; government agencies; history; legislation; Nevada; Nye County Nevada; public policy; radioactive waste; regulations; safety; U. S. Department of Energy; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; underground disposal; underground installations; United States; waste disposal; waste disposal sites; Yucca Mountain DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.22.1.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - AMS/NRCan joint survey report, aerial campaign, Nevada National Security Site, January 20-24, 2014 AN - 1765872582; 2016-016058 AB - In January 2014 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Aerial Measuring System (AMS) and the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Nuclear Emergency Response project conducted a series of joint surveys at a number of locations in Nevada including the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The goal of this project was to compare the responses of the two agencies' aerial radiation detection systems and data analysis techniques. This test included varied radioactive surface contamination levels and isotopic composition experienced at the NNSS and the differing data processing techniques utilized by the respective teams. Because both teams used the commercial aerial radiation detection systems from Radiation Solutions, Inc., the main focus of the campaign was to investigate the data acquisition techniques, data analysis, and ground-truth verification. The NRCan system consisted of four 4" X 4" X 16" NaI(Tl) scintillator crystals of which two were externally mounted in a modified commercial cargo basket certified for the Eurocopter AS350; the NNSA AMS system consisted of twelve 2" X 4" X 16" NaI(Tl) crystals in externally mounted dedicated pods. For NRCan, the joint survey provided an opportunity to characterize their system's response to extended sources of various fission products at the NNSS. Since both systems play an important role in their respective countries' national framework of radiological emergency response and are subject to multiple mutual cooperation agreements, it was important for each country to obtain more thorough knowledge of how they would employ these important assets and define the roles that they would each play in an actual response. JF - Open-File Report - Geological Survey of Canada AU - Wasiolek, P AU - Stampahar, J AU - Malchow, R AU - Stampahar, T AU - Lukens, M AU - Seywerd, H AU - Sinclair, L AU - Fortin, R AU - Harvey, B Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 50 PB - Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB KW - United States KW - U. S. Department of Energy KW - experimental studies KW - risk management KW - gamma-ray methods KW - radioactivity KW - data acquisition KW - government agencies KW - data processing KW - international cooperation KW - Government Wash KW - Clark County Nevada KW - Natural Resources Canada KW - Nevada National Security Site KW - detection KW - ground truth KW - Canada KW - natural hazards KW - Lake Mohave Calibration Range KW - Nevada KW - remote sensing KW - airborne methods KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765872582?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+Geological+Survey+of+Canada&rft.atitle=AMS%2FNRCan+joint+survey+report%2C+aerial+campaign%2C+Nevada+National+Security+Site%2C+January+20-24%2C+2014&rft.au=Wasiolek%2C+P%3BStampahar%2C+J%3BMalchow%2C+R%3BStampahar%2C+T%3BLukens%2C+M%3BSeywerd%2C+H%3BSinclair%2C+L%3BFortin%2C+R%3BHarvey%2C+B&rft.aulast=Wasiolek&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+Geological+Survey+of+Canada&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/10.4095%2F296590 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Produced under license from Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - PubXState - AB N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - U. S. Department of Energy Report, No. DOE/NV/25946--2289 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - CODEN - #02369 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - airborne methods; Canada; Clark County Nevada; data acquisition; data processing; detection; experimental studies; gamma-ray methods; government agencies; Government Wash; ground truth; international cooperation; Lake Mohave Calibration Range; natural hazards; Natural Resources Canada; Nevada; Nevada National Security Site; radioactivity; remote sensing; risk management; U. S. Department of Energy; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/296590 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Total Petroleum and Other Liquids Production -- 2014 AN - 1761664832; 2011-905492 AB - The Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas report is a Congressionally-requested study examining the energy trends and developments in the Americas over the past decade. The report focuses on liquid fuels and natural gas -- particularly reserves and resources, production, consumption, trade, and investment -- given their scale and significance to the region. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, 2015 AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2015///0, PY - 2015 DA - 0, 2015 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Investments KW - Production KW - Energy consumption KW - Natural gas KW - Fuel KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Total+Petroleum+and+Other+Liquids+Production+--+2014&rft.title=Total+Petroleum+and+Other+Liquids+Production+--+2014&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/beta/international/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2015 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Engaging a tribal college in the assessment of oil and gas resources on a Sioux Indian reservation AN - 1761073498; 2016-009190 AB - The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) of the U.S. Department of Energy has been participating in a cooperative education program with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Sinte Gleska University to assess the hydrocarbon potential of the Niobrara Formation on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. The intent was to engage tribal college students in the oil and gas resource evaluation process, which could perhaps lead to interest and future careers in energy exploration and production. The project was funded by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES), with in-kind contributions from NETL that included gas shale expertise, geological characterization, and geochemical analyses. The tribal government desired an objective, practical assessment of the resource from the college. Potential development could lead to more jobs, economic opportunities, and affordable energy on the reservation. The Niobrara is a significant play in Colorado and Wyoming, but is not produced commercially in South Dakota. Project objectives were to characterize the stratigraphy, composition, depositional environments, reservoir properties, regional trends, structural features, and potentially-productive areas of the formation on the reservation. Several professors and research scientists provided guidance to undergraduate STEM students, graduate geology students, and post-graduate interns. Niobrara drill cores were sampled at the USGS core library, and the state geological survey provided access to new core from the Niobrara Formation south of Presho, SD. Although relatively shallow under the reservation, the Niobrara may contain as much as 6% organic matter with a thermal maturity in the biogenic gas window. Any energy development on tribal land would require environmental monitoring, which has also engaged students. The Niobrara at Rosebud is not anticipated to produce large amounts of gas that would justify a pipeline connection. The gas will have to be used locally, prompting additional research on utilization technology. The relatively inexpensive drilling costs may provide the tribe with a secure and economical energy supply, suggesting an approach for stranded gas development that could be applied elsewhere. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Soeder, Daniel J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 46 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 47 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761073498?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Engaging+a+tribal+college+in+the+assessment+of+oil+and+gas+resources+on+a+Sioux+Indian+reservation&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=46&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2015 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Plutonium transport in soil and plants; an interdiciplinary study motivated by lysimeter experiments at the Savannah River Site AN - 1752577991; 2016-003440 JF - Geophysical Monograph AU - Molz, Fred AU - Demirkanli, Inci AU - Thompson, Shannon AU - Kaplan, Dan AU - Powell, Brian Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 183 EP - 208 PB - Wiley for American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 210 SN - 0065-8448, 0065-8448 KW - United States KW - South Carolina KW - plutonium KW - complexing KW - unsaturated zone KW - simulation KW - observations KW - siderophores KW - partitioning KW - absorption KW - transport KW - velocity KW - reactive transport KW - heterogeneity KW - lysimeters KW - soils KW - processes KW - Plantae KW - experimental studies KW - roots KW - biochemistry KW - oxidation KW - mathematical models KW - equations KW - boundary conditions KW - models KW - organic compounds KW - saturation KW - metals KW - Savannah River Site KW - actinides KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1752577991?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysical+Monograph&rft.atitle=Plutonium+transport+in+soil+and+plants%3B+an+interdiciplinary+study+motivated+by+lysimeter+experiments+at+the+Savannah+River+Site&rft.au=Molz%2C+Fred%3BDemirkanli%2C+Inci%3BThompson%2C+Shannon%3BKaplan%2C+Dan%3BPowell%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Molz&rft.aufirst=Fred&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=210&rft.issue=&rft.spage=183&rft.isbn=9781118877203&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysical+Monograph&rft.issn=00658448&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/agu/books/geophysical-monograph-series.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, block diag. N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-31 N1 - CODEN - GPMGAD N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absorption; actinides; biochemistry; boundary conditions; complexing; equations; experimental studies; heterogeneity; lysimeters; mathematical models; metals; models; observations; organic compounds; oxidation; partitioning; Plantae; plutonium; processes; reactive transport; roots; saturation; Savannah River Site; siderophores; simulation; soils; South Carolina; transport; United States; unsaturated zone; velocity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Antimicrobial activity of Ficus sycomorus L. (Moraceae) leaf and stem-bark extracts against multidrug resistant human pathogens TT - DZIALANIE ANTYBAKTERYJNE WYCIAGOW Z LISCI I KORY FICUS SYCOMORUS L. (MORACEAE) NA PATOGENY LUDZKIE OPORNE NA WIELE LEKOW AN - 1709168070; PQ0001858020 AB - The present work was conducted to investigate antibacterial activity of methanol and acetone in leaf (LE) and stem-bark (SBE) of Ficus sycomorus L. crude extracts against sensitive and resistant species of Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii pathogens. Antimicrobial activity expressed by disc-diffusion method (zone of inhibitions - ZIs), minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were measured as reported for many investigations. Similar study with 6 commercial antibiotics as a reference drug was undertaken. Based upon the estimated ZIs, MIC and MBC values, acetone LE exhibited higher antimicrobial activity than that of methanol one. Otherwise, standard antibiotics have lower effectiveness (ZIs, MICs and MBC) on all tested bacteria as compared to the SBE and LE. The highest antibacterial activity was recorded in sensitive A. baumannii isolate with MICs 2.5, 4.9 mg/ml and MBC 3.8, 9.7 mg/ml for acetone LE and SBE, respectively. Our data indicated that the lowest antibiotics antibacterial activity was recorded for resistant A. baumannii pathogen. It was lower than those of the both plant fractions extracts.Original Abstract: W niniejszej pracy badano aktywnosc antybakteryjna wyciagu metanolowego i acetonowego z lisci (LE) i kory (SBE) Ficus sycomorus L. przeciwko wrazliwym i opornym gatunkom patogenow Staphylococcus aureus i Acinetobacter baumannii. Dzialanie antybakteryjne oznaczone za pomoca metody dyfuzji dyskowej (strefa zahamowan - ZIs), minimalne stezenia hamujace (MICs) i minimalne stezenia bakteriobojcze (MBC) mierzono w wielu innych badaniach. Przeprowadzono podobne badania z uzyciem szesciu antybiotykow obecnych na rynku jako lekow referencyjnych. Na podstawie oznaczonych wartosci ZIs, MIC i MBC stwierdzono, ze wyciag acetonowy z lisci silniej dzialal antybakteryjnie niz metanolowy. Natomiast standardowe antybiotyki mialy nizsza skutecznosc (ZIs, MICs i MBC) dla wszystkich testowanych bakterii w porownaniu z testowanym wyciagiem z kory i lisci. Najsilniejsze dzialanie antybakteryjne zanotowano dla wrazliwego izolatu A. baumannii z wartosciami MICs 2.5, 4.9 mg/ml i MBC 3.8, 9.7 mg/ml odpowiednio dla wyciagu acetonowego LE i SBE. Nasze dane wskazuja, ze najslabsze dzialanie bakteriobojcze antybiotykow zanotowano dla opornego patogenu A. baumannii. Bylo ono stabsze niz dla obu frakcji wyciagow roslinnych. JF - Herba Polonica AU - Saleh, Basel AU - Hammoud, Razan AU - AL-MARIRI, AYMAN AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, ascientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 39 EP - 49 PB - Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants VL - 61 IS - 1 SN - 0018-0599, 0018-0599 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - antibacterial activity KW - Ficus sycomorus L. KW - minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) KW - minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) KW - Antimicrobial activity KW - Data processing KW - Antibacterial activity KW - Methanol KW - Leaves KW - Antibiotics KW - Pathogens KW - Minimum inhibitory concentration KW - Acinetobacter baumannii KW - Ficus KW - Moraceae KW - Multidrug resistance KW - Acetone KW - Plant extracts KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Drugs KW - A 01380:Plant Protection, Fungicides & Seed Treatments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1709168070?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Herba+Polonica&rft.atitle=Antimicrobial+activity+of+Ficus+sycomorus+L.+%28Moraceae%29+leaf+and+stem-bark+extracts+against+multidrug+resistant+human+pathogens&rft.au=Saleh%2C+Basel%3BHammoud%2C+Razan%3BAL-MARIRI%2C+AYMAN&rft.aulast=Saleh&rft.aufirst=Basel&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=39&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Herba+Polonica&rft.issn=00180599&rft_id=info:doi/10.1515%2Fhepo-2015-0009 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Antimicrobial activity; Data processing; Antibacterial activity; Methanol; Leaves; Multidrug resistance; Antibiotics; Plant extracts; Pathogens; Acetone; Drugs; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Acinetobacter baumannii; Ficus; Moraceae; Staphylococcus aureus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hepo-2015-0009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-term expansion planning for the Syrian electric system using the optimisation model WASP-IV AN - 1701059191; PQ0001631344 AB - An optimal expansion plan of the Syrian electricity generation system has been carried out using the IAEA's model WASP-IV. The entire new capacity addition of the Base Line Scenario amounts to 42,850 MW and the total generated electricity will reach 230 TWh by the year 2040 distributed to 20.8% NG, 29.3% LNG, 30.7% coal, 12.2% HFO, 6% nuclear and 1.1% hydro. The fuel consumption will grow at an annual average rate of 5.2% from 11.1 Mtoe to 47.7 Mtoe. The NPV of the economic cost of generated electricity for the entire study period is estimated to be US$ 86.78 billion corresponding to levelised generation cost of 23 US$-MWh. Two additional scenarios are considered to assess the future role of wind and nuclear energy-based generations. The results indicate the importance of both options in reducing generation cost and increasing power supply security. JF - International Journal of Global Energy Issues AU - Hainoun, Ali AU - Aldin, Mohammed KSeif AU - Saba, George AU - Almoustafa, Samauel AD - Energy Planning Group, Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syrian (AECS), PO Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 164 EP - 195 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 38 IS - 1-2-3 SN - 0954-7118, 0954-7118 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Materials Business File (MB); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - Energy KW - Environment and Sustainable Development KW - Security KW - Cost engineering KW - Power supplies KW - Fuel consumption KW - Economics KW - Electricity KW - Coal KW - Wind power generation KW - Optimization KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1701059191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Global+Energy+Issues&rft.atitle=Long-term+expansion+planning+for+the+Syrian+electric+system+using+the+optimisation+model+WASP-IV&rft.au=Hainoun%2C+Ali%3BAldin%2C+Mohammed+KSeif%3BSaba%2C+George%3BAlmoustafa%2C+Samauel&rft.aulast=Hainoun&rft.aufirst=Ali&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=1-2-3&rft.spage=164&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Global+Energy+Issues&rft.issn=09547118&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJGEI.2015.069483 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGEI.2015.069483 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reconciling precariously balanced rocks with large earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault system AN - 1680753172; 2015-041914 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Ludwig, Lisa Grant AU - Brune, James N AU - Anooshehpoor, Abdolrasool AU - Purvance, Mathew D AU - Brune, Richard J Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 49 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - paleoseismicity KW - geologic hazards KW - strain KW - plate boundaries KW - landforms KW - California KW - San Jacinto Fault KW - rupture KW - plate tectonics KW - neotectonics KW - San Andreas Fault KW - precariously balanced rocks KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - tectonics KW - active faults KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680753172?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Reconciling+precariously+balanced+rocks+with+large+earthquakes+on+the+San+Andreas+Fault+system&rft.au=Ludwig%2C+Lisa+Grant%3BBrune%2C+James+N%3BAnooshehpoor%2C+Abdolrasool%3BPurvance%2C+Mathew+D%3BBrune%2C+Richard+J&rft.aulast=Ludwig&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/10.3133%2Fofr20141250 L2 - http://pubs.er.usge.gov/browse/usgs-publi LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 9th U.S.-Japan Natural Resources Panel for Earthquake Research N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; California; earthquakes; faults; geologic hazards; ground motion; landforms; natural hazards; neotectonics; paleoseismicity; plate boundaries; plate tectonics; precariously balanced rocks; risk assessment; rupture; San Andreas Fault; San Jacinto Fault; seismic risk; strain; tectonics; United States; USGS DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141250 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design calculation of an epithermal neutronic beam for BNCT at the Syrian MNSR using the MCNP4C code AN - 1673389890; PQ0001251311 AB - This article describes the design calculation of an epithermal neutronic beam for the boron neutron capture therapy at the Syrian MNSR by using the MCNP4C code and ENDF/B-V cross-section library. To produce a high flux of epithermal neutrons at the beam exit, the moderator/filter from Al, Cd, Fluental and Bi was used with Pb as reflector for neutrons along the beam. In addition, the Bi lined collimator with Li sub(2)CO sub(3)-PE and Pb at the end. The calculated beam parameters under 30.0 kW of reactor power at the beam exit are [Phi] sub(epi) = 2.83 x 10 super(8) n/cm super(2) s, D sub(f)/[Phi] sub(epi) = 7.98 x 10 super(-11) cGy cm super(2)/n, D sub([gamma])/[Phi] sub(ep i) = 1.70 x 10 super(-11) cGy cm super(2)/n, [Phi] sub(epi)/[Phi] sub(the) = 0.05 and (ProQuest: Formulae and/or non-USASCII text omitted)/[Phi] sub(n) = 0.77. As well as, the calculated values of the advantage depth and advantage ratio are 7.51 cm and 3.49, respectively. If such beam was built into the Syrian MNSR the scientific applications of the reactor would increase. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Shaaban, Ismail AU - Albarhoum, Mohamad AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, psdentific10@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2015/01// PY - 2015 DA - January 2015 SP - 297 EP - 302 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 78 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - BNCT KW - Syrian MNSR KW - Epithermal neutron beam KW - MCNP4C code KW - Filters KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Nuclear energy KW - Cadmium KW - Boron KW - Lead KW - Design KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1673389890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Design+calculation+of+an+epithermal+neutronic+beam+for+BNCT+at+the+Syrian+MNSR+using+the+MCNP4C+code&rft.au=Shaaban%2C+Ismail%3BAlbarhoum%2C+Mohamad&rft.aulast=Shaaban&rft.aufirst=Ismail&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=78&rft.issue=&rft.spage=297&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.10.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Filters; Nuclear reactors; Cadmium; Nuclear energy; Boron; Lead; Design DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.10.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Update of the Graizer-Kalkan ground-motion prediction equations for shallow crustal continental earthquakes AN - 1673366271; 2015-036215 AB - A ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) for computing medians and standard deviations of peak ground acceleration and 5-percent damped pseudo spectral acceleration response ordinates of maximum horizontal component of randomly oriented ground motions was developed by Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009) to be used for seismic hazard analyses and engineering applications. This GMPE was derived from the greatly expanded Next Generation of Attenuation (NGA)-West1 database. In this study, Graizer and Kalkan's GMPE is revised to include (1) an anelastic attenuation term as a function of quality factor (Q (sub 0) ) in order to capture regional differences in large-distance attenuation and (2) a new frequency-dependent sedimentary-basin scaling term as a function of depth to the 1.5-km/s shear-wave velocity isosurface to improve ground-motion predictions for sites on deep sedimentary basins. The new model (GK15), developed to be simple, is applicable to the western United States and other regions with shallow continental crust in active tectonic environments and may be used for earthquakes with moment magnitudes 5.0-8.0, distances 0-250 km, average shear-wave velocities 200-1,300 m/s, and spectral periods 0.01-5 s. Directivity effects are not explicitly modeled but are included through the variability of the data. Our aleatory variability model captures inter-event variability, which decreases with magnitude and increases with distance. The mixed-effects residuals analysis shows that the GK15 reveals no trend with respect to the independent parameters. The GK15 is a significant improvement over Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009), and provides a demonstrable, reliable description of ground-motion amplitudes recorded from shallow crustal earthquakes in active tectonic regions over a wide range of magnitudes, distances, and site conditions. JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Kalkan, Erol Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 79 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - geologic hazards KW - shallow-focus earthquakes KW - magnitude KW - data processing KW - prediction KW - mathematical models KW - continental crust KW - equations KW - Graizer-Kalkan equations KW - neotectonics KW - mathematical methods KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - data bases KW - tectonics KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - crust KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1673366271?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Update+of+the+Graizer-Kalkan+ground-motion+prediction+equations+for+shallow+crustal+continental+earthquakes&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BKalkan%2C+Erol&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/10.3133%2Fofr20151009 L2 - http://pubs.er.usge.gov/browse/usgs-publi LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices; Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - continental crust; crust; data bases; data processing; earthquakes; equations; geologic hazards; Graizer-Kalkan equations; ground motion; magnitude; mathematical methods; mathematical models; natural hazards; neotectonics; prediction; shallow-focus earthquakes; tectonics; USGS DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Overview of performance of the North Anna nuclear power station during the 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake and continued seismic evaluations AN - 1673366050; 2015-036168 AB - The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake is one of the larger recorded seismic events occurring east of the Rocky Mountains since seismic instrumentation was first deployed. The operation of the North Anna nuclear power station (NANPS), located approximately 22 km northeast of the epicenter, was affected by the earthquake vibration. This moderate event caused the first incident in which a commercial U.S. nuclear power plant experienced a safe shutdown as a result of earthquake ground motion. Post-earthquake investigations confirmed that important safety-related structures, systems, and components (SSCs) at the NANPS did not have any detectable damage. Damage at the NANPS consisted of cracking and spalling of some of the non-safety-related ancillary structures, and the plant was restarted after three months of intensive inspections and reviews. Response spectra developed from the recorded ground motion at the NANPS showed a modest exceedance of the plant seismic design levels for safety-related SSCs, but these SSCs were not damaged and maintained their functionality. The NANPS performance, in combination with other global examples, shows that nuclear power plants have been able to function safely even when earthquake ground motions exceeded the design levels of the SSCs. In this paper we describe the observed earthquake effects at the NANPS and discuss the original geologic and seismic characterization of the plant site. We also discuss the impacts of other earthquakes on the performance of various nuclear power plants, and previous and current seismic hazard and risk evaluations for U.S. nuclear power plants. JF - Special Paper - Geological Society of America AU - Li, Yong AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Manoly, Kamal A Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 DA - 2015 SP - 189 EP - 198 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 509 SN - 0072-1077, 0072-1077 KW - United States KW - seismograms KW - Mineral earthquake 2011 KW - civil engineering KW - monitoring KW - Virginia KW - damage KW - stability KW - North Anna nuclear power station KW - Louisa County Virginia KW - power plants KW - seismic response KW - safety KW - seismicity KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - epicenters KW - spectra KW - aseismic design KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1673366050?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Special+Paper+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Overview+of+performance+of+the+North+Anna+nuclear+power+station+during+the+2011+Mineral%2C+Virginia%2C+earthquake+and+continued+seismic+evaluations&rft.au=Li%2C+Yong%3BStirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BManoly%2C+Kamal+A&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=Yong&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=509&rft.issue=&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Special+Paper+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00721077&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2F2014.2509%2811%29 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 27 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - CODEN - GSAPAZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aseismic design; civil engineering; damage; earthquakes; epicenters; ground motion; Louisa County Virginia; Mineral earthquake 2011; monitoring; North Anna nuclear power station; power plants; risk assessment; safety; seismic response; seismicity; seismograms; spectra; stability; United States; Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/2014.2509(11) ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of the reliability of neutronic parameters of Ghana Research Reactor-1 control systems AN - 1669879953; PQ0001197542 AB - The Ghana Research Reactor-1 (GHARR-1) has been in operation for the past 19 years using a Micro-Computer Closed Loop System (MCCLS) and Control Console (CC) as the control systems. The two control systems were each coupled separately with a micro-fission chamber to measure the current pulses of the neutron fluxes in the core at excess reactivity of 4 mk. The MCCLS and CC meter readings at a pre-set flux of 5.0 x 10 super(11) n/cm super(2) s were 6.42 x 10 super(11) n/cm super(2) s and 5.0 x 10 super(11) n/cm super(2) s respectively. Due to ageing and obsolescence, the MCCLS and some components that control the sensitivity and the reading mechanism of the meters were replaced. One of the fission chambers was also removed and the two control systems were coupled to one fission chamber. The reliability of the neutronic parameters of the control systems was assessed after the replacement. The results showed that when the reactor is operated at different power levels of 5-30 kW using one micro-fission chamber, the pre-set neutron fluxes at the control systems is 1.6 times the neutron fluxes obtained using a flux monitor at the inner irradiation site two of the reactor. The average percentage deviations of the obtained fluxes from the pre-set values of 1.67 x 10 super(11)-1.0 x 10 super(12) n/cm super(2) s were 36.5%. This compares very well with the decrease in core excess reactivity of 36.3% of the nominal value of 4 mk, after operating the reactor at critical neutron flux of 1.0 x 10 super(9) n/cm super(2) s. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Amponsah-Abu, E O AU - Gbadago, J K AU - Akaho, E HK AU - Akoto-Bamford, S AU - Gyamfi, K AU - Asamoah, M AU - Baidoo, I K AD - National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG. 80, Legon-Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2015/01// PY - 2015 DA - Jan 2015 SP - 72 EP - 78 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 281 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Meters KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Control systems KW - Chambers KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Measuring instruments KW - Fluxes KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669879953?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+the+reliability+of+neutronic+parameters+of+Ghana+Research+Reactor-1+control+systems&rft.au=Amponsah-Abu%2C+E+O%3BGbadago%2C+J+K%3BAkaho%2C+E+HK%3BAkoto-Bamford%2C+S%3BGyamfi%2C+K%3BAsamoah%2C+M%3BBaidoo%2C+I+K&rft.aulast=Amponsah-Abu&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2015-01-01&rft.volume=281&rft.issue=&rft.spage=72&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2014.11.018 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.11.018 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Morphological characteristics in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) AN - 1566838912; 20696453 AB - Morphological characteristics were studied in several Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) isolates of seven races. Zoosporangia and sporangiophores were analysed for P. halstedii isolates. Significant morphological differences were revealed for all pathogen isolates. Mean oval proportion was 78.3 plus or minus 3.5%, mean zoosporangium size was 459.2 plus or minus 30.2 mu m super(2), mean sporangiophore length was 556.9 plus or minus 36.2 mu m and mean sporangiophore width was 10.3 plus or minus 0.9 mu m. Our results provide evidence that the morphology of pathogen do not correlate with both pathogenic and genetic variation. JF - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection AU - Sakr, Nachaat AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2014/12/14/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Dec 14 SP - 2501 EP - 2508 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 47 IS - 20 SN - 0323-5408, 0323-5408 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Helianthus annuus KW - obligate parasite KW - pathogenicity KW - sporangiophores KW - zoosporangia KW - Plant protection KW - Zoosporangia KW - Genetic diversity KW - Downy mildew KW - Pathogens KW - Plasmopara halstedii KW - Sporangiophores KW - Helianthus KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566838912?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.atitle=Morphological+characteristics+in+Plasmopara+halstedii+%28sunflower+downy+mildew%29&rft.au=Sakr%2C+Nachaat&rft.aulast=Sakr&rft.aufirst=Nachaat&rft.date=2014-12-14&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=20&rft.spage=2501&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.issn=03235408&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03235408.2014.880576 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-11 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Plant protection; Zoosporangia; Genetic diversity; Pathogens; Downy mildew; Sporangiophores; Plasmopara halstedii; Helianthus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2014.880576 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: GRAND GULF, NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, CITY OF PORT GIBSON, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. AN - 16380984; 16347 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) to renew the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), for an additional 20 years. This SEIS includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include: new nuclear generation, natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, supercritical coal-fired generation, combination alternative, and no renewal of the license (the no-action alternative). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for GGNS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. This recommendation is based on the following: the analysis and findings in NUREG1437, Volumes 1 and 2, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; the Environmental Report submitted by Entergy; consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies; the NRCs environmental review, and consideration of public comments received during the scoping process and the draft SEIS comment period. JF - EPA number: 140353, Final EIS, December 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Mississippi River KW - Mississippi KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380984?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+GRAND+GULF%2C+NUCLEAR+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CITY+OF+PORT+GIBSON%2C+CLAIBORNE+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+GRAND+GULF%2C+NUCLEAR+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CITY+OF+PORT+GIBSON%2C+CLAIBORNE+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor, Washington, DC N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Critical field of 2H-NbSe sub(2) down to 50mK AN - 1868337585; PQ0004057950 AB - Critical field of 2H-NbSe sub(2) is determined for the field perpendicular to the conducting planes down to 50 mK, by magnetoresistance measurements. It is the first time that such a measurement is extended below 1 K. Variations are almost linear down to 1 K, with a little upward curvature, and the slope of H sub( )c2(T) decreases below 1 K. The reduced critical field extrapolates to 0.9 when the temperature approaches zero, higher than the WHH upper limit of 0.69 conformably with the extension of this model for anisotropic superconductors. Angular dependence of the critical field is also determined at 5.5 K. Variations are the same as expected for a 3D-anisotrpic superconductor and the anisotropy value confirms previous results. JF - SpringerPlus AU - Nader, Adel AU - Monceau, Pierre AD - grid.459405.9, 0000000093429009, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Department of Physics, P.O Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, anader@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Springer Science & Business Media, Cham VL - 3 IS - 1 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Temperature effects KW - Anisotropy KW - Models KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1868337585?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=SpringerPlus&rft.atitle=Critical+field+of+2H-NbSe+sub%282%29+down+to+50mK&rft.au=Nader%2C+Adel%3BMonceau%2C+Pierre&rft.aulast=Nader&rft.aufirst=Adel&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=SpringerPlus&rft.issn=2193-1801&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F2193-1801-3-16 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Anisotropy; Models DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Resistivity anisotropy of the misfit layer compound (SmS) sub(1.25) TiS sub(2) AN - 1868336774; PQ0004058310 AB - Background: The misfit layer compound (SmS) sub(1.25) TiS sub(2) has a layered structure which consists on an alternating sequence of one |SmS| bi-layer adopting a NaCl distorted structure and one |TiS sub(2)| tri-layer with the Ti atoms plane sandwiched by two sulfur ones and the Ti atoms octahedrally coordinated. Stacking is along the c-axis. Each of these two subsystems has its own 3D lattice and space group, and they have a common (b*,c*) plane in the reciprocal lattice so that the a axes are parallel and of irrational ratio. The physical properties of this compound have never been investigated. Accurate resistivity anisotropy measurement down to the liquid nitrogen temperature is presented here. Findings: The in-plane resistivity shows an anomaly at 202 K, and the out-of-plane resistivity shows also anomalies at 202 and 222 K and an upward curvature between 100 and 222 K. Consequently, the resistivity anisotropy shows peculiarities; mainly an important jump at 222 K. This behavior is discussed in the framework of a possible magnetic ordering and/or anisotropic lattices distortions. Although, the role of this work is to draw the attention to these features and further investigations to confirm these results would be of interest. Conclusion: Further investigations are needed, mainly magnetic and crystallographic in function of temperature in order to conclude definitely whether there is any phase transition or not. JF - SpringerPlus AU - Nader, Adel AD - grid.459405.9, 0000000093429009, Department of Physics, Atomic Energy commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, pscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Springer Science & Business Media, Cham VL - 3 IS - 1 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Temperature effects KW - Sulfur KW - Anisotropy KW - Stacking KW - Phase transition KW - Sodium chloride KW - Nitrogen KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1868336774?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=SpringerPlus&rft.atitle=Resistivity+anisotropy+of+the+misfit+layer+compound+%28SmS%29+sub%281.25%29+TiS+sub%282%29&rft.au=Nader%2C+Adel&rft.aulast=Nader&rft.aufirst=Adel&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=SpringerPlus&rft.issn=2193-1801&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F2193-1801-3-472 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2017-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Last updated - 2017-02-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sulfur; Temperature effects; Anisotropy; Stacking; Phase transition; Sodium chloride; Nitrogen DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-472 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A late Miocene-early Pliocene biogenic silica crash in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal AN - 1840618226; 2016-097441 AB - Variations in the mass accumulation rate of biogenic silica (BSi) in continental margin sediments can be used to reconstruct relative changes in productivity through time in these settings. In the northern Bay of Bengal a lack of long sedimentary records has historically precluded this type of reconstruction. The acquisition of 21 new long sedimentary records during the 2006 Indian National Gas Hydrate Program (NGHP) Expedition-01 has made it possible for the first time to reconstruct paleoproductivity in this important region of the world that is dominated by intense changes in the geological and biological fluxes largely driven by tectonic and climate related mechanisms. In the research presented here, fluctuations in the mass accumulation rate of biogenic opal during the past approximately 9.4 Myrs are reconstructed using continental margin sediment cores from the Andaman Sea (Site NGHP-01-17A) and the northern Bay of Bengal (Site NGHP-01-19). Within these records, a biogenic silica crash is recorded at approximately 6 Ma and is consistent with previous geotectonic, geochemical and paleontological studies of the southern Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean that suggest connectivity, and thus exchange of nutrient-rich water masses, between the eastern tropical Indian Ocean and western tropical Pacific Ocean was diminished as a result of the tectonic restriction of the northerly sector of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF). The biogenic silica crash at Sites 17 and 19 is consistent with a decrease in surface water productivity that may have been driven by the reduction of nutrient-rich Pacific waters delivered to the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal via the northerly route of the ITF. Following the BSi crash at approximately 6 Ma, subsequent recovery of the BSi mass accumulation rates at Sites 17 and 19 occurred and was perhaps renewed by an enhanced supply of nutrient-rich freshwater from the nearby Irrawaddy and Mahanadi Rivers, which could have occurred during a documented increase in the intensity of the Indian monsoon at approximately 5 Ma. Although recovery is noted at both core locations, biogenic silica mass accumulation rates did not fully recover in the Andaman Sea. This could be explained by the restricted nature of the Andaman basin and its more distal location from a major source of nutrient-rich freshwater. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Cawthern, Thomas AU - Johnson, Joel E AU - Giosan, Liviu AU - Flores, J A AU - Rose, K AU - Solomon, Evan A Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 490 EP - 501 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - lithostratigraphy KW - Andaman Sea KW - paleo-oceanography KW - algae KW - cores KW - Foraminifera KW - Cenozoic KW - marine sediments KW - Indian Ocean KW - diatoms KW - silica KW - sediments KW - Invertebrata KW - productivity KW - Plantae KW - Protista KW - biostratigraphy KW - Miocene KW - Tertiary KW - biogenic processes KW - Bay of Bengal KW - lower Pliocene KW - Neogene KW - nannofossils KW - Pliocene KW - upper Miocene KW - microfossils KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840618226?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=A+late+Miocene-early+Pliocene+biogenic+silica+crash+in+the+Andaman+Sea+and+Bay+of+Bengal&rft.au=Cawthern%2C+Thomas%3BJohnson%2C+Joel+E%3BGiosan%2C+Liviu%3BFlores%2C+J+A%3BRose%2C+K%3BSolomon%2C+Evan+A&rft.aulast=Cawthern&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=490&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.07.026 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 92 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algae; Andaman Sea; Bay of Bengal; biogenic processes; biostratigraphy; Cenozoic; cores; diatoms; Foraminifera; Indian Ocean; Invertebrata; lithostratigraphy; lower Pliocene; marine sediments; microfossils; Miocene; nannofossils; Neogene; paleo-oceanography; Plantae; Pliocene; productivity; Protista; sediments; silica; Tertiary; upper Miocene DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.07.026 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic implications of gas hydrates in the offshore of India; Krishna-Godavari Basin, Mahanadi Basin, Andaman Sea, Kerala-Konkan Basin AN - 1840618176; 2016-097415 AB - Gas hydrate resource assessments that indicate enormous global volumes of gas present within hydrate accumulations have been one of the primary driving forces behind the growing interest in gas hydrates. Gas hydrate volumetric estimates in recent years have focused on documenting the geologic parameters in the "gas hydrate petroleum system" that control the occurrence of gas hydrates in nature. The primary goals of this report are to review our present understanding of the geologic controls on the occurrence of gas hydrate in the offshore of India and to document the application of the petroleum system approach to the study of gas hydrates. National Gas Hydrate Program of India executed the National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 (NGHP-01) in 2006 in four areas located on the eastern and western margins of the Indian Peninsula and in the Andaman Sea. These areas have experienced very different tectonic and depositional histories. The peninsular margins are passive continental margins resulting from a series of rifting episodes during the breakup and dispersion of Gondwanaland to form the present Indian Ocean. The Andaman Sea is bounded on its western side by a convergent margin where the Indian plate lithosphere is being subducted beneath southeast Asia. NGHP-01 drilled, logged, and/or cored 15 sites (31 holes) in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, 4 sites (5 holes) in the Mahanadi Basin, 1 site (2 holes) in the Andaman Sea, and 1 site (1 hole) in the Kerala-Konkan Basin. Holes were drilled using standard drilling methods for the purpose of logging-while-drilling and dedicated wireline logging; as well as through the use of a variety of standard coring systems and specialized pressure coring systems. NGHP-01 yielded evidence of gas hydrate from downhole log and core data obtained from all the sites in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, the Mahanadi Basin, and in the Andaman Sea. The site drilled in the Kerala-Konkan Basin during NGHP-01 did not yield any evidence of gas hydrate. Most of the downhole log-inferred gas hydrate and core-recovered gas hydrate were characterized as either fracture-filling in clay-dominated sediments or as pore-filling or grain-displacement particles disseminated in both fine- and coarse-grained sediments. Geochemical analyses of gases obtained from sediment cores recovered during NGHP-01 indicated that the gas in most all of the hydrates in the offshore of India is derived from microbial sources; only one site in the Andaman Sea exhibited limited evidence of a thermogenic gas source. The gas hydrate petroleum system concept has been used to effectively characterize the geologic controls on the occurrence of gas hydrates in the offshore of India. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Kumar, Pushpendra AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Boswell, Ray M AU - Cochran, James R AU - Lall, Malcolm AU - Mazumdar, Aninda AU - Ramana, Mangipudi Venkata AU - Ramprasad, Tammisetti AU - Riedel, Michael AU - Sain, Kalachand AU - Sathe, Arun Vasant AU - Vishwanath, Krishna AU - Yadav, U S Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 29 EP - 98 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - seismic stratigraphy KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - offshore KW - natural gas KW - Andaman Sea KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - cores KW - India KW - marine sediments KW - Kerala-Konkan Basin KW - Indian Ocean KW - Indian Peninsula KW - eastern India KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - Asia KW - seismic profiles KW - methane KW - well logs KW - geophysical methods KW - alkanes KW - seismic methods KW - organic compounds KW - boreholes KW - Bay of Bengal KW - expeditions KW - marine drilling KW - hydrocarbons KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - Mahananadi Basin KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840618176?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Geologic+implications+of+gas+hydrates+in+the+offshore+of+India%3B+Krishna-Godavari+Basin%2C+Mahanadi+Basin%2C+Andaman+Sea%2C+Kerala-Konkan+Basin&rft.au=Kumar%2C+Pushpendra%3BCollett%2C+Timothy+S%3BBoswell%2C+Ray+M%3BCochran%2C+James+R%3BLall%2C+Malcolm%3BMazumdar%2C+Aninda%3BRamana%2C+Mangipudi+Venkata%3BRamprasad%2C+Tammisetti%3BRiedel%2C+Michael%3BSain%2C+Kalachand%3BSathe%2C+Arun+Vasant%3BVishwanath%2C+Krishna%3BYadav%2C+U+S&rft.aulast=Kumar&rft.aufirst=Pushpendra&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=29&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.07.031 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 48 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 2 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; Andaman Sea; Asia; Bay of Bengal; boreholes; cores; drilling; eastern India; expeditions; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; hydrocarbons; India; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; Kerala-Konkan Basin; Krishna-Godavari Basin; Mahananadi Basin; marine drilling; marine sediments; methane; natural gas; offshore; organic compounds; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; seismic stratigraphy; surveys; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.07.031 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Composition and origin of authigenic carbonates in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, eastern continental margin of India AN - 1840618161; 2016-097438 AB - The mineralogical and stable isotopic composition of authigenic carbonates from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) and Mahanadi Basin provide a deeper insight into the processes inducing carbonate formation in the sediments of the eastern continental margin of India in the Bay of Bengal. Authigenic carbonate cements, (micro) nodules, bioturbation casts and tubes from 12 core locations drilled during the Indian National Gas Hydrate Program (NGHP) Expedition 01 were investigated for this study. Three main processes responsible for authigenic carbonate precipitation are identified: organoclastic sulfate reduction, anaerobic oxidation of methane and methanogenesis. Evidence of vigorous methane seepage is indicated in carbonates recovered at Sites 7, 10, 12 (KG Basin) and 19 (Mahanadi Basin). These methane-derived carbonates display typical paragenetic carbonate mineralogies (aragonite, high-Mg calcite with >15 Mol% MgCO (sub 3) , Ca-rich dolomite). Two separate horizons of methane derived-carbonates are correlated between 4 drill holes (up to approximately 16 km apart). The upper horizon has been dated with (super 14) C (40,100-51,600 a BP 1950) and clearly indicates that methane seepage has been much more vigorous in the past, possibly due to the effect of lower sea level on the gas hydrate stability zone across the margin. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Teichert, Barbara M A AU - Johnson, Joel E AU - Solomon, Evan A AU - Giosan, Liviu AU - Rose, K AU - Kocherla, M AU - Connolly, E C AU - Torres, Marta E Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 438 EP - 460 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - authigenic minerals KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - Holocene KW - stable isotopes KW - seepage KW - cores KW - India KW - Foraminifera KW - dolomite KW - Cenozoic KW - marine sediments KW - radioactive isotopes KW - Indian Ocean KW - Indian Peninsula KW - eastern India KW - carbon KW - sediments KW - chemostratigraphy KW - absolute age KW - Invertebrata KW - Mollusca KW - Mahanadi Basin KW - Asia KW - Protista KW - methane KW - Quaternary KW - aragonite KW - isotope ratios KW - oxidation KW - C-13/C-12 KW - O-18/O-16 KW - alkanes KW - calcite KW - organic compounds KW - boreholes KW - Bay of Bengal KW - hydrocarbons KW - C-14 KW - carbonates KW - microfossils KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 03:Geochronology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840618161?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Composition+and+origin+of+authigenic+carbonates+in+the+Krishna-Godavari+and+Mahanadi+Basins%2C+eastern+continental+margin+of+India&rft.au=Teichert%2C+Barbara+M+A%3BJohnson%2C+Joel+E%3BSolomon%2C+Evan+A%3BGiosan%2C+Liviu%3BRose%2C+K%3BKocherla%2C+M%3BConnolly%2C+E+C%3BTorres%2C+Marta+E&rft.aulast=Teichert&rft.aufirst=Barbara+M&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=438&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.08.023 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absolute age; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; aragonite; Asia; authigenic minerals; Bay of Bengal; boreholes; C-13/C-12; C-14; calcite; carbon; carbonates; Cenozoic; chemostratigraphy; cores; dolomite; eastern India; Foraminifera; Holocene; hydrocarbons; India; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; Invertebrata; isotope ratios; isotopes; Krishna-Godavari Basin; Mahanadi Basin; marine sediments; methane; microfossils; Mollusca; O-18/O-16; organic compounds; oxidation; oxygen; Protista; Quaternary; radioactive isotopes; sediments; seepage; stable isotopes DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.08.023 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of total organic carbon deposition on the inventory of gas hydrate in the Indian continental margins AN - 1840618046; 2016-097436 AB - Total organic carbon (TOC) content of marine sediments represents residual carbon, originally derived from terrestrial and marine sources, which has survived seafloor and shallow subseafloor diagenesis. Ultimately, its preservation below the sulfate reduction zone in marine sediments drives methanogenesis. Within the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ), methane production along continental margins can supersaturate pore fluids and lead to the formation of gas hydrate. In this paper we examine the inventory and sources of TOC in sediments collected from four regions within the GHSZ along the Indian continental margins. The recovered sediments vary in age from Oligocene to recent. Mean TOC abundance is greatest in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) Basin and decreases progressively to the Mahanadi basin, Andaman wedge, and Kerala-Konkan (K-K) Basin. This decrease in TOC is matched by a progressive increase in biogenic CaCO (sub 3) and increasing distance from terrestrial sources of organic matter and lithogenic materials. Organic carbon sources inferred from C/N and delta (super 13) C (sub TOC) range from terrestrial (K-G Basin) to mixed marine and terrestrial (Mahanadi Basin), to marine dominant (Andaman wedge and K-K Basin). In the K-G Basin, variation in the bulk delta (super 13) C (sub TOC) is consistent with changes in C (sub 3) and C (sub 4) vegetation driven by monsoon variability on glacial-interglacial timescales, whereas in the Mahanadi Basin a shift in the delta (super 13) C (sub TOC) likely reflects the onset of C (sub 4) plant deposition in the Late Miocene. A large shift the delta (super 13) C (sub TOC) in the K-K basin is consistent with a change from C (sub 3) to C (sub 4) dominated plants during the middle Miocene. We observe a close relationship between TOC content and gas hydrate saturation, but consider the role of sedimentation rates on the preservation of TOC in the zone of methanogenesis and advective flow of methane from depth. Although TOC contents are sufficient for in situ methanogenesis at all the sites where gas hydrates were observed or inferred from proxy data, seismic, borehole log, pressure core, and gas composition data coupled with relatively high observed gas hydrate saturations suggest that advective gas transport may also play a role in the saturation of methane and the formation of gas hydrates in these regions. Although TOC content may be a first order indicator for gas hydrate potential, the structural and stratigraphic geologic environment along a margin will most likely dictate where the greatest gas hydrate saturations will occur. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Johnson, Joel E AU - Phillips, Stephen C AU - Torres, Marta E AU - Pinero, Elena AU - Rose, Kelly K AU - Giosan, Liviu Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 406 EP - 424 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - gas hydrates KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - Andaman Sea KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - petroleum KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - stable isotopes KW - cores KW - nitrogen KW - India KW - marine sediments KW - Indian Ocean KW - Indian Peninsula KW - total organic carbon KW - carbon KW - sediments KW - calcium carbonate KW - Mahanadi Basin KW - Asia KW - geochemistry KW - continental margin KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - Kerala Konkan Basin KW - organic compounds KW - boreholes KW - Bay of Bengal KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840618046?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Influence+of+total+organic+carbon+deposition+on+the+inventory+of+gas+hydrate+in+the+Indian+continental+margins&rft.au=Johnson%2C+Joel+E%3BPhillips%2C+Stephen+C%3BTorres%2C+Marta+E%3BPinero%2C+Elena%3BRose%2C+Kelly+K%3BGiosan%2C+Liviu&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Joel&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=406&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.08.021 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 117 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Andaman Sea; Asia; Bay of Bengal; boreholes; C-13/C-12; calcium carbonate; carbon; continental margin; cores; gas hydrates; geochemistry; India; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; isotope ratios; isotopes; Kerala Konkan Basin; Krishna-Godavari Basin; Mahanadi Basin; marine sediments; natural gas; nitrogen; organic compounds; petroleum; sediments; stable isotopes; total organic carbon DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.08.021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic implications of gas hydrates in the offshore of India; results of the National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 AN - 1840617875; 2016-097414 AB - The Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 01 (NGHP-01) is designed to study the occurrence of gas hydrate along the passive continental margin of the Indian Peninsula and in the Andaman convergent margin, with special emphasis on understanding the geologic and geochemical controls on the occurrence of gas hydrate in these two diverse settings. The NGHP-01 expedition established the presence of gas hydrates in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, and the Andaman Sea. The expedition discovered in the Krishna-Godavari Basin one of the thickest gas hydrate accumulations ever documented, in the Andaman Sea one of the thickest and deepest gas hydrate stability zones in the world, and established the existence of a fully developed gas hydrate petroleum system in all three basins. The primary goal of NGHP-01 was to conduct scientific ocean drilling/coring, logging, and analytical activities to assess the geologic occurrence, regional context, and characteristics of gas hydrate deposits along the continental margins of India. This was done in order to meet the long-term goal of exploiting gas hydrate as a potential energy resource in a cost effective and safe manner. During its 113.5-day voyage, the D/V JOIDES Resolution cored and/or drilled 39 holes at 21 sites (1 site in Kerala-Konkan, 15 sites in Krishna-Godavari, 4 sites in Mahanadi, and 1 site in the Andaman deep offshore area), penetrated more than 9250 m of sedimentary section, and recovered nearly 2850 m of core. Twelve holes were logged with logging-while-drilling (LWD) tools and an additional 13 holes were wireline logged. The science team utilized extensive on-board laboratory facilities to examine and prepare preliminary reports on the physical properties, geochemistry, and sedimentology of all the data collected prior to the end of the expedition. Samples were also analyzed in additional post-expedition shore-based studies conducted in leading laboratories around the world. One of the specific objectives of this expedition was to test gas hydrate formation models and constrain model parameters, especially those that account for the formation of concentrated gas hydrate accumulations. The necessary data for characterizing the occurrence of in situ gas hydrate, such as interstitial water chlorinities, core-derived gas chemistry, physical and sedimentological properties, thermal images of the recovered cores, and downhole measured logging data (LWD and/or conventional wireline log data), were obtained from most of the drill sites established during NGHP-01. Almost all of the drill sites yielded evidence for the occurrence of gas hydrate; however, the inferred in situ concentration of gas hydrate varied substantially from site to site. For the most part, the interpretation of downhole logging data, core thermal images, interstitial water analyses, and pressure core images from the sites drilled during NGHP-01 indicate that the occurrence of concentrated gas hydrate is mostly associated with the presence of fractures in the sediments, and in some limited cases, by coarser grained (mostly sand-rich) sediments. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Boswell, Ray M AU - Cochran, James R AU - Kumar, Pushpendra AU - Lall, Malcolm AU - Mazumdar, Aninda AU - Ramana, Mangipudi Venkata AU - Ramprasad, Tammisetti AU - Riedel, Michael AU - Sain, Kalachand AU - Sathe, Arun Vasant AU - Vishwanath, Krishna Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 3 EP - 28 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - gas hydrates KW - offshore KW - natural gas KW - Andaman Sea KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - petroleum KW - Mahanandi Basin KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - cores KW - India KW - marine sediments KW - Kerala-Konkan Basin KW - Indian Ocean KW - Indian Peninsula KW - eastern India KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - Asia KW - continental margin KW - well logs KW - boreholes KW - Bay of Bengal KW - expeditions KW - marine drilling KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840617875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Geologic+implications+of+gas+hydrates+in+the+offshore+of+India%3B+results+of+the+National+Gas+Hydrate+Program+Expedition+01&rft.au=Collett%2C+Timothy+S%3BBoswell%2C+Ray+M%3BCochran%2C+James+R%3BKumar%2C+Pushpendra%3BLall%2C+Malcolm%3BMazumdar%2C+Aninda%3BRamana%2C+Mangipudi+Venkata%3BRamprasad%2C+Tammisetti%3BRiedel%2C+Michael%3BSain%2C+Kalachand%3BSathe%2C+Arun+Vasant%3BVishwanath%2C+Krishna&rft.aulast=Collett&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.07.021 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 58 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Andaman Sea; Asia; Bay of Bengal; boreholes; continental margin; cores; drilling; eastern India; expeditions; gas hydrates; India; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; Kerala-Konkan Basin; Krishna-Godavari Basin; Mahanandi Basin; marine drilling; marine sediments; natural gas; offshore; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sediments; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.07.021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sampling disturbance in hydrate-bearing sediment pressure cores; NGHP-01 Expedition, Krishna-Godavari Basin example AN - 1840616167; 2016-097420 AB - Sampling natural sediments causes unavoidable disturbance as recovered sediments experience changes in stress and strain during drilling, core recovery, transportation, handling, and early stages of testing. In hydrate-bearing sediments, the potential for sampling disturbance may be aggravated, since pressure and temperature changes can lead to hydrate dissociation and gas exsolution. Pressure core technology attempts to recover and characterize hydrate-bearing sediments while preserving them under in situ pressure and temperature conditions, which is an essential requirement to assess the mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological properties of natural hydrate-bearing sediments. Previous studies on near-surface sampling effects are extended in this study to evaluate additional sampling disturbances relevant to hydrate-bearing sediments: (1) hydrate dissociation due to mechanical extension, (2) negative pore pressure generation during unloading (Mandel-Cryer effect), (3) secondary hydrate formation, (4) changes in hydrate mass as a function of changes in pressure and temperature within the stability field, (5) hydrate anomalous preservation and its benefits for pressure core handling and testing, and (6) relaxation/aging following sampling. Results provide valuable insight to sampler design, coring and operation procedures, high pressure chamber design, and pressure core testing techniques. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Dai, Sheng AU - Santamarina, J Carlos Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 178 EP - 186 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - continental margin KW - gas hydrates KW - offshore KW - natural gas KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - stability KW - petroleum KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - cores KW - India KW - marine sediments KW - Indian Ocean KW - Bay of Bengal KW - sampling KW - Indian Peninsula KW - eastern India KW - sediments KW - exsolution KW - Asia KW - preservation KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840616167?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Sampling+disturbance+in+hydrate-bearing+sediment+pressure+cores%3B+NGHP-01+Expedition%2C+Krishna-Godavari+Basin+example&rft.au=Dai%2C+Sheng%3BSantamarina%2C+J+Carlos&rft.aulast=Dai&rft.aufirst=Sheng&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=178&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.07.013 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 74 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Bay of Bengal; continental margin; cores; eastern India; exsolution; gas hydrates; India; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; Krishna-Godavari Basin; marine sediments; natural gas; offshore; petroleum; preservation; sampling; sediments; stability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.07.013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Anomalous porosity preservation and preferential accumulation of gas hydrate in the Andaman accretionary wedge, NGHP-01 Site 17A AN - 1840615684; 2016-097416 AB - In addition to well established properties that control the presence or absence of the hydrate stability zone, such as pressure, temperature, and salinity, additional parameters appear to influence the concentration of gas hydrate in host sediments. The stratigraphic record at Site 17A in the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean, illustrates the need to better understand the role pore-scale phenomena play in the distribution and presence of marine gas hydrates in a variety of subsurface settings. In this paper we integrate field-generated datasets with newly acquired sedimentology, physical property, imaging and geochemical data with mineral saturation and ion activity products of key mineral phases such as amorphous silica and calcite, to document the presence and nature of secondary precipitates that contributed to anomalous porosity preservation at Site 17A in the Andaman Sea. This study demonstrates the importance of grain-scale subsurface heterogeneities in controlling the occurrence and distribution of concentrated gas hydrate accumulations in marine sediments, and document the importance that increased permeability and enhanced porosity play in supporting gas concentrations sufficient to support gas hydrate formation. The grain scale relationships between porosity, permeability, and gas hydrate saturation documented at Site 17A likely offer insights into what may control the occurrence and distribution of gas hydrate in other sedimentary settings. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Rose, Kelly K AU - Johnson, Joel E AU - Torres, Marta E AU - Hong, Wei-Li AU - Giosan, Liviu AU - Solomon, Evan A AU - Kastner, Miriam AU - Cawthern, Thomas AU - Long, Philip E AU - Todd Schaef, H Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 99 EP - 116 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - calcium KW - petroleum exploration KW - lithostratigraphy KW - magnesium KW - gas hydrates KW - offshore KW - natural gas KW - Andaman Sea KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - Indian National Gas Hydrate Program KW - cores KW - size distribution KW - marine sediments KW - infrared methods KW - Indian Ocean KW - silica KW - sediments KW - geochemistry KW - alkaline earth metals KW - methane KW - grain size KW - geophysical methods KW - electron microscopy data KW - alkanes KW - hydrochemistry KW - porosity KW - physical properties KW - organic compounds KW - boreholes KW - metals KW - hydrocarbons KW - accretionary wedges KW - carbonates KW - SEM data KW - pore water KW - permeability KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840615684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Anomalous+porosity+preservation+and+preferential+accumulation+of+gas+hydrate+in+the+Andaman+accretionary+wedge%2C+NGHP-01+Site+17A&rft.au=Rose%2C+Kelly+K%3BJohnson%2C+Joel+E%3BTorres%2C+Marta+E%3BHong%2C+Wei-Li%3BGiosan%2C+Liviu%3BSolomon%2C+Evan+A%3BKastner%2C+Miriam%3BCawthern%2C+Thomas%3BLong%2C+Philip+E%3BTodd+Schaef%2C+H&rft.aulast=Rose&rft.aufirst=Kelly&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=99&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.04.009 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 78 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accretionary wedges; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkaline earth metals; alkanes; Andaman Sea; boreholes; calcium; carbonates; cores; electron microscopy data; gas hydrates; geochemistry; geophysical methods; grain size; hydrocarbons; hydrochemistry; Indian National Gas Hydrate Program; Indian Ocean; infrared methods; lithostratigraphy; magnesium; marine sediments; metals; methane; natural gas; offshore; organic compounds; permeability; petroleum; petroleum exploration; physical properties; pore water; porosity; sediments; SEM data; silica; size distribution DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.04.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-timescale variation in bulk and clay mineral composition of Indian continental margin sediments in the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and Andaman Sea AN - 1840615650; 2016-097417 AB - This study documents X-ray diffraction results from bulk powders and oriented clay-size aggregates using samples from sites drilled and cored during the Indian National Gas Hydrate Expedition 01 (NGHP01). These sites are located in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, Mahanadi Basin, and Andaman accretionary wedge of the Bay of Bengal, and the Kerala-Konkan Basin of the Arabian Sea. Calcite is more abundant at the pelagic sites of the Andaman Sea and Kerala-Konkan Basin, which is consistent with previous studies of biological productivity and dilution by lithogenous influx. Hemipelagic sediments in the Krishna-Godavari Basin and Mahanadi Basin are comprised primarily of smectite-rich and illite-rich clay mineral assemblages, respectively. We attribute those contrasts to differences in detrital sources between the Deccan basalts (smectite sources) and Precambrian rocks of the Eastern Ghats Belt; those sources remained consistent over the entire history of sedimentation (0-9 Ma). Higher quartz content in the Mahanadi Basin and higher feldspar content at the Krishna-Godavari Basin reinforce these interpretations of detrital provenance. Smectite is the most abundant clay mineral in the Andaman Sea sediments likely due to weathering of volcanic sources along the Sunda Arc. Strata from the Kerala-Konkan Basin show a shift at 23 Ma from a smectite-kaolinite clay mineral assemblage to an increasingly illite-rich assemblage. We also see steady decreases in kaolinite and increases in chlorite and quartz over the 30-Myr record, which indicates increasing influences of material derived from physical weathering. The higher abundance of fully hydrated smectite in the Krishna-Godavari Basin may play a minor role in gas hydrate formation by sustaining higher permeabilities at any given value of mudstone porosity or void ratio. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Phillips, Stephen C AU - Johnson, Joel E AU - Underwood, Michael B AU - Guo, Junhua AU - Giosan, Liviu AU - Rose, Kelly K Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 117 EP - 138 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 58 IS - Part A SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - silicates KW - lithostratigraphy KW - gas hydrates KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - Andaman Sea KW - Krishna-Godavari Basin KW - Mahanandi Basin KW - cores KW - India KW - Cenozoic KW - spatial distribution KW - marine sediments KW - Kerala-Konkan Basin KW - mineral composition KW - Indian Ocean KW - Indian Peninsula KW - eastern India KW - sediments KW - Asia KW - continental margin KW - Quaternary KW - Arabian Sea KW - clay minerals KW - Tertiary KW - Bay of Bengal KW - Pleistocene KW - sheet silicates KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1840615650?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Long-timescale+variation+in+bulk+and+clay+mineral+composition+of+Indian+continental+margin+sediments+in+the+Bay+of+Bengal%2C+Arabian+Sea%2C+and+Andaman+Sea&rft.au=Phillips%2C+Stephen+C%3BJohnson%2C+Joel+E%3BUnderwood%2C+Michael+B%3BGuo%2C+Junhua%3BGiosan%2C+Liviu%3BRose%2C+Kelly+K&rft.aulast=Phillips&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=Part+A&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2014.06.018 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 140 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Andaman Sea; Arabian Sea; Asia; Bay of Bengal; Cenozoic; clay minerals; continental margin; cores; eastern India; gas hydrates; India; Indian Ocean; Indian Peninsula; Kerala-Konkan Basin; Krishna-Godavari Basin; lithostratigraphy; Mahanandi Basin; marine sediments; mineral composition; Pleistocene; Quaternary; sediments; sheet silicates; silicates; spatial distribution; Tertiary; X-ray diffraction data DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.06.018 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preliminary ground motion prediction equations for the Central and Eastern United States AN - 1769967853; 2016-018323 AB - At the current stage I used the database created under the Next Generation Attenuations (NGA-East) project by Cramer et al. (2013). In contrast to the active tectonic environment in the Western US (WUS) the strong motion record database for the stable continental environment in the Central and Eastern US (CEUS) is not sufficient to create purely empirical ground motion prediction equations (GMPE) covering required for the PSHA magnitude (4.5 Cu > Ni > Cr > Pb > Mn > Fe > Ti. Current study indicates low potential mobility and pollution risk to groundwater due to overall low metal concentration in pore water and high portion of metals attached with sediment as Fe-Mn oxide bound. More over under strong reducing condition considerable amount of metals will release and pollute groundwater. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Hossain, S AU - Hachinohe, S AU - Ishiyama, T AU - Hamamoto, H AU - Oguchi, C T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract H11A EP - 0843 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765876890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Vertical+variation+of+potential+mobility+of+heavy+metal+in+sediment+to+groundwater+of+the+Kanto+Plain%2C+Japan&rft.au=Hossain%2C+S%3BHachinohe%2C+S%3BIshiyama%2C+T%3BHamamoto%2C+H%3BOguchi%2C+C+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Hossain&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=2014&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The POLENET-ANET integrated GPS and seismology approach to understanding glacial isostatic adjustment and ice mass change in Antarctica AN - 1734269897; 2015-108816 AB - The POLENET-ANET project is simultaneously resolving crustal motions, measured by GPS, and earth structure and rheological properties, mapped by seismology. Measured vertical and horizontal crustal motion patterns are not explained by extant glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) models. These models have ice histories dominated by ice loss following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and rely on 1D earth models, with rheological properties varying only radially. Seismological results from POLENET-ANET are revealing significant complexity in lateral variation in earth properties. For example, crustal thickness variations occur not only across the East-West Antarctic boundary, but also between crustal blocks within West Antarctica. Modeling of mantle viscosity based on shear wave velocities shows a sharp lateral gradient from high-to-low viscosity in the Ross Embayment, a much more gradual gradient in the Weddell Embayment, and very low viscosities below Marie Byrd Land and the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE). Remarkable vertical and horizontal bedrock crustal motion velocity magnitudes, directions and patterns correlate spatially, in many aspects, with earth property variations mapped by seismology. Within the ASE, extremely high upward velocities are flanked by subsiding regions - neither predicted by GIA models. Given the thin crust and low mantle viscosity, it is likely that this is not an LGM signal, which would have already relaxed, and uplift due to the elastic response to modern ice mass change clearly is important. Along the East-West Antarctic boundary in the Ross Embayment, GIA-induced horizontal crustal motions are toward, rather than away from, the principal ice load center, correlating spatially with the strong lateral gradient in crustal thickness and mantle viscosity. In the Weddell Embayment region, where crustal thickness is intermediate between East and West Antarctica and mantle viscosity values are moderate, crustal motions show the best match with predictions of GIA models. It is clear that lateral variations in earth properties fundamentally control the isostatic response to ice mass changes in Antarctica. Ongoing, integrated seismic-GPS studies are critical to developing the next generation of GIA models. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Wilson, T J AU - Bevis, M G AU - Konfal, S A AU - Barletta, V R AU - Aster, R C AU - Chaput, J A AU - Heeszel, D AU - Wiens, D A AU - Lloyd, A J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract G51A EP - 0341 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734269897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=The+POLENET-ANET+integrated+GPS+and+seismology+approach+to+understanding+glacial+isostatic+adjustment+and+ice+mass+change+in+Antarctica&rft.au=Wilson%2C+T+J%3BBevis%2C+M+G%3BKonfal%2C+S+A%3BBarletta%2C+V+R%3BAster%2C+R+C%3BChaput%2C+J+A%3BHeeszel%2C+D%3BWiens%2C+D+A%3BLloyd%2C+A+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=2014&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - GPS measurements of crustal motion indicate 3D GIA models are needed to understand Antarctic ice mass change AN - 1734263998; 2015-108817 AB - Continuous GPS measurements of bedrock crustal motions in response to GIA in Antarctica have been acquired by the Antarctic Network (ANET) component of the Polar Earth Observing Network (POLENET). Patterns of vertical crustal displacements are commonly considered the key fingerprints of GIA, with maximum uplift marking the position of former ice load centers. However, efforts to develop more realistic 3D earth models have shown that the horizontal motion pattern is a more important signature of GIA on a laterally varying earth. Here we provide the first measurements substantiating predictions of a reversal of horizontal motions across an extreme gradient in crustal thickness and mantle viscosity crossing Antarctica. GPS results document motion toward, rather than away from the sites of major ice mass loss in West Antarctica. When compared in a common reference frame, observed crustal motions are not in agreement with predictions from models of GIA. A gradient in crustal velocities, faster toward West Antarctica, is spatially coincident with the rheological boundary mapped from seismic tomographic results. This suggests that horizontal crustal motions are strongly influenced by laterally-varying earth properties, and demonstrates that only 3D earth models can produce reliable predictions of GIA for Antarctica. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Konfal, S A AU - Wilson, T J AU - Bevis, M G AU - Kendrick, E C AU - Dalziel, I W D AU - Smalley, R, Jr AU - Willis, M J AU - Heeszel, D AU - Wiens, D A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract G51A EP - 0342 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734263998?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=GPS+measurements+of+crustal+motion+indicate+3D+GIA+models+are+needed+to+understand+Antarctic+ice+mass+change&rft.au=Konfal%2C+S+A%3BWilson%2C+T+J%3BBevis%2C+M+G%3BKendrick%2C+E+C%3BDalziel%2C+I+W+D%3BSmalley%2C+R%2C+Jr%3BWillis%2C+M+J%3BHeeszel%2C+D%3BWiens%2C+D+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Konfal&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=2014&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radon and radium in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, and what they reveal about gas exchange in the sea ice zone AN - 1718054103; 2015-095642 AB - The polar sea ice zones are regions of high primary productivity and interior water mass formation. Consequently, the seasonal sea ice cycle appears important to both the solubility and biological carbon pumps. To estimate net CO2 transfer in the sea ice zone, we require accurate estimates of the air-sea gas transfer velocity. In the open ocean, the gas transfer velocity is driven by wind, waves and bubbles - all of which are strongly altered by the presence of sea ice, making it difficult to translate open ocean estimates of gas transfer to the ice zone. In this study, we present profiles of 222Rn and 226Ra throughout the mixed-layer and euphotic zone. Profiles were collected spanning a range of sea ice cover conditions from 40 to 100%. The profiles of Rn/Ra can be used to estimate the gas transfer velocity, but the 3.8 day half-life of 222Rn implies that mixed layer radon will have a memory of the past approximately 20 days of gas exchange forcing, which may include a range of sea ice cover conditions. Here, we compare individual estimates of the gas transfer velocity to the turbulent forcing conditions constrained from shipboard and regional reanalysis data to more appropriately capture the time history upper ocean Rn/Ra. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Loose, Brice AU - Kelly, R P AU - Bigdeli, Arash AU - Moran, S B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - Abstract C11A EP - 0352 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2014 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1718054103?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Radon+and+radium+in+the+ice-covered+Arctic+Ocean%2C+and+what+they+reveal+about+gas+exchange+in+the+sea+ice+zone&rft.au=Loose%2C+Brice%3BKelly%2C+R+P%3BBigdeli%2C+Arash%3BMoran%2C+S+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Loose&rft.aufirst=Brice&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=2014&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2014 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-01 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - International benchmark study of advanced thermal hydraulic safety analysis codes against measurements on IEA-R1 research reactor AN - 1669875984; PQ0001118171 AB - In the framework of the IAEA Coordination Research Project on "Innovative methods in research reactor analysis: Benchmark against experimental data on neutronics and thermal hydraulic computational methods and tools for operation and safety analysis of research reactors" the Brazilian research reactor IEA-R1 has been selected as reference facility to perform benchmark calculations for a set of thermal hydraulic codes being widely used by international teams in the field of research reactor (RR) deterministic safety analysis. The benchmark calculations were performed independently by the participating teams using different thermal hydraulic and safety analysis codes that comprise of CATHARE, RELAP5, MERSAT and PARET. The code RELAP5 was used independently by four of the participating teams and therefore the user effect and its impact on the code results can be characterized. The benchmark results demonstrate that most of the codes have the capability to correctly predict the SS case. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Hainoun, A AU - Doval, A AU - Umbehaun, P AU - Chatzidakis, S AU - Ghazi, N AU - Park, S AU - Mladin, M AU - Shokr, A AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Nuclear Engineering Department, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic pscientific2@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - Dec 2014 SP - 233 EP - 250 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 280 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Hydraulics KW - Computational fluid dynamics KW - Nuclear safety KW - Benchmarking KW - Fluid flow KW - Nuclear research reactors KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669875984?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=International+benchmark+study+of+advanced+thermal+hydraulic+safety+analysis+codes+against+measurements+on+IEA-R1+research+reactor&rft.au=Hainoun%2C+A%3BDoval%2C+A%3BUmbehaun%2C+P%3BChatzidakis%2C+S%3BGhazi%2C+N%3BPark%2C+S%3BMladin%2C+M%3BShokr%2C+A&rft.aulast=Hainoun&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=280&rft.issue=&rft.spage=233&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2014.06.041 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.06.041 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structural integrity assessment and stress measurement of CHASNUPP-1 fuel assembly AN - 1669875653; PQ0001118162 AB - Fuel assembly of the PWR nuclear power plant is a long and flexible structure. This study has been made in an attempt to find the structural integrity of the fuel assembly (FA) of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-1 (CHASNUPP-1) at room temperature in air. The finite element (FE) model comprises spacer grids, fuel rods, flexible contact between the fuel rods and grids' supports system (springs and dimples) and guide thimbles with dash-pots and flow holes, in addition to the spot welds between spacer grids and guide thimbles, has been developed using Shell181, Conta174 and Targe170 elements. Since the results of both studies (analytical and experimental) are comparable, therefore, validation of the FE methodology is confirmed. The SINT and stresses are less than the design stress limit of the materials used for the grid (ASTM, 2013), fuel rod (ASTM, 2002) and the guide thimble (ASTM, 2004). Therefore, the structural integrity criterion of CHASNUPP-1 FA is fulfilled safely. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Murtaza, Ghulam AU - Elahi, Nadeem AD - Directorate General Nuclear Power Fuel, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box No. 1847, Islamabad, Pakistan Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - Dec 2014 SP - 130 EP - 136 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 280 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Finite element method KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Spacers KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuel elements KW - Assembly KW - Structural integrity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669875653?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=Structural+integrity+assessment+and+stress+measurement+of+CHASNUPP-1+fuel+assembly&rft.au=Murtaza%2C+Ghulam%3BElahi%2C+Nadeem&rft.aulast=Murtaza&rft.aufirst=Ghulam&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=280&rft.issue=&rft.spage=130&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2014.10.010 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.10.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NRC SUBMITS INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE REPORT ON RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION AND SECURITY AN - 1654682394; 21198637 AB - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent the third report of the Radiation Source Protection and Security Task Force to President Obama and Congress, outlining the federal government's efforts over the past four years to enhance the security of radioactive sources. JF - Health Physics AU - Conley, Maureen AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, USA, opa.resource@nrc.gov. Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - Dec 2014 SP - 575 EP - 576 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 107 IS - 6 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Security KW - Radiation KW - Congress KW - Commissions KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1654682394?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=NRC+SUBMITS+INTER-AGENCY+TASK+FORCE+REPORT+ON+RADIATION+SOURCE+PROTECTION+AND+SECURITY&rft.au=Conley%2C+Maureen&rft.aulast=Conley&rft.aufirst=Maureen&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=575&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Security; Radiation; Congress; Commissions ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Linking marine mammal and ocean health in the 'New Normal' arctic AN - 1647013433; 21318378 AB - The 'New Normal' Arctic ecosystem and the reliance of indigenous people on marine mammals for subsistence makes urgent the need for a comprehensive marine mammal health monitoring program linked to regional ocean observing systems. An Arctic-focused Marine Mammal Health Map (MMHM) framework could be initiated via expansion and coordination between regional Ocean Observing Systems and Community-based Monitoring Programs. In the US, this approach would build upon three activities currently supported by the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS): ocean data access, community based monitoring and spatial tools for data visualization. The new MMHM framework would support a more holistic understanding of climate change impacts to ocean ecosystems, aid in the prioritization of management efforts to mitigate impacts to marine mammals and complement marine ecosystem monitoring programs fostered by the Arctic Council and UNESCO. Ultimately, we advocate for the inclusion of MMHM products as 'essential ocean variables' in the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). JF - Ocean & Coastal Management AU - Moore, Sue E AU - Gulland, Frances MD AD - NOAA/Fisheries Office of Science & Technology, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 55 EP - 57 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 102 SN - 0964-5691, 0964-5691 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Marine KW - Resource management KW - Community involvement KW - Climate change KW - INE, USA, Alaska KW - Polar environments KW - Councils KW - Coastal zone management KW - PN, Arctic KW - Unesco KW - Indigenous peoples KW - Oceans KW - Marine mammals KW - International organizations KW - Marine ecosystems KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - Q2 09124:Coastal zone management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647013433?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&rft.atitle=Linking+marine+mammal+and+ocean+health+in+the+%27New+Normal%27+arctic&rft.au=Moore%2C+Sue+E%3BGulland%2C+Frances+MD&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Sue&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=102&rft.issue=&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&rft.issn=09645691&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ocecoaman.2014.08.011 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Resource management; Marine mammals; Climate change; International organizations; Coastal zone management; Unesco; Indigenous peoples; Community involvement; Oceans; Marine ecosystems; Polar environments; Councils; PN, Arctic; INE, USA, Alaska; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.08.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Scaling and pedotransfer in numerical simulations of flow and transport in soils AN - 1645575139; 2015-007754 AB - Flow and transport parameters of soils in numerical simulations need to be defined at the support scale of computational grid cells. Such support scale can substantially differ from the support scale in laboratory or field measurements of flow and transport parameters. The scale dependence of flow and transport parameters essentially precludes the direct use of measured or pedotransfer-estimated parameter values in numerical simulations. The hypothesis of this work was that a support-based scaling law can be introduced that can convert pedotransfer-estimated saturated hydraulic conductivity values into values to be used over grid cells for finite-element-based simulations of water flow and tracer transport in variably saturated soils. A 4-month-long experiment was conducted at the USDA-ARS experimental site where Cl- as a tracer was applied with a pulse of irrigation water and its transport in groundwater and variably saturated shallow coarse-textured soils was monitored in two rows of wells on a daily basis. The HYDRUS-3D software was used to set and calibrate the Richards model for flow simulations and the convective-dispersive equation for transport simulations. Saturated hydraulic conductivity values were estimated with class pedotransfer functions derived from the USDA database containing results of about 1000 measurements in soils of different textures and bulk densities. A power law scaling for the saturated hydraulic conductivity was suggested based on literature data. When only two parameters of the scaling law rather than nine values of hydraulic conductivity from nine soil materials were calibrated, using the scaled saturated hydraulic conductivity values resulted in an accuracy of simulations that was similar to the accuracy of the calibrated model results. Upscaling of pedotransfer-estimated saturated hydraulic conductivities can provide reasonable estimates for numerical flow and transport modeling in variably saturated soils. JF - Vadose Zone Journal AU - Pachepsky, Yakov A AU - Guber, Andrey K AU - Yakirevich, Alexander M AU - McKee, Lynn AU - Cady, Ralph E AU - Nicholson, Thomas J Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 9 PB - Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI VL - 13 IS - 12 KW - United States KW - Beltsville Maryland KW - power law KW - halogens KW - unsaturated zone KW - calibration KW - simulation KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - size distribution KW - shallow depth KW - hydrologic cycle KW - scale models KW - transport KW - chloride ion KW - Richards equation KW - tracers KW - sediments KW - Maryland KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - soils KW - hydrology KW - chlorine KW - concentration KW - experimental studies KW - bulk density KW - numerical models KW - three-dimensional models KW - grain size KW - statistical analysis KW - OPE3 watershed KW - equations KW - porosity KW - measurement KW - Prince Georges County Maryland KW - saturation KW - pedotransfer functions KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - accuracy KW - field studies KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645575139?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vadose+Zone+Journal&rft.atitle=Scaling+and+pedotransfer+in+numerical+simulations+of+flow+and+transport+in+soils&rft.au=Pachepsky%2C+Yakov+A%3BGuber%2C+Andrey+K%3BYakirevich%2C+Alexander+M%3BMcKee%2C+Lynn%3BCady%2C+Ralph+E%3BNicholson%2C+Thomas+J&rft.aulast=Pachepsky&rft.aufirst=Yakov&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Vadose+Zone+Journal&rft.issn=1539-1663&rft_id=info:doi/10.2136%2Fvzj2014.02.0020 L2 - http://www.vadosezonejournal.org LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - PubXState - WI N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; Atlantic Coastal Plain; Beltsville Maryland; bulk density; calibration; chloride ion; chlorine; concentration; equations; experimental studies; field studies; grain size; ground water; halogens; hydraulic conductivity; hydrologic cycle; hydrology; irrigation; Maryland; measurement; numerical models; OPE3 watershed; pedotransfer functions; porosity; power law; Prince Georges County Maryland; Richards equation; saturation; scale models; sediments; shallow depth; simulation; size distribution; soils; statistical analysis; three-dimensional models; tracers; transport; United States; unsaturated zone DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/vzj2014.02.0020 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Biomarkers of exposure among U.S. cigar smokers: an analysis of 1999-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. AN - 1634271594; 25380733 AB - Cigar consumption is increasing in the United States, but little information is available about exposure to toxic constituents from cigar smoking. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of biomarkers of tobacco exposure among 25,522 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2012). The biomarkers analyzed were serum cotinine, urinary 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL), blood lead, blood cadmium, and urinary arsenic. We calculated geometric mean concentrations for each biomarker by tobacco use category and geometric mean ratios controlling for demographic factors. Cigar smokers had higher cotinine, NNAL, and lead concentrations than nontobacco users. The geometric mean concentration [95% confidence interval (CI)] of cotinine for primary cigar smokers (i.e., current cigar/never cigarette smokers) was 6.2 (4.2-9.2) ng/mL versus 0.045 (0.043-0.048) ng/mL for nontobacco users, and the NNAL concentration was 19.1 (10.6-34.3) pg/mg creatinine for primary cigar smokers versus 1.01 (0.95-1.07) pg/mg creatinine for nontobacco users. Secondary cigar smokers (i.e., current cigar/former cigarette smokers) and dual cigar/cigarette smokers had higher cadmium concentrations than nontobacco users. Cigar smoking was associated with significantly higher concentrations of cotinine, NNAL, cadmium, and lead, after adjusting for demographic factors. Secondary cigar smokers had significantly higher cotinine and NNAL concentrations than primary cigar smokers. The NNAL concentrations in daily cigar smokers were comparable with those in daily cigarette smokers. Cigar smokers have higher concentrations of several toxic and carcinogenic substances than nontobacco users. Our results are consistent with epidemiologic evidence demonstrating cigar smoking as a cause of disease and premature death. ©2014 American Association for Cancer Research. JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology AU - Chen, Jiping AU - Kettermann, Anna AU - Rostron, Brian L AU - Day, Hannah R AD - Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland. jiping.chen@fda.hhs.gov. ; Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland. Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 2906 EP - 2915 VL - 23 IS - 12 KW - Biomarkers KW - 0 KW - Carcinogens KW - Nicotine KW - 6M3C89ZY6R KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - History, 21st Century KW - History, 20th Century KW - Humans KW - Nutrition Surveys KW - Middle Aged KW - Male KW - Female KW - Biomarkers -- analysis KW - Nicotine -- analysis KW - Smoking -- adverse effects KW - Carcinogens -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1634271594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.atitle=Biomarkers+of+exposure+among+U.S.+cigar+smokers%3A+an+analysis+of+1999-2012+National+Health+and+Nutrition+Examination+Survey+%28NHANES%29+data.&rft.au=Chen%2C+Jiping%3BKettermann%2C+Anna%3BRostron%2C+Brian+L%3BDay%2C+Hannah+R&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Jiping&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2906&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cancer+epidemiology%2C+biomarkers+%26+prevention+%3A+a+publication+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research%2C+cosponsored+by+the+American+Society+of+Preventive+Oncology&rft.issn=1538-7755&rft_id=info:doi/10.1158%2F1055-9965.EPI-14-0849 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-08-11 N1 - Date created - 2014-12-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0849 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of some heavy metal levels in soft drinks on the Ghanaian market using atomic absorption spectrometry method AN - 1627980884; 20925966 AB - Twenty-three soft drink samples (i.e., four pineapple-based fruit drinks, eight citrus-based fruit juices, one soya-based drink, three cola carbonated drinks, one apple-based fruit drink, and six cocktail fruit drinks) were randomly purchased from retail outlets in an urban market in Accra and analyzed for the concentrations of iron, cobalt, cadmium, zinc, lead, and copper using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The mean concentration of iron and cadmium were 0.723 plus or minus 0.448 mg/L and 0.032 plus or minus 0.012 mg/L, respectively. The mean cobalt concentration was 0.071 plus or minus 0.049 mg/L, while the mean Zn concentration in the samples was 0.060 plus or minus 0.097 mg/L. The mean concentrations of Pb and Cu in the fruit juice samples were 0.178 plus or minus 0.091 mg/L and 0.053 plus or minus 0.063 mg/L respectively. About 78 % of the samples exceeded the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) maximum contaminant level of 0.3 mg/L prescribed for iron, whereas all the samples exceeded the USEPA maximum contaminant level of 0.005 mg/L prescribed for cadmium. About 91 % of the samples exceeded the EU maximum contaminant level prescribed for lead insoft drinks. JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment AU - Ackah, Michael AU - Anim, Alfred Kwablah AU - Zakaria, Nafisatu AU - Osei, Juliet AU - Saah-Nyarko, Esther AU - Gyamfi, Eva Tabuaa AU - Tulasi, Delali AU - Enti-Brown, Sheriff AU - Hanson, John AU - Bentil, Nash Owusu AD - Nuclear Chemistry and Environmental Research Center, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana, mikeackah@ymail.com Y1 - 2014/12// PY - 2014 DA - December 2014 SP - 8499 EP - 8507 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 186 IS - 12 SN - 0167-6369, 0167-6369 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Fruits KW - Pollution monitoring KW - Heavy metals KW - Copper KW - Lead KW - Spectrometry KW - EPA KW - USA KW - Cobalt KW - Zinc KW - Absorption KW - Cadmium KW - Iron KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627980884?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Determination+of+some+heavy+metal+levels+in+soft+drinks+on+the+Ghanaian+market+using+atomic+absorption+spectrometry+method&rft.au=Ackah%2C+Michael%3BAnim%2C+Alfred+Kwablah%3BZakaria%2C+Nafisatu%3BOsei%2C+Juliet%3BSaah-Nyarko%2C+Esther%3BGyamfi%2C+Eva+Tabuaa%3BTulasi%2C+Delali%3BEnti-Brown%2C+Sheriff%3BHanson%2C+John%3BBentil%2C+Nash+Owusu&rft.aulast=Ackah&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2014-12-01&rft.volume=186&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=8499&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.issn=01676369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-014-4019-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - EPA; Pollution monitoring; Fruits; Heavy metals; Cobalt; Zinc; Absorption; Cadmium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Spectrometry; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4019-8 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Brief Review of Catalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane and Ethene T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AN - 1627965754; 6309238 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AU - Granite, Evan Y1 - 2014/11/16/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 16 KW - Methane KW - ethene KW - Reviews KW - Ethane KW - Ethene UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627965754?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.atitle=Brief+Review+of+Catalytic+Oxidative+Coupling+of+Methane+to+Ethane+and+Ethene&rft.au=Granite%2C+Evan&rft.aulast=Granite&rft.aufirst=Evan&rft.date=2014-11-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2014/webprogram/meeting2014-11-16.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - CFD Model Validation of a Small Scale Carbon Capture Unit T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AN - 1627965259; 6309707 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AU - Syamlal, Madhava Y1 - 2014/11/16/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 16 KW - Carbon KW - Models UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627965259?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.atitle=CFD+Model+Validation+of+a+Small+Scale+Carbon+Capture+Unit&rft.au=Syamlal%2C+Madhava&rft.aulast=Syamlal&rft.aufirst=Madhava&rft.date=2014-11-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2014/webprogram/meeting2014-11-16.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Impact of Rd&d on Market Opportunities for Power Plants with Carbon Capture T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AN - 1627959495; 6308486 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AU - Zelek, Charles Y1 - 2014/11/16/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 16 KW - Carbon KW - Power plants UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627959495?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Impact+of+Rd%26amp%3Bd+on+Market+Opportunities+for+Power+Plants+with+Carbon+Capture&rft.au=Zelek%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Zelek&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2014-11-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2014/webprogram/meeting2014-11-16.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Overview of the U.S. Doe Carbon Capture Research and Development Program T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AN - 1627959256; 6308485 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2014) AU - Litynski, John Y1 - 2014/11/16/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 16 KW - Carbon KW - Reviews KW - Research KW - Research programs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627959256?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.atitle=Overview+of+the+U.S.+Doe+Carbon+Capture+Research+and+Development+Program&rft.au=Litynski%2C+John&rft.aulast=Litynski&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2014-11-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2014/webprogram/meeting2014-11-16.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-26 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Perfluorinated compounds in fish from U.S. urban rivers and the Great Lakes. AN - 1566407581; 25190044 AB - Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have recently received scientific and regulatory attention due to their broad environmental distribution, persistence, bioaccumulative potential, and toxicity. Studies suggest that fish consumption may be a source of human exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids. Most PFC fish tissue literature focuses on marine fish and waters outside of the United States (U.S.). To broaden assessments in U.S. fish, a characterization of PFCs in freshwater fish was initiated on a national scale using an unequal probability design during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2008-2009 National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) and the Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study component of the 2010 EPA National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA/GL). Fish were collected from randomly selected locations--164 urban river sites and 157 nearshore Great Lake sites. The probability design allowed extrapolation to the sampled population of 17,059 km in urban rivers and a nearshore area of 11,091 km(2) in the Great Lakes. Fillets were analyzed for 13 PFCs using high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Results showed that PFOS dominated in frequency of occurrence, followed by three other longer-chain PFCs (perfluorodecanoic acid, perfluoroundecanoic acid, and perfluorododecanoic acid). Maximum PFOS concentrations were 127 and 80 ng/g in urban river samples and Great Lakes samples, respectively. The range of NRSA PFOS detections was similar to literature accounts from targeted riverine fish sampling. NCCA/GL PFOS levels were lower than those reported by other Great Lakes researchers, but generally higher than values in targeted inland lake studies. The probability design allowed development of cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) to quantify PFOS concentrations versus the sampled population, and the application of fish consumption advisory guidance to the CDFs resulted in an estimation of the proportion of urban rivers and the Great Lakes that exceed human health protection thresholds. Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V. JF - The Science of the total environment AU - Stahl, Leanne L AU - Snyder, Blaine D AU - Olsen, Anthony R AU - Kincaid, Thomas M AU - Wathen, John B AU - McCarty, Harry B AD - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OW/Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC 4305), Washington DC 20460, USA. Electronic address: stahl.leanne@epa.gov. ; Tetra Tech Inc., Center for Ecological Sciences, 400 Red Brook Boulevard, Suite 200, Owings Mills, MD 21117, USA. Electronic address: blaine.snyder@tetratech.com. ; ORD/National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA. Electronic address: olsen.tony@epa.gov. ; ORD/National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA. Electronic address: kincaid.tom@epa.gov. ; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OW/Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC 4305), Washington DC 20460, USA. Electronic address: wathen.john@epa.gov. ; CSC, 6361 Walker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310, USA. Electronic address: hmccarty@csc.com. Y1 - 2014/11/15/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 15 SP - 185 EP - 195 VL - 499 KW - Fluorocarbons KW - 0 KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - Index Medicus KW - Fish tissue KW - Urban rivers KW - Probabilistic survey KW - Great Lakes KW - Perfluorinated compounds KW - United States KW - Animals KW - Lakes KW - Rivers -- chemistry KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Water Pollution, Chemical -- statistics & numerical data KW - Fishes -- metabolism KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- metabolism KW - Fluorocarbons -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566407581?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Science+of+the+total+environment&rft.atitle=Perfluorinated+compounds+in+fish+from+U.S.+urban+rivers+and+the+Great+Lakes.&rft.au=Stahl%2C+Leanne+L%3BSnyder%2C+Blaine+D%3BOlsen%2C+Anthony+R%3BKincaid%2C+Thomas+M%3BWathen%2C+John+B%3BMcCarty%2C+Harry+B&rft.aulast=Stahl&rft.aufirst=Leanne&rft.date=2014-11-15&rft.volume=499&rft.issue=&rft.spage=185&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Science+of+the+total+environment&rft.issn=1879-1026&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.scitotenv.2014.07.126 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-01-14 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.126 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Four Points Bending Tests on Large Scale Welded Pipes Containing a through-Wall Defect: Fatigue and Fracture Analysis. T2 - 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME 2014) AN - 1645171655; 6315152 JF - 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME 2014) AU - Bourgeois, Myriam AU - Legrasse, Thierry AU - Kayser, Yann Y1 - 2014/11/14/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 14 KW - Pipes KW - Fatigue KW - Fractures KW - Welding KW - Deformation KW - Defects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645171655?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+International+Mechanical+Engineering+Congress+%26+Exposition+%28ASME+2014%29&rft.atitle=Four+Points+Bending+Tests+on+Large+Scale+Welded+Pipes+Containing+a+through-Wall+Defect%3A+Fatigue+and+Fracture+Analysis.&rft.au=Bourgeois%2C+Myriam%3BLegrasse%2C+Thierry%3BKayser%2C+Yann&rft.aulast=Bourgeois&rft.aufirst=Myriam&rft.date=2014-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+International+Mechanical+Engineering+Congress+%26+Exposition+%28ASME+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2014/ViewAcceptedAbstracts.cfm LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-14 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Energy Technology Innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) T2 - 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME 2014) AN - 1645158102; 6314393 JF - 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME 2014) AU - Klausner, James Y1 - 2014/11/14/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Nov 14 KW - Energy KW - Technology KW - Innovations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645158102?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+International+Mechanical+Engineering+Congress+%26+Exposition+%28ASME+2014%29&rft.atitle=Energy+Technology+Innovation+at+the+U.S.+Department+of+Energy+Advanced+Research+Projects+Agency-Energy+%28ARPA-E%29&rft.au=Klausner%2C+James&rft.aulast=Klausner&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2014-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+International+Mechanical+Engineering+Congress+%26+Exposition+%28ASME+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2014/ViewAcceptedAbstracts.cfm LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-14 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: CALLAWAY PLANT, UNIT 1, CALLAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 16380841; 16315 AB - PURPOSE: This supplemental environmental impact statement has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Union Electric Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation and doing business as Ameren Missouri (Ameren) to renew the operating license for Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway), for an additional 20 years. This supplemental environmental impact statement includes the analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives considered include replacement power from new natural-gas-fired combined cycle (NGCC) generation; new supercritical pulverized coal-fired generation; new nuclear generation; a combination alternative that includes NGCC generation, wind power, and energy efficiency; and not renewing the license (the no -action alternative). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Callaway are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers. This recommendation is based on the following: the analysis and findings in NUREG1437, Volumes 1 and 2, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; the environmental report (ER) submitted by Ameren; consultation with Federal, state, and local agencies; and the NRCs environmental review and consideration of public comments received during the reviewing process. JF - EPA number: 140321, Final EIS, November 14, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Regulations KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Missouri KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CALLAWAY+PLANT%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CALLAWAY+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CALLAWAY+PLANT%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CALLAWAY+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 14, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-05 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL): Recent Market Trends and Issues AN - 1761661559; 2011-905489 AB - Over the past five years, rapid growth in US onshore natural gas and oil production has led to increased volumes of natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) and liquefied refinery gases (LRG). The increasing economic importance of these volumes, as a result of their significant growth in production, has revealed the need for better data accuracy and transparency to improve the quality of historical data and projections for supply, demand, and prices of these liquids, co-products, and competing products. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Nov 2014, 27 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - November 2014 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Gases KW - Prices KW - Production KW - Markets KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661559?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Hydrocarbon+Gas+Liquids+%28HGL%29%3A+Recent+Market+Trends+and+Issues&rft.title=Hydrocarbon+Gas+Liquids+%28HGL%29%3A+Recent+Market+Trends+and+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/hgl/pdf/hgl.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Temperature-dependent Li isotope ratios in Appalachian Plateau and Gulf Coast Sedimentary Basin saline water AN - 1722155537; 2015-099908 AB - Lithium (Li) concentrations of produced water from unconventional (horizontally drilled and hydraulically fractured shale) and conventional gas wells in Devonian reservoirs in the Appalachian Plateau region of western Pennsylvania range from 0.6 to 17 mmol kg (super -1) , and Li isotope ratios, expressed as in delta (super 7) Li, range from +8.2 to +15 ppm. Li concentrations are as high as 40 mmol kg (super -1) in produced waters from Plio-Pleistocene through Jurassic-aged reservoirs in the Gulf Coast Sedimentary Basin analyzed for this study, and delta (super 7) Li values range from about +4.2 to +16.6 ppm. Because of charge-balance constraints and rock buffering, Li concentrations in saline waters from sedimentary basins throughout the world (including this study) are generally positively correlated with chloride (Cl), the dominant anion in these fluids. Li concentrations also vary with depth, although the extent of depth dependence differs among sedimentary basins. In general, Li concentrations are higher than expected from seawater or evaporation of seawater and therefore require water-mineral reactions that remove lithium from the minerals. Li isotope ratios in these produced waters vary inversely with temperature. However, calculations of temperature-dependent fractionation of delta (super 7) Li between average shale delta (super 7) Li (-0.7 ppm) and water result in delta (super 7) Li (sub water) that is more positive than that of most produced waters. This suggests that aqueous delta (super 7) Li may reflect transport of water from depth and/or reaction with rocks having delta (super 7) Li lighter than average shale. Abstract Copyright (2010), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - Geofluids (Oxford) AU - Macpherson, G L AU - Capo, R C AU - Stewart, B W AU - Phan, T T AU - Schroeder, K AU - Hammack, R W Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - November 2014 SP - 419 EP - 429 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford VL - 14 IS - 4 SN - 1468-8115, 1468-8115 KW - United States KW - isotope fractionation KW - horizontal drilling KW - sea water KW - isotopes KW - sedimentary basins KW - Gulf Coast Sedimentary Basin KW - mass spectra KW - Appalachians KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - stable isotopes KW - reservoir rocks KW - Cenozoic KW - oil wells KW - water-rock interaction KW - transport KW - Marcellus Shale KW - basins KW - directional drilling KW - spectra KW - drilling KW - Li-7/Li-6 KW - water KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - Quaternary KW - Jurassic KW - Paleozoic KW - lithium KW - isotope ratios KW - connate waters KW - alkali metals KW - Mesozoic KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Tertiary KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Neogene KW - metals KW - Gulf of Mexico Basin KW - diagenesis KW - Pliocene KW - Pleistocene KW - reservoir properties KW - Pennsylvania KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1722155537?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geofluids+%28Oxford%29&rft.atitle=Temperature-dependent+Li+isotope+ratios+in+Appalachian+Plateau+and+Gulf+Coast+Sedimentary+Basin+saline+water&rft.au=Macpherson%2C+G+L%3BCapo%2C+R+C%3BStewart%2C+B+W%3BPhan%2C+T+T%3BSchroeder%2C+K%3BHammack%2C+R+W&rft.aulast=Macpherson&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=419&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geofluids+%28Oxford%29&rft.issn=14688115&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fgfl.12084 L2 - http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1468-8115 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 73 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; basins; Cenozoic; connate waters; Devonian; diagenesis; directional drilling; drilling; Gulf Coast Sedimentary Basin; Gulf of Mexico Basin; horizontal drilling; hydraulic fracturing; ICP mass spectra; isotope fractionation; isotope ratios; isotopes; Jurassic; Li-7/Li-6; lithium; Marcellus Shale; mass spectra; Mesozoic; metals; Middle Devonian; Neogene; North America; oil wells; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Quaternary; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; sea water; sedimentary basins; spectra; stable isotopes; Tertiary; transport; United States; water; water-rock interaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gfl.12084 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design of serpentine cask for Ghana research reactor-1 spent nuclear fuel AN - 1660088803; 21140970 AB - Ghana Research Reactor-1 (GHARR-1) core is to be converted from HEU fuel to LEU fuel in the near future; a storage cask will be needed to store the HEU fuel. Not with standing the core conversion process, it is also important for the facility to have a storage cask available when the spent fuel finally reaches its end of cycle to temporarily store the fuel until permanent storage is provided. This showed that the design was capable of keeping the spent fuel sub critical. The dose rates were also reduced from the source to the surface of the casks for all six designs. The cask, had the best neutron and gamma shielding effect, therefore, the cask is recommended. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Abrefah, R G AU - Birikorang, S A AU - Nyarko, B JB AU - Fletcher, J J AU - Akaho, E HK AD - National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG80, Accra, Ghana; University of Ghana, School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box AE1, Atomic Energy, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - Nov 2014 SP - 84 EP - 91 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 77 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Criticality KW - Dose rate KW - MCNP KW - ORIGEN KW - REBUS KW - WIMS KW - Casks KW - Barrels (containers) KW - Fuels KW - Conversion KW - Stores KW - Spent fuels KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Microprocessors UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660088803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Design+of+serpentine+cask+for+Ghana+research+reactor-1+spent+nuclear+fuel&rft.au=Abrefah%2C+R+G%3BBirikorang%2C+S+A%3BNyarko%2C+B+JB%3BFletcher%2C+J+J%3BAkaho%2C+E+HK&rft.aulast=Abrefah&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=&rft.spage=84&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.06.011 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.06.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Generation IV International Forum: A decade of progress through international cooperation AN - 1655732582; 21140986 AB - The Generation IV International Forum has marked significant progress in developing a next generation of reactor technologies that break out of the limitations of currently deployed nuclear energy systems. In slightly more than 10 years, the Forum down selected to the six most promising systems, forged a powerful framework for multilateral cooperation, organized itself into the necessary functional groups, created four overarching research objectives, established a dozen international projects, and completed hundreds of milestones. The Forum has focused research on viability and performance issues. A revised technology development roadmap completed in 2013 lays out the research agenda for the next decade. This paper summarizes the overall accomplishments of the Forum and the development status of the six advanced reactor systems. Accompanying papers describe the related research and development activities for each system. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Kelly, John E AD - Generation IV International Forum, US Department of Energy, Nuclear Reactor Technologies, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, USA, johnE.kelly@nuclear.energy.gov Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - November 2014 SP - 240 EP - 246 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 77 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Generation IV KW - Reactor systems KW - Forum KW - Methodology working groups KW - Nuclear fuel KW - Reactor coolant KW - Nuclear reactors KW - International cooperation KW - Nuclear energy KW - Research programs KW - Technology KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1655732582?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Generation+IV+International+Forum%3A+A+decade+of+progress+through+international+cooperation&rft.au=Kelly%2C+John+E&rft.aulast=Kelly&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=&rft.spage=240&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.02.010 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nuclear reactors; International cooperation; Nuclear energy; Research programs; Technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.02.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CFD predictions of standby liquid control system mixing in lower plenum of a BWR AN - 1651408940; 21194629 AB - This work outlines some initial scoping studies completed by the staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). An attempt at benchmarking the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach using a set of available test data from a small facility is outlined. A CFD model simulating a full-scale reactor system is developed for the lower plenum of a representative BWR/4 design and SLCS flows and mixing are studied under a range of flow conditions. The full-scale BWR simulation builds upon the lessons learned from the benchmark exercise. One challenge for this work is the large size of the domain and the relatively small size of the geometric details such as flow passages and gaps. The geometry is simplified to make meshing feasible by eliminating some of the small features. The model includes the lower plenum, control rod drive tubes, basic support structures, and SLCS piping. A series of simulations are completed and modeling choices are discussed in light of best practice guidance. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Boyd, Christopher AU - Skarda, Raymond AD - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, United States christopher.boyd@nrc.gov Y1 - 2014/11// PY - 2014 DA - Nov 2014 SP - 109 EP - 115 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 279 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Computational fluid dynamics KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Mathematical models KW - Computer simulation KW - Design engineering KW - Construction KW - Boiling water reactors KW - Nuclear reactor components UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651408940?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=CFD+predictions+of+standby+liquid+control+system+mixing+in+lower+plenum+of+a+BWR&rft.au=Boyd%2C+Christopher%3BSkarda%2C+Raymond&rft.aulast=Boyd&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.volume=279&rft.issue=&rft.spage=109&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2014.02.007 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-03 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.02.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High angular-resolution automated visible-wavelength scanning angle Raman microscopy AN - 1762369171; PQ0002462555 AB - A scanning angle (SA) Raman microscope with 532-nm excitation is reported for probing chemical content perpendicular to a sample interface. The instrument is fully automated to collect Raman spectra across a range of incident angles from 20.50 to 79.50[degrees] with an angular spread of 0.4 + or - 0.2[degrees] and an angular uncertainty of 0.09[degrees]. Instrumental controls drive a rotational stage with a fixed axis of rotation relative to a prism-based sample interface mounted on an inverted microscope stage. Three benefits of SA Raman microscopy using visible wavelengths, compared to near infrared wavelengths are: (i) better surface sensitivity; (ii) increased signal due to the frequency to the fourth power dependence of the Raman signal, and the possibility for resonant enhancement; (iii) the need to scan a reduced angular range to shorten data collection times. These benefits were demonstrated with SA Raman measurements of thin polymer films of polystyrene or a diblock copolymer of polystyrene and poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl). Thin film spectra were collected with a signal-to-noise ratio of 30 using a 0.25 s acquisition time. JF - Analytica Chimica Acta AU - Lesoine, Michael D AU - Bobbitt, Jonathan M AU - Zhu, Shaobin AU - Fang, Ning AU - Smith, Emily A AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, United States; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1605 Gilman Hall, Ames, IA 50011, United States, esmith1@iastate.edu Y1 - 2014/10/27/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Oct 27 SP - 61 EP - 66 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 848 SN - 0003-2670, 0003-2670 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Raman instrumentation KW - Thin film measurement KW - P3HT diblock copolymer KW - Waveguide KW - Sensitivity KW - Data collection KW - Microscopy KW - Polymers KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762369171?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Analytica+Chimica+Acta&rft.atitle=High+angular-resolution+automated+visible-wavelength+scanning+angle+Raman+microscopy&rft.au=Lesoine%2C+Michael+D%3BBobbitt%2C+Jonathan+M%3BZhu%2C+Shaobin%3BFang%2C+Ning%3BSmith%2C+Emily+A&rft.aulast=Lesoine&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2014-10-27&rft.volume=848&rft.issue=&rft.spage=61&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Analytica+Chimica+Acta&rft.issn=00032670&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aca.2014.07.040 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 33 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sensitivity; Data collection; Microscopy; Polymers DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2014.07.040 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Expansion of NIH's Genomic Data Sharing Policy T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG 2014) AN - 1645167957; 6312499 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG 2014) AU - Luetkemeier, E AU - Langlais, K AU - Baker, R AU - Fomous, C AU - Paine, T AU - Paltoo, D Y1 - 2014/10/18/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Oct 18 KW - Policies KW - Data processing KW - genomics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645167957?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Society+of+Human+Genetics+%28ASHG+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Expansion+of+NIH%27s+Genomic+Data+Sharing+Policy&rft.au=Luetkemeier%2C+E%3BLanglais%2C+K%3BBaker%2C+R%3BFomous%2C+C%3BPaine%2C+T%3BPaltoo%2C+D&rft.aulast=Luetkemeier&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2014-10-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Society+of+Human+Genetics+%28ASHG+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.ashg.org/cgi-bin/2014/ashg14SOE.pl LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sequencing, physical organization and kinetic expression of the patulin biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium expansum. AN - 1561036000; 25120234 AB - Patulin is a polyketide-derived mycotoxin produced by numerous filamentous fungi. Among them, Penicillium expansum is by far the most problematic species. This fungus is a destructive phytopathogen capable of growing on fruit, provoking the blue mold decay of apples and producing significant amounts of patulin. The biosynthetic pathway of this mycotoxin is chemically well-characterized, but its genetic bases remain largely unknown with only few characterized genes in less economic relevant species. The present study consisted of the identification and positional organization of the patulin gene cluster in P. expansum strain NRRL 35695. Several amplification reactions were performed with degenerative primers that were designed based on sequences from the orthologous genes available in other species. An improved genome Walking approach was used in order to sequence the remaining adjacent genes of the cluster. RACE-PCR was also carried out from mRNAs to determine the start and stop codons of the coding sequences. The patulin gene cluster in P. expansum consists of 15 genes in the following order: patH, patG, patF, patE, patD, patC, patB, patA, patM, patN, patO, patL, patI, patJ, and patK. These genes share 60-70% of identity with orthologous genes grouped differently, within a putative patulin cluster described in a non-producing strain of Aspergillus clavatus. The kinetics of patulin cluster genes expression was studied under patulin-permissive conditions (natural apple-based medium) and patulin-restrictive conditions (Eagle's minimal essential medium), and demonstrated a significant association between gene expression and patulin production. In conclusion, the sequence of the patulin cluster in P. expansum constitutes a key step for a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to patulin production in this fungus. It will allow the role of each gene to be elucidated, and help to define strategies to reduce patulin production in apple-based products. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JF - International journal of food microbiology AU - Tannous, Joanna AU - El Khoury, Rhoda AU - Snini, Selma P AU - Lippi, Yannick AU - El Khoury, André AU - Atoui, Ali AU - Lteif, Roger AU - Oswald, Isabelle P AU - Puel, Olivier AD - INRA, UMR 1331 Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, F-31027 Toulouse Cedex, France; Université de Toulouse III, ENVT, INP, UMR 1331, Toxalim, F-31076, Toulouse, France; Université Saint-Joseph, Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches (Faculté des Sciences), Campus des Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkallès, P.O. Box 11-514 Riad El Solh, Beyrouth 1107 2050, Lebanon. ; INRA, UMR 1331 Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, F-31027 Toulouse Cedex, France; Université de Toulouse III, ENVT, INP, UMR 1331, Toxalim, F-31076, Toulouse, France. ; Université Saint-Joseph, Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches (Faculté des Sciences), Campus des Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkallès, P.O. Box 11-514 Riad El Solh, Beyrouth 1107 2050, Lebanon. ; Laboratory of Microorganisms and Food Irradiation, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission-CNRS, P.O. Box 11-8281, Riad El Solh, 1107 2260 Beirut, Lebanon. ; INRA, UMR 1331 Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, 180 Chemin de Tournefeuille, F-31027 Toulouse Cedex, France; Université de Toulouse III, ENVT, INP, UMR 1331, Toxalim, F-31076, Toulouse, France. Electronic address: opuel@toulouse.inra.fr. Y1 - 2014/10/17/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Oct 17 SP - 51 EP - 60 VL - 189 KW - Codon KW - 0 KW - DNA Primers KW - Patulin KW - 95X2BV4W8R KW - Index Medicus KW - Gene expression KW - Mycotoxins KW - Apples KW - Gene cluster KW - Penicillium expansum KW - Malus -- microbiology KW - Base Sequence KW - Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid KW - Multigene Family KW - Fruit -- microbiology KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction -- methods KW - Molecular Sequence Data KW - Molecular Sequence Annotation KW - DNA Primers -- chemistry KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal KW - Genes, Fungal KW - Penicillium -- genetics KW - Penicillium -- metabolism KW - Patulin -- biosynthesis KW - Patulin -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1561036000?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+food+microbiology&rft.atitle=Sequencing%2C+physical+organization+and+kinetic+expression+of+the+patulin+biosynthetic+gene+cluster+from+Penicillium+expansum.&rft.au=Tannous%2C+Joanna%3BEl+Khoury%2C+Rhoda%3BSnini%2C+Selma+P%3BLippi%2C+Yannick%3BEl+Khoury%2C+Andr%C3%A9%3BAtoui%2C+Ali%3BLteif%2C+Roger%3BOswald%2C+Isabelle+P%3BPuel%2C+Olivier&rft.aulast=Tannous&rft.aufirst=Joanna&rft.date=2014-10-17&rft.volume=189&rft.issue=&rft.spage=51&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+food+microbiology&rft.issn=1879-3460&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ijfoodmicro.2014.07.028 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-11-06 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-06 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.07.028 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dynamic morphology of gas hydrate on a methane bubble in water; observations and new insights for hydrate film models AN - 1629947488; 2014-097293 AB - Predicting the fate of subsea hydrocarbon gases escaping into seawater is complicated by potential formation of hydrate on rising bubbles that can enhance their survival in the water column, allowing gas to reach shallower depths and the atmosphere. The precise nature and influence of hydrate coatings on bubble hydrodynamics and dissolution is largely unknown. Here we present high-definition, experimental observations of complex surficial mechanisms governing methane bubble hydrate formation and dissociation during transit of a simulated oceanic water column that reveal a temporal progression of deep-sea controlling mechanisms. Synergistic feedbacks between bubble hydrodynamics, hydrate morphology, and coverage characteristics were discovered. Morphological changes on the bubble surface appear analogous to macroscale, sea ice processes, presenting new mechanistic insights. An inverse linear relationship between hydrate coverage and bubble dissolution rate is indicated. Understanding and incorporating these phenomena into bubble and bubble plume models will be necessary to accurately predict global greenhouse gas budgets for warming ocean scenarios and hydrocarbon transport from anthropogenic or natural deep-sea eruptions. 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JF - Geophysical Research Letters AU - Warzinski, Robert P AU - Lynn, Ronald AU - Haljasmaa, Igor AU - Leifer, Ira AU - Shaffer, Frank AU - Anderson, Brian J AU - Levine, Jonathan S Y1 - 2014/10/16/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Oct 16 SP - 6841 EP - 6847 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 41 IS - 19 SN - 0094-8276, 0094-8276 KW - water KW - sea water KW - methane KW - gas hydrates KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - crystal structure KW - deep-sea environment KW - alkanes KW - models KW - organic compounds KW - marine environment KW - hydrocarbons KW - hydrodynamics KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629947488?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Dynamic+morphology+of+gas+hydrate+on+a+methane+bubble+in+water%3B+observations+and+new+insights+for+hydrate+film+models&rft.au=Warzinski%2C+Robert+P%3BLynn%2C+Ronald%3BHaljasmaa%2C+Igor%3BLeifer%2C+Ira%3BShaffer%2C+Frank%3BAnderson%2C+Brian+J%3BLevine%2C+Jonathan+S&rft.aulast=Warzinski&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2014-10-16&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=6841&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.issn=00948276&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2014GL061665 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291944-8007/issues LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GPRLAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; crystal structure; deep-sea environment; gas hydrates; hydrocarbons; hydrodynamics; marine environment; methane; models; organic compounds; sea water; water DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL061665 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - What Drives U.S. Gasoline Prices? AN - 1761664815; 2011-905490 AB - This analysis provides context for considering the impact of rising domestic light crude oil production on the price that US consumers pay for gasoline and provides a framework to consider how changes to existing US crude oil export restrictions might affect gasoline prices. Given the likelihood of continued growth in domestic crude production, and the recognition that some absorption options are inherently limited, the possibility that a relaxation of current policy limitations on crude exports might affect domestic and international markets for both crude oil and products, particularly gasoline, is an important issue. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, Oct 2014, 38 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - October 2014 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Prices KW - Consumers KW - Markets KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664815?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=What+Drives+U.S.+Gasoline+Prices%3F&rft.title=What+Drives+U.S.+Gasoline+Prices%3F&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/gasoline/pdf/gasolinepricestudy.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of radiological health implicat from ambient environment in the Muar district, Johor, Malaysia AN - 1677983780; 20664220 AB - This study aims to obtain baseline data of environmental terrestrial radiation and to assess the corresponding health risk in the ambient environment in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia in view of the possible construction of nuclear power plant (NPP) in the future. The external gamma dose rate (GDR), measured using two portable survey meters, was 151 nGy h super(-1). The activity concentrations of super(232)Th, super(226)Ra, and super(40)K were determined using hyper pure germanium (HPGe) detector. The activity concentrations were varied from 11 + or - 1 to 583 + or - 18 Bq kg super(-1) for super(232)Th, 6 + or - 1 to 244 + or - 9 Bq kg super(-1) for super(226)Ra, and 13 + or - 6 to 830 + or - 13 Bq kg super(-1) for super(40)K. Various types of water samples were analyzed using a Low Background Alpha Beta Series 5 XLB instrument at Nuclear Malaysia (NM). Gross alpha activity concentrations in tap water varied from 3 + or - 1 mBq L super(-1) to 34 + or - 6 mBq L super(-1) and gross beta activity concentrations varied from 58 + or - 5 mBq L super(-1) to 709 + or - 39 mBq L super(-1) which were lower than the recommended value by Interim National Water Quality Standards for Malaysia (INWQS) and World Health Organization (WHO, 1993). The radiological health which are the annual effective dose equivalent the collective effective dose, radium equivalent activity and external hazard index 0.220 mSv, 0.526 x 10 super(2) man Sv y super(-1) 359 Bq kg super(-1) and 0.969, respectively. The results were comparable to internationally recommended values and discussed accordingly. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Saleh, Muneer Aziz AU - Ramli, Ahmad Termizi AU - Alajerami, Yasser AU - Mhareb, Mohammad Hasan Abu AU - Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq AU - Gabdo, Hamman Tukur AU - Garba, Nuraddeen Nasiru AD - Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johore Bahru, Johore, Malaysia; National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC), Sana'a, Yemen mouneersaleh@yahoo.com Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - Oct 2014 SP - 243 EP - 252 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 103 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Radioactivity KW - Gross alpha KW - Gross beta KW - Th-232 KW - Ra-226 KW - K-40 KW - Risk KW - Meters KW - Equivalence KW - Assessments KW - Standards KW - Health KW - Water quality KW - Ecological risk assessment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677983780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+radiological+health+implicat+from+ambient+environment+in+the+Muar+district%2C+Johor%2C+Malaysia&rft.au=Saleh%2C+Muneer+Aziz%3BRamli%2C+Ahmad+Termizi%3BAlajerami%2C+Yasser%3BMhareb%2C+Mohammad+Hasan+Abu%3BAliyu%2C+Abubakar+Sadiq%3BGabdo%2C+Hamman+Tukur%3BGarba%2C+Nuraddeen+Nasiru&rft.aulast=Saleh&rft.aufirst=Muneer&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=&rft.spage=243&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2014.05.054 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.054 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Physicochemical, functional and pasting properties of flour produced from gamma irradiated tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) AN - 1671584926; 20664182 AB - Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) has been recognised as one of the best nutritional crops that can be used to augment the Ghanaian diet. The application of gamma irradiation as means of preserving tiger nut could modify the characteristics of resultant flour. The purpose of this study was to determine the physicochemical, functional and pasting characteristics of flour from gamma irradiated tiger nut. The yellow and black types of tiger nut were sorted, washed and dried in an air-oven at 60 [degrees]C for 24 h. The dried tiger nut samples were irradiated at 0.0, 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 kGy and then flours produced from them. Moisture, ash, pH, titratable acidity, water and oil absorption capacities, swelling power, solubility, bulk density and pasting properties of the flours were determined using appropriate analytical methods. Results showed that irradiation did not significantly (P > 0.05) affect the moisture and ash contents of the resultant flours. Gamma irradiation significantly (P [< or =] 0.05) increased titratable acidity with concomitant decrease in pH of the flours. No significant differences were observed for water and oil absorption capacities, swelling power as well as bulk density. Solubility significantly (P [< or =] 0.05) increased generally with irradiation dose. Peak viscosity, viscosities at 92 [degrees]C and 55 [degrees]C, breakdown and setback viscosities decreased significantly with irradiation dose. Flour produced from irradiated tiger nut has a potential in complementary food formulations due to its low viscosity and increased solubility values. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Ocloo, Fidelis CK AU - Okyere, Abenaa A AU - Asare, Isaac K AD - Radiation Technology Centre, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Ghana fidelis_ocloo@yahoo.com Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - Oct 2014 SP - 9 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 103 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Gamma irradiation KW - Pasting KW - Solubility KW - Titratable acidity KW - Tiger nut flour KW - Moisture KW - Viscosity KW - Gamma rays KW - Irradiation KW - Bulk density KW - Flour UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671584926?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Physicochemical%2C+functional+and+pasting+properties+of+flour+produced+from+gamma+irradiated+tiger+nut+%28Cyperus+esculentus+L.%29&rft.au=Ocloo%2C+Fidelis+CK%3BOkyere%2C+Abenaa+A%3BAsare%2C+Isaac+K&rft.aulast=Ocloo&rft.aufirst=Fidelis&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2014.05.010 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 33 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NETL develops advanced CO (sub 2) foam reservoir simulator AN - 1664437192; 2015-026086 JF - World Oil AU - Jikich, Sinisha A Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - October 2014 SP - 103 EP - 106 PB - Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX VL - 235 IS - 10 SN - 0043-8790, 0043-8790 KW - U. S. Department of Energy KW - pressure KW - numerical models KW - development KW - three-dimensional models KW - injection KW - government agencies KW - petroleum KW - waterflooding KW - simulation KW - reservoir rocks KW - case studies KW - physical properties KW - saturation KW - National Energy Technology Laboratory KW - reservoir properties KW - applications KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664437192?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=World+Oil&rft.atitle=NETL+develops+advanced+CO+%28sub+2%29+foam+reservoir+simulator&rft.au=Jikich%2C+Sinisha+A&rft.aulast=Jikich&rft.aufirst=Sinisha&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=235&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=103&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=World+Oil&rft.issn=00438790&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.worldoil.com/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, block diags. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - CODEN - WOOIAS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - applications; case studies; development; government agencies; injection; National Energy Technology Laboratory; numerical models; petroleum; physical properties; pressure; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; saturation; simulation; three-dimensional models; U. S. Department of Energy; waterflooding ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiation effect on silicon transistors in mixed neutrons-gamma environment AN - 1620078261; 20664203 AB - The effects of gamma and neutron irradiations on two different types of transistors, Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) and Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), were investigated. Irradiation was performed using a Syrian research reactor (RR) (Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR)) and a gamma source (Co-60 cell). For RR irradiation, MCNP code was used to calculate the absorbed dose received by the transistors. The experimental results showed an overall decrease in the gain factors of the transistors after irradiation, and the JFETs were more resistant to the effects of radiation than BJTs. The effect of RR irradiation was also greater than that of gamma source for the same dose, which could be because neutrons could cause more damage than gamma irradiation. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Assaf, J AU - Shweikani, R AU - Ghazi, N AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, P. O. Box 6091, Syria Y1 - 2014/10// PY - 2014 DA - Oct 2014 SP - 142 EP - 145 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 103 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA) KW - Absorbed dose |a MeSH KW - Radiation effect |a MeSH KW - BJT |a MeSH KW - JFET |a MeSH KW - Miniature KW - Transistors KW - Reactors KW - Gain KW - Irradiation KW - Semiconductor devices KW - Mathematical analysis KW - JFET UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1620078261?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Radiation+effect+on+silicon+transistors+in+mixed+neutrons-gamma+environment&rft.au=Assaf%2C+J%3BShweikani%2C+R%3BGhazi%2C+N&rft.aulast=Assaf&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2014-10-01&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=&rft.spage=142&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2014.05.050 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-02 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.050 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Nucleation of iron oxide nanoparticles mediated by Mms6 protein in situ. AN - 1564602771; 25162493 AB - Biomineralization proteins are widely used as templating agents in biomimetic synthesis of a variety of organic-inorganic nanostructures. However, the role of the protein in controlling the nucleation and growth of biomimetic particles is not well understood, because the mechanism of the bioinspired reaction is often deduced from ex situ analysis of the resultant nanoscale mineral phase. Here we report the direct visualization of biomimetic iron oxide nanoparticle nucleation mediated by an acidic bacterial recombinant protein, Mms6, during an in situ reaction induced by the controlled addition of sodium hydroxide to solution-phase Mms6 protein micelles incubated with ferric chloride. Using in situ liquid cell scanning transmission electron microscopy we observe the liquid iron prenucleation phase and nascent amorphous nanoparticles forming preferentially on the surface of protein micelles. Our results provide insight into the early steps of protein-mediated biomimetic nucleation of iron oxide and point to the importance of an extended protein surface during nanoparticle formation. JF - ACS nano AU - Kashyap, Sanjay AU - Woehl, Taylor J AU - Liu, Xunpei AU - Mallapragada, Surya K AU - Prozorov, Tanya AD - Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy , Ames, Iowa 50011, United States . Y1 - 2014/09/23/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Sep 23 SP - 9097 EP - 9106 VL - 8 IS - 9 KW - Bacterial Proteins KW - 0 KW - Ferric Compounds KW - Micelles KW - Minerals KW - Water KW - 059QF0KO0R KW - ferric oxide KW - 1K09F3G675 KW - Index Medicus KW - recombinant iron-binding protein KW - in situ TEM analysis KW - protein-mediated particle nucleation KW - Particle Size KW - Water -- chemistry KW - Biomimetics KW - Minerals -- metabolism KW - Surface Properties KW - Ferric Compounds -- chemistry KW - Bacterial Proteins -- metabolism KW - Ferric Compounds -- metabolism KW - Nanotechnology -- methods KW - Nanoparticles -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1564602771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ACS+nano&rft.atitle=Nucleation+of+iron+oxide+nanoparticles+mediated+by+Mms6+protein+in+situ.&rft.au=Kashyap%2C+Sanjay%3BWoehl%2C+Taylor+J%3BLiu%2C+Xunpei%3BMallapragada%2C+Surya+K%3BProzorov%2C+Tanya&rft.aulast=Kashyap&rft.aufirst=Sanjay&rft.date=2014-09-23&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=9097&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=ACS+nano&rft.issn=1936-086X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fnn502551y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-10-12 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn502551y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of posture-specific computational phantoms using motion capture technology and application to radiation dose-reconstruction for the 1999 Tokai-Mura nuclear criticality accident AN - 1827911547; PQ0001799438 AB - The majority of existing computational phantoms are designed to represent workers in typical standing anatomical postures with fixed arm and leg positions. However, workers found in accident-related scenarios often assume varied postures. This paper describes the development and application of two phantoms with adjusted postures specified by data acquired from a motion capture system to simulate unique human postures found in a 1999 criticality accident that took place at a JCO facility in Tokai-Mura, Japan. In the course of this accident, two workers were fatally exposed to extremely high levels of radiation. Implementation of the emergent techniques discussed produced more accurate and more detailed dose estimates for the two workers than were reported in previous studies. A total-body dose of 6.43 and 26.38 Gy was estimated for the two workers, who assumed a crouching and a standing posture, respectively. Additionally, organ-specific dose estimates were determined, including a 7.93 Gy dose to the thyroid and 6.11 Gy dose to the stomach for the crouching worker and a 41.71 Gy dose to the liver and a 37.26 Gy dose to the stomach for the standing worker. Implications for the medical prognosis of the workers are discussed, and the results of this study were found to correlate better with the patient outcome than previous estimates, suggesting potential future applications of such methods for improved epidemiological studies involving next-generation computational phantom tools. JF - Physics in Medicine & Biology AU - Vazquez, Justin A AU - Caracappa, Peter F AU - Xu, X George AD - Nuclear Engineering Program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, USA, xug2@rpi.edu Y1 - 2014/09/21/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Sep 21 SP - 5277 EP - 5286 PB - IOP Publishing, The Public Ledger Building, Suite 929 Philadelphia PA 19106 United States VL - 59 IS - 18 SN - 0031-9155, 0031-9155 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - motion capture KW - dose-reconstruction KW - Monte Carlo KW - radiation KW - phantom KW - Tokai-Mura KW - criticality KW - Data processing KW - Thyroid KW - Prognosis KW - Arm KW - Computer applications KW - Leg KW - Workers KW - Accidents KW - Radiation KW - Liver KW - Posture KW - Stomach KW - W 30960:Bioinformatics & Computer Applications UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1827911547?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Physics+in+Medicine+%26+Biology&rft.atitle=Development+of+posture-specific+computational+phantoms+using+motion+capture+technology+and+application+to+radiation+dose-reconstruction+for+the+1999+Tokai-Mura+nuclear+criticality+accident&rft.au=Vazquez%2C+Justin+A%3BCaracappa%2C+Peter+F%3BXu%2C+X+George&rft.aulast=Vazquez&rft.aufirst=Justin&rft.date=2014-09-21&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=18&rft.spage=5277&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Physics+in+Medicine+%26+Biology&rft.issn=00319155&rft_id=info:doi/10.1088%2F0031-9155%2F59%2F18%2F5277 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Leg; Workers; Accidents; Data processing; Radiation; Prognosis; Thyroid; Liver; Arm; Computer applications; Posture; Stomach DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/18/5277 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR CONTINUED STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, NUREG-2157. AN - 1688474599; 16265 AB - PURPOSE: This Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (GEIS) generically determines the environmental impacts of continued storage, including those impacts identified in the remand by the Court of Appeals in the New York v. NRC decision, and provides a regulatory basis for a revision to 10 CFR 51.23 that addresses the environmental impacts of continued storage for use in future NRC environmental reviews. In this context, the environmental impacts of continued storage means those impacts that could occur as a result of the storage of spent nuclear fuel at at-reactor and away-from-reactor sites after a reactors licensed life for operation and until a permanent repository becomes available. The GEIS evaluates potential environmental impacts to a broad range of resources. Cumulative impacts are also analyzed. Because the timing of repository availability is uncertain, the GEIS analyzes potential environmental impacts over three possible timeframes: a short-term timeframe, which includes 60 years of continued storage after the end of a reactors licensed life for operation; an additional 100-year timeframe (60 years plus 100 years) to address the potential for delay in repository availability; and a third, indefinite timeframe to address the possibility that a repository never becomes available. All potential impacts in each resource area are analyzed for each continued storage timeframe. The GEIS contains several appendices that discuss specific topics of particular interest, including the technical feasibility of continued storage and repository availability as well as the two technical issues involved in the remand of New York v. NRCspent fuel pool leaks and spent fuel pool fires. Finally the GEIS contains NRCs responses to public comments on the draft GEIS and proposed Rule and in doing so provides additional technical background on, and explanation of, the GEISs analyses and conclusions. The GEIS also discusses the NRCs Federal actionthe adoption of a revised Rule, 10 CFR 51.23, to codify (i.e., adopt into regulation) the analysis in the GEIS of the environmental impacts of continued storage of spent fueland the options the NRC could take under the no-action alternative. JF - EPA number: 140270, Final EIS, September 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Wastes KW - Air Quality KW - Cultural Resources KW - Historic Sites KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Power Plants KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Storage KW - Transportation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New York KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1688474599?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+CONTINUED+STORAGE+OF+SPENT+NUCLEAR+FUEL%2C+NUREG-2157.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+CONTINUED+STORAGE+OF+SPENT+NUCLEAR+FUEL%2C+NUREG-2157.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Rockville, Maryland N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 1674681267; 16254 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the nuclear power plant operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (LGS), located in Limerick Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 49th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final generic EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues (Category 1). Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues (Category 2) with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. In addition, new Category 1 and Category 2 issues based on the NRC's pending revision to the generic EIS are considered. If the licenses are renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the licenses would expire on October 26, 2024, and June 22, 2029, respectively. The 645-acre LGS site is located 1.7 miles southeast of the Borough of Pottstown, 19 miles northwest of the City of Reading, and 9.3 miles southeast of the Borough of Phoenixville. Other nearby population centers are the Municipality of Norristown (11 miles southeast), and the City of Philadelphia, (21 miles southeast). LGS is a steam electric generating facility that began commercial operation in February 1986 (Unit 1) and January 1990 (Unit 2). The nuclear reactor for each unit includes a single-cycle, forced circulation, General Electric Mark II boiling water reactor producing a reactor core rated thermal power of 3,515 megawatts thermal. The nominal net electrical capacity is 1,170 megawatts electric. Fuel enrichment and average peak rod burnup conditions are no more than five percent uranium-235 and 62,000 megawatt-days per metric ton of uranium, respectively. Primary containment surrounds the reactor vessel and also houses the reactor coolant recirculation pumps and piping loops. Secondary containment encloses the reactors primary containment and spent fuel storage pool areas. The primary containment is a steel-lined reinforced concrete pressure-suppression system of the over-and-under configuration. The secondary containment system is a reinforced concrete building and is designed to minimize the release of airborne radioactive materials under accident conditions. LGS uses a cooling tower-based heat dissipation system that primarily relies upon the Schuylkill River for its makeup water supply and, secondarily, Perkiomen Creek. The majority of the makeup water withdrawn is to provide cooling water for the LGS steam turbine condensers. As water evaporates in the cooling towers to dissipate heat to the atmosphere, cooling water is lost and must be replaced. Additionally, to control the chemistry of the circulating water in the cooling system, a portion of the cooling water is continuously discharged. A much smaller portion of the makeup water is used to remove heat from auxiliary equipment during normal operation. A clay-lined spray pond located north of the cooling towers provides emergency cooling but has an insignificant interface with the environment. In addition to the proposed license renewal, this final supplemental EIS considers replacement power alternatives and not renewing the license (No Action Alternative). Replacement power options considered include natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, supercritical pulverized coal-fired, new nuclear generation, wind power, and purchased power. The NRC's preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for LGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the licenses would provide an option that allows for power generation capability beyond the term of the current nuclear power plant operating license to meet future system generating needs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Makeup water demands of up to 56.2 million gallons per day for LGS would continue to have a small impact on water resources. Given that license renewal would not involve new construction, refurbishment, ground-disturbing activities, or changes to existing land use conditions at LGS-associated facilities or transmission lines, the continued operation of LGS is not likely to noticeably affect protected species. Radiation doses from continued operations during the license renewal term are expected to continue at current levels and would remain below regulatory limits. JF - EPA number: 140259, Final EIS--379 pages, Appendices--573 pages, September 12, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 49 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Rivers KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Schuylkill River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1674681267?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-09-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+LIMERICK+GENERATING+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+LIMERICK+GENERATING+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 12, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-22 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of CO adsorption on sulfur-covered Pd(100). AN - 1560578686; 24494801 AB - The use of atomistic Kinetic Monte Carlo method was explored to examine the influence of sulfur poisoning on CO adsorption on Pd(100) surface. The model explicitly incorporates key elementary processes such as CO adsorption and CO desorption including diffusion of surface CO and S species. Relevant energetic and kinetic parameters were derived using information calculated from density functional theory as a starting point. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation was performed to determine relevant observables such as CO saturation coverage as a function of amount of preadsorbed sulfur and to predict temperature programmed desorption spectra. JF - The journal of physical chemistry. A AU - Alfonso, Dominic R AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States. Y1 - 2014/09/04/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Sep 04 SP - 7306 EP - 7313 VL - 118 IS - 35 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560578686?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+journal+of+physical+chemistry.+A&rft.atitle=Kinetic+Monte+Carlo+simulation+of+CO+adsorption+on+sulfur-covered+Pd%28100%29.&rft.au=Alfonso%2C+Dominic+R&rft.aulast=Alfonso&rft.aufirst=Dominic&rft.date=2014-09-04&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=35&rft.spage=7306&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+journal+of+physical+chemistry.+A&rft.issn=1520-5215&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fjp4115817 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-05-22 N1 - Date created - 2014-09-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp4115817 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measurement of atmospheric pollutants associated with oil and natural gas exploration and production activity in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest AN - 1651414462; 21188712 AB - Oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) activities generate emissions from diesel engines, compressor stations, condensate tanks, leaks and venting of natural gas, construction of well pads, and well access roads that can negatively impact air quality on both local and regional scales. A mobile, autonomous air quality monitoring laboratory was constructed to collect measurements of ambient concentrations of pollutants associated with oil and natural gas E&P activities. This air-monitoring laboratory was deployed to the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in northwestern Pennsylvania for a campaign that resulted in the collection of approximately 7 months of data split between three monitoring locations between July 2010 and June 2011. The three monitoring locations were the Kane Experimental Forest (KEF) area in Elk County, which is downwind of the Sackett oilfield; the Bradford Ranger Station (BRS) in McKean County, which is downwind of a large area of historic oil and gas productivity; and the U.S. Forest Service Hearts Content campground (HC) in Warren County, which is in an area relatively unimpacted by oil and gas development and which therefore yielded background pollutant concentrations in the ANF. Concentrations of criteria pollutants ozone and NO sub(2) did not vary significantly from site to site; averages were below National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with oil and natural gas (ethane, propane, butane, pentane) were highly correlated. Applying the conditional probability function (CPF) to the ethane data yielded most probable directions of the sources that were coincident with known location of existing wells and activity. Differences between the two impacted and one background site were difficult to discern, suggesting the that the monitoring laboratory was a great enough distance downwind of active areas to allow for sufficient dispersion with background air such that the localized plumes were not detected. JF - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association AU - Pekney, Natalie J AU - Veloski, Garret AU - Reeder, Matthew AU - Tamilia, Joseph AU - Rupp, Erik AU - Wetzel, Alan AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Y1 - 2014/09/02/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Sep 02 SP - 1062 EP - 1072 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 64 IS - 9 SN - 1096-2247, 1096-2247 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Environmental monitoring KW - Stations KW - Pollutants KW - Construction KW - Forests KW - Standards KW - Air quality KW - Natural gas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651414462?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.atitle=Measurement+of+atmospheric+pollutants+associated+with+oil+and+natural+gas+exploration+and+production+activity+in+Pennsylvania%27s+Allegheny+National+Forest&rft.au=Pekney%2C+Natalie+J%3BVeloski%2C+Garret%3BReeder%2C+Matthew%3BTamilia%2C+Joseph%3BRupp%2C+Erik%3BWetzel%2C+Alan&rft.aulast=Pekney&rft.aufirst=Natalie&rft.date=2014-09-02&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1062&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.issn=10962247&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10962247.2014.897270 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-08 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2014.897270 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Financial responsibility for Class VI; selection of financial instruments and impact on cost of Class VI operations AN - 1692743422; 2015-063735 JF - Abstracts - AAPG, Eastern Section Meeting AU - Grant, Tim AU - Morgan, David AU - Poe, Andrea AU - Lawrence, Richard AU - Cheadle, Burns AU - Kuri, Frank Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - September 2014 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Eastern Section, [varies] VL - 43 KW - carbon sequestration KW - underground storage KW - regulations KW - government agencies KW - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency KW - drinking water KW - reservoir rocks KW - remediation KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - models KW - fluid injection KW - financial responsibility KW - economics KW - Class VI KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692743422?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.atitle=Financial+responsibility+for+Class+VI%3B+selection+of+financial+instruments+and+impact+on+cost+of+Class+VI+operations&rft.au=Grant%2C+Tim%3BMorgan%2C+David%3BPoe%2C+Andrea%3BLawrence%2C+Richard%3BCheadle%2C+Burns%3BKuri%2C+Frank&rft.aulast=Grant&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2014/90195eastern/abstracts/64.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG Eastern Section 43rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - #06714 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; Class VI; drinking water; economics; financial responsibility; fluid injection; government agencies; ground water; models; regulations; remediation; reservoir rocks; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency; underground storage ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring of super(137)Cs Fallout in Syrian Environment AN - 1560132487; 20553027 AB - This paper presents measurements of cesium 137 ( super(137)Cs) in the Syrian environment during the period between 2006 and 2010. More than 1,000 samples of soil, water, plants and aquatic life were collected from different locations. The measurements were realized using gamma spectroscopy, and the results showed that radioactivity concentrations were low overall. Concentrations ranged from below detection limits to several tens Bq kg super(-1) (dry matter) or 9.8 mBq L super(-1) (water), which were well below maximum allowable levels in food or drinking water as established according to Syrian national standards or the WHO/FAO Codex guidelines. However, high super(137)Cs activity levels were observed in soil samples collected at a high elevation (Kadmous highs), where a mean concentration of 1,900 Bq kg super(-1) was obtained. JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Alhajji, E AU - Al-Masri AU - Al-Hamwi, A AU - Al-Haleem, MA AU - Hassan, M AU - Mamish, S AU - Al-Kharfan, K AU - Khalily, H AU - Alkhatib, Y AU - Sheaib, Z AD - Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, prscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - September 2014 SP - 370 EP - 374 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 93 IS - 3 SN - 0007-4861, 0007-4861 KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Aquatic organisms KW - Pollution monitoring KW - Cesium KW - Food KW - Gamma spectroscopy KW - Caesium KW - Cesium Radioisotopes KW - Spectroscopy KW - Soil KW - Fallout KW - Drinking Water KW - Radioactivity KW - Toxicology KW - Guidelines KW - Caesium 137 KW - Aquatic plants KW - Foods KW - Detection Limits KW - Analytical Methods KW - Elevation KW - Water wells KW - Dry matter KW - Standards KW - Monitoring KW - Drinking water KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560132487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+super%28137%29Cs+Fallout+in+Syrian+Environment&rft.au=Alhajji%2C+E%3BAl-Masri%3BAl-Hamwi%2C+A%3BAl-Haleem%2C+MA%3BHassan%2C+M%3BMamish%2C+S%3BAl-Kharfan%2C+K%3BKhalily%2C+H%3BAlkhatib%2C+Y%3BSheaib%2C+Z&rft.aulast=Alhajji&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=93&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=370&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00074861&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00128-014-1341-3 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 29 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pollution monitoring; Drinking Water; Caesium; Gamma spectroscopy; Caesium 137; Radioactivity; Toxicology; Fallout; Soil; Cesium; Food; Aquatic plants; Dry matter; Spectroscopy; Drinking water; Aquatic organisms; Guidelines; Water wells; Foods; Analytical Methods; Detection Limits; Elevation; Standards; Cesium Radioisotopes; Monitoring DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1341-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring of ¹³⁷Cs fallout in Syrian environment. AN - 1552808958; 25063371 AB - This paper presents measurements of cesium 137 ((137)Cs) in the Syrian environment during the period between 2006 and 2010. More than 1,000 samples of soil, water, plants and aquatic life were collected from different locations. The measurements were realized using gamma spectroscopy, and the results showed that radioactivity concentrations were low overall. Concentrations ranged from below detection limits to several tens Bq kg(-1) (dry matter) or 9.8 mBq L(-1) (water), which were well below maximum allowable levels in food or drinking water as established according to Syrian national standards or the WHO/FAO Codex guidelines. However, high (137)Cs activity levels were observed in soil samples collected at a high elevation (Kadmous highs), where a mean concentration of 1,900 Bq kg(-1) was obtained. JF - Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology AU - Alhajji, E AU - Al-Masri, M S AU - Al-Hamwi, A AU - Al-Haleem, M A AU - Hassan, M AU - Mamish, S AU - Al-Kharfan, K AU - Khalily, H AU - Alkhatib, Y AU - Sheaib, Z AD - Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, prscientific@aec.org.sy. Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - September 2014 SP - 370 EP - 374 VL - 93 IS - 3 KW - Cesium Radioisotopes KW - 0 KW - Soil KW - Soil Pollutants, Radioactive KW - Water Pollutants, Radioactive KW - Index Medicus KW - Environmental Monitoring KW - Fresh Water -- chemistry KW - Syria KW - Poaceae -- chemistry KW - Soil -- chemistry KW - Crops, Agricultural -- chemistry KW - Cesium Radioisotopes -- analysis KW - Water Pollutants, Radioactive -- analysis KW - Soil Pollutants, Radioactive -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1552808958?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+environmental+contamination+and+toxicology&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+%C2%B9%C2%B3%E2%81%B7Cs+fallout+in+Syrian+environment.&rft.au=Alhajji%2C+E%3BAl-Masri%2C+M+S%3BAl-Hamwi%2C+A%3BAl-Haleem%2C+M+A%3BHassan%2C+M%3BMamish%2C+S%3BAl-Kharfan%2C+K%3BKhalily%2C+H%3BAlkhatib%2C+Y%3BSheaib%2C+Z&rft.aulast=Alhajji&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=93&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=370&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+environmental+contamination+and+toxicology&rft.issn=1432-0800&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00128-014-1341-3 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-10-27 N1 - Date created - 2014-08-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1341-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Managing microcystin: identifying national-scale thresholds for total nitrogen and chlorophyll a AN - 1547853800; 20290472 AB - 1. The occurrence of high cyanotoxin concentrations can severely impair the use of a waterbody for drinking water and recreational purposes. Cyanotoxins are likely to occur under specific environmental conditions, and so identifying these conditions can facilitate management of the waterbody to reduce the likelihood of high cyanotoxin concentrations. 2. We analysed data collected from lakes across the contiguous United States to identify environmental variables that are strongly associated with occurrence of high concentrations of a common cyanotoxin, microcystin (MC). 3. Since many different environmental variables covary and are associated with high MC, we used least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression to identify a few variables that provided accurate predictions of high MC ( greater than or equal to 1 mu g L super(-1)). 4. Our analysis indicated that total nitrogen (TN) and chlorophyll a (chl a) concentrations yielded a parsimonious model that accurately predicted the occurrence of high MC. Based on this model, we identified management thresholds for TN and chl a that would maintain the probability of high MC at or below 10 and 5%. JF - Freshwater Biology AU - Yuan, Lester L AU - Pollard, Amina I AU - Pather, Santhiska AU - Oliver, Jacques L AU - D'Anglada, Lesley AD - Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, U.S.A. Y1 - 2014/09// PY - 2014 DA - Sep 2014 SP - 1970 EP - 1981 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 59 IS - 9 SN - 0046-5070, 0046-5070 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Ecology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Prediction KW - Chlorophylls KW - Chlorophyll KW - Microcystins KW - Freshwater KW - Environmental factors KW - Models KW - Lakes KW - Drinking Water KW - Chlorophyll A KW - Data processing KW - Biological poisons KW - Model Studies KW - USA KW - Atrophy KW - Drinking water KW - Environmental conditions KW - Nitrogen KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - K 03330:Biochemistry KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - Q1 08482:Ecosystems and energetics KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547853800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Freshwater+Biology&rft.atitle=Managing+microcystin%3A+identifying+national-scale+thresholds+for+total+nitrogen+and+chlorophyll+a&rft.au=Yuan%2C+Lester+L%3BPollard%2C+Amina+I%3BPather%2C+Santhiska%3BOliver%2C+Jacques+L%3BD%27Anglada%2C+Lesley&rft.aulast=Yuan&rft.aufirst=Lester&rft.date=2014-09-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1970&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Freshwater+Biology&rft.issn=00465070&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Ffwb.12400 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-26 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlorophylls; Drinking Water; Biological poisons; Environmental conditions; Environmental factors; Nitrogen; Lakes; Chlorophyll; Data processing; Microcystins; Atrophy; Drinking water; Models; Prediction; Chlorophyll A; Model Studies; USA; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12400 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EARLY SITE PERMIT (ESP) AT THE PSEG SITE, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AN - 1669442105; 16230 AB - PURPOSE: On May 25, 2010, PSEG Power, LLC, and PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG) submitted an application to the NRC for an ESP at the PSEG Site located adjacent to the existing Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS) and Salem Generating Station (SGS) in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The PSEG Site is located on the southern part of Artificial Island adjacent to the existing HCGS and SGS, Units 1 and 2, in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The PSEG Site is on the eastern bank of the Delaware River about 18 mi south of Wilmington, Delaware, and 30 mi southwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The site is about 7 mi east of Middletown, Delaware; 7.5 mi southwest of Salem, New Jersey; and 9 mi south of Pennsville, New Jersey. Cooling water for any new nuclear units constructed at the PSEG Site would be obtained from the Delaware River. These units would use either mechanical or natural draft cooling towers to transfer waste heat to the atmosphere. A portion of the water obtained from the Delaware River would be returned to the environment via a discharge structure located in the Delaware River on the western side of Artificial Island. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling. Alternatives that include a no-action alternative, as well as alternative energy sources, siting locations, and system designs were analyzed. It was concluded that, from an environmental perspective, none of the viable baseload alternatives (natural gas, coal, or a combination of alternatives) is clearly environmentally preferable to building new baseload nuclear power generating units at the PSEG Site. The following four alternative sites were reviewed: (1) Site 4-1 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; (2) Site 7-1 in Salem County, New Jersey; (3) Site 7-2 in Salem County, New Jersey; and (4) Site 7-3 in Cumberland County, New Jersey. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed new power plant would have a beneficial impact on the regional and local economies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The cumulative environmental impacts on land use, surface-water use and quality, groundwater use and quality, terrestrial and wetland ecosystems, and historic and cultural resources would be moderate. The new cooling towers would contribute to moderate cumulative physical impacts associated with aesthetics in certain locations, and traffic impacts during the peak periods for building a new nuclear plant 1 would contribute to moderate cumulative impacts for infrastructure and community services. The incremental impacts associated with the development of the causeway and the transmission lines would be the principal contributors to the moderate cumulative impacts for land use and also to the moderate impacts for historic and cultural resources. Extensive past and present use of surface water from the Delaware River would be the primary driver for the moderate impacts for surface-water use and quality. Similarly, extensive past and present groundwater withdrawals from the local aquifer system would contribute to the moderate cumulative impacts to groundwater resources. Cumulative terrestrial and wetland ecosystem impacts would be moderate because of the loss of habitat from development of the causeway and the transmission line corridors. The significant history of the degradation of the Delaware Bay and Delaware River Estuary has had a noticeable and sometimes destabilizing effect on many aquatic species and communities. Building and operating any new nuclear plant at the PSEG Site, in conjunction with the operations of the existing HCGS and SGS nuclear units, would contribute to moderate to large cumulative impacts to aquatic ecosystems. JF - EPA number: 140235, Draft EIS Volume I--535 pages, Volume II--521 pages, August 22, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2168 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cooling Systems KW - Fish KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Power Plants KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Safety KW - Site Planning KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Turbines KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Rivers KW - Delaware River KW - New Jersey KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1669442105?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EARLY+SITE+PERMIT+%28ESP%29+AT+THE+PSEG+SITE%2C+SALEM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=EARLY+SITE+PERMIT+%28ESP%29+AT+THE+PSEG+SITE%2C+SALEM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 22, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE (FIFTY-THIRD DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 1662628483; 16217 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 in Hamilton County, Tennessee is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 53rd supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Tennessee Valley Authority, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license for both units 1 and 2 would expire on September 17, 2020 and September 15, 2021, respectively. The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) is a two-unit, nuclear-powered steam-electric generating facility that began commercial operation in July 1981 (Unit 1) and June 1982 (Unit 2). The nuclear reactor for each unit is a Westinghouse pressurized-water reactor (PWR), producing a reactor core rated thermal power of 3,455 megawatts thermal. Under the Proposed Action, refurbishment activities such as replacement and repair of major systems, structures, and components would be carried out. SQN Units 1 and 2 are PWRs. All original SQN steam generators have been replaced. The last steam generator replacement took place in 2012. The SQN site is approximately 18 miles (mi) (29 kilometers (km)) northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and approximately 31 mi (50 km) south-southwest of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) site. The SQN site is approximately 630 acres (ac) (250 hectares (ha)). The power production portion of SQN is located on 525 ac (212 ha). SQNs training center is located on the remaining 105 ac (42.5 ha). The SQN site is located on a peninsula on the western shore of Chickamauga Reservoir at Tennessee River Mile (TRM) 484.5. The town of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, is located 6 mi (10 km) west of site. Figure 31 and Figure 32 present 50-mi (80-km) and 6-mi (10-km) vicinity maps, respectively. The SQN sites main structures include two reactor buildings, a turbine building, an auxiliary building, a control building, a service and office building, a diesel generator building, an intake pumping station, an essential raw cooling water (ERCW) pumping station, two natural draft cooling towers, 161-kilovolt (kV) and 500-kV switchyards, a condensing water discharge and diffuser system, and an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI). The sites tallest structures are the two 459-ft cooling towers. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered include new natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, supercritical pulverized coal generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination of wind and solar generation. The preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for CGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow the Tennessee Valley Authority to meet the needs of its public utilities members from across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Consumptive surface water use from continued SQN operations will continue to be a very small percentage of the overall flow of the Tennessee River through Chickamauga Reservoir. Potential impacts to surface water resources include prolonged drought and temperature increases. Long-term warming could potentially affect navigation, power production, and municipal and industrial users, although the magnitude of the impact is uncertain. Construction of new transmission lines, power plants, or residential areas over the proposed license renewal term have the potential to affect terrestrial resources. JF - EPA number: 140222, Draft EIS--481 pages, August 15, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 53 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Transmission Lines KW - Water Quality KW - Regulations KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1662628483?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEQUOYAH+NUCLEAR+PLANT%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FIFTY-THIRD+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEQUOYAH+NUCLEAR+PLANT%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+HAMILTON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FIFTY-THIRD+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 15, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CHAMPLAIN HUDSON POWER EXPRESS TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, CLINTON, ESSEX, WASHINGTON, SARATOGA, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY, GREENE, ULSTER, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, WESTCHESTER, BRONX, NEW YORK, AND QUEEN COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 1662628481; 16222 AB - PURPOSE: Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. (CHPEI) has applied for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a 336-mile (541-kilometer) electric transmission line across the international border between the United States and Canada, near the town of Champlain, New York. The proposed transmission line would include both aquatic (underwater) and terrestrial (primarily underground) segments. The underwater portions of the transmission line would be buried in the beds of Lake Champlain and the Hudson, Harlem, and East Rivers, and the terrestrial portions would be buried, principally in railroad and rights-of-way. The transmission system would consist of one 1,000-MW, high-voltage direct current transmission line and ancillary aboveground facilities (e.g., cooling stations). The transmission line would be a bipole consisting of two transmission cables. A new converter station in Queens, New York, would convert the electrical power from direct current to alternating current and then interconnect with the New York City electrical grid at two points. The transmission line route was divided into the following four geographically logical segments: (1) Lake Champlain Segment, (2) Overland Segment, (3) Hudson River Segment, and (4) New York City Metropolitan Area Segment. The transmission cables proposed for installation in the Lake Champlain and Hudson River segments would be cross-linked polyethylene HVDC cables rated at 300 to 320 kV. An armored layer of galvanized steel wires embedded in bitumen provides additional protection for the aquatic transmission cables. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) would be used to install the transmission cables in transition areas between aquatic and terrestrial portions of the proposed CHPEI Project route at the transitions from water to land and at environmentally sensitive areas such as wetlands or streams, or under roadway or railway crossings where trenching is not possible. The proposed CHPEI Project has an expected life span of 40 years or more. During this period, it is expected that the transmission system would maintain an energy availability factor of 95 percent, meaning that the transmission system would be delivering electricity 95 percent of the time, with the remaining five percent allocated for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The transmission system would allow greater flexibility with right-of-way (ROW) planning and would require less ROW than comparably sized overhead HVAC transmission lines. The burial of the transmission line at the anticipated depths would reduce the electric field exposure to an overhead transmission system. Underwater and underground armored transmission cables have a higher reliability than overhead cables, primarily because they are less likely to be subject to damage from weather, collision, or vandalism. The physical separation of transmission infrastructure in multiple corridors is one means of enhancing security. HVAC transmission is limited by the amount of reactive power required to deliver active power through transmission lines, so that long-distance power transmission by HVAC lines is restricted due to limitations on how far reactive power will travel. HVDC interconnections to AC transmission systems have the advantage of being able to enhance the controllability and stability of the AC transmission system by allowing the operation to regulate active power flow in the receiving transmission line. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The transmission line would create a potential for future limitations on water-based uses and vessel anchoring at the Lake Champlain and Hudson River segments. The proposed project would also create non-significant, localized increases in turbidity and resuspension of contaminated sediments in surface water by water jetting. Riverbed disturbances at all four line segments would be present, resulting in habitat degradation, avoidance, or loss; noise and vibration; impacts on benthic communities; and potential for accidental exposure to hazardous materials. Periodic vegetation maintenance in transmission line ROW would compact vegetation and soils and produce temporary fugitive dust impacts. The project potentially would affect adversely five underwater archaeological sites, 49 terrestrial sites, and 33 National Register of Historic Places. JF - EPA number: 140227, Final EIS Volume I--668 pages, Volume II--640 pages, Volume III--670 pages, Volume IV--376 pages, August 15, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0447 KW - Rivers KW - Lakes KW - Transmission Lines KW - Electric Power KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Historic Sites KW - Underground Structure KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - New York KW - Lake Champlain KW - East River KW - Hudson River KW - Harlem River KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Clean Air Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1662628481?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHAMPLAIN+HUDSON+POWER+EXPRESS+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+CLINTON%2C+ESSEX%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+SARATOGA%2C+SCHENECTADY%2C+ALBANY%2C+GREENE%2C+ULSTER%2C+DUTCHESS%2C+ORANGE%2C+PUTNAM%2C+ROCKLAND%2C+WESTCHESTER%2C+BRONX%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+AND+QUEEN+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=CHAMPLAIN+HUDSON+POWER+EXPRESS+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+CLINTON%2C+ESSEX%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+SARATOGA%2C+SCHENECTADY%2C+ALBANY%2C+GREENE%2C+ULSTER%2C+DUTCHESS%2C+ORANGE%2C+PUTNAM%2C+ROCKLAND%2C+WESTCHESTER%2C+BRONX%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+AND+QUEEN+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington, District of Columbia; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 15, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-13 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: Background and evaluation of Tier 1 results from chemical case studies T2 - 2014 Joint Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society & The Mycological Society of America (APS-CPS 2014) AN - 1611578342; 6305605 JF - 2014 Joint Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society & The Mycological Society of America (APS-CPS 2014) AU - Browne, P Y1 - 2014/08/09/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Aug 09 KW - Screening KW - EPA KW - Case studies KW - endocrine disruptors KW - Endocrinology KW - Endocrine disruptors UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1611578342?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Joint+Meeting+of+the+American+Phytopathological+Society+%26+The+Mycological+Society+of+America+%28APS-CPS+2014%29&rft.atitle=EPA%27s+Endocrine+Disruptor+Screening+Program%3A+Background+and+evaluation+of+Tier+1+results+from+chemical+case+studies&rft.au=Browne%2C+P&rft.aulast=Browne&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2014-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Joint+Meeting+of+the+American+Phytopathological+Society+%26+The+Mycological+Society+of+America+%28APS-CPS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/annual/sciprogram/Documents/2014-APS-CPS-Prog_full.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Variation in two components of pathogenicity and its relationship with genetic diversity in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) AN - 1554945741; 20464548 AB - The specificity of the two components of pathogenicity: virulence and aggressiveness and its relationship with genetic variability were analysed in a local Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) population. Pathogenic and molecular analyses were carried out on seven isolates including five progeny isolates of five races arising from two parental races 100 and 710. P. halstedii isolates showed significant differences for all aggressiveness criteria and important genetic variations. Three cases of relationship between virulence and aggressiveness for progeny isolates as compared with parental ones were found as positive, negative or uncorrelated. For solving the specificity of these cases, relationship between the two components of pathogenicity among the isolates of three different races localised in the same genetic clade was positive. The hypothesis explaining these cases is discussed. JF - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection AU - Sakr, Nachaat AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2014/08/09/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Aug 09 SP - 1584 EP - 1591 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 47 IS - 13 SN - 0323-5408, 0323-5408 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - aggressiveness KW - EST-derived markers KW - obligate parasite KW - qualitative resistance KW - virulence KW - Virulence KW - Pathogenicity KW - Plant protection KW - Genetic diversity KW - Progeny KW - Downy mildew KW - Plasmopara halstedii KW - Helianthus KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1554945741?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.atitle=Variation+in+two+components+of+pathogenicity+and+its+relationship+with+genetic+diversity+in+Plasmopara+halstedii+%28sunflower+downy+mildew%29&rft.au=Sakr%2C+Nachaat&rft.aulast=Sakr&rft.aufirst=Nachaat&rft.date=2014-08-09&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=13&rft.spage=1584&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.issn=03235408&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03235408.2013.851360 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Virulence; Pathogenicity; Plant protection; Genetic diversity; Progeny; Downy mildew; Plasmopara halstedii; Helianthus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2013.851360 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Manganese incorporation into the magnetosome magnetite; magnetic signature of doping AN - 1612267989; 2014-082808 AB - The biomineralization of magnetotactic bacterial magnetite nanoparticles is a topic of intense research due to the particles" narrow size distribution and magnetic properties. Incorporation of foreign metal ions into the crystal matrix of magnetotactic bacterial magnetite has been previously examined by a number of investigators. In this study, cells of a magnetotactic bacterium, Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense strain MSR-1 were grown in the presence of manganese, ruthenium, zinc and vanadium, of which only manganese was incorporated within the magnetosome magnetite crystals. We demonstrate that the magnetic properties of magnetite crystals of magnetotactic bacteria can be significantly altered by the incorporation of metal ions, other than iron, in the crystal structure. The Verwey transition serves as a unique marker to probe the incorporation of the dopant within the magnetosome: manganese incorporation into the magnetite nanocrystals is signaled by a suppression of the Verwey transition, as well as by changes in the crystalline structure and chemical composition of magnetosome magnetite. JF - European Journal of Mineralogy AU - Prozorov, Tanya AU - Perez-Gonzalez, Teresa AU - Valverde-Tercedor, Carmen AU - Jimenez-Lopez, Concepcion AU - Yebra-Rodriguez, Africa AU - Koernig, Andre AU - Faivre, Damien AU - Mallapragada, Surya K AU - Howse, Paul A AU - Bazylinski, Dennis A AU - Prozorov, Ruslan AU - Rodriguez-Navarro, Alejandro B AU - Schmahl, Wolfgang W AU - Prieto, Manuel Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - August 2014 SP - 457 EP - 471 PB - Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Naegele u. Obermiller), Stuttgart VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 0935-1221, 0935-1221 KW - zinc KW - magnetotactic bacteria KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - magnetization KW - crystal structure KW - platinum group KW - manganese KW - magnetosomes KW - temperature KW - magnetic properties KW - vanadium KW - oxides KW - spectra KW - X-ray photoelectron spectra KW - chemical composition KW - biomineralization KW - Verwey transition KW - impurities KW - Magnetospirillum Gryphiswaldense KW - X-ray spectra KW - TEM data KW - EDS spectra KW - Raman spectra KW - metals KW - bacteria KW - Magnetospirillum KW - ruthenium KW - nanoparticles KW - magnetite KW - 01C:Mineralogy of non-silicates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1612267989?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=European+Journal+of+Mineralogy&rft.atitle=Manganese+incorporation+into+the+magnetosome+magnetite%3B+magnetic+signature+of+doping&rft.au=Prozorov%2C+Tanya%3BPerez-Gonzalez%2C+Teresa%3BValverde-Tercedor%2C+Carmen%3BJimenez-Lopez%2C+Concepcion%3BYebra-Rodriguez%2C+Africa%3BKoernig%2C+Andre%3BFaivre%2C+Damien%3BMallapragada%2C+Surya+K%3BHowse%2C+Paul+A%3BBazylinski%2C+Dennis+A%3BProzorov%2C+Ruslan%3BRodriguez-Navarro%2C+Alejandro+B%3BSchmahl%2C+Wolfgang+W%3BPrieto%2C+Manuel&rft.aulast=Prozorov&rft.aufirst=Tanya&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=457&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=European+Journal+of+Mineralogy&rft.issn=09351221&rft_id=info:doi/10.1127%2F0935-1221%2F2014%2F0026-2388 L2 - http://www.schweizerbart.de/j/ejm/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, copyright, Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 95 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bacteria; biomineralization; chemical composition; crystal structure; EDS spectra; impurities; magnetic properties; magnetite; magnetization; magnetosomes; Magnetospirillum; Magnetospirillum Gryphiswaldense; magnetotactic bacteria; manganese; metals; nanoparticles; oxides; platinum group; Raman spectra; ruthenium; spectra; TEM data; temperature; vanadium; Verwey transition; X-ray diffraction data; X-ray photoelectron spectra; X-ray spectra; zinc DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2388 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Nonsymmetric Logit Model and Grouped Predict and Category Development AN - 1560124514; 20547802 AB - Logistic regression is an alternative to regression estimation of event probabilities (REEP) and other techniques for estimating weather event probabilities based on NWP output or other predictors. Logistic regression has the advantage over REEP in that the probability estimates are constrained between zero and unity, whereas REEP can overshoot these values. It may be a detriment in some applications that the curves developed, one for each of several predictand categories (events), are symmetric. This paper shows how the logit curve can easily be made nonsymmetric as a function of a predictor, and thereby possibly achieve a better fit to the data. As with REEP, the probabilities estimated by logistic regression for each of several categories of a variable may not be consistent. For instance, the probability of snow > 2 in. may exceed the probability of snow > 1 in. Such inconsistencies can be avoided by developing a single equation involving all predictand categories and including another predictor that is a function of the predictand. This effectively, for a single predictor, produces parallel curves separated along the predictor axis but imposes restrictions on the equations and probabilities produced from them. The relationship between the predictor(s) and the predictand must be considered in determining the functional form. With only one predictor, defining the function is relatively straightforward. However, with multiple predictors, the process is more problematic. This paper demonstrates an alternative to imposing a functional form by using binary predictors. This formulation also achieves the goal of producing consistent forecasts and generalizes more readily to multiple predictors. JF - Monthly Weather Review AU - Glahn, Bob AD - NOAA/National Weather Service/Office of Science and Technology/Meteorological Development Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - Aug 2014 SP - 2991 EP - 3002 PB - American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St. Boston MA 02108-3693 United States VL - 142 IS - 8 SN - 0027-0644, 0027-0644 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Weather KW - Mathematical models KW - Snow KW - Reviews KW - Estimating KW - Statistical analysis KW - Weather forecasting KW - Model Studies KW - Modelling KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - M2 551.509.1/.5:Forecasting (551.509.1/.5) KW - SW 0820:Snow, ice and frost UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560124514?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Monthly+Weather+Review&rft.atitle=A+Nonsymmetric+Logit+Model+and+Grouped+Predict+and+Category+Development&rft.au=Glahn%2C+Bob&rft.aulast=Glahn&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=142&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=2991&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Monthly+Weather+Review&rft.issn=00270644&rft_id=info:doi/10.1175%2FMWR-D-13-00300.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Snow; Weather forecasting; Modelling; Statistical analysis; Weather; Estimating; Reviews; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-13-00300.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Protective effect of an antithyroid compound against gamma -radiation-induced damage in human colon cancer cells AN - 1560123205; 20487923 AB - We have previously reported the radioprotective effect of propylthiouracil (PTU) on thyroid cells. The aim of the present study was to analyze whether tumor cells and normal cells demonstrate the same response to PTU. Human colon carcinoma cells were irradiated with gamma -irradiation with or without PTU. We evaluated the clonogenic survival, intracellular reactive oxygen species levels, catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities, and apoptosis by nuclear cell morphology and caspase-3 activity assays. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels were measured by radioimmunoassay. PTU treatment increased surviving cell fraction at 2 Gy (SF2) from 56.9 plus or minus 3.6 in controls to 75.0 plus or minus 3.5 (p < 0.05) and diminished radiation-induced apoptosis. In addition, we observed that the level of antioxidant enzymes' activity was increased in cells treated with PTU. Moreover, pretreatment with PTU increased intracellular levels of cAMP. Forskolin (p < 0.01) and dibutyryl cAMP (p < 0.05) mimicked the effect of PTU on SF2. Co-treatment with H89, an inhibitor of protein kinase A, abolished the radioprotective effect of PTU. PTU reduces the toxicity of ionizing radiation by increasing cAMP levels and also possibly through a reduction in apoptosis levels and in radiation-induced oxidative stress damage. We therefore conclude that PTU protects both normal and cancer cells during exposure to radiation in conditions mimicking the radiotherapy. JF - Radiation and Environmental Biophysics AU - Perona, Marina AU - Dagrosa, Maria A AU - Pagotto, Romina AU - Casal, Mariana AU - Pignataro, Omar AU - Pisarev, Mario A AU - Juvenal, Guillermo J AD - Department of Radiobiology (CAC), National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, juvenal@cnea.gov.ar Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - Aug 2014 SP - 611 EP - 619 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 53 IS - 3 SN - 0301-634X, 0301-634X KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Cell survival KW - Mimicry KW - Apoptosis KW - Antioxidants KW - Propylthiouracil KW - Cyclic AMP KW - Thyroid KW - Intracellular levels KW - Radiotherapy KW - Enzymes KW - Toxicity KW - Tumor cells KW - Radioimmunoassay KW - Catalase KW - Oxidative stress KW - Superoxide dismutase KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Caspase-3 KW - Forskolin KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560123205?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+and+Environmental+Biophysics&rft.atitle=Protective+effect+of+an+antithyroid+compound+against+gamma+-radiation-induced+damage+in+human+colon+cancer+cells&rft.au=Perona%2C+Marina%3BDagrosa%2C+Maria+A%3BPagotto%2C+Romina%3BCasal%2C+Mariana%3BPignataro%2C+Omar%3BPisarev%2C+Mario+A%3BJuvenal%2C+Guillermo+J&rft.aulast=Perona&rft.aufirst=Marina&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=53&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=611&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+and+Environmental+Biophysics&rft.issn=0301634X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00411-014-0542-9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 44 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cell survival; Mimicry; Propylthiouracil; Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Cyclic AMP; Intracellular levels; Thyroid; Enzymes; Radiotherapy; Toxicity; Radioimmunoassay; Tumor cells; Catalase; Superoxide dismutase; Oxidative stress; Ionizing radiation; Caspase-3; Forskolin DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-014-0542-9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determining an Optimal Decay Factor for Bias-Correcting MOS Temperature and Dewpoint Forecasts AN - 1554946008; 20455394 AB - Model output statistics (MOS) forecast relationships for temperature and dewpoint developed with least squares regression and put into operation by the National Weather Service (NWS) are unbiased over the sample period of development. However, short-term biases within that period can exist, and application of the regression equations to new data may produce forecasts with short- or long-term biases. Because NWP models undergo changes over time, MOS forecasts can be biased because of these changes, and also possibly because of local environmental changes. These biases can be largely eliminated. In the decaying average method, a decay factor is used. This value affects not only the short- and long-term bias characteristics, but also other accuracy measures of the forecasts. This paper shows how different values of the decay factor affect MOS temperature and dewpoint forecasts, and the range of factors that would be appropriate for bias correcting those forecasts. Biases and other quality measures are shown for both cool and warm season samples before and after various values of the decay factor have been applied. JF - Weather and Forecasting AU - Glahn, Bob AD - Meteorological Development Laboratory, NOAA/National Weather Service/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, Maryland Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - August 2014 SP - 1076 EP - 1090 PB - American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St. Boston MA 02108-3693 United States VL - 29 IS - 4 SN - 0882-8156, 0882-8156 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Prediction KW - Temperature effects KW - Weather KW - Statistics KW - Mathematical models KW - Climate change KW - Temperature KW - Statistical analysis KW - Warm seasons KW - Model Studies KW - Dewpoint KW - Forecasting KW - National Weather Service KW - Statistical forecasting KW - Decay KW - Weather forecasting KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - M2 551.509.1/.5:Forecasting (551.509.1/.5) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1554946008?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Weather+and+Forecasting&rft.atitle=Determining+an+Optimal+Decay+Factor+for+Bias-Correcting+MOS+Temperature+and+Dewpoint+Forecasts&rft.au=Glahn%2C+Bob&rft.aulast=Glahn&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1076&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Weather+and+Forecasting&rft.issn=08828156&rft_id=info:doi/10.1175%2FWAF-D-13-00123.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 23 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Prediction; Mathematical models; Climate change; Decay; Weather forecasting; Statistical analysis; Warm seasons; Statistical forecasting; National Weather Service; Weather; Statistics; Temperature; Forecasting; Dewpoint; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-13-00123.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Silencing of Erwinia amylovora sy69 AHL-quorum sensing by a Bacillus simplex AHL-inducible aiiA gene encoding a zinc-dependent N-acyl-homoserine lactonase AN - 1551639611; 20318254 AB - Quorum sensing in Gram-negative bacteria is regulated by diffusible signal molecules called N-acyl-l-homoserine lactones (AHLs). These molecules are degraded by lactonases. In this study, six Bacillus simplex isolates were characterized and identified as a new quorum-quenching species of Bacillus. An aiiA gene encoding an AHL-lactonase was identified based on evidence that: (i) it showed high homology with other aiiA genes of Bacillus sp.; (ii) the deduced amino acid sequence contained two conserved regions, 104SHLHFDH111 and 165TPGHTPGH173, characteristic of the metallo- beta -lactamase superfamily; and (iii) the protein had zinc-dependent AHL-degrading activity. Additionally, the expression of the aiiA gene was significantly up-regulated by 3-oxo-AHL. The AHL-lactonase inhibited multiplication of the 3-oxo-C6-AHL-producing plant pathogen Erwinia amylovora sy69 both in vitro and in planta. The results provide support for the use of the quorum-quenching functionality of B. simplex in the integrated control of the devastating fire blight pathogen. JF - Plant Pathology AU - Hanano, A AU - Harba, M AU - Al-Ali, M AU - Ammouneh, H AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS) Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - August 2014 SP - 773 EP - 783 PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1105 N Market St Wilmington DE 19801 VL - 63 IS - 4 SN - 0032-0862, 0032-0862 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Fires KW - Metallo- beta -lactamase KW - N-Acyl homoserine lactone KW - quorum sensing KW - Pathogens KW - Integrated control KW - N-Acyl-homoserine lactonase KW - Homology KW - Gram-negative bacteria KW - Blight KW - Bacillus simplex KW - Bacillus KW - Erwinia amylovora KW - Amino acid sequence KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae KW - J 02420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1551639611?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Plant+Pathology&rft.atitle=Silencing+of+Erwinia+amylovora+sy69+AHL-quorum+sensing+by+a+Bacillus+simplex+AHL-inducible+aiiA+gene+encoding+a+zinc-dependent+N-acyl-homoserine+lactonase&rft.au=Hanano%2C+A%3BHarba%2C+M%3BAl-Ali%2C+M%3BAmmouneh%2C+H&rft.aulast=Hanano&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=773&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Plant+Pathology&rft.issn=00320862&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fppa.12142 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Integrated control; Fires; Metallo- beta -lactamase; Homology; N-Acyl-homoserine lactonase; N-Acyl homoserine lactone; Blight; Gram-negative bacteria; quorum sensing; Pathogens; Amino acid sequence; Bacillus simplex; Erwinia amylovora; Bacillus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12142 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The multi-xenobiotic resistance (MXR) efflux activity in hemocytes of Mytilus edulis is mediated by an ATP binding cassette transporter of class C (ABCC) principally inducible in eosinophilic granulocytes. AN - 1537594512; 24345773 AB - In marine and estuarine species, immunotoxic and/or immunomodulatory mechanisms are the crossroad of interactions between xenobiotics, microorganisms and physicochemical variations of the environment. In mussels, immunity relies exclusively on innate responses carried out by cells collectively called hemocytes and found in the open hemolymphatic circulatory system of these organisms. However, hemocytes do not form a homogenous population of immune cells since distinct subtypes of mussel blood cells can be distinguished by cytochemistry, flow cytometry or cell motility analysis. Previous studies have also shown that these cells are able to efflux xenobiotics by means of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter activities conferring a multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) phenotype. ABC transporters corresponding to vertebrate class B/P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and to class C/multidrug resistance related protein (MRP) are characterized in Mytilidae. Herein, we have investigated the relative contributions of ABCB- and ABCC-mediated efflux within the different hemocyte subpopulations of Mytilus edulis mussels, collected from areas differentially impacted by chemical contaminants in Normandy (France). RT-PCR analyses provide evidence for the presence of ABCB and ABCC transporters transcripts in hemocytes. Immunodetection of ABCB/P-gp with the monoclonal antibody UIC2 in living hemocytes revealed that expression was restricted to granular structures of spread cells. Efflux transporter activities, with calcein-AM as fluorescent probe, were measured by combining flow cytometry to accurate Coulter cell size measurements in order to get a cell-volume normalized fluorescence concentration. In these conditions, basal fluorescence levels were higher in hemocytes originating from Yport (control site) than in cells collected from the harbor of Le Havre, where mussels are more exposed to with persistent pollutants. By using specific ABCB/P-gp (verapamil, PSC833, zosuquidar) and ABCC/MRP (MK571) blockers, we show that MXR activity is only carried out by MRP-type transporters in M. edulis hemocytes. In addition, cell-type-gated flow cytometry and calculation of the MXR activity factor indicate that ABCC-efflux activity is higher and more inducible in eosinophilic granulocytes than in other hemocyte subtypes. We conclude that, in the hemocytes of M. edulis, MXR phenotype is mediated by an ABCC/MRP-type transporter activity principally supported by eosinophilic granulocytes. A role for ABC transporters in hemocyte migration is discussed. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JF - Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) AU - Rioult, Damien AU - Pasquier, Jennifer AU - Boulangé-Lecomte, Céline AU - Poret, Agnès AU - Abbas, Imane AU - Marin, Matthieu AU - Minier, Christophe AU - Le Foll, Frank AD - Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, UPRES EA 3222, IFRMP 23, University of Le Havre, 76058 Le Havre cedex, France. Electronic address: drioult@free.fr. ; Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, UPRES EA 3222, IFRMP 23, University of Le Havre, 76058 Le Havre cedex, France. ; Research and Development Department, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission - CNRS, Beirut, Lebanon. ; Laboratoire de Régulation des Signaux de Division, EA 4020, IFR 147, Bât. SN3, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France. Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - August 2014 SP - 98 EP - 109 VL - 153 KW - Fluoresceins KW - 0 KW - Fluorescent Dyes KW - P-Glycoprotein KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - calcein AM KW - 148504-34-1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Flow cytometry KW - Mussel blood cells KW - Cell migration KW - MXR KW - Innate immunity KW - Animals KW - P-Glycoprotein -- genetics KW - P-Glycoprotein -- metabolism KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- toxicity KW - Hemocytes -- drug effects KW - Flow Cytometry KW - Hemocytes -- metabolism KW - Fluorescent Dyes -- pharmacology KW - Fluoresceins -- pharmacology KW - Biological Transport -- drug effects KW - Mytilus edulis -- metabolism KW - Granulocytes -- metabolism KW - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters -- metabolism KW - Mytilus edulis -- genetics KW - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters -- genetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1537594512?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aquatic+toxicology+%28Amsterdam%2C+Netherlands%29&rft.atitle=The+multi-xenobiotic+resistance+%28MXR%29+efflux+activity+in+hemocytes+of+Mytilus+edulis+is+mediated+by+an+ATP+binding+cassette+transporter+of+class+C+%28ABCC%29+principally+inducible+in+eosinophilic+granulocytes.&rft.au=Rioult%2C+Damien%3BPasquier%2C+Jennifer%3BBoulang%C3%A9-Lecomte%2C+C%C3%A9line%3BPoret%2C+Agn%C3%A8s%3BAbbas%2C+Imane%3BMarin%2C+Matthieu%3BMinier%2C+Christophe%3BLe+Foll%2C+Frank&rft.aulast=Rioult&rft.aufirst=Damien&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=153&rft.issue=&rft.spage=98&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aquatic+toxicology+%28Amsterdam%2C+Netherlands%29&rft.issn=1879-1514&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aquatox.2013.11.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-08-01 N1 - Date created - 2014-06-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.11.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Traceability of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins/furans pollutants in soil and their ecotoxicological effects on genetics, functions and composition of bacterial community. AN - 1530953828; 24534156 AB - Dioxins (PCDD/Fs) are persistent organic pollutants. Their accumulation in soil is a crucial step in their transmission through the ecosystem. Traceability of dioxin in soil was evaluated in four sites A, B, C and D considered as potential industrial PCDD/Fs sources in Syria. Our results showed that the highest pollution with dioxin (⩾50 ppt) was found in site C (vicinity of Homs refinery). In parallel, analysis of physicochemical proprieties and bacterial density of soil samples were carried out. Bacterial density differed significantly among samples between 68×10(4) and 64×10(6) CFU g(-1)DW. Analysis of 16S rRNA encoding sequences showed that the genus Bacillus was the most abundant (74.7%) in all samples, followed by the genera Arthrobacter and Klebsiella with 5.2% and 4.7%, respectively. The genera Microbacterium, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter and Exiguobacterium formed between 2.1% and 2.6%. Cellulomonas, Kocuria, Lysinibacillus, Staphylococcus and Streptomyces were in a minority (0.5-1%). The bacterial richness and biodiversity, estimated by DMg and H' index, were highest in the heavily polluted site. Molecular screening for angular dioxygenase (AD α-subunit) and the cytochrome P450 (CYPBM3) genes, led to identification of 41 strains as AD-positive and 31 strains as CYPBM3-positive. RT-real-time PCR analysis showed a significant abundance of AD α-subunit transcript in the heavily dioxin-polluted soils, while the expression of CYPBM3 was highest in the moderately polluted soils. Our results illustrate the microbial diversity and functionality in soil exposed to dioxin pollution. Identification of dioxin-degrading bacteria from polluted sites should allow bioremediation to be carried out. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Chemosphere AU - Hanano, Abdulsamie AU - Ammouneh, Hassan AU - Almousally, Ibrahem AU - Alorr, Abdulfattah AU - Shaban, Mouhnad AU - Alnaser, Amer Abu AU - Ghanem, Iyad AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. Electronic address: ashanano@aec.org.sy. ; Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. Y1 - 2014/08// PY - 2014 DA - August 2014 SP - 326 EP - 333 VL - 108 KW - Bacterial Proteins KW - 0 KW - Furans KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins KW - Soil KW - Soil Pollutants KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System KW - 9035-51-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) KW - Biodegradation KW - Biodiversity KW - Angular dioxygenase (AD) KW - Cytochrome P450 (CYPBM3) KW - Soil bacterial community KW - Bacterial Proteins -- genetics KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System -- genetics KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial -- drug effects KW - Biodegradation, Environmental KW - Soil -- chemistry KW - Soil Pollutants -- toxicity KW - Soil Pollutants -- metabolism KW - Bacteria -- drug effects KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- metabolism KW - Furans -- analysis KW - Soil Pollutants -- analysis KW - Bacteria -- genetics KW - Bacteria -- metabolism KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- analogs & derivatives KW - Soil Microbiology KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- analysis KW - Furans -- toxicity KW - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1530953828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemosphere&rft.atitle=Traceability+of+polychlorinated+dibenzo-dioxins%2Ffurans+pollutants+in+soil+and+their+ecotoxicological+effects+on+genetics%2C+functions+and+composition+of+bacterial+community.&rft.au=Hanano%2C+Abdulsamie%3BAmmouneh%2C+Hassan%3BAlmousally%2C+Ibrahem%3BAlorr%2C+Abdulfattah%3BShaban%2C+Mouhnad%3BAlnaser%2C+Amer+Abu%3BGhanem%2C+Iyad&rft.aulast=Hanano&rft.aufirst=Abdulsamie&rft.date=2014-08-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=326&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemosphere&rft.issn=1879-1298&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.chemosphere.2014.01.061 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-10-21 N1 - Date created - 2014-05-30 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.061 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Issues in International Energy Consumption Analysis: Chinese Transportation Fuel Demand AN - 1761667939; 2011-905491 AB - Since the 1990s, China has experienced tremendous growth in its transportation sector. By the end of 2010, China's road infrastructure had emerged as the second-largest transportation system in the world after the US. Passenger vehicle sales are dramatically increasing as is the demand for oil, which requires China to import more petroleum, with its share of petroleum imports exceeding 50% of total petroleum demand since 2009. In response to growing oil import dependency, the Chinese government is adopting a broad range of policies, including promotion of fuel-efficient vehicles, fuel conservation, increasing investments in oil resources around the world, and others. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Jul 2014, i+12 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Infrastructure KW - Sales KW - Investments KW - Transportation KW - Energy consumption KW - China (People's Republic) KW - Fuel KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761667939?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Issues+in+International+Energy+Consumption+Analysis%3A+Chinese+Transportation+Fuel+Demand&rft.title=Issues+in+International+Energy+Consumption+Analysis%3A+Chinese+Transportation+Fuel+Demand&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/chinesetransport/pdf/IIIeca.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thermomechanical, barrier, and morphological properties of chitosan-reinforced starch-based biodegradable composite films AN - 1758246167; PQ0001551978 AB - Chitosan-reinforced starch-based biodegradable composite films were prepared by solution casting. The chitosan content in the films was varied from 20% to 80% (w/w). Tensile strength (TS) and tensile modulus (TM) of the starch-based composites were improved significantly with the addition of chitosan. Water vapor permeability (WVP) and oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of chitosan-reinforced starch-based films showed a significant reduction compared to native chitosan film and indicated better barrier properties to water vapor and oxygen. The water uptake of the films pointed out better hydrophobic character due to the incorporation of chitosan in starch-based films. Thermal stability was also found to increase with the addition of chitosan in starch-based films and was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy supported the molecular interactions due to the reinforcement of chitosan in starch-based films. Surface and interface morphologies of chitosan film and starch/chitosan composite film were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and suggested sufficient homogenization of starch and chitosan in the biodegradable composite films. JF - Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials AU - Akter, Nousin AU - Khan, Ruhul A AU - Tuhin, Mohammad O AU - Haque, M Emdadu AU - Nurnabi, Mohammad AU - Parvin, Fahmida AU - Islam, Rafiqul AD - Polymer Composite Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, dr.ruhul_khan@yahoo.com PY - 2014 SP - 933 EP - 948 PB - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU United Kingdom VL - 27 IS - 7 SN - 0892-7057, 0892-7057 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Chitosan KW - starch KW - composite KW - biodegradable KW - mechanical properties KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - composite materials KW - Hydrophobicity KW - Starch KW - Biodegradability KW - Disease transmission KW - Water uptake KW - Permeability KW - Oxygen KW - I.R. spectroscopy KW - Reinforcement KW - chitosan KW - Tensile strength KW - Thermal stability KW - Films KW - A 01320:Microbial Degradation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1758246167?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Thermoplastic+Composite+Materials&rft.atitle=Thermomechanical%2C+barrier%2C+and+morphological+properties+of+chitosan-reinforced+starch-based+biodegradable+composite+films&rft.au=Akter%2C+Nousin%3BKhan%2C+Ruhul+A%3BTuhin%2C+Mohammad+O%3BHaque%2C+M+Emdadu%3BNurnabi%2C+Mohammad%3BParvin%2C+Fahmida%3BIslam%2C+Rafiqul&rft.aulast=Akter&rft.aufirst=Nousin&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=933&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Thermoplastic+Composite+Materials&rft.issn=08927057&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F0892705712461512 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Scanning electron microscopy; composite materials; Hydrophobicity; Starch; Biodegradability; Disease transmission; Water uptake; Oxygen; Permeability; I.R. spectroscopy; Reinforcement; chitosan; Tensile strength; Thermal stability; Films DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705712461512 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measurement of neutronic safety parameters of the 3 MW TRIGA Mark-II research reactor AN - 1677912907; 20559129 AB - Measurement of neutronic safety parameters of the nuclear reactor is very important for reactor safety, efficient operation and experimental research. In this study, some neutronic safety parameters such as control rod worth, core excess reactivity, loss of reactivity with power increases, power defect, reactivity coefficients, cooling effect on fuel temperature and xenon poisoning were measured of the 3 MW TRIGA Mark-II research reactor of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC). All of these safety parameters have significant effect on the reactor control system. Many of the reactor parameters which determine the reactivity of reactor are dependent on the temperature of the fuel, moderator and coolant. The TRIGA fuel elements have been designed to provide a significant prompt negative temperature coefficient of reactivity that allows safe reactor operation. The neutronic safety parameters were measured with digital instrumentation & control (I&C) system of the 3 MW TRIGA research reactor. The experimental results of neutronic parameters were found within the safety limit as mentioned in the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) of the BAEC 3 MW TRIGA research reactor. The present study will contribute to analyze the behavior of neutronic safety parameters that occur in the reactor core and to provide an experimental database for validation and improvement of the models of the reactor. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Salam, M A AU - Soner, M AM AU - Sarder, M A AU - Haque, A AU - Uddin, M M AU - Rahman, A AU - Rahman, M M AU - Sarkar, M M AU - Islam, S MA AD - Reactor Operation & Maintenance Unit, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), Dhaka, Bangladesh masalam61@gmail.com Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - Jul 2014 SP - 160 EP - 165 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 74 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - TRIGA research reactor KW - Excess reactivity KW - Coefficient of reactivity KW - Xenon poisoning KW - Temperature coefficient of reactivity KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Databases KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Mathematical models KW - Control systems KW - Nuclear safety KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677912907?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Measurement+of+neutronic+safety+parameters+of+the+3+MW+TRIGA+Mark-II+research+reactor&rft.au=Salam%2C+M+A%3BSoner%2C+M+AM%3BSarder%2C+M+A%3BHaque%2C+A%3BUddin%2C+M+M%3BRahman%2C+A%3BRahman%2C+M+M%3BSarkar%2C+M+M%3BIslam%2C+S+MA&rft.aulast=Salam&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=74&rft.issue=&rft.spage=160&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2014.02.025 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.02.025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multifaulting in a tectonic syntaxis revealed by InSAR; the case of the Ziarat earthquake sequence (Pakistan) AN - 1656035491; 2014-071910 AB - On 28-29 October 2008, within 12 h, two similar Mw = 6.4 strike-slip earthquakes struck Baluchistan (Pakistan), as part of a complex seismic sequence. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data reveal that the peak of surface displacement is near the Ziarat anticline, a large active fold affected by Quaternary strike-slip faulting. All coseismic interferograms integrate the deformation due to both earthquakes. As their causative faults ruptured close to each other, the individual signals cannot be separated. According to their focal mechanisms, each earthquake may have activated a NE-SW sinistral or a NW-SE dextral fault segment, which leads to four possible scenarios of fault orientations. A nonlinear inversion of the InSAR data set allows rejecting two scenarios. The best slip distributions on the two fault segments for the two remaining scenarios are determined by linear inversion. Stress-change modeling favors a scenario involving two abutting conjugate strike-slip faults. Two other fault segments accommodated left-lateral strike slip during the seismic sequence. The activated fault system includes multiple fault segments with different orientations and little surface expression. This may highlight, at a smaller scale, the distributed, possibly transient character of deformation within a broader right-lateral shear zone. It suggests that the activated faults delineate a small tectonic block extruding and subtly rotating within the shear zone. It occurs in the vicinity of the local tectonic syntaxis where orogenic structures sharply turn around a vertical axis. These mechanisms could participate in the long-term migration of active tectonic structures within this kinematically unstable tectonic syntaxis. Abstract Copyright (2014), . American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth AU - Pinel-Puyssegur, B AU - Grandin, R AU - Bollinger, L AU - Baudry, C Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 SP - 5838 EP - 5854 PB - Wiley-Blackwell for American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 119 IS - 7 SN - 2169-9313, 2169-9313 KW - Ziarat earthquake 2008 KW - Pakistan KW - Ziarat Pakistan KW - Baluchistan Pakistan KW - magnitude KW - radar methods KW - strike-slip faults KW - displacements KW - coseismic processes KW - seismicity KW - SAR KW - Indian Peninsula KW - tectonics KW - InSAR KW - Asia KW - earthquakes KW - seismotectonics KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1656035491?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research%3A+Solid+Earth&rft.atitle=Multifaulting+in+a+tectonic+syntaxis+revealed+by+InSAR%3B+the+case+of+the+Ziarat+earthquake+sequence+%28Pakistan%29&rft.au=Pinel-Puyssegur%2C+B%3BGrandin%2C+R%3BBollinger%2C+L%3BBaudry%2C+C&rft.aulast=Pinel-Puyssegur&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=119&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=5838&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geophysical+Research%3A+Solid+Earth&rft.issn=21699313&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2013JB010564 L2 - http://onlineLibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%292169-9100 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Baluchistan Pakistan; coseismic processes; displacements; earthquakes; faults; Indian Peninsula; InSAR; magnitude; Pakistan; radar methods; SAR; seismicity; seismotectonics; strike-slip faults; tectonics; Ziarat earthquake 2008; Ziarat Pakistan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JB010564 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of contaminants from flue gas on CO (sub 2) sequestration in saline formation AN - 1629943495; 2014-094065 AB - Deep saline aquifers are reported to have the largest estimated capacity for CO (sub 2) sequestration. Most geochemical studies on CO (sub 2) storage in saline formations are focused on the interactions of pure CO (sub 2) and do not consider the potential impacts of contaminants such as SO (sub 2) found in typical post-composition flue gas streams. This paper reports on results of a combined CO (sub 2) -co-contaminant-brine-rock experimental and a simple modeling study of the potential impact of flue gas contaminants on saline formations. Chemical reactions of the sandstone from Mount Simon formation exposed to CO (sub 2) mixed with other gas species under sequestration conditions were studied (i.e. solid material -- representative Mount Simon sandstone; liquid -- synthetic Illinois Basin brine; T and P -- 50 degrees C, 110 bar; gas composition -- 1% SO (sub 2) , 4% O (sub 2) , 95% CO (sub 2) ). The experimental study indicates that the co-injection of 1% SO (sub 2) would lead to substantially reduced brine pH due to the formation of sulfuric acid and the formation of bassanite (major) and anhydrites. Preliminary equilibrium computational modeling yielded similar results. Abstract Copyright (2010), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - International Journal of Energy Research AU - Soong, Yee AU - Hedges, Sheila W AU - Howard, Bret H AU - Dilmore, Robert M AU - Allen, Douglas E Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 SP - 1224 EP - 1232 PB - Wiley Interscience, London-New York VL - 38 IS - 9 SN - 0363-907X, 0363-907X KW - United States KW - Illinois Basin KW - carbon sequestration KW - Illinois KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - pollutants KW - Paleozoic KW - physicochemical properties KW - sandstone KW - pollution KW - Mount Simon Sandstone KW - Cambrian KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - Upper Cambrian KW - sedimentary rocks KW - brines KW - saline aquifers KW - clastic rocks KW - underground disposal KW - SEM data KW - pH KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629943495?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Energy+Research&rft.atitle=Effect+of+contaminants+from+flue+gas+on+CO+%28sub+2%29+sequestration+in+saline+formation&rft.au=Soong%2C+Yee%3BHedges%2C+Sheila+W%3BHoward%2C+Bret+H%3BDilmore%2C+Robert+M%3BAllen%2C+Douglas+E&rft.aulast=Soong&rft.aufirst=Yee&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1224&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Energy+Research&rft.issn=0363907X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fer.3140 L2 - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/3343/home LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; brines; Cambrian; carbon sequestration; clastic rocks; ground water; Illinois; Illinois Basin; Mount Simon Sandstone; Paleozoic; pH; physicochemical properties; pollutants; pollution; saline aquifers; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; SEM data; underground disposal; United States; Upper Cambrian; X-ray diffraction data DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.3140 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Study of radon in soil gas, trace elements and climatic parameters around South Kordofan State, Sudan AN - 1623281654; 2014-073793 AB - This study was conducted primarily to measure and map radon activity concentration in soil gas and to understand the effect of geology and lithology and meteorology on radon concentration. Portable radon meter has been used for the measurement of soil gas radon at 30 different locations around Uro and Korn area in eastern Nuba Mountain South Kordofan State. The results indicate that the activity concentrations of (super 222) Rn in soil gas fall within the range of 20-1,359 Bq/m (super 3) with geometric mean of 102.80 Bq/cm (super 3) . The obtained data show that samples around Uro have anomaly of (super 222) Rn concentrations than the sample around Korn. The reason could be attributed to differences in the geological structure, lithology and climate parameters. GIS predicative map has shown that the elevated levels of radon concentration were measured in North study area. Upon comparing the results with global data, it was found that the obtained values are far below the reported range of India, Slovenia, Portugal and Syria. However, the range of (super 222) Rn concentrations in the soil observed in this study is significantly high relative to similar data reported from Libya. The regression analysis has shown that no correlation was noted between radon concentrations, climatic parameters and trace element. Copyright 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Idriss, Hajo AU - Salih, Isam AU - Alaamer, Abdulaziz S AU - Abdelgalil, M Y AU - Salih, Salih Ali AU - Hasan, Amna M AU - ELtahir, Mohammed A AU - Ahamed, Mustafa M O Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 SP - 335 EP - 339 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 72 IS - 2 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - isotopes KW - East Africa KW - radon KW - Uro Sudan KW - geochemical surveys KW - radioactive isotopes KW - geographic information systems KW - noble gases KW - X-ray fluorescence spectra KW - spectra KW - trace elements KW - Kordofan KW - climate KW - South Kordofan Sudan KW - Nuba Mountains KW - Sudan KW - Rn-222 KW - Korn Sudan KW - geochemical methods KW - soil surveys KW - surveys KW - Africa KW - information systems KW - soil gases KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1623281654?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Study+of+radon+in+soil+gas%2C+trace+elements+and+climatic+parameters+around+South+Kordofan+State%2C+Sudan&rft.au=Idriss%2C+Hajo%3BSalih%2C+Isam%3BAlaamer%2C+Abdulaziz+S%3BAbdelgalil%2C+M+Y%3BSalih%2C+Salih+Ali%3BHasan%2C+Amna+M%3BELtahir%2C+Mohammed+A%3BAhamed%2C+Mustafa+M+O&rft.aulast=Idriss&rft.aufirst=Hajo&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=335&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-013-2954-2 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; climate; East Africa; geochemical methods; geochemical surveys; geographic information systems; information systems; isotopes; Kordofan; Korn Sudan; noble gases; Nuba Mountains; radioactive isotopes; radon; Rn-222; soil gases; soil surveys; South Kordofan Sudan; spectra; Sudan; surveys; trace elements; Uro Sudan; X-ray fluorescence spectra DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2954-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Argentina reaches nuclear accords with China, Russia AN - 1566859691; 20641596 AB - Argentina this month signed nuclear-cooperation deals with Russia and China, making it possible that the two countries will become involved in efforts here to build a fourth atomic energy plant and a uranium enrichment facility. JF - EcoAmericas AU - Boero, Norma Luisa AD - Argentine National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, comunicacion@cnea.gov.ar Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - July 2014 SP - 2 PB - Fourth Street Press, 3 Ellis Square Beverly MA 01915 United States VL - 16 IS - 9 SN - 1532-835X, 1532-835X KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Argentina KW - Energy KW - Uranium KW - China, People's Rep. 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ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pummelo and orange genomes reveals complex history of admixture during citrus domestication AN - 1554950573; 20508103 AB - Cultivated citrus are selections from, or hybrids of, wild progenitor species whose identities and contributions to citrus domestication remain controversial. Here we sequence and compare citrus genomes-a high-quality reference haploid clementine genome and mandarin, pummelo, sweet-orange and sour-orange genomes-and show that cultivated types derive from two progenitor species. Although cultivated pummelos represent selections from one progenitor species, Citrus maxima, cultivated mandarins are introgressions of C. maxima into the ancestral mandarin species Citrus reticulata. The most widely cultivated citrus, sweet orange, is the offspring of previously admixed individuals, but sour orange is an F1 hybrid of pure C. maxima and C. reticulata parents, thus implying that wild mandarins were part of the early breeding germplasm. A Chinese wild 'mandarin' diverges substantially from C. reticulata, thus suggesting the possibility of other unrecognized wild citrus species. Understanding citrus phylogeny through genome analysis clarifies taxonomic relationships and facilitates sequence-directed genetic improvement. JF - Nature Biotechnology AU - Wu, G Albert AU - Prochnik, Simon AU - Jenkins, Jerry AU - Salse, Jerome AU - Hellsten, Uffe AU - Murat, Florent AU - Perrier, Xavier AU - Ruiz, Manuel AU - Scalabrin, Simone AU - Terol, Javier AU - Takita, Marco Aurelio AU - Labadie, Karine AU - Poulain, Julie AU - Couloux, Arnaud AU - Jabbari, Kamel AU - Cattonaro, Federica AU - Del Fabbro, Cristian AU - Pinosio, Sara AU - Zuccolo, Andrea AU - Chapman, Jarrod AU - Grimwood, Jane AU - Tadeo, Francisco R AU - Estornell, Leandro H AU - Munoz-Sanz, Juan V AU - Ibanez, Victoria AU - Herrero-Ortega, Amparo AU - Aleza, Pablo AU - Perez-Perez, Julian AU - Ramon, Daniel AU - Brunel, Dominique AU - Luro, Francois AU - Chen, Chunxian AU - Farmerie, William G AU - Desany, Brian AU - Kodira, Chinnappa AU - Mohiuddin, Mohammed AU - Harkins, Tim AU - Fredrikson, Karin AU - Burns, Paul AU - Lomsadze, Alexandre AU - Borodovsky, Mark AU - Reforgiato, Giuseppe AU - Freitas-Astua, Juliana AU - Quetier, Francis AU - Navarro, Luis AU - Roose, Mikeal AU - Wincker, Patrick AU - Schmutz, Jeremy AU - Morgante, Michele AU - Machado, Marcos Antonio AU - et. al. AD - 1] US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA. [2] Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - Jul 2014 SP - 656 EP - 662 PB - Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building London N1 9XW United Kingdom VL - 32 IS - 7 SN - 1087-0156, 1087-0156 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Genomes KW - Phylogeny KW - Sour taste KW - Nucleotide sequence KW - Domestication KW - Citrus sinensis KW - Stem cells KW - Breeding KW - Hybrids KW - Germplasm KW - Citrus reticulata KW - Progeny KW - Citrus maxima KW - W 30925:Genetic Engineering KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1554950573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Sequencing+of+diverse+mandarin%2C+pummelo+and+orange+genomes+reveals+complex+history+of+admixture+during+citrus+domestication&rft.au=Wu%2C+G+Albert%3BProchnik%2C+Simon%3BJenkins%2C+Jerry%3BSalse%2C+Jerome%3BHellsten%2C+Uffe%3BMurat%2C+Florent%3BPerrier%2C+Xavier%3BRuiz%2C+Manuel%3BScalabrin%2C+Simone%3BTerol%2C+Javier%3BTakita%2C+Marco+Aurelio%3BLabadie%2C+Karine%3BPoulain%2C+Julie%3BCouloux%2C+Arnaud%3BJabbari%2C+Kamel%3BCattonaro%2C+Federica%3BDel+Fabbro%2C+Cristian%3BPinosio%2C+Sara%3BZuccolo%2C+Andrea%3BChapman%2C+Jarrod%3BGrimwood%2C+Jane%3BTadeo%2C+Francisco+R%3BEstornell%2C+Leandro+H%3BMunoz-Sanz%2C+Juan+V%3BIbanez%2C+Victoria%3BHerrero-Ortega%2C+Amparo%3BAleza%2C+Pablo%3BPerez-Perez%2C+Julian%3BRamon%2C+Daniel%3BBrunel%2C+Dominique%3BLuro%2C+Francois%3BChen%2C+Chunxian%3BFarmerie%2C+William+G%3BDesany%2C+Brian%3BKodira%2C+Chinnappa%3BMohiuddin%2C+Mohammed%3BHarkins%2C+Tim%3BFredrikson%2C+Karin%3BBurns%2C+Paul%3BLomsadze%2C+Alexandre%3BBorodovsky%2C+Mark%3BReforgiato%2C+Giuseppe%3BFreitas-Astua%2C+Juliana%3BQuetier%2C+Francis%3BNavarro%2C+Luis%3BRoose%2C+Mikeal%3BWincker%2C+Patrick%3BSchmutz%2C+Jeremy%3BMorgante%2C+Michele%3BMachado%2C+Marcos+Antonio%3Bet.+al.&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=656&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature+Biotechnology&rft.issn=10870156&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fnbt.2906 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phylogeny; Genomes; Sour taste; Stem cells; Breeding; Nucleotide sequence; Hybrids; Germplasm; Progeny; Domestication; Citrus sinensis; Citrus reticulata; Citrus maxima DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2906 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A dialyzer-based flow system for validating dynamic contrast enhanced MR image acquisition AN - 1544017130; 20146988 AB - Purpose Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has proven to be quite sensitive for the characterization of masses and early response to therapy. However, it is fraught with a number of procedural challenges as well as a lack of standardization. In this article, we describe the use of a simple dialyzer-based flow system to evaluate reproducibility of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI under active flow conditions. Methods The MR signal during a bolus injection of Gd-DTPA was analyzed to test the precision and variability of contrast agent kinetics during a typical dynamic contrast enhanced MRI sequence. A simple model allows an estimation of the washout rate constant of Gd-DTPA through the polysulfone tubules of the dialyzer. Results The simple flow phantom described here provided reproducible measurements of the washout rate constants. The washout rate increased from 0.20 plus or minus 0.005 min super(-1) to 0.25 plus or minus 0.008 min super(-1) over 32 weeks. Measurements were also made at week 24 using dynamic computed tomography and found to be 0.27 plus or minus 0.006 min super(-1). Overall, the computed tomography derived rate constants results were found be 12% higher than the corresponding MRI values. Conclusion In this study, we show that a simple dialyzer-based flow phantom can be used for testing dynamic contrast enhanced MRI pulse sequences and also allows for short-term reproducibility testing of rate constants. Magn Reson Med 72:41-48, 2014. copyright 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. JF - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine AU - Rajan, Sunder AU - Herbertson, Luke AU - Bernardo, Marcelino AU - Choyke, Peter AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 2014/07// PY - 2014 DA - Jul 2014 SP - 41 EP - 48 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 72 IS - 1 SN - 0740-3194, 0740-3194 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Standardization KW - Kinetics KW - Magnetic resonance imaging KW - Computed tomography KW - Contrast media KW - N.M.R. KW - polysulfone KW - Dialyzers KW - Models KW - Tubules KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1544017130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Magnetic+Resonance+in+Medicine&rft.atitle=A+dialyzer-based+flow+system+for+validating+dynamic+contrast+enhanced+MR+image+acquisition&rft.au=Rajan%2C+Sunder%3BHerbertson%2C+Luke%3BBernardo%2C+Marcelino%3BChoyke%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Rajan&rft.aufirst=Sunder&rft.date=2014-07-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Magnetic+Resonance+in+Medicine&rft.issn=07403194&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fmrm.24887 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Standardization; Kinetics; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Contrast media; N.M.R.; Tubules; Models; Dialyzers; polysulfone DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.24887 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments; a pore-scale study AN - 1629943601; 2014-094233 AB - Permeability is a critical parameter governing methane flux and fluid flow in hydrate-bearing sediments; however, limited valid data are available due to experimental challenges. Here we investigate the relationship between apparent water permeability (k') and hydrate saturation (S (sub h) ), accounting for hydrate pore-scale growth habit and meso-scale heterogeneity. Results from capillary tube models rely on cross-sectional tube shapes and hydrate pore habits, thus are appropriate only for sediments with uniform hydrate distribution and known hydrate pore character. Given our pore network modeling results showing that accumulating hydrate in sediments decreases sediment porosity and increases hydraulic tortuosity, we propose a modified Kozeny-Carman model to characterize water permeability in hydrate-bearing sediments. This model agrees well with experimental results and can be easily implemented in reservoir simulators with no empirical variables other than S (sub h) . Results are also relevant to flow through other natural sediments that undergo diagenesis, salt precipitation, or bio-clogging. Abstract Copyright (2014), . American Geophysical Union. 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JF - Geophysical Research Letters AU - Dai, Sheng AU - Seol, Yongkoo Y1 - 2014/06/28/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 28 SP - 4176 EP - 4184 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 41 IS - 12 SN - 0094-8276, 0094-8276 KW - water KW - hydrology KW - methane KW - gas hydrates KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - tortuosity KW - fluid flow KW - alkanes KW - reservoir rocks KW - organic compounds KW - marine sediments KW - saturation KW - precipitation KW - diagenesis KW - sediments KW - hydrocarbons KW - permeability KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629943601?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Water+permeability+in+hydrate-bearing+sediments%3B+a+pore-scale+study&rft.au=Dai%2C+Sheng%3BSeol%2C+Yongkoo&rft.aulast=Dai&rft.aufirst=Sheng&rft.date=2014-06-28&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=4176&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysical+Research+Letters&rft.issn=00948276&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2014GL060535 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291944-8007/issues LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GPRLAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; diagenesis; fluid flow; gas hydrates; hydrocarbons; hydrology; marine sediments; methane; organic compounds; permeability; precipitation; reservoir rocks; saturation; sediments; tortuosity; water DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL060535 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Monitoring of PM10, PM2.5 and Black Carbon Concentrations at Urban Environments in Bangladesh T2 - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AN - 1562647693; 6305170 JF - 107th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference AU - Begum, B AU - Saroar, G AU - Hopke, P Y1 - 2014/06/24/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 24 KW - Particle size KW - Black carbon KW - black carbon KW - Bangladesh KW - Urban areas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562647693?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+PM10%2C+PM2.5+and+Black+Carbon+Concentrations+at+Urban+Environments+in+Bangladesh&rft.au=Begum%2C+B%3BSaroar%2C+G%3BHopke%2C+P&rft.aulast=Begum&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=2014-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=107th+Air+and+Waste+Management+Association+Annual+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ace2014.awma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ACE-2014-Final-Program.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Public health and components of particulate matter: The changing assessment of black carbon AN - 1566835737; 20697659 AB - In 2012, the WHO classified diesel emissions as carcinogenic, and its European branch suggested creating a public health standard for airborne black carbon (BC). In 2011, EU researchers found that life expectancy could be extended four to nine times by reducing a unit of BC, vs reducing a unit of PM sub(2.5.) Only recently could such determinations be made. Steady improvements in research methodologies now enable such judgments. In this Critical Review, we survey epidemiological and toxicological literature regarding carbonaceous combustion emissions, as research methodologies improved over time. Initially, we focus on studies of BC, diesel, and traffic emissions in the Western countries (where daily urban BC emissions are mainly from diesels). We examine effects of other carbonaceous emissions, e.g., residential burning of biomass and coal without controls, mainly in developing countries. Throughout the 1990s, air pollution epidemiology studies rarely included species not routinely monitored. As additional PM sub(2.5.) chemical species, including carbonaceous species, became more widely available after 1999, they were gradually included in epidemiological studies. Pollutant species concentrations which more accurately reflected subject exposure also improved models. Natural "interventions" - reductions in emissions concurrent with fuel changes or increased combustion efficiency; introduction of ventilation in highway tunnels; implementation of electronic toll payment systems - demonstrated health benefits of reducing specific carbon emissions. Toxicology studies provided plausible biological mechanisms by which different PM species, e.g., carbonaceous species, may cause harm, aiding interpretation of epidemiological studies. Our review finds that BC from various sources appears to be causally involved in all-cause, lung cancer, and cardiovascular mortality, morbidity, and perhaps adverse birth and nervous system effects. We recommend that the U.S. EPA rubric for judging possible causality of PM sub(2.5.) mass concentrations, be used to assess which PM sub(2.5.) species are most harmful to public health. Implications: Black carbon (BC) and correlated co-emissions appear causally related with all-cause, cardiovascular, and lung cancer mortality, and perhaps with adverse birth outcomes and central nervous system effects. Such findings are recent, since widespread monitoring for BC is also recent. Helpful epidemiological advances (using many health relevant PM sub(2.5) species in models; using better measurements of subject exposure) have also occurred. "Natural intervention" studies also demonstrate harm from partly combusted carbonaceous emissions. Toxicology studies consistently find biological mechanisms explaining how such emissions can cause these adverse outcomes. A consistent mechanism for judging causality for different PM sub(2.5) species is suggested. A list of acronyms will be found at the end of the article. JF - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association AU - Grahame, Thomas J AU - Klemm, Rebecca AU - Schlesinger, Richard B AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA Y1 - 2014/06/03/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 03 SP - 620 EP - 660 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 64 IS - 6 SN - 1096-2247, 1096-2247 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Particle size KW - Central nervous system KW - Mortality KW - Black carbon KW - Intervention KW - Combustion KW - Public health KW - Air pollution KW - EPA KW - Reviews KW - Emission measurements KW - Emissions KW - Highways KW - Toxicology KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566835737?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.atitle=Public+health+and+components+of+particulate+matter%3A+The+changing+assessment+of+black+carbon&rft.au=Grahame%2C+Thomas+J%3BKlemm%2C+Rebecca%3BSchlesinger%2C+Richard+B&rft.aulast=Grahame&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2014-06-03&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=620&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.issn=10962247&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10962247.2014.912692 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Particle size; Mortality; Central nervous system; Black carbon; Intervention; Public health; Combustion; Air pollution; EPA; Reviews; Emissions; Emission measurements; Highways; Toxicology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2014.912692 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiation damage estimation in the Al-alloy cladding of the MNSR reactor AN - 1541455676; 19833210 AB - The radiation damage rates in the Al-303-1-alloy cladding of the Syrian Miniature Neutron Source Reactor reactor has been numerically estimated with the The MCNP-4C and NJOY93 codes and the ENDF/B-VI library. The calculations showed that the Al-cladding alloy had received a maximum radiation damage rate equal to 7.0110 super(-9) (dpa/s). The total damage and helium production rates in the Al-cladding alloy were 0.13 (dpa) and 1.0110 super(-2) (appm, He), respectively. The contribution of the fast neutrons in the radiation damage was most effective. JF - Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids AU - Soukieh, M AU - Ghazi, N AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2014/06/03/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 03 SP - 522 EP - 528 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 169 IS - 6 SN - 1042-0150, 1042-0150 KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC); Aluminium Industry Abstracts (AI) KW - Miniature KW - Fast neutrons KW - Reactors KW - Radiation damage KW - Cladding KW - Aluminum base alloys KW - Aluminum KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1541455676?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Effects+and+Defects+in+Solids&rft.atitle=Radiation+damage+estimation+in+the+Al-alloy+cladding+of+the+MNSR+reactor&rft.au=Soukieh%2C+M%3BGhazi%2C+N&rft.aulast=Soukieh&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-06-03&rft.volume=169&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=522&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Effects+and+Defects+in+Solids&rft.issn=10420150&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10420150.2014.905940 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10420150.2014.905940 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of soil contamination by (super 210) Po and (super 210) Pb around heavy oil and natural gas-fired power plants AN - 1777465070; 2016-026961 AB - Soil contamination by (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po around heavy oil and natural gas power plants has been investigated; fly and bottom ash containing enhanced levels of (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po were found to be the main source of surface soil contamination. The results showed that (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po in fly-ash (economizer, superheater) is highly enriched with (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po, while bottom-ash (boiler) is depleted. The highest (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po activity concentrations were found to be in economizer ash, whereas the lowest activity concentration was in the recirculator ash. On the other hand, (super 210) Pb and (super 210) Po activity concentrations in soil samples were found to be higher inside the plant site area than those samples collected from surrounding areas. The highest levels were found in the vicinity of Mhardeh and Tishreen power plants; both plants are operated by heavy oil and natural fuels, while the lowest values were found to be in those samples collected from Nasrieh power plant, which is only operated by one type of fuel, viz. natural gas. In addition, the levels of surface soil contamination have decreased as the distance from the power plant site center increased. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Al-Masri, M S AU - Haddad, K AU - Doubal, A W AU - Awad, I AU - Al-Khatib, Y Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 89 EP - 93 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 132 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - Banias Syria KW - Tishreen Syria KW - Mhardeh Syria KW - Po-210 KW - isotopes KW - pollutants KW - natural gas KW - Syria KW - pollution KW - lead KW - power plants KW - petroleum KW - petroleum products KW - radioactive isotopes KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - polonium KW - Pb-210 KW - Nasrieh Syria KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777465070?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+soil+contamination+by+%28super+210%29+Po+and+%28super+210%29+Pb+around+heavy+oil+and+natural+gas-fired+power+plants&rft.au=Al-Masri%2C+M+S%3BHaddad%2C+K%3BDoubal%2C+A+W%3BAwad%2C+I%3BAl-Khatib%2C+Y&rft.aulast=Al-Masri&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=132&rft.issue=&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2014.01.018 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Banias Syria; isotopes; lead; metals; Mhardeh Syria; Middle East; Nasrieh Syria; natural gas; Pb-210; petroleum; petroleum products; Po-210; pollutants; pollution; polonium; power plants; radioactive isotopes; soil pollution; Syria; Tishreen Syria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.01.018 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CO (sub 2) flooding properties of Liujiagou Sandstone; influence of sub-core scale structure heterogeneity AN - 1729845804; 2015-101000 AB - The Liujiagou formation is an important CO (sub 2) aquifer storage unit in the Ordos Basin in central China. Thus far, it has stored over 90% of the total injected CO (sub 2) from the Shenhua carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which is the first full-chain CCS project in China. Understanding the basic properties of CO (sub 2) flooding is critical for site characterization and evaluation. A core-scale characterization and CO (sub 2) flooding study of Liujiagou sandstone is the first step to understanding the flooding properties in a CO (sub 2) aquifer storage project. The pore geometry of a sample was characterized using medical, industrial, and micro X-ray computed tomography (X-CT) scanners, as well as mercury intrusion porosity and thin section petrography. To study the flooding process, a CO (sub 2) core flooding experiment using medical X-CT scanning was conducted with a Liujiagou sandstone sample. Based on the CT data, experimental data, simplified models and COMSOL software, a three-dimensional sub-core scale numerical model that considered porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure heterogeneity was constructed for numerical simulation of CO (sub 2) flooding under different scenarios. Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations on a Liujiagou sample revealed the following. The Liujiagou sandstone is a low-porosity and low-permeability sandstone with very high heterogeneity. The sub-core porosity heterogeneity significantly affects CO (sub 2) migration. The relative permeability and saturation distribution are significantly affected by the injection velocity of CO (sub 2) and are different from those of other sandstones, such as Berea. The analyzed Liujiagou sandstone sample has a very low storage efficiency factor at the core scale. Abstract Copyright (2010), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - Greenhouse Gases AU - Wei, Ning AU - Gill, Magdalena AU - Crandall, Dustin AU - McIntyre, Dustin AU - Wang, Yan AU - Bruner, Kathy AU - Li, Xiaochun AU - Bromhal, Grant Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 400 EP - 418 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Sussex VL - 4 IS - 3 KW - tomography KW - water quality KW - Far East KW - capillary pressure KW - sandstone KW - storage coefficient KW - simulation KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Ordos Basin KW - Asia KW - China KW - Liujiagou Sandstone KW - toxic materials KW - carbon sequestration KW - numerical models KW - in situ KW - three-dimensional models KW - injection KW - pollution KW - porous materials KW - migration of elements KW - porosity KW - aquifers KW - computed tomography KW - saturation KW - brines KW - greenhouse gases KW - clastic rocks KW - permeability KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1729845804?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Greenhouse+Gases&rft.atitle=CO+%28sub+2%29+flooding+properties+of+Liujiagou+Sandstone%3B+influence+of+sub-core+scale+structure+heterogeneity&rft.au=Wei%2C+Ning%3BGill%2C+Magdalena%3BCrandall%2C+Dustin%3BMcIntyre%2C+Dustin%3BWang%2C+Yan%3BBruner%2C+Kathy%3BLi%2C+Xiaochun%3BBromhal%2C+Grant&rft.aulast=Wei&rft.aufirst=Ning&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=400&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Greenhouse+Gases&rft.issn=2152-3878&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fghg.1407 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%292152-3878 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Asia; brines; capillary pressure; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; China; clastic rocks; computed tomography; Far East; greenhouse gases; ground water; in situ; injection; Liujiagou Sandstone; migration of elements; numerical models; Ordos Basin; permeability; pollution; porosity; porous materials; sandstone; saturation; sedimentary rocks; simulation; storage coefficient; three-dimensional models; tomography; toxic materials; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1407 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of gamma irradiation on the microbial load, chemical and sensory properties of goat meat AN - 1534853141; 19824667 AB - The present study was undertaken to assess the effects of gamma irradiation (0, 2, 4, and 6 kGy) on microbial, chemical, and sensory values of Jabaly Syrian goat meat during storage at 4 degree C for 1, 3, 4, and 5 weeks. Irradiation was effective in reducing the microbial load and increasing the shelf-life of goat meat. The radiation doses required to reduce the microorganisms by 90 percent (D10) in goat meat were 294 and 400 Gy for Salmonella and E. coli, respectively. The main fatty acids identified from the goat meat were oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids. No significant differences were observed in moisture, crude protein, crude fat, ash, pH value, fatty acids, total acidity, volatile basic nitrogen, and sensory properties (texture, flavour, colour, and taste) of irradiated and non-irradiated goat meat. Lipid peroxidation measured in terms of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) increased on irradiation and chilled storage. Sensory evaluation showed no significant differences between irradiated and non-irradiated goat meat. JF - Acta Alimentaria AU - Al-Bachir, M AU - Zeinou, R AD - Syrian Atomic Energy Commission Radiation Technology Department P.O. Box: 6091 Damascus Syria Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - Jun 2014 SP - 264 EP - 272 PB - Akademiai Kiado Rt. VL - 43 IS - 2 SN - 0139-3006, 0139-3006 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Flavor KW - Sensory evaluation KW - Taste KW - Shelf life KW - Lipid peroxidation KW - Sensory properties KW - Meat KW - Radiation KW - Volatiles KW - Palmitic acid KW - Escherichia coli KW - Microorganisms KW - gamma Radiation KW - Fatty acids KW - Acidity KW - Salmonella KW - pH effects KW - Nitrogen KW - A 01330:Food Microbiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1534853141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Acta+Alimentaria&rft.atitle=Effect+of+gamma+irradiation+on+the+microbial+load%2C+chemical+and+sensory+properties+of+goat+meat&rft.au=Al-Bachir%2C+M%3BZeinou%2C+R&rft.aulast=Al-Bachir&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=264&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Acta+Alimentaria&rft.issn=01393006&rft_id=info:doi/10.1556%2FAAlim.43.2014.2.10 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Flavor; Sensory evaluation; Shelf life; Taste; Lipid peroxidation; Meat; Sensory properties; Radiation; Volatiles; Palmitic acid; Fatty acids; gamma Radiation; Microorganisms; Acidity; pH effects; Nitrogen; Escherichia coli; Salmonella DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/AAlim.43.2014.2.10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Application of near-surface geophysics as part of a hydrologic study of a subsurface drip irrigation system along the Powder River floodplain near Arvada, Wyoming AN - 1529799612; 2014-036904 AB - Rapid development of coalbed natural gas (CBNG) production in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming has occurred since 1997. National attention related to CBNG development has focused on produced water management, which is the single largest cost for on-shore domestic producers. Low-cost treatment technologies allow operators to reduce their disposal costs, provide treated water for beneficial use, and stimulate oil and gas production by small operators. Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems are one potential treatment option that allows for increased CBNG production by providing a beneficial use for the produced water in farmland irrigation. Water management practices in the development of CBNG in Wyoming have been aided by integrated geophysical, geochemical, and hydrologic studies of both the disposal and utilization of water. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have utilized multi-frequency airborne, ground, and borehole electromagnetic (EM) and ground resistivity methods to characterize the near-surface hydrogeology in areas of produced water disposal. These surveys provide near-surface EM data that can be compared with results of previous surveys to monitor changes in soils and local hydrology over time as the produced water is discharged through SDI. The focus of this investigation is the Headgate Draw SDI site, situated adjacent to the Powder River near the confluence of a major tributary, Crazy Woman Creek, in Johnson County, Wyoming. The SDI system was installed during the summer of 2008 and began operation in October of 2008. Ground, borehole, and helicopter electromagnetic (HEM) conductivity surveys were conducted at the site prior to the installation of the SDI system. After the installation of the subsurface drip irrigation system, ground EM surveys have been performed quarterly (weather permitting). The geophysical surveys map the heterogeneity of the near-surface geology and hydrology of the study area. The geophysical data are consistent between surveys using different techniques and between surveys carried out at different times from 2007 through 2011. This paper summarizes geophysical results from the 4-year monitoring study of the SDI system. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Sams, James I AU - Veloski, Garret AU - Smith, Bruce D AU - Minsley, Burke J AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Lipinski, Brian A AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Zupancic, John W Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 128 EP - 139 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - geophysical surveys KW - waste water KW - natural gas KW - floodplains KW - well-logging KW - Headgate Draw KW - government agencies KW - water management KW - petroleum KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - geographic information systems KW - electromagnetic methods KW - applications KW - Powder River basin KW - Johnson County Wyoming KW - hydrology KW - best management practices KW - geophysical methods KW - agriculture KW - Crazy Woman Creek KW - Wyoming KW - fluvial features KW - coalbed methane KW - surveys KW - information systems KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529799612?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Application+of+near-surface+geophysics+as+part+of+a+hydrologic+study+of+a+subsurface+drip+irrigation+system+along+the+Powder+River+floodplain+near+Arvada%2C+Wyoming&rft.au=Sams%2C+James+I%3BVeloski%2C+Garret%3BSmith%2C+Bruce+D%3BMinsley%2C+Burke+J%3BEngle%2C+Mark+A%3BLipinski%2C+Brian+A%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BZupancic%2C+John+W&rft.aulast=Sams&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=128&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.10.009 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - agriculture; applications; best management practices; coalbed methane; Crazy Woman Creek; electromagnetic methods; floodplains; fluvial features; geographic information systems; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; government agencies; ground water; Headgate Draw; hydrology; information systems; irrigation; Johnson County Wyoming; natural gas; petroleum; Powder River basin; surveys; United States; waste water; water management; well-logging; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.10.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Relationships between water and gas chemistry in mature coalbed methane reservoirs of the Black Warrior Basin AN - 1529799582; 2014-036901 AB - Water and gas chemistry in coalbed methane reservoirs of the Black Warrior Basin reflects a complex interplay among burial processes, basin hydrodynamics, thermogenesis, and late-stage microbial methanogenesis. These factors are all important considerations for developing production and water management strategies. Produced water ranges from nearly potable sodium-bicarbonate water to hypersaline sodium-chloride brine. The hydrodynamic framework of the basin is dominated by structurally controlled fresh-water plumes that formed by meteoric recharge along the southeastern margin of the basin. The produced water contains significant quantities of hydrocarbons and nitrogen compounds, and the produced gas appears to be of mixed thermogenic-biogenic origin. Late-stage microbial methanogenesis began following unroofing of the basin, and stable isotopes in the produced gas and in mineral cements indicate that late-stage methanogenesis occurred along a CO (sub 2) -reduction metabolic pathway. Hydrocarbons, as well as small amounts of nitrate in the formation water, probably helped nourish the microbial consortia, which were apparently active in fresh to hypersaline water. The produced water contains NH (sub 4) (super +) and NH (sub 3) , which correlate strongly with brine concentration and are interpreted to be derived from silicate minerals. Denitrification reactions may have generated some N (sub 2) , which is the only major impurity in the coalbed gas. Carbon dioxide is a minor component of the produced gas, but significant quantities are dissolved in the formation water. Degradation of organic compounds, augmented by deionization of NH (sub 4) (super +) , may have been the principal sources of hydrogen facilitating late-stage CO (sub 2) reduction. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Pashin, Jack C AU - McIntyre-Redden, Marcella R AU - Mann, Steven D AU - Kopaska-Merkel, David C AU - Varonka, Matthew AU - Orem, William Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 92 EP - 105 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - ammonium KW - plumes KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - ammonium ion KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - Alabama KW - stable isotopes KW - reservoir rocks KW - nitrogen KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - sedimentary rocks KW - coal KW - carbon KW - reduction KW - chemical composition KW - saline composition KW - methane KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - alkali metals KW - alkanes KW - sodium KW - bicarbonate ion KW - petroleum accumulation KW - Black Warrior Basin KW - organic compounds KW - biogenic processes KW - metals KW - brines KW - bacteria KW - hydrocarbons KW - coalbed methane KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529799582?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Relationships+between+water+and+gas+chemistry+in+mature+coalbed+methane+reservoirs+of+the+Black+Warrior+Basin&rft.au=Pashin%2C+Jack+C%3BMcIntyre-Redden%2C+Marcella+R%3BMann%2C+Steven+D%3BKopaska-Merkel%2C+David+C%3BVaronka%2C+Matthew%3BOrem%2C+William&rft.aulast=Pashin&rft.aufirst=Jack&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=92&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.10.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 69 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alabama; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkali metals; alkanes; ammonium; ammonium ion; bacteria; bicarbonate ion; biogenic processes; Black Warrior Basin; brines; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbon dioxide; chemical composition; coal; coalbed methane; ground water; hydrocarbons; isotope ratios; isotopes; metals; methane; natural gas; nitrogen; organic compounds; petroleum; petroleum accumulation; plumes; reduction; reservoir rocks; saline composition; sedimentary rocks; sodium; stable isotopes; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.10.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An overview of Canadian shale gas production and environmental concerns AN - 1529799564; 2014-036899 AB - Production of hydrocarbons from Canadian shales started slowly in 2005 and has significantly increased since. Natural gas is mainly being produced from Devonian shales in the Horn River Basin and from the Triassic Montney shales and siltstones, both located in northeastern British Columbia and, to a lesser extent, in the Devonian Duvernay Formation in Alberta (western Canada). Other shales with natural gas potential are currently being evaluated, including the Upper Ordovician Utica Shale in southern Quebec and the Mississippian Frederick Brook Shale in New Brunswick (eastern Canada). This paper describes the status of shale gas exploration and production in Canada, including discussions on geological contexts of the main shale formations containing natural gas, water use for hydraulic fracturing, the types of hydraulic fracturing, public concerns and on-going research efforts. As the environmental debate concerning the shale gas industry is rather intense in Quebec, the Utica Shale context is presented in more detail. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Rivard, Christine AU - Lavoie, Denis AU - Lefebvre, Rene AU - Sejourne, Stephan AU - Lamontagne, Charles AU - Duchesne, Mathieu Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 64 EP - 76 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - petroleum exploration KW - Mississippian KW - shale gas KW - Quebec KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - production KW - environmental analysis KW - Alberta KW - environmental effects KW - Lower Triassic KW - Ordovician KW - Duvernay Formation KW - Triassic KW - Montney Formation KW - Maritime Provinces KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Horn River basin KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - British Columbia KW - Mesozoic KW - New Brunswick KW - Devonian KW - Canada KW - Western Canada KW - Frederick Brook Shale KW - Eastern Canada KW - Utica Shale KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529799564?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=An+overview+of+Canadian+shale+gas+production+and+environmental+concerns&rft.au=Rivard%2C+Christine%3BLavoie%2C+Denis%3BLefebvre%2C+Rene%3BSejourne%2C+Stephan%3BLamontagne%2C+Charles%3BDuchesne%2C+Mathieu&rft.aulast=Rivard&rft.aufirst=Christine&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=64&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 68 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Carboniferous; Devonian; Duvernay Formation; Eastern Canada; environmental analysis; environmental effects; Frederick Brook Shale; Horn River basin; hydraulic fracturing; Lower Triassic; Maritime Provinces; Mesozoic; Mississippian; Montney Formation; natural gas; New Brunswick; Ordovician; Paleozoic; petroleum; petroleum exploration; production; Quebec; shale gas; Triassic; Utica Shale; Western Canada DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Utica Shale and gas play in southern Quebec; geological and hydrogeological syntheses and methodological approaches to groundwater risk evaluation AN - 1529799563; 2014-036900 AB - The risk of groundwater contamination from shale gas exploration and development is a major societal concern, especially in populated areas where groundwater is an essential source of drinking water and for agricultural or industrial use. Since groundwater decontamination is difficult, or nearly impossible, it is essential to evaluate exploration and production conditions that would prevent or at least minimize risks of groundwater contamination. The current consensus in recent literature is that these risks are primarily related to engineering issues, including casing integrity and surface activities, such as truck traffic (equipment and fluid haulage), waste management (mainly drill cuttings), and water storage and treatment when hydraulic fracturing is utilized. Concerns have also been raised with respect to groundwater contamination that could result from potential fracture or fault interconnections between the shale unit and surficial aquifers, which would allow fracturing fluids and methane to reach the surface away from the wellbore. Despite the fact that groundwater resources are relatively well characterized in some regions, there is currently no recognized method to evaluate the vulnerability or risks to aquifers resulting from hydrocarbon industry operations carried out at great depths. This paper focuses on the Utica Shale of the St. Lawrence Platform (Quebec), where an environmental study aiming to evaluate potential risks for aquifers related to shale gas development has been initiated. To provide the context of these research efforts, this paper describes the regional tectono-stratigraphic evolution and current stress regime of the Cambrian-Ordovician St. Lawrence Platform, as well as the Utica Shale internal stratigraphy, mineralogy and thermal maturation. Then, the hydrogeological context of the St. Lawrence Platform is discussed. Finally, the methodology for this environmental study, based on geological, geophysical, geomechanical, hydrogeological and geochemical data, is presented. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Lavoie, Denis AU - Rivard, Christine AU - Lefebvre, Rene AU - Sejourne, Stephan AU - Theriault, R AU - Duchesne, M J AU - Ahad, J M E AU - Wang, B AU - Benoit, N AU - Lamontagne, Charles Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 77 EP - 91 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - water quality KW - petroleum exploration KW - development KW - shale gas KW - Quebec KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - hydrogeology KW - environmental analysis KW - drinking water KW - environmental effects KW - Cambrian KW - ground water KW - Ordovician KW - mineral composition KW - thermal maturity KW - water pollution KW - stratigraphy KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - Paleozoic KW - pollution KW - Canada KW - Saint Lawrence River basin KW - risk assessment KW - Eastern Canada KW - Utica Shale KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529799563?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=The+Utica+Shale+and+gas+play+in+southern+Quebec%3B+geological+and+hydrogeological+syntheses+and+methodological+approaches+to+groundwater+risk+evaluation&rft.au=Lavoie%2C+Denis%3BRivard%2C+Christine%3BLefebvre%2C+Rene%3BSejourne%2C+Stephan%3BTheriault%2C+R%3BDuchesne%2C+M+J%3BAhad%2C+J+M+E%3BWang%2C+B%3BBenoit%2C+N%3BLamontagne%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Lavoie&rft.aufirst=Denis&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=77&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.10.011 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 82 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cambrian; Canada; development; drinking water; Eastern Canada; environmental analysis; environmental effects; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; hydrogeology; mineral composition; natural gas; North America; Ordovician; Paleozoic; petroleum; petroleum exploration; pollution; Quebec; risk assessment; Saint Lawrence River basin; shale gas; stratigraphy; thermal maturity; Utica Shale; water pollution; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.10.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An approach for assessing engineering risk from shale gas wells in the United States AN - 1529797512; 2014-036894 AB - In response to a series of "energy crises" in the 1970s, the United States government began investigating the potential of unconventional, domestic sources of energy to offset imported oil. Hydraulic fracturing applied to vertical tight sand and coal bed methane wells achieved some degree of success during a period of high energy prices in the early 1980s, but shale gas remained largely untapped until the late 1990s with the application of directional drilling, a mature technology adapted from deepwater offshore platforms that allowed horizontal wells to penetrate kilometers of organic-rich shale, and staged hydraulic fracturing, which created high permeability flowpaths from the horizontal wells into a much greater volume of the target formations than previous completion methods. These new engineering techniques opened up vast unconventional natural gas and oil reserves, but also raised concerns about potential environmental impacts. These include short-term and long-term impacts to air and water quality from rig operations, potential migration of gas, fluids and chemicals through the ground, and effects on small watersheds and landscapes from roads, pads and other surface structures. Engineering risk assessment commonly uses integrated assessment models (IAMs), which define sources of risk from features, events and processes. The risk from each system element is assessed using high-fidelity models. Output from these is simplified into reduced-order models, so that a large, integrated site performance assessment can be run using the IAM. The technique has been applied to engineered systems in geologic settings for sequestering carbon dioxide, and it is also applicable to shale gas, albeit with some modifications of the various system elements. Preliminary findings indicate that shale gas well drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques are generally safe when properly applied. Incident reports recorded by state environmental agencies suggest that human error resulting from the disregard of prescribed practices is the greatest cause of environmental incidents. This can only be addressed through education, regulations and enforcement. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Soeder, Daniel J AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Pekney, Natalie AU - Hopkinson, Leslie AU - Dilmore, Robert AU - Kutchko, Barbara AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Carter, Kimberly AU - Hakala, Alexandra AU - Capo, Rosemary C Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 4 EP - 19 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - horizontal drilling KW - carbon sequestration KW - shale gas KW - shale KW - natural gas KW - watersheds KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - tight sands KW - environmental effects KW - oil wells KW - sedimentary rocks KW - safety KW - boreholes KW - coalbed methane KW - risk assessment KW - directional drilling KW - drilling KW - clastic rocks KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797512?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=An+approach+for+assessing+engineering+risk+from+shale+gas+wells+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel+J%3BSharma%2C+Shikha%3BPekney%2C+Natalie%3BHopkinson%2C+Leslie%3BDilmore%2C+Robert%3BKutchko%2C+Barbara%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BCarter%2C+Kimberly%3BHakala%2C+Alexandra%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2014.01.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 138 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; carbon sequestration; clastic rocks; coalbed methane; directional drilling; drilling; environmental effects; horizontal drilling; hydraulic fracturing; hydrology; natural gas; oil wells; petroleum; pollution; risk assessment; safety; sedimentary rocks; shale; shale gas; tight sands; United States; watersheds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2014.01.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon isotope characterization of Powder River basin coal bed waters; key to minimizing unnecessary water production and implications for exploration and production of biogenic gas AN - 1529797483; 2014-036902 AB - Compared to other natural waters, water associated with biogenic natural gas is enriched in 13-carbon. Shallow coal seams regularly contain abundant resources of biogenic gas; as such water associated with biogenic gas in these coal beds is isotopically distinct from other waters. The production of gas from coal beds requires the removal of large volumes of produced water. Thus a method of discerning coalbed reservoir water from other natural waters (surface and groundwater) is important to both the coalbed natural gas (CBNG) industry and associated environmental and regulatory agencies. Although isotopic tracers have been employed to identify coalbed natural gas produced waters, the isotopic variability within the reservoir has not been documented and explained. In this study, we present the isotopic compositions of dissolved inorganic carbon, oxygen and hydrogen for water produced from 197 CBNG wells in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. This extensive database allows us to distinguish variations in isotopic compositions that may occur by multiple processes. These include variations that identify efficient dewatering of coal beds, variations characterizing incomplete hydraulic isolation of coal beds from adjacent strata and the subsequent mixing of groundwaters, variations related to well completion design, and variations associated with geochemical and biogenic processes that occur along groundwater flow paths. These data suggest that little change in delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) occurs within the reservoir as a result of water and gas production; thus, the carbon isotopic composition informs other processes within the reservoir unrelated to coalbed natural gas recovery. The delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) and delta D of groundwater vary along flow-path across the basin, reflecting different methanogenic pathways that are associated with different isotopic fractionations, and the pathways that dominate in different areas within the basin. In areas where several producing coal seams are present, the delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) and delta D of produced waters from each seam are distinct. Therefore on a local scale, the isotopic composition of produced water can identify the particular coal seam from which water and gas are withdrawn. The methods and results presented in this case study provide examples that illustrate how water quality and isotopic data can be used to determine the hydraulic connectivity between coal and non-coal strata, identify and quantify water from individual coal horizons, as well as predict and understand the isotopic variability of the reservoir. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Quillinan, Scott A AU - Frost, Carol D Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 106 EP - 119 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - water quality KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - coal seams KW - stable isotopes KW - reservoir rocks KW - ground water KW - sedimentary rocks KW - coal KW - carbon KW - deuterium KW - water pollution KW - Powder River basin KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - surface water KW - pollution KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Montana KW - Wyoming KW - biogenic processes KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - coalbed methane KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797483?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Carbon+isotope+characterization+of+Powder+River+basin+coal+bed+waters%3B+key+to+minimizing+unnecessary+water+production+and+implications+for+exploration+and+production+of+biogenic+gas&rft.au=Quillinan%2C+Scott+A%3BFrost%2C+Carol+D&rft.aulast=Quillinan&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.10.006 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 61 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - biogenic processes; C-13/C-12; carbon; coal; coal seams; coalbed methane; D/H; deuterium; ground water; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; Montana; natural gas; O-18/O-16; oxygen; petroleum; pollution; Powder River basin; reservoir rocks; sedimentary rocks; stable isotopes; surface water; United States; water pollution; water quality; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.10.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mineralogy and trace element geochemistry of gas shales in the United States; environmental implications AN - 1529797414; 2014-036896 AB - This paper presents a compilation of published mineralogic and trace element data from nine gas shales in the United States. Formations analyzed include the Antrim, Bakken, Barnett, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, New Albany, Utica and Woodford. These mineralogic and trace element data can be used to assess the potential for environmental impacts during hydraulic fracturing. Impacts addressed in this study include: 1) the potential for acid rock drainage generation during gas shale weathering, 2) the distribution of trace elements in gas shales and comparison with regulatory guidelines, and 3) the implications for environmental management of well cuttings. The use of the mineralogic data to assess the fracability of the gas shales is also considered. Compilations of the mineralogy and geochemistry of gas shales can be a valuable resource for managing real and perceived environmental problems associated with their exploitation. Comprehensive environmental assessment to fully address these issues, in addition to other potential environmental impacts, will require collection and collation of additional data on the mineralogy and trace element geochemistry of gas and other hydrocarbon producing shales. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Chermak, John A AU - Schreiber, Madeline E Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 32 EP - 44 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - Mississippian KW - Woodford Shale KW - Haynesville Formation KW - shale gas KW - Cretaceous KW - natural gas KW - regulations KW - Barnett Shale KW - petroleum KW - tight sands KW - environmental analysis KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - Ordovician KW - sedimentary rocks KW - mineral composition KW - upper Paleozoic KW - Marcellus Shale KW - trace elements KW - chemical composition KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Upper Jurassic KW - Jurassic KW - Bakken Formation KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - acid rock drainage KW - gas shale KW - mineralogy KW - Eagle Ford Formation KW - weathering KW - Mesozoic KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - New Albany Shale KW - Antrim Shale KW - Gulfian KW - clastic rocks KW - Utica Shale KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797414?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Mineralogy+and+trace+element+geochemistry+of+gas+shales+in+the+United+States%3B+environmental+implications&rft.au=Chermak%2C+John+A%3BSchreiber%2C+Madeline+E&rft.aulast=Chermak&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.005 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 89 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid rock drainage; Antrim Shale; Bakken Formation; Barnett Shale; Carboniferous; chemical composition; clastic rocks; Cretaceous; Devonian; Eagle Ford Formation; environmental analysis; gas shale; Gulfian; Haynesville Formation; hydraulic fracturing; Jurassic; Marcellus Shale; Mesozoic; Middle Devonian; mineral composition; mineralogy; Mississippian; natural gas; New Albany Shale; Ordovician; Paleozoic; petroleum; regulations; sedimentary rocks; shale; shale gas; tight sands; trace elements; United States; Upper Cretaceous; Upper Jurassic; upper Paleozoic; Utica Shale; weathering; Woodford Shale DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Water resource impacts during unconventional shale gas development; the Pennsylvania experience AN - 1529797245; 2014-036905 AB - Improvements in horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing have revolutionized the energy landscape by allowing the development of so-called "unconventional" gas resources. The Marcellus play in the northeastern U.S.A. documents how fast this technology developed: the number of unconventional Marcellus wells in Pennsylvania (PA) increased from 8 in 2005 to approximately 7234 today. Publicly available databases in PA show only rare evidence of contamination of surface and groundwaters. This could document that incidents that impact PA waters have been relatively rare and that contaminants were quickly diluted. However, firm conclusions are hampered by i) the lack of information about location and timing of incidents; ii) the tendency to not release water quality data related to specific incidents due to liability or confidentiality agreements; iii) the sparseness of sample and sensor data for the analytes of interest; iv) the presence of pre-existing water impairments that make it difficult to determine potential impacts from shale-gas activity; and v) the fact that sensors can malfunction or drift. Although the monitoring data available to assess contamination events in PA are limited, the state manages an online database of violations. Overall, one fifth of gas wells drilled were given at least one non-administrative notice of violation (NOV) from the PA regulator. Through March 2013, 3.4% of gas wells were issued NOVs for well construction issues and 0.24% of gas wells received NOVs related to methane migration into groundwater. Between 2008 and 2012, 161 of the approximately 1000 complaints received by the state described contamination that implicated oil or gas activity: natural gas was reported for 56% and brine salt components for 14% of the properties. Six percent of the properties were impacted by sediments, turbidity, and/or drill cuttings. Most of the sites of groundwater contamination with methane and/or salt components were in previously glaciated northern PA where fracture flow sometimes allows long distance fluid transport. No cases of subsurface transport of fracking or flowback fluids into water supplies were documented. If Marcellus-related flowback/production waters did enter surface or groundwaters, the most likely contaminants to be detected would be Na, Ca, and Cl, but those elements are already common in natural waters. The most Marcellus-specific "fingerprint" elements are Sr, Ba, and Br. For example, variable Br concentrations measured in southwestern PA streams were attributed to permitted release of wastewaters from unconventional shale gas wells into PA streams through municipal or industrial wastewater treatment plants before 2011. Discharge has now been discontinued except for brines from a few plants still permitted to discharge conventional oil/gas brines after treatment. Overall, drinking water supply problems determined by the regulator to implicate oil/gas activities peaked in frequency in 2010 while spill rates increased through 2012. Although many minor violations and temporary problems have been reported, the picture that emerges from PA is that the fast shale-gas start may have led to relatively few environmental incidents of significant impact compared to wells drilled; however, the impacts remain difficult to assess due to the lack of transparent and accessible data. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Brantley, Susan L AU - Yoxtheimer, Dave AU - Arjmand, Sina AU - Grieve, Paul AU - Vidic, Radisav AU - Pollak, Jon AU - Llewellyn, Garth T AU - Abad, Jorge D AU - Simon, Cesar Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 140 EP - 156 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - water quality KW - horizontal drilling KW - shale gas KW - Paleozoic KW - natural gas KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - environmental effects KW - oil wells KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - boreholes KW - Marcellus Shale KW - directional drilling KW - drilling KW - Pennsylvania KW - water pollution KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797245?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Water+resource+impacts+during+unconventional+shale+gas+development%3B+the+Pennsylvania+experience&rft.au=Brantley%2C+Susan+L%3BYoxtheimer%2C+Dave%3BArjmand%2C+Sina%3BGrieve%2C+Paul%3BVidic%2C+Radisav%3BPollak%2C+Jon%3BLlewellyn%2C+Garth+T%3BAbad%2C+Jorge+D%3BSimon%2C+Cesar&rft.aulast=Brantley&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=140&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.017 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 56 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; Devonian; directional drilling; drilling; environmental effects; horizontal drilling; hydraulic fracturing; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; natural gas; oil wells; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollution; shale gas; United States; water pollution; water quality DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.017 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surface disposal of produced waters in western and southwestern Pennsylvania; potential for accumulation of alkali-earth elements in sediments AN - 1529797082; 2014-036907 AB - Waters co-produced with hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin are of notably poor quality (concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) and total radium up to and exceeding 300,000 mg/L and 10,000 pCi/L, respectively). Since 2008, a rapid increase in Marcellus Shale gas production has led to a commensurate rise in associated wastewater while generation of produced water from conventional oil and gas activities has continued. In this study, we assess whether disposal practices from treatment of produced waters from both shale gas and conventional operations in Pennsylvania could result in the accumulation of associated alkali earth elements. The results from our 5 study sites indicate that there was no increase in concentrations of total Ra (Ra-226) and extractable Ba, Ca, Na, or Sr in fluvial sediments downstream of the discharge outfalls (p>0.05) of publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and centralized waste treatment facilities (CWTs). However, the use of road spreading of brines from conventional oil and gas wells for deicing resulted in accumulation of Ra-226 (1.2X), and extractable Sr (3.0X), Ca (5.3X), and Na (6.2X) in soil and sediment proximal to roads (p<0.05). Although this study is an important initial assessment of the impacts of these disposal practices, more work is needed to consider the environmental consequences of produced waters management. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Skalak, Katherine J AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Rowan, Elisabeth L AU - Jolly, Glenn D AU - Conko, Kathryn M AU - Benthem, Adam J AU - Kraemer, Thomas F Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 162 EP - 170 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - shale gas KW - isotopes KW - waste water KW - natural gas KW - water management KW - petroleum KW - environmental effects KW - Ra-226 KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - sediments KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - alkaline earth metals KW - radium KW - Paleozoic KW - pollution KW - gas shale KW - recovery KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - Pennsylvania KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797082?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Surface+disposal+of+produced+waters+in+western+and+southwestern+Pennsylvania%3B+potential+for+accumulation+of+alkali-earth+elements+in+sediments&rft.au=Skalak%2C+Katherine+J%3BEngle%2C+Mark+A%3BRowan%2C+Elisabeth+L%3BJolly%2C+Glenn+D%3BConko%2C+Kathryn+M%3BBenthem%2C+Adam+J%3BKraemer%2C+Thomas+F&rft.aulast=Skalak&rft.aufirst=Katherine&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=162&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; Appalachian Basin; Devonian; environmental effects; gas shale; hydraulic fracturing; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; natural gas; North America; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollution; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radium; recovery; sedimentary rocks; sediments; shale gas; United States; waste water; water management DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The strontium isotopic evolution of Marcellus Formation produced waters, southwestern Pennsylvania AN - 1529794166; 2014-036898 AB - The production of natural gas and natural gas liquids from unconventional tight shale formations involves hydraulic fracturing and subsequent removal of fluids co-produced with the gas. The chemistry of the returning fluid reflects the original composition of the injection water, mobilized constituents in the shale formation, and co-mingled formation waters liberated by hydraulic fracturing. Produced water from unconventional gas wells tapping the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation is characterized by high total dissolved solids (TDS), including very high strontium concentrations. In this study, the strontium isotope composition ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr) was measured in produced waters from four horizontally drilled, hydraulically fractured Marcellus shale gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania, sampled from the first day after commencement of flowback to as much as 27 months later. The (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr of the waters tended to change rapidly over the first few days of water return, and then approached (but did not reach) a constant range of values from 0.7113 to 0.7114, which appears to be characteristic of this part of the Marcellus play. In contrast, the concentration of Sr rose more slowly and appeared to hit a steady state value (up to 3000 mg/L) by the end of the first year. Taken together with results from earlier work, these data suggest mixing between injected frac fluid and high-TDS formation water, highly enriched in Sr, and isotopically relatively uniform throughout the Marcellus shale gas play. This brine could exist within porous lenses of organic matter in the shale, in pre-existing fractures within the shale, and/or originate from fluids that migrated from adjacent formations at some point during the post-depositional history of the basin. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Rowan, Elisabeth L AU - Kolesar Kohl, Courtney A AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Schroeder, Karl T Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 57 EP - 63 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - alkaline earth metals KW - shale gas KW - isotopes KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - natural gas KW - isotope ratios KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - Marcellus Shale KW - Pennsylvania KW - chemical composition KW - clastic rocks KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794166?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=The+strontium+isotopic+evolution+of+Marcellus+Formation+produced+waters%2C+southwestern+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Capo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BRowan%2C+Elisabeth+L%3BKolesar+Kohl%2C+Courtney+A%3BWall%2C+Andrew+J%3BChapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T&rft.aulast=Capo&rft.aufirst=Rosemary&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=57&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 65 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; chemical composition; clastic rocks; Devonian; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; natural gas; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollution; sedimentary rocks; shale; shale gas; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Organic substances in produced and formation water from unconventional natural gas extraction in coal and shale AN - 1529794132; 2014-036895 AB - Organic substances in produced and formation water from coalbed methane (CBM) and gas shale plays from across the USA were examined in this study. Disposal of produced waters from gas extraction in coal and shale is an important environmental issue because of the large volumes of water involved and the variable quality of this water. Organic substances in produced water may be environmentally relevant as pollutants, but have been little studied. Results from five CBM plays and two gas shale plays (including the Marcellus Shale) show a myriad of organic chemicals present in the produced and formation water. Organic compound classes present in produced and formation water in CBM plays include: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heterocyclic compounds, alkyl phenols, aromatic amines, alkyl aromatics (alkyl benzenes, alkyl biphenyls), long-chain fatty acids, and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Concentrations of individual compounds range from <1 to 100mu g/L, but total PAHs (the dominant compound class for most CBM samples) range from 50 to 100mu g/L. Total dissolved organic carbon (TOC) in CBM produced water is generally in the 1-4 mg/L range. Excursions from this general pattern in produced waters from individual wells arise from contaminants introduced by production activities (oils, grease, adhesives, etc.). Organic substances in produced and formation water from gas shale unimpacted by production chemicals have a similar range of compound classes as CBM produced water, and TOC levels of about 8 mg/L. However, produced water from the Marcellus Shale using hydraulic fracturing has TOC levels as high as 5500 mg/L and a range of added organic chemicals including, solvents, biocides, scale inhibitors, and other organic chemicals at levels of 1000s of mu g/L for individual compounds. Levels of these hydraulic fracturing chemicals and TOC decrease rapidly over the first 20 days of water recovery and some level of residual organic contaminants remain up to 250 days after hydraulic fracturing. Although the environmental impacts of the organics in produced water are not well defined, results suggest that care should be exercised in the disposal and release of produced waters containing these organic substances into the environment because of the potential toxicity of many of these substances. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Orem, William AU - Tatu, Calin AU - Varonka, Matthew AU - Lerch, Harry AU - Bates, Anne AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Crosby, Lynn AU - McIntosh, Jennifer Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 20 EP - 31 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - shale gas KW - gas chromatograms KW - mass spectra KW - Alabama KW - phenols KW - sedimentary rocks KW - toxicity KW - Marcellus Shale KW - Paleocene KW - Williston Basin KW - Powder River basin KW - North America KW - shale KW - pollutants KW - Paleozoic KW - Paleogene KW - Black Warrior Basin KW - Wyoming KW - Tertiary KW - organic compounds KW - hydrocarbons KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - aromatic hydrocarbons KW - United States KW - natural gas KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - environmental effects KW - ground water KW - Cenozoic KW - North Dakota KW - amines KW - total organic carbon KW - coal KW - Indiana KW - spectra KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Illinois Basin KW - enhanced recovery KW - benzene KW - recovery KW - Tongue River Member KW - Montana KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - New Albany Shale KW - chromatograms KW - coalbed methane KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Kentucky KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794132?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Organic+substances+in+produced+and+formation+water+from+unconventional+natural+gas+extraction+in+coal+and+shale&rft.au=Orem%2C+William%3BTatu%2C+Calin%3BVaronka%2C+Matthew%3BLerch%2C+Harry%3BBates%2C+Anne%3BEngle%2C+Mark+A%3BCrosby%2C+Lynn%3BMcIntosh%2C+Jennifer&rft.aulast=Orem&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2014.01.003 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 49 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alabama; aliphatic hydrocarbons; amines; aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; Black Warrior Basin; Cenozoic; chromatograms; clastic rocks; coal; coalbed methane; Devonian; enhanced recovery; environmental effects; gas chromatograms; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; hydrocarbons; Illinois Basin; Indiana; Kentucky; Marcellus Shale; mass spectra; Middle Devonian; Montana; natural gas; New Albany Shale; North America; North Dakota; organic compounds; Paleocene; Paleogene; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; phenols; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Powder River basin; recovery; sedimentary rocks; shale; shale gas; spectra; Tertiary; Tongue River Member; total organic carbon; toxicity; United States; Williston Basin; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2014.01.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A review of environmental impacts of salts from produced waters on aquatic resources AN - 1529794106; 2014-036906 AB - Salts are frequently a major constituent of waste waters produced during oil and gas production. These produced waters or brines must be treated and/or disposed and provide a daily challenge for operators and resource managers. Some elements of salts are regulated with water quality criteria established for the protection of aquatic wildlife, e.g. chloride (Cl (super -) ), which has an acute standard of 860 mg/L and a chronic standard of 230 mg/L. However, data for establishing such standards has only recently been studied for other components of produced water, such as bicarbonate (HCO (sub 3) (super -) ), which has acute median lethal concentrations (LC50s) ranging from 699 to >8000 mg/L and effects on chronic toxicity from 430 to 657 mg/L. While Cl (super -) is an ion of considerable importance in multiple geographical regions, knowledge about the effects of hardness (calcium and magnesium) on its toxicity and about mechanisms of toxicity is not well understood. A multiple-approach design that combines studies of both individuals and populations, conducted both in the laboratory and the field, was used to study toxic effects of bicarbonate (as NaHCO (sub 3) ). This approach allowed interpretations about mechanisms related to growth effects at the individual level that could affect populations in the wild. However, additional mechanistic data for HCO (sub 3) (super -) , related to the interactions of calcium (Ca (super 2+) ) precipitation at the microenvironment of the gill would dramatically increase the scientific knowledge base about how NaHCO (sub 3) might affect aquatic life. Studies of the effects of mixtures of multiple salts present in produced waters and more chronic effect studies would give a better picture of the overall potential toxicity of these ions. Organic constituents in hydraulic fracturing fluids, flowback waters, etc. are a concern because of their carcinogenic properties and this paper is not meant to minimize the importance of maintaining vigilance with respect to potential organic contamination. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Farag, Aida M AU - Harper, David D Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 157 EP - 161 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - water quality KW - natural gas KW - halogens KW - petroleum KW - production KW - environmental effects KW - ground water KW - unconventional oil and gas KW - sedimentary rocks KW - toxicity KW - chloride ion KW - water pollution KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - chlorine KW - sodium chloride KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - pollution KW - bicarbonate ion KW - evaporites KW - recovery KW - brines KW - coalbed methane KW - water resources KW - salt KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794106?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=A+review+of+environmental+impacts+of+salts+from+produced+waters+on+aquatic+resources&rft.au=Farag%2C+Aida+M%3BHarper%2C+David+D&rft.aulast=Farag&rft.aufirst=Aida&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=157&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.12.006 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bicarbonate ion; brines; chemically precipitated rocks; chloride ion; chlorine; coalbed methane; environmental effects; evaporites; ground water; halogens; hydraulic fracturing; natural gas; petroleum; pollution; production; recovery; salt; sedimentary rocks; sodium chloride; toxicity; unconventional oil and gas; water pollution; water quality; water resources DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical processes controlling trace elemental mobility in coalbed natural gas (CBNG) disposal ponds in the Powder River basin, WY AN - 1529794071; 2014-036903 AB - A concern with CBNG produced water disposal ponds is the potential migration of trace elements into the underlying shallow aquifers. Objectives of this research were to 1) examine the chemistry of CBNG produced water in outfalls and corresponding disposal ponds and 2) determine possible leaching of trace elements from the disposal pond sediments into shallow aquifers. The CBNG outfall water, disposal pond water, and sediment samples were collected from the Powder River Basin (PRB), WY during the summer months of 2006 to 2009. Water samples were analyzed for pH, major cations, anions, and trace elements. Geochemical analysis was performed using MINTEQA2 model to determine speciation, complexation, and mineral precipitation and dissolution processes to determine the mobility of trace elements in CBNG disposal ponds. Two types of SAR calculations were made: 1) practical SAR (SARp) was calculated based on Na (super +) , Ca (super 2+) , and Mg (super 2+) concentrations and 2) true SAR (SARt) was calculated based on MINTEQA2 calculated activity of Na (super +) , Ca (super 2+) , and Mg (super 2+) . Sediment samples were analyzed for trace elements using toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) to predict potential mobility of trace elements into the shallow aquifer. Research results suggest the pH of the CBNG produced water outfalls increases substantially in corresponding disposal ponds due to degassing of CO (sub 2) (carbon dioxide) from the disposal ponds. Observed high SAR values in CBNG disposal ponds compared to outfalls were attributed to increase in Na (super +) and decrease in Ca (super 2+) concentrations. The decrease in Ca (super 2+) concentration is attributed to the precipitation of calcite. Trace element concentrations such as As (arsenic), Cr (chromium), and Cu (copper) appear to increase in disposal ponds. Barium (Ba) and Mn (manganese) concentrations in the disposal ponds decreased substantially by precipitating as carbonate minerals into the sediments. Results of this study suggest that very minimum or no leaching of trace elements could occur from disposal pond sediments. However, further research is required to understand the role of SAR and sediment mineralogy in leaching of trace elements from CBNG disposal pond in the PRB, WY. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Reddy, K J AU - Helmericks, C AU - Whitman, A AU - Legg, D Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 120 EP - 127 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - waste water KW - natural gas KW - Missouri Plateau KW - data processing KW - petroleum KW - sedimentary rocks KW - toxicity KW - coal KW - sediments KW - trace elements KW - mobility KW - Powder River basin KW - heavy metals KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - aquifers KW - computer programs KW - Wyoming KW - ponds KW - coalbed methane KW - cations KW - shallow aquifers KW - trace metals KW - leaching KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794071?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Geochemical+processes+controlling+trace+elemental+mobility+in+coalbed+natural+gas+%28CBNG%29+disposal+ponds+in+the+Powder+River+basin%2C+WY&rft.au=Reddy%2C+K+J%3BHelmericks%2C+C%3BWhitman%2C+A%3BLegg%2C+D&rft.aulast=Reddy&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=120&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2014.01.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; cations; coal; coalbed methane; computer programs; data processing; heavy metals; hydraulic fracturing; leaching; Missouri Plateau; mobility; natural gas; petroleum; pollutants; pollution; ponds; Powder River basin; sedimentary rocks; sediments; shallow aquifers; toxicity; trace elements; trace metals; United States; waste water; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2014.01.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental geology and the unconventional gas revolution AN - 1529794043; 2014-036893 JF - International Journal of Coal Geology Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 1 EP - 170 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - shale gas KW - natural gas KW - environmental geology KW - petroleum KW - environmental analysis KW - environmental effects KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Environmental+geology+and+the+unconventional+gas+revolution&rft.title=Environmental+geology+and+the+unconventional+gas+revolution&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - environmental analysis; environmental effects; environmental geology; hydraulic fracturing; natural gas; petroleum; shale gas ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical evolution of produced waters from hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale, northern Appalachian Basin; a multivariate compositional data analysis approach AN - 1529794013; 2014-036897 AB - Multivariate compositional data analysis methods were used to investigate geochemical data for water injected during hydraulic fracturing and for water produced from 19 Marcellus Shale gas wells in the northern Appalachian Basin. The data were originally published as part of an industry report. The analysis was adapted to consider the compositional nature of the data and avoid potentially spurious correlations present in raw concentration data through the application of log-ratio transformations. Techniques such as robust variation arrays, robust principal component analysis, and relative variation plots were applied to log-ratio transformed data. Results from this battery of multivariate tools indicate that two primary processes affect the chemical evolution of the water returned to the surface during the first 90 days of production: mixing of injected water with formation brines of evaporated paleoseawater origin and injection of sulfate-rich water during hydraulic fracturing may stimulate sulfate reduction at some sites. Spatial variability in sulfate/alkalinity ratios appears to influence variations in geochemical controls on strontium versus barium with elevated proportions of strontium being found in more bicarbonate-poor environments, while barium is a larger proportion in sulfate-poor areas. Comparison of results using a log-ratio approach versus the more common analysis of concentration data reveals both similarities and some marked differences in the resulting interpretations. Results from this work are important in terms of both demonstrating methods to avoid mathematical inconsistencies from using raw brine geochemical data and to further investigate the geochemical controls on produced waters generated from shale gas reservoirs. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Rowan, Elisabeth L Y1 - 2014/06/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Jun 01 SP - 45 EP - 56 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 126 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - sea water KW - Appalachians KW - environmental effects KW - ground water KW - multivariate analysis KW - Marcellus Shale KW - alkalinity KW - reduction KW - chemical composition KW - water pollution KW - West Virginia KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - sulfates KW - principal components analysis KW - Paleozoic KW - statistical analysis KW - pollution KW - correlation coefficient KW - New York KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - brines KW - Pennsylvania KW - Northern Appalachians KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529794013?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Geochemical+evolution+of+produced+waters+from+hydraulic+fracturing+of+the+Marcellus+Shale%2C+northern+Appalachian+Basin%3B+a+multivariate+compositional+data+analysis+approach&rft.au=Engle%2C+Mark+A%3BRowan%2C+Elisabeth+L&rft.aulast=Engle&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=126&rft.issue=&rft.spage=45&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2013.11.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 64 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkalinity; Appalachians; brines; chemical composition; correlation coefficient; Devonian; environmental effects; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; multivariate analysis; New York; North America; Northern Appalachians; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; pollution; principal components analysis; reduction; sea water; statistical analysis; sulfates; United States; water pollution; West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2013.11.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeled Impacts of Cover Crops and Vegetative Barriers on Corn Stover Availability and Soil Quality AN - 1524408390; 19793527 AB - Environmentally benign, economically viable, and socially acceptable agronomic strategies are needed to launch a sustainable lignocellulosic biofuel industry. Our objective was to demonstrate a landscape planning process that can ensure adequate supplies of corn (Zea mays L.) stover feedstock while protecting and improving soil quality. The Landscape Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) was used to develop land use strategies that were then scaled up for five U.S. Corn Belt states (Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota) to illustrate the impact that could be achieved. Our results show an annual sustainable stover supply of 194 million Mg without exceeding soil erosion T values or depleting soil organic carbon [i.e., soil conditioning index (SCI)>0] when no-till, winter cover crop, and vegetative barriers were incorporated into the landscape. A second, more rigorous conservation target was set to enhance soil quality while sustainably harvesting stover. By requiring erosion to be 0, the annual sustainable quantity of harvestable stover dropped to148 million Mg. Examining removal rates by state and soil resource showed that soil capability class and slope generally determined the effectiveness of the three conservation practices and the resulting sustainable harvest rate. This emphasizes that sustainable biomass harvest must be based on subfield management decisions to ensure soil resources are conserved or enhanced, while providing sufficient biomass feedstock to support the economic growth of bioenergy enterprises. JF - BioEnergy Research AU - Bonner, Ian J AU - Muth, David J AU - Koch, Joshua B AU - Karlen, Douglas L AD - Idaho National Laboratory Department of Biofuels and Renewable Energy Technologies, US-Department of Energy (DOE), P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415-2025, USA, ian.bonner@inl.gov Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - Jun 2014 SP - 576 EP - 589 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 7 IS - 2 SN - 1939-1234, 1939-1234 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - No-till cropping KW - USA, Illinois KW - Environmental assessment KW - Landscape KW - Sustainable development KW - Economic growth KW - Biomass KW - USA, Minnesota KW - Land use KW - Crops KW - USA, Indiana KW - Soil KW - Erosion KW - USA, Iowa KW - Zea mays KW - Corn KW - USA, Nebraska KW - Conservation KW - Harvesting KW - Biofuels KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1524408390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BioEnergy+Research&rft.atitle=Modeled+Impacts+of+Cover+Crops+and+Vegetative+Barriers+on+Corn+Stover+Availability+and+Soil+Quality&rft.au=Bonner%2C+Ian+J%3BMuth%2C+David+J%3BKoch%2C+Joshua+B%3BKarlen%2C+Douglas+L&rft.aulast=Bonner&rft.aufirst=Ian&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=576&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BioEnergy+Research&rft.issn=19391234&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12155-014-9423-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - No-till cropping; Environmental assessment; Landscape; Sustainable development; Economic growth; Biomass; Crops; Land use; Soil; Erosion; Corn; Conservation; Biofuels; Harvesting; Zea mays; USA, Indiana; USA, Iowa; USA, Illinois; USA, Nebraska; USA, Minnesota DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9423-y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of urinary speciated arsenic in NHANES: issues in interpretation in the context of potential inorganic arsenic exposure. AN - 1518242683; 24582650 AB - Urinary dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) and monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) are among the commonly used biomarkers for inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure, but may also arise from seafood consumption and organoarsenical pesticide applications. We examined speciated urinary arsenic data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2010 cycle to assess potential correlations among urinary DMA, MMA, and the organic arsenic species arsenobetaine. Urinary DMA and MMA were positively associated with urinary arsenobetaine, suggesting direct exposure to these species in seafood or metabolism of organic arsenicals to these species, although the biomonitoring data do not directly identify the sources of exposure. The magnitude of association was much larger for DMA than for MMA. The secondary methylation index (SMI, ratio of urinary DMA to MMA) observed in the NHANES program likewise is much higher in persons with detected arsenobetaine than in those without, again suggesting that direct DMA exposure is co-occurring with exposure to arsenobetaine. Urinary MMA was less correlated with organic arsenic exposures than DMA and, therefore, may be a more reliable biomarker for iAs exposure in the general US population. However, given the associations between both MMA and DMA and organic arsenic species in urine, interpretations of the urinary arsenic concentrations observed in the NHANES in the context of potential arsenic exposure should be made cautiously. Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc. JF - Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP AU - Aylward, Lesa L AU - Ramasamy, Santhini AU - Hays, Sean M AU - Schoeny, Rita AU - Kirman, Christopher R AD - Summit Toxicology, LLP, Falls Church, VA, USA. Electronic address: laylward@summittoxicology.com. ; Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA. ; Summit Toxicology, LLP, Lyons, CO, USA. ; Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA. ; Summit Toxicology, LLP, Orange Village, OH, USA. Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 49 EP - 54 VL - 69 IS - 1 KW - Arsenicals KW - 0 KW - Biomarkers KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - arsenobetaine KW - 64436-13-1 KW - Cacodylic Acid KW - AJ2HL7EU8K KW - monomethylarsonic acid KW - J37VJ5709S KW - Arsenic KW - N712M78A8G KW - Index Medicus KW - Biomonitoring KW - NHANES KW - Exposure assessment KW - Humans KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- urine KW - Seafood -- adverse effects KW - Biomarkers -- urine KW - Nutrition Surveys -- methods KW - Cacodylic Acid -- urine KW - Arsenicals -- urine KW - Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects KW - Environmental Monitoring -- methods KW - Arsenic -- urine UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518242683?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Regulatory+toxicology+and+pharmacology+%3A+RTP&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+urinary+speciated+arsenic+in+NHANES%3A+issues+in+interpretation+in+the+context+of+potential+inorganic+arsenic+exposure.&rft.au=Aylward%2C+Lesa+L%3BRamasamy%2C+Santhini%3BHays%2C+Sean+M%3BSchoeny%2C+Rita%3BKirman%2C+Christopher+R&rft.aulast=Aylward&rft.aufirst=Lesa&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=69&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Regulatory+toxicology+and+pharmacology+%3A+RTP&rft.issn=1096-0295&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.yrtph.2014.02.011 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-01-22 N1 - Date created - 2014-04-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2014.02.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phytotoxicity effects and biological responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin exposure. AN - 1509409569; 24275148 AB - Dioxins are persistent organic pollutants. Their bioaccumulation in the food chain makes dioxins a considerable risk for human health. The use of plants for removing toxic organic compounds, including dioxins, is a safe and efficient strategy. Herein we studied the toxicity effects and the biological responses in Arabidopsis thaliana to 2',3',7',8'-tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure. First, TCDD-induced toxicity was demonstrated using several parameters including, a decrease in seed germination, a loss in fresh weight with a striking decrease in chlorophyll content, but not in carotenoids, and an augmentation in the biomass of the lateral roots system, but not in the elongation of the primary root. Uptake of TCDD by Arabidopsis was confirmed. Responses to TCDD-exposure were marked by an enhanced level of hydrogen peroxide H2O2 production and a massive stimulation of anti-oxidative enzyme activities. Moreover, a significant variation in the transcript level of transcription factor genes, bHLH, MYB and AP2-EREBP was detected in Arabidopsis shoot and an up-regulation of WRKY, MYB and IAA was observed in the root. Our results illustrate the TCDD-induced toxicity effects and the biological responses of Arabidopsis to TCDD. Better understanding of the plants ability to detoxifydioxins would help to improve their use as a safe bioremediators. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Chemosphere AU - Hanano, Abdulsamie AU - Almousally, Ibrahem AU - Shaban, Mouhnad AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. Electronic address: ascientific@aec.org.sy. ; Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), B.P. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria. Y1 - 2014/06// PY - 2014 DA - June 2014 SP - 76 EP - 84 VL - 104 KW - Dioxins KW - 0 KW - Environmental Pollutants KW - Hydrogen Peroxide KW - BBX060AN9V KW - dibenzo(1,4)dioxin KW - O1B5KJ235I KW - Index Medicus KW - Transcription factors KW - TCDD KW - Phytotoxicity KW - Arabidopsis KW - Antioxidant enzymes KW - Halogenation KW - Hydrogen Peroxide -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Up-Regulation -- drug effects KW - Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity KW - Dioxins -- chemistry KW - Environmental Pollutants -- chemistry KW - Arabidopsis -- physiology KW - Dioxins -- toxicity KW - Arabidopsis -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509409569?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemosphere&rft.atitle=Phytotoxicity+effects+and+biological+responses+of+Arabidopsis+thaliana+to+2%2C3%2C7%2C8-tetrachlorinated+dibenzo-p-dioxin+exposure.&rft.au=Hanano%2C+Abdulsamie%3BAlmousally%2C+Ibrahem%3BShaban%2C+Mouhnad&rft.aulast=Hanano&rft.aufirst=Abdulsamie&rft.date=2014-06-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemosphere&rft.issn=1879-1298&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.chemosphere.2013.10.060 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-09-25 N1 - Date created - 2014-03-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.060 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Variability in aerobic methane oxidation over the past 1.2 Myrs recorded in microbial biomarker signatures from Congo Fan sediments AN - 1545408320; 2014-055466 AB - Methane (CH (sub 4) ) is a strong greenhouse gas known to have perturbed global climate in the past, especially when released in large quantities over short time periods from continental or marine sources. It is therefore crucial to understand and, if possible, quantify the individual and combined response of these variable methane sources to natural climate variability. However, past changes in the stability of greenhouse gas reservoirs remain uncertain and poorly constrained by geological evidence. Here, we present a record from the Congo fan of a highly specific bacteriohopanepolyol (BHP) biomarker for aerobic methane oxidation (AMO), 35-aminobacteriohopane-30,31,32,33,34-pentol (aminopentol), that identifies discrete periods of increased AMO as far back as 1.2 Ma. Fluctuations in the concentration of aminopentol, and other 35-aminoBHPs, follow a pattern that correlates with late Quaternary glacial-interglacial climate cycles, with highest concentrations during warm periods. We discuss possible sources of aminopentol, and the methane consumed by the precursor methanotrophs, within the context of the Congo River setting, including supply of methane oxidation markers from terrestrial watersheds and/or marine sources (gas hydrate and/or deep subsurface gas reservoir). Compound-specific carbon isotope values of -30 ppm to -40 ppm for BHPs in ODP 1075 and strong similarities between the BHP signature of the core and surface sediments from the Congo estuary and floodplain wetlands from the interior of the Congo River Basin, support a methanotrophic and likely terrigenous origin of the 35-aminoBHPs found in the fan sediments. This new evidence supports a causal connection between marine sediment BHP records of tropical deep sea fans and wetland settings in the feeding river catchments, and thus tropical continental hydrology. Further research is needed to better constrain the different sources and pathways of methane emission. However, this study identifies the large potential of aminoBHPs, in particular aminopentol, to trace and, once better calibrated and understood, quantify past methane sources and fluxes from terrestrial and potentially also marine sources. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta AU - Talbot, Helen M AU - Handley, Luke AU - Spencer-Jones, Charlotte L AU - Dinga, Bienvenu Jean AU - Schefuss, Enno AU - Mann, Paul J AU - Poulsen, John R AU - Spencer, Robert G M AU - Wabakanghanzi, Jose N AU - Wagner, Thomas Y1 - 2014/05/15/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 May 15 SP - 387 EP - 401 PB - Elsevier, New York, NY VL - 133 SN - 0016-7037, 0016-7037 KW - gas hydrates KW - lipids KW - gas chromatograms KW - mass spectra KW - global change KW - climate change KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon KW - depositional environment KW - climate KW - Angola Basin KW - Quaternary KW - Lower Congo Basin KW - pollutants KW - biochemistry KW - Congo River KW - C-13/C-12 KW - alkanes KW - Congo Democratic Republic KW - Leg 175 KW - organic compounds KW - marine environment KW - ODP Site 1075 KW - hydrocarbons KW - Pleistocene KW - Africa KW - South Atlantic KW - Ocean Drilling Program KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - isotopes KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - stable isotopes KW - air pollution KW - aerobic environment KW - Cenozoic KW - marine sediments KW - submarine fans KW - sediments KW - Congo Fan KW - spectra KW - global warming KW - methane KW - isotope ratios KW - oxidation KW - pollution KW - Central Africa KW - biomarkers KW - biogenic processes KW - paleoenvironment KW - Southeast Atlantic KW - chromatograms KW - bacteria KW - Brazzaville Congo KW - greenhouse gases KW - Congo KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1545408320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochimica+et+Cosmochimica+Acta&rft.atitle=Variability+in+aerobic+methane+oxidation+over+the+past+1.2+Myrs+recorded+in+microbial+biomarker+signatures+from+Congo+Fan+sediments&rft.au=Talbot%2C+Helen+M%3BHandley%2C+Luke%3BSpencer-Jones%2C+Charlotte+L%3BDinga%2C+Bienvenu+Jean%3BSchefuss%2C+Enno%3BMann%2C+Paul+J%3BPoulsen%2C+John+R%3BSpencer%2C+Robert+G+M%3BWabakanghanzi%2C+Jose+N%3BWagner%2C+Thomas&rft.aulast=Talbot&rft.aufirst=Helen&rft.date=2014-05-15&rft.volume=133&rft.issue=&rft.spage=387&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochimica+et+Cosmochimica+Acta&rft.issn=00167037&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.gca.2014.02.035 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00167037 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 103 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-17 N1 - CODEN - GCACAK N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aerobic environment; Africa; air pollution; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; Angola Basin; Atlantic Ocean; bacteria; biochemistry; biogenic processes; biomarkers; Brazzaville Congo; C-13/C-12; carbon; Cenozoic; Central Africa; chromatograms; climate; climate change; Congo; Congo Democratic Republic; Congo Fan; Congo River; depositional environment; gas chromatograms; gas hydrates; global change; global warming; greenhouse gases; hydrocarbons; isotope ratios; isotopes; Leg 175; lipids; Lower Congo Basin; marine environment; marine sediments; mass spectra; methane; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Site 1075; organic compounds; oxidation; paleoenvironment; petroleum; Pleistocene; pollutants; pollution; Quaternary; reservoir rocks; sediments; South Atlantic; Southeast Atlantic; spectra; stable isotopes; submarine fans DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.035 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of the environmental footprint of nuclear energy systems. Comparison between closed and open fuel cycles AN - 1677974093; 20586954 AB - Energy perspectives for the current century are dominated by the anticipated significant increase of energy needs. Particularly, electricity consumption is anticipated to increase by a factor higher than two before 2050. Energy choices are considered as structuring political choices that implies a long-standing and stable policy based on objective criteria. LCA (life cycle analysis) is a structured basis for deriving relevant indicators which can allow the comparison of a wide range of impacts of different energy sources. Among the energy-mix, nuclear power is anticipated to have very low GHG-emissions. However, its viability is severely addressed by the public opinion after the Fukushima accident. Therefore, a global LCA of the French nuclear fuel cycle was performed as a reference model. Results were compared in terms of impact with other energy sources. It emphasized that the French nuclear energy is one of the less impacting energy, comparable with renewable energy. In a second, part, the French scenario was compared with an equivalent open fuel cycle scenario. It demonstrates that an open fuel cycle would require about 16% more natural uranium, would have a bigger environmental footprint on the "non radioactive indicators" and would produce a higher volume of high level radioactive waste. JF - Energy AU - Poinssot, Ch AU - Bourg, S AU - Ouvrier, N AU - Combernoux, N AU - Rostaing, C AU - Vargas-Gonzalez, M AU - Bruno, J AD - French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, CEA, Nuclear Energy Division, RadioChemistry & Processes Department, CEA Marcoule, BP11107, F-30207 Bagnols-sur-Ceze, France Y1 - 2014/05/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 May 01 SP - 199 EP - 211 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 69 SN - 0360-5442, 0360-5442 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - Life cycle analysis KW - Nuclear energy KW - French nuclear fuel cycle KW - Environmental impacts KW - Energy system assessment KW - Sustainable energy development KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Energy (nuclear) KW - Fuel cycles KW - Indicators KW - Environmental impact KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Energy sources KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677974093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+the+environmental+footprint+of+nuclear+energy+systems.+Comparison+between+closed+and+open+fuel+cycles&rft.au=Poinssot%2C+Ch%3BBourg%2C+S%3BOuvrier%2C+N%3BCombernoux%2C+N%3BRostaing%2C+C%3BVargas-Gonzalez%2C+M%3BBruno%2C+J&rft.aulast=Poinssot&rft.aufirst=Ch&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=69&rft.issue=&rft.spage=199&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy&rft.issn=03605442&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.energy.2014.02.069 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Number of references - 62 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-02 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.069 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the effect of laser beam width on quantitative evaluation of optical properties of intraocular lens implants AN - 1660397727; 21101489 AB - The design and manufacture of intraocular lenses (IOLs) depend upon the identification and quantitative preclinical evaluation of key optical properties and environmental parameters. The confocal laser method (CLM) is a new technique for measuring IOL optical properties, such as dioptric power, optical quality, refractive index, and geometrical parameters. In comparison to competing systems, the CLM utilizes a fiber-optic confocal laser design that significantly improves the resolution, accuracy, and repeatability of optical measurements. Here, we investigate the impact of changing the beam diameter on the CLM platform for the evaluation of IOL dioptric powers. Due to the Gaussian intensity profile of the CLM laser beam, the changes in focal length and dioptric power associated with changes in beam diameter are well within the tolerances specified in the ISO IOL standard. These results demonstrate some of the advanced potentials of the CLM toward more effectively and quantitatively evaluating IOL optical properties. JF - Journal of Biomedical Optics AU - Walker, Bennett N AU - James, Robert H AU - Chakravarty, Aurin AU - Calogero, Don AU - Ilev, Ilko K AD - Optical Therapeutics and Medical Nanophotonics Laboratory, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 PB - SPIE - The International Society for Optics and Photonics, P.O. BOX 10 Bellingham WA 98227-0010 United States VL - 19 IS - 5 SN - 1083-3668, 1083-3668 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Lasers KW - Optical properties KW - Intraocular lenses KW - Optics KW - W 30900:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660397727?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biomedical+Optics&rft.atitle=Assessing+the+effect+of+laser+beam+width+on+quantitative+evaluation+of+optical+properties+of+intraocular+lens+implants&rft.au=Walker%2C+Bennett+N%3BJames%2C+Robert+H%3BChakravarty%2C+Aurin%3BCalogero%2C+Don%3BIlev%2C+Ilko+K&rft.aulast=Walker&rft.aufirst=Bennett&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biomedical+Optics&rft.issn=10833668&rft_id=info:doi/10.1117%2F1.JBO.19.5.055004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Optics; Optical properties; Lasers DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.5.055004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isotope approach to assess hydrologic connections during Marcellus Shale drilling AN - 1560085651; 2014-065955 AB - Water and gas samples were collected from (1) nine shallow groundwater aquifers overlying Marcellus Shale in north-central West Virginia before active shale gas drilling, (2) wells producing gas from Upper Devonian sands and Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale in southwestern Pennsylvania, (3) coal-mine water discharges in southwestern Pennsylvania, and (4) streams in southwestern Pennsylvania and north-central West Virginia. Our preliminary results demonstrate that the oxygen and hydrogen isotope composition of water, carbon isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon, and carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of methane in Upper Devonian sands and Marcellus Shale are very different compared with shallow groundwater aquifers, coal-mine waters, and stream waters of the region. Therefore, spatiotemporal stable isotope monitoring of the different sources of water before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing can be used to identify migrations of fluids and gas from deep formations that are coincident with shale gas drilling. Abstract Copyright (2013), , National Ground Water Association. JF - Ground Water AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Mulder, Michon L AU - Sack, Andrea AU - Schroeder, Karl AU - Hammack, Richard Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 424 EP - 433 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of National Ground Water Association, Westerville, OH VL - 52 IS - 3 SN - 0017-467X, 0017-467X KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - water quality KW - oxygen KW - shale gas KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - fluid dynamics KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - Marcellus Shale KW - carbon KW - northeastern West Virginia KW - drilling KW - discharge KW - West Virginia KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - mines KW - monitoring KW - methane KW - gaseous phase KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - damage KW - coal mines KW - solutes KW - O-18/O-16 KW - migration of elements KW - alkanes KW - aquifers KW - hydration KW - organic compounds KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - hydrocarbons KW - shallow aquifers KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560085651?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water&rft.atitle=Isotope+approach+to+assess+hydrologic+connections+during+Marcellus+Shale+drilling&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BMulder%2C+Michon+L%3BSack%2C+Andrea%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl%3BHammack%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=424&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water&rft.issn=0017467X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fgwat.12083 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1745-6584 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 75 N1 - PubXState - OH N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. strat. col., sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - GRWAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbon dioxide; coal mines; D/H; damage; Devonian; discharge; drilling; fluid dynamics; gaseous phase; ground water; hydration; hydraulic fracturing; hydrocarbons; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; methane; Middle Devonian; migration of elements; mines; monitoring; natural gas; northeastern West Virginia; O-18/O-16; organic compounds; oxygen; Paleozoic; petroleum; shale gas; shallow aquifers; solutes; stable isotopes; United States; water quality; West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12083 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The SACADA database for human reliability and human performance AN - 1551084328; 20141240 AB - Lack of appropriate and sufficient human performance data has been identified as a key factor affecting human reliability analysis (HRA) quality especially in the estimation of human error probability (HEP). The Scenario Authoring, Characterization, and Debriefing Application (SACADA) database was developed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to address this data need. An agreement between NRC and the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) was established to support the SACADA development with aims to make the SACADA tool suitable for implementation in the nuclear power plants' operator training program to collect operator performance information. The collected data would support the STPNOC's operator training program and be shared with the NRC for improving HRA quality. This paper discusses the SACADA data taxonomy, the theoretical foundation, the prospective data to be generated from the SACADA raw data to inform human reliability and human performance, and the considerations on the use of simulator data for HRA. Each SACADA data point consists of two information segments: context and performance results. Context is a characterization of the performance challenges to task success. The performance results are the results of performing the task. The data taxonomy uses a macrocognitive functions model for the framework. At a high level, information is classified according to the macrocognitive functions of detecting the plant abnormality, understanding the abnormality, deciding the response plan, executing the response plan, and team related aspects (i.e., communication, teamwork, and supervision). The data are expected to be useful for analyzing the relations between context, error modes and error causes in human performance. JF - Reliability Engineering & System Safety AU - Chang, Y James AU - Bley, Dennis AU - Criscione, Lawrence AU - Kirwan, Barry AU - Mosleh, Ali AU - Madary, Todd AU - Nowell, Rodney AU - Richards, Robert AU - Roth, Emilie M AU - Sieben, Scott AU - Zoulis, Antonios AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, USA jameschangtlc@gmail.com Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 117 EP - 133 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 125 SN - 0951-8320, 0951-8320 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN) KW - Human reliability analysis |a MeSH KW - HRA database performance |a MeSH KW - Operator training |a MeSH KW - Databases KW - Mathematical models KW - Training KW - Human performance KW - Human KW - Taxonomy KW - Error analysis KW - Abnormalities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1551084328?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reliability+Engineering+%26+System+Safety&rft.atitle=The+SACADA+database+for+human+reliability+and+human+performance&rft.au=Chang%2C+Y+James%3BBley%2C+Dennis%3BCriscione%2C+Lawrence%3BKirwan%2C+Barry%3BMosleh%2C+Ali%3BMadary%2C+Todd%3BNowell%2C+Rodney%3BRichards%2C+Robert%3BRoth%2C+Emilie+M%3BSieben%2C+Scott%3BZoulis%2C+Antonios&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Reliability+Engineering+%26+System+Safety&rft.issn=09518320&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.ress.2013.07.014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2013.07.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of electronic structure changes in NaInO sub(2) and NaIn sub(0.9)Fe sub(0.1)O sub(2) on the photoreduction of methylene blue AN - 1540236724; 20016255 AB - Photochemical dye degradation is a promising method for organic pollutant remediation; however, this process has been limited by the efficiency of the catalyst materials with respect to photon absorption. An ideal catalyst would be capable of using as much of the solar spectrum as possible, in particular the visible region. One interesting class of materials that have the potential to provide this photoactivity is known as delafossites. These materials have the general formula ABO sub(2) and are based on the mineral CuFeO sub(2), also known as delafossite. They are especially interesting due to the ability to alter the band structure of these materials using chemical substitution. In particular, substitution on the B-site in these materials can be used to tune the physical properties of delafossites for specific applications. In this work, NaInO sub(2) and NaIn sub(0.9)Fe sub(0.1)O sub(2) have been studied and Fe substitution was found to decrease the band gap energy from 3.9 eV to 2.8 eV. The catalytic activity, measured by methylene blue dye degradation, of these delafossite materials was analysed and the reduction in band gap energy was found to result in increased visible light photoactivity. Computationally, thousands of supercells were examined in order to determine the most energetically favourable substituted structures and generate density of states plots in order to determine that the experimentally observed results were due to Fe-states increasing the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbitals. JF - Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability AU - Lekse, Jonathan W AU - Haycock, Barry J AU - Lewis, James P AU - Kauffman, Douglas R AU - Matranga, Christopher AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory; United States Department of Energy; Pittsburgh; PA 15236; USA; +1-412-386-7312; , Jonathan.Lekse@CONTR.NETL.DOE.GOV Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 9331 EP - 9337 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry VL - 2 IS - 24 SN - 2050-7488, 2050-7488 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Photochemicals KW - Bioremediation KW - Degradation KW - Energy KW - Atmospheric chemistry KW - Absorption KW - Catalysts KW - Minerals KW - Sustainability KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1540236724?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.atitle=The+effect+of+electronic+structure+changes+in+NaInO+sub%282%29+and+NaIn+sub%280.9%29Fe+sub%280.1%29O+sub%282%29+on+the+photoreduction+of+methylene+blue&rft.au=Lekse%2C+Jonathan+W%3BHaycock%2C+Barry+J%3BLewis%2C+James+P%3BKauffman%2C+Douglas+R%3BMatranga%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Lekse&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=9331&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.issn=20507488&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc4ta00906a LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bioremediation; Photochemicals; Degradation; Energy; Atmospheric chemistry; Absorption; Catalysts; Minerals; Sustainability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ta00906a ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Removal of petroleum-crude oil from aqueous solution by Saccharomyces cerevisiae SHSY strain necessitates at least an inducible CYP450ALK homolog gene AN - 1534842423; 19905094 AB - Petroleum crude-oil (PCO) components are known to be mutagenic or carcinogenic, and their contamination in soil and aquifer is of great environmental concern. PCO could be degraded by bacteria, fungi, and yeast. In yeast, the family CYP52 (P450ALKs) of Cytochrome P450 was described as n-alkane-degrading enzymes. In this study, we isolated a new strain SHSY of Saccharomyces able to grow on hydrocarbons compounds. Morphological and molecular characterization led to identify the isolated yeast SHSY as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae. SHSY strain had a remarkable ability to tolerate a high concentration of PCO and use it as a carbon source. A significant relationship was established between the increase in biomass (42.46 plus or minus 1.01-fold) and the disappearance of the crude oil (72.34%) in an aqueous solution. A 690-bp amplicon corresponding to a high conserved region of known CYP450ALK genes was amplified in the genomic DNA of SHSY strain. The sequence of the amplified fragment shared a high identity (71.8%) with CYP52A3 gene of Pichia stipites. The expression of CYP52A3 homolog gene was induced and the expression of both InoP2/InoP4 transcription factor genes in SHSY was stimulated in the presence of PCO. The identified strain SHSY of S. cerevisiae presents an interesting model to minimize the mixed toxicity of PCO in polluted environmental sites. JF - Journal of Basic Microbiology AU - Hanano, Abdulsamie AU - Al-Arfi, Malek AU - Shaban, Mouhnad AU - Daher, Amal AU - Shamma, Motassim AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus, Syria. Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 358 EP - 368 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 54 IS - 5 SN - 0233-111X, 0233-111X KW - Genetics Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology KW - Yeasts KW - Aquifers KW - Contamination KW - Pichia KW - Carbon sources KW - Environmental perception KW - Models KW - Soil KW - Oil KW - Crude oil KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Petroleum KW - genomics KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Fungi KW - Enzymes KW - Toxicity KW - Biomass KW - Saccharomyces cerevisiae KW - Soil pollution KW - Cytochrome KW - Transcription factors KW - DNA KW - Groundwater pollution KW - CYP52A3 gene KW - Cytochrome P450 KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - H 14000:Toxicology KW - G 07770:Bacteria KW - K 03310:Genetics & Taxonomy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1534842423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Basic+Microbiology&rft.atitle=Removal+of+petroleum-crude+oil+from+aqueous+solution+by+Saccharomyces+cerevisiae+SHSY+strain+necessitates+at+least+an+inducible+CYP450ALK+homolog+gene&rft.au=Hanano%2C+Abdulsamie%3BAl-Arfi%2C+Malek%3BShaban%2C+Mouhnad%3BDaher%2C+Amal%3BShamma%2C+Motassim&rft.aulast=Hanano&rft.aufirst=Abdulsamie&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=358&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Basic+Microbiology&rft.issn=0233111X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjobm.201200525 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aquifers; Contamination; Hydrocarbons; Fungi; Enzymes; Carbon sources; Toxicity; Biomass; Models; Oil; Soil pollution; Petroleum; Transcription factors; DNA; CYP52A3 gene; Cytochrome P450; genomics; Yeasts; Environmental perception; Soil; Crude oil; Cytochrome; Carcinogenicity; Groundwater pollution; Pichia; Saccharomyces cerevisiae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201200525 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measuring health expenditures and outcomes in SAARC region: health is a luxury? AN - 1518249488; 4552205 AB - The objective of the study is to investigate the link between health care expenditures (HCE), economic growth and health outcomes (i.e., life expectancy (LE), infant mortality and the share of elderly people) for a panel of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries; namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; over the period of 1995-2010. The developed panel cointegration technique is employed for analysis of short and long-run relationship between the variables. The results of panel cointegration found that there is a long-run relationship between health expenditures, economic growth and health outcomes in SAARC region. The estimated results indicate that both, LE and share of elderly people in population have a negative relationship related to the HCEs which signifies that HCEs are luxury goods in SAARC countries. The burden of aging population can be lowered by provision of quality health services and utilization of their experience and knowledge in dynamics of economic development forecasting. Furthermore, there is no significant relationship found between infant mortality rate (IMR) and HCEs which implies that HCEs do not provide sufficient benefits to reduce infant mortality. Similarly, HCEs are not enough in generating GDP, lowering IMR and increasing LE in SAARC region. The implementation of appropriate tax reform, stable food prices and trade promotion for low transaction cost medical equipment is required for the SAARC region. Reprinted by permission of Springer JF - Quality and quantity AU - Hassan, Syeda Anam AU - Zaman, Khalid AU - Zaman, Sajid AU - Shabir, Muhammad AD - COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ; Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 1421 EP - 1437 VL - 48 IS - 3 SN - 0033-5177, 0033-5177 KW - Economics KW - Health expenditure KW - Transaction costs KW - Economic development KW - Medical treatment KW - Luxury KW - Economic growth KW - South Asia KW - Life expectancy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518249488?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Quality+and+quantity&rft.atitle=Measuring+health+expenditures+and+outcomes+in+SAARC+region%3A+health+is+a+luxury%3F&rft.au=Hassan%2C+Syeda+Anam%3BZaman%2C+Khalid%3BZaman%2C+Sajid%3BShabir%2C+Muhammad&rft.aulast=Hassan&rft.aufirst=Syeda&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=1421&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Quality+and+quantity&rft.issn=00335177&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11135-013-9844-2 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-22 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5780 4618; 7397 8291 3409 6306; 3939; 12911 2934; 7567 2805 3872 554 971; 7890 5792 10484; 3907 3483 3921; 387 30 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-013-9844-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Improving the assessment of heart toxicity for all new drugs through translational regulatory science. AN - 1518242773; 24336137 AB - Fourteen drugs have been removed from the market worldwide because they cause torsade de pointes. Most drugs that cause torsade can be identified by assessing whether they block the human ether à gogo related gene (hERG) potassium channel and prolong the QT interval on the electrocardiogram. In response, regulatory agencies require new drugs to undergo "thorough QT" studies. However, some drugs block hERG potassium channels and prolong QT with minimal torsade risk because they also block calcium and/or sodium channels. Through analysis of clinical and preclinical data from 34 studies submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration and by computer simulations, we demonstrate that by dividing the QT interval into its components of depolarization (QRS), early repolarization (J-Tpeak), and late repolarization (Tpeak-Tend), along with atrioventricular conduction delay (PR), it may be possible to determine which hERG potassium channel blockers also have calcium and/or sodium channel blocking activity. This translational regulatory science approach may enable innovative drugs that otherwise would have been labeled unsafe to come to market. JF - Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics AU - Johannesen, L AU - Vicente, J AU - Gray, R A AU - Galeotti, L AU - Loring, Z AU - Garnett, C E AU - Florian, J AU - Ugander, M AU - Stockbridge, N AU - Strauss, D G AD - 1] Division of Pharmacometrics, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA [2] Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA [3] Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. ; 1] Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA [2] Communications Technology Group, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research, IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. ; Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. ; 1] Division of Pharmacometrics, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA [2] Certara, Cary, North Carolina, USA. ; Division of Pharmacometrics, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. ; 1] Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA [2] Department of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. ; Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - 501 EP - 508 VL - 95 IS - 5 KW - Calcium Channel Blockers KW - 0 KW - Potassium Channel Blockers KW - Sodium Channel Blockers KW - Abridged Index Medicus KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - United States Food and Drug Administration KW - Drug and Narcotic Control KW - Humans KW - Electrocardiography KW - Drug Approval KW - Calcium Channel Blockers -- adverse effects KW - Clinical Trials as Topic KW - Potassium Channel Blockers -- adverse effects KW - Sodium Channel Blockers -- adverse effects KW - Drug Evaluation, Preclinical KW - Long QT Syndrome -- chemically induced KW - Computer Simulation KW - Translational Medical Research -- methods KW - Torsades de Pointes -- chemically induced UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518242773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Clinical+pharmacology+and+therapeutics&rft.atitle=Improving+the+assessment+of+heart+toxicity+for+all+new+drugs+through+translational+regulatory+science.&rft.au=Johannesen%2C+L%3BVicente%2C+J%3BGray%2C+R+A%3BGaleotti%2C+L%3BLoring%2C+Z%3BGarnett%2C+C+E%3BFlorian%2C+J%3BUgander%2C+M%3BStockbridge%2C+N%3BStrauss%2C+D+G&rft.aulast=Johannesen&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=501&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Clinical+pharmacology+and+therapeutics&rft.issn=1532-6535&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fclpt.2013.238 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-06-04 N1 - Date created - 2014-04-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2013.238 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Electronic cigarettes in the USA: a summary of available toxicology data and suggestions for the future. AN - 1516723289; 24732158 AB - To review the available evidence evaluating the toxicological profiles of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in order to understand the potential impact of e-cigarettes on individual users and the public health. Systematic literature searches were conducted between October 2012 and October 2013 using five electronic databases. Search terms such as 'e-cigarettes' and 'electronic delivery devices' were used to identify the toxicology information for e-cigarettes. As of October 2013, the scientific literature contains very limited information regarding the toxicity of e-cigarettes commercially available in the USA. While some preliminary toxicology data suggests that e-cigarette users are exposed to lower levels of toxicants relative to cigarette smokers, the data available is extremely limited at this time. At present, there is insufficient toxicological data available to perform thorough risk assessment analyses for e-cigarettes; few toxicology studies evaluating e-cigarettes have been conducted to date, and standard toxicological testing paradigms have not been developed for comparing disparate types of tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes. Overall, the limited toxicology data on e-cigarettes in the public domain is insufficient to allow a thorough toxicological evaluation of this new type of tobacco product. In the future, the acquisition of scientific datasets that are derived from scientifically robust standard testing paradigms, include comprehensive chemical characterisation of the aerosol, provide information on users' toxicant exposure levels, and from studies replicated by independent researchers will improve the scientific community's ability to perform robust toxicological evaluations of e-cigarettes. JF - Tobacco control AU - Orr, Michael S AD - US Food and Drug Administration, Toxicology and Environmental Science Branch, Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, , Rockville, Maryland, USA. Y1 - 2014/05// PY - 2014 DA - May 2014 SP - ii18 EP - ii22 VL - 23 Suppl 2 KW - Aerosols KW - 0 KW - Ethylene Glycols KW - Nitrosamines KW - diethylene glycol KW - 61BR964293 KW - Nicotine KW - 6M3C89ZY6R KW - Index Medicus KW - Non-cigarette tobacco products KW - Toxicology KW - Electronic nicotine delivery devices KW - United States KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Nicotine -- analysis KW - Ethylene Glycols -- analysis KW - Nitrosamines -- analysis KW - Risk Assessment KW - Electronic Cigarettes -- adverse effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1516723289?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tobacco+control&rft.atitle=Electronic+cigarettes+in+the+USA%3A+a+summary+of+available+toxicology+data+and+suggestions+for+the+future.&rft.au=Orr%2C+Michael+S&rft.aulast=Orr&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2014-05-01&rft.volume=23+Suppl+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ii18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tobacco+control&rft.issn=1468-3318&rft_id=info:doi/10.1136%2Ftobaccocontrol-2013-051474 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2015-01-15 N1 - Date created - 2014-04-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Cited By: Nicotine Tob Res. 2006 Apr;8(2):309-13 [16766423] Reprod Toxicol. 2012 Dec;34(4):529-37 [22989551] Tob Control. 2014 Mar;23(2):133-9 [23467656] Inhal Toxicol. 2013 May;25(6):354-61 [23742112] Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013 Oct;10(10):5146-62 [24135821] Crit Rev Toxicol. 2013 Apr;43(4):363-90 [23656560] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051474 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY, HAWAII. AN - 1629924602; 16117 AB - PURPOSE: An evaluation of the state of Hawaiis goal of meeting 70 percent of the states energy needs by 2030 through clean energy is presented. With about 85 percent of its energy derived from imported petroleum and petroleum products, the State of Hawaii remains the most oil-dependent State in the Nation. Roughly equal amounts of petroleum are used for electricity generation, ground transportation, and commercial aviation (about 28 percent each), with the rest used for marine transport, military, and other uses. Unlike other states, Hawaii relies heavily on imported oil to meet its electricity generation needs. Whereas less than 1 percent of electricity on the U.S. mainland is generated using oil, in Hawaii, the figure is 74 percent. Furthermore, electricity prices in the State are three times higher than the United States national average. For this draft programmatic EIS, 31 clean energy technologies and activities were grouped into five categories: (1) Energy Efficiency, (2) Distributed Renewable Energy Technologies, (3) Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies, (4) Alternative Transportation Fuels and Modes, and (5) Electrical Transmission and Distribution. The Energy Efficiency technologies considered in this draft programmatic EIS are: (1) energy efficient buildings, (2) energy conservation, (3) ground source heat pumps, (4) initiatives and programs, (5) sea water air conditions, and (6) solar water heating. The Distributed Renewable Energy Technologies considered are: (1) biomass, (2) hydroelectric, (3) hydrogen fuel cells, (4) photovoltaic, and (5) wind (land-based). The Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies considered are: (1) biomass, (2) geothermal, (3) hydroelectric, (4) municipal solid waste, (5) marine hydrokinetic energy, (6) ocean thermal energy conversion, (7) PV systems, (8) solar thermal, (9) wind (land-based), and (10) wind (offshore). Alternative Transportation Fuels and Modes considered are: (1) biofuels, (2) electric vehicles, (3) hybrid-electric vehicles, (4) hydrogen, (5) compressed and liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, and (6) multi-modal transportation. Electrical Transmission and Distribution technologies considered are: (1) on-island transmission, (2) undersea cables, (3) smart grid, and (4) energy storage. A No-Action Alternative was also evaluated for this draft programmatic EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Many of the technologies and activities evaluated in this draft programmatic EIS have the potential benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to the reduced need for and use of fossil fuels as an energy source. Activities and technologies in the Alternative Transportation Fuels and Modes category would have a moderate potential for notable environmental impacts. All of the alternative fuels would benefit the environment through a reduction in criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions as well as a reduction in the use of fossil fuels. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Sea water air conditioning could potentially impact water quality and biological resources, due to the return of warmer water for discharge. The development of certain biofuels could have adverse impacts related to using large land areas for the production of feedstock, the application of herbicides and fertilizers, and the introduction of invasive species. Among the technologies and activities analyzed in this draft programmatic EIS, the greatest potential for environmental impacts is associated with the Utility-Scale Renewables category since it would include those technologies with the largest physical footprint and generation of the largest amount of electricity. Such potential impacts generally would be highest during construction and include noise, increased air emissions, changes to scenic and visual landscapes, and potential impacts to biological and cultural resources. The most common potential long-term impacts associated with these technologies would include changes to land and submerged land use and scenic and visual resources. JF - EPA number: 140121, Draft EIS--1,350 pages, April 18, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0459 KW - Transmission Lines KW - Conservation KW - Carbon Dioxide KW - Electric Power KW - Emission Control KW - Power Plants KW - Emissions KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Water Supply KW - Energy Sources KW - Energy Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Islands KW - Hawaii KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629924602?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HAWAII+CLEAN+ENERGY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=HAWAII+CLEAN+ENERGY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2014-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Tobacco Control Act and public health regulatory framework T2 - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AN - 1541355165; 6287283 JF - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AU - Dresler, Carolyn Y1 - 2014/04/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 05 KW - Tobacco KW - Public health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1541355165?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Tobacco+Control+Act+and+public+health+regulatory+framework&rft.au=Dresler%2C+Carolyn&rft.aulast=Dresler&rft.aufirst=Carolyn&rft.date=2014-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-annual-meeting-2014/program.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-27 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-30 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - CTP research program and priorities T2 - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AN - 1541354802; 6287284 JF - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AU - Backinger, Cathy Y1 - 2014/04/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 05 KW - Priorities KW - CTP KW - Research programs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1541354802?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.atitle=CTP+research+program+and+priorities&rft.au=Backinger%2C+Cathy&rft.aulast=Backinger&rft.aufirst=Cathy&rft.date=2014-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-annual-meeting-2014/program.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-27 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-30 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study T2 - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AN - 1541354575; 6287286 JF - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AU - Borek, Nicolette Y1 - 2014/04/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 05 KW - Tobacco UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1541354575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Population+Assessment+of+Tobacco+and+Health+%28PATH%29+Study&rft.au=Borek%2C+Nicolette&rft.aulast=Borek&rft.aufirst=Nicolette&rft.date=2014-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-annual-meeting-2014/program.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-27 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-30 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science and funding opportunities T2 - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AN - 1541354253; 6287285 JF - 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR 2014) AU - Van Bemmel, Dana Y1 - 2014/04/05/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 05 KW - Financing KW - Tobacco UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1541354253?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Tobacco+Centers+of+Regulatory+Science+and+funding+opportunities&rft.au=Van+Bemmel%2C+Dana&rft.aulast=Van+Bemmel&rft.aufirst=Dana&rft.date=2014-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=105th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+Cancer+Research+%28AACR+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-annual-meeting-2014/program.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-06-27 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges and prospects of cost-effective Si-based solar cells fabrication in Bangladesh AN - 1685763886; PQ0001214372 AB - Solar cells are the basic building blocks of Solar Panels or Modules. There are presently nine companies manufacturing solar modules in the country. The total demand for solar cells in assembling solar modules of the nine companies are about 80-90MWp annually. In assembling solar modules, major raw materials include finished solar cells, bus bars, EVA, Al frame, tempered glass etc. All of them are import dependent for the case of Bangladesh. It is found that about 55-60% of total panel/module cost depends on solar cells. Cost-effective power generation using solar module solely depends on the quality of solar cells. Now-a-days, cost of solar cells has been decreasing rapidly over the last 3-4 years due to large scale production plants, technological improvement, declining cost of raw materials and competitiveness in the global markets. Solar cells which were used to sell for USD2.5 per Wp can be bought on a commercial scale for around USD1.2 per Wp. Mainly, cost of solar cell depends on the Brand, type of crystal structure (Mono or Multi) and the shape or size of wafer. For the first time in the country, 'Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)' has set up a laboratory to fabricate crystalline solar cells on a pilot basis. The method used to fabricate solar cells is the low-cost diffusion technique using POCl3 gas source. Several solar cells of 150150 mm2 sizes and 200 micrometer thick are produced and characterized in the laboratory. The results have shown us some challenges and good potentialities in getting the high-efficient and cost effective solar cells. The paper addresses the challenges and potentialities in fabricating the quality based crystalline solar cells using slightly p-doped Si-wafers and chemicals in order to adopt technology so as to reduce the cost of solar modules. If the cost effective technology can be made familiar in Bangladesh then it will help in solving the power crisis in the country a great deal. JF - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Conference Proceedings. AU - Islam, MdShafiqul AU - Hoq, Mahbubul AU - Haque, Mohammod Abu Sayid AU - Akand, MdAbdur Rafiq AU - Hasan, MdRakibul AU - Basher, MohdKhairul AD - Solar Cell Fabrication Laboratory, Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), Dhaka-1207, Dhaka, Bangladesh Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - Apr 2014 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 3 Park Avenue, 17th Fl New York NY 10016-5997 USA KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); Aluminium Industry Abstracts (AI) KW - Assembling KW - Solar cells KW - Modules KW - Marketing KW - Crystal structure KW - Panels KW - Raw materials KW - Photovoltaic cells UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1685763886?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=The+Institute+of+Electrical+and+Electronics+Engineers%2C+Inc.+%28IEEE%29+Conference+Proceedings.&rft.atitle=Challenges+and+prospects+of+cost-effective+Si-based+solar+cells+fabrication+in+Bangladesh&rft.au=Islam%2C+MdShafiqul%3BHoq%2C+Mahbubul%3BHaque%2C+Mohammod+Abu+Sayid%3BAkand%2C+MdAbdur+Rafiq%3BHasan%2C+MdRakibul%3BBasher%2C+MohdKhairul&rft.aulast=Islam&rft.aufirst=MdShafiqul&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=9781479948208&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Institute+of+Electrical+and+Electronics+Engineers%2C+Inc.+%28IEEE%29+Conference+Proceedings.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1109%2FICEEICT.2014.6919168 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-07 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICEEICT.2014.6919168 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of gamma irradiation on the grape vine moth, Lobesia botrana, mature larvae AN - 1677910752; 20106693 AB - Mature 5th instars of the grape vine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis and Schiffermuller) were exposed to gamma radiation dosages ranging from 50 to 250 Gy. The effects of gamma radiation on pupation, adult emergence, sex ratio and rate of development were examined. Results showed that the radiosensitivity of the grape vine moth larvae increased with increasing radiation dose. The seventy of the effect, however, depends on the cntenon used for measuring effectiveness; adult emergence was more severely affected than pupation. Pupation was significantly affected at 150 Gy and decreased by about 25% at 250 Gy. Adult emergence, on the other hand, was significantly affected at 100 Gy and completely prevented at 200 Gy. Probit analysis of dose mortality data for pupation and adult emergence show that the LD sub(99) for preventing subsequent development to pupae and adults was 2668 and 195 Gy, respectively. In addition, the rate of development of mature larvae to the adult stage was negatively affected and sex ratio was skewed in favor of males. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Mansour, M AU - Al-Attar, J AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission (SAEC), PO Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - Apr 2014 SP - 370 EP - 373 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 97 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Phytosanitary irradiation KW - Phytosanitary treatment KW - Quarantine treatment KW - Gamma rays KW - Larvae KW - Grapes KW - Gamma radiation KW - Adults KW - Moths KW - Emergence KW - Sex UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677910752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Effects+of+gamma+irradiation+on+the+grape+vine+moth%2C+Lobesia+botrana%2C+mature+larvae&rft.au=Mansour%2C+M%3BAl-Attar%2C+J&rft.aulast=Mansour&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=&rft.spage=370&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.readphyschem.2013.07.030 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.readphyschem.2013.07.030 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of radioactivity concentration in spent technetium generators AN - 1677909768; 20106688 AB - This study was carried out to survey and measure radioactivity concentration and estimate radiation dose level at the surface of spent technetium generator columns for the safe final disposal of radioactive waste. High resolution y-spectrometry with the aid of handheld radiation survey meters has been used. The radioactivity measurements has shown that super(238)U, super(40)K and super(137)Cs were only measurable in one sample whereas super(125)Sb was found in 14 samples out of total of 20 samples with an activity concentration which ranged from 21 to 7404 with an average value of 1095 Bq/kg. The activity concentration of super(125)Sb is highly variable indicating that the spent super(99m)Tc generator columns are of different origin. This investigation highlighted the importance of radiation monitoring of spent technetium generators in the country in order to protect workers, and the public from the dangers posed by radioactive waste. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Idriss, Hajo AU - Salih, Isam AU - Alaamer, Abdulaziz S AU - Eisa, M H AU - Sam, A K AD - Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Committee on Radiation and Environmental Pollution Protection, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Physics Department, College of Science, P.O.Box 90950, Riyadh 11642, Saudi Arabia; Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Khartoum, Sudan hjoidriss@gmail.com Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - Apr 2014 SP - 346 EP - 348 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 97 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Spent technetium generator KW - Gamma spectrometry KW - Radioactive waste KW - Survey meters and 125Sb KW - Generators KW - Estimates KW - Technetium KW - Origins KW - Radioactivity KW - Measuring instruments KW - Monitoring UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677909768?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Investigation+of+radioactivity+concentration+in+spent+technetium+generators&rft.au=Idriss%2C+Hajo%3BSalih%2C+Isam%3BAlaamer%2C+Abdulaziz+S%3BEisa%2C+M+H%3BSam%2C+A+K&rft.aulast=Idriss&rft.aufirst=Hajo&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=&rft.spage=346&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2013.12.030 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.12.030 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Laboratory formation of noncementing hydrates in sandy sediments AN - 1629939590; 2014-098643 AB - Natural hydrate-bearing sediment (HBS) predominantly exists in noncementing habit, and its limited availability for use in laboratory studies demands a time-effective and repeatable laboratory process for forming representative samples with natural accumulation habit. This study reports on a three-step laboratory process for forming noncementing methane hydrate in sandy sediments: (1) initial HBS formation under excess-gas conditions; (2) slow saline water (5 wt % CaCl (sub 2) ) injection under strictly controlled pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions; and (3) a temperature warming/cooling cycle. Changes in compressional wave velocity (V (sub p) ) of sediment, as well as P-T condition, were monitored throughout the tests. The evolution of V (sub p) , in good agreement with rock physics model calculations, suggested that the transition from cementing hydrate into noncementing hydrate occurs during saline injection as well as temperature warming/cooling cycle. The proposed process appeared to be an efficient and consistent substitute for the existing methods, to form noncementing hydrate habit in sandy sediments. Abstract Copyright (2014), American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JF - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - G3 AU - Choi, Jeong-Hoon AU - Dai, Sheng AU - Cha, Jong-Ho AU - Seol, Yongkoo Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - April 2014 SP - 1648 EP - 1656 PB - American Geophysical Union and The Geochemical Society VL - 15 IS - 4 KW - sand KW - P-waves KW - calcium chloride KW - body waves KW - experimental studies KW - methane KW - gas hydrates KW - clastic sediments KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - elastic waves KW - alkanes KW - petroleum accumulation KW - temperature KW - laboratory studies KW - organic compounds KW - marine sediments KW - marine environment KW - sediments KW - hydrocarbons KW - seismic waves KW - saline composition KW - P-T conditions KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629939590?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochemistry%2C+Geophysics%2C+Geosystems+-+G3&rft.atitle=Laboratory+formation+of+noncementing+hydrates+in+sandy+sediments&rft.au=Choi%2C+Jeong-Hoon%3BDai%2C+Sheng%3BCha%2C+Jong-Ho%3BSeol%2C+Yongkoo&rft.aulast=Choi&rft.aufirst=Jeong-Hoon&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1648&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochemistry%2C+Geophysics%2C+Geosystems+-+G3&rft.issn=1525-2027&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F2014GC005287 L2 - http://g-cubed.org LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom | Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; body waves; calcium chloride; clastic sediments; elastic waves; experimental studies; gas hydrates; hydrocarbons; laboratory studies; marine environment; marine sediments; methane; organic compounds; P-T conditions; P-waves; petroleum; petroleum accumulation; saline composition; sand; sediments; seismic waves; temperature DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005287 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Degradation of austenitic stainless steel (SS) light water ractor (LWR) core internals due to neutron irradiation AN - 1559658011; 20178090 AB - Austenitic stainless steels (SSs) are extensively being used in the fabrication of light water reactor (LWR) core internal components. It is because these steels have relatively high ductility, fracture toughness and moderate strength. However, the LWR internal components exposure to neutron irradiation over an extended period of plant operation degrades the materials mechanical properties such as the fracture toughness. This paper summarizes some of the results of the existing open literature data on irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) of 316 CW steels that have been published by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), industry, academia, and other research agencies. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Rao, Appajosula S AD - Division of Engineering, Office of the Nuclear Regulatory Research US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, USA Appajosula.Rao@nrc.gov Y1 - 2014/04/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 01 SP - 78 EP - 82 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 269 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); METADEX (MD); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Corrosion Abstracts (CO); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Steels KW - Iron and steel plants KW - Austenitic stainless steels KW - Degradation KW - Neutron irradiation KW - Light water reactors KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Fracture toughness UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1559658011?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=Degradation+of+austenitic+stainless+steel+%28SS%29+light+water+ractor+%28LWR%29+core+internals+due+to+neutron+irradiation&rft.au=Rao%2C+Appajosula+S&rft.aulast=Rao&rft.aufirst=Appajosula&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=269&rft.issue=&rft.spage=78&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2013.08.010 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-08 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.08.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of the gafchromic film-EBT2: Features for UVR measurements AN - 1551057942; 20106691 AB - Important improvement in applied ultraviolet radiation (UVR) dosimetry is achieved using passive detector based on chemical or biological products. These kinds of UVR detectors change their optical properties in correlation with the dose. This work aims to investigate the gafchromic film EBT2 properties under high UVA radiation dose comparable with long exposure to solar radiations. Measurements showed that about 90% of UVA radiation beam is absorbed in single films sheet (285 pm thickness). The EBT2 film components show good stability under high ultraviolet radiation dose. The increase in film visible spectrum absorbance, under UVA irradiation, is due to the decrease in the film active and topcoat layers transmittance and not of the polyester layers degradation. The change in film absorbance at 633 nm, after UVA dose of 112 kj/m super(2), is about two and half times more than the initial value of unexposed film A sub(0 633 nm) (A sub(0 633 nm) [thickapproximate]0.6). The phenomenon of post-exposure stability for the studied EBT2 film is found reproducible and has a small impact on the measurement accuracy ( [thickapproximate] 1%). The studied EBT2 film absorbance changes depend on the applied UVR dose and not on the irradiance level. Relative divergence between the film responses, measured at different dose rates, is lower than 5% for a wide irradiance range. This dependency is justified by the variation of local responsivity in the film and also the irradiation source stability. The response linearity of the gafchromic film EBT2 has been confirmed over a wide dose rate range in the UVA spectrum. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Abukassem, I AU - Bero, M A AD - Protection and Safety Department, Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 6091, Damascus, Syria prscientific@aec.orgsy Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - Apr 2014 SP - 360 EP - 365 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 97 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Ultraviolet radiation |a MeSH KW - Gafchromic EBT2 film |a MeSH KW - Optical absorbance |a MeSH KW - UVR dosimetry |a MeSH KW - Beams (radiation) KW - Irradiance KW - Irradiation KW - Ultraviolet radiation KW - Linearity KW - Dosage KW - Absorbance KW - Stability UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1551057942?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Investigation+of+the+gafchromic+film-EBT2%3A+Features+for+UVR+measurements&rft.au=Abukassem%2C+I%3BBero%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Abukassem&rft.aufirst=I&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=&rft.spage=360&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.readphyschem.2013.07.014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 28 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.readphyschem.2013.07.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evolution of nuclear reactor containments in India: Addressing the present day challenges AN - 1547865946; 20178081 AB - Indigenously developed Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRS) that form the backbone of current stage of nuclear power development in India have seen continuous evolution of their containment systems. This evolution that has taken place over implementation of 18 PHWRs (200/220/540 MWe) has encompassed all aspects of containment design, viz. the structural system, energy management system, radio-activity management and hydrogen management system. As a part of ongoing efforts toward strengthening of safety performance, India is also ready with the design of Advance Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR), which represents a technology demonstrator for advanced reactor systems and for thorium utilization. This reactor has a number of improved passive safety features and it is capable of meeting the demanding safety challenges that future reactor system would be expected to meet as a result of emerging expectations in the background of accidents over the past three decades viz. those at Three Mile Island (1979). Chernobyl (1986) and most recently at Fukushima (2011). In this lecture I shall focus on the evolution of nuclear reactor containments in India and highlight the design. associated structural and thermal hydraulics safety assessment made over the years for the improvement of containment performance. JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design AU - Kakodkar, Anil AD - Homi Bhabha Chair, Former Chairman Atomic Energy Commission, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India, kakodkar@barc.gov.in Y1 - 2014/04/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Apr 01 SP - 3 EP - 22 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 269 SN - 0029-5493, 0029-5493 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Hydraulics KW - Ukraine, Chernobyl KW - Thorium KW - Safety KW - Hydrogen KW - India KW - Accidents KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Safety engineering KW - Heavy water KW - Energy KW - Containment KW - Technology KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547865946?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.atitle=Evolution+of+nuclear+reactor+containments+in+India%3A+Addressing+the+present+day+challenges&rft.au=Kakodkar%2C+Anil&rft.aulast=Kakodkar&rft.aufirst=Anil&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=269&rft.issue=&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Engineering+and+Design&rft.issn=00295493&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nucengdes.2013.08.048 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Hydraulics; Accidents; Nuclear reactors; Thorium; Safety engineering; Energy; Heavy water; Safety; Hydrogen; Containment; Technology; Ukraine, Chernobyl; India DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.08.048 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Removal of superparamagnetic corrosion products and contaminants from drinking water using activated carbon AN - 1547854033; 20284945 AB - Particulate matter separated from tap water using columns of coarse and fine activated carbon was characterized by means of chemical analysis, magnetization measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS). A large fraction of the solids accumulated on the activated carbon consisted of iron oxides, in particular magnetite nanoparticles, and of iron oxyhydroxides, specifically goethite and lepidocrocite. These species formed as a result of corrosion of iron or carbon steel pipes. The removal of various iron species was measured using a two-column system consisting of a column of coarse activated carbon followed by a column of fine activated carbon. The results indicated that coarse activated carbon was only effective in removing oxyhydroxide particles, while the fine activated carbon was also able to remove nanoparticles of anhydrous iron oxides such as magnetite and maghemite. In addition, it was observed that while a majority of the content of contaminants, such as lead and copper, was removed upon passing the water through the coarse activated carbon, a significant fraction of the contaminant content was only removed upon subsequently passing the water through the fine activated carbon. It was concluded that most of the content of lead, copper, and other contaminants was associated with the iron oxyhydroxides, but a sizeable fraction was associated with the magnetite nanoparticles. Thus, the results supported the assumption that the presence of contaminants associated with magnetite nanoparticles in drinking water can be a significant mode of contaminant transport through water distribution systems. JF - Desalination and Water Treatment AU - Pulvirenti, April L AU - Barkatt, Aaron AU - Adel-Hadadi, Mohamad A AU - Thorpe, Arthur N AU - Senftle, Frank E AU - Grant, Julius R AD - Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD, USA, jgrant@howard.edu Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - April 2014 SP - 3096 EP - 3103 PB - European Desalination Society, Tosti 28 1-67100 L'Aquila Italy VL - 52 IS - 16-18 SN - 1944-3994, 1944-3994 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Nanoparticles KW - Activated carbon KW - Iron KW - Contaminants KW - Drinking water KW - Magnetite KW - Electron Microscopy KW - Iron oxides KW - Heavy metals KW - Pollution dispersion KW - Copper KW - Particulates KW - Water supplies KW - Goethite KW - Lead KW - Drinking Water KW - Carbon KW - Pollutants KW - Water treatment KW - Steel KW - Iron Oxides KW - X-ray diffraction KW - Spectrometry KW - Microscopy KW - Corrosion KW - Diffraction KW - Activated Carbon KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution KW - Q2 09269:Geomagnetism KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547854033?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Desalination+and+Water+Treatment&rft.atitle=Removal+of+superparamagnetic+corrosion+products+and+contaminants+from+drinking+water+using+activated+carbon&rft.au=Pulvirenti%2C+April+L%3BBarkatt%2C+Aaron%3BAdel-Hadadi%2C+Mohamad+A%3BThorpe%2C+Arthur+N%3BSenftle%2C+Frank+E%3BGrant%2C+Julius+R&rft.aulast=Pulvirenti&rft.aufirst=April&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=16-18&rft.spage=3096&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Desalination+and+Water+Treatment&rft.issn=19443994&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F19443994.2013.803785 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Magnetite; Carbon; Iron oxides; Drinking Water; Heavy metals; Pollution dispersion; Corrosion; Diffraction; Goethite; Activated carbon; Particulates; Copper; X-ray diffraction; Water supplies; Lead; Spectrometry; Water treatment; Microscopy; Steel; Drinking water; Contaminants; Iron; Electron Microscopy; Pollutants; Iron Oxides; Activated Carbon DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.803785 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Moderate earthquake teleseismic depth estimations; new methods and use of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty organization network data AN - 1529797330; 2014-036966 AB - We investigate the possibility to estimate the depths of earthquakes of moderate magnitude (3.5>M<5.5) from teleseismic data, using the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization monitoring system. To face new problems that arise from the weakness of the magnitudes we want to deal with, two methods were developed. First, a depth-phase recognition method is applied, based on a new improved cepstral analysis. In addition, we develop a focal mechanism genetic algorithm inversion that focuses on depth resolution through an envelope-fitting procedure and adapted reproduction and mutation functions. Six events of interest were analyzed to validate these new proposed methods. First, the teleseismic depth of the recent Corsica earthquake (France, 7 July 2011) was estimated at about 26 km, whereas regional inversions do not provide any constraints. This proposed depth has a direct impact for regional tectonic studies, as this implies that this earthquake occurred in the continental crust. In contrast, the shallow Sardinia event (Italy, 3 January 2011) took place in the oceanic crust. The depth of the Virginia event (United States, 23 August 2011) was also constrained using these methods, and we show that it is possible to constrain the focal depth even for weak magnitude events, such as the m (sub b) 3.6 Ardeche earthquake (France, 3 August 2011). In the case of the Po Plain earthquake (Italy, 27 January 2012), this provides another example of the great interest in teleseismic analysis, where the detection of the Moho reflected phase (pmP) shows without doubt an upper-mantle event. Finally, the Murcia event (Spain, 11 May 2011) shows the limits of these methods for very shallow events (<4-5 km). We show that these new depth determinations improve our ability to understand the geologic processes, as they provide complementary information on the source and are not affected by lateral crustal heterogeneities. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Letort, J AU - Vergoz, J AU - Guilbert, J AU - Cotton, F AU - Sebe, O AU - Cano, Y Y1 - 2014/04// PY - 2014 DA - April 2014 SP - 593 EP - 607 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 104 IS - 2 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - focal mechanism KW - technology KW - Western Europe KW - magnitude KW - Europe KW - Ligurian Sea KW - teleseismic signals KW - Mohorovicic discontinuity KW - Italy KW - depth KW - Southern Europe KW - France KW - Sardinia earthquake 2011 KW - Corsica earthquake 2011 KW - focus KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - bathymetry KW - seismic networks KW - heterogeneity KW - earthquakes KW - West Mediterranean KW - crust KW - Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Moderate+earthquake+teleseismic+depth+estimations%3B+new+methods+and+use+of+the+Comprehensive+Nuclear-Test-Ban+Treaty+organization+network+data&rft.au=Letort%2C+J%3BVergoz%2C+J%3BGuilbert%2C+J%3BCotton%2C+F%3BSebe%2C+O%3BCano%2C+Y&rft.aulast=Letort&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2014-04-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=593&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120130126 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-17 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bathymetry; Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Corsica earthquake 2011; crust; depth; earthquakes; Europe; focal mechanism; focus; France; heterogeneity; Italy; Ligurian Sea; magnitude; Mediterranean Sea; Mohorovicic discontinuity; Sardinia earthquake 2011; seismic networks; Southern Europe; technology; teleseismic signals; West Mediterranean; Western Europe DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120130126 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSS IN-SITU LEACH RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING (FIFTH FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 2009). AN - 1563040244; 16055 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source and byproduct material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery (ISR) facility north of the town of Moorcroft and Interstate 90 in Crook County, Wyoming is proposed. Strata Energy Inc. submitted a license application in January 2011 for the Ross ISR Project, which would be located in the Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Milling Region, one of four regions specified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities. The ISR process involves injecting water to which chemicals have been added, referred to as lixiviant, into the aquifer bearing the uranium ore. The chemicals in the lixiviant dissolve the uranium from the rock within the aquifer. Ground water containing dissolved uranium is then pumped from the ore-zone aquifer, processed through ion-exchange columns to remove the uranium from the lixiviant, and then the uranium is precipitated into a solid material called yellowcake. Most of the water is then reused for uranium recovery. This final supplemental EIS considers three alternatives. Under the proposed action (Alternative 1), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would issue a license for the Ross Project which would host 15 to 25 wellfield areas (a total of 1,400 to 2,000 recovery and injection wells) on 1,721 acres in the north half of the 56-square-mile Lance District. Groups of wells within a wellfield would be connected with piping to a central collection facility and the wellfields would be surrounded by a perimeter ring of monitoring wells. Injection wells would be used to introduce lixiviant into the uranium mineralization; recovery wells would be used to extract uranium-bearing solutions; and monitoring wells would be used to identify and assess impacts of ongoing operations and detect groundwater excursions. The ISR facility would include a central processing plant (CPP) that houses the uranium- and vanadium-processing equipment, drying and packaging equipment, and water-treatment equipment. Additional facilities would include a chemical storage area, a warehouse, maintenance and administration buildings, two double-lined surface impoundments, a sediment impoundment, and five deep injection wells. The facility could be used to process uranium-loaded resins from satellite projects within the Lance District operated by the applicant, or from other offsite uranium-recovery projects not operated by the applicant, or from offsite water-treatment operations. With that option, the life of the facility would be extended to 14 years or more. Under the No-Action Alternative (Alternative 2), the NRC would not issue a license and no uranium would be allowed to be recovered from the subsurface ore zone. Under Alternative 3, the CPP and surface impoundments would be constructed at a site north of the proposed location, but the wellfields would remain in the same locations as in the proposed action. This alternative facility location would require additional, substantial earth-moving to construct the surface impoundments, but a containment barrier wall would not be required. The preliminary NRC staff recommendation is that a source and byproduct material license be issued as requested, unless safety issues mandate otherwise. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. Increased employment, economic activity, and tax revenues would benefit Crook County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Short-term potential impacts of lixiviant excursions from uranium-recovery operation to the ore-zone aquifer outside the active ISR area would be small to moderate. With respect to the deep aquifers where injection of liquid byproduct wastes would occur, regular monitoring of the water quality of the injected brine would ensure that potential impacts to ground-water quantity and quality in the deep aquifers would be small. Archaeological and historical sites may be disturbed by construction. Within the area of potential effect at the proposed project, 25 sites are being treated as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction traffic is expected to increase traffic volume by 400 percent on the New Haven Road south of the project area. Traffic volume associated with facility and wellfield operation would be double that of 2010 levels. JF - EPA number: 140059, Final Supplemental EIS--809 pages, March 7, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1910, Suppl. 5 KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Historic Sites KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wyoming KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing KW - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1563040244?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSS+IN-SITU+LEACH+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CROOK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28FIFTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+2009%29.&rft.title=ROSS+IN-SITU+LEACH+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CROOK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28FIFTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+2009%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 7, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Set-up, optimization and first set of samples at the radiocarbon laboratory in Lebanon AN - 1803776943; 2016-061572 AB - A new radiocarbon laboratory has been established recently at the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission. This laboratory consists of benzene synthesis line and a low background liquid scintillation counter, Tri-Carb 3180 TR/SL for measurements with Bismuth Germanate (BGO) guard detector. The effectiveness of the benzene line was tested firstly by preparing benzene from a wood sample after carbide and acetylene receiving. Normalization and standardization of the liquid scintillation counter was carried out, as well as the Factor of Merit (E2/B) was determined for three different counting regions. To assure accuracy and reliability of results, reference materials were used. Based on z-score and u-score evaluation, as well as Student's t-test, acceptable data were obtained from travertine and wood samples available through the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA-C2 and IAEA-C5), and humic acid (U) and murex shell (R) from the Fifth International Radiocarbon Intercomparison (VIRI). After that, a preliminary study was done, which is the base for future research in order to assess the anthropogenic impact and degree of environmental pollution in terms of radiocarbon isotope ratio (Delta 14C) deduced from the Percent Modern Carbon or PMC. This work represents the results of four reference materials and those of five green grass samples. The Delta 14C of green grass samples collected from two different clean zones were found to be 50 ppm and 52 ppm, while the values of those collected from different polluted zones were 23 ppm, 7 ppm and 15 ppm. JF - Geochronometria AU - Baydoun, Rana AU - Samad, Omar AU - Aoun, Maria AU - Nsouli, Bilal AU - Younes, Ghassan Y1 - 2014/03/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Mar 01 SP - 87 EP - 91 PB - Springer for Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Gliwice VL - 41 IS - 1 SN - 1733-8387, 1733-8387 KW - technology KW - wood KW - isotopes KW - reliability KW - Lebanon KW - stable isotopes KW - laboratory studies KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - geochronology KW - dates KW - carbon KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - experimental studies KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - statistical analysis KW - standardization KW - liquid scintillation methods KW - Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission KW - samples KW - C-14/C-12 KW - measurement KW - travertine KW - C-14 KW - carbonate rocks KW - accuracy KW - instruments KW - 03:Geochronology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803776943?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochronometria&rft.atitle=Set-up%2C+optimization+and+first+set+of+samples+at+the+radiocarbon+laboratory+in+Lebanon&rft.au=Baydoun%2C+Rana%3BSamad%2C+Omar%3BAoun%2C+Maria%3BNsouli%2C+Bilal%3BYounes%2C+Ghassan&rft.aulast=Baydoun&rft.aufirst=Rana&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochronometria&rft.issn=17338387&rft_id=info:doi/10.2478%2Fs13386-013-0141-6 L2 - http://www.geochronometria.pl/geo_main.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 23 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; Asia; C-13/C-12; C-14; C-14/C-12; carbon; carbonate rocks; dates; experimental studies; geochronology; instruments; isotope ratios; isotopes; laboratory studies; Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission; Lebanon; liquid scintillation methods; measurement; Middle East; radioactive isotopes; reliability; samples; sedimentary rocks; stable isotopes; standardization; statistical analysis; technology; travertine; wood DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s13386-013-0141-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thermoluminescence (TL) dating of ancient Syrian pottery from six different archaeological sites AN - 1803775321; 2016-061566 AB - Syrian archaeological pottery sherds were collected for TL dating from six different archaeological sites named Al-Shermanieh, Tell Serah, Der Al-Hajar (south of Damascus), Tell Al-Shekdakah, Tell Al-Souwirieh (east of Damascus) and Khurbet Al-Kulieh (south west of Damascus). The samples were prepared by fine grain technique and the annual dose for each sample (pottery sherds and soil sample) was measured using an alpha spectrometer system for uranium and thorium contribution as well as with atomic absorption spectrometry for the potassium contents. The mean ages were found to be 5500 + or - 150 years, 2950 + or - 50 years, 1200 + or - 50 years, 1300 + or - 150 years, 3300 + or - 100 years and 3400 + or - 200 years for the examined pottery from the sites Al-Shermanieh, Tell Serah, Der Al-Hajar, Tell Al-Shekdakah, Tell Al-Souwirieh and Khurbet Al-Kulieh, respectively. The results were in good agreement with the ages estimated by archaeologists except for one sample which belongs to Der Al-Hjar site. JF - Geochronometria AU - Bakraji, Elias AU - Boutros, Nada AU - Abboud, Rana Y1 - 2014/03/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Mar 01 SP - 24 EP - 29 PB - Springer for Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Gliwice VL - 41 IS - 1 SN - 1733-8387, 1733-8387 KW - dosimetry KW - Tell Serah KW - archaeology KW - Quaternary KW - Damascus Syria KW - Tell Al-Shekdakah KW - Syria KW - Der Al-Hajar Site KW - Tell Al-Souwirieh KW - thermoluminescence KW - Khurbet Al-Kulieh KW - Holocene KW - artifacts KW - Cenozoic KW - archaeological sites KW - dates KW - fine-grained materials KW - background radiation KW - Al-Shermanieh Syria KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 03:Geochronology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803775321?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochronometria&rft.atitle=Thermoluminescence+%28TL%29+dating+of+ancient+Syrian+pottery+from+six+different+archaeological+sites&rft.au=Bakraji%2C+Elias%3BBoutros%2C+Nada%3BAbboud%2C+Rana&rft.aulast=Bakraji&rft.aufirst=Elias&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=24&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochronometria&rft.issn=17338387&rft_id=info:doi/10.2478%2Fs13386-013-0145-2 L2 - http://www.geochronometria.pl/geo_main.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-11-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Al-Shermanieh Syria; archaeological sites; archaeology; artifacts; Asia; background radiation; Cenozoic; Damascus Syria; dates; Der Al-Hajar Site; dosimetry; fine-grained materials; Holocene; Khurbet Al-Kulieh; Middle East; Quaternary; Syria; Tell Al-Shekdakah; Tell Al-Souwirieh; Tell Serah; thermoluminescence DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s13386-013-0145-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sedimentation rates in the Lake Qattinah using (super 210) Pb and (super 137) Cs as geochronometer AN - 1803775034; 2016-061571 AB - The constant rate of supply (CRS) of excess (super 210) Pb model was successfully applied to assess (super 210) Pb data of two sediment cores from the lake Qattinah, Syria. Gamma spectrometry was used to determine (super 137) Cs and (super 210) Pb activity concentrations. The bottom of the cores was (super 210) Pb-dated to years 1907 and 1893. The accumulation rates were determined using (super 210) Pb method and found to vary similarly in both cores from 0.10 + or - 0.01 to 3.78 + or - 0.57 kg m (super -2) y (super -1) during the past century. (super 137) Cs was used as an in-dependent chronometer. The two distinct peaks observed on the (super 137) Cs record of both cores, corresponding to 1965 and 1986, have allowed a successful validation of the CRS model. JF - Geochronometria AU - Alhajji, Eskander AU - Ismail, Iyas AU - Al-Masri, Mohammad AU - Salman, Nouman AU - Al-Haleem, Mohammad AU - Doubal, Ahmad Y1 - 2014/03/01/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Mar 01 SP - 81 EP - 86 PB - Springer for Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Gliwice VL - 41 IS - 1 SN - 1733-8387, 1733-8387 KW - isotopes KW - Syria KW - lead KW - radon KW - layered materials KW - cores KW - Cenozoic KW - radioactive isotopes KW - chronology KW - geochronology KW - cesium KW - dates KW - sedimentation rates KW - noble gases KW - sediments KW - Lake Qattinah KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - Quaternary KW - sedimentation KW - alkali metals KW - Rn-222 KW - Orontes River KW - Cs-137 KW - metals KW - lacustrine environment KW - Homs Syria KW - Pb-210 KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 03:Geochronology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803775034?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geochronometria&rft.atitle=Sedimentation+rates+in+the+Lake+Qattinah+using+%28super+210%29+Pb+and+%28super+137%29+Cs+as+geochronometer&rft.au=Alhajji%2C+Eskander%3BIsmail%2C+Iyas%3BAl-Masri%2C+Mohammad%3BSalman%2C+Nouman%3BAl-Haleem%2C+Mohammad%3BDoubal%2C+Ahmad&rft.aulast=Alhajji&rft.aufirst=Eskander&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=81&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geochronometria&rft.issn=17338387&rft_id=info:doi/10.2478%2Fs13386-013-0142-5 L2 - http://www.geochronometria.pl/geo_main.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, Germany N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; Asia; Cenozoic; cesium; chronology; cores; Cs-137; dates; geochronology; Homs Syria; isotopes; lacustrine environment; Lake Qattinah; layered materials; lead; metals; Middle East; noble gases; Orontes River; Pb-210; Quaternary; radioactive isotopes; radon; Rn-222; sedimentation; sedimentation rates; sediments; Syria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s13386-013-0142-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - SEISM Institute and SINAPS; Project; synergy between scientists and engineers in France to improve seismic risk assessment AN - 1800395738; 2016-054910 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Berge-Thierry, Catherine AU - Bard, Pierre Y AU - Baumont, David AU - Bertrand, Etienne AU - Clouteau, Didier AU - Grange, Stephane AU - Erlicher, Silvano AU - Kotronis, Panagiotis AU - Moussallam, Nadim AU - Nicolas, Marc AU - Ragueneau, F AU - Semblat, Jean-Francois AU - Voldoire, Francois AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 539 EP - 540 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 85 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - tsunamis KW - technology KW - geologic hazards KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800395738?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=SEISM+Institute+and+SINAPS%3B+Project%3B+synergy+between+scientists+and+engineers+in+France+to+improve+seismic+risk+assessment&rft.au=Berge-Thierry%2C+Catherine%3BBard%2C+Pierre+Y%3BBaumont%2C+David%3BBertrand%2C+Etienne%3BClouteau%2C+Didier%3BGrange%2C+Stephane%3BErlicher%2C+Silvano%3BKotronis%2C+Panagiotis%3BMoussallam%2C+Nadim%3BNicolas%2C+Marc%3BRagueneau%2C+F%3BSemblat%2C+Jean-Francois%3BVoldoire%2C+Francois%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Berge-Thierry&rft.aufirst=Catherine&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=539&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Seismological Society of America 2014 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - earthquakes; geologic hazards; instruments; natural hazards; risk assessment; seismic risk; technology; tsunamis ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance of the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant during the 2011 Mineral Virginia, earthquake; a regulatory perspective AN - 1800392758; 2016-054738 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Li, Y AU - Stirewalt, G L AU - Manoly, K A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 503 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 85 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - geologic hazards KW - regulations KW - North Anna Power Station KW - effects KW - seismic response KW - safety KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - nuclear facilities KW - Virginia earthquake 2011 KW - earthquakes KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1800392758?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Performance+of+the+North+Anna+Nuclear+Power+Plant+during+the+2011+Mineral+Virginia%2C+earthquake%3B+a+regulatory+perspective&rft.au=Li%2C+Y%3BStirewalt%2C+G+L%3BManoly%2C+K+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=85&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=503&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Seismological Society of America 2014 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - earthquakes; effects; geologic hazards; ground motion; natural hazards; North Anna Power Station; nuclear facilities; regulations; risk assessment; safety; seismic response; seismic risk; Virginia earthquake 2011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment of NORM contaminated soil from the oil fields AN - 1777467493; 2016-026808 AB - Uncontrolled disposal of oilfield produced water in the surrounding environment could lead to soil contamination by naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM). Large volumes of soil become highly contaminated with radium isotopes ( (super 226) Ra and (super 228) Ra). In the present work, laboratory experiments have been conducted to reduce the activity concentration of (super 226) Ra in soil. Two techniques were used, namely mechanical separation and chemical treatment. Screening of contaminated soil using vibratory sieve shaker was performed to evaluate the feasibility of particle size separation. The fractions obtained were ranged from less than 38 mu m to higher than 300 mu m. The results show that (super 226) Ra activity concentrations vary widely from fraction to fraction. On the other hand, leaching of (super 226) Ra from soil by aqueous solutions (distilled water, mineral acids, alkaline medias and selective solvents) has been performed. In most cases, relatively low concentrations of radium were transferred to solutions, which indicates that only small portions of radium are present on the surface of soil particles (around 4.6%), while most radium located within soil particles; only concentrated nitric acid was most effective where 50% of (super 226) Ra was removed to aqueous phase. However, mechanical method was found to be easy and effective, taking into account safety procedures to be followed during the implementation of the blending and homogenization. Chemical extraction methods were found to be less effective. The results obtained in this study can be utilized to approach the final option for disposal of NORM contaminated soil in the oilfields. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Abdellah, W M AU - Al-Masri, M S Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 63 EP - 67 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 129 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - geophysical surveys KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - Syria KW - radon KW - oil and gas fields KW - radioactivity methods KW - Ra-226 KW - size distribution KW - radioactive isotopes KW - noble gases KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - NORM KW - alkaline earth metals KW - chemical analysis KW - gamma-ray methods KW - radium KW - pollutants KW - grain size KW - geophysical methods KW - pollution KW - Rn-222 KW - naturally occurring radioactive materials KW - measurement KW - Der Ezzor Syria KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - surveys KW - risk assessment KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777467493?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Treatment+of+NORM+contaminated+soil+from+the+oil+fields&rft.au=Abdellah%2C+W+M%3BAl-Masri%2C+M+S&rft.aulast=Abdellah&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=129&rft.issue=&rft.spage=63&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2013.12.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 28 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; Asia; chemical analysis; Der Ezzor Syria; gamma-ray methods; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; grain size; isotopes; measurement; metals; Middle East; naturally occurring radioactive materials; noble gases; NORM; oil and gas fields; pollutants; pollution; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radioactivity methods; radium; radon; risk assessment; Rn-222; size distribution; soil pollution; surveys; Syria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.12.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in sediment and water body around Dhaka export processing zone, Bangladesh AN - 1642292501; 19304600 AB - Sediments and surface water contamination by the industrial effluents containing heavy metals is the most detrimental environmental impact. Therefore, the present work attempts to determine the status of eight heavy metal distribution in sediments and water samples, and their ecological risks' assessment in the studied area. The distribution pattern of heavy metals in the water and sediment follows the sequences: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cr > Mn > Ni > As > Cd and Mn > Zn > Cr > Pb > Cu > Ni > As > Cd, respectively. Gross water pollution is observed at different sampling points of Dhalai Beel and Bangshi River. The comparison of sedimentary mean metal concentrations with several environmental contamination monitoring parameters, viz, threshold effect level (TEL), probable effect level (PEL), and severe effect lever (SEL) indicates that the metal levels are less than PEL except Cr. Moreover, the level of contamination degree (C sub(d)) and modified degree of contamination (mC sub(d)) indicates 'low' and 'nil to low' degree of contamination, respectively. Pollution load indices (PLI) of the studied area are lower than unity, indicates no pollution. Furthermore, a toxic-response factor is applied to assess the potential ecological risk of these heavy metals into the water body. The results of this study exhibit a low potential ecological risk of heavy metals. The Pearson's correlation and cluster analysis are also performed to assess the heavy metal interactions in water and sediment samples. JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Rahman, MSafiur AU - Saha, Narottam AU - Molla, AHossain AD - Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, GPO Box 3787, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh safiur.rahman@dal.ca Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - Mar 2014 SP - 2293 EP - 2308 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 71 IS - 5 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Risk KW - Contamination KW - Chromium KW - Heavy metals KW - Cadmium KW - Ecological risk assessment KW - Water pollution KW - Sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642292501?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Potential+ecological+risk+assessment+of+heavy+metal+contamination+in+sediment+and+water+body+around+Dhaka+export+processing+zone%2C+Bangladesh&rft.au=Rahman%2C+MSafiur%3BSaha%2C+Narottam%3BMolla%2C+AHossain&rft.aulast=Rahman&rft.aufirst=MSafiur&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=71&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=2293&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-013-2631-5 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 48 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2631-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing Blessing or Curse? AN - 1544011396; 20161374 AB - For the next few decades, the world will continue to depend heavily on fossil fuels. But while projections show tha oil and coal are still likely to form the backbone of global energy supply, it is natural gas that presents the fastest relative growth. Behind the formidable growth lies what some call "a shale gas revolution". New technologies have allowed the extraction of shale gas reserves previously impossible to reach, enabling access to huge quantities oi the resource. While some praise the expansion of this cleaner and cheaper fossil fuel, others urge for caution as environmental, social and health related impacts associated with shale gas and hydraulic fracturing are still fairly unknown and unexplored. There are signs, however, of potentially serious environmental implications if extraction processes are managed without attention to possible risks. JF - Stockholm Water Front AU - Lindstrom, Andreas AU - Hoffman, Allan AU - Olsson, Gustaf AD - US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - Mar 2014 SP - 5 EP - 7 PB - Stockholm International Water Institute, Sveavagen 59 Stockholm SE-113 59 Sweden IS - 1 SN - 1102-7053, 1102-7053 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Sweden, Stockholm KW - Coal KW - Hydraulic Fracturing KW - Expansion KW - Oil KW - Growth KW - Potential resources KW - Fuel KW - Fossil fuels KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Projections KW - Natural gas KW - Natural Gas KW - Risk KW - Shales KW - Sedimentary rocks KW - Shale KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - Q2 09144:Regional studies, expeditions and data reports KW - SW 6050:Rock mechanics and geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1544011396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Stockholm+Water+Front&rft.atitle=Shale+Gas+and+Hydraulic+Fracturing+Blessing+or+Curse%3F&rft.au=Lindstrom%2C+Andreas%3BHoffman%2C+Allan%3BOlsson%2C+Gustaf&rft.aulast=Lindstrom&rft.aufirst=Andreas&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Stockholm+Water+Front&rft.issn=11027053&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth; Potential resources; Fossil fuels; Oil and gas industry; Sedimentary rocks; Coal; Shale; Natural gas; Oil; Natural Gas; Risk; Shales; Expansion; Projections; Hydraulic Fracturing; Fuel; Sweden, Stockholm ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Devonian Marcellus Shale and Millboro Shale AN - 1535203102; 2014-042120 AB - The recent development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the United States builds upon many decades of research, which included resource assessment and the development of well completion and extraction technology. The Eastern Gas Shales Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy in the 1980s, investigated the gas potential of organic-rich, Devonian black shales in the Appalachian, Michigan, and Illinois basins. One of these eastern shales is the Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale, which has been extensively developed for natural gas and natural gas liquids since 2007. The Marcellus is one of the basal units in a thick Devonian shale sedimentary sequence in the Appalachian basin. The Marcellus rests on the Onondaga Limestone throughout most of the basin, or on the time-equivalent Needmore Shale in the southeastern parts of the basin. Another basal unit, the Huntersville Chert, underlies the Marcellus in the southern part of the basin. The Devonian section is compressed to the south, and the Marcellus Shale, along with several overlying units, grades into the age-equivalent Millboro Shale in Virginia. The Marcellus-Millboro interval is far from a uniform slab of black rock. This field trip will examine a number of natural and engineered exposures in the vicinity of the West Virginia-Virginia state line, where participants will have the opportunity to view a variety of sedimentary facies within the shale itself, sedimentary structures, tectonic structures, fossils, overlying and underlying formations, volcaniclastic ash beds, and to view a basaltic intrusion. JF - GSA Field Guide AU - Soeder, Daniel J AU - Enomoto, Catherine B AU - Chermak, John A Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 129 EP - 160 PB - Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO VL - 35 KW - United States KW - nomenclature KW - Mississippian KW - lithostratigraphy KW - Laurentia KW - technology KW - secondary structures KW - volcanic rocks KW - development KW - natural gas KW - igneous rocks KW - guidebook KW - petroleum KW - field trips KW - road log KW - evaluation KW - soft sediment deformation KW - black shale KW - volcaniclastics KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - basalts KW - Millboro Shale KW - sedimentary structures KW - Onondaga Limestone KW - West Virginia KW - North America KW - Virginia KW - septaria KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - gas shale KW - Eastern U.S. KW - paleogeography KW - orogeny KW - concretions KW - New York KW - intrusions KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Needmore Shale KW - reconstruction KW - Rheic Ocean KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1535203102?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=GSA+Field+Guide&rft.atitle=The+Devonian+Marcellus+Shale+and+Millboro+Shale&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel+J%3BEnomoto%2C+Catherine+B%3BChermak%2C+John+A&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=129&rft.isbn=9780813700359&rft.btitle=&rft.title=GSA+Field+Guide&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2F2014.0035%2805%29 L2 - http://fieldguides.gsapubs.org/content/by/year LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 80 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. charts, sects., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-13 N1 - CODEN - #05176 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Basin; basalts; black shale; Carboniferous; clastic rocks; concretions; development; Devonian; Eastern U.S.; evaluation; field trips; gas shale; guidebook; igneous rocks; intrusions; Laurentia; lithostratigraphy; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; Millboro Shale; Mississippian; natural gas; Needmore Shale; New York; nomenclature; North America; Onondaga Limestone; orogeny; paleogeography; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; reconstruction; Rheic Ocean; road log; secondary structures; sedimentary rocks; sedimentary structures; septaria; soft sediment deformation; technology; United States; Virginia; volcanic rocks; volcaniclastics; West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/2014.0035(05) ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stereolithography in tissue engineering AN - 1508757819; 19380776 AB - Several recent research efforts have focused on use of computer-aided additive fabrication technologies, commonly referred to as additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, solid freeform fabrication, or three-dimensional printing technologies, to create structures for tissue engineering. For example, scaffolds for tissue engineering may be processed using rapid prototyping technologies, which serve as matrices for cell ingrowth, vascularization, as well as transport of nutrients and waste. Stereolithography is a photopolymerization-based rapid prototyping technology that involves computer-driven and spatially controlled irradiation of liquid resin. This technology enables structures with precise microscale features to be prepared directly from a computer model. In this review, use of stereolithography for processing trimethylene carbonate, polycaprolactone, and poly(d,l-lactide) poly(propylene fumarate)-based materials is considered. In addition, incorporation of bioceramic fillers for fabrication of bioceramic scaffolds is reviewed. Use of stereolithography for processing of patient-specific implantable scaffolds is also discussed. In addition, use of photopolymerization-based rapid prototyping technology, known as two-photon polymerization, for production of tissue engineering scaffolds with smaller features than conventional stereolithography technology is considered. JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine AU - Skoog, Shelby A AU - Goering, Peter L AU - Narayan, Roger J AD - Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA, roger_narayan@msn.com Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - Mar 2014 SP - 845 EP - 856 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 25 IS - 3 SN - 0957-4530, 0957-4530 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Resins KW - Printing KW - Polymerization KW - Mathematical models KW - polycaprolactone KW - vascularization KW - Wastes KW - Nutrients KW - Tissue engineering KW - scaffolds KW - Radiation KW - Reviews KW - carbonates KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1508757819?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Materials+Science%3A+Materials+in+Medicine&rft.atitle=Stereolithography+in+tissue+engineering&rft.au=Skoog%2C+Shelby+A%3BGoering%2C+Peter+L%3BNarayan%2C+Roger+J&rft.aulast=Skoog&rft.aufirst=Shelby&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=845&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Materials+Science%3A+Materials+in+Medicine&rft.issn=09574530&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10856-013-5107-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 59 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Resins; polycaprolactone; Mathematical models; Polymerization; Printing; vascularization; Wastes; Nutrients; Tissue engineering; scaffolds; Radiation; Reviews; carbonates DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-5107-y ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical pharmacology research strategy for dissolvable tobacco products. AN - 1499151950; 24253379 AB - Dissolvable tobacco products (DTPs) are relatively new to the market. Some researchers and manufacturers describe them as finely ground tobacco that has been compressed into sticks, strips, and orbs that dissolve or disintegrate in the mouth and do not require spitting. While the pharmacokinetic profiles of nicotine and other tobacco-associated compounds and pharmacological effects of these products are complex, their clinical pharmacology has not been systematically evaluated. We reviewed the scientific literature regarding the known pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics and pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of DTPs with the purpose of identifying research gaps and informing future studies. To evaluate current knowledge of the pharmacological properties of DTPs; to assess their similarities and differences with other tobacco products, especially smokeless tobacco products, and Food and Drug Administration-approved nicotine replacement therapies; to identify gaps in existing information; and to propose a strategy for future clinical pharmacology studies of DTPs. We reviewed the peer-reviewed literature and generated research questions for future clinical pharmacology studies. Data on the PK and PD of DTPs are sparse and inconsistent. The results of existing studies are limited and inconclusive, and their interpretation is complicated by methodological and/or study design issues. This review identifies a need for larger, comprehensive, and prospectively designed studies that include PK/PD measurements and data analyses. We propose a research agenda for future DTP studies related to the clinical pharmacology of nicotine, its metabolites, tobacco-specific nitrosamines, and other toxic compounds. JF - Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco AU - Mishina, Elena V AU - Hoffman, Allison C AD - Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. Y1 - 2014/03// PY - 2014 DA - March 2014 SP - 253 EP - 262 VL - 16 IS - 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Humans KW - Clinical Trials as Topic KW - Pharmacokinetics KW - Tobacco, Smokeless -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1499151950?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nicotine+%26+tobacco+research+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Research+on+Nicotine+and+Tobacco&rft.atitle=Clinical+pharmacology+research+strategy+for+dissolvable+tobacco+products.&rft.au=Mishina%2C+Elena+V%3BHoffman%2C+Allison+C&rft.aulast=Mishina&rft.aufirst=Elena&rft.date=2014-03-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=253&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nicotine+%26+tobacco+research+%3A+official+journal+of+the+Society+for+Research+on+Nicotine+and+Tobacco&rft.issn=1469-994X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fntr%2Fntt182 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-10-22 N1 - Date created - 2014-02-12 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-14 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntt182 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO (FIFTY-SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16392249; 16046 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, located in Ottawa County, Ohio, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 52nd supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 78 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 78 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 17 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on April 22, 2017. Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1, is located 25 miles east of Toledo, Ohio. It is situated on the southwest coastline of Lake Erie. The 954-acre site is located in Caroll Township, Ottawa County, just north of the Toussaint River with approximately 7,500 feet of Lake Erie frontage. Approximately 700 acres are marshland that is leased to the US Government as a national wildlife refuge. Davis-Besse is a single-unit pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant that uses closed-cycle cooling (using cooling towers to recirculate up to 95 percent of the cooling water). The plant is licenses for an electrical output of 2,817 megawatts-thermal (MWt) and 913 megawatts-electric (MWe). Davis-Besse is a single unit nuclear power plant that began commercial operation on April 22, 1977. It is equipped with a Babcock and Wilcox-designed PWR. Davis-Besse includes a nuclear steam supply system supplied by Babcock and Wilcox Company and a turbine generator designed and manufactured by General Electric Company. Davis-Besse was initially licensed to operate at a maximum steady-state core power level of 2,772 MWt. In 2008, amendments of the operating license and technical specifications allowed an increase in the rated thermal power of 1.63 percent. The reactor has a current electrical output of 2,817 MWt and 913 MWe gross. An additional 17 MWt is contributed to the cycle by the reactor coolant pumps, resulting in a net electrical output of about 925 MWe. Davis-Besses fuel for the reactor core consists of slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets sealed in Zircaloy-4 or M5 tubes. The complete core has 177 fuel assemblies arranged in a square lattice to approximate a cylinder. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered are new natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generation, a combination alternative that includes some natural-gas-fired capacity and a wind-power component, and a coal-fired power plant. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow FENOC to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased noise and lighting may reduce bald eagle habitat usage for a short time. Emissions from 2,300 vehicles over a nine month refurbishment period may exceed the thresholds for carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and VOCs in non-attainment and maintenance areas. JF - EPA number: 140050, Draft Supplemental EIS--681 pages, February 28, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 52 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Steam Generators KW - Lakes KW - Wilderness Areas KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Birds KW - Ohio KW - Lake Erie KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16392249?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+DAVIS-BESSE+NUCLEAR+POWER+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+OTTAWA+COUNTY%2C+OHIO+%28FIFTY-SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+DAVIS-BESSE+NUCLEAR+POWER+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+OTTAWA+COUNTY%2C+OHIO+%28FIFTY-SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 28, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: CALLAWAY PLANT, UNIT 1, CALLAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI (FIFTY-FIRST DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16374285; 16037 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Callaway Plant, Unit 1, located in Callaway County, Missouri, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 51st supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Ameren, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on October 18, 2024. Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway) is located in Callaway County, Missouri, approximately 10 miles southeast of Fulton and 80 miles west of St. Louis. The state capital, Jefferson City, is approximately 25 miles southwest of the site, and the Missouri River flows five miles south of the site. Callaway is a single-unit nuclear power plant that began commercial operation on December 19, 1984. The Callaway site covers 7.354 acres. The property is composed of three main areas: (1) a 2,765 acres power plant site containing the major power generation facilities; (2) a 2,135-acre corridor area containing the intake and blowdown pipelines between the plant and the river intake structure; and (3) 2,454 acres not used for power generation. Callaways nuclear steam supply system is a four-loop Westinghouse pressurized-water reactor. The electrical capacity is 1,236 megawatts-electric. The reactor core heats water to approximately 590 degrees Fahrenheit. The heated water is pumped to four U-tube heat exchangers known as steam generators (SGs), where the heat boils the water on the shell side of the SG into steam. After the steam is dried in the SG, it is routed to the turbines. The dry steam turns the turbines, which are connected to the electrical generator where the electricity is produced. The reactor, SGs, and related systems are inside a containment structure that is designed to withstand the pressure and prevent radioactive leakage to the environment. The containment structure is a post-tensioned, pre-stressed reinforced concrete cylinder with a slab base and a hemispherical dome that gives the structure its pressure-resistance capability. A welded steel liner is attached to the inside face of the concrete shell to supply a higher degree of leak tightness. Also, the four-feet-thick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield for both normal and postulated accident conditions. The containment structure has a ventilation system, which is used to maintain pressure and temperatures within acceptable limits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Ameren to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Callaway Plant would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Minor unavoidable adverse impacts on air quality would occur due to emission and release of various chemical and radiological constituents from power plant operations. During nuclear power plant operations, workers and members of the public would face unavoidable exposure to radiation and hazardous and toxic chemicals. JF - EPA number: 140041, Draft Supplemental EIS--457 pages, February 21, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 51 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Regulations KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Missouri KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16374285?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CALLAWAY+PLANT%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CALLAWAY+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI+%28FIFTY-FIRST+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CALLAWAY+PLANT%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CALLAWAY+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI+%28FIFTY-FIRST+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 21, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-09-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Office of Science User Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AN - 1510100043; 6280006 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AU - Dehmer, Patricia Y1 - 2014/02/13/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 13 KW - Science UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1510100043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Office+of+Science+User+Facilities%3A+Challenges+and+Opportunities&rft.au=Dehmer%2C+Patricia&rft.aulast=Dehmer&rft.aufirst=Patricia&rft.date=2014-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2014/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Use of Risk Information in Nuclear Regulatory Decision Making T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AN - 1510100042; 6280045 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AU - Apostolakis, George Y1 - 2014/02/13/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 13 KW - Decision making UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1510100042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.atitle=The+Use+of+Risk+Information+in+Nuclear+Regulatory+Decision+Making&rft.au=Apostolakis%2C+George&rft.aulast=Apostolakis&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=2014-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2014/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Graduate Education Modernization T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AN - 1510095406; 6279778 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AU - Blazey, Gerald Y1 - 2014/02/13/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 13 KW - Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1510095406?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.atitle=Graduate+Education+Modernization&rft.au=Blazey%2C+Gerald&rft.aulast=Blazey&rft.aufirst=Gerald&rft.date=2014-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2014/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Role of Technology Assessment in Science Policy T2 - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AN - 1510095302; 6280257 JF - 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2014) AU - Valdez, William Y1 - 2014/02/13/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 13 KW - Science policy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1510095302?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.atitle=Role+of+Technology+Assessment+in+Science+Policy&rft.au=Valdez%2C+William&rft.aulast=Valdez&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2014-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2014+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2014/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-24 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-26 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PLAINS & EASTERN CLEAN LINE TRANSMISSION PROJECT, WASHINGTON DC. AN - 16380993; 16366 AB - PURPOSE: In June 2010, DOE, acting through the Southwestern Power Administration and the Western Area JF - EPA number: 140372, Draft EIS, December 19, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Transmission Lines KW - Electric Power KW - Air Quality KW - Soils KW - Land Use KW - Environmental Justice KW - Farmlands KW - Water Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Seismology KW - Mineral Resources KW - Recreation KW - Oklahoma KW - Arkansas KW - Tennessee KW - Texas KW - Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16380993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PLAINS+%26+EASTERN+CLEAN+LINE+TRANSMISSION+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON+DC.&rft.title=PLAINS+%26+EASTERN+CLEAN+LINE+TRANSMISSION+PROJECT%2C+WASHINGTON+DC.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington DC N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 19, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Syrian olive oils and their likely daily intakes AN - 1618150897; 20825516 AB - The levels of 16 US Environmental Protection Agency polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (16 EPA PAHs) in Syrian olive oils have been determined. Forty-two samples including commercial extra virgin and virgin olive oils, and virgin olive oils from olive mills were analyzed. Only naphthalene (NAP) was detected in all olive oil samples under investigation. Among the studied 16 EPA PAHs, the highest maximum concentration was also observed for NAP (120 mu g kg super(-1)). Moreover, three samples exceeded the European Union (EU) maximum level of 2 mu g kg super(-1) for benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in oils and fats, and only one sample exceeded the EU maximum level of 10 mu g kg super(-1) for the sum of benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, BaP, and benzo[b]fluoranthene (PAH4). The likely daily intakes of the total sum of 16 EPA PAHs, the sum of eight genotoxic PAHs, the sum of PAH4, the BaP, and the BaP equivalent through consumption of Syrian olive oils were estimated. JF - Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry AU - Krajian, H AU - Odeh, A AD - Department of Chemistry, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2014/02/07/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 07 SP - 342 EP - 352 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 96 IS - 2 SN - 0277-2248, 0277-2248 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Olea KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Genotoxicity KW - Oils KW - Fats and oils KW - Naphthalene KW - Olive oil KW - EPA KW - Chrysene KW - European Union KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618150897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Polycyclic+aromatic+hydrocarbons+in+Syrian+olive+oils+and+their+likely+daily+intakes&rft.au=Krajian%2C+H%3BOdeh%2C+A&rft.aulast=Krajian&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2014-02-07&rft.volume=96&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=342&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.issn=02772248&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F02772248.2014.934246 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chrysene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Genotoxicity; Oils; Naphthalene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Olive oil; EPA; European Union; Fats and oils; Olea DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2014.934246 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEWEY-BURDOCK IN-SITU URANIUM RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, CUSTER AND FALL RIVER COUNTIES, SOUTH DAKOTA. AN - 1558059177; 16030 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source and byproduct material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery (ISR) facility in Custer and Fall River Counties, South Dakota is proposed. Powertech (USA), Inc. submitted a license application in August 2009 for the Dewey-Burdock ISR Project, which would be located in the Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Milling Region, one of four specified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities. The 10,580-acre project site is located 13 miles north-northwest of the city of Edgemont, 40 miles west of the city of Hot Springs, and 50 miles southwest of the city of Custer. Approximately 10,340 acres of land is privately owned, and the remaining 240 acres of surface rights are public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The subsurface mineral rights are owned by various private entities and federally reserved by the U.S. Government. The Dewey-Burdock ISR Project would consist of processing facilities and sequentially developed wellfields in two contiguous areas: the Burdock area and the Dewey area. Facilities would include: a central processing plant in the Burdock area and a satellite facility in the Dewey area; surface impoundments; wellfields and their associated infrastructure; Class V deep injection wells and/or land application areas for disposal of liquid gas wastes; and access roads. Extraction is proposed at 10 wellfields in the Burdock area and at four wellfields in the Dewey area. Injection wells would be used to introduce lixiviant into the uranium mineralization; production wells would be used to extract uranium-bearing solutions; and monitoring wells would be used to identify and assess impacts of ongoing operations and detect groundwater excursions. The Burdock central plant would fully process the uranium-bearing solution and uranium-loaded resin from the Dewey satellite facility. The recovered uranium would be processed, dried into yellowcake, packaged into 55-gallon steel drums, and trucked offsite to a licensed conversion facility. Powertech anticipates that production activities in the initial wellfields would commence two years after construction begins and wellfield operations would continue for eight years. Aquifer restoration would begin two years after production activities commence and would continue for nine years. After the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) determines the production area is restored, Powertech would implement a groundwater stability monitoring program for a minimum of 12 months. In addition to the proposed action, this final EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative. The preliminary NRC staff recommendation is that a source and byproduct material license for the proposed action be issued as requested, unless safety issues mandate otherwise. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery on public lands with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All project phases would produce intermittent fugitive dust emissions. Construction would disturb 243 acres if deep well injection is used to dispose of treated wastewater, or 1,398 acres if land application or a combination of deep well injection and land application is used to dispose of treated wastewater. Habitat loss, displacement of wildlife, and mortality due to encounters with vehicles or heavy equipment would occur, though wildlife species would likely disperse from the area once construction commences. Archaeological and historic sites may be disturbed. Dewey Road would experience a sixteenfold increase in daily vehicle traffic during construction and a fivefold increase in daily vehicle traffic during operations. Local landfill capacity may be insufficient to accommodate all decommissioning nonhazardous solid waste. The project would contribute to visibility impacts at Wind Cave National Park, but the impact magnitude is expected to be minimal. JF - EPA number: 140034, Final EIS Volume I--641 pages, Volume II--669 pages, February 7, 2014 PY - 2014 KW - Energy KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Mining KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - South Dakota KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing KW - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1558059177?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DEWEY-BURDOCK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CUSTER+AND+FALL+RIVER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=DEWEY-BURDOCK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CUSTER+AND+FALL+RIVER+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 7, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-29 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - A Coordinated Approach to Space Weather Research T2 - 94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (AMS 2014) AN - 1518611795; 6281676 JF - 94th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (AMS 2014) AU - Dickinson, Tamara AU - Blazey, G AU - Jonas, S Y1 - 2014/02/02/ PY - 2014 DA - 2014 Feb 02 KW - Weather UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1518611795?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=94th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting+%28AMS+2014%29&rft.atitle=A+Coordinated+Approach+to+Space+Weather+Research&rft.au=Dickinson%2C+Tamara%3BBlazey%2C+G%3BJonas%2C+S&rft.aulast=Dickinson&rft.aufirst=Tamara&rft.date=2014-02-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=94th+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting+%28AMS+2014%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/94Annual/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-23 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of spatial patterns and trends of subsurface geology in the Gulf of Mexico to improve offshore hydrocarbon production risk assessments AN - 1803772700; 2016-059607 JF - Ocean Sciences Meeting AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Bauer, Jennifer AU - Disenhof, Corinne AU - Mark-Moser, Mackenzie AU - Sharp, Jonathan AU - Briscoe, Mel AU - Itsweire, Eric Y1 - 2014/02// PY - 2014 DA - February 2014 EP - Abstract 18042 PB - American Geophysical Union (AGU), [varies] VL - 17 KW - models KW - patterns KW - offshore KW - risk assessment KW - petroleum KW - North Atlantic KW - heterogeneity KW - production KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - reservoir rocks KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1803772700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ocean+Sciences+Meeting&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+spatial+patterns+and+trends+of+subsurface+geology+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+to+improve+offshore+hydrocarbon+production+risk+assessments&rft.au=Rose%2C+Kelly%3BBauer%2C+Jennifer%3BDisenhof%2C+Corinne%3BMark-Moser%2C+Mackenzie%3BSharp%2C+Jonathan%3BBriscoe%2C+Mel%3BItsweire%2C+Eric&rft.aulast=Rose&rft.aufirst=Kelly&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ocean+Sciences+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 2014 ocean sciences meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-14 N1 - CODEN - #07653 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; Gulf of Mexico; heterogeneity; models; North Atlantic; offshore; patterns; petroleum; production; reservoir rocks; risk assessment ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of (super 226) Ra contamination depth in soil using the multiple photopeaks method AN - 1777468605; 2016-026696 AB - Radioactive contamination presents a diverse range of challenges in many industries. Determination of radioactive contamination depth plays a vital role in the assessment of contaminated sites, because it can be used to estimate the activity content. It is determined traditionally by measuring the activity distributions along the depth. This approach gives accurate results, but it is time consuming, lengthy and costly. The multiple photopeaks method was developed in this work for (super 226) Ra contamination depth determination in a NORM contaminated soil using in-situ gamma spectrometry. The developed method bases on linear correlation between the attenuation ratio of different gamma lines emitted by (super 214) Bi and the (super 226) Ra contamination depth. Although this method is approximate, but it is much simpler, faster and cheaper than the traditional one. This method can be applied for any case of multiple gamma emitter contaminant. Abstract Copyright (2014) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Haddad, K AU - Al-Masri, M S AU - Doubal, A W Y1 - 2014/02// PY - 2014 DA - February 2014 SP - 33 EP - 37 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 128 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - fertilizers KW - geophysical surveys KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - bismuth KW - radioactivity methods KW - Ra-226 KW - radioactive isotopes KW - gamma-ray spectra KW - Bi-214 KW - spectra KW - alkaline earth metals KW - gamma-ray methods KW - in situ KW - radium KW - pollutants KW - geophysical methods KW - pollution KW - depth KW - naturally occurring radioactive materials KW - measurement KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - mathematical methods KW - surveys KW - land use KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777468605?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Determination+of+%28super+226%29+Ra+contamination+depth+in+soil+using+the+multiple+photopeaks+method&rft.au=Haddad%2C+K%3BAl-Masri%2C+M+S%3BDoubal%2C+A+W&rft.aulast=Haddad&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=128&rft.issue=&rft.spage=33&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2013.10.025 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; Bi-214; bismuth; depth; fertilizers; gamma-ray methods; gamma-ray spectra; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; in situ; isotopes; land use; mathematical methods; measurement; metals; naturally occurring radioactive materials; pollutants; pollution; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radioactivity methods; radium; soil pollution; spectra; surveys DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.10.025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Decision Making in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process AN - 1677905204; PQ0001225751 AB - This article analyzes the decision-making processes used by government agencies when trying to decide whether to approve or reject projects that impact the environment. This article examines some of the real-life inputs into the decision, as well as the influences on the decision maker. For example, some academics suggest that decision makers are more influenced by the environmental impact assessment process itself than by the conclusions of the assessment. Three case studies are presented. I provide an overview of each project and the various influences on the respective decision maker. I demonstrate that decision makers tend to elevate social, cultural, and political concerns over the natural environment. I also demonstrate that each decision maker was influenced by a particular social, cultural, or political aspect unique to each situation. I recommend further research in the expanding use of analytical tools and models in environmental decision making. These tools may encourage the decision maker to give more consideration to the results of the environmental impact assessment versus other external influences. Environmental Practice 16: 290-301 (2014) JF - Environmental Practice AU - Evans, Robert AD - Robert Evans, PhD, PE, CHP, Senior Health Physicist, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV Office, Arlington, Texas. robert.evans@nrc.gov PY - 2014 SP - 290 EP - 301 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom VL - 16 IS - 4 SN - 1466-0466, 1466-0466 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Environmental impact assessments KW - Decision making KW - Assessments KW - Environmental impact KW - Impact analysis KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Government agencies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677905204?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Practice&rft.atitle=ENVIRONMENTAL+REVIEWS+AND+CASE+STUDIES%3A+Decision+Making+in+the+Environmental+Impact+Assessment+Process&rft.au=Evans%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=290&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Practice&rft.issn=14660466&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS1466046614000295 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046614000295 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: NEPA Training Is Essential: It Shouldn't Just Be for Environmental Staff AN - 1664190742; PQ0001225750 AB - In times of increasing workloads and flat budgets, it is important that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) use available resources and techniques efficiently and effectively to achieve success in environmental reviews throughout the agency. By implementing a contract with Duke University, cosponsored by the Council on Environmental Quality, to present courses near the NRC Headquarters in the Implementation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the NRC major program offices achieved success in training a large number of staff in NEPA in a timely and cost-effective manner. In addition, this training is positioning NRC staff to complete the Duke University graduate-level professional certificate in NEPA. Environmental Practice 16: 287-289(2014) JF - Environmental Practice AU - Camper, Larry W AU - Cruz, Zahira AD - Larry W. Camper, Director, and Zahira Cruz, Geotechnical Engineer, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Larry.Camper@nrc.gov PY - 2014 SP - 287 EP - 289 PB - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom VL - 16 IS - 4 SN - 1466-0466, 1466-0466 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Case studies KW - Contracts KW - Training KW - Reviews KW - Economics KW - Commissions KW - Environmental quality KW - Budgets KW - Councils KW - National Environmental Policy Act KW - Working conditions KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664190742?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Practice&rft.atitle=ENVIRONMENTAL+REVIEWS+AND+CASE+STUDIES%3A+NEPA+Training+Is+Essential%3A+It+Shouldn%27t+Just+Be+for+Environmental+Staff&rft.au=Camper%2C+Larry+W%3BCruz%2C+Zahira&rft.aulast=Camper&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=287&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Practice&rft.issn=14660466&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017%2FS1466046614000283 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Case studies; Contracts; Training; Reviews; Commissions; Economics; Environmental quality; Budgets; National Environmental Policy Act; Councils; Working conditions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046614000283 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AN - 1507174939; 2014-018594 JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Graizer, Vladimir Y1 - 2014/02// PY - 2014 DA - February 2014 SP - 540 EP - 546 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 104 IS - 1 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - random vibration theory KW - time series analysis KW - seismicity KW - statistical analysis KW - algorithms KW - seismic response KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1507174939?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=540&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120130176 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 27 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Kottke, A. R. and Rathje, E. M., Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 103, p. 2111-2127, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; earthquakes; random vibration theory; seismic response; seismicity; statistical analysis; time series analysis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120130176 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ionizing radiation injuries and illnesses. AN - 1462189094; 24275177 AB - Although the spectrum of information related to diagnosis and management of radiation injuries and illnesses is vast and as radiation contamination incidents are rare, most emergency practitioners have had little to no practical experience with such cases. Exposures to ionizing radiation and internal contamination with radioactive materials can cause significant tissue damage and conditions. Emergency practitioners unaware of ionizing radiation as the cause of a condition may miss the diagnosis of radiation-induced injury or illness. This article reviews the pertinent terms, physics, radiobiology, and medical management of radiation injuries and illnesses that may confront the emergency practitioner. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JF - Emergency medicine clinics of North America AU - Christensen, Doran M AU - Iddins, Carol J AU - Sugarman, Stephen L AD - Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), PO Box 117, MS-39, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. Electronic address: doran.christensen@orau.org. Y1 - 2014/02// PY - 2014 DA - February 2014 SP - 245 EP - 265 VL - 32 IS - 1 KW - Index Medicus KW - Nuclear KW - Cutaneous radiation syndrome KW - Acute local radiation injury KW - Acute radiation syndrome KW - Cutaneous syndrome KW - Radiological KW - Hematopoietic syndrome KW - United States KW - Humans KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation KW - Emergency Medical Services KW - Radiation Injuries -- therapy KW - Radiation, Ionizing KW - Radiation Injuries -- etiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1462189094?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Emergency+medicine+clinics+of+North+America&rft.atitle=Ionizing+radiation+injuries+and+illnesses.&rft.au=Christensen%2C+Doran+M%3BIddins%2C+Carol+J%3BSugarman%2C+Stephen+L&rft.aulast=Christensen&rft.aufirst=Doran&rft.date=2014-02-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=245&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Emergency+medicine+clinics+of+North+America&rft.issn=1558-0539&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.emc.2013.10.002 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-01-21 N1 - Date created - 2013-11-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2013.10.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of chemical and isotopic signatures to distinguish between uranium mill-related and naturally occurring groundwater constituents AN - 1832656905; 692091-8 AB - Chemical and isotopic signatures were determined in groundwater samples to aid in distinguishing the source of contamination in three desert arroyos and a buried channel (the swale) near Shiprock, New Mexico. The contamination in the swale and one of the arroyos, Many Devils Wash, was previously attributed to a former uranium mill site because of the similar suite of contaminants (nitrate, selenium, sulfate, and uranium) and the close (0.8 km) proximity. The other two arroyos are far removed from the mill site and could not have received contamination from it. Principal component and cluster analysis indicated similarities in groundwater chemistry among the swale and the three arroyos that contrasted with groundwater chemistry at the disposal cell. Disposal cell groundwater is characterized by high uranium and bicarbonate concentrations, whereas that in remaining study areas is characterized by high sodium and sulfate, but lower uranium concentrations. Mancos Shale forms the bedrock in the region and contains elevated concentrations of the same chemical constituents that appear in the swale and arroyo groundwater. Dissolved sulfate in arroyo groundwater was depleted in sulfur-34, in contrast to mill-derived sulfate with more enriched sulfur-34. Uranium-234 to uranium-238 activity ratios (ARs) were near the secular equilibrium value of 1 in mill site groundwater, whereas ARs in all arroyo groundwater samples exceeded 2. Elevated tritium activities present in mill site groundwater (49 to 142 pCi/L) are attributed to the mill being operated during atomic bomb testing in the 1950s and 1960s. The combined chemical and isotopic results indicate that groundwater in Many Devils Wash and the swale was likely derived from the Mancos Shale and not from the milling operation. Abstract Copyright Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation AU - Kamp, Susan D AU - Morrison, Stan J Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 68 EP - 78 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of National Ground Water Association, Malden, MA VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 1069-3629, 1069-3629 KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - selenium KW - San Juan River KW - isotopes KW - Cretaceous KW - New Mexico KW - stable isotopes KW - radioactive waste KW - ground water KW - cluster analysis KW - radioactive isotopes KW - multivariate analysis KW - Shiprock New Mexico KW - nitrate ion KW - chemical composition KW - abandoned mines KW - buried channels KW - bedrock KW - mines KW - concentration KW - sulfate ion KW - mine waste KW - pollutants KW - Mancos Shale KW - isotope ratios KW - statistical analysis KW - pollution KW - Mesozoic KW - aquifers KW - Many Devils Wash KW - detection KW - S-34/S-32 KW - metals KW - U-234 KW - fluvial features KW - sulfur KW - uranium KW - waste disposal KW - U-238 KW - tailings KW - actinides KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832656905?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.atitle=Use+of+chemical+and+isotopic+signatures+to+distinguish+between+uranium+mill-related+and+naturally+occurring+groundwater+constituents&rft.au=Kamp%2C+Susan+D%3BMorrison%2C+Stan+J&rft.aulast=Kamp&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=68&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.issn=10693629&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fgwmr.12042 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1745-6592 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - PubXState - MA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; actinides; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; bedrock; buried channels; chemical composition; cluster analysis; concentration; Cretaceous; detection; fluvial features; ground water; isotope ratios; isotopes; Mancos Shale; Many Devils Wash; Mesozoic; metals; mine waste; mines; multivariate analysis; New Mexico; nitrate ion; pollutants; pollution; radioactive isotopes; radioactive waste; S-34/S-32; San Juan River; selenium; Shiprock New Mexico; stable isotopes; statistical analysis; sulfate ion; sulfur; tailings; U-234; U-238; United States; uranium; waste disposal DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwmr.12042 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Broadband seismic deployments in East Antarctica; IPY contribution to monitoring the Earth's interiors AN - 1832599303; 712194-4 AB - "Deployment of broadband seismic stations on the Antarctica continent" is an ambitious project to improve the spatial resolution of seismic data across the Antarctic Plate and surrounding regions. Several international collaborative programs for the purpose of geomonitoring were conducted in Antarctica during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008. The Antarctica's GAmburtsev Province (AGAP; IPY 7), the GAmburtsev Mountain SEISmic experiment (GAMSEIS), a part of AGAP, and the Polar Earth Observing Network (POLENET; IPY 5) were major contributions in establishing a geophysical network in Antarctica. The AGAP/GAMSEIS project was an internationally coordinated deployment of more than 30 broadband seismographs over the crest of the Gambursev Mountains (Dome-A), Dome-C and Dome-F area. The investigations provide detailed information on crustal thickness and mantle structure; provide key constraints on the origin of the Gamburtsev Mountains; and more broadly on the structure and evolution of the East Antarctic craton and subglacial environment. From GAMSEIS and POLENET data obtained, local and regional seismic signals associated with ice movements, oceanic loading, and local meteorological variations were recorded together with a significant number of teleseismic events. In this chapter, in addition to the Earth's interiors, we will demonstrate some of the remarkable seismic signals detected during IPY that illustrate the capabilities of broadband seismometers to study the sub-glacial environment, particularly at the margins of Antarctica. Additionally, the AGAP and POLENET stations have an important role in the Federation of Digital Seismographic Network (FDSN) in southern high latitude. JF - Annals of Geophysics AU - Kanao, Masaki AU - Wiens, Douglas A AU - Tanaka, Satoru AU - Nyblade, Andrew A AU - Toyokuni, Genti AU - Shore, Patrick J AU - Tsuboi, Seiji AU - Heeszel, David S AU - Usui, Yusuke AU - Parker, Timothy Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 EP - Paper no. SS0322 PB - Editrice Compositori, Bologna VL - 57 IS - 3 SN - 1593-5213, 1593-5213 KW - interior KW - Dome F KW - International Polar Year 2007-08 KW - Dome A KW - international cooperation KW - Dome C KW - GAMSEIS KW - data management KW - Polar Earth Observering Network KW - broadband seismographs KW - monitoring KW - Wilkes Land KW - global KW - geophysical methods KW - seismographs KW - East Antarctica KW - information management KW - seismic methods KW - POLENET KW - AGAP KW - Gamburtsev Mountains KW - Antarctica KW - seismic networks KW - arrays KW - Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province KW - Gamburtsev Mountain Seismic Experiment KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832599303?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Broadband+seismic+deployments+in+East+Antarctica%3B+IPY+contribution+to+monitoring+the+Earth%27s+interiors&rft.au=Kanao%2C+Masaki%3BWiens%2C+Douglas+A%3BTanaka%2C+Satoru%3BNyblade%2C+Andrew+A%3BToyokuni%2C+Genti%3BShore%2C+Patrick+J%3BTsuboi%2C+Seiji%3BHeeszel%2C+David+S%3BUsui%2C+Yusuke%3BParker%2C+Timothy&rft.aulast=Kanao&rft.aufirst=Masaki&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+Geophysics&rft.issn=15935213&rft_id=info:doi/10.4401%2Fag-6379 L2 - http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. 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N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - AGAP; Antarctica; Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province; arrays; broadband seismographs; data management; Dome A; Dome C; Dome F; East Antarctica; Gamburtsev Mountain Seismic Experiment; Gamburtsev Mountains; GAMSEIS; geophysical methods; global; information management; interior; international cooperation; International Polar Year 2007-08; monitoring; Polar Earth Observering Network; POLENET; seismic methods; seismic networks; seismographs; Wilkes Land DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4401/ag-6379 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Origin of the Permo-Triassic Swat-Chakdarra granites in the higher Himalayan region of Pakistan; I or s-type granites AN - 1789749573; 2016-041798 JF - Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences AU - Khan, Tahseenullah AU - Ahmad, Abid AU - Chaudary, Muhammad Nawaz AU - Murata, Mamoru AU - Ur Rehman, Hafiz AU - Zafar, Muhammad AU - Qadir, Anwar AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 81 PB - University of Peshawar, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, Peshawar VL - ESP Abstract Volume SN - 1994-3237, 1994-3237 KW - oxygen KW - I-type granites KW - isotopes KW - igneous rocks KW - Swat Granite KW - granites KW - S-type granites KW - stable isotopes KW - Rb/Sr KW - plutonic rocks KW - mineral composition KW - Indian Peninsula KW - dates KW - Triassic KW - absolute age KW - Himalayas KW - Asia KW - Pakistan KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Permian KW - Mesozoic KW - Chakdarra Granite KW - 03:Geochronology KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789749573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Origin+of+the+Permo-Triassic+Swat-Chakdarra+granites+in+the+higher+Himalayan+region+of+Pakistan%3B+I+or+s-type+granites&rft.au=Khan%2C+Tahseenullah%3BAhmad%2C+Abid%3BChaudary%2C+Muhammad+Nawaz%3BMurata%2C+Mamoru%3BUr+Rehman%2C+Hafiz%3BZafar%2C+Muhammad%3BQadir%2C+Anwar%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Khan&rft.aufirst=Tahseenullah&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=ESP+Abstract+Volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=81&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=19943237&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/GeologicalBulletin/ESP-2014AbstractVolume/abstracts81.pdf http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/researchjournal.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earth sciences Pakistan 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absolute age; Asia; Chakdarra Granite; dates; granites; Himalayas; I-type granites; igneous rocks; Indian Peninsula; isotope ratios; isotopes; Mesozoic; mineral composition; O-18/O-16; oxygen; Pakistan; Paleozoic; Permian; plutonic rocks; Rb/Sr; S-type granites; stable isotopes; Swat Granite; Triassic ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Structure of the area between Surghar and the western Salt Range, NW of Kalabagh district, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan AN - 1789748581; 2016-041723 JF - Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences AU - Ahmad, Irshad AU - Rehman, Nazir AU - Ahmad, Sajjad AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 6 PB - University of Peshawar, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, Peshawar VL - ESP Abstract Volume SN - 1994-3237, 1994-3237 KW - Pakistan KW - Mianwali Pakistan KW - Precambrian KW - Surghar Range KW - sedimentation KW - Kalabagh Pakistan KW - transpression KW - fluvial sedimentation KW - deep-seated structures KW - gravity field KW - Salt Range KW - Indian Peninsula KW - Asia KW - Punjab Pakistan KW - crust KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789748581?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Structure+of+the+area+between+Surghar+and+the+western+Salt+Range%2C+NW+of+Kalabagh+district%2C+Mianwali%2C+Punjab%2C+Pakistan&rft.au=Ahmad%2C+Irshad%3BRehman%2C+Nazir%3BAhmad%2C+Sajjad%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Ahmad&rft.aufirst=Irshad&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=ESP+Abstract+Volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=6&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=19943237&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/GeologicalBulletin/ESP-2014AbstractVolume/abstracts6.pdf http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/researchjournal.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earth sciences Pakistan 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; crust; deep-seated structures; fluvial sedimentation; gravity field; Indian Peninsula; Kalabagh Pakistan; Mianwali Pakistan; Pakistan; Precambrian; Punjab Pakistan; Salt Range; sedimentation; Surghar Range; transpression ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Partitioning of deformation across the metamorphic hinterland in the Swat region, Pakistan Himalayas AN - 1789748535; 2016-041843 JF - Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences AU - Shah, Syed Zahid AU - Sayab, Mohammad AU - Ahmad, Jamil AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 126 PB - University of Peshawar, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, Peshawar VL - ESP Abstract Volume SN - 1994-3237, 1994-3237 KW - Pakistan KW - North-West Frontier Pakistan KW - porphyroblastic texture KW - textures KW - metamorphism KW - partitioning KW - Swat Pakistan KW - Indian Peninsula KW - Himalayas KW - pelitic texture KW - thermodynamic properties KW - prograde metamorphism KW - Asia KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1789748535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Partitioning+of+deformation+across+the+metamorphic+hinterland+in+the+Swat+region%2C+Pakistan+Himalayas&rft.au=Shah%2C+Syed+Zahid%3BSayab%2C+Mohammad%3BAhmad%2C+Jamil%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Syed&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=ESP+Abstract+Volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=126&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=19943237&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/GeologicalBulletin/ESP-2014AbstractVolume/abstracts126.pdf http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/researchjournal.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earth sciences Pakistan 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Himalayas; Indian Peninsula; metamorphism; North-West Frontier Pakistan; Pakistan; partitioning; pelitic texture; porphyroblastic texture; prograde metamorphism; Swat Pakistan; textures; thermodynamic properties ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Natural Gas Annual AN - 1761664826; 2011-905494 AB - The Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) new Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) takes a fresh look at oil and natural gas production, starting with an assessment of how and where drilling for hydrocarbons is taking place. The DPR uses recent data on the total number of drilling rigs in operation along with estimates of drilling productivity and estimated changes in production from existing oil and natural gas wells to provide estimated changes in oil and natural gas production for six key fields. EIA's approach does not distinguish between oil-directed rigs and gas-directed rigs because once a well is completed, it may produce both oil and gas; more than half of the wells produce both. Tables, Appendixes. JF - United States Department of Energy, 2014, viii+206 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Petroleum industry KW - Production KW - Productivity KW - Natural gas KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761664826?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Natural+Gas+Annual&rft.title=Natural+Gas+Annual&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/annual/pdf/nga14.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cloud immersion building shielding factors for US residential structures AN - 1732818858; PQ0002139987 AB - This paper presents validated building shielding factors designed for contemporary US housing-stock under an idealized, yet realistic, exposure scenario within a semi-infinite cloud of radioactive material. The building shielding factors are intended for use in emergency planning and level three probabilistic risk assessments for a variety of postulated radiological events in which a realistic assessment is necessary to better understand the potential risks for accident mitigation and emergency response planning. Factors are calculated from detailed computational housing-units models using the general-purpose Monte Carlo N-Particle computational code, MCNP5, and are benchmarked from a series of narrow- and broad-beam measurements analyzing the shielding effectiveness of ten common general-purpose construction materials and ten shielding models representing the primary weather barriers (walls and roofs) of likely US housing-stock. Each model was designed to scale based on common residential construction practices and include, to the extent practical, all structurally significant components important for shielding against ionizing radiation. Calculations were performed for floor-specific locations as well as for computing a weightedaverage representative building shielding factor for single- and multi-story detached homes, both with and without basement, as well for single-wide manufactured housing-units. JF - Journal of Radiological Protection AU - Dickson, E D AU - Hamby, D M AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, USA, elijah.dickson@gmail.com Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 SP - 853 EP - 871 PB - IOP Publishing, The Public Ledger Building, Suite 929 Philadelphia PA 19106 United States VL - 34 IS - 4 SN - 0952-4746, 0952-4746 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - validated building shielding factor KW - semi-infinite cloud KW - realistic source term KW - emergency response planning KW - probabilistic risk assessment KW - building shielding factor KW - Risk assessment KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Weather KW - Mitigation KW - Accidents KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Risk factors KW - Radioactive materials KW - Residential areas KW - Construction materials KW - R2 23020:Technological risks KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1732818858?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Radiological+Protection&rft.atitle=Cloud+immersion+building+shielding+factors+for+US+residential+structures&rft.au=Dickson%2C+E+D%3BHamby%2C+D+M&rft.aulast=Dickson&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=853&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Radiological+Protection&rft.issn=09524746&rft_id=info:doi/10.1088%2F0952-4746%2F34%2F4%2F853 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Monte Carlo simulation; Risk assessment; Weather; Accidents; Mitigation; Risk factors; Ionizing radiation; Emergency preparedness; Radioactive materials; Residential areas; Construction materials DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/34/4/853 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of geochemical kinetics at the reservoir/shale interface on long term CO (sub 2) storage AN - 1729848469; 2015-103572 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Balashov, Victor N AU - Brantley, Susan L AU - Guthrie, George D AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 104 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 24 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - silicates KW - sandstone KW - carbonation KW - simulation KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - dolomite KW - sedimentary rocks KW - chemical reactions KW - transport KW - reactive transport KW - framework silicates KW - chlorite group KW - kinetics KW - geochemistry KW - P-T conditions KW - processes KW - diffusion KW - carbon sequestration KW - ankerite KW - shale KW - kaolinite KW - illite KW - porosity KW - clay minerals KW - chlorite KW - cap rocks KW - sheet silicates KW - feldspar group KW - clastic rocks KW - carbonates KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1729848469?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Impact+of+geochemical+kinetics+at+the+reservoir%2Fshale+interface+on+long+term+CO+%28sub+2%29+storage&rft.au=Balashov%2C+Victor+N%3BBrantley%2C+Susan+L%3BGuthrie%2C+George+D%3BLopano%2C+Christina+L%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Balashov&rft.aufirst=Victor&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=&rft.spage=104&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - ankerite; cap rocks; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbonates; carbonation; chemical reactions; chlorite; chlorite group; clastic rocks; clay minerals; diffusion; dolomite; feldspar group; framework silicates; geochemistry; illite; kaolinite; kinetics; P-T conditions; porosity; processes; reactive transport; reservoir rocks; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; shale; sheet silicates; silicates; simulation; transport ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A 2.5Ma year record of wetland development in the Congo Basin inferred from hopanoid biomarkers AN - 1707526082; 2015-080850 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Talbot, Helen M AU - Jones, Charlotte L Spencer AU - Handley, Luke AU - Dinga, Bienvenu AU - Schefuss, Enno AU - Mann, Paul J AU - Poulsen, John R AU - Spencer, Robert G M AU - Wabakanghanzi, Jose N AU - Wagner, Thomas AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 2445 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 24 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - tropical environment KW - isotopes KW - hopanoids KW - stable isotopes KW - Cenozoic KW - carbon KW - glacial environment KW - subtropical environment KW - triterpanes KW - high-resolution methods KW - Angola Basin KW - Quaternary KW - Lower Congo Basin KW - Congo Basin KW - interglacial environment KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - biomarkers KW - Leg 175 KW - fluctuations KW - organic compounds KW - wetlands KW - ODP Site 1075 KW - hydrocarbons KW - Africa KW - South Atlantic KW - Ocean Drilling Program KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - aromatic hydrocarbons KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707526082?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=A+2.5Ma+year+record+of+wetland+development+in+the+Congo+Basin+inferred+from+hopanoid+biomarkers&rft.au=Talbot%2C+Helen+M%3BJones%2C+Charlotte+L+Spencer%3BHandley%2C+Luke%3BDinga%2C+Bienvenu%3BSchefuss%2C+Enno%3BMann%2C+Paul+J%3BPoulsen%2C+John+R%3BSpencer%2C+Robert+G+M%3BWabakanghanzi%2C+Jose+N%3BWagner%2C+Thomas%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Talbot&rft.aufirst=Helen&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2445&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://goldschmidt.info/2014/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/A-Z.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; Angola Basin; aromatic hydrocarbons; Atlantic Ocean; biomarkers; C-13/C-12; carbon; Cenozoic; Congo Basin; fluctuations; glacial environment; high-resolution methods; hopanoids; hydrocarbons; interglacial environment; isotope ratios; isotopes; Leg 175; Lower Congo Basin; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP Site 1075; organic compounds; Quaternary; South Atlantic; stable isotopes; subtropical environment; triterpanes; tropical environment; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxidative remobilization of uranium following biostimulated reduction AN - 1696875831; 2015-068693 JF - V.M. Goldschmidt Conference - Program and Abstracts AU - Fuller, C C AU - Akstin, K C AU - Singer, D M AU - Fuhrmann, M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 749 PB - Goldschmidt Conference, [varies] VL - 24 SN - 1042-7287, 1042-7287 KW - oxygen KW - oxidation KW - effluents KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - metals KW - uranium KW - water pollution KW - actinides KW - chemical fractionation KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696875831?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Oxidative+remobilization+of+uranium+following+biostimulated+reduction&rft.au=Fuller%2C+C+C%3BAkstin%2C+K+C%3BSinger%2C+D+M%3BFuhrmann%2C+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Fuller&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=&rft.spage=749&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=V.M.+Goldschmidt+Conference+-+Program+and+Abstracts&rft.issn=10427287&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2014 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; aquifers; chemical fractionation; effluents; ground water; metals; oxidation; oxygen; pollution; solutes; uranium; water pollution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Triggering of the largest Deccan eruptions by the Chicxulub impact AN - 1692743381; 2015-063629 AB - New constraints on the timing of the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction and the Chicxulub impact, together with a particularly voluminous and apparently brief eruptive pulse toward the end of the "main-stage" eruptions of the Deccan continental flood basalt province, suggest that these three events may have occurred within less than about a hundred thousand years of each other. Partial melting induced by the Chicxulub event does not provide an energetically-plausible explanation for this coincidence, and both geochronologic and magnetic-polarity data show that Deccan volcanism was underway well before Chicxulub/K-Pg time. However, historical data document that eruptions from existing volcanic systems can be triggered by earthquakes. Seismic modeling of the ground motion due to the Chicxulub impact suggests that the impact could have generated seismic energy densities of order 0.1-1.0 J/m (super 3) throughout the upper approximately 200 km of the Earth's mantle, sufficient to trigger volcanic eruptions worldwide based upon comparison with historical examples. Triggering may have been caused by a transient increase in the effective permeability of the existing deep magmatic system beneath the Deccan province, or mantle plume "head." It is therefore reasonable to hypothesize that the Chicxulub impact might have triggered the enormous Poladpur, Ambenali, and Mahabaleshwar (Wai sub-group) lava flows that account for >70% of the Deccan Traps main-stage eruptions. This hypothesis is consistent with independent stratigraphic, geochronologic, geochemical, and tectonic constraints, which combine to indicate that at approximately Chicxulub/K-Pg time a huge pulse of mantle plume-derived magma passed through the crust with little interaction, and erupted to form the most extensive and voluminous lava flows known on Earth. High-precision radioisotopic dating of the main-phase Deccan flood basalt formations may be able either to confirm or reject this hypothesis, which in turn might help determine whether this singular outburst within the Deccan Traps (and possibly volcanic eruptions worldwide) contributed significantly to the K-Pg extinction. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Richards, Mark AU - Alvarez, Walter AU - Self, Stephen AU - Karlstrom, Leif AU - Renne, Paul AU - Manga, Michael AU - Sprain, Courtney J AU - Smit, Jan AU - Vanderkluysen, Loyc AU - Gibson, Sally AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 492 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692743381?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Triggering+of+the+largest+Deccan+eruptions+by+the+Chicxulub+impact&rft.au=Richards%2C+Mark%3BAlvarez%2C+Walter%3BSelf%2C+Stephen%3BKarlstrom%2C+Leif%3BRenne%2C+Paul%3BManga%2C+Michael%3BSprain%2C+Courtney+J%3BSmit%2C+Jan%3BVanderkluysen%2C+Loyc%3BGibson%2C+Sally%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Richards&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=492&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2014 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-02 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An experimental and computational investigation of the oxygen storage properties of BaLnFe sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ) and BaLnCo sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ) (Ln = La, Y) perovskites AN - 1692361195; 19052983 AB - One interesting class of materials for oxygen storage applications are double perovskite oxides due to their ability to rapidly store and release oxygen. Previously, the double perovskite BaYMn sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ) was shown to rapidly and reversibly store and release oxygen with unprecedented kinetics. In this work, four double perovskite materials, BaLaFe sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ), BaLaCo sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ), BaYCo sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ), and BaYFe sub(2)O sub(5+ delta ), were synthesized and characterized. TGA experimental results for all four samples demonstrate rapid and reversible oxygen storage. The two Fe-containing compounds are the most stable for multiple adsorption/desorption cycles with both nitrogen/air and hydrogen/air at multiple temperatures and have been demonstrated to oxidize methane. JF - Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability AU - Lekse, Jonathan W AU - Natesakhawat, Sittichai AU - Alfonso, Dominic AU - Matranga, Christopher AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory; United States Department of Energy; P. O. Box 10940; Pittsburgh; PA 15236; USA; +1-412-386-7312 Y1 - 2014/01// PY - 2014 DA - Jan 2014 SP - 2397 EP - 2404 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry VL - 2 IS - 7 SN - 2050-7488, 2050-7488 KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Methane KW - Perovskites KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Desorption KW - Stores KW - Iron KW - Sustainability KW - Oxides UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692361195?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.atitle=An+experimental+and+computational+investigation+of+the+oxygen+storage+properties+of+BaLnFe+sub%282%29O+sub%285%2B+delta+%29+and+BaLnCo+sub%282%29O+sub%285%2B+delta+%29+%28Ln+%3D+La%2C+Y%29+perovskites&rft.au=Lekse%2C+Jonathan+W%3BNatesakhawat%2C+Sittichai%3BAlfonso%2C+Dominic%3BMatranga%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Lekse&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=2397&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.issn=20507488&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc3ta13257a LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-01 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta13257a ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Nuclear Criticality Evaluation for Vitrified Borosilicate Glass AN - 1692317944; PQ0001263146 AB - The United States Department of Energy is vitrifying liquid high level waste (HLW), converting it into a glass form suitable for long term storage and disposal. The waste includes some fissionable isotopes and, as a consequence, raises the potential of an inadvertent criticality hazard. The technical basis for determining when an inadvertent criticality hazard exists is unclear. 'American Nuclear Society criticality safety standards do not provide relevant subcriticai safety limits and little experimental data exist to support development of such a limit. As a consequence, the Department has implemented a very conservative (and somewhat restrictive) limit of 897 grams of fissile nuclides per cubic meter of glass (i.e., 0:897 g/L). (Reference 1) JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Christenbury, Glenn A AD - U. S. Department Of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office; P. O. Box A; Aiken SC, 29802 glenn.christenbury@srs.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 817 EP - 820 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 111 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Hazards KW - Meters KW - Energy (nuclear) KW - Nuclear safety KW - Wastes KW - Borosilicate glasses KW - Standards KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692317944?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Nuclear+Criticality+Evaluation+for+Vitrified+Borosilicate+Glass&rft.au=Christenbury%2C+Glenn+A&rft.aulast=Christenbury&rft.aufirst=Glenn&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=111&rft.issue=&rft.spage=817&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Current DCSS Thermal Analysis for Extended Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel AN - 1692316225; PQ0001263027 AB - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is performing technical assessments to support a potential regulatory review on extended storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel. For technical analysis purposes, the time of extended storage has been defined as a period of 300 years. This paper summarizes a thermal analysis to assess a dry cask storage system (DCSS) during extended storage. This work was directed by NRC in collaboration with the South West Research Institute (SWRI) [Ref. 1]. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Velazquez-Lozada, Alexander AU - Zigh, Ghani AU - Solis, Jorge AD - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 357 EP - 359 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 111 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Casks KW - Storage systems KW - Regulatory agencies KW - Transportation KW - Assessments KW - Spent nuclear fuels KW - Drying KW - Thermal analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692316225?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Current+DCSS+Thermal+Analysis+for+Extended+Storage+of+Spent+Nuclear+Fuel&rft.au=Velazquez-Lozada%2C+Alexander%3BZigh%2C+Ghani%3BSolis%2C+Jorge&rft.aulast=Velazquez-Lozada&rft.aufirst=Alexander&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=111&rft.issue=&rft.spage=357&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-01 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - SPENT FUEL POOL K-EFFECTIVE SENSITIVITY TO UNIFORM NEUTRON ABSORBER DEGRADATION AN - 1692316000; PQ0001263028 AB - Most spent fuel storage racks in use today utilize neutron absorber panels between stored fuel assemblies to reduce the neutron multiplication factor (k-effective or k-eff) of the storage array to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements. In Boraflex, the boron-10 (B-10) isotope in the boron carbide (B sub(4)C) compound provides the neutron absorbing capability. Some installed neutron absorber panels utilizing Boraflex technology have lost a significant portion of their neutron absorbing capability due to panel degradation. Degradation has also been identified in neutron absorber panels made of Carborundum and Boral. Due to these degradation issues, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that a quantitative study showing the effects of degradation (i.e., B-10 loss) on the k-eff of representative fuel storage configurations will inform NRC staff regulatory activities. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Patel, Amrit AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Washington, DC, 20555 Amrit.Patel@nrc.gov Y1 - 2014///0, PY - 2014 DA - 0, 2014 SP - 360 EP - 362 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 111 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Regulatory agencies KW - Degradation KW - Spent nuclear fuels KW - Absorption KW - Fuel storage KW - Panels KW - Neutron absorbers KW - Arrays UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692316000?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=SPENT+FUEL+POOL+K-EFFECTIVE+SENSITIVITY+TO+UNIFORM+NEUTRON+ABSORBER+DEGRADATION&rft.au=Patel%2C+Amrit&rft.aulast=Patel&rft.aufirst=Amrit&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=111&rft.issue=&rft.spage=360&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of coal fly ash and shale drill cutting amendments on green roof plant growth AN - 1689590989; 2015-057061 AB - Green roofs are layers of planting material and plants on building roofs that retain, filter, treat, use, and reduce storm water runoff. The most commonly used primary components of growth substrates are expanded shales and clays, which are produced by heating in a high-temperature rotary kiln, requiring significant energy input. In this study, we examined the potential supplementation of conventional green roof growth substrates using available coal combustion by-products (CCBs) such as fly ash, and waste Marcellus gas well drill cuttings. These materials may represent satisfactory replacements for a fraction of the less energy efficient growth substrate materials. They also have the potential to introduce unacceptable levels of inorganic and organic contaminants to roof runoff, adversely modify soil and runoff pH, and limit plant growth. Over 50 fly and bottom ashes from coal combustion power plants were leached with natural rainwater - these produced a wide range in pH and metal concentrations and varied in their ability to retain water. Soluble components of CCBs were generally released in distinctive and explainable patterns based on the initial pH of the starting material and could be grouped by their relative abundance in solution. Soluble Ca, S, Na, K, Sr, and Ba were found in greatest abundance, with Ca and Na release being primarily associated with high pH CCB materials. A wide variety of trace elements, including Mn, Cr, Mo, Co, As, Li, Cu, Sn, U, Cd and Fe, were detected. Heavy metal release was usually associated with low pH CCB materials, whereas As and Cr were released from high pH materials. Lettuce seed germination was optimal in circumneutral pH soil mixtures produced from neutral pH CCBs or from appropriate mixtures of low and high pH CCBs. Marcellus shale drill cuttings were the only soil amendments to completely inhibit plant germination, possibly due to incorporated organic drilling mud components. Plant pot studies on a building green roof demonstrated the ability of sedum cuttings to become established in selected CCB-amended substrate mixtures adjusted to produce a circumneutral pH. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 717 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1689590989?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Effects+of+coal+fly+ash+and+shale+drill+cutting+amendments+on+green+roof+plant+growth&rft.au=Jain%2C+Jinesh%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Jain&rft.aufirst=Jinesh&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=717&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2014 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of location, impacts, potential risks, and cleanup costs of defense-related uranium mines in the United States AN - 1686061632; 2015-051464 AB - A 2014 Report to Congress identified mines in the United States that provided uranium ore to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) between 1947 and 1970. The report identified their locations, reclamation/remediation status, radiological risks and other hazards, costs for reclamation and remediation, and prioritization for mine cleanup. For developing reclamation and remediation cleanup cost estimates and assessing risks, mines were grouped into six categories by tons of ore produced, ranging from Small (500,000). Radiological risk was calculated using RESRAD computer code for five exposure scenarios: offsite and onsite residents, occasional visitor, recreational visitor, and mine reclamation worker. Results indicate that 69% of the mines are in Colorado and Utah, 23% are in Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico; 68% of mines produced <1000 tons of uranium ore. Although having fewer mines (247) than the other states in the Colorado Plateau region, New Mexico mines produced 45% of the 79.5 million tons of AEC uranium ore, primarily from the Grants Mineral Belt. About 50% of the mines are on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management; 435 mines are on the Navajo Nation. Risk estimates for the onsite resident scenario (plausible on tribal and non-federal land) could result in incremental cancer risk greater than 10 (super -4) . Radon inhalation was the dominant contributor to radiological risk for the five exposure scenarios evaluated. Different state and federal agencies are conducting cleanup of some mines under various remedial authorities. Activities constituting mine "reclamation" may reduce radiological risks to humans to acceptable levels for many mines on federal public lands if occasional visitor and recreational scenarios are assumed. Addressing physical hazards (e.g., open shafts) at mines where conditions can cause serious injuries typically is a priority of public land management agencies. Where mine-related groundwater contamination occurs, it is a significant contributor to cleanup costs. However, most Small and Small/Medium mines were likely developed above the water table, and many "wet" mines are in areas where naturally occurring elements (including radioactive elements) that are typically associated with uranium mines also occur in naturally high concentrations. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Shafer, David S AU - Dam, William L AU - Steckley, Deborah AU - Cummins, Laura AU - Elmer, John AU - Ford, John AU - Picel, Mary H AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 731 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686061632?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+location%2C+impacts%2C+potential+risks%2C+and+cleanup+costs+of+defense-related+uranium+mines+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Shafer%2C+David+S%3BDam%2C+William+L%3BSteckley%2C+Deborah%3BCummins%2C+Laura%3BElmer%2C+John%3BFord%2C+John%3BPicel%2C+Mary+H%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Shafer&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=731&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2014 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Confirming geologic characteristics of foundation materials at a new nuclear power facility with the NRC geologic mapping license condition AN - 1664435607; 2015-025984 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 81 PB - Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG), [location varies] VL - 57 KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - risk management KW - geologic hazards KW - regulations KW - government agencies KW - characterization KW - mapping KW - deformation KW - excavations KW - environmental management KW - licensing KW - foundations KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664435607?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Confirming+geologic+characteristics+of+foundation+materials+at+a+new+nuclear+power+facility+with+the+NRC+geologic+mapping+license+condition&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry+L&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=&rft.spage=81&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG 57 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - CODEN - #07300 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - characterization; deformation; environmental management; excavations; foundations; geologic hazards; government agencies; licensing; mapping; natural hazards; regulations; risk assessment; risk management; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Red coloration with elevated NO (sub 3) , Se, SO (sub 4) , TOC, and U in Mancos Shale seepage, Southwestern United States AN - 1656039183; 2015-015876 AB - Surface water in swamps and bogs is often colored yellow or brown from dissolved humic materials. While common in humid regions, such coloration is less common in arid desert areas. However, groundwater seeping from the Mancos Shale throughout much of its depositional basin in the arid southwestern United States has a distinctive yellow-red coloration. Field relationships indicate that the yellow-red color derives from contact with Mancos Shale. The seepage also has elevated concentrations of organic carbon, nitrate, selenium, sulfate, and uranium, but low iron concentrations. The sulfate is characterized by low delta (super 34) S values and the uranium by high (super 234) U/ (super 238) U activity ratios; both are consistent with a Mancos Shale origin. We used extraction and chemical oxidation methods to characterize the yellow-red color and to isolate the color-forming constituents. Filtering and dialysis tests indicate that organic carbon moieties smaller than 1000 Da cause the coloration. Tests with peroxide and bleach indicate that a portion of the color-forming constituents are readily oxidized. Adsorption to various resins suggests humic-based compounds. The combined results indicate that the color-forming constituents may be fulvic acid. The color-forming moieties were isolated by adsorption to an acrylic ester-based commercial adsorbent (DAX-8) followed by elution with NaOH and pH adjustment with a commercial resin (OnGuard II H). This method caused the color to increase by a factor of 5 and the salt content to decrease nearly 40-fold. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Morrison, Stan AU - Tigar, Aaron AU - Bush, Richard P AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 83 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1656039183?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Red+coloration+with+elevated+NO+%28sub+3%29+%2C+Se%2C+SO+%28sub+4%29+%2C+TOC%2C+and+U+in+Mancos+Shale+seepage%2C+Southwestern+United+States&rft.au=Morrison%2C+Stan%3BTigar%2C+Aaron%3BBush%2C+Richard+P%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Morrison&rft.aufirst=Stan&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=83&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, 66th annual meeting; Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 110th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Progress in characterizing and simulating contaminant migration at former uranium mill sites in the western United States AN - 1656034828; 2015-015821 AB - The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management manages 26 sites regulated under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. Uranium milling occurred at these sites more than 50 years ago and the environment continues to be actively monitored to ensure contamination does not pose a threat to public health. The extraction of uranium from ore-bearing rocks left a legacy of mill tailings and concentrated solutions that have impacted water resources. To improve site conditions, DOE stabilized or relocated mill tailings in the 1980-90's, but these efforts did not address groundwater plumes. Predictions made using conventional advection-dispersion models assuming linear, equilibrium sorption indicated contaminants would naturally flush from sites within 100 years. However, this approach proved to be too simplistic, particularly because it failed to account for multiple physicochemical phenomena, such as secondary contaminant sources, dual-domain transport or multi-rate mass transfer, geochemical rock-water interactions, and transient flow effects from river flooding. Monitoring data from the former mill sites indicate contaminant flushing is much slower and more complex than previously assumed. Progress in characterizing groundwater flow and transport at former uranium mill sites is being made using improved field, laboratory, and modeling techniques. Numerous investigators from DOE national laboratories, the U.S. Geological Survey, universities, and private industry are contributing to a better informed understanding of contaminant transport. An iterative, rather than linear, project management approach is being taken to continuously improve conceptual models, assess boundary conditions, obtain lab and field data, and develop models that fit the necessary level of complexity. For example, a variety of reactive-transport models are available for simulating rock-water interaction, and surface complexation codes can replace traditional distribution-coefficient (K (sub d) ) methods for simulating species retardation due to sorption. With an enhanced understanding of the mechanisms affecting contaminant fate, the role of natural and engineered remedies can be better evaluated and optimized, leading to improved management of legacy groundwater contamination. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Dam, William L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 74 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1656034828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Progress+in+characterizing+and+simulating+contaminant+migration+at+former+uranium+mill+sites+in+the+western+United+States&rft.au=Dam%2C+William+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Dam&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, 66th annual meeting; Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 110th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evapotranspiration and geochemical controls on groundwater plumes at arid sites; lessons from archetype uranium milling sites AN - 1656034179; 2015-015826 AB - Data from several former uranium milling sites in the western United States affirm a conceptual model in which the climate and geomorphology, and the associated geochemical and hydrological conditions, control the subsurface fate and transport of contaminants. In arid settings, typical for milling sites, shallow groundwater is transferred into the vadose zone and atmosphere via evaporation, transpiration and diffuse surface seepage. During these transfers, dissolved constituents precipitate as evaporite minerals (e.g., blodite, thenardite, and halite) along with accessory minerals (e.g., carnotite) containing trace elements such as uranium. In locations where the water table is relatively deep (>2 m), these precipitates will accumulate as nonpedogenic intervals in the deep vadose zone near the capillary fringe, around the roots of phreatophyte plants, and near surface seeps. In areas where the water table is shallow, precipitates will also accumulate at the soil surface as a result of capillarity and evaporation. The accumulation and distribution of constituents associated with milling/extraction impacted groundwater is analogous to natural evaporite ore deposits in North America, Australia, Europe and Africa. The sites in Tuba City Arizona and Riverton Wyoming are archetype mill sites in arid settings, representing deep and shallow water table cases, respectively. Available hydrological, geochemical and radiological (aerial gamma) data from these sites provide key insights related to contaminant fate and transport. At Tuba City, hydrological and geochemical processes limit the size of the groundwater plume and reduce the potential for contaminated groundwater to crop out at Moenkopi Wash, while eolian processes have resulted in limited surficial dispersal of milling related constituents along the primary wind vectors. At both sites, milling-related evaporite minerals that have formed in the near-field and mid plume area will sustain elevated groundwater concentrations of anthropogenic constituents such as sulfate and uranium for an extended timeframe. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Looney, Brian B AU - Denham, Miles E AU - Eddy-Dilek, Carol A AU - Millings, Margaret R AU - Dam, William L AU - Kautsky, Mark AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 75 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1656034179?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Evapotranspiration+and+geochemical+controls+on+groundwater+plumes+at+arid+sites%3B+lessons+from+archetype+uranium+milling+sites&rft.au=Looney%2C+Brian+B%3BDenham%2C+Miles+E%3BEddy-Dilek%2C+Carol+A%3BMillings%2C+Margaret+R%3BDam%2C+William+L%3BKautsky%2C+Mark%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Looney&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=75&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, 66th annual meeting; Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 110th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance of the North Anna Nuclear Power Facility during the 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake; a regulatory perspective AN - 1637536138; 2014-105040 AB - The North Anna Nuclear Power Station (NANPS) was the first ever commercial nuclear power facility in the United States to experience a safe shutdown as a result of earthquake-induced ground motion. This facility, located about 22 km northeast of the epicenter of the moderate (moment magnitude 5.8) 2011 Mineral earthquake, comprises two nuclear power reactors that began operation in 1978 and 1980. Although duration of the ground motion was relatively short (i.e., 2 to 4 seconds at different elevation levels in the facility), response spectra developed from recorded ground motions affecting the NANPS facility at the level of the reactor containment basemat showed a modest exceedance of the Safe Shutdown Earthquake in both the vertical and north-south horizontal directions. However, because there was no observed damage to safety-related structures, systems and components (SSCs), performance of the safety-related SSCs during the earthquake demonstrated that the original seismic design was sufficient for the NANPS to accommodate the ground motion without any damage resulting in undue risk to public health and safety or the environment. Three months of extensive inspections of the facility conducted by the utility and NRC after occurrence of the earthquake confirmed that safety-related SSCs at the plant experienced no detectable damage. Only minor damage of some ancillary structures that were not safety-related was observed (e.g., wall cracks and displacement of dry storage casks), and the NRC allowed the facility to restart operation. In addition, no field investigations performed by the utility and independent researchers or field observations made by NRC staff identified a causative surface fault related to the Mineral earthquake either at or immediately adjacent to the plant site. Therefore, the initial conclusion of the NANPS licensee that no capable tectonic structures occur at Units 1 and 2 remains valid. Assessing the existence of a capable tectonic structure at Units 1 and 2, using the term "capable fault" as historically defined in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 100, Appendix A, was an important part of the deterministic assessment of geologic and seismic criteria for nuclear power plants at the time site characterization was conducted for those two units by the NANPS licensee. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Li, Yong AU - Manoly, Kamal A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 33 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637536138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Performance+of+the+North+Anna+Nuclear+Power+Facility+during+the+2011+Mineral%2C+Virginia%2C+earthquake%3B+a+regulatory+perspective&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BLi%2C+Yong%3BManoly%2C+Kamal+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=33&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 63rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The slow decay of aftershocks triggered by the August 2011, Mineral, Virginia earthquake AN - 1637535444; 2014-105043 AB - On August 23, 2011, a M (sub w) 5.8 earthquake, one of the larger earthquakes in the eastern U.S. in over a century, struck near the town of Mineral, Virginia. A multi-institution deployment of seismometers in the epicentral region of the Mineral earthquake yielded the best recorded aftershock sequence in the eastern U.S. and has offered a rare opportunity to study the decay of aftershocks in an intraplate setting. The Mineral earthquake was a reverse faulting event, and comparison with two reverse faulting earthquakes in California (the 1985 M (sub w) 6.1 Kettleman Hills and 1987 M (sub w) 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquakes) has revealed variations in the rate and duration of aftershock sequences. The rate in the California aftershock sequences decreased to two or fewer events per day 20 days after the mainshock. Aftershocks of the Mineral earthquake decreased in a power law decay fashion for the first 10 days after the mainshock, but then increased to more than two events per day at about approximately 25 and 100 days after the mainshock. Each catalog was constrained using a M (sub c) = 2.2 and to events located <15 km from the mainshock. Modified Omori's law curves fit to each sequence yielded a low p-value of 0.76 for the Mineral earthquake compared to p-values of 1.13 and 1.25 for the Kettleman Hills and Whittier Narrows earthquakes (respectively), indicating a significantly slower decay of aftershocks from the Mineral earthquake. This slow decay rate can be attributed in part to the delayed occurrence of earthquakes along the aftershock-delineated Fredericks Hall ( approximately 25 days after the mainshock) and late northwest ( approximately 100 days after the mainshock) faults. Structural heterogeneities, stress, and temperature in the crust are all cited as factors responsible for causing variations in p-value. The crust in the eastern U.S. is older and colder than in many tectonically active regions. These characteristics could explain its prolonged aftershock decay rate. The slow decay of aftershocks from the Mineral earthquake may also support the hypothesis that aftershock duration is inversely proportional to fault stress rate, according to which aftershocks in active tectonic margins may last only a few years whereas aftershocks in intraplate regions may endure much longer. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Walsh, Lisa Schleicher AU - Sauber, Jeanne M AU - Martin, Aaron J AU - Montesi, Laurent G AU - McNamara, Daniel E AU - Horton, J Wright, Jr AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 33 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637535444?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+slow+decay+of+aftershocks+triggered+by+the+August+2011%2C+Mineral%2C+Virginia+earthquake&rft.au=Walsh%2C+Lisa+Schleicher%3BSauber%2C+Jeanne+M%3BMartin%2C+Aaron+J%3BMontesi%2C+Laurent+G%3BMcNamara%2C+Daniel+E%3BHorton%2C+J+Wright%2C+Jr%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Walsh&rft.aufirst=Lisa&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=33&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 63rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Spatial analysis of charcoal hearth distribution around a Pennsylvania iron furnace AN - 1629947390; 2014-097037 AB - Charcoal iron production was a major industry in Pennsylvania from the early 1700s to the mid-1800s. The charcoal from approximately one acre of woodland was needed to fuel the average iron furnace for one day, so the availability of forested land and the supply of charcoal were factors that frequently limited the life of a furnace. Many individual charcoal hearths, which were flat, cleared areas where cut wood was stacked and prepared for charcoal production, are known to be present on the mountain slopes around remaining furnace ruins, but relatively few have been specifically identified. The community of Greenwood Furnace in northeastern Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, was a busy industrial complex based around charcoal iron production, and required the production of large amounts of charcoal from the surrounding forests. In our study, many charcoal hearths were readily viewed in shaded relief images of the LiDAR digital elevation model (DEM) as circular features resembling small craters. The LiDAR data was primarily acquired to produce an accurate and high-resolution bare earth model of Pennsylvania (3.2-foot pixel, 1-meter equivalent raster GeoTIFF DEM). Approximately 500 historic charcoal hearths were readily identified in a 10359 hectare (40 square mile) area surrounding Greenwood Furnace and were manually identified as shaded relief images. Strings of hearths were readily evident along similar topographic contour lines on the adjacent hillsides. Adjusting the sun angle for azimuth and altitude was very effective in confirming hearth sites. In this study, we employed various methods of spatial analysis such as pattern and cluster analysis, to evaluate the observed distribution of relic charcoal hearth sites. These results are related to the regional topography and the economics of charcoal transportation as they influenced the life of the iron furnace. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Sams, James AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 80 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629947390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Spatial+analysis+of+charcoal+hearth+distribution+around+a+Pennsylvania+iron+furnace&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+H+M%3BSams%2C+James%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=80&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014NE/webprogram/Paper236346.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 49th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative statistical analysis of diel cycles in Fe, Mn, and trace element concentrations at a coal mine drainage site in Harrison County, West Virginia AN - 1629939463; 2014-099382 AB - Diel cycles of Fe, Mn and trace element concentrations have been identified in coal mine drainage in north-central WV. The mine water discharges from a portal into an abandoned Pittsburgh-coal mine along Lamberts Creek, a sub-basin in the West Fork Watershed. The mine portal was sealed in 2007 and the discharge now flows through a constructed wetland that was built atop a natural wetland. The water is slightly acidic (pH 5-7) at the source with high concentrations of sulfate and metals. Based on previous assessments, the cycling for yttrium and rare earth elements (YREE) was controlled by temperature-driven sorption changes linked to temperature-controlled oxidation-kinetic effects on the dissolved iron (Vesper and Smilley, 2010). In this study we compare the statistical strength of the diel relationships of Fe and the YREE along with trace elements Mn, Co, Si, Ni and As. The analysis is similar to that used by Kurz et al. (2013) for karst waters in Florida. Using this approach we compare the cycling strength of the elements relative to each other and the similarity of cycle-phases for each element. The results of this analysis are compared against a Principle Component Analysis for the same data set to see if the resulting components predict phasing comparable to that determined using the model by Kurz et al. (2013). JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Riddell, Jill L AU - Smilley, Michael J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 79 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629939463?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Comparative+statistical+analysis+of+diel+cycles+in+Fe%2C+Mn%2C+and+trace+element+concentrations+at+a+coal+mine+drainage+site+in+Harrison+County%2C+West+Virginia&rft.au=Riddell%2C+Jill+L%3BSmilley%2C+Michael+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Riddell&rft.aufirst=Jill&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014SE/webprogram/Paper237377.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 63rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon isotopes as indicators of paleo-productivity changes during the Marcellus Shale deposition AN - 1629938883; 2014-099375 AB - Measurement of the carbon isotopic composition of inorganic carbon (delta (super 13) C (sub carb) ) and organic carbon (delta (super 13) C (sub carb) ) in about 100 samples of the Marcellus Shale in Eastern Gas Shales Project cores WV6 and WV7 suggest that carbon isotopes can be used to understand changes in paleo-productivity during shale deposition. In both cores, we found higher total organic carbon (TOC) content and delta (super 13) C (sub carb) values at the base of the Marcellus Shale. We hypothesize that these relatively higher delta (super 13) C (sub carb) values are the result of rapid burial of large amounts of organic carbon from high algal paleo-productivity. The higher photosynthetic demand was expected to preferentially remove lighter (super 12) C, leaving the dissolved inorganic carbon pool enriched in (super 13) C and resulting in an increase in delta (super 13) C (sub carb) in the precipitating carbonate. We found instead that delta (super 13) C (sub org) values decrease (average = 1 ppm) through the basal organic-rich intervals in both WV6 and WV7. This has been interpreted as higher isotopic fractionation because of the tenfold higher atmospheric CO (sub 2) concentration during the Devonian time period. We propose that higher atmospheric CO (sub 2) could also have resulted in high paleo-productivity and larger carbon isotopic fractionation between dissolved inorganic carbon and produced organic carbon at the base of Marcellus Shale. Our preliminary results indicate the carbon isotopes can be used to better understand the paleo-productivity changes during the shale deposition. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Chen, Ruiqian AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Eastman, Harvey AU - Soeder, Dan AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 78 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 46 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 12:Stratigraphy KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629938883?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Carbon+isotopes+as+indicators+of+paleo-productivity+changes+during+the+Marcellus+Shale+deposition&rft.au=Chen%2C+Ruiqian%3BSharma%2C+Shikha%3BEastman%2C+Harvey%3BSoeder%2C+Dan%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Ruiqian&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=78&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014SE/webprogram/Paper236825.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 63rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In vitro antibacterial activity of several plant extracts and essential oils against Brucella melitensis TT - AKTYWNOSC ANTYBAKTERYJNA WYBRANYCH WYCIAGOW ROSLINNYCH I OLEJKOW ETERYCZNYCH PRZECIWKO BRUCELLA MELITENSIS AN - 1618156189; 20742307 AB - Medicinal plants are considered to be new resources for the production of agents that could act as alternatives to antibiotics in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of some plants native to Syria in the treatment of brucellosis. In vitro activities of some essential oils and plant extracts of some medicinal plants against 89 Brucella melitensis isolates was determined by disc diffusion method at a concentration of 5%. The microdilution assay in the fluid medium was used to determine the MICs of essential oils and plant extracts. Among the evaluated herbs, only Thymus syriacus and Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oils and Laurus nobilis plant extract showed a high activity against B. melitensis strains. Thus, minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC sub(50)) values for T. syriacus, C. zeylanicum, and L. nobilis against B. melitensis were 6.25, 3.125 and 6.25 mu l/ml, respectively. Among studied essential oils and plant extracts, T. syriacus and C. zeylanicum essential oils, and L. nobilis plant extract were the most effective ones. Moreover, T. syriacus - C. zeylanicum combination was more effective than use of each of them alone. Then, T. syriacus and C. zeylanicum essential oils and L. nobilis plant extract could act as bactericidal agents against B. melitensis.Original Abstract: Rosliny lecznicze sa uwazane za nowe suro wee do produkcji zwiazkow, ktore moga byc uzywane jako alternatywa dla antybiotykow w leczeniu chorob wywolanych przez bakterie oporne na antybiotyki. Celem niniejszej pracy bylo okreslenie skutecznosci niektorych roslin rosnacych w Syrii w leczeniu brucelozy. Aktywnosc olejkow eteryeznyeh i wyciagow przeciw 89 szczepom Brucella melitensis badano metoda krazkow bibutowych, stosujac 5-cio% roztwory badanych substaneji roslinnych. Do okreslenia wartosci MIC olejkow i ekstraktow zastosowano metodc mikrorozeienezen w podlozu plynnym. Wsrod badanych roslin tylko olejki eteryczne z Thymus syriacus i Cinnamomum zeylanicum i wyciag z Laurus nobilis wykazaly wysoka aktywnosc przeciwko szczepom B. melitensis. MIC sub(50) dla T. syriacus, C. zeylanicum i L. nobilis wobec B. melitensis wynosily odpowiednio 6,25, 3,125 i 6,25 [mu]l/ml. Wsrod badanych olejkow eteryeznyeh i wyciagow roslinnych, olejki eteryczne z T. syriacus i C. zeylanicum oraz wyciag z L. nobilis byly najbardziej aktywne. Co wiecej, kombinacja T. syriacus - C. zeylanicum byla bardziej skuteczna niz uzycie kazdego z tych olejkow eteryeznyeh osobno. Zatem olejki eteryczne z T. syriacus i C. zeylanicum oraz wyciag z L. nobilis moga byc stosowane jako srodki przeciwbakteryjne przeciwko B. melitensis. JF - Herba Polonica AU - Safi, Mazen AU - AL-MARIRI, AYMAN AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, ascientific1@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 29 EP - 38 PB - Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants VL - 60 IS - 1 SN - 0018-0599, 0018-0599 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - brucellosis KW - antibacterial activity KW - Brucella melitensis KW - Cinnamomum zeylanicum KW - Thymus syriacus KW - Laurus nobilis KW - essential oils KW - plant extracts KW - Antibacterial activity KW - Thymus KW - Medicinal plants KW - Antibiotics KW - Minimum inhibitory concentration KW - Essential oils KW - Diffusion KW - Plant extracts KW - Brucellosis KW - Herbs KW - A 01380:Plant Protection, Fungicides & Seed Treatments KW - J 02340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618156189?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Herba+Polonica&rft.atitle=In+vitro+antibacterial+activity+of+several+plant+extracts+and+essential+oils+against+Brucella+melitensis&rft.au=Safi%2C+Mazen%3BAL-MARIRI%2C+AYMAN&rft.aulast=Safi&rft.aufirst=Mazen&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=29&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Herba+Polonica&rft.issn=00180599&rft_id=info:doi/10.2478%2Fhepo-2014-0003 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Antibacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Essential oils; Antibiotics; Diffusion; Plant extracts; Brucellosis; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Herbs; Brucella melitensis; Thymus; Laurus nobilis; Cinnamomum zeylanicum DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2014-0003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Historical Review of Fuel Fragmentation and Dispersal Observations in Design Basis Loss of-Coolant Accident Testing AN - 1567061191; 20432447 AB - The NRC staff has recently completed a comprehensive review of historical and more recent research programs for observations related to the phenomena of fuel fragmentation, relocation, and dispersal during a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). The review is documented in an NRC publication, "Fuel Fragmentation, Relocation, and Dispersal During the Loss-of-Coolant Accident (NUREG-2121)" [Ref 1]. All references may be found in NUREG-2121. The review included over 90 LOCA test results performed in eight different programs over the last 35 years. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Raynaud, P AU - Flanagan, M AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 335 EP - 337 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 110 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Accidents KW - Relocation KW - Fuels KW - LOCA KW - Documents KW - Fragmentation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567061191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Historical+Review+of+Fuel+Fragmentation+and+Dispersal+Observations+in+Design+Basis+Loss+of-Coolant+Accident+Testing&rft.au=Raynaud%2C+P%3BFlanagan%2C+M&rft.aulast=Raynaud&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=110&rft.issue=&rft.spage=335&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of Burnup on Fuel Rod Characteristics, and Implications for Loss-Of-Coolant-Accident Behavior AN - 1562667457; 20432448 AB - NRC has recently developed a hypothesis on the mechanisms and conditions causing the fine, sand-like fuel fragmentation seen in Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA) testing of very high burnup rods. The hypothesis is based on a number of observations available from LOCA tests performed at Halden and Studsvik on high burnup boiling water reactor (BWR), pressurized water reactor (PWR) and VVER fuel rods, namely that: [bullet] Extensive fragmentation was not present before testing [bullet] The extent of relocation and fragmentation is correlated with local strain and proximity to rupture location [bullet] A significant change in fragmentation size is observed between high ([approx =]60 GWd/MTU) and very high ([approx =]70 GWd/MTU) burnup [bullet] Pressure transducers in the plenum measured a slow depressurization after rupture in select tests, indicating restricted gas flow between the plenum and rupture region in these tests. [bullet] For high burnup ([approx =]60 GWd/MTU) LOCA tests, most fine fragments appear to originate from the periphery of the pellet, but for very high burnup ([approx =]70 GWd/MTU) LOCA tests, fine fragments appear to originate from all radii [1,2]. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Flanagan, M AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555, Michelle.Flanagan@nrc.gov Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 338 EP - 339 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 110 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Behavior KW - Transducers KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Loss of coolant accidents KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562667457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Influence+of+Burnup+on+Fuel+Rod+Characteristics%2C+and+Implications+for+Loss-Of-Coolant-Accident+Behavior&rft.au=Flanagan%2C+M&rft.aulast=Flanagan&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=110&rft.issue=&rft.spage=338&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nuclear reactors; Transducers; Behavior; Fuels; Nuclear fuels; Loss of coolant accidents ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to low-dose bisphenol A impairs meiosis in the rat seminiferous tubule culture model: a physiotoxicogenomic approach. AN - 1560095009; 25181051 AB - Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most widespread chemicals in the world and is suspected of being responsible for male reproductive impairments. Nevertheless, its molecular mode of action on spermatogenesis is unclear. This work combines physiology and toxicogenomics to identify mechanisms by which BPA affects the timing of meiosis and induces germ-cell abnormalities. We used a rat seminiferous tubule culture model mimicking the in vivo adult rat situation. BPA (1 nM and 10 nM) was added to the culture medium. Transcriptomic and meiotic studies were performed on the same cultures at the same exposure times (days 8, 14, and 21). Transcriptomics was performed using pangenomic rat microarrays. Immunocytochemistry was conducted with an anti-SCP3 antibody. The gene expression analysis showed that the total number of differentially expressed transcripts was time but not dose dependent. We focused on 120 genes directly involved in the first meiotic prophase, sustaining immunocytochemistry. Sixty-two genes were directly involved in pairing and recombination, some of them with high fold changes. Immunocytochemistry indicated alteration of meiotic progression in the presence of BPA, with increased leptotene and decreased diplotene spermatocyte percentages and partial meiotic arrest at the pachytene checkpoint. Morphological abnormalities were observed at all stages of the meiotic prophase. The prevalent abnormalities were total asynapsis and apoptosis. Transcriptomic analysis sustained immunocytological observations. We showed that low doses of BPA alter numerous genes expression, especially those involved in the reproductive system, and severely impair crucial events of the meiotic prophase leading to partial arrest of meiosis in rat seminiferous tubule cultures. JF - PloS one AU - Ali, Sazan AU - Steinmetz, Gérard AU - Montillet, Guillaume AU - Perrard, Marie-Hélène AU - Loundou, Anderson AU - Durand, Philippe AU - Guichaoua, Marie-Roberte AU - Prat, Odette AD - Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7263/ Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) 237, Faculté de Médecine, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), Marseille, France. ; Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), Life Science division, French Alternative Energy and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Marcoule, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France. ; Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 5242/ Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS), Lyon, France. ; Unité d'Aide Méthodologique à la Recherche clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), Marseille, France. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 1 VL - 9 IS - 9 KW - Benzhydryl Compounds KW - 0 KW - Phenols KW - bisphenol A KW - MLT3645I99 KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Synaptonemal Complex -- drug effects KW - Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Spermatocytes -- drug effects KW - Cell Nucleus -- drug effects KW - Spermatocytes -- cytology KW - Gene Expression Profiling KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Cells, Cultured KW - Transcriptome -- genetics KW - Synaptonemal Complex -- genetics KW - Recombination, Genetic -- genetics KW - Up-Regulation -- drug effects KW - Signal Transduction -- drug effects KW - Signal Transduction -- genetics KW - Down-Regulation -- drug effects KW - Male KW - Seminiferous Tubules -- metabolism KW - Meiosis -- drug effects KW - Seminiferous Tubules -- drug effects KW - Phenols -- pharmacology KW - Seminiferous Tubules -- cytology KW - Benzhydryl Compounds -- pharmacology KW - Toxicogenetics KW - Models, Biological UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560095009?accountid=14244 L2 - 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Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106245 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry fingerprinting of metabolites from cecum and distal colon contents of rats fed resistant starch AN - 1551040372; 19974686 AB - Time-of-flight mass spectrometry along with statistical analysis was utilized to study metabolic profiles among rats fed resistant starch (RS) diets. Fischer 344 rats were fed four starch diets consisting of 55 % (w/w, dbs) starch. A control starch diet consisting of com starch was compared against three RS diets. The RS diets were high-amylose corn starch (HA7), HA7 chemically modified with octenyl succinic anhydride, and stearic-acid-complexed HA7 starch. A sub-group received antibiotic treatment to determine if perturbations in the gut microbiome were long lasting. A second subgroup was treated with azoxymethane (AOM), a carcinogen. At the end of the 8-week study, cecal and distal colon content samples were collected from the sacrificed rats. Metabolites were extracted from cecal and distal colon samples into acetonitrile. The extracts were then analyzed on an accurate-mass time-of-flight mass spectrometer to obtain their metabolic profile. The data were analyzed using partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The PLS-DA analysis utilized a training set and verification set to classify samples within diet and treatment groups. PLS-DA could reliably differentiate the diet treatments for both cecal and distal colon samples. The PLS-DA analyses of the antibiotic and no antibiotic-treated subgroups were well classified for cecal samples and modestly separated for distal colon samples. PLS-DA analysis had limited success separating distal colon samples for rats given AOM from those not treated; the cecal samples from AOM had very poor classification. Mass spectrometry profiling coupled with PLS-DA can readily classify metabolite differences among rats given RS diets. JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry AU - Anderson, Timothy J AU - Jones, Roger W AU - Ai, Yongfeng AU - Houk, Robert S AU - Jane, Jay-lin AU - Zhao, Yinsheng AU - Birt, Diane F AU - McClelland, John F AD - Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA, timma@iastate.edu PY - 2014 SP - 745 EP - 756 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 406 IS - 3 SN - 1618-2642, 1618-2642 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Resistant starch KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Metabolites KW - PLS-DA KW - Diets KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - Antibiotics KW - Starch KW - Classification KW - Profiles KW - Corn KW - Statistical Analysis KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 7010:Education - extramural UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1551040372?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.atitle=High-resolution+time-of-flight+mass+spectrometry+fingerprinting+of+metabolites+from+cecum+and+distal+colon+contents+of+rats+fed+resistant+starch&rft.au=Anderson%2C+Timothy+J%3BJones%2C+Roger+W%3BAi%2C+Yongfeng%3BHouk%2C+Robert+S%3BJane%2C+Jay-lin%3BZhao%2C+Yinsheng%3BBirt%2C+Diane+F%3BMcClelland%2C+John+F&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=406&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=745&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Analytical+and+Bioanalytical+Chemistry&rft.issn=16182642&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00216-013-7523-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 56 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Mass Spectrometry; Classification; Profiles; Corn; Statistical Analysis; Antibiotics; Metabolites; Starch DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-7523-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Growth and Nitrogen Fixation in Soybean as Affected by Phosphorus Fertilizer and Sheep Manure using super(15)N Isotopic Dilution AN - 1512335361; 19387707 AB - A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of adding different phosphorus (P) fertilizer levels [0, 40, and 80 kg phosphorus pentoxide (P sub(2)O sub(5)) ha super(-1) (abbreviated as P0, P1, and P2, respectively)] and rates of sheep manure (M) [0, 20, and 40 ton ha super(-1) (abbreviated as M0, M1, and M2, respectively)] on growth and nitrogen (N sub(2)) fixation of soybean (Glycine max L.). Sorghum bicolor L. was employed as a reference crop to evaluate N sub(2) fixation using the super(15)N-isotpic dilution technique. Results showed that addition of P fertilizer or sheep manure had positive effects on dry-matter production, N accumulation, and seed yield. Such effects were more pronounced when adding sheep manure and P together than adding separately. Solely P fertilizer had a small impact on N sub(2) fixation. A tangible increase in the amounts of N sub(2) fixed due to manure addition occurred. The efficient use of N fertilizer (%NUE) increased significantly as the result of adding a high level of P fertilizer. However, a drastic decrease in %NUE was observed when sheep manure was added solely or in combination with P fertilizer. From productivity and ecological standpoints, P2M1 and P2M2 surpassed the other treatments in showing greater grain yield and greater N sub(2) fixation. However, considering the high cost of sheep manure, P2M1 was the optimal treatment for improving growth and N sub(2) fixation in soybean plants with minimal manure consumption. In conclusion, the integrated use of manure and P fertilizer could be considered a useful agricultural practice for improving the performance of soybean plants grown in an Aridisol. Their beneficial effects were mainly attributed to the enhancement of N sub(2) fixation through root growth and soil property improvements besides being a source of P and other nutrients that are essential for N sub(2)-fixation process. JF - Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis AU - Al-Chammaa, M AU - Al-Ain, F AU - Khalifa, K AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Agriculture Department, Damascus, Syria, ascientific1@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 DA - 2014 SP - 487 EP - 497 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 45 IS - 4 SN - 0010-3624, 0010-3624 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Manure KW - Sheep KW - Phosphorus KW - Yield KW - Fertilizers KW - Growth KW - Growth rate KW - Seeds KW - Soybeans KW - Nitrogen fixation KW - Wastewater Disposal KW - Nitrogen isotopes KW - Accumulation KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - Q2 09382:Communication telemetry KW - AQ 00006:Sewage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1512335361?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Communications+in+Soil+Science+and+Plant+Analysis&rft.atitle=Growth+and+Nitrogen+Fixation+in+Soybean+as+Affected+by+Phosphorus+Fertilizer+and+Sheep+Manure+using+super%2815%29N+Isotopic+Dilution&rft.au=Al-Chammaa%2C+M%3BAl-Ain%2C+F%3BKhalifa%2C+K&rft.aulast=Al-Chammaa&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=487&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Communications+in+Soil+Science+and+Plant+Analysis&rft.issn=00103624&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F00103624.2013.863908 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-11 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Seeds; Growth; Fertilizers; Manure; Nitrogen fixation; Phosphorus; Nitrogen isotopes; Yield; Sheep; Wastewater Disposal; Accumulation; Soybeans DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2013.863908 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 16382230; 15990 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. JF - EPA number: 130379, Final EIS Volume 1--771 pages, Volume 2--533 pages, Volume 3--373 pages, December 27, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16382230?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 27, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1, CITY OF PORT GIBSON, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (FIFTIETH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 1547826717; 15979 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1, located in the city of Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 50th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy), nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on November 1, 2024. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately 25 miles (mi) (39 kilometers (km)) south-southwest of Vicksburg, Mississippi. GGNS is a single-unit nuclear power plant that began commercial operation in July 1985. The property boundary encloses approximately 2,100 acres (ac), or 850 hectares (ha). Currently, the property is approximately 2,015 ac (816 ha) because of the loss of approximately 85 ac (34 ha) from erosion by the Mississippi River (Entergy 2011a). The original application submitted in 1972 for GGNS was for a two-unit nuclear power facility. Construction on Unit 2 was halted before completion in 1979. The majority of the Unit 2 power block buildings were completed, along with the outer cylindrical concrete wall of the reactor containment building. The switchyard was designed and constructed for two units (NRC 2006a). The most conspicuous structures on the GGNS site include the natural draft cooling tower, the turbine building, the Unit 1 reactor containment building, the Unit 2 (cancelled) reactor containment outer cylindrical concrete wall, the auxiliary cooling tower, and various other buildings. The GGNS nuclear reactor system is a single-cycle, forced-circulation, General Electric Mark III boiling water reactor (BWR). The reactor core heats water to make steam that is dried by steam separators and dryers located in the upper portion of the reactor vessel. The steam is then directed to the main turbine through the main steam lines where it turns the turbine generator to produce electricity. The reactor and related systems are enclosed in containment and enclosure structures. The containment structure encloses the reactor coolant system, drywell, suppression pool, upper pool, and some of the engineered safety feature systems and supporting systems. The enclosure building and auxiliary building are combined to form a secondary containment which maintains a negative pressure in the volume between the containment 1 and enclosure/auxiliary building. These two containment systems and associated engineered safety features are designed and maintained to minimize the release of airborne radioactive materials under accident conditions. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered are new natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural-gas-fired capacity and a wind-power component. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Entergy to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Grand Gulf Nuclear Station would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Minimal impacts on aquatic resources are expected because the plant operator would likely implement BMPs to minimize erosion and sedimentation. Stormwater control measures, which would be required to comply with Mississippi NPDES permitting, would minimize the flow of disturbed soils into aquatic habitats. JF - EPA number: 130368, Draft Supplemental EIS--381 pages, December 20, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Suppl. 50 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Mississippi River KW - Mississippi KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1547826717?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+GRAND+GULF+NUCLEAR+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CITY+OF+PORT+GIBSON%2C+CLAIBORNE+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28FIFTIETH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+GRAND+GULF+NUCLEAR+STATION%2C+UNIT+1%2C+CITY+OF+PORT+GIBSON%2C+CLAIBORNE+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28FIFTIETH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 20, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydrochemistry and isotopic studies to identify Ganges River and riverbank groundwater interaction, southern Bangladesh AN - 1832582429; 687870-3 AB - The Ganges River water and riverbank shallow groundwater were studied during a single wet season using the hydrochemical and isotopic composition of its dissolved load. The dissolved concentrations of major ions (Cl (super -) , SO (sub 4) (super 2-) , NO (sub 3) (super -) , HCO (sub 3) (super -) , Ca (super 2+) , Na (super +) , Mg (super 2+) , and K (super +) ), trace elements (barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr)) and stable isotopes (O and D) were determined on samples collected from the Ganges River and its riverbank shallow aquifers. In the present study, the shallow groundwater differs significantly from the Ganges River water; it shows distinct high concentrations of Ca (super 2+) , Mg (super 2+) , HCO (sub 3) (super -) , Ba, and Sr due to water-rock interaction and this in particular suggests that the Ganges River may not contribute significantly to the riverbank shallow aquifers during wet season. Besides, the sum of the total cationic charge (Sigma (super +) , in milliequivalents per liter) in the groundwater shows high values (2.48 to 13.91 meq/L, average 9.12 meq/L), which is much higher than the sum of the cations observed in the Ganges water (1.36 to 3.10 meq/L, average 1.94 meq/L). Finally, the more depleted stable isotopic (delta (super 18) O and delta (super 2) H) compositions of the Ganges River water are in contrast to those of the riverbank aquifer having enriched stable isotopic values during the wet season and the riverbank groundwater thus has a purely local origin from precipitation. Copyright 2012 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Majumder, R K AU - Halim, M A AU - Shimada, J AU - Saha, B B AU - Zahid, A AU - Hasan, M Q AU - Islam, M S Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - 4585 EP - 4591 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 6 IS - 12 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 KW - electrical conductivity KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - isotope ratios KW - O-18/O-16 KW - ions KW - hydrochemistry KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - Indian Peninsula KW - cations KW - seasonal variations KW - trace elements KW - Asia KW - geochemistry KW - Bangladesh KW - Ganges River KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832582429?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Hydrochemistry+and+isotopic+studies+to+identify+Ganges+River+and+riverbank+groundwater+interaction%2C+southern+Bangladesh&rft.au=Majumder%2C+R+K%3BHalim%2C+M+A%3BShimada%2C+J%3BSaha%2C+B+B%3BZahid%2C+A%3BHasan%2C+M+Q%3BIslam%2C+M+S&rft.aulast=Majumder&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=4585&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-012-0767-3 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Asia; Bangladesh; cations; electrical conductivity; Ganges River; geochemistry; ground water; hydrochemistry; Indian Peninsula; ions; isotope ratios; isotopes; O-18/O-16; oxygen; seasonal variations; stable isotopes; trace elements DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-012-0767-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mobility and impact of trace metals in Barapukuria coal mining area, Northwest Bangladesh AN - 1832582284; 687870-4 AB - Trace metals were analyzed in water and sediment samples from Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh in order to evaluate their mobility and possible environment consequences. Cadmium is the most mobile element with an average partition coefficient (log K (sub d ) ) of 2.95 L/kg, while V is the least mobile element with a mean log K (sub d ) of 5.50 L/kg, and their order of increasing mobility is: V < As < Pb < Fe < Cr < Se < Mn < Ni < Zn < Cu < Ba < Sr < Cd. Contents of organic carbon in sediment samples shows strong positive correlations with most trace metals as revealed by the multivariate geostatistical analysis. The overall variation in concentration is mainly attributed to the discharge of effluents originating from the coal mining activities around the study area. Compared to their background, Ni and Cu are the most enriched while significant enrichment of As, Mn, Ba, Sr, Cr, and Pb is also observed in the sediments. Geoaccumulation indices (I (sub geo ) ) suggest sediments are moderately to heavily polluted with respect to Ni and Cu. The metal pollution index (MPI) varied from 91.91 to 212.01 and the highest value is found at site CM03 that is close to discharge point. The sediment quality guideline index (SQG-I (sub Intervention ) ) values (0.56-1.52) suggest that the sediments at the study area have moderate to high ecotoxicological risk. Copyright 2012 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Halim, M A AU - Majumder, R K AU - Zaman, M N AU - Hossain, S AU - Rasul, M G AU - Sasaki, K Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - 4593 EP - 4605 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 6 IS - 12 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 KW - water KW - mines KW - mine waste KW - Barapukuria KW - coal mines KW - pollution KW - hydrochemistry KW - mine drainage KW - models KW - Indian Peninsula KW - sediments KW - trace metals KW - Asia KW - mobility KW - geochemistry KW - Bangladesh KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832582284?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Mobility+and+impact+of+trace+metals+in+Barapukuria+coal+mining+area%2C+Northwest+Bangladesh&rft.au=Halim%2C+M+A%3BMajumder%2C+R+K%3BZaman%2C+M+N%3BHossain%2C+S%3BRasul%2C+M+G%3BSasaki%2C+K&rft.aulast=Halim&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=4593&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-012-0769-1 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Number of references - 49 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Bangladesh; Barapukuria; coal mines; geochemistry; hydrochemistry; Indian Peninsula; mine drainage; mine waste; mines; mobility; models; pollution; sediments; trace metals; water DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-012-0769-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Progress in applying lacustrine alkenones as a quantitative continental paleotemperature proxy AN - 1707519856; 2015-083197 AB - Alkenones are increasingly found in lakes around the world. Despite considerable success in using lake alkenones for continental paleotemperature reconstructions, there remain significant challenges. Unlike the well-known alkenone precursors in the open ocean, lacustrine alkenone-producing haptophytes are more genetically diverse; and many of the species remain uncultured. Lake sediments often contain complex alkenones and alkenoates that pose greater analytical challenges than marine samples. Here we present an overview (additional submissions to this session will detail certain aspects) of results from studying lakes around the world (including United States, western China, Greenland, northern Alaska, and Canada) over the past 8 years. The lakes investigated encompass a wide range in salinity (fresh to hypersaline) and temperature regime. Our major progress includes: 1) application of a new class of gas chromatographic stationary phase that provides unprecedented resolution of complex alkenone and alkenoate mixtures, preventing coelution of alkenones and alkenoates observed in conventional non-polar GC columns; 2) structural elucidation of a new 37:3 alkenone isomer in arctic lake sediments. The two 37:3 isomers coelute on conventional GC columns but are fully resolved using a vastly different class of GC stationary phase. Importantly, calibration of alkenone unsaturation to temperature differs between the C37:3 isomers; 3) development of a new HPLC stationary phase that efficiently separates alkenones by the degrees of unsaturation and double bond position, allowing high precision measurement of compound specific H isotopic ratios of alkenones; 4) application of DNA sequencing for identification of the specific alkenone-producing haptophyte species in lakes and assessment of seasonal successions of alkenone producing haptophytes; 5) successful enrichment of <3 mu m-sized haptophytes that produces alkenones with a predominant 37:4 profile; 6) development of a new approach to deconvolute alkenones produced by multiple haptophytes in saline lakes; 7) production of high resolution alkenone-based paleotemperature records from multiple sites (Greenland, Tibetan Plateau etc.). In addition to describing key progress in proxy development, we will show our latest results from studying a series of lakes from Northern Alaska (Toolik lake region), where alkenones are common and the haptophyte alkenone producers are closely related to those in a series of southwestern Greenland lakes. In situ temperature calibrations using water column samples have shown a virtually identical relationship to our previously published data from Greenland. Currently the only paleoclimate assessment for the region is based on pollen assemblages, which have been particularly difficult to translate into quantitative paleotemperature reconstructions. Our preliminary data demonstrate the great potential for obtaining the first quantitative paleotemperature reconstructions using alkenones from these lakes (some of the lake sediments extend to the last glacial maximum), which will fill an important gap in continental paleoclimatology. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Huang, Y AU - Longo, William M AU - Theroux, S AU - Toney, J L AU - Dillon, James AU - Zhao, J AU - D'Andrea, W J AU - Hou, J AU - Tarozo, R AU - Amaral-Zettler, L A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract PP33E EP - 04 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707519856?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Progress+in+applying+lacustrine+alkenones+as+a+quantitative+continental+paleotemperature+proxy&rft.au=Huang%2C+Y%3BLongo%2C+William+M%3BTheroux%2C+S%3BToney%2C+J+L%3BDillon%2C+James%3BZhao%2C+J%3BD%27Andrea%2C+W+J%3BHou%2C+J%3BTarozo%2C+R%3BAmaral-Zettler%2C+L+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring the interaction of hydraulic fracturing fluid with Marcellus Shale using Sr isotopes; a comparison of laboratory experiments with field scale observations AN - 1696873462; 2015-066531 AB - Strontium isotopes have the potential to be an effective tool for differentiating Marcellus Shale derived-fluids from other sources in surface and ground waters (Chapman et al. 2012, doi: 10.1021/es204005g). Water that is co-produced during gas extraction is likely influenced by fluid/rock interactions during hydraulic fracturing (HF) and monitoring changes in Sr isotope ratios can provide insight into reactions occurring within the shale formation. However, questions persist as to what controls the Sr isotopic composition of Marcellus Shale fluids, especially during HF. Here we compare laboratory experiments, simulating the dissolution of the Marcellus Shale during HF, with a time-series of water samples taken from a Marcellus Shale gas wells after HF has occurred. For the laboratory experiments, a core sample of Marcellus Shale from Greene County, PA was crushed and placed into a high P and T reaction vessel. Solutions were added in two different experiments: one with synthetic brine, and another using brine+HF fluid. The HF fluid was made up of components listed on fracfocus.org. Experiments were run for approximately 16 days at 27.5 MPa and 130 degrees C. Aqueous samples were periodically removed for analysis and Sr isotope ratios were measured by MC-ICP-MS. Using just brine, the pH of the solution decreased from 7.6 to 5.3 after 24 hrs, then reached a steady state at approximately 6.1. Sr/Ca molar ratios in the fluid started at 2.3 after 24 hours and decreased to 1.8 over approximately 16 days. During this time only 6% of the total inorganic carbon (TIC) dissolved from the shale. The epsilon Sr values started at +43.2 and decreased to +42.4. In the experiment using brine+HF fluid, the pH started at 1.8 and rose slowly to a steady value of 5.6 by day 6. The Sr and Ca concentrations were higher than the brine experiment, but the Sr/Ca ratios remained lower at approximately 0.3 through the experiment. The increased Ca release, as well as the dissolution of over 60% of the TIC, suggests the dissolution of a carbonate mineral component due to the HF fluid. The epsilon Sr started at +36.5 at 24 hours and decreased to +35.5 at the end. At the field scale, the Sr/Ca molar ratios in produced water samples collected from four hydraulically fractured Marcellus Shale gas well over a 2 to 3 year period had median values of 0.07 to 0.08. The epsilon Sr values were also lower than the laboratory experiments with median values ranging from +26.6 to +31.3. Differences in the Sr isotopic results between the laboratory experiments, in combination with the TIC data, suggest the presence of at least two distinct Sr reservoirs in the sample: 1) water-soluble or exchangeable Sr, and 2) Sr incorporated into carbonate minerals. The lower epsilon Sr values using brine+HF fluid may be explained by the increased dissolution of carbonates. These results suggest that carbonate minerals within the Marcellus Shale may help control Sr isotopic composition of produced waters from these formations. However, deviations in Sr isotope values measured at the field sites may suggest an additional Sr source, such as interaction with other fluids within the formation. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Wall, A J AU - Hakala, A AU - Marcon, V AU - Joseph, C AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H52A EP - 02 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696873462?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Monitoring+the+interaction+of+hydraulic+fracturing+fluid+with+Marcellus+Shale+using+Sr+isotopes%3B+a+comparison+of+laboratory+experiments+with+field+scale+observations&rft.au=Wall%2C+A+J%3BHakala%2C+A%3BMarcon%2C+V%3BJoseph%2C+C%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-17 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A code intercomparison study for THMC simulators applied to enhanced geothermal systems AN - 1696872943; 2015-066385 AB - Numerical simulation codes have become critical tools for understanding complex geologic processes, as applied to technology assessment, system design, monitoring, and operational guidance. Recently the need for quantitatively evaluating coupled Thermodynamic, Hydrologic, geoMechanical, and geoChemical (THMC) processes has grown, driven by new applications such as geologic sequestration of greenhouse gases and development of unconventional energy sources. Here we focus on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which are man-made geothermal reservoirs created where hot rock exists but there is insufficient natural permeability and/or pore fluids to allow efficient energy extraction. In an EGS, carefully controlled subsurface fluid injection is performed to enhance the permeability of pre-existing fractures, which facilitates fluid circulation and heat transport. EGS technologies are relatively new, and pose significant simulation challenges. To become a trusted analytical tool for EGS, numerical simulation codes must be tested to demonstrate that they adequately represent the coupled THMC processes of concern. This presentation describes the approach and status of a benchmarking and code intercomparison effort currently underway, supported by the U. S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Program. This study is being closely coordinated with a parallel international effort sponsored by the International Partnership for Geothermal Technology (IPGT). We have defined an extensive suite of benchmark problems, test cases, and challenge problems, ranging in complexity and difficulty, and a number of modeling teams are applying various simulation tools to these problems. The descriptions of the problems and modeling results are being compiled using the Velo framework, a scientific workflow and data management environment accessible through a simple web-based interface. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Scheibe, T D AU - White, M D AU - Wurstner White, S AU - Sivaramakrishnan, C AU - Purohit, S AU - Black, G AU - Podgorney, R K AU - Phillips, B R AU - Boyd, L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H32G EP - 06 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696872943?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=A+code+intercomparison+study+for+THMC+simulators+applied+to+enhanced+geothermal+systems&rft.au=Scheibe%2C+T+D%3BWhite%2C+M+D%3BWurstner+White%2C+S%3BSivaramakrishnan%2C+C%3BPurohit%2C+S%3BBlack%2C+G%3BPodgorney%2C+R+K%3BPhillips%2C+B+R%3BBoyd%2C+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Scheibe&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-17 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of arsenic and REE in black shales as potential environmental tracers in hydraulic fracturing operations AN - 1692743206; 2015-059189 AB - Black shales commonly targeted for shale gas development were deposited under low oxygen concentrations, and typically contain high As levels. The depositional environment governs its solid-phase association in the sediment, which in turn will influence degree of remobilization during hydraulic fracturing. Organic carbon (OC), trace element (TE) and REE distributions have been used as tracers for assessing deep water redox conditions at the time of deposition in the Midcontinent Sea of North America (Algeo and Heckel, 2008), during large-scale oceanic anoxic events (e.g., Bunte, 2009) and in modern OC-rich sediments underlying coastal upwelling areas (e.g., Brumsack, 2006). We will present REE and As data from a collection of six different locations in the continental US (Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kentucky, North Dakota and Pennsylvania), ranging in age from Devonian to Upper Pennsylvanian, and from a Cretaceous black shale drilled on the Demerara Rise during ODP Leg 207. We interpret our data in light of the depositional framework previously developed for these locations based on OC and TE patterns, to document the mechanisms leading to REE and As accumulation, and explore their potential use as environmental proxies and their diagenetic remobilization during burial, as part of our future goal to develop a predictive evaluation of arsenic release from shales and transport with flowback waters. Total REE abundance (Sigma REE) ranged from 35 to 420 ppm in an organic rich sample from Stark shale, KS. PAAS-normalized REE concentrations ranged from 0.5 to 7, with the highest enrichments observed in the MREE (Sm to Ho). Neither the Sigma REE nor the MREE enrichments correlated with OC concentrations or postulated depositional redox conditions, suggesting a principal association with aluminosilicates and selective REE fractionation during diagenesis. In the anoxic reducing environments in which black shales were deposited, sulfide minerals such as FeS2 trap aqueous arsenic in the crystal lattice, but As is also known to bind to the charged surfaces of clay minerals. Our arsenic concentration data show that the highest abundances (up to 70 ppm) are found in sediments with the highest total sulfur concentration (to 2.6 ppm), but there was no clear correlation with organic carbon or aluminosilicate content. We compare our results with preliminary data from a series of flowback waters sampled from ten producing wells in Pennsylvania and from high-pressure high-temperature experimental leaching of Marcellus Shale samples. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Yang, J AU - Torres, M E AU - Haley, B A AU - McKay, J L AU - Algeo, T J AU - Hakala, A AU - Joseph, C AU - Edenborn, H M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H53B EP - 1420 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Southwest Pacific KW - DSDP Site 207 KW - arsenic KW - South Pacific KW - Leg 21 KW - West Pacific KW - Lord Howe Rise KW - black shale KW - sedimentary rocks KW - metals KW - Pacific Ocean KW - tracers KW - Deep Sea Drilling Project KW - rare earths KW - clastic rocks KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692743206?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Use+of+arsenic+and+REE+in+black+shales+as+potential+environmental+tracers+in+hydraulic+fracturing+operations&rft.au=Yang%2C+J%3BTorres%2C+M+E%3BHaley%2C+B+A%3BMcKay%2C+J+L%3BAlgeo%2C+T+J%3BHakala%2C+A%3BJoseph%2C+C%3BEdenborn%2C+H+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Yang&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arsenic; black shale; clastic rocks; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DSDP Site 207; hydraulic fracturing; Leg 21; Lord Howe Rise; metals; Pacific Ocean; rare earths; sedimentary rocks; South Pacific; Southwest Pacific; tracers; West Pacific ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Self-limiting advection caused by the development of a dissolution/precipitation zone and implications for the fate of leaky wells in CO (sub 2) sequestration AN - 1692742960; 2015-059317 AB - Leaking wells that penetrate a geologic CO (sub 2) sequestration site provide a potential direct pathway for the escape of CO (sub 2) to an overlying aquifer or even back into the atmosphere. Leakage is a highly coupled system, involving transport of CO (sub 2) -saturated brine and reaction of carbonic acid with the cement that encases wells. Carbonic acid attacks cement phases to dissolve calcium rich components and raise the fluid pH. Our experiments show that total dissolution of the cement matrix, which would lead to self-enhancing leakage, is prevented by an amorphous aluminosilicate phase that remains after dissolution to constrain fluid flux. Conversely, self-limiting behavior develops in a zone where pH is sufficiently high for carbonate minerals to become insoluble and precipitate. Extrapolation of these bench-scale observations indicates that a barrier of carbonate precipitation would develop as more CO (sub 2) -saturated brine leaks along a well. The process of sealing of the pathway and the timescale of sealing are critical for any risk assessment of the sequestration operation. Using numerical models to interpret the experiments, we find a lag in self-limiting behavior which is controlled by the saturation state of carbonate phases. Sufficient residence time is crucial for the development of the precipitation zone. Precipitation need not seal uniformly across an entire fracture, only in dominant flow paths. Simply growing the width of a zone of precipitation is insufficient to capture the self-limiting behavior we observe in experiments. To seal, the precipitating material must also accumulate and grow into the open fracture space and close the aperture. Closure rate is a function of the initial leak path conductivity, pressure differential (which controls fluid flux), leak path length, and CO (sub 2) -saturation in the brine. Combining these results with risk assessment tools that incorporate the well development history will give stakeholders a tool to quantitatively predict well leakage for candidate sites. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Huerta, N J AU - Hesse, M A AU - Bryant, Steven L AU - Strazisar, Brian R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract MR33B EP - 2330 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692742960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Self-limiting+advection+caused+by+the+development+of+a+dissolution%2Fprecipitation+zone+and+implications+for+the+fate+of+leaky+wells+in+CO+%28sub+2%29+sequestration&rft.au=Huerta%2C+N+J%3BHesse%2C+M+A%3BBryant%2C+Steven+L%3BStrazisar%2C+Brian+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Huerta&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Scaling and pedotransfer in numerical simulations of flow and transport in soils AN - 1686060234; 2015-048947 AB - Flow and transport parameters in numerical simulations need to be defined at the support volume of computational cells. This volume can be substantially larger than the support volume in laboratory of field measurements of those parameters. Parameter estimates obtained from measured values with pedotransfer functions are also defined at the measurement rather than simulation cell support scale. The scale dependence of flow and transport parameters essentially precludes the direct use of measured or pedotransfer estimated parameter values in numerical simulations. The hypothesis of this work was that a support volume-based scaling law could be introduced that could convert pedotransfer-estimated saturated hydraulic conductivity values into values to be used over grid cells for finite element-based simulations of water flow and tracer transport in variable saturated soils. A four month-long experiment was conducted at the USDA-ARS experimental site where tracer was applied with a pulse of irrigation water and its transport in groundwater and variably saturated shallow soils was monitored in three rows of wells on daily basis. The complementary weather data collection and runoff volume measurements were performed. The HYDRUS-3D software was used to set and calibrate the Richards model for flow simulations and the convective-dispersive equation for transport simulations. Saturated hydraulic conductivity values were estimated with class pedotransfer functions derived from the USDA database containing results of about 1000 measurements in soils of different textures and bulk density. A power law scaling law for the saturated hydraulic conductivity was derived from literature data and was applied at the OPE3 site. Using the scaled saturated hydraulic conductivity values resulted in the accuracy of simulations that was similar to the accuracy of the calibrated model results. Scaling of pedotransfer-estimated saturated hydraulic conductivities can provide reasonable estimates for the numerical flow and transport modeling in variably saturated soils. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Pachepsky, Yakov A AU - Yakirevich, Alexy AU - Guber, A AU - Gish, Timothy AU - Cady, Ralph AU - Nicholson, Thomas J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H23F EP - 1343 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686060234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Scaling+and+pedotransfer+in+numerical+simulations+of+flow+and+transport+in+soils&rft.au=Pachepsky%2C+Yakov+A%3BYakirevich%2C+Alexy%3BGuber%2C+A%3BGish%2C+Timothy%3BCady%2C+Ralph%3BNicholson%2C+Thomas+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pachepsky&rft.aufirst=Yakov&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of biostimulated uranium reduction as a remediation strategy for deep aquifers following in-situ leaching and recovery AN - 1686059583; 2015-050730 AB - In situ leaching and recovery (ISR) currently is the primary method for extraction of deep roll front uranium (U) ore deposits. However, substantial levels of dissolved U in groundwater, [U], can remain after ISR extraction and long-term restorative pumping. Remediation of U contamination using in situ biostimulated microbial reduction is being evaluated for use following ISR. A key requirement for biostimulation-based remediation is the long-term stability of the sequestered U following cessation of biostimulation and the return to ambient groundwater conditions. Laboratory column experiments with sediments from an aquifer previously mined by ISR showed that 20 mu M [U] influent was lowered to 95% of the sequestered U was U(IV). Following removal of electron donor and U(VI) from the influent, effluent [U] remained low (<0.1 mu M) for over 32 days (30 PV). Upon addition of suboxic levels of dissolved oxygen (6 mu M) to the influent, sequestered U was remobilized with effluent [U] increasing linearly to 0.6 mu M after 35 days (33 PV) of suboxic elution. Subsequently, the rate of U remobilization increased rapidly with [U] reaching 13 mu M after 87 days (82 PV), at which point about approximately 27% of the bioreduced U had been oxidized and remobilized. These results indicate that biostimulation is effective in lowering [U] following ISR but that maintaining reducing conditions is necessary to limit remobilization of sequestered U. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Fuller, C AU - Akstin, K AU - Fuhrmann, M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H41H EP - 1336 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686059583?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+biostimulated+uranium+reduction+as+a+remediation+strategy+for+deep+aquifers+following+in-situ+leaching+and+recovery&rft.au=Fuller%2C+C%3BAkstin%2C+K%3BFuhrmann%2C+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Fuller&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National geothermal data system; an exemplar of open access to data AN - 1686059410; 2015-050764 AB - The National Geothermal Data System's (NGDS--www.geothermaldata.org) formal launch in 2014 will provide open access to millions of datasets, sharing technical geothermal-relevant data across the geosciences to propel geothermal development and production. With information from all of the Department of Energy's sponsored development and research projects and geologic data from all 50 states, this free, interactive tool is opening new exploration opportunities and shortening project development by making data easily discoverable and accessible. We continue to populate our prototype functional data system with multiple data nodes and nationwide data online and available to the public. Data from state geological surveys and partners includes more than 5 million records online, including 1.48 million well headers (oil and gas, water, geothermal), 732,000 well logs, and 314,000 borehole temperatures and is growing rapidly. There are over 250 Web services and another 138 WMS (Web Map Services) registered in the system as of August, 2013. Companion projects run by Boise State University, Southern Methodist University, and USGS are adding millions of additional data records. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is managing the Geothermal Data Repository which will serve as a system node and clearinghouse for data from hundreds of DOE-funded geothermal projects. NGDS is built on the US Geoscience Information Network data integration framework, which is a joint undertaking of the USGS and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). NGDS is fully compliant with the White House Executive Order of May 2013, requiring all federal agencies to make their data holdings publicly accessible online in open source, interoperable formats with common core and extensible metadata. The National Geothermal Data System is being designed, built, deployed, and populated primarily with grants from the US Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Office. To keep this operational system sustainable after the original implementation will require four core elements: continued serving of data and applications by providers; maintenance of system operations; a governance structure; and an effective business model. Each of these presents a number of challenges currently under consideration. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Allison, M L AU - Richard, S M AU - Blackman, H AU - Anderson, A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract IN41A EP - 1593 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686059410?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=National+geothermal+data+system%3B+an+exemplar+of+open+access+to+data&rft.au=Allison%2C+M+L%3BRichard%2C+S+M%3BBlackman%2C+H%3BAnderson%2C+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Allison&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of a persistent reactive treatment zone for containment of sources located in lower-permeability strata AN - 1686059354; 2015-050742 AB - Source zones located in relatively deep, low-permeability formations provide special challenges for remediation. Application of permeable reactive barriers, in-situ thermal, or electrokinetic methods would be expensive and generally impractical. In addition, the use of enhanced mass-removal approaches based on reagent injection (e.g., ISCO, enhanced-solubility reagents) is likely to be ineffective. One possible approach for such conditions is to create a persistent treatment zone for purposes of containment. This study examines the efficacy of this approach for containment and treatment of contaminants in a lower permeability zone using potassium permanganate (KMnO4) as the reactant. A localized 1,1-dichloroethene (DCE) source zone is present in a section of the Tucson International Airport Area (TIAA) Superfund Site. Characterization studies identified the source of DCE to be located in lower-permeability strata adjacent to the water table. Bench-scale studies were conducted using core material collected from boreholes drilled at the site to measure DCE concentrations and determine natural oxidant demand. The reactive zone was created by injecting approximately 1.7% KMnO4 solution into multiple wells screened within the lower-permeability unit. The site has been monitored for approximately 8 years to characterize the spatial distribution of DCE and permanganate. KMnO4 continues to persist at the site, demonstrating successful creation of a long-term reactive zone. Additionally, the footprint of the DCE contaminant plume in groundwater has decreased continuously with time. This project illustrates the application of ISCO as a reactive-treatment system for lower-permeability source zones, which appears to effectively mitigate persistent mass flux into groundwater. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Marble, J AU - Carroll, K C AU - Brusseau, M L AU - Plaschke, M AU - Brinker, F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract H41H EP - 1348 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686059354?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Development+of+a+persistent+reactive+treatment+zone+for+containment+of+sources+located+in+lower-permeability+strata&rft.au=Marble%2C+J%3BCarroll%2C+K+C%3BBrusseau%2C+M+L%3BPlaschke%2C+M%3BBrinker%2C+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Marble&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Combining satellite and ground-based radar interferometry data to measure surface deformation associated with EGS pumping activities at Newberry Crater, OR geothermal site AN - 1680752468; 2015-040731 AB - TerraSAR-X (TSX) satellite data are combined with data collected using a ground-based real aperture radar interferometer (GAMMA Remote Sensing AG Portable Radar Interferometer-2, GPRI2) to remotely image surface deformation arising from enhanced geothermal system (EGS) pumping activity at the geothermal site located off the western flank of Newberry Crater, OR. Due to the heavily forested area impeding the utility of interferometric measurements at X-band (TSX) and Ku-band (GPRI2) wavelengths, 100 aluminum radar corner reflectors (CRs) were fabricated and installed in pairs approximately 5-8 meters above the ground in 50 large trees for optimal visibility and wind stability. One CR in each pair was aimed up at the ascending orbit track look direction for TSX, and the other was simultaneously aimed at the descending orbit track look direction for TSX and to Paulina Peak 6 km to the southwest for line-of-sight to the GPRI2 antenna position. The combination of 11-day repeat orbit acquisitions from a near vertical look direction from TSX with on-demand (up to daily) acquisitions from a near horizontal look direction from the GPRI2 instrument allows for full 3D displacement vector determination for each target imaged. Standard and point-target processing techniques are used to maximize the utility of the data collected and the transient nature of the pumping activities and resulting surface deformation signals demand this high level of spatial-temporal sampling. Preliminary data quality and deformation signal results will be presented and put in context with well-log data such as pressure, volume and flow rate, as well as data from microseismic array, MT, and gravity surveys. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Vincent, Paul AU - Cladouhos, T T AU - Schultz, Adam AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Urquhart, Scott AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract G31A EP - 0953 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680752468?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amlaib&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Modern+Philology%3A+Critical+and+Historical+Studies+in+Literature%2C+Medieval+Through+Contemporary&rft.atitle=Touching+Words%3A+Embodying+Ethics+in+Erasmus%2C+Shakespearean+Comedy%2C+and+Contemporary+Theory&rft.au=Wehrs%2C+Donald+R&rft.aulast=Wehrs&rft.aufirst=Donald&rft.date=2006-08-01&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Modern+Philology%3A+Critical+and+Historical+Studies+in+Literature%2C+Medieval+Through+Contemporary&rft.issn=00268232&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086%2F510261 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The characterization of subsurface structures in the Malargue region using seismic interferometry AN - 1676578215; 2015-037168 AB - The Malargue region (Mendoza, Argentina) has an active, though little studied, tectonic setting at the east-side of the Andes. The main shaping force is the subduction of the Nazca Plate. The region is characterized in the West by the Principal Cordillera with silicic andesitic volcanoes, and in the East by a precordillera plateau with basaltic volcanos. One large concern for the local population is the Planchon Peteroa Volcano. Since the late 1990s, Peteroa has reactivated. Its latest activity was in 2010, when it released fumes. Therefore, a seismic array could play an important role in hazard assessment. Besides, having an intriguing subsurface with abundant seismicity, the Malargue region is well situated for studying seismic noise sources in the South Pacific. In the beginning of 2012, a large temporary seismic array was installed in the Malargue region. This PASSCAL (Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere) array was employed until the end of 2012 and consisted of 38 seismic stations. The stations are divided in two subarrays: a so-called P array located on the flanks of the Peteroa volcano, and a so-called T array spread out on a plateau just east of the town of Malargue. The array was installed with the purpose of imaging and monitoring the subsurface below the Malargue region. The imaging targets, like the Moho and the Nazca slab, are relatively deep. Yet, the array has dense station spacing, allowing exploration type processing. For high resolution imaging, also dense source spacing is required. Such sources will be facilitated, not by employing actual sources, but by creating virtual sources with seismic interferometry (SI). With this seismic technique, observations from distant sources can be remapped to responses from virtual sources at receiver locations. When SI is applied for a regularly spaced array of receivers, uncontrolled natural sources can be turned into a well organized succession of virtual sources. With a well sampled array of virtual sources and receivers available, a detailed reflectivity image of the Earth's crust (using body waves) and a detailed velocity model (using surface wave inversion) could be obtained. Focusing on the P array, the goal is to image the structure of part of the Peteroa volcano. This is done using SI, and applying this technique to ambient seismic noise. By means of crosscorrelation analysis between all the stations, it is possible to retrieve surface waves. Successively, surface-wave tomography will be applied, in order to obtain a velocity model suitable for the interpretation of the subsurface structures. Focusing on the T array, the characterization of the subsurface structures below the plateau, such as the Nazca slab subduction, as well as the Moho discontinuity, will be attempted using SI applied to teleseismic body-wave reverberations. In this presentation, preliminary results for both the surface-wave and body-wave SI will be shown. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Lepore, S AU - Nishitsuji, Y AU - Ruigrok, E AU - Wapenaar, C A AU - Gomez, M AU - Ruzzante, J AU - Torres, D AU - Lopez Pumarega, M I AU - Draganov, D AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/12// PY - 2013 DA - December 2013 SP - Abstract S43B EP - 2518 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2013 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676578215?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=The+characterization+of+subsurface+structures+in+the+Malargue+region+using+seismic+interferometry&rft.au=Lepore%2C+S%3BNishitsuji%2C+Y%3BRuigrok%2C+E%3BWapenaar%2C+C+A%3BGomez%2C+M%3BRuzzante%2C+J%3BTorres%2C+D%3BLopez+Pumarega%2C+M+I%3BDraganov%2C+D%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lepore&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2013 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-30 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Updated Graizer-Kalkan ground motion prediction equations for Western United States AN - 1668229996; 2015-027776 AB - Ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) for peak-ground acceleration (PGA) and 5-percent damped pseudo spectral accelerations (SA) of horizontal component ground motions were developed by Graizer and Kalkan (2007, 2009) using the extended ground motion database of the Next Generation of Attenuation project for shallow crustal earthquakes in active tectonic regions. The main features of these GMPEs (GK09) are: (1) only most essential measureable parameters [moment magnitude (M), closest distance to the fault rupture, style of faulting and average shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 meters of profile under the site (Vs30)] are used; (2) predictive model for SA is a continuous function of spectral period (T), which eliminates the standard matrix of estimator coefficients, and allows for calculation of SA at any period of interest within the model range of 0.01 to 10 sec; (3) mathematical form of GMPEs constitutes a series of filters--each filter represents a certain physical phenomenon affecting the radiation of seismic waves from the source. In contrast to the existing GMPEs, GK09 predictive model allows PGA to reach its maximum value at some distance from the fault effectively capturing the phenomenon observed in earthquakes with large number of near-source recordings such as the 1979 (M6.5) Imperial Valley and the 2004 (M6.0) Parkfield earthquakes. The GK09 GMPEs are shown to provide accuracy (expected median prediction without significant bias) and efficiency (relatively small standard error of predictions) as compared to recorded data at distances of up to 250 km during recent shallow-crustal earthquakes with 5.0< or =M< or =7.9 including the 2008 (M7.9) Wenchuan (China), 2010 (M7.2) El-Mayor Cucapah (Mexico), 2011 (M6.3) Christchurch (New Zealand) and other earthquakes. The GK09 GMPEs are updated here by adding an anelastic attenuation filter as a function of quality-factor (Q), and by improving the existing basin-effect filter, which is now a function of depth, distance and period. Basin parameter is defined as the depth to 1.5 km/s shear-wave velocity isosurface. Good agreement of the updated GMPEs (GK13) predictions with data from major California earthquakes is demonstrated. The standard errors of the updated GMPEs are on average 4% lower than those of our previous models. The updated GMPEs are applicable for earthquakes with 5.0< or =M< or =8.0, distances of up to 250 km, S-wave velocities of 25012mol % Mg). PPL and CL data illustrate that aragonite and HMC phases recrystallize to intermediate-Mg calcite (IMC, 5-12 mol% Mg) during burial and diagenesis and eventually to low-Mg calcite (LMC, <5mol% Mg). This diagenetic progression is accompanied by a decrease in Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios. Typically an increase in Ba/Ca is consistent with a high-barium content of the methane-bearing pore fluids that drive recrystallization. CL images also discern primary carbonates with high Mn/Ca ratios, including biogenic peloids, from secondary phases related to deep fluid migration through high permeability conduits. In the secondary phases, the Mn/Ca reflects Mn-enrichment that characterizes deep sourced fluids venting at Barkley Canyon. Mn-enrichment is accompanied by depletion in (super 18) O attributable to elevated fluid temperatures during recrystallization. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology AU - Joseph, Craig AU - Campbell, Kathleen A AU - Torres, Marta E AU - Martin, Ruth A AU - Pohlman, John W AU - Riedel, Michael AU - Rose, Kelly Y1 - 2013/11/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 15 SP - 52 EP - 67 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 390 SN - 0031-0182, 0031-0182 KW - calcium KW - Northeast Pacific KW - Pysht Formation KW - Cascadia Basin KW - Ba/Ca KW - Sr/Ca KW - Quinalt Formation KW - sedimentary rocks KW - barium KW - carbon KW - East Pacific KW - C-13/C-12 KW - Hydrate Ridge KW - alkanes KW - Tertiary KW - organic compounds KW - Clallam County Washington KW - Canada KW - North Pacific KW - diagenesis KW - Barkley Canyon KW - Sooke Formation KW - hydrocarbons KW - petrography KW - carbonate rocks KW - strontium KW - United States KW - magnesium KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - cold seeps KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - manganese KW - stable isotopes KW - Cenozoic KW - alkaline earth metals KW - Washington KW - methane KW - Grays Harbor County Washington KW - isotope ratios KW - British Columbia KW - O-18/O-16 KW - Mg/Ca KW - genesis KW - Vancouver Island KW - metals KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Western Canada KW - Mn/Ca KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1502293223?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Palaeogeography%2C+Palaeoclimatology%2C+Palaeoecology&rft.atitle=Methane-derived+authigenic+carbonates+from+modern+and+paleoseeps+on+the+Cascadia+margin%3B+mechanisms+of+formation+and+diagenetic+signals&rft.au=Joseph%2C+Craig%3BCampbell%2C+Kathleen+A%3BTorres%2C+Marta+E%3BMartin%2C+Ruth+A%3BPohlman%2C+John+W%3BRiedel%2C+Michael%3BRose%2C+Kelly&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=2013-11-15&rft.volume=390&rft.issue=&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Palaeogeography%2C+Palaeoclimatology%2C+Palaeoecology&rft.issn=00310182&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.palaeo.2013.01.012 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00310182 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 28th meeting of sedimentology of the International Association of Sedimentologists N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 90 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-27 N1 - CODEN - PPPYAB N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkaline earth metals; alkanes; Ba/Ca; barium; Barkley Canyon; British Columbia; C-13/C-12; calcium; Canada; carbon; carbonate rocks; Cascadia Basin; Cenozoic; Clallam County Washington; cold seeps; diagenesis; East Pacific; genesis; Grays Harbor County Washington; Hydrate Ridge; hydrocarbons; isotope ratios; isotopes; magnesium; manganese; metals; methane; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; O-18/O-16; organic compounds; oxygen; Pacific Ocean; petrography; Pysht Formation; Quinalt Formation; sedimentary rocks; Sooke Formation; Sr/Ca; stable isotopes; strontium; Tertiary; United States; Vancouver Island; Washington; Western Canada DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.01.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Advanced Reactor Licensing Strategy - A Perspective on Principal Design Criteria AN - 1671598975; 20460556 AB - Growing interest in deploying small modular reactors (SMR) with advanced reactor technologies (i.e., nonlight-water reactor (non-LWR) designs) may lead to the submittal of commercial licensing applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). At the request of the U.S. Congress, the NRC prepared a report[1] to address the overall strategy for and approach to preparing for the licensing of such SMRs and other advanced reactors over the next 20-plus years. The report, in part, identified the strategy for enhanced regulatory predictability and stability for non-LWR advanced technologies. Although the NRC's current licensing requirements and processes set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," and Part 52, "Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants," could be used for licensing advanced reactor designs, enhancements to the regulatory framework to address potential policy, licensing, and technical issues presented by SMRs and other advanced designs would contribute to improvements in the timeliness and efficiency of future licensing. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Kevern, Thomas A AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555 thomas.kevern@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 2251 EP - 2253 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Policies KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Strategy KW - Licensing KW - Licenses KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671598975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Advanced+Reactor+Licensing+Strategy+-+A+Perspective+on+Principal+Design+Criteria&rft.au=Kevern%2C+Thomas+A&rft.aulast=Kevern&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2251&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Significance Quantification Process for Emergency Preparedness Oversight AN - 1567094456; 20460476 AB - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed [1] the staff to use probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) techniques in regulatory issues to the extent appropriate given the state of the art. More recently, the Commission charged [2] the staff to quantify the protection provided by emergency preparedness programs. The staff developed a quantification process to determination the protection provided by nuclear plant emergency preparedness (EP) programs and noted that the method can also be used to determine the risk significance of EP program elements. The Deductive Quantification Index was developed as part of an ongoing staff effort to explore the potential to risk inform and performance base the EP regulatory regimen. The method was published[3] as a "proof of concept" using data from two representative nuclear power plant sites. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Sullivan CHP, Randolph AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Washington, DC 20555, randy.sullivan@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 1967 EP - 1969 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Commissions KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567094456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Significance+Quantification+Process+for+Emergency+Preparedness+Oversight&rft.au=Sullivan+CHP%2C+Randolph&rft.aulast=Sullivan+CHP&rft.aufirst=Randolph&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1967&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Nuclear power plants; Emergency preparedness; Commissions ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cyber Security of Nuclear Instrumentation & Control Systems: Overview of the IEC Standardization Activities AN - 1567087169; 20460061 AB - This paper provides an overview of the work of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on the development of a series of standards dealing with the cyber security of nuclear power plant (NPP) instrumentation and control (I&C) systems. In particular, the status and content of the first, top level document of the series, IEC 62645, is described. A more recent draft, IEC 62859, dealing with the coordination between safety and cyber security aspects, is also presented. Future work and perspectives associated with this new series of standards are finally discussed. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Hardin, Leroy AU - Pietre-Cambacedes, L AU - Quinn, Edward L AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, RES/DE/ICEEB MS: CSB-02A07M, Washington, DC 20555-0001, USA leroy.hardin@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 455 EP - 459 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Security KW - Dealing KW - Instrumentation KW - Control systems KW - Nuclear safety KW - Computer information security KW - Standards KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567087169?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Cyber+Security+of+Nuclear+Instrumentation+%26amp%3B+Control+Systems%3A+Overview+of+the+IEC+Standardization+Activities&rft.au=Hardin%2C+Leroy%3BPietre-Cambacedes%2C+L%3BQuinn%2C+Edward+L&rft.aulast=Hardin&rft.aufirst=Leroy&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=455&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Considering Organizational Dependencies in a Multi-Unit PRA AN - 1567061868; 20460519 AB - Today, probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) at multi-unit nuclear power plants consider risk from each unit separately and do not formally consider combination events between the units. To gain an accurate view of a multi-unit site's risk profile, the core damage frequency for the site, rather than the unit, should be considered. There are many types of events that could create a dependency between multiple units from a risk perspective; however, organizational factors are unique in that they have not been considered even for single unit sites.. In order to effectively account for these risks in a multi-unit PRA, organizational dependencies between multi-unit sites needs to be considered. This paper discusses organizational dependencies that may occur at a multi-unit site, as well methods that may be used to quantify organizational risk at multi-unit nuclear power plant sites. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Schroer, Suzanne AU - Modarres, Mohammad AD - U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., USA 20555 Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 2123 EP - 2126 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Risk factors KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567061868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Considering+Organizational+Dependencies+in+a+Multi-Unit+PRA&rft.au=Schroer%2C+Suzanne%3BModarres%2C+Mohammad&rft.aulast=Schroer&rft.aufirst=Suzanne&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2123&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Nuclear power plants; Risk factors ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Probabilistic Risk Management in Public Sector Construction Projects AN - 1566837569; 20460502 AB - In the Department of Energy, the public sector project manager is referred to as the Federal Project Director (FPD). The FPD is responsible to the senior most levels of management within the Department for the successful execution of the assigned project. [1] The FPD has many considerations when developing and implementing a risk management program and managing the resulting cost contingencies. The considerations increase appreciably when designing and building a first of a kind, and one of a kind, nuclear facility. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Folden, Laurie E AU - Eschenberg, John R AU - Haugh, Arthur G AD - Site Readiness - Uranium Processing Facility, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, UPF Project Office, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, Laurie.Folden@npo.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 2074 EP - 2075 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk management KW - Project engineering KW - Public sector KW - Energy KW - Construction industry KW - R2 23070:Economics, organization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566837569?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Probabilistic+Risk+Management+in+Public+Sector+Construction+Projects&rft.au=Folden%2C+Laurie+E%3BEschenberg%2C+John+R%3BHaugh%2C+Arthur+G&rft.aulast=Folden&rft.aufirst=Laurie&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2074&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk management; Project engineering; Energy; Public sector; Construction industry ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of Risk Information for Prioritizing Inspections, Tests, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants Licensed Under 10 CFR Part 52 AN - 1566837027; 20460483 AB - The purpose of the inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 10 CFR Part 52 licensing process is to verify that an as-built nuclear power plant conforms to the approved plant design and all applicable regulations. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Caruso, Mark AU - Nakanishi, Tony AU - Welch, Christopher AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, mark.caruso@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 1993 EP - 1994 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Licensing KW - Inspection KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566837027?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Use+of+Risk+Information+for+Prioritizing+Inspections%2C+Tests%2C+Analyses+and+Acceptance+Criteria+for+Nuclear+Power+Plants+Licensed+Under+10+CFR+Part+52&rft.au=Caruso%2C+Mark%3BNakanishi%2C+Tony%3BWelch%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Caruso&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1993&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nuclear power plants; Licensing; Inspection ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges for New and Advanced Reactor Licensing and Risk-Informed Applications: A Regulatory Perspective AN - 1566836993; 20460485 AB - New and advanced reactor designs certified or licensed under the Code of Federal Regulations Title 10 Part 52 (10 CFR Part 52) are required to have probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs). Specifically, design certification (DC) applicants are required in 10 CFR 52.47(a)(27) to provide a description of the design-specific PRA and its results and combined license (COL) applicants are required in 10 CFR 52.79(a)(46) to provide a description of the plant-specific PRA and its results. Further, COL holders are required in 10 CFR 50.71(h)(1), by the scheduled date of initial fuel loading, to develop a Level I and II PRA that covers those initiating events and modes for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has endorsed consensus PRA Standards that exist one year prior to initial fuel loading. COL holders are required in 10 CFR 50.71(h)(2) to maintain the PRA and upgrade the PRA every four years to cover initiating events and modes for which NRC-endorsed consensus PRA standards exist one year prior to the upgrade. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Harrison, Donnie AU - Schroer, Suzanne AU - Mrowca, Lynn AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Donnie.Harrison@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 1998 EP - 2001 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Federal regulations KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Licensing KW - Commissions KW - Certification KW - R2 23090:Policy and planning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566836993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Challenges+for+New+and+Advanced+Reactor+Licensing+and+Risk-Informed+Applications%3A+A+Regulatory+Perspective&rft.au=Harrison%2C+Donnie%3BSchroer%2C+Suzanne%3BMrowca%2C+Lynn&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=Donnie&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1998&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Federal regulations; Nuclear reactors; Fuels; Commissions; Licensing; Nuclear fuels; Certification ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simulation-Based Analysis for Nuclear Power Plant Risk Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges AN - 1562672840; 20460453 AB - Simulation-based risk assessment approaches can address some key issues for nuclear power plant probabilistic risk assessment (PRA). A structured dynamic PRA approach, such as Discrete Dynamic Event Trees, when coupled with realistic thermal-hydraulic and human operator models can be used to examine issues that are either difficult or impossible to tackle with traditional static approaches. The influence of complex timing and sequencing interactions, long duration scenarios, degraded equipment operation on system success criteria, and operator decision-making on the development of an accident scenario can be readily accommodated within a simulation-based framework. In particular, these types of dynamic approaches show great promise for performing detailed analyses of a limited number of accident scenarios (i.e., for assessing a "vertical slice" of the risk profile) and can enhance the assessment of operational events. Furthermore, such methods allow the collection of richer contextual information (e.g., thermal-hydraulic behavior, plant responses, operations procedural framework) that can support better understanding of risk insights and improve support more traditional risk assessment activities (including human reliability analysis). JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Coyne, Kevin AU - Siu, Nathan AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Kevin.Coyne@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 1887 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Accidents KW - Risk taking KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562672840?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Simulation-Based+Analysis+for+Nuclear+Power+Plant+Risk+Assessment%3A+Opportunities+and+Challenges&rft.au=Coyne%2C+Kevin%3BSiu%2C+Nathan&rft.aulast=Coyne&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1887&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Nuclear power plants; Accidents; Risk taking ER - TY - JOUR T1 - SACADA Database for Human Reliability and Human Performance AN - 1562672407; 20460488 AB - Lack of appropriate and sufficient human performance data has been identified as a key factor affecting the quality of human reliability analysis (HRA). The Scenario Authoring, Characterization, and Debriefing Application (SACADA) database is developed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to collect nuclear plants' operator performance data for HRA. The SACADA data structure provides an explicit methodology to use data to support human error probability (HEP) estimations in probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) applications. The current goal is to identify a set of anchor HEPs with sufficient contextual information and solid data foundation. A NRC's licensee (a nuclear power station) has collaborated with NRC to use SACADA to collect the licensee's licensed operator simulator training data. Since a pilot study performed in May, 2012, the licensee has use SACADA for its operator simulator training. SACADA has been used for every training cycle to collect all crews' performance data in simulator training. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Chang, Y James AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, James.Chang@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/11/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 14 SP - 2015 EP - 2018 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 109 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Training KW - Commissions KW - Human factors KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1562672407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=SACADA+Database+for+Human+Reliability+and+Human+Performance&rft.au=Chang%2C+Y+James&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2013-11-14&rft.volume=109&rft.issue=&rft.spage=2015&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Nuclear power plants; Training; Commissions; Human factors ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The importance of diversity in the sciences T2 - 61st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (Entomology 2013) AN - 1490503559; 6255042 JF - 61st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (Entomology 2013) AU - Koizumi, Kei Y1 - 2013/11/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 10 KW - Species diversity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490503559?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=61st+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Entomological+Society+of+America+%28Entomology+2013%29&rft.atitle=The+importance+of+diversity+in+the+sciences&rft.au=Koizumi%2C+Kei&rft.aulast=Koizumi&rft.aufirst=Kei&rft.date=2013-11-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=61st+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Entomological+Society+of+America+%28Entomology+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://esa.confex.com/esa/2013/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - High Throughput Study of Ternary Pd-Alloys for Applications in Hydrogen Separation T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490523700; 6253757 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Miller, James AU - Kondratyuk, Petro AU - Gumuslu, Gamze AU - Tarditi, Ana AU - Cornaglia, Laura AU - Gellman, Andrew Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Hydrogen UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490523700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=High+Throughput+Study+of+Ternary+Pd-Alloys+for+Applications+in+Hydrogen+Separation&rft.au=Miller%2C+James%3BKondratyuk%2C+Petro%3BGumuslu%2C+Gamze%3BTarditi%2C+Ana%3BCornaglia%2C+Laura%3BGellman%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Computational Tools to Accelerate the Development of Carbon Capture Technology T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490523341; 6249733 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Miller, David Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Technology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490523341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Computational+Tools+to+Accelerate+the+Development+of+Carbon+Capture+Technology&rft.au=Miller%2C+David&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - High Throughput Study of Alloy Surface Oxidation Across Composition Space: AlxFeyNi1-x-Y T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490521066; 6253537 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Gellman, Andrew AU - Miller, James AU - Payne, Matthew Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Oxidation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490521066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=High+Throughput+Study+of+Alloy+Surface+Oxidation+Across+Composition+Space%3A+AlxFeyNi1-x-Y&rft.au=Gellman%2C+Andrew%3BMiller%2C+James%3BPayne%2C+Matthew&rft.aulast=Gellman&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Process Development and Economic Evaluation of An Industrial Scale O2 Production Plant Using a Novel Metal-Organic-Framework (MOF) Based O2-Selective Sorbent T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490518903; 6252123 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Murthy Konda, N AU - Siefert, Nicholas AU - Hopkinson, David Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Economics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490518903?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Process+Development+and+Economic+Evaluation+of+An+Industrial+Scale+O2+Production+Plant+Using+a+Novel+Metal-Organic-Framework+%28MOF%29+Based+O2-Selective+Sorbent&rft.au=Murthy+Konda%2C+N%3BSiefert%2C+Nicholas%3BHopkinson%2C+David&rft.aulast=Murthy+Konda&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Word Green, What Does It Mean? T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490516113; 6249298 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Ozokwelu, Dickson Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Chemical engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490516113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=The+Word+Green%2C+What+Does+It+Mean%3F&rft.au=Ozokwelu%2C+Dickson&rft.aulast=Ozokwelu&rft.aufirst=Dickson&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - High-Throughput Characterization of Composition, Structure and Reactivity of PdxCu1-X Alloys T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490513923; 6252170 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Gumuslu, Gamze AU - Kondratyuk, Petro AU - Yin, Chunrong AU - Miller, James AU - Gellman, Andrew Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Alloys UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490513923?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=High-Throughput+Characterization+of+Composition%2C+Structure+and+Reactivity+of+PdxCu1-X+Alloys&rft.au=Gumuslu%2C+Gamze%3BKondratyuk%2C+Petro%3BYin%2C+Chunrong%3BMiller%2C+James%3BGellman%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Gumuslu&rft.aufirst=Gamze&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Activity and Structure of Mo-HZSM5 Catalysts for Non-Oxidative Methane Dehydroaromatization T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490512905; 6250279 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Natesakhawat, Sittichai AU - Abdelsayed, Victor AU - Shekhawat, Dushyant AU - Smith, Mark AU - Baltrus, John AU - Damodaran, Krishnan Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Methane UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490512905?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Activity+and+Structure+of+Mo-HZSM5+Catalysts+for+Non-Oxidative+Methane+Dehydroaromatization&rft.au=Natesakhawat%2C+Sittichai%3BAbdelsayed%2C+Victor%3BShekhawat%2C+Dushyant%3BSmith%2C+Mark%3BBaltrus%2C+John%3BDamodaran%2C+Krishnan&rft.aulast=Natesakhawat&rft.aufirst=Sittichai&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - DOE Efforts to Accelerate Deployment and Commercialization of Advanced Biofuels T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490512578; 6249303 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Duff, Brian Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Fuel technology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490512578?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=DOE+Efforts+to+Accelerate+Deployment+and+Commercialization+of+Advanced+Biofuels&rft.au=Duff%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Duff&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI): Computational Tools To Accelerate Commercial Development T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490512428; 6249075 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Miller, David Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Simulation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490512428?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=The+Carbon+Capture+Simulation+Initiative+%28CCSI%29%3A+Computational+Tools+To+Accelerate+Commercial+Development&rft.au=Miller%2C+David&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Arsenic Adsorption on Copper-Palladium Alloy Films T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490509148; 6250607 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Miller, James AU - Uffalussy, Karen AU - Howard, Bret AU - Granite, Evan AU - Stanko, Dennis Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Adsorption UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490509148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Arsenic+Adsorption+on+Copper-Palladium+Alloy+Films&rft.au=Miller%2C+James%3BUffalussy%2C+Karen%3BHoward%2C+Bret%3BGranite%2C+Evan%3BStanko%2C+Dennis&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Biomass Digestion By a Clostridium Thermocellum Model Consolidated Bioprocess Compared to Free Enzyme Systems T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490509029; 6250089 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Lutzke, Vanessa AU - Almario, Anna AU - Kumar, Rajeev AU - Wyman, Charles Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Biomass KW - Clostridium thermocellum UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490509029?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Biomass+Digestion+By+a+Clostridium+Thermocellum+Model+Consolidated+Bioprocess+Compared+to+Free+Enzyme+Systems&rft.au=Lutzke%2C+Vanessa%3BAlmario%2C+Anna%3BKumar%2C+Rajeev%3BWyman%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Lutzke&rft.aufirst=Vanessa&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - US Department Of Energy Critical Materials Strategy and R&D T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490506658; 6251567 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - McKittrick, Michael Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490506658?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=US+Department+Of+Energy+Critical+Materials+Strategy+and+R%26amp%3BD&rft.au=McKittrick%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=McKittrick&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Carbon Formation On Pyrochlore Catalysts Under Partial Oxidation of Liquid Hydrocarbons T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AN - 1490504827; 6250954 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2013) AU - Smith, Mark AU - Berry, David AU - Shekhawat, Dushyant AU - Haynes, Daniel AU - Floyd, Don AU - Zondlo, John AU - Spivey, James Y1 - 2013/11/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 03 KW - Oxidation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490504827?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.atitle=Carbon+Formation+On+Pyrochlore+Catalysts+Under+Partial+Oxidation+of+Liquid+Hydrocarbons&rft.au=Smith%2C+Mark%3BBerry%2C+David%3BShekhawat%2C+Dushyant%3BHaynes%2C+Daniel%3BFloyd%2C+Don%3BZondlo%2C+John%3BSpivey%2C+James&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2013-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2013/webprogram/meeting2013-11-03.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Absenteeism and beryllium sensitization among US department of energy workers T2 - 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition AN - 1433508716; 6234484 JF - 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition AU - Richter, Bonnie AU - Watkins, Janice AU - Cragle, Donna AU - Ellis, Elizabeth AU - Girardi, David AU - Strader, Clifton Y1 - 2013/11/02/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Nov 02 KW - Energy KW - Beryllium UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1433508716?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=141st+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition&rft.atitle=Absenteeism+and+beryllium+sensitization+among+US+department+of+energy+workers&rft.au=Richter%2C+Bonnie%3BWatkins%2C+Janice%3BCragle%2C+Donna%3BEllis%2C+Elizabeth%3BGirardi%2C+David%3BStrader%2C+Clifton&rft.aulast=Richter&rft.aufirst=Bonnie&rft.date=2013-11-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=141st+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://apha.confex.com/apha/141am/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-31 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of natural and artificial radioactivity in soil at North Lebanon province AN - 1807504081; 2016-065722 AB - The concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides at 57 sampling locations along the North Province of Lebanon are reported. The samples were collected from uncultivated areas in a region not previously reported. The samples were analyzed by gamma spectrometers with High Purity Germanium detectors of 30% and 40% relative efficiency. The activity concentrations of primordial naturally occurring radionuclides of (super 238) U, (super 232) Th, and (super 40) K varied between 4-73 Bq kg (super -1) , 5-50 Bq kg (super -1) , and 57-554 Bq kg (super -1) respectively. The surface activity concentrations due to the presence of these radionuclides were calculated and Kriging-geostatistical method was used to plot the obtained data on the Lebanese radioactive map. The results for (super 238) U, (super 232) Th, and (super 40) K ranged from 0.2 kBq m (super -2) to 9 kBq m (super -2) , from 0.2 kBq m (super -2) to 3 kBq m (super -2) , and from 3 kBq m (super -2) to 29 kBq m (super -2) respectively. For the anthropogenic radionuclides, the activity concentrations of (super 137) Cs founded in soil ranged from 2 Bq kg (super -1) to 113 Bq kg (super -1) , and the surface activity concentration from 0.1 kBq m (super -2) to 5 kBq m (super -2) . The total absorbed gamma dose rates in air from natural and artificial radionuclides in these locations were calculated. The minimum value was 6 nGy h (super -1) and the highest one was 135 nGy h (super -1) with an average of 55 nGy h (super -1) in which the natural terrestrial radiation contributes in 99% and the artificial radionuclides mainly (super 137) Cs contributes only in 1%. The total effective dose calculated varied in the range of 7 mu Sv y (super -1) and 166 mu Sv y (super -1) while the average value was 69 mu Sv y (super -1) which is below the permissible limit 1000 mu Sv y (super -1) . Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - El Samad, O AU - Baydoun, R AU - Nsouli, B AU - Darwish, T Y1 - 2013/11// PY - 2013 DA - November 2013 SP - 36 EP - 39 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 125 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - natural materials KW - Lebanon KW - Th-232 KW - K-40 KW - North Province Lebanon KW - environmental analysis KW - radioactivity methods KW - radioactive isotopes KW - Asia KW - geochemistry KW - Middle East KW - northern Lebanon KW - gamma-ray methods KW - pollutants KW - human activity KW - geophysical methods KW - alkali metals KW - pollution KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - potassium KW - natural hazards KW - thorium KW - surveys KW - uranium KW - U-238 KW - actinides KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1807504081?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Determination+of+natural+and+artificial+radioactivity+in+soil+at+North+Lebanon+province&rft.au=El+Samad%2C+O%3BBaydoun%2C+R%3BNsouli%2C+B%3BDarwish%2C+T&rft.aulast=El+Samad&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=2013-11-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2013.02.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 6th international symposium on In situ nuclear metrology as a tool for radioecology N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; alkali metals; Asia; environmental analysis; gamma-ray methods; geochemistry; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; human activity; isotopes; K-40; Lebanon; metals; Middle East; natural hazards; natural materials; North Province Lebanon; northern Lebanon; pollutants; pollution; potassium; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radioactivity methods; soil pollution; surveys; Th-232; thorium; U-238; uranium DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.02.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Occurrence of Pesticide Residues in Lebanon's Water Resources AN - 1642229956; 18720464 AB - Contamination of water sources by pesticides is one of the most critical environmental problems. The present work is designed to address the occurrence of 67 pesticides in the Lebanese waters. Chemical analysis was performed by a solid-phase extraction followed by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using programmed temperature vaporization injection. In drinking water and groundwater samples, organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides were frequently detected with a maximal sum concentration of up to 31.8 ng L super(-1). High pesticide ecotoxicological risk was noticed in many surface waters, while this risk was driven mainly by diazinon, chlorpyrifos, fenpropathrin and bifenthrin insecticides. JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Kouzayha, Abir AU - Al Ashi, Aisha AU - Al Akoum, Rami AU - Al Iskandarani, Mohamad AU - Budzinski, Helene AU - Jaber, Farouk AD - Analysis of Pesticides and Organic Pollutants Laboratory (LAPPO), Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), Beirut, Lebanon Y1 - 2013/11// PY - 2013 DA - Nov 2013 SP - 503 EP - 509 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 91 IS - 5 SN - 0007-4861, 0007-4861 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Vaporization KW - Chlorpyrifos KW - Risk KW - Insecticides KW - Contamination KW - Surface water KW - Pesticides KW - Drinking water UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642229956?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Occurrence+of+Pesticide+Residues+in+Lebanon%27s+Water+Resources&rft.au=Kouzayha%2C+Abir%3BAl+Ashi%2C+Aisha%3BAl+Akoum%2C+Rami%3BAl+Iskandarani%2C+Mohamad%3BBudzinski%2C+Helene%3BJaber%2C+Farouk&rft.aulast=Kouzayha&rft.aufirst=Abir&rft.date=2013-11-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=503&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00074861&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00128-013-1071-y LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-1071-y ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Using Sr Isotopes to Track the Dissolution of Marcellus Shale by Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AN - 1490519831; 6248466 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AU - Wall, Andrew AU - Hakala, J AU - Marcon, Virginia AU - Joseph, Craig Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - Isotopes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490519831?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+Sr+Isotopes+to+Track+the+Dissolution+of+Marcellus+Shale+by+Hydraulic+Fracturing+Fluids&rft.au=Wall%2C+Andrew%3BHakala%2C+J%3BMarcon%2C+Virginia%3BJoseph%2C+Craig&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Preparing for Potential Changes in National Nuclear Waste Disposal Policy: Approaches by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AN - 1490504659; 6246454 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Geological Society of America AU - Gwo, Jin-Ping AU - Markley, Christopher AU - Fedors, Randall AU - Ahn, Tae AU - Compton, Keith AU - Rubenstone, James AU - Guttmann, Jack Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - Radioactive wastes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1490504659?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Preparing+for+Potential+Changes+in+National+Nuclear+Waste+Disposal+Policy%3A+Approaches+by+the+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+Staff&rft.au=Gwo%2C+Jin-Ping%3BMarkley%2C+Christopher%3BFedors%2C+Randall%3BAhn%2C+Tae%3BCompton%2C+Keith%3BRubenstone%2C+James%3BGuttmann%2C+Jack&rft.aulast=Gwo&rft.aufirst=Jin-Ping&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+%26+Exposition+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-30 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-10 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Recycling of Rare Earth Elements for the Synthesis of Permanent Magnets Alloys T2 - 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013) AN - 1450168220; 6245069 JF - 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013) AU - Ott, Ryan AU - Jones, Lawrence AU - Dennis, Kevin AU - McCallum, R Y1 - 2013/10/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Oct 27 KW - Rare earths KW - Magnets KW - Alloys KW - alloys KW - Recycling KW - Rare earth elements KW - Waste management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1450168220?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=52nd+Annual+Conference+of+Metallurgists+%28COM+2013%29&rft.atitle=Recycling+of+Rare+Earth+Elements+for+the+Synthesis+of+Permanent+Magnets+Alloys&rft.au=Ott%2C+Ryan%3BJones%2C+Lawrence%3BDennis%2C+Kevin%3BMcCallum%2C+R&rft.aulast=Ott&rft.aufirst=Ryan&rft.date=2013-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=52nd+Annual+Conference+of+Metallurgists+%28COM+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.programmaster.org/PM/PM.nsf/SessionSheetView?OpenForm&ParentUNID=1C64FCABE1A1E644852576C30062C9E9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-31 N1 - Last updated - 2013-11-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Nanoparticle-stabilised invert emulsion drilling fluids for deep-hole drilling of oil and gas AN - 1620088022; 20467561 AB - Invert emulsions are used to drill for oil and gas when good wellbore stability and high temperature tolerance are required. These drilling fluids contain a solid phase and two immiscible liquid phases stabilised with a polymeric surfactant. In ultra deep drilling, due to high temperature, the surfactant degrades causing phase separation. However, fine particles can be used as stabilisers, and the result is a Pickering emulsion. Here, we demonstrate that the use of a combination of hydrophobic nanoparticles and organically modified nanoclay results in stable water-in-oil invert emulsions model drilling fluids. These gel-like model fluids have the desired plastic viscosity and yield stress suitable for drilling fluid applications that can be modified by adjusting the nanoparticle-content. Aging experiments at 225 degree C showed that they also have high-temperature stability for demanding drilling operations. JF - Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering AU - Agarwal, Sushant AU - Phuoc, Tran X AU - Soong, Yee AU - Martello, Donald AU - Gupta, Rakesh K AD - US-DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, U.S.A. Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - October 2013 SP - 1641 EP - 1649 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 91 IS - 10 SN - 0008-4034, 0008-4034 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Drills KW - Aging KW - Drilling KW - Drilling fluids KW - Oil KW - Pollutants KW - Drilling Fluids KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Temperature KW - Chemical engineering KW - Emulsions KW - Model Studies KW - Chemical Engineering KW - Surfactants KW - Temperature tolerance KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1620088022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Journal+of+Chemical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Nanoparticle-stabilised+invert+emulsion+drilling+fluids+for+deep-hole+drilling+of+oil+and+gas&rft.au=Agarwal%2C+Sushant%3BPhuoc%2C+Tran+X%3BSoong%2C+Yee%3BMartello%2C+Donald%3BGupta%2C+Rakesh+K&rft.aulast=Agarwal&rft.aufirst=Sushant&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1641&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Journal+of+Chemical+Engineering&rft.issn=00084034&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fcjce.21768 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oil and gas industry; Aging; Drills; Drilling fluids; Chemical engineering; Surfactants; Emulsions; Temperature tolerance; Oil; Pollutants; Drilling Fluids; Temperature; Drilling; Chemical Engineering; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjce.21768 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Inverse Demand System for New England Groundfish: Welfare Analysis of the Transition to Catch Share Management AN - 1500759062; 18905481 AB - The welfare effects of the 2010 transition from Days-at-Sea to catch share management in the Northeast U.S. groundfish fishery are examined by combining a model of groundfish demand with a simulation-based model of supply. Counterfactual supply is constructed based on the Days-at-Sea system that was recalibrated to meet mandated conservation goals. Due to the decreases in catch that were required to meet those goals, the 2010 policy undoubtedly resulted in worse outcomes for both producers and consumers compared to 2009. However, the conservation-equivalent Days-at-Sea system would have been far worse for both consumers and producers. JF - American Journal of Agricultural Economics AU - Lee, Min-Yang A AU - Thunberg, Eric M AD - Min-Yang Lee is an economist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Social Sciences Branch. Eric Thunberg is an economist at the NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology, Economics and Social Analysis Division., Min-Yang.Lee@noaa.gov Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 1178 EP - 1195 PB - Oxford University Press, Oxford Journals, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 95 IS - 5 SN - 0002-9092, 0002-9092 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - USA KW - USA, New England KW - Fisheries KW - Conservation KW - Catches KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1500759062?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.atitle=An+Inverse+Demand+System+for+New+England+Groundfish%3A+Welfare+Analysis+of+the+Transition+to+Catch+Share+Management&rft.au=Lee%2C+Min-Yang+A%3BThunberg%2C+Eric+M&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Min-Yang&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1178&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Agricultural+Economics&rft.issn=00029092&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fajae%2Faat061 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fisheries; Conservation; Catches; USA; USA, New England DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aat061 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis and Countermeasures of Heavy Metal Hazard in Sewage Sludge for Agricultural Utilization AN - 1492636562; 18971896 AB - Obstacle of sludge recycling, especially sludge agricultural application, was thought as the potential hazard of heavy metal to plants and soil. Research results previously show that how serious the hazard is depends on the form of heavy metal. Hazards with different heavy metal and different metal form, even effect on different plants and soil are not the same. Research results also show that pretreatment on sludge heavy metal and taking essential measures on polluted soil can reduce the heavy metal hazard to environment. JF - Water Purification Technology AU - Ruan, Chenmin AD - Office of Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Urban and Rural Construction and Transport, Shanghai 200032, China, shuaigercm@gmail.com Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 53 EP - 57 PB - Shanghai Society of Water Purification Technology, No 815 Shanghai 200072 China VL - 32 IS - 5 SN - 1009-0177, 1009-0177 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Sewage sludge KW - Heavy metals KW - Recycling KW - Environmental factors KW - Waste management KW - Soil KW - Hazards KW - Water Treatment KW - Metals KW - Sludge Utilization KW - Soil contamination KW - Sludge KW - Water purification KW - Heavy Metals KW - Sewage KW - Wastewater KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492636562?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Water+Purification+Technology&rft.atitle=Analysis+and+Countermeasures+of+Heavy+Metal+Hazard+in+Sewage+Sludge+for+Agricultural+Utilization&rft.au=Ruan%2C+Chenmin&rft.aulast=Ruan&rft.aufirst=Chenmin&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=53&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water+Purification+Technology&rft.issn=10090177&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - Chinese DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Hazards; Sewage; Heavy metals; Sludge; Environmental factors; Water purification; Soil; Metals; Sewage sludge; Soil contamination; Recycling; Waste management; Water Treatment; Sludge Utilization; Wastewater; Heavy Metals ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of essential and toxic elements in clay soil commonly consumed by pregnant women in Tanzania AN - 1464598642; 18783706 AB - A habit of eating clay soil especially among pregnant women is a common practice in Tanzania. This prartice known as geophagy might introduce toxic elements in the consumers body to endanger the health of the mother and her child. Therefore it is very important to have information on the elemental composition of the eaten soil so as to assess the safety nature of the habit In this study 100 samples of clay soil, which were reported to be originating from five regions in Tanzania and are consumed by pregnant women were analyzed to determine their levels of essential and toxic elements. The analysis was carried out using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent technique (EDXRF) of Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission, Arusha. Essential elements Fe, Zn, Cu, Se and Mn and toxic elements As, Pb, Co, Ni, U and Th were detected in concentrations above WHO permissible limits in some of the samples. The results from this study show that the habit of eating soil is exposing the pregnant mothers and their children to metal toxicity which is detrimental to their health. Hence, further actions should be taken to discourage the habit of eating soil at all levels. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Mwalongo, D AU - Mohammed, N K AD - Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 743, Arusha, Tanzania, njkassim@yahoo.com Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 15 EP - 18 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 91 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Tanzania KW - Copper KW - Lead KW - Clays KW - Soil KW - Zinc KW - Consumers KW - Manganese KW - Metals KW - Chemical composition KW - Clay KW - Toxic materials KW - Toxicity KW - Children KW - Pregnancy KW - Geophagy KW - Ionizing radiation KW - Energy KW - Commissions KW - Females KW - X 24360:Metals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464598642?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Determination+of+essential+and+toxic+elements+in+clay+soil+commonly+consumed+by+pregnant+women+in+Tanzania&rft.au=Mwalongo%2C+D%3BMohammed%2C+N+K&rft.aulast=Mwalongo&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=91&rft.issue=&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Metals; Toxicity; Copper; Children; Lead; Pregnancy; Clays; Soil; Geophagy; Energy; Ionizing radiation; Zinc; Consumers; Manganese; Clay; Chemical composition; Toxic materials; Commissions; Females; Tanzania ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Vitro Shear Stress-Induced Platelet Activation: Sensitivity of Human and Bovine Blood AN - 1458541625; 18736061 AB - As platelet activation plays a critical role in physiological hemostasis and pathological thrombosis, it is important in the overall hemocompatibility evaluation of new medical devices and biomaterials to assess their effects on platelet function. However, there are currently no widely accepted in vitro test methods to perform this assessment. In an effort to develop effective platelet tests for potential use in medical device evaluation, this study compared the sensitivity of platelet responses to shear stress stimulation of human and bovine blood using multiple platelet activation markers. Fresh whole blood samples anticoagulated with heparin or anticoagulant citrate dextrose, solution A (ACDA) were exposed to shear stresses up to 40 Pa for 2 min using a cone-and-plate rheometer model. Platelet activation was characterized by platelet counts, platelet surface P-selectin expression, and serotonin release into blood plasma. The results indicated that exposure to shear stresses above 20 Pa caused significant changes in all three of the platelet markers for human blood and that the changes were usually greater with ACDA anticoagulation than with heparin. In contrast, for bovine blood, the markers did not change with shear stress stimulation except for plasma serotonin in heparin anticoagulated blood. The differences observed between human and bovine platelet responses suggest that the value of using bovine blood for in vitro platelet testing to evaluate devices may be limited. JF - Artificial Organs AU - Lu, Qijin AU - Hofferbert, Bryan V AU - Koo, Grace AU - Malinauskas, Richard A AD - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories. Center for Devices and Radiological HealthUS Food and Drug Administration Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 894 EP - 903 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 37 IS - 10 SN - 0160-564X, 0160-564X KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Anticoagulants KW - Platelets KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1458541625?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Artificial+Organs&rft.atitle=In+Vitro+Shear+Stress-Induced+Platelet+Activation%3A+Sensitivity+of+Human+and+Bovine+Blood&rft.au=Lu%2C+Qijin%3BHofferbert%2C+Bryan+V%3BKoo%2C+Grace%3BMalinauskas%2C+Richard+A&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Qijin&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=894&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Artificial+Organs&rft.issn=0160564X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Faor.12099 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Platelets DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.12099 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flue gas cleanup using the Moving-Bed Copper Oxide Process AN - 1443369297; 18662643 AB - The use of copper oxide on a support had been envisioned as a gas cleanup technique to remove sulfur dioxide (S0 sub(2)) and nitric oxides (NO sub(X)) from flue gas produced by the combustion of coal for electric power generation. In general, dry. regenerate flue gas cleanup techniques that use a sorbent can have various advantages, such as simultaneous removal of pollutants, production of a salable by-product, and low costs when compared to commercially available wet scrubbing technology. Due to the temperature of reaction, the placement of the process into an advanced power system could actually increase the thermal efficiency of the plant The Moving-Bed Copper Oxide Process is capable of simultaneously removing sulfur oxides and nitric oxides within the reactor system. In this regenerable sorbent technique, the use of the copper oxide sorbent was originally in a fluidized bed, but the more recent effort developed the use of the sorbent in a moving-bed reactor design. A pilot facility or life-cycle test system was constructed so that an integrated testing of the sorbent over absorption/regeneration cycles could be conducted. A parametric study of the total process was then performed where all process steps, including absorption and regeneration, were continuously operated and experimentally evaluated. The parametric effects, including absorption temperature, sorbent and gas residence times, inlet SO sub(2) and NO sub(X) concentration, and flyash loadings, on removal efficiencies and overall operational performance were determined. Although some of the research results have not been previously published because of previous collaborative restrictions, a summary of these past findings is presented in this communication. Additionally, the potential use of the process for criteria pollutant removal in oxy-firing of fossil fuel for carbon sequestration purposes is discussed. JF - Fuel Processing Technology AU - Pennline, H W AU - Hoffman, J S AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, United States, james.hoffman@netl.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - Oct 2013 SP - 109 EP - 117 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 114 SN - 0378-3820, 0378-3820 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Sorbents KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Regeneration KW - Absorption KW - Flue gas KW - Temperature KW - Nitric oxide KW - Copper KW - Combustion KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1443369297?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fuel+Processing+Technology&rft.atitle=Flue+gas+cleanup+using+the+Moving-Bed+Copper+Oxide+Process&rft.au=Pennline%2C+H+W%3BHoffman%2C+J+S&rft.aulast=Pennline&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=&rft.spage=109&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fuel+Processing+Technology&rft.issn=03783820&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sorbents; Sulfur dioxide; Regeneration; Temperature; Flue gas; Absorption; Nitric oxide; Copper; Combustion ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An investigational report into the causes of pine mouth events in US consumers. AN - 1433268536; 23891758 AB - Between July 2008 and June 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration received 501 consumer reports of prolonged taste disturbances consistent with pine mouth syndrome. Consumers consistently reported a delayed bitter or metallic taste beginning hours to days following consumption of pine nuts that recurred with intake of any food or meal. This dysgeusia lasted in some cases up to a few weeks, but would eventually resolve without serious health consequences. To evaluate these reports, a questionnaire was developed to address various characteristics of the pine nuts consumed, pertinent medical history of complainants and other dysgeusia-related factors. Pine nut samples associated with 15 complaints were collected for analysis. The investigation of reports found no clear evidence of an underlying medical cause or common trigger that could adequately explain the occurrence of dysgeusia in complainants. Rather, the results of our investigation suggest that the occurrence of "pine mouth syndrome" in US consumers is correlated with the consumption of the pine nut species Pinus armandii. Published by Elsevier Ltd. JF - Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association AU - Kwegyir-Afful, Ernest E AU - Dejager, Lowri S AU - Handy, Sara M AU - Wong, Jon AU - Begley, Timothy H AU - Luccioli, Stefano AD - Office of Food Additive Safety, CFSAN, College Park 20740, United States; Office of the Commissioner, Office of Science and Innovation, FDA, White Oak, United States. Electronic address: Ernest.Kwegyir-Afful@fda.hhs.gov. Y1 - 2013/10// PY - 2013 DA - October 2013 SP - 181 EP - 187 VL - 60 KW - Index Medicus KW - Taste disturbance KW - United States Food and Drug Administration KW - Pine nuts KW - Dysgeusia KW - Pinus armandii KW - FDA KW - Metallogeusia KW - pine mouth event KW - PME KW - United States KW - Young Adult KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Surveys and Questionnaires KW - Food Handling KW - Consumer Behavior KW - Aged KW - Middle Aged KW - Taste KW - Adolescent KW - Male KW - Female KW - Nuts -- adverse effects KW - Mouth -- physiopathology KW - Pinus KW - Dysgeusia -- chemically induced UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1433268536?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+and+chemical+toxicology+%3A+an+international+journal+published+for+the+British+Industrial+Biological+Research+Association&rft.atitle=An+investigational+report+into+the+causes+of+pine+mouth+events+in+US+consumers.&rft.au=Kwegyir-Afful%2C+Ernest+E%3BDejager%2C+Lowri+S%3BHandy%2C+Sara+M%3BWong%2C+Jon%3BBegley%2C+Timothy+H%3BLuccioli%2C+Stefano&rft.aulast=Kwegyir-Afful&rft.aufirst=Ernest&rft.date=2013-10-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=&rft.spage=181&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+and+chemical+toxicology+%3A+an+international+journal+published+for+the+British+Industrial+Biological+Research+Association&rft.issn=1873-6351&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fct.2013.07.038 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-05-05 N1 - Date created - 2013-09-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2013.07.038 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR WASTE CONFIDENCE (SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL). AN - 16381297; 15870 AB - PURPOSE: A rulemaking that generically addresses the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond a reactors licensed life and prior to ultimate disposal is proposed. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers the continued storage of spent fuel a generic activity that is similar for all commercial nuclear power plants and storage facilities. In 2010, the NRC published an updated Waste Confidence decision and rule that included an Environmental Assessment and finding of no significant impact. In response to the 2010 update, several groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the 2010 Rule on grounds primarily relating to aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) analysis in the Environmental Assessment. If this proposed rule is adopted as a final rule, the NEPA analyses for future reactor and spent-fuel-storage facility licensing actions would not need to consider the environmental impacts of continued storage on a site specific basis. While some site-specific information is used in developing the generic impact determinations, the NRC does not intend for this draft Generic EIS (GEIS) to replace the NEPA analysis associated with any individual site licensing action. The environmental analysis in this proposed rule covers low and high burn-up spent nuclear fuel generated in light-water nuclear power reactors. It also covers mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, since the MOX fuel would be substantially similar to existing light-water reactor fuel and is, in fact, being considered for use in existing light-water reactors in the United States. It also covers spent nuclear fuel from small modular reactors. Waste Confidence also covers the spent nuclear fuel from one high-temperature gas-cooled reactor built and commercially operated: Fort Saint Vrain. The spent nuclear fuel from Peach Bottom Unit 1 is not covered because its fuel has been removed from the site and transferred to the control of the Department of Energy, and the fuel is no longer regulated by the NRC. The environmental analysis relies on the following assumptions: institutional controls would be in place; spent fuel canisters and casks would be replaced approximately once every 100 years; independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) and dry transfer system (DTS) facilities would also be replaced approximately once every 100 years; a DTS would be built at each ISFSI location for fuel repackaging; all spent fuel would be moved from spent fuel pools to dry storage by the end of the short-term storage timeframe (60 years). Three alternatives to the proposed action, including a No Action Alternative (site-specific licensing review) are evaluated in this draft GEIS. Under the GEIS-Only Alternative, the NRC would prepare a GEIS to analyze the environmental impacts of continued storage that would then support site-specific licensing reviews. There would be no Waste Confidence rule, so site-specific EISs or environmental assessments would incorporate the GEIS by reference or adopt the conclusions in the GEIS. Under the Policy Statement Alternative, the NRC would issue a policy statement that expresses the NRC's intent to either adopt or incorporate the environmental impacts in the GEIS into site-specific NEPA actions or to prepare a site-specific evaluation for each NRC licensing action. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed rule would establish generic impact determinations that would be applicable to a wide range of existing and potential future spent fuel storage sites, thus providing an effective and efficient method of evaluating the environmental impacts of continued storage. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of an away-from reactor ISFSI would result in minimal emissions, but construction of the rail spur could produce temporary and localized impacts that would be noticeable. ISFSI operations generate minor levels of air emissions. Potential impacts to environmental justice, special status species and habitats, and historic and cultural resources are highly site-specific and cumulative impacts could be more significant. Although the environmental consequences of a successful attack on a spent fuel pool beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor are large, the very low probability of a successful attack ensures that the risk is small. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 130269, 585 pages, September 13, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Wastes KW - Agency number: NUREG-2157 KW - Air Quality KW - Cultural Resources KW - Historic Sites KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Power Plants KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Storage KW - Transportation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16381297?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-09-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+WASTE+CONFIDENCE+%28SPENT+NUCLEAR+FUEL%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+WASTE+CONFIDENCE+%28SPENT+NUCLEAR+FUEL%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 13, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-11 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Identifying Bycatch Levels and Trends in U.S. Fisheries T2 - 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2013) AN - 1412150548; 6225467 JF - 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2013) AU - Benaka, Lee Y1 - 2013/09/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Sep 08 KW - By catch KW - USA KW - Fisheries UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1412150548?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=143rd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2013%29&rft.atitle=Identifying+Bycatch+Levels+and+Trends+in+U.S.+Fisheries&rft.au=Benaka%2C+Lee&rft.aulast=Benaka&rft.aufirst=Lee&rft.date=2013-09-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=143rd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2013/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-30 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-25 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Biomass burning contribution to ambient air particulate levels at Navrongo in the Savannah zone of Ghana AN - 1770305382; 19152375 AB - The concentrations of airborne particulate matter (PM) in Navrongo, a town in the Sahel Savannah Zone of Ghana, have been measured and the major sources have been identified. This area is prone to frequent particulate pollution episodes due to Harmattan dust and biomass burning, mostly from annual bushfires. The contribution of combustion emissions, particularly from biomass and fossil fuel, to ambient air particulate loadings was assessed. Sampling was conducted from February 2009 to February 2010 in Navrongo. Two Gent samplers were equipped to collect PM sub(10) in two size fractions, coarse (PM sub(10-2.5)) and fine (PM sub(2.5)). Coarse particles are collected on a coated, 8- mu m-pore Nuclepore filter. Fine particle samples were sampled with 47-mm-diameter Nuclepore and quartz filters. Elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) concentrations were determined from the quartz filters using thermal optical reflectance (IMPROVE/TOR) methods. Elements were measured on the fine-particle Nuclepore filters using energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence. The average PM sub(2.5) mass concentration obtained at Navrongo was 32.3 mu g/m super(3). High carbonaceous concentrations were obtained from November to March, the period of Harmattan dust and severe bush fires. Total carbon was found to contribute approximately 40% of the PM sub(2.5) particulate mass. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) suggested six major sources contributing to the PM sub(2.5) mass. They are two stroke engines, gasoline emissions, soil dust, diesel emissions, biomass burning, and resuspended soil dust. Biomass combustion (16.0%) was identified as second most important source next to soil dust at Navrongo. JF - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association AU - Ofosu, Francis G AU - Hopke, Philip K AU - Aboh, Innocent JK AU - Bamford, Samuel A AD - National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2013/09/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Sep 01 SP - 1036 EP - 1045 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 63 IS - 9 SN - 1096-2247, 1096-2247 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Air pollution KW - Carbon KW - Soil (material) KW - Quartz KW - Biomass KW - Dust KW - Combustion KW - Biomass burning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770305382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.atitle=Biomass+burning+contribution+to+ambient+air+particulate+levels+at+Navrongo+in+the+Savannah+zone+of+Ghana&rft.au=Ofosu%2C+Francis+G%3BHopke%2C+Philip+K%3BAboh%2C+Innocent+JK%3BBamford%2C+Samuel+A&rft.aulast=Ofosu&rft.aufirst=Francis&rft.date=2013-09-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1036&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+Air+%26+Waste+Management+Association&rft.issn=10962247&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F10962247.2013.783888 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2013.783888 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative stability of the bioresorbable ferric crosslinked hyaluronic acid adhesion prevention solutions AN - 1664203174; PQ0001233869 AB - The Intergel registered ferric crosslinked hyaluronate (FeHA) adhesion prevention solution (APS) (FDA) is associated with serious post-operative complications (Henley, http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/gynecare-intergel/in t ergel-timeline.html , 2007; FDA, 2003; Roman et al., Fertil Steril 2005, 83 Suppl 1:1113-1118; Tang et al., Ann Surg 2006; 243(4):449-455; Wiseman, Fertil Steril 2006; 86(3):771; Wiseman, Fertil Steril 2006; 85(4):e7). This prompted us to examine the in situ stability of crosslinked HA materials to hyaluronidase lyase degradation. Variables such as ferric ionic crosslink density, HA concentration, gel geometry, and molecular weight (MW) of HA polymer were studied. Various formulations of the crosslinked "in house" [Isayeva et al., J Biomed Mater Res: Part B - Appl Biomater 2010, 95B (1):9-18] FeHA (0.5%, w/v; 30, 50, 90% crosslinked), the Intergel registered FeHA (0.5%, w/v; 90%), and the non-crosslinked HA (0.05-0.5%, w/v) were degraded at a fixed activity of hyaluronidase lyase from Streptomyces hyalurolyticus (Hyase) at 37 degree C over time according to the method [Payan et al., J Chrom B: Biomed Sci Appl 1991; 566(1):9-18]. Under our conditions, the data show that the crosslink density affects degradation the most, followed by HA concentration and then gel geometry. We found that MW has no effect. Our results are one possible explanation of the observations that the Intergel registered FeHA APS (0.5%, w/v; 90%) material persisted an order of magnitude longer than expected [t sub(1/2) = 500 hrs vs. t sub(1/2) = 50 hrs (FDA; Johns et al., Fertil Steril 1997; 68(1):37-42)]. These data also demonstrate the sensitivity of the in vitro hyaluronidase assay to predict the in situ stability of crosslinked HA medical products as previously reported [Sall et al., Polym Degrad Stabil 2007; 92(5):915-919]. copyright 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2013. JF - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B: Applied Biomaterials AU - Luu, Hoan-My Do AU - Chen, Angela AU - Isayeva, Irada S AD - Division of Chemistry and Materials Science, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland. Y1 - 2013/08// PY - 2013 DA - Aug 2013 SP - 1006 EP - 1013 PB - Wiley-Blackwell VL - 101B IS - 6 SN - 1552-4973, 1552-4973 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Hyaluronic acid KW - Houses KW - Data processing KW - Medical equipment KW - Molecular weight KW - Streptomyces KW - Hyaluronoglucuronidase KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1664203174?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Biomedical+Materials+Research%2C+Part+B%3A+Applied+Biomaterials&rft.atitle=Comparative+stability+of+the+bioresorbable+ferric+crosslinked+hyaluronic+acid+adhesion+prevention+solutions&rft.au=Luu%2C+Hoan-My+Do%3BChen%2C+Angela%3BIsayeva%2C+Irada+S&rft.aulast=Luu&rft.aufirst=Hoan-My&rft.date=2013-08-01&rft.volume=101B&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1006&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Biomedical+Materials+Research%2C+Part+B%3A+Applied+Biomaterials&rft.issn=15524973&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjbm.b.32909 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Hyaluronic acid; Houses; Data processing; Medical equipment; Molecular weight; Hyaluronoglucuronidase; Streptomyces DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.32909 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Fusarium Isolated From Maize in Syria AN - 1419360989; 18281600 AB - Maize is the third most important cereal after wheat and barley in Syria. Maize plants are attacked by several Fusarium species causing mainly stalk and ear rot of maize which poses a major impact worldwide. Identification of Fusarium species is important for disease control and for assessment of exposure risk to mycotoxines. To identify Fusarium species attacking maize in Syria, a total of 32 Fusarium isolates were recovered from maize ears collected from four different geographical regions, mainly from Ghouta surrounding Damascus. Fusarium isolates were identified based on morphology and on partial DNA sequencing of the TEF1- alpha and rDNA/ITS genes. The majority (26 of 32) of these isolates was identified as F. verticillioides (subdivided into four groups), whereas three isolates turned out to be F. thapsinum, F. equiseti and F. andiyazi. The remaining three isolates were close to F. andiyazi, although further investigation is needed to confirm whether they represent a yet undescribed species. Furthermore, our results showed that sequencing the TEF1- alpha gene is much more informative than sequencing of the rDNA/ITS region for Fusarium identification at the species level. PCR analysis showed that only F. verticillioides isolates were potentially fumonisin producers and that only the F. equiseti isolate was potentially trichotecene producer. This is the first report on Fusarium thapsinum, F. equiseti and F. andiyazi attacking maize in Syria. JF - Journal of Phytopathology AU - Madania, Ammar AU - Altawil, Merfat AU - Naffaa, Walid AU - Volker, Paul H AU - Hawat, Mohammad AD - Biological Medicine Division Department of Radiation Medicine. Atomic Energy Commission Y1 - 2013/08// PY - 2013 DA - Aug 2013 SP - 452 EP - 458 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 161 IS - 7-8 SN - 0931-1785, 0931-1785 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Hordeum vulgare KW - Risk assessment KW - Triticum aestivum KW - Fumonisins KW - DNA sequencing KW - Cereals KW - Zea mays KW - Ear rot KW - Fusarium thapsinum KW - Disease control KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - K 03310:Genetics & Taxonomy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1419360989?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Phytopathology&rft.atitle=Morphological+and+Molecular+Characterization+of+Fusarium+Isolated+From+Maize+in+Syria&rft.au=Madania%2C+Ammar%3BAltawil%2C+Merfat%3BNaffaa%2C+Walid%3BVolker%2C+Paul+H%3BHawat%2C+Mohammad&rft.aulast=Madania&rft.aufirst=Ammar&rft.date=2013-08-01&rft.volume=161&rft.issue=7-8&rft.spage=452&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Phytopathology&rft.issn=09311785&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fjph.12085 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; DNA sequencing; Fumonisins; Cereals; Ear rot; Disease control; Polymerase chain reaction; Hordeum vulgare; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Fusarium thapsinum DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jph.12085 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Controlled transmission of African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) by Bemisia tabaci from cassava ((Manihot esculenta Crantz) to seedlings of physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) AN - 1430849616; 18438430 AB - Jatropha curcas, a plant with great biodiesel potential is also used to reduce the population of whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci on cassava fields when planted as a hedge. We therefore, investigated the transmission of African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) by the whitefly vector from cassava to seedlings of 10 accessions of J. curcas as part of a wider investigation on the possible role of J. curcas as an alternative host of ACMV. Transmission tests were conducted in insect-proof cages using adult B. tabaci collected from ACMV-infected cassava in the field, at a rate of three adult whiteflies per J. curcas seedling and a transmission feeding period of four days. Twenty one (21) days after the infestation, leaf samples from individual plants of the 10 J. curcas accessions were tested for the presence of ACMV by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA), using the monoclonal antibodies SCRI 33. DAS-ELISA detected ACMV in five out of the ten J. curcas accessions while PCR detected it in eight of the 10 accessions. Furthermore, 18 out of the 35 Nicotiana benthamiana indicator plants mechanically inoculated with sap from symptomatic J. curcas seedlings produced symptoms typical of ACMV infection. This indicates that J. curcas is a likely host of ACMV and it may in turn, be able to infect cassava, and presumably other ACMV-susceptible hosts, in the presence of the vector. JF - African Journal of Biotechnology AU - Amoatey, H M AU - Appiah, A S AU - Danso, KE AU - Amiteye, S AU - Appiah, R AU - Klu, GYP AU - Owusu, G K AD - Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80 Legon, Accra, Ghana, andysark2000@gmail.com Y1 - 2013/07/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jul 10 SP - 4465 EP - 4472 VL - 12 IS - 28 SN - 1684-5315, 1684-5315 KW - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Feeding KW - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay KW - Manihot esculenta KW - Monoclonal antibodies KW - Leaves KW - SAP protein KW - Vectors KW - Infection KW - Disease transmission KW - Nicotiana benthamiana KW - Infestation KW - Jatropha curcas KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Diesel KW - Seedlings KW - Bemisia tabaci KW - Biofuels KW - African cassava mosaic virus KW - V 22400:Human Diseases KW - W 30900:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1430849616?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Controlled+transmission+of+African+cassava+mosaic+virus+%28ACMV%29+by+Bemisia+tabaci+from+cassava+%28%28Manihot+esculenta+Crantz%29+to+seedlings+of+physic+nut+%28Jatropha+curcas+L.%29&rft.au=Amoatey%2C+H+M%3BAppiah%2C+A+S%3BDanso%2C+KE%3BAmiteye%2C+S%3BAppiah%2C+R%3BKlu%2C+GYP%3BOwusu%2C+G+K&rft.aulast=Amoatey&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2013-07-10&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=28&rft.spage=4465&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.issn=16845315&rft_id=info:doi/10.5897%2FAJB2013.12276 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Feeding; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Monoclonal antibodies; Leaves; Vectors; SAP protein; Infection; Disease transmission; Infestation; Polymerase chain reaction; Seedlings; Diesel; Biofuels; Nicotiana benthamiana; Manihot esculenta; Jatropha curcas; Bemisia tabaci; African cassava mosaic virus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB2013.12276 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Why is Venus the hottest planet when Mercury is closer to the Sun? AN - 1399250288 AB - Angela Speck, an astronomy and physics professor at the University of Missouri, explains: "Unlike Venus, Mercury does not have an atmosphere, and it's the atmosphere that makes Venus so hot." An atmosphere "makes Venus like a greenhouse." JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Henderson, Jennifer AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/07/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jul 10 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Speck, Angela UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399250288?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Why+is+Venus+the+hottest+planet+when+Mercury+is+closer+to+the+Sun%3F&rft.au=Henderson%2C+Jennifer%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Henderson&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2013-07-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jul 10, 2013 N1 - People - Speck, Angela N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of mosaic virus diseases on dry matter content and starch yield of five cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions in Ghana AN - 1430856308; 18438409 AB - The effect of mosaic virus diseases on dry matter content and starch yield of five local accessions of cassava, "Ankrah", "AW/17, "Tomfa", "Dagarti" and "Tuaka" was evaluated. Tomfa showed the highest (95%) incidence of the disease, index of severity of symptoms for all plants (ISS sub(AP)) of 3.70, as well as, for diseased plants (ISS sub(DP)) (3.84) while Dagarti did not show any phenotypic expression of the disease throughout the study period. Most of the accessions displayed mosaic disease symptoms two months after planting but by the fifth month had fully recovered. However, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing at 12 months after planting revealed the presence of ACMV in all the accessions while EACMV was observed in Ankrah, Dagarti and AW/17. Mean tuber (fresh root weight) and starch yield at 12 months after planting (MAP) was significantly (P less than or equal to 0.05) high in Ankrah while percentage dry matter was significantly higher in Dagarti than the other accessions. A negative correlation between starch yield and cassava mosaic disease incidence implies that a high mosaic incidence particularly in the first three months results in lower tuber and starch yields. JF - African Journal of Biotechnology AU - Elegba, W AU - Appiah, A S AU - Azu, E AU - Afful, N AU - Agbemavor, WKS AU - Agyei-Amponsah, J AU - Owureku-Asare, M AU - Quaye, B AU - Danso, KE AD - Biotechnology Centre, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon Accra, Ghana, welegba@gmail.com Y1 - 2013/07/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jul 03 SP - 4310 EP - 4316 VL - 12 IS - 27 SN - 1684-5315, 1684-5315 KW - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Plant diseases KW - Manihot esculenta KW - Mosaic disease KW - Planting KW - Dry matter KW - Tubers KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Starch KW - V 22420:Plant Diseases KW - W 30935:Food Biotechnology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1430856308?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Effect+of+mosaic+virus+diseases+on+dry+matter+content+and+starch+yield+of+five+cassava+%28Manihot+esculenta+Crantz%29+accessions+in+Ghana&rft.au=Elegba%2C+W%3BAppiah%2C+A+S%3BAzu%2C+E%3BAfful%2C+N%3BAgbemavor%2C+WKS%3BAgyei-Amponsah%2C+J%3BOwureku-Asare%2C+M%3BQuaye%2C+B%3BDanso%2C+KE&rft.aulast=Elegba&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2013-07-03&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=27&rft.spage=4310&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.issn=16845315&rft_id=info:doi/10.5897%2FAJB12.2958 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Plant diseases; Mosaic disease; Planting; Polymerase chain reaction; Tubers; Dry matter; Starch; Manihot esculenta DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB12.2958 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - "What is inside fireworks, and what causes them to explode?" AN - 1380419330 AB - When the Chinese invented gunpowder in the ninth century, modern fireworks were born. Chemist Steven Keller, an associate professor at the University of Missouri, explains the main chemistry behind fireworks is a combustion reaction: "A combustion reaction combines a fuel and oxygen to make gaseous products, and releases heat." The reaction does not happen spontaneously, so a fuse connected to the firework is lighted in order to provide the energy needed to start the reaction. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/07/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jul 03 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Keller, Steven KW - Merricks, Jessica UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1380419330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=%22What+is+inside+fireworks%2C+and+what+causes+them+to+explode%3F%22&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-07-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jul 3, 2013 N1 - People - Merricks, Jessica; Keller, Steven N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in medicinal plants from Syria AN - 1642328519; 18789437 AB - The levels of 16 US Environmental Protection Agency polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (EPA PAHs) in 10 medicinal plants in different used parts of plant (leaves and flowers) have been determined. The analytical method consists of sample preparation by ultrasonic extraction with dichloromethane followed by silica gel clean-up. Subsequently, the analysis was carried out by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to both ultraviolet and fluorescence detections in series to insure the detection of all 16 EPA PAHs. It was observed that the sum of the 16 PAHs ( capital sigma PAHs) in the investigated medicinal plants ranged from 47 to 890 mu g kg super(-1) where the highest capital sigma PAHs was found in Sage plant sample. Light PAHs were dominants in all studied medicinal plants. The sum of eight genotoxic PAHs ( capital sigma PAH8) have shown a better indicator of the degree of contamination with carcinogenic PAHs compared to benzo[a]pyrene in these products. JF - Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry AU - Krajian, H AU - Odeh, A AD - Department of Chemistry, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2013/07/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jul 01 SP - 942 EP - 953 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 95 IS - 6 SN - 0277-2248, 0277-2248 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Fluorescence KW - Contamination KW - Silica gel KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Cleaning UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642328519?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Polycyclic+aromatic+hydrocarbons+in+medicinal+plants+from+Syria&rft.au=Krajian%2C+H%3BOdeh%2C+A&rft.aulast=Krajian&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2013-07-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=942&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicological+and+Environmental+Chemistry&rft.issn=02772248&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F02772248.2013.840375 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2013.840375 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Coliform bacteria in New Jersey domestic wells; influence of geology, laboratory, and method AN - 1447102862; 2013-084805 AB - Following passage of the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act, 50,800 domestic wells were tested between 2002 and 2007 for the presence of total coliform (TC) bacteria. Wells containing TC bacteria were further tested for either fecal coliform or Escherichia coli (FC/E. coli) bacteria. Analysis of the data, generated by 39 laboratories, revealed that the rate of coliform detections in groundwater (GW) was influenced by the laboratory and the method used, and also by geology. Based on one sample per well, TC and FC/E. coli were detected in wells located in bedrock 3 and 3.7 times more frequently, respectively, than in wells located in the unconsolidated strata of the Coastal Plain. In bedrock, detection rates were higher in sedimentary rock than in igneous or metamorphic rock. Ice-age glaciers also influenced detection rates, most likely by removing material in some areas and depositing thick layers of unconsolidated material in other areas. In bedrock, coliform bacteria were detected more often in wells with a pH of 3 to 6 than in wells with a pH of 7 to 10 whereas the reverse was true in the Coastal Plain. TC and FC/E. coli bacteria were detected in 33 and 9.5%, respectively, of sedimentary rock wells with pH 3 to 6. Conversely, for Coastal Plain wells with pH 3 to 6, detection rates were 4.4% for TC and 0.6% for FC/E. coli. Abstract Copyright (2012), National Ground Water Association. JF - Ground Water AU - Atherholt, Thomas B AU - Bousenberry, Raymond T AU - Carter, Gail P AU - Korn, Leo R AU - Louis, Judith B AU - Serfes, Michael E AU - Waller, Debra A Y1 - 2013/07// PY - 2013 DA - July 2013 SP - 562 EP - 574 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of National Ground Water Association, Westerville, OH VL - 51 IS - 4 SN - 0017-467X, 0017-467X KW - United States KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - water quality KW - Appalachians KW - mapping KW - coastal plains KW - ground water KW - Delaware River basin KW - geographic information systems KW - Escherichia coli KW - coliform bacteria KW - Escherichia KW - pH KW - Valley and Ridge Province KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - bedrock KW - North America KW - concentration KW - Fall Line KW - pollution KW - aquifers KW - detection KW - regional KW - bacteria KW - testing KW - risk assessment KW - information systems KW - New Jersey KW - water wells KW - water resources KW - Piedmont KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1447102862?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water&rft.atitle=Coliform+bacteria+in+New+Jersey+domestic+wells%3B+influence+of+geology%2C+laboratory%2C+and+method&rft.au=Atherholt%2C+Thomas+B%3BBousenberry%2C+Raymond+T%3BCarter%2C+Gail+P%3BKorn%2C+Leo+R%3BLouis%2C+Judith+B%3BSerfes%2C+Michael+E%3BWaller%2C+Debra+A&rft.aulast=Atherholt&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2013-07-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=562&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water&rft.issn=0017467X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1745-6584.2012.00997.x L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1745-6584 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - PubXState - OH N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - GRWAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; Atlantic Coastal Plain; bacteria; bedrock; coastal plains; coliform bacteria; concentration; Delaware River basin; detection; Escherichia; Escherichia coli; Fall Line; geographic information systems; ground water; information systems; mapping; New Jersey; North America; pH; Piedmont; pollution; regional; risk assessment; testing; United States; Valley and Ridge Province; water quality; water resources; water wells DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.00997.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - REVISIONS TO THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS (10 CFR PART 20) AN - 1419363531; 18229231 AB - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is continuing the process of engaging stakeholders on policy issues associated with revisions to the radiation protection regulations contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 20 and other parts of the NRC regulations to increase alignment with international recommendations. The Commission is particularly seeking to explore implications, as appropriate and where scientifically justified, of greater alignment with International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 103. Other information from national and international sources is also being considered. Given that the NRC regulations provide adequate protection, the discussion has been focusing on discerning the benefits and burdens associated with revising the radiation protection regulatory framework. On 17 December 2012, the Commission directed staff to develop a regulatory basis for revisions to NRC's radiation protection regulations. The Commission provided direction on the following policy issues: use of updated scientific methodologies and terminology, occupational dose limits, lens of the eye dose limit, limit for embryo/fetus of a declared pregnant occupational worker, ALARA, units of radiation exposure and dose, and reporting of occupational exposure. The key messages for each of the policy issues will be discussed in this presentation. The purpose of this presentation is to raise awareness of the future revisions to 10 CFR Part 20; inform on the associated policy issues; and emphasize the importance of continued dialog and stakeholder feedback regarding the implications of the policy issues on regulated entities. The Health Physics Society (HPS) has positions on several of the policy issues, and NRC staff wishes to engage the HPS and its members on each of the issues. JF - Health Physics AU - Flannery, C AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA Y1 - 2013/07// PY - 2013 DA - Jul 2013 SP - 1 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 105 IS - 1 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Stakeholders KW - USA KW - Federal regulations KW - Commissions KW - Embryos KW - Occupational exposure KW - Pregnancy KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1419363531?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=REVISIONS+TO+THE+U.S.+NUCLEAR+REGULATORY+COMMISSION%27S+RADIATION+PROTECTION+REGULATIONS+%2810+CFR+PART+20%29&rft.au=Flannery%2C+C&rft.aulast=Flannery&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2013-07-01&rft.volume=105&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=S28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Stakeholders; Federal regulations; Commissions; Embryos; Occupational exposure; Pregnancy; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - eFRMAC OVERVIEW: DATA MANAGEMENT AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF A RADIOLOGICAL RELEASE AN - 1412552852; 18229162 AB - The eFRMAC enterprise is a suite of technologies and software developed by the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Emergency Response to coordinate the rapid data collection, management, and analysis required during a radiological emergency. This enables the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center assets to evaluate a radiological or nuclear incident efficiently to facilitate actions to protect public health and the environment. This document identifies and describes eFRMAC methods including: (1) data acquisition, (2) data management, (3) data analysis, (4) product creation, (5) quality control, and 6) product dissemination. JF - Health Physics AU - Blumenthal, D J AU - Clark, H W AU - Essex, J J AU - Wagner, E C AD - National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, USA, daniel.blumenthal@nnsa.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/07// PY - 2013 DA - Jul 2013 SP - 97 EP - 103 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 105 IS - 1 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Computer programs KW - Security KW - USA KW - Data collection KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Quality control KW - Nuclear energy KW - Data management KW - Technology KW - Public health KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1412552852?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=eFRMAC+OVERVIEW%3A+DATA+MANAGEMENT+AND+ENABLING+TECHNOLOGIES+FOR+CHARACTERIZATION+OF+A+RADIOLOGICAL+RELEASE&rft.au=Blumenthal%2C+D+J%3BClark%2C+H+W%3BEssex%2C+J+J%3BWagner%2C+E+C&rft.aulast=Blumenthal&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2013-07-01&rft.volume=105&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=97&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/10.1097%2FHP.0b013e318290c5be LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Security; Computer programs; Data collection; Quality control; Emergency preparedness; Nuclear energy; Data management; Public health; Technology; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e318290c5be ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNITS NOS. 2 AND 3, UPPER WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK (VOLUME 4 OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16392335; 15784 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating licenses for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, located in the village of Buchanan in upper Westchester County, New York is proposed. On April 23, 2007, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue renewed licenses for additional 20-year periods. If the operating license is not renewed, the units would be shut down on or before expiration dates for the current licenses, which are September 28, 2013, and December 12, 2015 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. The power station is located within a 239-acre site on the east bank of the Hudson River at river mile 43 about 24 miles north of New York City. Both units employ pressurized water reactors and four-loop nuclear steam supply systems. Each loop contains a reactor coolant pump and a steam generator. The reactor coolant system transfers the heat generated in the reactor core to the steam generators, which produce steam to drive turbine generators. Unit 2 is currently licensed to operate at a core power of 3,216 megawatts (MW) thermal which results in a turbine generator output of 1,078 MW electric. Unit 3 is currently licensed to operate at 3,216 MW thermal which results in a turbine generator output of 1,080 MW electric. Primary and secondary cooling is provided by a once-through cooling water system that withdraws water from the Hudson River via two shoreline intake structures. After moving through the condensers, cooling water is discharged to the river through a canal via six 96-inch-diameter pipes. The facility uses liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems to collect and process wastes that are byproducts of operations. Two 345-kilovolt transmission lines, extending a total of 4,000 feet, connect the units to the regional power grid. Planned refurbishment at Indian Point includes replacement of reactor vessel heads and control rod drive mechanisms. This supplement to the final supplemental EIS of December 2010 includes corrections to impingement and entrainment data, as well as revised conclusions regarding thermal impacts based on newly available thermal plume studies. The NRCs consultation under the Endangered Species Act with the National Marine Fisheries Service concludes that license renewal would not change the status or trend of the Hudson River population of the shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon. POSITIVE IMPACTS: License renewal would allow the applicant to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers and the plant site would continue to provide a number of diverse wildlife habitat types. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Operation of the units would continue to withdraw process water from the Hudson River and deliver makeup water back to the river with adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. Overall effects from entrainment and impingement are likely to be moderate; however impacts to blueback herring, hogchoker, and white perch are expected to be large. Impacts from heat shock, including impacts to shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon, are likely to be small. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final supplemental EISs, see 09-0030D, Volume 33, Number 1 and 10-0309F, Volume 34, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 130183, Final Supplement--95 pages, June 28, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 38 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Rivers KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Hudson River KW - New York KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16392335?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-06-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+INDIAN+POINT+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+UNITS+NOS.+2+AND+3%2C+UPPER+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28VOLUME+4+OF+THE+THIRTY-EIGHTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+INDIAN+POINT+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+UNITS+NOS.+2+AND+3%2C+UPPER+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28VOLUME+4+OF+THE+THIRTY-EIGHTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 28, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-21 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Q: How do you make holograms? AN - 1371702677 AB - Pearl John, a hologram expert from the University of Southhampton, explains: "Most people have holograms on their credit cards or driver's license. Holograms are a record of the interaction of two laser beams. They capture a 3-D image." To contrast holograms and photographs, John notes, "Photographs are two-dimensional and record light, dark and color. A hologram can record space within an image, as well. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Grayner, Justin AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/06/26/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 26 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Phillips, Jeri UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1371702677?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Q%3A+How+do+you+make+holograms%3F&rft.au=Grayner%2C+Justin%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Grayner&rft.aufirst=Justin&rft.date=2013-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jun 26, 2013 N1 - People - Phillips, Jeri N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Photoinduced charge transfer and acetone sensitivity of single-walled carbon nanotube-titanium dioxide hybrids. AN - 1370123919; 23734594 AB - The unique physical and chemical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) make them ideal building blocks for the construction of hybrid nanostructures. In addition to increasing the material complexity and functionality, SWNTs can probe the interfacial processes in the hybrid system. In this work, SWNT-TiO2 core/shell hybrid nanostructures were found to exhibit unique electrical behavior in response to UV illumination and acetone vapors. By experimental and theoretical studies of UV and acetone sensitivities of different SWNT-TiO2 hybrid systems, we established a fundamental understanding on the interfacial charge transfer between photoexcited TiO2 and SWNTs as well as the mechanism of acetone sensing. We further demonstrated a practical application of photoinduced acetone sensitivity by fabricating a microsized room temperature acetone sensor that showed fast, linear, and reversible detection of acetone vapors with concentrations in few parts per million range. JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society AU - Ding, Mengning AU - Sorescu, Dan C AU - Star, Alexander AD - United States Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, USA. Y1 - 2013/06/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 19 SP - 9015 EP - 9022 VL - 135 IS - 24 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1370123919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.atitle=Photoinduced+charge+transfer+and+acetone+sensitivity+of+single-walled+carbon+nanotube-titanium+dioxide+hybrids.&rft.au=Ding%2C+Mengning%3BSorescu%2C+Dan+C%3BStar%2C+Alexander&rft.aulast=Ding&rft.aufirst=Mengning&rft.date=2013-06-19&rft.volume=135&rft.issue=24&rft.spage=9015&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.issn=1520-5126&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fja402887v LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2014-02-03 N1 - Date created - 2013-06-19 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja402887v ER - TY - NEWS T1 - What is the K-T Event? AN - 1369614454 AB - Kenneth MacLeod, a geology professor at the University of Missouri, notes: "The K-T event is the most catastrophic event to occur on earth over the last 500 million years." Sixty-six million years ago, a meteor about the size of Manhattan Island collided with the Earth in the Gulf of Mexico, forming a crater more than 110 miles across. MacLeod explains: "The approximate speed of the meteor was nearly 25,000 miles per hour, or 10 times faster than a speeding bullet. After the impact, the earth would have rung like a bell, and every living thing could have felt the collision. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Lankford, Deanna AU - NATHAN HARNESS of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/06/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 19 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Wessel, Melissa KW - MacLeod, Kenneth UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1369614454?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=What+is+the+K-T+Event%3F&rft.au=Lankford%2C+Deanna%3BNATHAN+HARNESS+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Lankford&rft.aufirst=Deanna&rft.date=2013-06-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jun 19, 2013 N1 - People - Wessel, Melissa; MacLeod, Kenneth N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). AN - 16391590; 15770 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a 40-year operating license to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a second light-water nuclear reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear (WBN) Plant on the Tennessee River in Rhea County, Tennessee is proposed. In 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final EIS related to the operating license for WBN Units 1 and 2. After construction delays, a license was issued for WBN Unit 1 in early 1996 and the reactor is currently operating. On March 4, 2009, the NRC received an update to the application from the TVA for a facility operating license to possess, use, and operate WBN Unit 2. The plant site occupies 1,055 acres within the 1,700-acre Watts Bar Reservation on the west bank of the Chickamauga Reservoir. Chattanooga is 60 miles to the southwest and Knoxville is 60 miles to the northeast. The WBN site consists of two reactor containment buildings, a diesel generator building, a training facility, a turbine building, a service building, an intake pumping station, a water-treatment plant, two cooling towers, 500-kilovolt (kV) and 161-kV switchyards, and associated parking facilities. WBN Unit 2 would use structures that already exist and most of the work required to complete Unit 2 would be inside of those buildings. The unit would employ a four-loop pressurized water reactor nuclear steam supply system using the Westinghouse Electric Corporation design. Reactor generated heat would be used to produce steam to drive turbines, providing 1,160 megawatts of electricity. WBN Unit 1 uses a closed-cycle system with natural-draft wet-cooling towers and a supplemental cooling system. WBN Unit 2 would use the same system which takes Tennessee River water from the Chickamauga Reservoir. WBN Units 1 and 2 would also share radioactive waste management systems. In addition to the proposed action, this final supplement considers a No Action Alternative and alternative energy sources. The NRC staffs recommendation is that the operating license for WBN Unit 2 be issued as proposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would supply additional needed electrical power to the Tennessee Valley. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Completing WBN Unit 2 would result in some additional ground-disturbing activities, but these would be largely restricted to the existing disturbed portion of the property. Overall impacts on aquatic biota from impingement and entrainment at the cooling water systems intakes and from thermal, physical, and chemical discharges are expected to be small. Studies indicate that impingement has affected only small numbers of fish, with the exception of threadfin shad. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the original draft and final EISs, see 78-0934D, Volume 2, Number 9, and 79-0327F, Volume 3, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 130169, Final Supplemental EIS--435 pages, Appendices--539 pages, June 14, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-0498 Supp. 2 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Waste Disposal KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16391590?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-06-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.title=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 14, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-04 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - How do tornadoes form? How do tornadoes move from one location to another? AN - 1366780250 AB - The ability of meteorologists to detect tornadoes and provide earlier warning times is improving. [Anthony Lupo] notes: "A tornado watch indicates the best time and location for a tornado to occur based on what meteorologists think, but a tornado could occur in an area outside the watch box. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is observed. The warning area indicates the most likely path of the tornado." Severe weather is an example of the awesome power of nature, but observe nature safely. Lupo warns: "Take cover in an underground shelter or the smallest room on the lowest floor of your home, away from windows.... JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Quackenbush, Pattie AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Research Y1 - 2013/06/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 12 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Lupo, Anthony UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1366780250?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=How+do+tornadoes+form%3F+How+do+tornadoes+move+from+one+location+to+another%3F&rft.au=Quackenbush%2C+Pattie%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Research&rft.aulast=Quackenbush&rft.aufirst=Pattie&rft.date=2013-06-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jun 12, 2013 N1 - People - Lupo, Anthony N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Can mold or any type of fungal spores germinate in cold weather, like in Antarctica? AN - 1364999780 AB - Fungi are different from plants and animals. Using photosynthesis, plants make food, while animals ingest food. Fungi, however, such as molds and mushrooms, are made up of root-like tubes or threads that secrete enzymes into the environment, pre-digesting their food before absorbing the nutrients. [Jeanne Mihail] explains, "Fungi can be classified into three groups: decomposers, parasites and mutualists." Decomposers, or recyclers, are found nearly everywhere, even on bread or the cheese and strawberries in your refrigerator. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Reall, Tamra AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/06/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 05 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Webb, Ragan KW - Mihail, Jeanne UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1364999780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Can+mold+or+any+type+of+fungal+spores+germinate+in+cold+weather%2C+like+in+Antarctica%3F&rft.au=Reall%2C+Tamra%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Reall&rft.aufirst=Tamra&rft.date=2013-06-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Jun 5, 2013 N1 - People - Webb, Ragan; Mihail, Jeanne N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-16 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: An Assessment of 137 Shale Formations in 41 Countries outside the United States AN - 1761661706; 2011-905465 AB - This report provides an initial assessment of shale oil resources and updates a prior assessment of shale gas resources issued in April 2011. It assesses 137 shale formations in 41 countries outside the US, expanding on the 69 shale formations within 32 countries considered in the prior report. Tables, Figures, References. JF - United States Department of Energy, Jun 2013, 730 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - June 2013 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1761661706?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+An+Assessment+of+137+Shale+Formations+in+41+Countries+outside+the+United+States&rft.title=Technically+Recoverable+Shale+Oil+and+Shale+Gas+Resources%3A+An+Assessment+of+137+Shale+Formations+in+41+Countries+outside+the+United+States&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/archive/2013/pdf/fullreport_2013.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2016-02-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Observations on Qualification of Commercial-Grade Software in Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Systems AN - 1671532922; 18278144 AB - Safety-related instrumentation and control (I&C) equipment used in U.S. nuclear power plants is generally based on analog or digital control systems (i.e., software-based devices). For several years, the U.S. nuclear industry has engaged in activities that require plant design and design basis changes. These activities include plant license renewals, power uprates, aging management, and new nuclear plant design, licensing, and construction. Taken as a whole, these activities have accelerated interest in reliable digital I&C systems. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Alvarado, Rossnyev AU - Mossman, Timothy AD - U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, USA Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 239 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Plant design KW - Control equipment KW - Instrumentation KW - Integrated circuits KW - Control systems KW - Licenses KW - Digital UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671532922?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Observations+on+Qualification+of+Commercial-Grade+Software+in+Digital+Instrumentation+and+Control+%28I%26amp%3BC%29+Systems&rft.au=Alvarado%2C+Rossnyev%3BMossman%2C+Timothy&rft.aulast=Alvarado&rft.aufirst=Rossnyev&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=239&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Harmonizing Requirements and Guidelines for Instrumentation and Control Systems AN - 1671532046; 18278146 AB - The nuclear industry is becoming more global as the designs and people constructing structures, systems, and components for a nuclear facility may originate from multiple countries. A challenge to the global expansion of the nuclear industry is the country-specific requirements and guidelines. Other industries, such as aerospace and medical, have better harmonization among requirements and guidelines. International cooperation among nuclear regulators, utilities, vendors, and other stakeholders has occurred for many years. Such forums include organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency. In addition, there have been numerous conferences, meetings, and exchanges. Despite efforts to harmonize requirements and guidelines, there remains a lack of harmonization among countries that have licensed nuclear facilities. This paper discusses new efforts to drive harmonization of instrumentation and control (I&C) requirements and guidelines and presents the results of efforts thus far. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Jackson Terry, W AU - Santos Daniel, J AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike, MS: T-10E6, Rockville, MD 20852, USA Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 244 EP - 246 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Exchange KW - Aircraft components KW - Instrumentation KW - Medical KW - Guidelines KW - Nuclear reactor components UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671532046?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Harmonizing+Requirements+and+Guidelines+for+Instrumentation+and+Control+Systems&rft.au=Jackson+Terry%2C+W%3BSantos+Daniel%2C+J&rft.aulast=Jackson+Terry&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multi-regional evaluation of the U.S. electricity sector under technology and policy uncertainties: Findings from MARKAL EPA9rUS modeling AN - 1458529381; 18229926 AB - The concern of the environmental impacts of electricity generation from fossil fuels and the desire for the country to be less dependent on fossil fuels have resulted in the U.S. Government offering various incentives to promote electricity from renewable sources. The U.S. electricity generation sector faces uncertainties that include future demand, the costs of supply, and the effects of regulation policies. National policies that aim to promote "clean" energy sources may have different impacts for different areas of the country, so it is important to understand the regional effects in addition to the larger national picture. The primary purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the uncertainties associated with the outcomes of possible regulations. The study does not intend to make predictions of the probability or direction of environmental policy in the U.S. Rather, we examine a number of different scenarios and explore their possible impacts on the future of energy system. We focus on future projections for electricity generation mix, electricity costs, emissions and emissions abatement costs under different scenarios. We have examined the key regulations through analyzing various assumptions using the MARKet AUocation (MARKAL) model and the Environmental Protection Agency's Nine Region MARKAL Database (EPAUS9r). We have analyzed how command-and-control regulations and market-based environmental policy approaches could change the mix of fuels used for electricity generation, the amount of CO sub(2) emissions, and the cost of electricity in different parts of the U.S. In particular, we explore how some proposed features of different policies designs affect those outcomes and identify underlying causes of uncertainty about such outcomes. The analyzed policies lead to 6-25% reduction in total CO sub(2) emissions by 2035. The policies also result in modest increases on electricity costs nationally, but this masks a wide variety of effects across regions. The relationship between the policy's effects on costs depends on the design of the policy, regional resource endowments, and the existing generation mix of the region. Generally, the regions with existing high electricity marginal costs would tend to see only minor costs increases and the regions with low electricity marginal costs would see substantial costs increases. Modeling results illustrate that different regions have different preferences in environmental regulations policies and design. JF - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences AU - Balash, P AU - Nichols, C AU - Victor, N AD - Office of Strategic Energy Analysis & Planning, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, USA, christopher.nichols@netl.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 89 EP - 119 VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0038-0121, 0038-0121 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Carbon dioxide KW - USA KW - Emissions KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1458529381?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Socio-Economic+Planning+Sciences&rft.atitle=Multi-regional+evaluation+of+the+U.S.+electricity+sector+under+technology+and+policy+uncertainties%3A+Findings+from+MARKAL+EPA9rUS+modeling&rft.au=Balash%2C+P%3BNichols%2C+C%3BVictor%2C+N&rft.aulast=Balash&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Socio-Economic+Planning+Sciences&rft.issn=00380121&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-10 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Emissions; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond Design Basis Event Pilot Evaluations at U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities AN - 1429882904; 18278233 AB - The Department of Energy (DOE) conducted a series of pilot evaluations to determine whether existing regulatory processes in place for analysis and mitigation of beyond design basis events (BDBEs) can be improved. These pilots were identified as actions to be taken in response to DOE's evaluation of BDBEs as identified in DOE's August 2011 Report to the Secretary of Energy, Review of Requirements and Capabilities for Analyzing and Responding to Beyond Design Basis Events. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - O'brien, James AD - U S Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave , S W , Washington, DC 20585 james.obrien@hq.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 562 EP - 564 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Energy (nuclear) KW - Design engineering KW - Pilots UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429882904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Beyond+Design+Basis+Event+Pilot+Evaluations+at+U.S.+Department+of+Energy+Nuclear+Facilities&rft.au=O%27brien%2C+James&rft.aulast=O%27brien&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=562&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of the Effect of Bypass Direct Energy Deposition on Axial Power Predictions in PARCS/PATHS AN - 1429882895; 18278312 AB - The results of the sensitivity studies indicate that precise treatment of the bypass flow and direct energy deposition in PARCS/PATHS would slightly improve the prediction of power shape. However, the degree of improvement is minimal and much smaller than established uncertainties in the TIP measurements themselves. Power perturbation sensitivity studies to account for bypass direct energy indicate that the predictions in the axial power shape could be improved by 2%. Comparisons of the DBPI show only minimal improvement in predictions when perturbations are applied to mimic the effect of bypass direct energy deposition. The results of this study confirm that the current limitation in PARCS/PATHS does not present a significant problem with the current use of these codes to analyze BWR depletion. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Yarsky, Peter AU - Ward, Andrew AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research: Washington, DC 20555 Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 879 EP - 882 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Bypasses KW - Uncertainty KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Energy (nuclear) KW - Boiling water reactors KW - Deposition KW - Perturbation methods KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429882895?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+the+Effect+of+Bypass+Direct+Energy+Deposition+on+Axial+Power+Predictions+in+PARCS%2FPATHS&rft.au=Yarsky%2C+Peter%3BWard%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Yarsky&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=879&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Standard for Field Programmable Gate Arrays in the Nuclear Power Industry AN - 1429882824; 18278142 AB - The first and second generation of nuclear power plant instrumentation and control (I&C) systems were originally designed with analogue technology. In the 1980s and 1990s, computer-based, programmable I&C systems replaced the analogue technology. The digital systems had many advantages compared to older analogue-based solutions. However, the extensive functionality and resulting complexity of software made the verification and validation of computer-based I&C systems time consuming and expensive and also introduced regulatory uncertainty. In addition, computer based systems may become obsolete in a relatively short time; the computer-based systems also use microprocessors, which have short product life cycles. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Arndt Steven, A AD - U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D C 20555 Steven.Arndt@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 235 EP - 236 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power KW - Software KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Computer programs KW - Instrumentation KW - Integrated circuits KW - Analogue UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429882824?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Standard+for+Field+Programmable+Gate+Arrays+in+the+Nuclear+Power+Industry&rft.au=Arndt+Steven%2C+A&rft.aulast=Arndt+Steven&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=235&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-08 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of Potentially Limiting ATWS Events with Core Instability for the ABWR - Part I AN - 1429866552; 18278332 AB - Table I provides a summary of all the candidate events and provides a short summary of the rationale for considering (or not considering) the event in the detailed analysis. Seven of the candidate events were selected for further analysis. As a separate body of work, the seven selected candidate events were analyzed explicitly using coupled TRACE/PARCS calculations. These are discussed in Part II. The results of this detailed analysis can be used to establish the limiting ATWS-I scenario for ABWR plant designs. JF - Transactions of the American Nuclear Society AU - Yarsky, Peter AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research: Washington, DC 20555 Peter.Yarsky@nrc.gov Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - Jun 2013 SP - 959 EP - 962 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc. VL - 108 SN - 0003-018X, 0003-018X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Constraining KW - Plant design KW - Tables (data) KW - Stability KW - Instability KW - Summaries KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429866552?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.atitle=Identification+of+Potentially+Limiting+ATWS+Events+with+Core+Instability+for+the+ABWR+-+Part+I&rft.au=Yarsky%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Yarsky&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=&rft.spage=959&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+American+Nuclear+Society&rft.issn=0003018X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-05 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterisation of lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis isolates recovered from infected larvae AN - 1412558911; 18246967 AB - As a part of an ongoing nationwide programme focused on finding novel strains of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that are toxic to some of the major pests that impact economically important crops, we initiated a search for Bt isolates native to Syria. We succeeded in assembling a collection of 40 Bt isolates recovered from infected larvae of Galleria mellonella, Helicoverpa armigera and Ephestia kuehniella. Light microscopy showed that all isolates produce bipyramidal and cuboidal crystal proteins. The 50% lethal concentration of the spore-crystal mixture of the 40 isolates against E. kuehniella larvae varied from 3 to more than 200 mu g g super(-1). A comparison of the LC sub(50) values of the tested isolates with the reference strain Bt kurstaki HD-1 (20.55 mu g g super(-1)), showed that some of these isolates have a similar or up to six times higher toxicity potential. PCR screening revealed that all obtained isolates contain cry1 and cry2 genes, whereas only four contain cry9. Moreover, the proteins of 130 and 65/70 Kda encoded by these genes were detected in the SDS-PAGE of the purified parasporal bodies. Flagellar serotyping classified 30 as serovar kurstaki, six isolates serovar aizawai, one isolate cross-reacted with more than one H3 antisera and three were not typeable. Assays of toxicity of the aizawai isolates against third instar of G. mellonella showed that four, which contain cry9, have almost similar toxicity to the commercial strain Bt aizawai B401. Therefore, these isolates could be adopted for future applications to control G. mellonella. Moreover, this study contributes to our knowledge of Bt diversity in Syria where to date very few collections have been described. JF - Biocontrol Science and Technology AU - Ammouneh, Hassan AU - Ismail, Halah AU - Al-beda, Alia AU - Abou Baker, Nisreen AU - Harba, Muhanad AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syria, ascientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2013/06/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jun 01 SP - 607 EP - 623 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 23 IS - 6 SN - 0958-3157, 0958-3157 KW - Entomology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Biological control KW - Helicoverpa armigera KW - Bacillus thuringiensis KW - Serotyping KW - Pest control KW - Toxicity KW - Crops KW - Antisera KW - crystal proteins KW - Ephestia kuehniella KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Pests KW - Galleria mellonella KW - Flagella KW - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology KW - A 01370:Biological Control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1412558911?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biocontrol+Science+and+Technology&rft.atitle=Characterisation+of+lepidopteran-active+Bacillus+thuringiensis+isolates+recovered+from+infected+larvae&rft.au=Ammouneh%2C+Hassan%3BIsmail%2C+Halah%3BAl-beda%2C+Alia%3BAbou+Baker%2C+Nisreen%3BHarba%2C+Muhanad&rft.aulast=Ammouneh&rft.aufirst=Hassan&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=607&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biocontrol+Science+and+Technology&rft.issn=09583157&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F09583157.2013.786023 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological control; Antisera; crystal proteins; Polymerase chain reaction; Serotyping; Pest control; Pests; Toxicity; Crops; Flagella; Helicoverpa armigera; Ephestia kuehniella; Bacillus thuringiensis; Galleria mellonella DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2013.786023 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - North Anna nuclear power plant strong-motion records of the Mineral, Virginia, earthquake of 23 August 2011 AN - 1356359866; 2013-044398 AB - The M (sub w) 5.8 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake was recorded at an epicentral distance of about 18 km at the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by the magnetic tape digital accelerographs installed inside the plant's containment at the foundation and deck levels. The North Anna NPP is operated by the Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) commonly called Dominion Power Company and has two pressurized water reactor (PWR) units that began operation in 1978 and 1980. Following the earthquake, both units were safely shut down. The strong-motion records were processed to get velocity, displacement, Fourier amplitude, and 5%-damped response spectra. The basemat record demonstrated relatively high amplitudes of acceleration of Formula and velocity of 13.8 cm/s with a relatively short duration of strong motion of 2-3 s. The higher elevation containment-deck record had peak acceleration of Formula and peak velocity of 26.1 cm/s. These accelerograms are the strongest ground motions ever recorded at a U.S. nuclear power plant. Basemat response spectra exceed the Design Basis Earthquake for the existing Units 1 and 2, whereas comprehensive plant inspections performed by Dominion and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have concluded that the damage to the plant was minimal and not affecting any structures and equipment significant to plant operation. This can be explained in part by the short duration of the earthquake ground motion at the plant. The North Anna NPP did not have free-field strong-motion instrumentation at the time of the earthquake. Because the containment is founded on rock, there is a tendency to consider the basemat record as an approximation of the free-field recording. However, comparisons of deck and basemat records demonstrate that the basemat recording is also affected by structural resonances in the frequency range of 3-4 Hz and higher. Therefore, future seismological interpretation of these recordings should take into account the effect of structure. JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Munson, Clifford G AU - Li, Yong Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - June 2013 SP - 551 EP - 557 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 84 IS - 3 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - Mineral earthquake 2011 KW - Virginia KW - North Anna nuclear power plant KW - Louisa County Virginia KW - power plants KW - seismic response KW - strong motion KW - safety KW - seismicity KW - ground motion KW - instruments KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1356359866?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=North+Anna+nuclear+power+plant+strong-motion+records+of+the+Mineral%2C+Virginia%2C+earthquake+of+23+August+2011&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BMunson%2C+Clifford+G%3BLi%2C+Yong&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=551&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0220120138 L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - ground motion; instruments; Louisa County Virginia; Mineral earthquake 2011; North Anna nuclear power plant; power plants; safety; seismic response; seismicity; strong motion; United States; Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0220120138 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Post 23 August 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake investigations at North Anna nuclear power plant AN - 1356359738; 2013-044388 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Li, Yong Y1 - 2013/06// PY - 2013 DA - June 2013 SP - 468 EP - 473 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 84 IS - 3 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - Mineral earthquake 2011 KW - Virginia KW - geologic hazards KW - North Anna nuclear power plant KW - magnitude KW - Louisa County Virginia KW - power plants KW - seismic response KW - depth KW - spalling KW - safety KW - seismicity KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1356359738?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Post+23+August+2011+Mineral%2C+Virginia%2C+earthquake+investigations+at+North+Anna+nuclear+power+plant&rft.au=Li%2C+Yong&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=Yong&rft.date=2013-06-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=468&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0220120179 L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - depth; earthquakes; faults; geologic hazards; instruments; Louisa County Virginia; magnitude; Mineral earthquake 2011; natural hazards; North Anna nuclear power plant; power plants; risk assessment; safety; seismic response; seismic risk; seismicity; spalling; United States; Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0220120179 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - "Is it true if you own a dog, you live longer?" AN - 1356286596 AB - You don't need to own a pet in order to benefit from animal companionship. [Carmela Pratt] mentions that many shelters have animals needing extra attention. Families can visit animals or foster pets that need a home. Pratt also says that "borrowing" a pet from a friend or family member can be a great way to understand the responsibilities and requirements for owning a pet. She says, "Owning a pet can have many benefits but it is a large investment that you need to be ready for." JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Henderson, Jennifer AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/05/29/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 May 29 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Pratt, Carmela KW - Croom, Sarah UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1356286596?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=%22Is+it+true+if+you+own+a+dog%2C+you+live+longer%3F%22&rft.au=Henderson%2C+Jennifer%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Henderson&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2013-05-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune May 29, 2013 N1 - People - Croom, Sarah; Pratt, Carmela N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - What is the difference between the speed of sound and the speed of light? AN - 1353931267 AB - Both light and sound are waves; light is an electromagnetic wave, and sound is a mechanical wave. When watching a baseball game from the stands, you will see the batter hit the ball before hearing the sound the bat makes when it strikes the ball. The difference between when you see an event and hear the resulting sound is determined by the speed at which light and sound waves travel. Dorina Kosztin, a teaching professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri, explains that light waves travel approximately at 299,792,798 meters per second, approximately 900,000 times faster than sound waves. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Lankford, Deanna AU - GIDEON NEY of MU's Office of Science Research Y1 - 2013/05/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 May 22 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1353931267?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=What+is+the+difference+between+the+speed+of+sound+and+the+speed+of+light%3F&rft.au=Lankford%2C+Deanna%3BGIDEON+NEY+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Research&rft.aulast=Lankford&rft.aufirst=Deanna&rft.date=2013-05-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune May 22, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Are there any animals that nothing else in the world can eat? AN - 1351551516 AB - When we think about predators, it is important to understand food chains. Matt Gompper, a professor of fisheries and wildlife at the University of Missouri, says, "A food chain is a simple way of thinking about who makes food and who eats whom in a community of plants and animals." Food chains help scientists understand how organisms get their energy. Gompper explains that organisms -- usually plants -- that make their own food by using energy from the sun are called producers. Animals that cannot make their own food must get their nutrients by eating other living things and are called consumers. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/05/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 May 15 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Gompper, Matt KW - Colman, Greg UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1351551516?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Are+there+any+animals+that+nothing+else+in+the+world+can+eat%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune May 15, 2013 N1 - People - Colman, Greg; Gompper, Matt N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16379864; 15724 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the nuclear power plant operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (LGS), located in Limerick Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 49th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final generic EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues (Category 1). Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues (Category 2) with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. In addition, new Category 1 and Category 2 issues based on the NRC's pending revision to the generic EIS are considered. If the licenses are renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the licenses would expire on October 26, 2024, and June 22, 2029, respectively. The 645-acre LGS site is located 1.7 miles southeast of the Borough of Pottstown, 19 miles northwest of the City of Reading, and 9.3 miles southeast of the Borough of Phoenixville. Other nearby population centers are the Municipality of Norristown (11 miles southeast), and the City of Philadelphia, (21 miles southeast). LGS is a steam electric generating facility that began commercial operation in February 1986 (Unit 1) and January 1990 (Unit 2). The nuclear reactor for each unit includes a single-cycle, forced circulation, General Electric Mark II boiling water reactor producing a reactor core rated thermal power of 3,515 megawatts thermal. The nominal net electrical capacity is 1,170 megawatts electric. Fuel enrichment and average peak rod burnup conditions are no more than five percent uranium-235 and 62,000 megawatt-days per metric ton of uranium, respectively. Primary containment surrounds the reactor vessel and also houses the reactor coolant recirculation pumps and piping loops. Secondary containment encloses the reactors primary containment and spent fuel storage pool areas. The primary containment is a steel-lined reinforced concrete pressure-suppression system of the over-and-under configuration. The secondary containment system is a reinforced concrete building and is designed to minimize the release of airborne radioactive materials under accident conditions. LGS uses a cooling tower-based heat dissipation system that primarily relies upon the Schuylkill River for its makeup water supply and, secondarily, Perkiomen Creek. The majority of the makeup water withdrawn is to provide cooling water for the LGS steam turbine condensers. As water evaporates in the cooling towers to dissipate heat to the atmosphere, cooling water is lost and must be replaced. Additionally, to control the chemistry of the circulating water in the cooling system, a portion of the cooling water is continuously discharged. A much smaller portion of the makeup water is used to remove heat from auxiliary equipment during normal operation. A clay-lined spray pond located north of the cooling towers provides emergency cooling but has an insignificant interface with the environment. In addition to the proposed license renewal, this draft supplemental EIS considers replacement power alternatives and not renewing the license (No Action Alternative). Replacement power options considered include natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, supercritical pulverized coal-fired, new nuclear generation, wind power, and purchased power. The NRC's preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for LGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the licenses would provide an option that allows for power generation capability beyond the term of the current nuclear power plant operating license to meet future system generating needs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Makeup water demands of up to 56.2 million gallons per day for LGS would continue to have a small impact on water resources. Given that license renewal would not involve new construction, refurbishment, ground-disturbing activities, or changes to existing land use conditions at LGS-associated facilities or transmission lines, the continued operation of LGS is not likely to noticeably affect protected species. Radiation doses from continued operations during the license renewal term are expected to continue at current levels and would remain below regulatory limits. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 130123, 585 pages, May 10, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 49 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Rivers KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Schuylkill River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16379864?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-05-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+LIMERICK+GENERATING+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+LIMERICK+GENERATING+STATION%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 10, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-10 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Why do things explode when you mix certain chemicals? AN - 1349598712 AB - [Renee JiJi] explains that a chemical reaction occurs when two or more chemicals, called the reactants, combine and rearrange their atoms in a way so that what comes out at the end, the product, is different than the starting materials. She adds, "Everything wants to move toward a lower energy. Reactions are driven by energy." Some reactions occur spontaneously. One example is when iron reacts with oxygen to form rust, or iron oxide. The product of this reaction, iron oxide, has a lower energy than the reactants, iron and oxygen. JiJi points out that not all reactions occur spontaneously. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/05/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 May 08 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - JiJi, Renee UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1349598712?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Why+do+things+explode+when+you+mix+certain+chemicals%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune May 8, 2013 N1 - People - JiJi, Renee N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 16376151; 15722 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Seabrook Station located in the city of Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra) would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on March 15, 2030. Seabrook Station is located two miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, two miles north of the Massachusetts state line, 15 miles south of the Maine state line, and 10 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are two metropolitan areas within 50 miles of the site: Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. The Seabrook site spans 889 acres on a peninsula bordered on the north by Browns River, Hunts Island Creek on the south, and estuarine marshlands on the east. The original construction plans called for two identical units at Seabrook, but construction on Unit 2 was halted prior to completion and the remaining Unit 2 buildings are now used primarily for storage. Seabrook Unit 1, which began commercial operation on August 19, 1990, is a nuclear-powered steam electric generating facility powered by a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor. The reactor, steam generators, and related systems are enclosed in a reinforced concrete containment building with a slab base and hemispherical dome. A carbon steel liner attached to the inside face of the concrete shell ensures a high degree of leak tightness. In addition, the 3.6-foot thick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield for both normal and accident conditions. Unit 1 originally produced a reactor core power of 3,411 megawatts-thermal (MWt). This was increased in 2005 to 3,587 MWt and then again in 2006 to the plants current output of 3,648 MWt. The original design net electrical capacity was 1,198 megawatts-electric (MWe), which was increased to 1,221 MWe in 2005 and then to 1,245 MWe in 2006. Seabrook uses a once-through cooling system connected to the Gulf of Maine through a system of tunnels that have been drilled through ocean bedrock. The 46th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals considered the proposed license renewal for Seabrook Station, as well as alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative. This supplement includes the evaluation of revised information pertaining to severe accident mitigation alternative (SAMA) analysis for Seabrook. NextEra has identified areas in which risk can be further reduced in a potentially cost-beneficial manner. However, the seven potentially cost-beneficial SAMAs are not aging-related and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff concludes that they need not be implemented as part of license renewal. This supplement also updates the uranium fuel cycle section in light of the June 8, 2012, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision to vacate the NRCs waste confidence decision rule. The NRC will not issue a renewed license before the resolution of issues related to the storage of spent fuel and the increased uncertainty in the siting and construction of a permanent geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow NextEra to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Seabrook Station would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Continued impacts to fish and shellfish species are expected to be small, with the exception of winter flounder which is regularly entrained and impinged. While a previous leak from the cask loading area and transfer canal adjacent to the spent fuel pool resulted in elevated concentrations of tritium in groundwater at the site, overall groundwater monitoring suggests that offsite migration of tritium is not occurring. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 130121, 181 pages, May 3, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 46 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Gulf of Maine KW - New Hampshire KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16376151?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-05-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENTAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENTAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 3, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Nuclear geophysical logging for Gondwana coal exploration: a case study at Phulbari Coal Basin, northern part of Bangladesh AN - 1832624922; 675595-29 AB - Different methods of lithology predictions from geophysical data have been developed in the last 15 years, among which the conventional logs are as follows: sonic, neutron-neutron, natural gamma, and density (backscattered gamma-gamma). This article concentrates on the nuclear geophysical suite, in particular, gamma and gamma-gamma logging, which, to date, provide the most accurate geophysical means of identifying coal seams and estimating their thickness. From the gamma and gamma-gamma logs of boreholes AEN 002, 007, 044, 045, 063, 085, and 105, which were carried out at the Phulbari Coal Basin of Bangladesh, two coal seams-upper and main with two lower seams of limited occurrence and of varying thickness-were identified, together with their regional occurrence. Copyright 2011 Saudi Society for Geosciences JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences AU - Khalil, Md Ibrahim AU - Islam, Farhana AU - Akon, Eunuse Y1 - 2013/05// PY - 2013 DA - May 2013 SP - 1647 EP - 1655 PB - Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg VL - 6 IS - 5 SN - 1866-7511, 1866-7511 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832624922?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Nuclear+geophysical+logging+for+Gondwana+coal+exploration%3A+a+case+study+at+Phulbari+Coal+Basin%2C+northern+part+of+Bangladesh&rft.au=Khalil%2C+Md+Ibrahim%3BIslam%2C+Farhana%3BAkon%2C+Eunuse&rft.aulast=Khalil&rft.aufirst=Md&rft.date=2013-05-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1647&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arabian+Journal+of+Geosciences&rft.issn=18667511&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12517-011-0484-3 L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12517 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-011-0484-3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Coal fly ash interaction with environmental fluids; geochemical and strontium isotope results from combined column and batch leaching experiments AN - 1429840798; 2013-070383 AB - The major element and Sr isotope systematics and geochemistry of coal fly ash and its interactions with environmental waters were investigated using laboratory flow-through column leaching experiments (sodium carbonate, acetic acid, nitric acid) and sequential batch leaching experiments (water, acetic acid, hydrochloric acid). Column leaching of Class F fly ash samples shows rapid release of most major elements early in the leaching procedure, suggesting an association of these elements with soluble and surface bound phases. Delayed release of certain elements (e.g., Al, Fe, Si) signals gradual dissolution of more resistant silicate or glass phases as leaching continues. Strontium isotope results from both column and batch leaching experiments show a marked increase in (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratio with continued leaching, yielding a total range of values from 0.7107 to 0.7138. For comparison, the isotopic composition of fluid output from a fly ash impoundment in West Virginia falls in a narrow range around 0.7124. The experimental data suggest the presence of a more resistant, highly radiogenic silicate phase that survives the combustion process and is leached after the more soluble minerals are removed. Strontium isotopic homogenization of minerals in coal does not always occur during the combustion process, despite the high temperatures encountered in the boiler. Early-released Sr tends to be isotopically uniform; thus the Sr isotopic composition of fly ash could be distinguishable from other sources and is a useful tool for quantifying the possible contribution of fly ash leaching to the total dissolved load in natural surface and ground waters. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Brubaker, Tonya M AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Spivak-Birndorf, Lev J AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Cardone, Carol R AU - Rohar, Paul C Y1 - 2013/05// PY - 2013 DA - May 2013 SP - 184 EP - 194 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 32 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - United States KW - isotopes KW - mass spectra KW - fluid phase KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - environmental management KW - spectra KW - water pollution KW - geochemistry KW - West Virginia KW - mines KW - alkaline earth metals KW - experimental studies KW - isotope ratios KW - surface water KW - coal mines KW - pollution KW - solubility KW - hydrochemistry KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - ash KW - metals KW - leaching KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429840798?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Coal+fly+ash+interaction+with+environmental+fluids%3B+geochemical+and+strontium+isotope+results+from+combined+column+and+batch+leaching+experiments&rft.au=Brubaker%2C+Tonya+M%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BChapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BSpivak-Birndorf%2C+Lev+J%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BCardone%2C+Carol+R%3BRohar%2C+Paul+C&rft.aulast=Brubaker&rft.aufirst=Tonya&rft.date=2013-05-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=&rft.spage=184&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2012.09.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 9th international symposium on Applied isotope geochemistry N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 60 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-05 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; ash; coal mines; environmental management; experimental studies; fluid phase; geochemistry; ground water; hydrochemistry; ICP mass spectra; isotope ratios; isotopes; leaching; mass spectra; metals; mines; pollution; solubility; spectra; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; surface water; United States; water pollution; West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.09.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Approach for Interpretation of Self-Potential Anomalies due to Simple Geometrical Structures Using Fair Function Minimization AN - 1365130775; 17948892 AB - A quantitative interpretation method of self-potential field anomalies has been proposed. The method is designed and implemented for the estimation of center depth, electric dipole moment or magnitude of polarization, polarization angle, and geometric shape factor of a buried body from SP field data, related to simple geometric structures such as cylinders, spheres and sheet-like bodies. The proposed method is based on Fair function minimization and also on stochastic optimization modeling. This new technique was first tested on theoretical synthetic data randomly generated by a chosen statistical distribution from a known model with different random noise components. Such mathematical simulation shows a very close agreement between assumed and estimated model parameters. Being theoretically proven, it has been applied and tested on self-potential field data taken from the United States, Germany, India and Turkey. The agreement between results obtained by the suggested method and those obtained by other previous methods is good and comparable. Moreover, the depth obtained by this method is found to be in high accordance with that obtained from drilling information. JF - Pure and Applied Geophysics AU - Tlas, M AU - Asfahani, J AD - Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, pscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2013/05// PY - 2013 DA - May 2013 SP - 895 EP - 905 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 170 IS - 5 SN - 0033-4553, 0033-4553 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Mathematical models KW - Cylinders KW - Turkey KW - Drilling KW - Model Testing KW - Polarization KW - India KW - Model Studies KW - Shape KW - USA KW - Spheres KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Geophysics KW - Germany KW - Optimization KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - Q2 09262:Methods and instruments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1365130775?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=An+Approach+for+Interpretation+of+Self-Potential+Anomalies+due+to+Simple+Geometrical+Structures+Using+Fair+Function+Minimization&rft.au=Tlas%2C+M%3BAsfahani%2C+J&rft.aulast=Tlas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-05-01&rft.volume=170&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=895&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=00334553&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00024-012-0594-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Cylinders; Spheres; Geophysics; Polarization; Shape; Statistical Analysis; Drilling; Model Testing; Optimization; Model Studies; USA; Turkey; Germany; India DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-012-0594-1 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - What are the rings around Saturn made of? AN - 1347441489 AB - Former NASA astronaut Linda Godwin says, "Saturn's rings are primarily made of icy particles" from water, methane and ammonia. These frozen pieces range in size from "dust-size particles of ice to bigger rocks of boulder size." In fact, some of Saturn's 60 moons are located within the ring system, which is only about 30 feet wide. Godwin notes that as the ring material orbits the planet, there are many collisions that break the icy chunks into smaller pieces and wear them down over time. Scientists believe that collisions with Saturn's moons resupply the rings with icy particles. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/05/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 May 01 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347441489?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=What+are+the+rings+around+Saturn+made+of%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Name - Saturn Corp N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune May 1, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Will there be another ice age? If so, when? AN - 1345210301 AB - During a glacial period, the Earth's temperature cools and the ice at the poles begins to expand. Since ice reflects the sun's light, less heat will be trapped in the atmosphere when Earth's surface has a lot of ice cover, which makes the Earth cool even more. [Neil Fox] explains that scientists call this process, by which a small change leads to a bigger change, a feedback. Think about how a feedback might occur in the interglacial when Earth is warmer. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/04/24/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 24 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Fox, Neil UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1345210301?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Will+there+be+another+ice+age%3F+If+so%2C+when%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-04-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Apr 24, 2013 N1 - People - Fox, Neil N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterization of coal before and after supercritical CO(2) exposure via feature relocation using field-emission scanning electron microscopy AN - 1464558423; 18742424 AB - The solvent and swelling effects of supercritical CO(2) on coal structure and porosity were examined using high-resolution field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and surface area techniques to investigate any irreversible CO(2) induced alterations of the micro-, meso-, and macropores. Dry, 1 in. unconfined cores of Pittsburgh and Sewickly bituminous coals were exposed to supercritical CO(2) at 15.3 MPa (2200 psig) and 328 K (55 degree C) for 104 days. Prior to CO(2) exposure, coal structure and porosity - specifically macropores (>50 nm) - were imaged using FE-SEM. After CO(2) exposure, the imaged features were relocated, reimaged, and analyzed for structural changes. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas were evaluated from the adsorption isotherms of N(2) at 77 K and P/P(0) = 0.1-0.3. Micropore surface areas were determined from the low-pressure adsorption isotherms of CO(2) at 293 K using the Dubinin-Polanyi equation. FE-SEM analysis indicated that there were no significant changes observed in the pore areas in all coal samples after CO(2) exposure. Meso- and micropore characteristics were slightly affected by supercritical CO(2) exposure. JF - Fuel AU - Kutchko, Barbara G AU - Goodman, Angela L AU - Rosenbaum, Eilis AU - Natesakhawat, Sittichai AU - Wagner, Keith AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, United States, angela.goodman@netl.doe.gov Y1 - 2013/04/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 22 SP - 777 EP - 786 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 107 SN - 0016-2361, 0016-2361 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Surface area KW - Fuels KW - Porosity KW - Microscopy KW - Adsorption KW - Solvents KW - Coal KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464558423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fuel&rft.atitle=Characterization+of+coal+before+and+after+supercritical+CO%282%29+exposure+via+feature+relocation+using+field-emission+scanning+electron+microscopy&rft.au=Kutchko%2C+Barbara+G%3BGoodman%2C+Angela+L%3BRosenbaum%2C+Eilis%3BNatesakhawat%2C+Sittichai%3BWagner%2C+Keith&rft.aulast=Kutchko&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft.date=2013-04-22&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=&rft.spage=777&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fuel&rft.issn=00162361&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fuels; Surface area; Microscopy; Porosity; Solvents; Adsorption; Coal ER - TY - NEWS T1 - How do sharks communicate? AN - 1328214606 AB - Why do animals communicate? University of Missouri professor of biological sciences Johannes Schul says "the most important reason for animals to communicate is to find mates." He explains animals also communicate about sharing and defending their food, and to warn each other of predators. Animals can communicate through hearing, smelling, seeing, sending out chemical signals called pheromones and by detecting electric fields. "Every animal has an electric field because our cells are charged. Sharks can use the electric field of their prey to sense where the prey is located," Schul says. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/04/17/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 17 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Croom, Sarah KW - Schul, Johannes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1328214606?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=How+do+sharks+communicate%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-04-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Apr 17, 2013 N1 - People - Croom, Sarah; Schul, Johannes N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Q: HOW IS THE NORTH POLE DIFFERENT FROM THE SOUTH POLE? AN - 1325298889 AB - The North and South poles are located at opposite ends of Earth's axis. "The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude, and the South Pole is at 90 degrees south latitude," University of Missouri geography professor Mike Urban explains. "You cannot go any further north than the North Pole, and you cannot go any further south than the South Pole." Because the two poles are located at opposite ends of the Earth, their seasons are flipped, meaning that when the North Pole is in summer, the South Pole is in winter. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - FINCH, TABITH AU - DEANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/04/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 10 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Urban, Mike KW - Elder, Becky UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1325298889?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Q%3A+HOW+IS+THE+NORTH+POLE+DIFFERENT+FROM+THE+SOUTH+POLE%3F&rft.au=FINCH%2C+TABITH%3BDEANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=FINCH&rft.aufirst=TABITH&rft.date=2013-04-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Apr 10, 2013 N1 - People - Elder, Becky; Urban, Mike N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Q: Why can't we drink salt water? AN - 1323193260 AB - "Everyone should follow the 8-by-8 rule, which means that we should drink at least 8 ounces of water eight times a day," [Jeff Dale] says. "Now, this might seem like a good deal of water, but we need water for some very important functions." "We need between 1,500 and 2,000 milligrams of salt each day," Dale says. "To put this into a common perspective, that is approximately 1 teaspoon of salt." JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Finch, Tabitha AU - DIANNA LANKFORD of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/04/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 03 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Dale, Jeff UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323193260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Q%3A+Why+can%27t+we+drink+salt+water%3F&rft.au=Finch%2C+Tabitha%3BDIANNA+LANKFORD+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Finch&rft.aufirst=Tabitha&rft.date=2013-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Apr 3, 2013 N1 - People - Dale, Jeff N1 - Last updated - 2013-04-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Smoking as a risk factor for oral candidiasis in HIV-infected adults AN - 1464514154; 17880697 AB - We aimed to examine if smoking is an independent predictor of oral candidiasis (OC) among HIV-1 infected persons. The cross-sectional part of this study evaluated 631 adult dentate HIV-1 seropositive persons examined for OC from 1995-2000 at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. In the second part, from the above sample, a total of 283 individuals who were free of HIV-associated oral diseases at baseline were followed up for 2 years to assess incident OC events. Data collected from medical record review, interview questionnaires, and clinical examinations were analyzed using chi-squared tests and t-tests. Logistic regression models were developed for prevalent OC employing the likelihood ratio test, whereas Poisson regression models were developed for assessing cumulative incidence of OC. These models included a variety of independent variables to adjust for confounding. Thirteen percent of participants had OC only; 4.6% had OC with Oral Hairy Leukoplakia; and 69.7% had neither. Smoking was associated with OC in all models [prevalent OC - current smokers: logistic regression - Odd ratio (95% CI) = 2.5 (1.3, 4.8); Incident OC - current smokers: Poisson regression (main effects model) - Incidence rate ratio (95% CI) = 1.9 (1.1, 3.8)]. Other Poisson regression models suggested evidence for effect modification between CD4 cell count and incident OC by smoking. Smoking is an independent risk factor for the development of OC in HIV-1 infected persons, and the risk of OC is modified by CD4 cell count which measures strength of the immune system. JF - Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine AU - Chattopadhyay, Amit AU - Patton, Lauren L AD - Office of Science Policy and Analysis. NIH-NIDCR Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 302 EP - 308 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 42 IS - 4 SN - 0904-2512, 0904-2512 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - USA, North Carolina KW - Smoking KW - Pathology KW - Risk factors KW - Reviews KW - Immune system KW - Human immunodeficiency virus 1 KW - Hospitals KW - H 13000:Medical Safety KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464514154?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Oral+Pathology+and+Medicine&rft.atitle=Smoking+as+a+risk+factor+for+oral+candidiasis+in+HIV-infected+adults&rft.au=Chattopadhyay%2C+Amit%3BPatton%2C+Lauren+L&rft.aulast=Chattopadhyay&rft.aufirst=Amit&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=302&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Oral+Pathology+and+Medicine&rft.issn=09042512&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fjop.12019 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-12-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Smoking; Pathology; Immune system; Reviews; Risk factors; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; USA, North Carolina DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jop.12019 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Updated Grazier-Kalkan ground motion prediction equations for Western United States AN - 1416685353; 2013-058670 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Graizer, V AU - Kalkan, E AU - Koper, Keith AU - Wong, Ivan Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 301 PB - Seismological Society of America, El Cerrito, CA VL - 84 IS - 2 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - numerical models KW - Western U.S. KW - earthquake prediction KW - ground motion KW - acceleration KW - focus KW - equations KW - earthquakes KW - accuracy KW - depth KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1416685353?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Updated+Grazier-Kalkan+ground+motion+prediction+equations+for+Western+United+States&rft.au=Graizer%2C+V%3BKalkan%2C+E%3BKoper%2C+Keith%3BWong%2C+Ivan&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=301&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Seismological Society of America annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; accuracy; depth; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; equations; focus; ground motion; numerical models; United States; Western U.S. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Strontium isotope quantification of siderite, brine and acid mine drainage contributions to abandoned gas well discharges in the Appalachian Plateau AN - 1400617664; 2013-053620 AB - Unplugged abandoned oil and gas wells in the Appalachian region can serve as conduits for the movement of waters impacted by fossil fuel extraction. Strontium isotope and geochemical analysis indicate that artesian discharges of water with high total dissolved solids (TDS) from a series of gas wells in western Pennsylvania result from the infiltration of acidic, low Fe (Fe<10mg/L) coal mine drainage (AMD) into shallow, siderite (iron carbonate)-cemented sandstone aquifers. The acidity from the AMD promotes dissolution of the carbonate, and metal- and sulfate-contaminated waters rise to the surface through compromised abandoned gas well casings. Strontium isotope mixing models suggest that neither upward migration of oil and gas brines from Devonian reservoirs associated with the wells nor dissolution of abundant nodular siderite present in the mine spoil through which recharge water percolates contribute significantly to the artesian gas well discharges. Natural Sr isotope composition can be a sensitive tool in the characterization of complex groundwater interactions and can be used to distinguish between inputs from deep and shallow contamination sources, as well as between groundwater and mineralogically similar but stratigraphically distinct rock units. This is of particular relevance to regions such as the Appalachian Basin, where a legacy of coal, oil and gas exploration is coupled with ongoing and future natural gas drilling into deep reservoirs. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Hedin, Robert S AU - Weaver, Theodore J AU - Edenborn, Harry M Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 109 EP - 118 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 31 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - United States KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - isotopes KW - sandstone KW - mass spectra KW - Appalachians KW - petroleum KW - abandoned oil wells KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - Frills Corners Syncline KW - stable isotopes KW - reservoir rocks KW - ground water KW - oil wells KW - sedimentary rocks KW - water-rock interaction KW - mixing KW - spectra KW - chemical composition KW - water pollution KW - Clarion County Pennsylvania KW - PHREEQC KW - North America KW - mines KW - alkaline earth metals KW - acid mine drainage KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - coal mines KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - Kane Syncline KW - hydrochemistry KW - aquifers KW - models KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - Leeper Anticline KW - brines KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1400617664?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Strontium+isotope+quantification+of+siderite%2C+brine+and+acid+mine+drainage+contributions+to+abandoned+gas+well+discharges+in+the+Appalachian+Plateau&rft.au=Chapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BHedin%2C+Robert+S%3BWeaver%2C+Theodore+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M&rft.aulast=Chapman&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=109&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2012.12.011 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 75 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned oil wells; acid mine drainage; alkaline earth metals; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; aquifers; brines; chemical composition; Clarion County Pennsylvania; clastic rocks; coal mines; Devonian; Frills Corners Syncline; ground water; hydrochemistry; ICP mass spectra; isotope ratios; isotopes; Kane Syncline; Leeper Anticline; mass spectra; metals; mines; mixing; models; North America; oil wells; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; PHREEQC; pollution; reservoir rocks; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; solutes; spectra; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; United States; water pollution; water-rock interaction; X-ray diffraction data DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.12.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Studies on Organochlorine Pesticide Residue in Fishes from the Densu River Basin, Ghana AN - 1323809782; 17788886 AB - The study was carried out to determine the levels of organochlorine pesticide residue in five fish species Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Hepsetus odoe, Tilapia zilli, Heterotis niloticus and Oreochromis niloticus from the Densu river basin (Weija) in Ghana. The fishes sampled from the Weija fish landing site were selected on the basis of their importance to local human fish consumption. The detectable organochlorine pesticides were gamma -Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), delta -Hexachlorocyclohexane, aldrin and dieldrin. Others investigated were alpha endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate, p,p'-DDT and its metabolite p,p'-DDE, endrin and its metabolite endrin aldehyde and endrin ketone. The total contamination levels of the individual fishes varied in the decreasing order of 9.19 ng g super(-1) (O. niloticus), 4.16 ng g super(-1) (T. zilli), 3.69 ng g super(-1) (C. nigrodigitatus), 3.68 ng g super(-1) (H. odoe) and 3.09 ng g super(-1) (H. niloticus). The highest organochlorine pesticide residue recorded in the study was alpha-endosulfan while dieldrin was the least pesticide observed. Analysis of variance indicated significant statistical differences for most organochlorine pesticide residues in the samples. The levels of organochlorine pesticides found in fish samples in the study were below maximum residue limit for food safety stipulated by EU, US FDA, FAO, Italy and Australia and thus safe for human consumption. JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Kuranchie-Mensah, Harriet AU - Yeboah, Philip O AU - Nyarko, Elvis AU - Golow, Abledze A AD - Nuclear Chemistry and Environmental Research Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Post Office Box LG 80, Legon-Accra, Ghana, hettymens2004@yahoo.com Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 421 EP - 426 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 90 IS - 4 SN - 0007-4861, 0007-4861 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Aldehydes KW - Statistical analysis KW - Pesticides (organochlorine) KW - Australia KW - Fish KW - Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - X:24320 KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & ENAironmental Safety KW - H 4000:Food and Drugs KW - M2:556.38 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323809782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Studies+on+Organochlorine+Pesticide+Residue+in+Fishes+from+the+Densu+River+Basin%2C+Ghana&rft.au=Kuranchie-Mensah%2C+Harriet%3BYeboah%2C+Philip+O%3BNyarko%2C+Elvis%3BGolow%2C+Abledze+A&rft.aulast=Kuranchie-Mensah&rft.aufirst=Harriet&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=90&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=421&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00074861&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00128-012-0931-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pesticides (organochlorine); Statistical analysis; Fish; Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0931-1 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSS IN-SITU LEACH RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING (FIFTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2009). AN - 16391999; 15675 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source and byproduct material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery (ISR) facility north of the town of Moorcroft and Interstate 90 in Crook County, Wyoming is proposed. Strata Energy Inc. submitted a license application in January 2011 for the Ross ISR Project, which would be located in the Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Milling Region, one of four regions specified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities. The ISR process involves injecting water to which chemicals have been added, referred to as lixiviant, into the aquifer bearing the uranium ore. The chemicals in the lixiviant dissolve the uranium from the rock within the aquifer. Ground water containing dissolved uranium is then pumped from the ore-zone aquifer, processed through ion-exchange columns to remove the uranium from the lixiviant, and then the uranium is precipitated into a solid material called yellowcake. Most of the water is then reused for uranium recovery. This draft supplemental EIS considers three alternatives. Under the proposed action (Alternative 1), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would issue a license for the Ross Project which would host 15 to 25 wellfield areas (a total of 1,400 to 2,000 recovery and injection wells) on 1,721 acres in the north half of the 56-square-mile Lance District. Groups of wells within a wellfield would be connected with piping to a central collection facility and the wellfields would be surrounded by a perimeter ring of monitoring wells. Injection wells would be used to introduce lixiviant into the uranium mineralization; recovery wells would be used to extract uranium-bearing solutions; and monitoring wells would be used to identify and assess impacts of ongoing operations and detect groundwater excursions. The ISR facility would include a central processing plant (CPP) that houses the uranium- and vanadium-processing equipment, drying and packaging equipment, and water-treatment equipment. Additional facilities would include a chemical storage area, a warehouse, maintenance and administration buildings, two double-lined surface impoundments, a sediment impoundment, and five deep injection wells. The facility could be used to process uranium-loaded resins from satellite projects within the Lance District operated by the applicant, or from other offsite uranium-recovery projects not operated by the applicant, or from offsite water-treatment operations. With that option, the life of the facility would be extended to 14 years or more. Under the No-Action Alternative (Alternative 2), the NRC would not issue a license and no uranium would be allowed to be recovered from the subsurface ore zone. Under Alternative 3, the CPP and surface impoundments would be constructed at a site north of the proposed location, but the wellfields would remain in the same locations as in the proposed action. This alternative facility location would require additional, substantial earth-moving to construct the surface impoundments, but a containment barrier wall would not be required. The preliminary NRC staff recommendation is that a source and byproduct material license be issued as requested, unless safety issues mandate otherwise. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. Increased employment, economic activity, and tax revenues would benefit Crook County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Short-term potential impacts of lixiviant excursions from uranium-recovery operation to the ore-zone aquifer outside the active ISR area would be small to moderate. With respect to the deep aquifers where injection of liquid byproduct wastes would occur, regular monitoring of the water quality of the injected brine would ensure that potential impacts to ground-water quantity and quality in the deep aquifers would be small. Archaeological and historical sites may be disturbed by construction. Within the area of potential effect at the proposed project, 25 sites are being treated as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction traffic is expected to increase traffic volume by 400 percent on the New Haven Road south of the project area. Traffic volume associated with facility and wellfield operation would be double that of 2010 levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the final generic EIS on promulgation of rules for new source material licenses, see 09-0237F, Volume 33, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 130073, 481 pages, March 29, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1910 Supp. 5 KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Historic Sites KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wyoming KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing KW - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16391999?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-03-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSS+IN-SITU+LEACH+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CROOK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28FIFTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.title=ROSS+IN-SITU+LEACH+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+CROOK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28FIFTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 29, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-26 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Using Strontium Isotopes to Identify Marcellus Shale Derived Fluids in Allegheny River Watershed, Pennsylvania, Usa T2 - 48th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AN - 1412158830; 6223815 JF - 48th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of Geological Society of America AU - WALL, Andrew AU - CAPO, Rosemary AU - STEWART, Brian AU - LAVIN, Sarah AU - Hakala, J AU - SCHROEDER, Karl AU - CASSON, Leonard AU - MONNELL, Jason AU - STATES, Stanley Y1 - 2013/03/18/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 18 KW - Rivers KW - Isotopes KW - USA, Pennsylvania KW - Strontium KW - USA, New York, Allegheny R. KW - Shale KW - Watersheds KW - Strontium isotopes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1412158830?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=48th+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+Strontium+Isotopes+to+Identify+Marcellus+Shale+Derived+Fluids+in+Allegheny+River+Watershed%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+Usa&rft.au=WALL%2C+Andrew%3BCAPO%2C+Rosemary%3BSTEWART%2C+Brian%3BLAVIN%2C+Sarah%3BHakala%2C+J%3BSCHROEDER%2C+Karl%3BCASSON%2C+Leonard%3BMONNELL%2C+Jason%3BSTATES%2C+Stanley&rft.aulast=WALL&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-03-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=48th+Meeting+of+the+Northeastern+Section+of+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-30 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-25 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Cracking Issues Associated with the Use of Seal Cap Enclosures on Reactor Coolant System Valves T2 - 68th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2013) AN - 1369228702; 6214595 JF - 68th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Corrosion Engineering (CORROSION 2013) AU - Alley, David Y1 - 2013/03/17/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 17 KW - Marine mammals KW - Enclosures KW - Seals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1369228702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=68th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2013%29&rft.atitle=Cracking+Issues+Associated+with+the+Use+of+Seal+Cap+Enclosures+on+Reactor+Coolant+System+Valves&rft.au=Alley%2C+David&rft.aulast=Alley&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2013-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=68th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+National+Association+of+Corrosion+Engineering+%28CORROSION+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.nace.org/cstm/Events/Schedule.aspx?id=3c0b3545-0379-e111-ba5a-0050569a007b LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-31 N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-19 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Q: Can an ecosystem exist within a living thing? AN - 1316315222 AB - A: What is an ecosystem? "An ecosystem is where living, or 'biotic,' and nonliving, or 'abiotic,' things interact with each other within the environment," explains MU scientist Alice Tipton. Examples of biotic things are plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. Abiotic factors include water, temperature and soil. The size of ecosystems ranges from very large to microscopic, and they can occur in places scientists cannot easily study, such as underwater or in the soil. JF - Columbia Daily Tribune AU - Lankford, Deanna AU - TABITHA FINCH of MU's Office of Science Outreach Y1 - 2013/03/13/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 13 CY - Columbia, Mo. SN - 15436535 KW - General Interest Periodicals--United States KW - Tipton, Alice UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1316315222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Anorthcentralnews&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.atitle=Q%3A+Can+an+ecosystem+exist+within+a+living+thing%3F&rft.au=Lankford%2C+Deanna%3BTABITHA+FINCH+of+MU%27s+Office+of+Science+Outreach&rft.aulast=Lankford&rft.aufirst=Deanna&rft.date=2013-03-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Columbia+Daily+Tribune&rft.issn=15436535&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright Columbia Daily Tribune Mar 13, 2013 N1 - People - Tipton, Alice N1 - Last updated - 2013-03-14 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Microbiological Load and Quality Characteristics of Irradiated Chicken Meat AN - 1758357688; 18439057 AB - The present study was conducted to evaluate the combined effect of gamma irradiation and refrigeration on the microbiological, chemical and sensorial characteristics of raw chicken meat. Chicken meat was irradiated at doses of 0, 2, 4 and 6 kGy of gamma irradiation, and kept in a refrigerator (1-4 degree C). General composition, microbial, chemical and sensory evaluation of chicken meat was done. Results showed that, all used doses of gamma irradiation reduced the total mesophilic aerobic plate counts (TPCs) and total coli forms of chicken meat. Shelf-life extension periods estimated on the basis of a limit of 6 log CFU/g for TPCs were 2, 4, 9, and more than 13 weeks for samples irradiated at 0, 2, 4, and 6 kGy, respectively. Irradiation had little or no effect on general composition (moisture, protein, and fat contents), total acidity, lipid peroxide and total volatile basic nitrogen. Sensory evaluation showed no significant differences between irradiated and non-irradiated chicken meats. JF - Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research AU - Al-Bachir, M AD - Radiation Technology Dep. Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box: 6091, Damascus, Syria, Scientific@aec.org.syy PY - 2013 SP - 59 EP - 67 VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1985-9899, 1985-9899 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Refrigeration KW - Sensory evaluation KW - Shelf life KW - Lipid peroxidation KW - Meat KW - Sensory properties KW - Radiation KW - Volatiles KW - Colony-forming cells KW - Protein composition KW - gamma Radiation KW - peroxide KW - Acidity KW - Nitrogen KW - A 01330:Food Microbiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1758357688?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arab+Gulf+Journal+of+Scientific+Research&rft.atitle=Microbiological+Load+and+Quality+Characteristics+of+Irradiated+Chicken+Meat&rft.au=Al-Bachir%2C+M&rft.aulast=Al-Bachir&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=59&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arab+Gulf+Journal+of+Scientific+Research&rft.issn=19859899&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Refrigeration; Sensory evaluation; Shelf life; Lipid peroxidation; Sensory properties; Meat; Radiation; Volatiles; Colony-forming cells; gamma Radiation; Protein composition; peroxide; Acidity; Nitrogen ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrating Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Environmental Cleanup Activities at CERCLA and RCRA Sites AN - 1434028904; 18500316 AB - Although the release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment often creates liability for both cleanup costs and natural resource damages liability, the process of planning and conducting cleanup and the process of assessing natural resource damages are most often conducted separately. However, the substantial similarities between the two processes often present opportunities to integrate significant steps in each. Such integration has the potential to reduce both the cost of measuring and, often, resolving the full range of environmental claims at a given cleanup site and the time it takes to do so. It can also lead to faster restoration of injured natural resources and the services they provide to the public and the environment. One key reason for the lack of integration is the fact that cleanup managers generally know little if anything about the natural resource damage assessment process, while the public officials authorized to assess damages to natural resources know little about the cleanup process. This article identifies the similarities between the cleanup and natural resource damage assessment processes and provides guidance on when and how to integrate the two. JF - Remediation AU - Duchesne, Matthew S AD - US Department of Energy. Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 51 EP - 70 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 23 IS - 2 SN - 1051-5658, 1051-5658 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Bioremediation KW - Pollution clean-up KW - Legal Aspects KW - Cleanup KW - Restoration KW - Costs KW - Natural Resources KW - Government regulations KW - Assessments KW - Damage KW - Federal regulations KW - Sites KW - Environmental assessment KW - CERCLA KW - Liability KW - Natural resources KW - Remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - Legislation KW - Pollution control KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434028904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Remediation&rft.atitle=Integrating+Natural+Resource+Damage+Assessment+and+Environmental+Cleanup+Activities+at+CERCLA+and+RCRA+Sites&rft.au=Duchesne%2C+Matthew+S&rft.aulast=Duchesne&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=51&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Remediation&rft.issn=10515658&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Frem.21348 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental assessment; Natural resources; Remediation; Liability; Restoration; Pollution control; Government regulations; Federal regulations; Bioremediation; Pollution clean-up; CERCLA; Legislation; Hazardous wastes; Costs; Damage; Natural Resources; Sites; Assessments; Legal Aspects; Cleanup DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rem.21348 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Coupled alkali feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in batch systems; 2, New experiments with supercritical CO (sub ) 2 and implications for carbon sequestration AN - 1420516011; 2013-065073 AB - In order to evaluate the extent of CO (sub 2) -water-rock interactions in geological formations for C sequestration, three batch experiments were conducted on alkali feldspars-CO (sub 2) -brine interactions at 150-200 degrees C and 300 bars. The elevated temperatures were necessary to accelerate the reactions to facilitate attainable laboratory measurements. Temporal evolution of fluid chemistry was monitored by major element analysis of in situ fluid samples. SEM, TEM and XRD analysis of reaction products showed extensive dissolution features (etch pits, channels, kinks and steps) on feldspars and precipitation of secondary minerals (boehmite, kaolinite, muscovite and paragonite) on feldspar surfaces. Therefore, these experiments have generated both solution chemistry and secondary mineral identity. The experimental results show that partial equilibrium was not attained between secondary minerals and aqueous solutions for the feldspar hydrolysis batch systems. Evidence came from both solution chemistry (supersaturation of the secondary minerals during the entire experimental duration) and metastable co-existence of secondary minerals. The slow precipitation of secondary minerals results in a negative feedback in the dissolution-precipitation loop, reducing the overall feldspar dissolution rates by orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the experimental data indicate the form of rate laws greatly influence the steady state rates under which feldspar dissolution took place. Negligence of both the mitigating effects of secondary mineral precipitation and the sigmoidal shape of rate-Delta G (sub r) relationship can overestimate the extent of feldspar dissolution during CO (sub 2) storage. Finally, the literature on feldspar dissolution in CO (sub 2) -charged systems has been reviewed. The data available are insufficient and new experiments are urgently needed to establish a database on feldspar dissolution mechanism, rates and rate laws, as well as secondary mineral information at CO (sub 2) storage conditions. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Lu, Peng AU - Fu, Qi AU - Seyfried, William E, Jr AU - Hedges, Sheila W AU - Soong, Yee AU - Jones, Kyle AU - Zhu, Chen Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 75 EP - 90 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 30 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - silicates KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - hydrolysis KW - gas storage KW - aqueous solutions KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - alkali feldspar KW - water-rock interaction KW - phase equilibria KW - framework silicates KW - P-T conditions KW - experimental studies KW - carbon sequestration KW - secondary minerals KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - solubility KW - TEM data KW - precipitation KW - brines KW - crystal chemistry KW - feldspar group KW - SEM data KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1420516011?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Coupled+alkali+feldspar+dissolution+and+secondary+mineral+precipitation+in+batch+systems%3B+2%2C+New+experiments+with+supercritical+CO+%28sub+%29+2+and+implications+for+carbon+sequestration&rft.au=Lu%2C+Peng%3BFu%2C+Qi%3BSeyfried%2C+William+E%2C+Jr%3BHedges%2C+Sheila+W%3BSoong%2C+Yee%3BJones%2C+Kyle%3BZhu%2C+Chen&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Peng&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=&rft.spage=75&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2012.04.005 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 160 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; alkali feldspar; aqueous solutions; brines; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; crystal chemistry; experimental studies; feldspar group; framework silicates; gas storage; hydrolysis; P-T conditions; phase equilibria; pollutants; pollution; precipitation; secondary minerals; SEM data; silicates; solubility; TEM data; water-rock interaction; X-ray diffraction data DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.04.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predictive modeling of CO (sub 2) sequestration in deep saline sandstone reservoirs; impacts of geochemical kinetics AN - 1420514685; 2013-065070 AB - One idea for mitigating the increase in fossil-fuel generated CO (sub 2) in the atmosphere is to inject CO (sub 2) into subsurface saline sandstone reservoirs. To decide whether to try such sequestration at a globally significant scale will require the ability to predict the fate of injected CO (sub 2) . Thus, models are needed to predict the rates and extents of subsurface rock-water-gas interactions. Several reactive transport models for CO (sub 2) sequestration created in the last decade predicted sequestration in sandstone reservoirs of nearly equal 17 to nearly equal 90 kg CO (sub 2) m (super -3) . To build confidence in such models, a baseline problem including rock+water chemistry is proposed as the basis for future modeling so that both the models and the parameterizations can be compared systematically. In addition, a reactive diffusion model is used to investigate the fate of injected supercritical CO (sub 2) fluid in the proposed baseline reservoir+brine system. In the baseline problem, injected CO (sub 2) is redistributed from the supercritical (SC) free phase by dissolution into pore brine and by formation of carbonates in the sandstone. The numerical transport model incorporates a full kinetic description of mineral-water reactions under the assumption that transport is by diffusion only. Sensitivity tests were also run to understand which mineral kinetics reactions are important for CO (sub 2) trapping. The diffusion transport model shows that for the first nearly equal 20 years (20a) after CO (sub 2) diffusion initiates, CO (sub 2) is mostly consumed by dissolution into the brine to form CO (sub 2,aq) (solubility trapping). From 20 to 200a, both solubility and mineral trapping are important as calcite precipitation is driven by dissolution of oligoclase. From 200 to 1000a, mineral trapping is the most important sequestration mechanism, as smectite dissolves and calcite precipitates. Beyond 2000a most trapping is due to formation of aqueous HCO (sub 3) (super -) . Ninety-seven percent of the maximum CO (sub 2) sequestration, 34.5 kg CO (sub 2) per m (super 3) of sandstone, is attained by 4000a even though the system does not achieve chemical equilibrium until nearly equal 25,000a. This maximum represents about 20% CO (sub 2) dissolved as CO (sub 2,aq) , 50% dissolved as HCO (sub 3,aq) (super -) , and 30% precipitated as calcite. The extent of sequestration as HCO (sub 3) (super -) at equilibrium can be calculated from equilibrium thermodynamics and is roughly equivalent to the amount of Na (super +) in the initial sandstone in a soluble mineral (here, oligoclase). Similarly, the extent of trapping in calcite is determined by the amount of Ca (super 2+) in the initial oligoclase and smectite. Sensitivity analyses show that the rate of CO (sub 2) sequestration is sensitive to the mineral-water reaction kinetic constants between approximately 10 and 4000a. The sensitivity of CO (sub 2) sequestration to the rate constants decreases in magnitude respectively from oligoclase to albite to smectite. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Balashov, Victor N AU - Guthrie, George D AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Rimstidt, J Donald AU - Brantley, Susan L Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 41 EP - 56 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 30 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - solute transport KW - silicates KW - oligoclase KW - deep aquifers KW - sandstone KW - gas storage KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - reactivity KW - sedimentary rocks KW - mineral composition KW - chemical reactions KW - water-rock interaction KW - transport KW - phase equilibria KW - sensitivity analysis KW - framework silicates KW - thermodynamic properties KW - kinetics KW - saline composition KW - PHREEQC KW - plagioclase KW - diffusion KW - carbon sequestration KW - numerical models KW - pollutants KW - biochemistry KW - physicochemical properties KW - smectite KW - pollution KW - solubility KW - clay minerals KW - aquifers KW - models KW - organic compounds KW - sedimentary petrology KW - traps KW - hydrocarbons KW - sheet silicates KW - feldspar group KW - clastic rocks KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1420514685?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Predictive+modeling+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+sequestration+in+deep+saline+sandstone+reservoirs%3B+impacts+of+geochemical+kinetics&rft.au=Balashov%2C+Victor+N%3BGuthrie%2C+George+D%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BLopano%2C+Christina+L%3BRimstidt%2C+J+Donald%3BBrantley%2C+Susan+L&rft.aulast=Balashov&rft.aufirst=Victor&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2012.08.016 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; aquifers; biochemistry; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; chemical reactions; clastic rocks; clay minerals; deep aquifers; diffusion; feldspar group; framework silicates; gas storage; hydrocarbons; kinetics; mineral composition; models; numerical models; oligoclase; organic compounds; phase equilibria; PHREEQC; physicochemical properties; plagioclase; pollutants; pollution; reactivity; reservoir rocks; saline composition; sandstone; sedimentary petrology; sedimentary rocks; sensitivity analysis; sheet silicates; silicates; smectite; solubility; solute transport; thermodynamic properties; transport; traps; water-rock interaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.08.016 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrating 3D seismic curvature and curvature gradient attributes for fracture characterization; methodologies and interpretational implications AN - 1366816246; 2013-046088 AB - In 3D seismic interpretation, curvature is a popular attribute that depicts the geometry of seismic reflectors and has been widely used to detect faults in the subsurface; however, it provides only part of the solutions to subsurface structure analysis. This study extends the curvature algorithm to a new curvature gradient algorithm and integrates both algorithms for fracture detection using a 3D seismic test data set over Teapot Dome (Wyoming). In fractured reservoirs at Teapot Dome formed by tectonic folding and faulting, curvature helps define the crestal portion of reservoirs that is associated with strong seismic amplitude and high oil productivity. In contrast, curvature gradient helps define the regional northwest-trending and the cross-regional northeast-trending lineaments that are associated with weak seismic amplitude and low oil productivity. In concert with previous reports from image logs, cores, and outcrops, an integrated seismic curvature and curvature gradient analysis suggests that curvature might help define areas of enhanced potential to form tensile fractures, whereas curvature gradient might help define zones of enhanced potential to develop shear fractures. In fractured reservoirs at Teapot Dome where faulting and fault-related folding contribute dominantly to the formation and evolution of fractures, curvature and curvature gradient attributes can be potentially applied to differentiate fracture mode, to predict fracture intensity and orientation, to evaluate fracture volume and connectivity, and to model fracture networks. JF - Geophysics AU - Gao, Dengliang Y1 - 2013/03/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 01 SP - O21 EP - O31 PB - Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK VL - 78 IS - 2 SN - 0016-8033, 0016-8033 KW - United States KW - seismic attributes KW - Teapot Dome KW - shear zones KW - three-dimensional models KW - geophysical methods KW - Natrona County Wyoming KW - seismic methods KW - reservoir rocks KW - Wyoming KW - fractures KW - naturally fractured reservoirs KW - shear KW - algorithms KW - interpretation KW - faults KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1366816246?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysics&rft.atitle=Integrating+3D+seismic+curvature+and+curvature+gradient+attributes+for+fracture+characterization%3B+methodologies+and+interpretational+implications&rft.au=Gao%2C+Dengliang&rft.aulast=Gao&rft.aufirst=Dengliang&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=78&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=O21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysics&rft.issn=00168033&rft_id=info:doi/10.1190%2Fgeo2012-0190.1 L2 - http://library.seg.org/journal/gpysa7 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States | Reference includes data supplied by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 47 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-13 N1 - CODEN - GPYSA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; faults; fractures; geophysical methods; interpretation; Natrona County Wyoming; naturally fractured reservoirs; reservoir rocks; seismic attributes; seismic methods; shear; shear zones; Teapot Dome; three-dimensional models; United States; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2012-0190.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparing Abundance of Predacious and Phytophagous Mites (Acarina) in Conjunction with Resistance Identification between Bt and non-Bt Cotton Cultivars AN - 1348484787; 17886071 AB - Knowledge of the arthropod complex associated with any crop is essential for developing pest control strategies. Bt (GK-12, Lu-23 and SGK-321) and non-Bt (Zhong-12, Shiyuan-321 and Simian-3) cotton varieties were used for assessing differences in harbouring populations of the carmine spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) and predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans). Two Bt cotton varieties GK-12 and Lu-23, and two non-Bt varieties Zhong-12 and Simian-3 appeared more supportive for maintaining T. cinnabarinus, whereas, SGK-321 (Bt) and Shiyuan-321 (non-Bt) clearly showed reduced pest susceptibility, but efficient in maintaining N. cucumeris population. Throughout the study period, the densities of T. cinnabarinus remained higher (1.77 and 1.40 per leaf) in Bt than non-Bt varieties following insecticides application against the cotton pest complex. The beneficial mite N. cucumeris remained active in both Bt and non-Bt varieties, but Bt cotton had slightly higher numbers of the predator (0.58 per leaf) than non-Bt cotton (0.40 per leaf). Consequently, there were no great impacts on the predatory natural enemy associated with Bt cotton and the predator population in Bt fields was not negatively affected in comparison with conventional cotton. All tested varieties of cotton significantly differed in relation to their morphological characteristics. Of the different factors found to affect the populations of predacious and phytophagous mites, in general, the trichome density on the lower surface of the leaf, leaf thickness and plant height had positive relations with arthropod abundance. Our results showed that SGK-321 (Bt) and Shiyuan-321 (non-Bt) could be recommended for use in creating new resistant cotton varieties as a component of an integrated pest management strategy. Hence, the differences in the response of pest and predator to host plant and leaf architectures should be considered to enhance their roles in biological control strategy. JF - African Entomology AU - Sarwar, M AD - Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam 70060, Sindh, Pakistan, drmsarwar64@yahoo.com Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 108 EP - 118 PB - Entomological Society of Southern Africa, P.O. Box 103 Pretoria 0001 South Africa VL - 21 IS - 1 SN - 1021-3589, 1021-3589 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Entomology Abstracts KW - Abundance KW - Cotton KW - Araneae KW - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1348484787?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=African+Entomology&rft.atitle=Comparing+Abundance+of+Predacious+and+Phytophagous+Mites+%28Acarina%29+in+Conjunction+with+Resistance+Identification+between+Bt+and+non-Bt+Cotton+Cultivars&rft.au=Sarwar%2C+M&rft.aulast=Sarwar&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=108&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=African+Entomology&rft.issn=10213589&rft_id=info:doi/10.4001%2F003.021.0124 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-10 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cotton; Araneae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.021.0124 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Synthesis of one-dimensional SiC nanostructures from a glassy buckypaper. AN - 1321338515; 23427809 AB - A simple and scalable synthetic strategy was developed for the fabrication of one-dimensional SiC nanostructures-nanorods and nanowires. Thin sheets of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were prepared by vacuum filtration and were washed repeatedly with sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) solution. The resulting "glassy buckypaper" was heated at 1300-1500 °C under Ar/H2 to allow a solid state reaction between C and Si precursors to form a variety of SiC nanostructures. The morphology and crystal structures of SiC nanorods and nanowires were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), electron diffraction (ED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Furthermore, electrical conductance measurements were performed on SiC nanorods, demonstrating their potential applications in high-temperature sensors and control systems. JF - ACS applied materials & interfaces AU - Ding, Mengning AU - Star, Alexander AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, USA. Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 1928 EP - 1936 VL - 5 IS - 6 KW - Carbon Compounds, Inorganic KW - 0 KW - Nanotubes, Carbon KW - Silicon Compounds KW - silicon carbide KW - WXQ6E537EW KW - Index Medicus KW - Nanotubes -- chemistry KW - Nanowires -- chemistry KW - Nanotubes, Carbon -- chemistry KW - Carbon Compounds, Inorganic -- chemistry KW - Nanostructures -- chemistry KW - Silicon Compounds -- chemistry KW - Nanotechnology -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1321338515?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ACS+applied+materials+%26+interfaces&rft.atitle=Synthesis+of+one-dimensional+SiC+nanostructures+from+a+glassy+buckypaper.&rft.au=Ding%2C+Mengning%3BStar%2C+Alexander&rft.aulast=Ding&rft.aufirst=Mengning&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1928&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=ACS+applied+materials+%26+interfaces&rft.issn=1944-8252&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fam3031008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-09-06 N1 - Date created - 2013-03-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am3031008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Concurrent 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Ferrets and in a Community in Pennsylvania AN - 1315615010; 17703063 AB - We report a fall 2010 cluster of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) infections in pet ferrets in Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The ferrets were associated with one pet shop. The influenza cluster occurred during a period when the existing human surveillance systems had identified little to no pH1N1 in humans in the Lehigh Valley, and there were no routine influenza surveillance systems for exotic pets. The index case was a 2.5-month-old neutered male ferret that was presented to a veterinary clinic with severe influenza-like illness (ILI). In response to laboratory notification of a positive influenza test result, and upon request from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) conducted an investigation to identify other ill ferrets and to identify the source and extent of infection. PDA notified the PADOH of the pH1N1 infection in the ferrets, leading to enhanced human surveillance and the detection of pH1N1 human infections in the surrounding community. Five additional ferrets with ILI linked to the pet shop were identified. This simultaneous outbreak of ferret and human pH1N1 demonstrates the important link between animal health and public health and highlights the potential use of veterinary clinics for sentinel surveillance of diseases shared between animals and humans. JF - Zoonoses and Public Health AU - Campagnolo, E R AU - Moll, ME AU - Tuhacek, K AU - Simeone, A J AU - Miller, W S AU - Waller, KO AU - Simwale, O AU - Rankin, J T AU - Ostroff, S M AD - Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Office of Science and Public Health Practice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 117 EP - 124 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 60 IS - 2 SN - 1863-1959, 1863-1959 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - Agriculture KW - Mustela KW - USA, Pennsylvania KW - Infection KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - V:22400 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1315615010?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Zoonoses+and+Public+Health&rft.atitle=Concurrent+2009+Pandemic+Influenza+A+%28H1N1%29+Virus+Infection+in+Ferrets+and+in+a+Community+in+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Campagnolo%2C+E+R%3BMoll%2C+ME%3BTuhacek%2C+K%3BSimeone%2C+A+J%3BMiller%2C+W+S%3BWaller%2C+KO%3BSimwale%2C+O%3BRankin%2C+J+T%3BOstroff%2C+S+M&rft.aulast=Campagnolo&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Zoonoses+and+Public+Health&rft.issn=18631959&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1863-2378.2012.01503.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Document feature - figure 2 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infection; Mustela; USA, Pennsylvania DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01503.x ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 16396525; 15638 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base and the 78-acre North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF) comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR) is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. The facility also provides opportunities for development of commercial-scale solar energy projects and development of renewable energy technologies. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide final EIS. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. The preferred alternative is comprised of programs, capabilities, projects, and activities selected from among the three alternatives. Under the stockpile stewardship and management program, activities would largely reflect the No Action Alternative, but with increased frequency of conventional explosives and shock physics experiments, and the Expanded Operations Alternative, under which certain functions at the TTR would be transferred to the U.S. Air Force. As identified under the Reduced Operations Alternative, the Atlas facility (designed for pulsed power experiments) would be decommissioned. Within the nuclear emergency response, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism programs, activities would also align with the No Action Alternative, except that the capability for disposition of radiological dispersion devices would be added, as well as some additional laboratory and test bed facilities. Under the waste management program, activities would generally conform to the Expanded Operations Alternative, with the exception of hazardous waste, explosive ordnance wastes, and hydrocarbon waste management activities, which would remain at current levels. The preferred alternative for general site support would be Expanded Operations, which would entail developing new facilities and upgrading existing infrastructure on much of the NNSS. For the conservation and renewable energy program, activities would closely conform to the No Action Alternative, except that a 5-MW photovoltaic solar power facility and a geothermal energy demonstration project and research center could be constructed at the NNSS. For the other research and development programs, activities would continue as described under the No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Air quality would be adversely impacted and expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Construction and operation of one or more solar power generation facilities at the NNSS would result in the loss of desert tortoise habitat, the taking of tortoises, direct impacts on cultural resources, and increases in demand for ground water. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport, solar power generation facilities, and the geothermal project would have an adverse visual impact. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 130036, Summary--116 pages, Final EIS--695 pages, Appendices--444 pages, Comment Response--524 pages, February 22, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426 KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Desert Land KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Disposal KW - Waste Management KW - Water Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16396525?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-02-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 22, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-21 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Uncertainty in Policy Advice: A U.S. Perspective T2 - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2013) AN - 1369227320; 6213367 JF - 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS 2013) AU - Holdren, John Y1 - 2013/02/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 14 KW - Policies KW - USA UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1369227320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2013%29&rft.atitle=Uncertainty+in+Policy+Advice%3A+A+U.S.+Perspective&rft.au=Holdren%2C+John&rft.aulast=Holdren&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-02-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2013+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Association+for+the+Advancement+of+Science+%28AAAS+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2013/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-31 N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mass attenuation coefficients of soil and sediment samples using gamma energies from 46.5 to 1332 keV AN - 1769964262; 2016-017218 AB - Mass attenuation coefficients of various soil and sediment samples (density range between 1.0 and 1.7 g cm (super -3) ) collected from 60 sites distributed in Syrian land have been determined for gamma lines of 46.5, 59.5, 88, 122, 165, 392, 661, 1173, and 1332 keV using gamma spectrometry and simulation software program X-com. The average mass attenuation coefficients for the studied samples were found to be 0.513, 0.316, 0.195, 0.155, 0.134, 0.096, 0.077, 0.058, and 0.055 cm (super 2) g (super -1) at previous energies, respectively. The results have shown that Ca and Fe contents of the samples have strong effect on the mass attenuation coefficient at lower energies. In addition, self-attenuation correction factors determined using mass attenuation coefficient was in good agreement with addition spiked reference material method provided that the sample thickness is 2.7 cm. However, mass attenuation coefficients determined in this study can be used for determination of gamma emitters at energy ranges from 46.5 to 1332 keV in any soil and sediment samples having density of 1.0-1.7 g cm (super -3) . Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Al-Masri, M S AU - Hasan, M AU - Al-Hamwi, A AU - Amin, Y AU - Doubal, A W Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 28 EP - 33 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 116 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - soils KW - gamma-ray methods KW - geophysical surveys KW - isotopes KW - radioactivity KW - Syria KW - geophysical methods KW - radioactivity methods KW - attenuation KW - radioactive isotopes KW - mathematical methods KW - sediments KW - surveys KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1769964262?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Mass+attenuation+coefficients+of+soil+and+sediment+samples+using+gamma+energies+from+46.5+to+1332+keV&rft.au=Al-Masri%2C+M+S%3BHasan%2C+M%3BAl-Hamwi%2C+A%3BAmin%2C+Y%3BDoubal%2C+A+W&rft.aulast=Al-Masri&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=116&rft.issue=&rft.spage=28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2012.09.008 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; attenuation; gamma-ray methods; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; isotopes; mathematical methods; Middle East; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity; radioactivity methods; sediments; soils; surveys; Syria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.09.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using strontium isotopes to identify Marcellus Shale derived fluids in Allegheny River watershed, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1510396136; 2014-021020 AB - Potential water quality issues associated with accelerating natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia point to the need for geochemical monitoring of stream water in the producing regions. However, effects from past and ongoing coal, oil, and gas production present a challenge in defining geochemical baselines that are necessary for accurate assessment of surface water impacts from unconventional shale gas development. In this study, focused on the Allegheny River basin of western Pennsylvania within the Marcellus exploration region, we use strontium (Sr) isotopes combined with elemental analysis to assess its ability to distinguish between sources such as Marcellus-derived produced waters, abandoned coal mine drainage (AMD), fluids from conventional Upper Devonian gas production, and fly ash impoundments. Preliminary results from stream water collected from approximately 45 sites along the Allegheny River and seven of its tributaries show that Sr varies across the watershed, with lower concentrations (mean [Sr] = 82 mu g/L) in the upper reaches and tributaries, and increasing concentrations downstream, reaching approximately 200 mu g/L where the Allegheny River enters the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. Anomalous Sr concentrations (as high as 2,500 mu g/L) are observed in two tributaries with high densities of centralized wastewater treatment (CWT) facilities. Preliminary Sr isotope data for two seasons indicate that most of the Allegheny River and its tributaries cluster around a narrow range of (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values, from 0.7125 to 0.7130 (= +47.3 to +53.8, where is the deviation of the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr from that of seawater in parts per ten thousand). However, values as high as +62 and as low as +35 are observed in tributaries with high Sr concentrations. While Sr concentrations are expected to vary across the watershed due to differences in silicate and carbonate weathering sources (as indicated by Mg/Na and Ca/Na ratios), in some cases anomalous Sr concentrations and isotopic compositions are consistent with mixing with fluids derived from natural gas production. The results also suggest that Sr isotope analysis combined with geochemical data can distinguish influx of produced water from Marcellus shale vs. Upper Devonian sources into streams. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Lavin, Sarah M AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Casson, Leonard W AU - Monnell, Jason D AU - States, Stanley AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 48 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 1 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - water quality KW - isotopes KW - waste water KW - stable isotopes KW - Allegheny River basin KW - sampling KW - Marcellus Shale KW - tracers KW - drainage basins KW - alkaline earth metals KW - pollutants KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - surface water KW - pollution KW - fluid flow KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - Pennsylvania KW - water resources KW - strontium KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1510396136?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+strontium+isotopes+to+identify+Marcellus+Shale+derived+fluids+in+Allegheny+River+watershed%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Wall%2C+Andrew+J%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BLavin%2C+Sarah+M%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BCasson%2C+Leonard+W%3BMonnell%2C+Jason+D%3BStates%2C+Stanley%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=48&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 48th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-27 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; Allegheny River basin; Devonian; drainage basins; fluid flow; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; pollutants; pollution; sampling; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; surface water; tracers; United States; waste water; water quality; water resources ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isotopic evidence of enhanced carbonate dissolution at a coal mine drainage site in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1320155759; 2013-030453 AB - Stable isotopes were used to determine the sources and fate of dissolved inorganic C (DIC) in the circumneutral pH drainage from an abandoned bituminous coal mine in western Pennsylvania. The C isotope signatures of DIC (delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) ) were intermediate between local carbonate and organic C sources, but were higher than those of contemporaneous Pennsylvanian age groundwaters in the region. This suggests a significant contribution of C enriched in (super 13) C due to enhanced carbonate dissolution associated with the release of H (sub 2) SO (sub 4) from pyrite oxidation. The Sr isotopic signature of the drainage was similar to other regional mine waters associated with the same coal seam and reflected contributions from limestone dissolution and cation exchange with clay minerals. The relatively high delta (super 34) S (sub SO4) and delta (super 18) O (sub SO4) isotopic signatures of the mine drainage and the presence of presumptive SO (sub 4) -reducing bacteria suggest that SO (sub 4) reduction activity also contributes C depleted in (super 13) C isotope to the total DIC pool. With distance downstream from the mine portal, C isotope signatures in the drainage increased accompanied by decreased total DIC concentrations and increased pH. These data are consistent with H (sub 2) SO (sub 4) dissolution of carbonate rocks, enhanced by cation exchange, and C release to the atmosphere via CO (sub 2) outgassing. Abstract Copyright (2013) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Applied Geochemistry AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Sack, Andrea AU - Adams, James P AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Hartsock, Angela AU - Edenborn, Harry M Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 32 EP - 42 PB - Elsevier, Oxford-New York-Beijing VL - 29 SN - 0883-2927, 0883-2927 KW - United States KW - sulfuric acid KW - isotopes KW - mass spectra KW - Blythedale Pennsylvania KW - environmental analysis KW - stable isotopes KW - bituminous coal KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - volatilization KW - sedimentary rocks KW - chemical reactions KW - coal KW - carbon KW - spectra KW - inorganic acids KW - abandoned mines KW - mines KW - acid mine drainage KW - isotope ratios KW - oxidation KW - C-13/C-12 KW - coal mines KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - hydrochemistry KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - S-34/S-32 KW - ion chromatograms KW - chromatograms KW - sulfur KW - pyrite KW - Pennsylvania KW - crystal chemistry KW - sulfides KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1320155759?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=Isotopic+evidence+of+enhanced+carbonate+dissolution+at+a+coal+mine+drainage+site+in+Allegheny+County%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BSack%2C+Andrea%3BAdams%2C+James+P%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BHartsock%2C+Angela%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Geochemistry&rft.issn=08832927&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apgeochem.2012.11.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08832927 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 124 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; acid mine drainage; Allegheny County Pennsylvania; bituminous coal; Blythedale Pennsylvania; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbon dioxide; chemical reactions; chromatograms; coal; coal mines; crystal chemistry; environmental analysis; ground water; hydrochemistry; ICP mass spectra; inorganic acids; ion chromatograms; isotope ratios; isotopes; mass spectra; mines; oxidation; Pennsylvania; pollution; pyrite; S-34/S-32; sedimentary rocks; solutes; spectra; stable isotopes; sulfides; sulfur; sulfuric acid; United States; volatilization DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.11.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Constraints on ground accelerations inferred from unfractured hoodoos near the Garlock Fault, California AN - 1312836972; 2013-023651 AB - In the absence of long-term instrumental data, the presence of fragile geologic features near active faults can provide physical limits on the level of ground shaking that could potentially have significant implications for seismic hazards. This paper introduces a multidisciplinary investigation that uses unfractured hoodoos in seismically active regions to constrain the level of ground accelerations at those locations. Although there is a large uncertainty associated with the age of the hoodoos because of their rapidly eroding nature, they can still be useful in providing physical limits on ground motions associated with recent large events. Here, we consider the fragilities of two hoodoos in the Red Rock Canyon region within a few kilometers of the Garlock fault, which is an active strike-slip fault in a transtensional region with at least a few large earthquakes in the Holocene. The hoodoos at these sites could be evidence of median or relatively low ground motions associated with large transtensional strike-slip earthquakes. Results of our field and laboratory tests on two hoodoos provide constraints on peak ground accelerations (PGAs) of Formula and Formula . Using the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) probabilistic seismic hazard (PSH) deaggregation, the dominant earthquake contributing to the hazard at the site of the hoodoos for the recurrence intervals of 475, 975, and 2475 years is located at a distance of 4.8 km and has a magnitude of 7.63, consistent with the observed paleoearthquake evidence on the Garlock fault. The PGAs corresponding to these three return periods are 0.26, 0.40, and Formula , respectively. Therefore, the survival of the more fragile hoodoo during a presumably large event on the Garlock fault in the past 550 years would be consistent with the 2008 seismic hazard level if the ground motions during that event were below the median value. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Anooshehpoor, Abdolrasool AU - Brune, James N AU - Daemen, Jaak AU - Purvance, Matthew D Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 99 EP - 106 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 103 IS - 1 SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - statistical analysis KW - magnitude KW - acceleration KW - effects KW - California KW - Garlock Fault KW - seismic risk KW - natural hazards KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - probability KW - hoodoos KW - Red Rock Canyon KW - earthquakes KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312836972?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Constraints+on+ground+accelerations+inferred+from+unfractured+hoodoos+near+the+Garlock+Fault%2C+California&rft.au=Anooshehpoor%2C+Abdolrasool%3BBrune%2C+James+N%3BDaemen%2C+Jaak%3BPurvance%2C+Matthew+D&rft.aulast=Anooshehpoor&rft.aufirst=Abdolrasool&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=99&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/10.1785%2F0120110246 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Seismological Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 42 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; California; earthquakes; effects; Garlock Fault; geologic hazards; ground motion; hoodoos; magnitude; natural hazards; probability; Red Rock Canyon; risk assessment; seismic risk; statistical analysis; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120110246 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 1327721179; 15608 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3, but none of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as proposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new reactor would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: In addition to disturbing 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, construction would permanently displace 8.3 acres of wetlands and 10 acres of prime farmland. The project footprint would encroach onto 19 acres of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 130006, Volume 1--753 pages, Volume 2--697 pages, Volume 3--549 pages, Volume 4--321 pages, January 18, 2013 PY - 2013 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2105 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Dredging KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Great Lakes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lake Erie KW - Michigan KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1327721179?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-01-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 18, 2013 N1 - Last updated - 2013-04-17 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Chesapeake Light Tower: A New Reference Facility for Offshore Renewable Energy T2 - 93rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (AMS 2013) AN - 1369230446; 6215979 JF - 93rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (AMS 2013) AU - Cline, Joel AU - Shaw, W AU - Clifton, A Y1 - 2013/01/06/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 06 KW - Resource management KW - Renewable energy KW - Conservation KW - Environment management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1369230446?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=93rd+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting+%28AMS+2013%29&rft.atitle=The+Chesapeake+Light+Tower%3A+A+New+Reference+Facility+for+Offshore+Renewable+Energy&rft.au=Cline%2C+Joel%3BShaw%2C+W%3BClifton%2C+A&rft.aulast=Cline&rft.aufirst=Joel&rft.date=2013-01-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=93rd+American+Meteorological+Society+Annual+Meeting+%28AMS+2013%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/93Annual/webprogram/meeting.html# LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-31 N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-19 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Scenario for an eruption in the San Francisco Peaks or similar volcanic field; effects on northern Arizona and beyond AN - 1819895821; 2016-079374 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Self, Stephen Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 EP - unpaginated PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - volcanic rocks KW - geologic hazards KW - igneous rocks KW - northern Arizona KW - volcanic fields KW - pyroclastics KW - volcanic risk KW - planning KW - volcanism KW - San Francisco Peaks KW - eruptions KW - Arizona KW - natural hazards KW - volcanoes KW - risk assessment KW - volcanic ash KW - basaltic composition KW - USGS KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1819895821?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Scenario+for+an+eruption+in+the+San+Francisco+Peaks+or+similar+volcanic+field%3B+effects+on+northern+Arizona+and+beyond&rft.au=Self%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=Self&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1026/ https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/OFR LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Volcanism in the American Southwest N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arizona; basaltic composition; eruptions; geologic hazards; igneous rocks; natural hazards; northern Arizona; planning; pyroclastics; risk assessment; San Francisco Peaks; United States; USGS; volcanic ash; volcanic fields; volcanic risk; volcanic rocks; volcanism; volcanoes ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Geologic road log for Uravan mineral belt 2012 field trip, west-central Colorado; September 9, 2012 AN - 1707530095; 2015-080071 JF - Geologic road log for Uravan mineral belt 2012 field trip, west-central Colorado; September 9, 2012 AU - Goodknight, Craig S AU - Chenoweth, William L AU - Cotter, Edward T Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 50 PB - Grand Junction Geological Society, Grand Junction, CO KW - Diapsida KW - Burro Canyon Formation KW - mesas KW - Pennsylvanian KW - guidebook KW - waste disposal sites KW - field trips KW - erosion features KW - Chinle Formation KW - oil and gas fields KW - road log KW - vanadium KW - folds KW - San Juan County Colorado KW - dinosaurs KW - anticlines KW - mines KW - Lower Cretaceous KW - Chordata KW - radium KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - Reptilia KW - placers KW - metal ores KW - Uravan Belt KW - uranium KW - Colorado KW - Tetrapoda KW - United States KW - mining KW - Cretaceous KW - Montrose County Colorado KW - Archosauria KW - Triassic KW - Kayenta Formation KW - Morrison Formation KW - Upper Triassic KW - Moenkopi Formation KW - diapirs KW - alkaline earth metals KW - Upper Jurassic KW - Jurassic KW - Navajo Sandstone KW - tracks KW - Permian KW - Middle Jurassic KW - Mesozoic KW - Middle Pennsylvanian KW - Mesa County Colorado KW - Cutler Formation KW - Summerville Formation KW - Paradox Formation KW - metals KW - Entrada Sandstone KW - Grand County Colorado KW - Dakota Formation KW - Wingate Sandstone KW - Vertebrata KW - actinides KW - 13:Areal geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707530095?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Goodknight%2C+Craig+S%3BChenoweth%2C+William+L%3BCotter%2C+Edward+T&rft.aulast=Goodknight&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Geologic+road+log+for+Uravan+mineral+belt+2012+field+trip%2C+west-central+Colorado%3B+September+9%2C+2012&rft.title=Geologic+road+log+for+Uravan+mineral+belt+2012+field+trip%2C+west-central+Colorado%3B+September+9%2C+2012&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch map, strat. col., 1 table, sect. N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared for the Rocky Mountain Section of American Association of Petroleum Geologists 2012 annual meeting, Sept. 9, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-27 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - GIF's role in developing the nuclear technologies of the future AN - 1641843670; 2011-678986 AB - The development of early Generation I and Generation II nuclear technologies was often the result of either national research programmes, implemented by national industries, or technology transfers from pioneering companies in the United States such as Westinghouse, General Electric or Combustion Engineering. The development of Generation III reactors in the 1980s and 1990s benefitted from a higher degree of international collaboration among industrial partners, with for example the advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) being developed by General Electric, Hitachi and Toshiba, or the European pressure reactor (EPR) developed by Framatome (now part of Areva) and Siemens. Projects undertaken by research organisations working together on topics such as severe accident management also contributed to these advancements. In the case of Generation IV technologies, an even higher degree of co-operation has been established among governments through the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). Adapted from the source document. JF - NEA News AU - Kelly, J AU - Dujardin, T AU - Paillere, H AD - Nuclear Reactor Technologies at the US Department of Energy Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 18 EP - 19 PB - OECD, Paris, France VL - 31.2 SN - 1605-9581, 1605-9581 KW - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy KW - Science and technology policy - Engineering KW - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Energy resources and policy - Nuclear power KW - United States KW - Atomic power KW - Accidents KW - Engineering KW - Hitachi, ltd. KW - Technology transfer KW - Toshiba corporation KW - General electric company KW - Water KW - Industry KW - Technology KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843670?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NEA+News&rft.atitle=GIF%27s+role+in+developing+the+nuclear+technologies+of+the+future&rft.au=Kelly%2C+J%3BDujardin%2C+T%3BPaillere%2C+H&rft.aulast=Kelly&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=31.2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=NEA+News&rft.issn=16059581&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Technology; General electric company; Engineering; Toshiba corporation; Water; Hitachi, ltd.; Industry; United States; Accidents; Technology transfer; Atomic power ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A preliminary geology-based natural gas resource assessment of the Marcellus Shale for West Virginia AN - 1623277113; 2014-088331 AB - This study examines how much natural gas is likely to be contained in the Marcellus Shale underlying West Virginia, its distribution, and the geographic variability of key parameters affecting gas recoverability. Approaches to estimating natural gas resource volumes can be divided, in general, into two categories for continuous unconventional reservoirs--1) those that use production data to estimate recoverable resources directly and 2) those that use geologic data to estimate original gas-in-place to which recovery factors can be applied. The production approach is based on past well performances which may be unrepresentative of future productivity, particularly when an unconventional play is in the early stage of development. Therefore to conduct a more comprehensive and flexible examination of State resources, this study applies the geologic approach for resource quantification. Original gas-in-place is determined using well logs and core data; recovery factors are calculated by comparing the gas-in-place estimates to production data. Well log data from more than 300 wells scattered across the State and core data from at least one well are being used to investigate the geology while production data from more than 400 non-commingled wells, also scattered across the State, are being used to establish recovery factors. Geological interpretation software is used to perform log analysis and geographic information system tools are used to manage data, generate volumetric estimates, and convey information. Results and products of the study include: 1) estimates of total original gas-in-place and potential recoverable volumes; 2) cross-sections highlighting the Marcellus Shale, as well as maps highlighting wells, reservoir location and geographic extent, reservoir thickness, reservoir depth, formation pressure, original gas-in-place volumes, and recoverable gas volumes; and 3) an up-to-date, publicly-accessible, web-based, map application. The resource assessment can be refined readily as new data are obtained and can be adjusted as technology and economics change. In addition, the approach can be used for other gas plays such as the Utica Shale and can be extended to other geographic areas within the region. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Pool, Susan AU - Boswell, Ray AU - Lewis, Eric AU - Mathews, Jonathan P AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - United States KW - resources KW - Paleozoic KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - mapping KW - production KW - information management KW - recovery KW - reservoir rocks KW - data management KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Marcellus Shale KW - volume KW - cross sections KW - West Virginia KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1623277113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=A+preliminary+geology-based+natural+gas+resource+assessment+of+the+Marcellus+Shale+for+West+Virginia&rft.au=Pool%2C+Susan%3BBoswell%2C+Ray%3BLewis%2C+Eric%3BMathews%2C+Jonathan+P%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pool&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/poo.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-11-13 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - cross sections; data management; Devonian; information management; mapping; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; natural gas; Paleozoic; petroleum; production; recovery; reservoir rocks; resources; United States; volume; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evolving water management practices in shale gas development AN - 1612268702; 2014-082224 AB - Environmental concerns resulting from the large-scale development of shale gas have changed the way industry obtains, transports, recovers, and ultimately disposes of water. In the early years of shale gas development, water for hydraulic fracturing was largely obtained from municipal taps, resulting in public concerns about impacts on local drinking water supplies, especially in semi-arid locations like Texas. Drillers have since discovered that much cheaper water of far lower quality will work for hydraulic fracturing in most shales, and a combination of recovered flowback fluid and lower-quality water such as wastewater treatment effluent are now generally used. Transporting large volumes of water to well sites has also changed, where the current practice is to use a centralized impoundment to collect raw water and then send it to nearby well sites via a temporary, overland pipeline. This greatly reduces the number of tanker trucks driving on fragile dirt roads in sensitive stream headwater areas. Such improvements are largely the result of economics as well as regulations. However, some new problems have arisen. For example, disposal of high TDS flowback from the Marcellus Shale was initially done using a conventional wastewater treatment plant, which allowed the dissolved salts to pass through into freshwater streams, often resulting in fish kills. Regulatory changes and higher disposal costs have reduced this impact by encouraging drillers to recycle and dispose of their flowback water via Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells. This has resulted in a new problem of induced seismicity caused by large volumes of injected wastewater. Several new issues have come to light from recent research. These include the potential for the drilling process itself to create groundwater surges in shallow aquifers, entraining pre-existing methane gas, minerals, and sediment. This can affect the taste and appearance of groundwater in nearby water wells, and may increase methane concentrations to explosive levels. Another concern is that toxic metals and radionuclides associated with black shale may oxidize at the surface and leach from any drill cuttings left behind. These issues will need to be addressed by industry practice, regulations, or both, but as evidenced by previous challenges, they can also be viewed as opportunities to improve economics and public opinion. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Soeder, Daniel J AU - Rodriguez, Rebecca S AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - toxic materials KW - methane KW - shale gas KW - public awareness KW - waste water KW - natural gas KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - water management KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - alkanes KW - environmental effects KW - ground water KW - organic compounds KW - fluid injection KW - seismicity KW - water treatment KW - hydrocarbons KW - flowback water KW - economics KW - waste disposal KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1612268702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Evolving+water+management+practices+in+shale+gas+development&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel+J%3BRodriguez%2C+Rebecca+S%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/soe.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-16 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; economics; environmental effects; flowback water; fluid injection; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; hydrocarbons; methane; natural gas; organic compounds; petroleum; pollution; public awareness; seismicity; shale gas; solutes; toxic materials; waste disposal; waste water; water management; water treatment ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Deepwater and ultra-deepwater blowout and offshore spill model AN - 1612268361; 2014-082207 AB - To assist with risk assessment to prevent future hydrocarbon spills and provide a comprehensive tool for response planning, we have developed an integrated water column modeling system for simulating offshore oil spills resulting from deepwater (>500ft) and ultra-deepwater (>5,000ft) blowouts. The water column modeling system is comprised of multiple models for the plume phase, the advection and diffusion dominated transport phase, an intermediary model between the two, and other models for handling the physical properties of oil/gas and the weathering of crude oil. The plume model simulates the buoyant jets and plumes emerging from a deepwater blowout source using Lagrangian control-volume analysis to track the movement and shape of the plume as it travels through the water column. The control-volumes are driven by buoyancy and the entrainment of ambient seawater, taking into account the ambient conditions, droplet sizes, gas bubbles, and gas hydrates. A newly developed jet coefficient and a 3-phase approach to droplet terminal velocities allow the model to balance between jet-like and plume-like behavior. The plume model performed capably when validated against the North Sea field experiments, and the use of the jet coefficient has provided improved simulations. Once reaching a terminal level, the intermediary model converts the control-volumes into Lagrangian parcel elements based on a probability density surface created from a moving oil concentration centroid, allowing for skewed and non-normal distribution of crude concentrations and droplet sizes. From there, the transport and weathering model takes over to simulate the final fate and distribution of oil, accounting for non-surfacing plumes and control volume sources. The development of this modeling system from the ground up has allowed for the adaptation of the entire system towards ultra-deepwater blowouts instead of simply assigning a deepwater plume model to a traditional oil spill process model. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Sim, Lawrence AU - Graham, James AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - sea water KW - geologic hazards KW - contaminant plumes KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - simulation KW - weathering KW - deep-water environment KW - transport KW - planning KW - oil spills KW - natural hazards KW - crude oil KW - risk assessment KW - ocean floors KW - blowouts KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1612268361?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Deepwater+and+ultra-deepwater+blowout+and+offshore+spill+model&rft.au=Sim%2C+Lawrence%3BGraham%2C+James%3BRose%2C+Kelly%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sim&rft.aufirst=Lawrence&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/sim.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-16 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - blowouts; contaminant plumes; crude oil; deep-water environment; geologic hazards; natural hazards; ocean floors; oil spills; petroleum; planning; pollution; risk assessment; sea water; simulation; transport; weathering ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using stable isotopes to detect potential inter-formation mixing of fluids and gases following the hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus Shale wells at NETLs Greene County test site in southwestern Pennsylvania AN - 1612268089; 2014-082202 AB - Stable isotope signatures of produced gas and waters are being monitored at a location in Greene County, Pennsylvania that contains eight Marcellus Shale gas wells (six horizontal and two vertical wells) and seven vertical Upper Devonian gas wells. Natural gas and produced water samples were collected from two vertical Marcellus Shale wells and seven Upper Devonian wells before and after the hydraulic fracturing of the nearby horizontal Marcellus Shale wells. Analyses of samples collected prior to hydraulic fracturing demonstrate that the gas composition, carbon and hydrogen isotope signatures of methane and ethane, oxygen and hydrogen isotope signatures of water, and carbon isotope signatures of dissolved inorganic carbon in the water and gas produced from Upper Devonian sands are different from that produced from the Marcellus Shale. Hence, we propose that spatiotemporal stable isotope monitoring of different water and gas sources before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing can provide insight into possible gas and fluid migrations. The analyses of produced gas and water samples collected post-hydraulic fracturing is currently underway and will be discussed. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Sack, Andrea AU - Bowman, Lindsey AU - Schroder, Karl AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - United States KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - Appalachians KW - petroleum KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - production KW - stable isotopes KW - oil wells KW - Marcellus Shale KW - geochemistry KW - Upper Devonian KW - water KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - migration KW - monitoring KW - Paleozoic KW - connate waters KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - southwestern Pennsylvania KW - Greene County Pennsylvania KW - Pennsylvania KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1612268089?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Using+stable+isotopes+to+detect+potential+inter-formation+mixing+of+fluids+and+gases+following+the+hydraulic+fracturing+of+Marcellus+Shale+wells+at+NETLs+Greene+County+test+site+in+southwestern+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BSack%2C+Andrea%3BBowman%2C+Lindsey%3BSchroder%2C+Karl%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/sharma2.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-16 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; connate waters; Devonian; geochemistry; Greene County Pennsylvania; hydraulic fracturing; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; migration; monitoring; natural gas; North America; oil wells; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; production; southwestern Pennsylvania; stable isotopes; United States; Upper Devonian; water ER - TY - JOUR T1 - delta 7Li of saline water; northern Appalachian Basin and Gulf Coast sedimentary basin, USA AN - 1612263313; 2014-080730 AB - Hydraulic fracturing of shale to stimulate natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil production liberates shale pore waters, and these "produced waters" accompany the target gas and/or liquid products. Formation water from conventional oil and gas production is usually from sandstone or carbonate. Produced waters from shale hydraulic fracturing provide a new opportunity for understanding water-rock interaction in shale reservoir rocks. We used multi-collector ICP-MS to determine the stable isotope ratio of lithium in formation waters from conventional oil and gas reservoirs in the Gulf Coast Sedimentary Basin (GCSB), and in produced waters from hydraulically fractured shales of the Middle and Upper Devonian Marcellus Formation in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania. Marcellus produced waters and some GCSB formation waters contain elevated Li/Cl*10,000 ( approximately 10 to 15 vs. <1 to approximately 12 for other oil-and-gas-associated waters and seawater) as well as elevated Li/Mg and Br/Cl. For most fluids analyzed, delta 7Li varies approximately inversely with concentration, similar to other published data for formation waters. The delta 7Li of the shale fluids analyzed ranges from approximately 8 to 13 per mil, much lighter than average seawater ( approximately NE31 per mil), and cluster at the lowest delta 7Li and highest Li concentrations of formation waters published so far. One sample of GCSB formation water has an anomalously low concentration of Li for its delta 7Li value, possibly due to contribution of clay dehydration water. The deep-basin settings of the Marcellus produced-water and GCSB formation water suggest strong influence on Li from clay minerals because clays are the probably the largest reservoir of Li. Previously published experiments on smectite-to-illite transformation, an important diagenetic reaction in sedimentary basins, suggest that fluids should be isotopically heavier than the transformed illite and that Li should partition into the clays. If seawater or evaporated seawater are buried with the sediments, then produced waters should have delta 7Li heavier than seawater, not lighter, and total Li concentration should be lower. Our data suggest that either the experimental data do not represent in situ processes, or that there is another source of isotopically light Li being added to pore water in sedimentary basins. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Macpherson, Gwendolyn L AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Phan, Thai AU - Schroder, Karl AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - United States KW - silicates KW - isotopes KW - sedimentary basins KW - Appalachians KW - petroleum KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - salt water KW - stable isotopes KW - reservoir rocks KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - basins KW - Li-7/Li-6 KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - lithium KW - isotope ratios KW - connate waters KW - alkali metals KW - Gulf Coastal Plain KW - clay minerals KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - sheet silicates KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - pore water KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1612263313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=delta+7Li+of+saline+water%3B+northern+Appalachian+Basin+and+Gulf+Coast+sedimentary+basin%2C+USA&rft.au=Macpherson%2C+Gwendolyn+L%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BPhan%2C+Thai%3BSchroder%2C+Karl%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Macpherson&rft.aufirst=Gwendolyn&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/mac.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-16 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; Appalachian Basin; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; basins; clastic rocks; clay minerals; connate waters; Devonian; Gulf Coastal Plain; hydraulic fracturing; isotope ratios; isotopes; Li-7/Li-6; lithium; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; North America; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pore water; reservoir rocks; salt water; sedimentary basins; sedimentary rocks; shale; sheet silicates; silicates; stable isotopes; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Concentration-dependent effects of CO (sub 2) on deep subsurface microbial ecology under carbon sequestration conditions AN - 1566812020; 2014-075551 AB - Geological carbon sequestration is likely to be part of a comprehensive strategy to minimize the release of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Reservoir storage capacities and long-term security of geologic carbon sequestration will be dependent on the trapping mechanisms and mineral transformation in the deep subsurface. A critical need exists to understand the evolution of microbial populations that influence the biogeochemistry in these reservoirs. As the CO (sub 2) front moves through the storage aquifer, microbial communities may preside in residual brine left behind in cracks, dead flow zones, and upstream to the front; this brine will have a gradient of dissolved CO (sub 2) concentration. The evolution of microbial ecology along this CO (sub 2) concentration gradient was investigated using fluid-slurry samples obtained from a proposed carbon sequestration site. The native species of these samples were investigated with varying pCO (sub 2) from 0% to 100% under reservoir temperature and pressure for up to 56 days. Microbial growth occurred with 0% and 1% pCO (sub 2) , while microbial population decreased by four orders of magnitude with 10% and 100% pCO (sub 2) . This suggests that any biological processes that may have been involved in the security of the reservoir pre-CO (sub 2) -injection will be hindered near the CO (sub 2) plume, but may be important where CO (sub 2) is attenuated. Batch reactors with 0% pCO (sub 2) , but lowered pH had increased microbial population by one order of magnitude, suggesting that microbial shifts will occur even in highly buffered reservoirs due to exposure to CO (sub 2) . Halotolerant microorganisms Halomonas and Marinobacter were the most tolerant to the conditions that would follow CO (sub 2) injection. Findings provide insight into the populations that may survive in the deep subsurface following the supercritical fronts. These populations will eventually give rise to the community that will impact the trapping mechanisms, storage capacities, and long-term security of the CO (sub 2) deposits. Knowledge of the surviving microbial populations will enable improved models for predicting the fate of CO (sub 2) following injection and lead to better strategies for ensuring the security of CO (sub 2) in the subsurface. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Gulliver, Djuna AU - Gregory, Kelvin AU - Lowry, Gregory AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - concentration KW - communities KW - carbon sequestration KW - Archaea KW - biochemistry KW - depth KW - reservoir rocks KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - aquifers KW - populations KW - brines KW - bacteria KW - reservoir properties KW - ecology KW - geochemistry KW - microorganisms KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566812020?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Concentration-dependent+effects+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+on+deep+subsurface+microbial+ecology+under+carbon+sequestration+conditions&rft.au=Gulliver%2C+Djuna%3BGregory%2C+Kelvin%3BLowry%2C+Gregory%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Gulliver&rft.aufirst=Djuna&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/gull.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Archaea; bacteria; biochemistry; brines; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; communities; concentration; depth; ecology; geochemistry; ground water; microorganisms; populations; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling the potential impact of oil spills on commercial fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1566810334; 2014-075545 AB - Oil spills both from oil wells on the ocean floor and from ships can have complex interactions with the environment based on the susceptibility of local ecosystems and the movement and degradation of the hydrocarbons released. Oil spill models can be used to simulate potential extent and concentrations of hydrocarbons spatially and through time. Models can be used to evaluate the spatial-temporal dynamics of marine ecosystems, fisheries, and threatened and endangered species. Then, the intersection of these two modeling approaches can be used to determine the potential impacts of future oil spills on the environment in a specific time and place. Using a spatial-temporal approach is important in determining not only the initial impact of oil on an environment but also on expected recovery time which can vary based on the location of the spill, local weather conditions, and the current extent of species in the environment. The Gulf of Mexico is home to one of the largest fisheries in the world which also coincides with significant offshore hydrocarbon-related activities. Therefore, our modeling efforts seek to provide a tool and input data necessary to produce estimates of key species of concern for the economy and biodiversity and a framework that can be increased in complexity for a wide variety of scenarios. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Graham, James AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Nelson, Jake AU - Sim, Lawrence AU - Ringo, Chris AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2013 KW - biodiversity KW - degradation KW - offshore KW - pollution KW - petroleum KW - ecosystems KW - environmental analysis KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - environmental effects KW - biota KW - models KW - marine environment KW - oil spills KW - economics KW - North Atlantic KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566810334?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=Modeling+the+potential+impact+of+oil+spills+on+commercial+fisheries+in+the+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Graham%2C+James%3BRose%2C+Kelly%3BNelson%2C+Jake%3BSim%2C+Lawrence%3BRingo%2C+Chris%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Graham&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2013/90163ace/abstracts/gra.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2013 annual convention & exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; biodiversity; biota; degradation; economics; ecosystems; environmental analysis; environmental effects; Gulf of Mexico; marine environment; models; North Atlantic; offshore; oil spills; petroleum; pollution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On the importance of ternary alkaline earth carbonate complexes of uranium(VI) in natural waters; a round-robin modeling test AN - 1549620641; 2014-059334 AB - The availability of uranium in natural waters is governed by many processes and interactions with chemical compounds. At equilibrium the predominant soluble and solid forms of uranium can be estimated using thermodynamic data and aqueous geochemical speciation codes. The quality of calculations is mainly related to the quality and completeness of the entry data. Within the working group "Speciation" of the CETAMA a round-robin modeling exercize was conducted about the U(VI) speciation in waters of known compositions. The objectives were: i) to test thermodynamic data bases; ii) to compare the modelers' methods in selecting data; and iii) to evaluate the effect of inorganic species on the U(VI) speciation and solubility. A recent experimental study on the speciation of uranium in drinking waters have shown that calcium uranium carbonato complexes play an important role. The modeling exercise was build on the basis of water compositions of two of these samples. Other water compositions were derived from these in order to better check U(VI) speciation changes with the bicarbonate content, the saline content and [Ca (super 2+) ] and [Mg (super 2+) ]. The participants of this exercise were asked to provide the distribution of soluble uranium species and evaluate the uranium solubility-controlling solid phase for each water. The main outcome is on the importance of alkaline earth carbonato ternary complexes such as Ca (sub 2) UO (sub 2) (CO (sub 3) ) (sub 3) (aq), CaUO (sub 2) (CO (sub 3) ) (sub 3) (super 2-) , and MgUO (sub 2) (CO (sub 3) ) (sub 3) (super 2-) . These species were reported in recent publications, but rarely included in available data bases. As a consequence it emphasizes the necessity of continuous enrichment of data bases with a consistent approach to avoid bias. Moreover, the amount of uranium in solution could be calculated considering various solubility-controlling phases though such estimations definitely requires the expertise of the geochemist. JF - Mineralogical Magazine AU - Vercouter, T AU - Reiller, P E AU - Ansoborlo, E AU - Fevrier, L AU - Gilbin, R AU - Lomenech, C AU - Philippini, V AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 2406 PB - Mineralogical Society, London VL - 77 IS - 5 SN - 0026-461X, 0026-461X KW - water KW - processes KW - experimental studies KW - solutions KW - solubility KW - hydrochemistry KW - models KW - metals KW - uranium KW - thermodynamic properties KW - geochemistry KW - actinides KW - chemical fractionation KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1549620641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.atitle=On+the+importance+of+ternary+alkaline+earth+carbonate+complexes+of+uranium%28VI%29+in+natural+waters%3B+a+round-robin+modeling+test&rft.au=Vercouter%2C+T%3BReiller%2C+P+E%3BAnsoborlo%2C+E%3BFevrier%2C+L%3BGilbin%2C+R%3BLomenech%2C+C%3BPhilippini%2C+V%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Vercouter&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=2406&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.issn=0026461X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1180%2Fminmag.2013.077.5.22 L2 - http://www.minersoc.org/pages/e_journals/minmag.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2013 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-31 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; chemical fractionation; experimental studies; geochemistry; hydrochemistry; metals; models; processes; solubility; solutions; thermodynamic properties; uranium; water DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.22 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using stable carbon isotopes to monitor CO (sub 2) storage in coalbed methane recovery systems; a case study from Marshall County, West Virginia AN - 1549618483; 2014-060040 AB - The injection of carbon dioxide into depleted gas formations (such as unmineable coal seams) can aid in coalbed methane recovery. The purpose of this study is to test the applicability of stable carbon isotopes to track and monitor the fate of injected CO (sub 2) within an enhanced coal bed methane recovery (ECBM) system. The site that is being monitored is the CONSOL Energy Inc. CO (sub 2) sequestration Pilot Test Site in Marshall County, West Virginia. The injection and producing wells at the site make up a modified five spot pattern with two injection wells and two producing gas wells. At this site, CO (sub 2) has been intermittently injected into the Upper Freeport coal seam at a depth of approximately 1200 ft since 2009. Water and gas samples are being collected from two Upper Freeport coal producing wells, three Pittsburgh coal producing wells, eight soil vadose wells, three shallow groundwater wells and surface water samples from nearby Fish creek. Sampling for isotopic analysis has been intermittent since summer of 2012. The injected CO (sub 2) has delta (super 13) C value ranging between -11 ppm to -11.99 ppm V-PDB, which is within the range of a C4 plant based ethanol source. The minor carbon dioxide components of the produced gas collected from wells producing from Upper Freeport and Pittsburgh coal seams have average delta (super 13) CO (sub 2) values of -17.3 and +22.7 ppm V-PDB, respectively. In contrast, the average delta (super 13) C value of the soil CO (sub 2) collected from monitoring wells installed in the soil vadose zone is -25.5 ppm V-PDB. The distinct carbon isotope signature of the injected CO (sub 2) , soil CO (sub 2) , and CO (sub 2) in the coalbeds enables us to use delta (super 13) C as natural tracer to monitor the migration of CO (sub 2) in the injected coal seam, and detect any potential leakage into overlying aquifers and shallow soil. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Meier, Bethany AU - Henry, Stephen AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Hega, Brad D AU - Rauch, Henry W AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 790 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1549618483?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+stable+carbon+isotopes+to+monitor+CO+%28sub+2%29+storage+in+coalbed+methane+recovery+systems%3B+a+case+study+from+Marshall+County%2C+West+Virginia&rft.au=Meier%2C+Bethany%3BHenry%2C+Stephen%3BSharma%2C+Shikha%3BHega%2C+Brad+D%3BRauch%2C+Henry+W%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Meier&rft.aufirst=Bethany&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=790&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper231992.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Advanced simulation capability for environmental management user release and current plans AN - 1549617934; 2014-057711 AB - The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM), Office of Soil and Groundwater Remediation, is supporting development of the Advanced Simulation Capability for Environmental Management (ASCEM). ASCEM is an open source and modular computing framework that incorporates new advances and tools for predicting contaminant fate and transport in natural and engineered systems. ASCEM is designed to integrate modeling tools under one framework. It is designed to facilitate integrated approaches to modeling and site characterization, and provide robust and standardized assessments of performance and risk for EM cleanup and closure activities. It is linked with applied field research sites funded by EM. The ASCEM project has continued development of capabilities, with emphasis on both the Platform and Integrated Toolsets and High-Performance Computing (HPC) multiprocess simulator. The Platform capabilities provide the user interface and tools for end-to-end model development, starting with definition of the conceptual model, management of data for model input, sensitivity analysis, model calibration and uncertainty analysis, and processing of model output, including visualization. The HPC capabilities target increased functionality of process representations, toolsets for interaction with Platform, and verification and model confidence building. In the fall of 2013, ASCEM will publicly release the basic R&D version of the code. The "User Release" will consists of a description of the software capabilities, a downloadable version of the toolsets with accompanying input files, and tutorials based on select test cases. Outreach efforts consisting of direct user interactions will completed along with a series of workshops in 2014. Continued enhancement of the ASCEM family of codes will also occur in 2014. Development efforts will include enhancing geochemistry and reactive transport capabilities for the HPC simulator and adding both risk and decision support to the Platform. This presentation will describe specifics of the release as well as the test cases and initial feedback. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Dixon, Paul AU - Freshley, Mark AU - Scheibe, Timothy D AU - Moulton, J David AU - Hubbard, Susan AU - Finsterle, Stefan AU - Steefel, Carl AU - Seitz, Roger AU - Marble, Justin AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 738 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1549617934?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Advanced+simulation+capability+for+environmental+management+user+release+and+current+plans&rft.au=Dixon%2C+Paul%3BFreshley%2C+Mark%3BScheibe%2C+Timothy+D%3BMoulton%2C+J+David%3BHubbard%2C+Susan%3BFinsterle%2C+Stefan%3BSteefel%2C+Carl%3BSeitz%2C+Roger%3BMarble%2C+Justin%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Dixon&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=738&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper231787.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using Sr isotopes to track the dissolution of Marcellus Shale by hydraulic fracturing fluids AN - 1549617485; 2014-059853 AB - Hydraulic fracturing (HF) has allowed for the production of formerly inaccessible shale gas resources. However, fluid/rock reactions during HF may lead to changes in produced water chemistry such as an increase in total dissolved solids (TDS). Sr isotopes are an effective tool for differentiating Marcellus Shale derived-fluids from other high TDS sources (Chapman et al. 2012, doi: 10.1021/es204005g), but questions remain as to what controls Sr concentrations and isotopic values in Marcellus Shale fluids. Here, we present Sr isotopic data from Marcellus Shale dissolution experiments using synthetic brines and HF fluids. A core sample of Marcellus Shale from Greene County, PA was crushed and placed into a high P and T reaction vessel. Solutions were added in two different experiments: one with synthetic brine, and another using brine+HF fluid. The HF fluid was made up of components listed on fracfocus.org. Experiments were run for approximately 16 days at 27.5 MPa and 130 degrees C. Aqueous samples were periodically removed for analysis and Sr isotope ratios were measured by MC-ICP-MS. Using just brine, the pH decreased from 7.6 to 5.3 after 24 hrs, but then became steady at approximately 6.1. Sr (aq) concentrations started at 2.5 mmol/L after 24 hrs and then rose to approximately 3 mmol/L over approximately 380 hours. During this time only 6% of the total inorganic carbon (TIC) dissolved from the shale. The epsilon Sr values (deviation of the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratio from that of seawater in parts per ten thousand) started at +43.2 and decreased to +42.4. In the experiment using brine+HF fluid, the pH rose from 1.8 to 5.6 by day six. Sr concentrations were higher after approximately 24 hours (3.9 mmol/L) and increased to 4.5 mmol/L by the end on day 16. Over 60% of the TIC dissolved from the shale during the reaction. The epsilon Sr started at +36.5 at 24 hours and decreased to +35.5 by the end. Differences in the Sr isotopic results between the experiments, in combination with the TIC data, suggest the presence of at least two distinct Sr reservoirs in the sample: 1) water-soluble or exchangeable Sr, and 2) Sr incorporated into carbonate minerals. The lower epsilon Sr values using brine+HF fluid may be explained by the increased dissolution of carbonates. These results suggest that carbonate minerals within the Marcellus Shale may help control Sr isotopic composition of produced waters from these formations. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Marcon, Virginia AU - Joseph, Craig AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 758 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1549617485?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+Sr+isotopes+to+track+the+dissolution+of+Marcellus+Shale+by+hydraulic+fracturing+fluids&rft.au=Wall%2C+Andrew+J%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BMarcon%2C+Virginia%3BJoseph%2C+Craig%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=758&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper231504.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Trends in geothermal applications; survey report on geothermal utilization and development in IEA-GIA member countries in 2011, with trends in geothermal power generation and heat use 2000-2011 AN - 1542646585; 2014-048696 JF - Trends in geothermal applications; survey report on geothermal utilization and development in IEA-GIA member countries in 2011, with trends in geothermal power generation and heat use 2000-2011 AU - Ganz, B AU - Bendall, B AU - Bromley, Chris J AU - Busby, J AU - de Gregorio, M AU - Ketilsson, J AU - Kumazaki, N AU - Ocon, C L AU - Minder, R AU - Muller, J AU - Muroaka, H AU - Nathwani, J AU - Nieva, D AU - Romagnoli, P AU - Song, Y AU - Vernier, R AU - Wissing, L Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 40 KW - geothermal energy KW - utilization KW - development KW - global KW - economics KW - 29B:Economic geology, economics of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542646585?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ganz%2C+B%3BBendall%2C+B%3BBromley%2C+Chris+J%3BBusby%2C+J%3Bde+Gregorio%2C+M%3BKetilsson%2C+J%3BKumazaki%2C+N%3BOcon%2C+C+L%3BMinder%2C+R%3BMuller%2C+J%3BMuroaka%2C+H%3BNathwani%2C+J%3BNieva%2C+D%3BRomagnoli%2C+P%3BSong%2C+Y%3BVernier%2C+R%3BWissing%2C+L&rft.aulast=Ganz&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trends+in+geothermal+applications%3B+survey+report+on+geothermal+utilization+and+development+in+IEA-GIA+member+countries+in+2011%2C+with+trends+in+geothermal+power+generation+and+heat+use+2000-2011&rft.title=Trends+in+geothermal+applications%3B+survey+report+on+geothermal+utilization+and+development+in+IEA-GIA+member+countries+in+2011%2C+with+trends+in+geothermal+power+generation+and+heat+use+2000-2011&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science), Lower Hutt, New Zealand N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Availability - International Energy Agency, Geothermal Implementing Agreement, International N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical and strontium isotope investigation of coal utilization by-products interacting with aqueous fluids; laboratory leaching experiments AN - 1542645366; 2014-051055 AB - Coal combustion generates by-products such as fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, fluidized bed combustion ash and other solid fine particles, collectively referred to as coal utilization by-products (CUB). The majority of this material is disposed of in landfills or settling lagoons where it has the potential to interact with precipitation, runoff and groundwater. To understand the effects of CUB disposal on surface and groundwater geochemistry, we carried out a geochemical and strontium isotope investigation of coal fly ash and its effects on environmental fluids using both flow-through column leaching experiments (parallel columns with sodium carbonate, acetic acid and nitric acid) and sequential batch leaching experiments (water, acetic acid and hydrochloric acid). During column leaching, most major elements (e.g., Na, Ca, Mg, K, S) were released from fly ash samples early in the leaching procedure, indicating that these elements are associated with soluble phases or bound on surfaces. The delayed release observed for certain elements (e.g., Al, Fe, Si) suggests gradual alteration or dissolution of more resistant silicate or glass phases in the later stages of the leaching process. In both column and batch experiments, the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratios started out at relatively low values, then increased with continued leaching, yielding a total range from 0.7107 to 0.7138. The experimental data suggest the presence of a more resistant, highly radiogenic silicate phase in fly ash that survives the high temperatures of combustion, and is leached after the more soluble minerals are removed. For comparison, the isotopic composition of water collected throughout a fly ash impoundment in West Virginia (including slurry inflow and water outflow) falls within a narrow range of 0.7127+ or -0.0003. In any given fly ash impoundment, the bulk composition of the fly ash will be controlled by the source and chemistry of the coal that fed the generator. However, early-released Sr tends to be isotopically uniform, making the Sr isotopic composition of fly ash potentially distinguishable from other sources of solutes in waterways affected by multiple discharge types. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Brubaker, Tonya M AU - Spivak-Birndorf, Lev J AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Cardone, Carol AU - Rohar, Paul AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 498 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542645366?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemical+and+strontium+isotope+investigation+of+coal+utilization+by-products+interacting+with+aqueous+fluids%3B+laboratory+leaching+experiments&rft.au=Stewart%2C+Brian+W%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BBrubaker%2C+Tonya+M%3BSpivak-Birndorf%2C+Lev+J%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BChapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BCardone%2C+Carol%3BRohar%2C+Paul%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stewart&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=498&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper233417.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detection of fluorescent floating-bead tracers using an image analysis algorithm AN - 1542645164; 2014-051159 AB - In a previous study by our group, fluorescent hydrogel tracer beads were developed as proxies for research into the fate and transport of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) in karst aquifers. The beads are made of calcium alginate, with additives to adjust their density and pigments to aid in detection. The major challenge in the previous study was quantification of bead transport in water. In this study, we developed and tested an MATLAB (super R) algorithm that analyzes a video of bead movement using built-in functions. Beads were released in flowing water, a low-power ultraviolet (UV) LED light source was used to excite the pigments, and fluorescence was recorded on a video camera. The algorithm takes the video recording and splits it into frames. Then each frame is analyzed for average pixel intensity. The videos used to test the algorithm were recorded in dark conditions with a low-cost digital camera at an acquisition rate of 30 frames per second. Reflection of UV light at the water surface was filtered by isolating the green and red channels from the RGB frames in the algorithm. Preliminary results show that frames with fluorescent beads have average pixel intensity proportional to the number of beads in the frame, while frames with no beads have average pixel intensity equal to zero. The preliminary findings suggest that the algorithm developed in this study can be used to easily detect the transit of fluorescent hydrogel beads. Future work will focus on using a camera with a higher acquisition rate to minimize distortion, testing of limited-wavelength filters, and optimization of LED-pigment combinations to maximize the signal. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Bravo-Ruiz, Habib AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Herman, Ellen K AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 718 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542645164?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Detection+of+fluorescent+floating-bead+tracers+using+an+image+analysis+algorithm&rft.au=Bravo-Ruiz%2C+Habib%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BHerman%2C+Ellen+K%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Bravo-Ruiz&rft.aufirst=Habib&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=718&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper231576.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical behavior of Marcellus Shale drill cuttings with different types of drilling fluids AN - 1542643412; 2014-046260 AB - The Marcellus shale, like many types of black shale, has been shown to be organic, pyritic and clay-rich by the nature of its depositional environment. Previous studies have identified that trace metals are present in the Marcellus shale in core and outcrop materials. Little work has been done evaluating fine-grained drill cuttings from the Marcellus, and the geochemical signals that might result under environmental conditions at the earth's surface and under landfill conditions. Leaching studies were performed along with characterization of the solids to help identify potential trace metal point-sources. Samples of drill cuttings from two different locales in Pennsylvania (Southwestern PA and North Central PA) were evaluated. Drill cuttings represent the fine grained rock pieces that are broken away from the formation by the action of the drill bit and often include remnants of various types of drilling fluids (e.g. water-based, and nonwater based) and additives despite rinsing in the field. The additives may vary greatly between sites. The drill cutting solids were analyzed via X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The SW PA site utilized nonwater based drill cuttings and analysis of the solids show an abundance of barite in addition to the typical shale mineralogy of quartz, clay, calcite and pyrite. The NC PA samples did not contain barite, but contained added salts. The dried drill cuttings were leached with DI water in different L:S ratios, and under various pH conditions. In addition, the drill cuttings were exposed to both synthetic rain water and natural rain water collected in the Pittsburgh area. TCLP and sequential extractions are underway. The natural pH of the solids from both locales were alkaline ( approximately 9.0-9.4), and both samples show a high buffering capacity. There was a marked color difference between leachates from the nonwater based drill cuttings versus the water based drill cuttings. The potential influence of organic compounds and overall geochemical trends at different pH are being evaluated for both non-water based and water-based drill cuttings. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Palmer, David E AU - Thomas, Christine L AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 384 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542643412?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemical+behavior+of+Marcellus+Shale+drill+cuttings+with+different+types+of+drilling+fluids&rft.au=Lopano%2C+Christina+L%3BPalmer%2C+David+E%3BThomas%2C+Christine+L%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Lopano&rft.aufirst=Christina&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=384&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper232340.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemistry and isotopic composition of produced water from Marcellus Shale wells in southwest and north-central Pennsylvania AN - 1542642595; 2014-050574 AB - In order to characterize the major, trace element, and isotopic geochemistry of water produced from hydraulically fractured Marcellus Shale gas producing wells, four sets of time-series samples were collected at wells in southwestern Pennsylvania, and twelve grab samples were collected from wells in north central PA. The Na-Cl-Br system and isotopes of radium ( (super 228) Ra/ (super 226) Ra), strontium ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr), oxygen, and hydrogen were analyzed to investigate regional and temporal trends in Marcellus Shale produced water and to shed light on the origin of its dissolved solids. At the southwestern Pennsylvania site, where the injected fluid had a total dissolved solids (TDS) value of approximately 50,000 mg/L, produced water salinity increased rapidly during the first week of gas and water production, then more slowly over the next three to six months to a level near 165,000 mg/L TDS. A corresponding shift in delta O and delta H occurred during the first week, from the meteoric water signature of the injected water toward isotopically heavier ratios characteristic of deep formation water. This shift, as well as a strong enrichment in bromine relative to seawater, is evidence that the increase in produced water salinity is not due to simple mineral (e.g., evaporite) dissolution, but is consistent with fluids originating from a highly evaporated seawater source. Increases in Ra activities, Sr concentration and (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratios approximately parallel the trend in TDS. Results from the two sites suggest possible systematic regional variations in the geochemical and isotopic composition of Marcellus Shale produced water. However, the range of Ra and Sr isotopic compositions of Marcellus produced waters remains distinct from reservoir fluids from other formations in the Appalachian basin. The differing chemistries and origins of Ra and Sr in produced waters suggest that, used in combination, their concentrations and isotopic compositions can identify solute provenance and help to interpret the fluid's migration and diagenetic history. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Rowan, Elisabeth L AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Kraemer, Thomas F AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 76 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542642595?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemistry+and+isotopic+composition+of+produced+water+from+Marcellus+Shale+wells+in+southwest+and+north-central+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Rowan%2C+Elisabeth+L%3BEngle%2C+Mark+A%3BKraemer%2C+Thomas+F%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Rowan&rft.aufirst=Elisabeth&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper226666.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical variations of rare earth elements in Marcellus Shale flowback waters and multiple-source cores in the Appalachian Basin AN - 1542641684; 2014-046258 AB - Rare earth elements (REE)--encompassing the naturally occurring lanthanides, yttrium, and scandium--are potential tracers for subsurface groundwater-brine flows and geochemical processes. Application of these elements as naturally occurring tracers during shale gas development is reliant on accurate quantitation of trace metals in hypersaline brines. We have modified and validated a liquid-liquid technique for extraction and preconcentration of REE from saline produced waters from shale gas extraction wells with quantitative analysis by ICP-MS. This method was used to analyze time-series samples of Marcellus shale flowback and produced waters. Additionally, the total REE content of core samples of various strata throughout the Appalachian Basin were determined using HF/HNO (sub 3) digestion and ICP-MS analysis. A primary goal of the study is to elucidate systematic geochemical variations as a function of location or shale characteristics. The results of these analyses and discussion of their significance will be presented. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Noack, Clinton W AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Dzombak, David A AU - Karamalidis, Athanasios AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 384 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542641684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemical+variations+of+rare+earth+elements+in+Marcellus+Shale+flowback+waters+and+multiple-source+cores+in+the+Appalachian+Basin&rft.au=Noack%2C+Clinton+W%3BJain%2C+Jinesh%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BDzombak%2C+David+A%3BKaramalidis%2C+Athanasios%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Noack&rft.aufirst=Clinton&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=384&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper226123.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using gas chemistry to assess changes in hydrologic connections associated with Marcellus Shale gas drilling AN - 1542641098; 2014-050566 AB - One of the major concerns in areas of accelerating Shale gas development is that stimulation of hydraulic fractures during drilling or leaky well casings can allow methane to escape into shallow underground sources of drinking water (USDW). Areas of Marcellus Shale development in the Appalachians have a long history of coal mining and oil/gas development. Thousands of abandoned wells and surface/underground coal mines in these areas along with natural faults/fractures can serve as additional pathways of methane leaks and migration. Methane can also occur in shallow aquifers underlying sewage plants, landfills, and coalbeds where pH, temperature and redox conditions are conducive for biogenic methanogenesis. Molecular and isotopic composition of dissolved gases can be used to fingerprint different methane sources as different pathways and degree of methanogenesis can impart unique signatures to gases in different aquifers. However, it is important to note that post genetic processes like mixing, migration and oxidation can overprint some of these signatures. Therefore, additional geochemical parameters should be used in conjunction with isotopic and molecular composition of gas to better understand and assess changes in hydrologic connections associated with shale gas drilling. Results will be presented from a few ongoing studies in southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia to demonstrate how these geochemical approaches are being used to understand changes in hydrologic connections associated with hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus Shale. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Bowman, Lindsey AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 74 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1542641098?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+gas+chemistry+to+assess+changes+in+hydrologic+connections+associated+with+Marcellus+Shale+gas+drilling&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BBowman%2C+Lindsey%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper228349.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-07-04 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National Geothermal Data System; an exemplar of open access to data AN - 1535201075; 2014-041807 AB - The formal launch of National Geothermal Data System (NGDS - www.geothermaldata.org) in 2014 will provide open access to technical geothermal-relevant data from all of the Department of Energy-sponsored geothermal development and research projects and geologic data from all 50 states. By making data easily discoverable and accessible this system will open new exploration opportunities and shorten project development. The prototype data system currently includes multiple data nodes, and nationwide data online and available to the public, indexed through a single catalog under construction at http://search.geothermaldata.org. Data from state geological surveys and partners includes more than 5 million records online, including 1.48 million well headers (oil and gas, water, geothermal), 732,000 well logs, and 314,000 borehole temperatures and is growing rapidly. There are over 250 Web services and another 138 WMS (Web Map Services) registered in the system as of August, 2013. Additional data record is being added by companion projects run by Boise State University, Southern Methodist University, and the USGS. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is managing the Geothermal Data Repository, an NGDS node that will be a clearinghouse for data from hundreds of DOE-funded geothermal projects. NGDS is built on the US Geoscience Information Network (USGIN) data integration framework, which is a joint undertaking of the USGS and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). NGDS is fully compliant with the White House Executive Order of May 2013, requiring all federal agencies to make their data holdings publicly accessible online in open source, interoperable formats with common core and extensible metadata. The National Geothermal Data System is being designed, built, deployed, and populated primarily with grants from the US Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Office. To keep this operational system sustainable after the original implementation will require four core elements: continued serving of data and applications by providers; maintenance of system operations; a governance structure; and an effective business model. Each of these presents a number of challenges currently under consideration. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Patten, Kimberly AU - Allison, M Lee AU - Richard, Stephen M AU - Blackman, Harold AU - Anderson, Arlene F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 648 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1535201075?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=National+Geothermal+Data+System%3B+an+exemplar+of+open+access+to+data&rft.au=Patten%2C+Kimberly%3BAllison%2C+M+Lee%3BRichard%2C+Stephen+M%3BBlackman%2C+Harold%3BAnderson%2C+Arlene+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Patten&rft.aufirst=Kimberly&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=648&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper233220.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-13 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dissolution of arsenic and iron from reservoir and cap-rocks of geologic carbon dioxide storage sites AN - 1529791970; 2014-034190 AB - Dissolution of geologically stored CO (sub 2) in brines of saline geologic formations may lead to a change in pH and brine composition which may subsequently increase the dissolution rates of reservoir and cap rocks. Dissolution of minerals induces the release of various metals that may participate in subsequent dissolution and precipitation reactions, and that may be of concern if reacted formation fluids migrate out of the target storage zone. The objective of this study is to study the release of As and Fe, present in the reservoir and cap rocks of the Lower Tuscaloosa reservoir. XANES analysis of the samples indicated a relationship between As and Fe in these samples. To assess the potential release of As and Fe, and to measure the effect of CO (sub 2) on their release rates, dissolution experiments were conducted with caprock and reservoir rock samples obtained at different depths. The dissolution was studied at representative conditions of the reservoir (i.e. 60 degrees C, 100 bars, synthetic brine of 1.4M NaCl) utilizing a small-scale flow-through system. The dissolution was conducted with deoxygenated 1.4M NaCl solution for 10 hours prior to CO (sub 2) injection into the NaCl solution. The solution chemistry was defined pre- and post-CO (sub 2) injection by ICP-MS analysis. Accordingly, rock samples were analyzed pre- and post-CO (sub 2) injection by XRD and SEM. Preliminary dissolution experiments showed that upon CO (sub 2) injection, rates of metal release increased significantly before reaching a new equilibrium (Figure 1). Figure 1. Effluent Fe concentration (M) with time at T=60 degrees C, P= 100 bar with 1.4 M NaCl. CO (sub 2) injection after 10 hours. JF - Mineralogical Magazine AU - Parthasarathy, H AU - Lopano, C AU - Hakala, A AU - Dzombak, D AU - Karamalidis, A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 1929 PB - Mineralogical Society, London VL - 77 IS - 5 SN - 0026-461X, 0026-461X KW - United States KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - solutions KW - Cretaceous KW - solution KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - iron KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - XANES spectra KW - chemical reactions KW - spectra KW - Tuscaloosa Formation KW - pH KW - experimental studies KW - carbon sequestration KW - arsenic KW - rates KW - X-ray spectra KW - Mesozoic KW - precipitation KW - metals KW - brines KW - cap rocks KW - SEM data KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529791970?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.atitle=Dissolution+of+arsenic+and+iron+from+reservoir+and+cap-rocks+of+geologic+carbon+dioxide+storage+sites&rft.au=Parthasarathy%2C+H%3BLopano%2C+C%3BHakala%2C+A%3BDzombak%2C+D%3BKaramalidis%2C+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Parthasarathy&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1929&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.issn=0026461X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1180%2Fminmag.2013.077.5.16 L2 - http://www.minersoc.org/pages/e_journals/minmag.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2013 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arsenic; brines; cap rocks; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; chemical reactions; Cretaceous; experimental studies; iron; Mesozoic; metals; pH; precipitation; rates; reservoir rocks; SEM data; solution; solutions; spectra; Tuscaloosa Formation; United States; Upper Cretaceous; X-ray diffraction data; X-ray spectra; XANES spectra DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.16 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Comparative simulation study on thm-induced changes in hydrological properties of fractured rock near nuclear waste repositories AN - 1524620336; 692878-71 AB - This paper presents results from an international multiple-team simulation study on thermally induced changes in hydraulic rock mass properties around underground nuclear waste emplacement drifts. The study considered repository settings with backfilled emplacement drifts in deep saturated rocks as well as open emplacement drifts in shallower unsaturated rocks. The simulation results showed that the dominant mechanism of changes in hydraulic properties were closure (reduced aperture) of vertical fractures as a results of increased horizontal stress, whereas the potential for shear induced permeability changes were small. For such mechanism, the prediction of maximum permeability changes could be effectively bounded by the values of the residual aperture and permeability at high compressive stress. For such a bounding prediction of permeability changes, we found that the impact on the flow field was relatively small with most changes occurring in the vicinity of the emplacement drifts. We conclude that the most challenging and uncertain part of this type of analysis is to estimate the potential for and significance of shear induced changes in fractured rock permeability, which critically depends on the initial stress field and fracture characteristics at respective repository setting. Abstract Copyright ISTE Ltd 2008. JF - Thermo-hydromechanical and chemical coupling in geomaterials and applications AU - Rutqvist, J AU - Barr, D AU - Birkholzer, J T AU - Fujisaki, K AU - Kolditz, O AU - Liu, Quan-Sheng AU - Fujita, T AU - Wang, Wenqing AU - Zhang, Cheng-Yuan Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ SN - 9781118623565; 9781848210431 KW - rock masses KW - high-level waste KW - hydraulics KW - underground space KW - simulation KW - porosity KW - rock mechanics KW - radioactive waste KW - fractures KW - thermomechanical properties KW - waste disposal KW - underground disposal KW - permeability KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1524620336?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef+In+Process&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rutqvist%2C+J%3BBarr%2C+D%3BBirkholzer%2C+J+T%3BFujisaki%2C+K%3BKolditz%2C+O%3BLiu%2C+Quan-Sheng%3BFujita%2C+T%3BWang%2C+Wenqing%3BZhang%2C+Cheng-Yuan&rft.aulast=Rutqvist&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118623565&rft.btitle=Comparative+simulation+study+on+thm-induced+changes+in+hydrological+properties+of+fractured+rock+near+nuclear+waste+repositories&rft.title=Comparative+simulation+study+on+thm-induced+changes+in+hydrological+properties+of+fractured+rock+near+nuclear+waste+repositories&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2F9781118623565.ch70 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - PubXState - NJ N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118623565.ch70 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship between volatiles and noble gases in Icelandic lavas; evidence for crustal recycling AN - 1507180980; 2014-017873 AB - The anomalously high volume of magma erupted on Iceland relative to elsewhere along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge historically has been attributed to an unusually hot mantle. More recently, compositional gradients in the underlying mantle, established during much earlier melting events, have also been invoked. We propose a third alternative, namely, significant quantities of volatiles in the melt source. Olivine-hosted melt inclusions from Migfell in Iceland's Western Volcanic Zone have major oxide compositions that place them among the most primitive lavas (highest MgO and lowest SiO (sub 2) ) on the island. Trace-element-abundance patterns for these inclusions define two end-member compositions - depleted and enriched mantle sources -suggesting intimate spatial association between the two. These end-member compositions are observed even between melt inclusions from the same individual hand sample, indicative of the survival of mantle heterogeneity within an incompletely mixed magma chamber. Although degassing is common among the inclusions, some have exceptionally high H (sub 2) O concentrations of up to 3.0 wt. %, by far the highest water concentrations ever reported in basalts from an ocean island. A subset of the olivine separates from Migfell and Eldborg, previously analysed for Ne and He isotopic compositions, have melt inclusions which show that when (super 20) Ne/ (super 2) (super 2) Ne and (super 3) He/ (super 4) He R/R (sub a) in the host olivine are relatively low (10.39 and 18 R/R (sub a) , respectively), the H (sub 2) O, CO (sub 2) F, S and Cl concentrations are all elevated. In contrast, when (super 20) Ne/ (super 2) (super 2) Ne and (super 3) He/ (super 4) He are high - 11.10 and 29 R/R (sub a) , respectively - the concentrations of the five volatiles are low. This suggests that crustal recycling was an important process in mantle melting beneath Iceland. Exceptionally high-water concentrations in some of the melt inclusions suggest that part of the uniqueness of Iceland's geochemistry and eruptive nature is due to a hydrated source rather than solely the presence of a large thermal anomaly. This has important implications for the concentration of water in mantle materials, and thus the geophysical properties that govern the nature of flow in the mantle and the magma generation that produces ocean islands. JF - Mineralogical Magazine AU - Mukasa, S B AU - Loudin, L C AU - Peterson, M AU - Dixon, E T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 1801 PB - Mineralogical Society, London VL - 77 IS - 5 SN - 0026-461X, 0026-461X KW - silicates KW - volcanic rocks KW - isotopes KW - igneous rocks KW - Western volcanic zone KW - mantle KW - olivine group KW - Europe KW - stable isotopes KW - melts KW - thermal anomalies KW - noble gases KW - neon KW - mixing KW - olivine KW - inclusions KW - basalts KW - orthosilicates KW - trace elements KW - heterogeneity KW - water KW - Eldborg KW - Western Europe KW - isotope ratios KW - Ne-22/Ne-20 KW - nesosilicates KW - volatiles KW - lava KW - magmas KW - Midfell KW - Iceland KW - ocean-island basalts KW - magma chambers KW - crust KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1507180980?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.atitle=Relationship+between+volatiles+and+noble+gases+in+Icelandic+lavas%3B+evidence+for+crustal+recycling&rft.au=Mukasa%2C+S+B%3BLoudin%2C+L+C%3BPeterson%2C+M%3BDixon%2C+E+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Mukasa&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1801&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.issn=0026461X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1180%2Fminmag.2013.077.5.13 L2 - http://www.minersoc.org/pages/e_journals/minmag.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2013 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - basalts; crust; Eldborg; Europe; heterogeneity; Iceland; igneous rocks; inclusions; isotope ratios; isotopes; lava; magma chambers; magmas; mantle; melts; Midfell; mixing; Ne-22/Ne-20; neon; nesosilicates; noble gases; ocean-island basalts; olivine; olivine group; orthosilicates; silicates; stable isotopes; thermal anomalies; trace elements; volatiles; volcanic rocks; water; Western Europe; Western volcanic zone DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - PVTX properties of H (sub 2) O-CO (sub 2) -"salt" at PTX conditions applicable to carbon sequestration in saline formations AN - 1477830547; 2014-002436 JF - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry AU - Bodnar, Robert J AU - Steele-MacInnis, Matthew AU - Capobianco, Ryan M AU - Rimstidt, J Donald AU - Dilmore, Robert AU - Goodman, Angela AU - Guthrie, George Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 123 EP - 152 PB - Mineralogical Society of America and Geochemical Society, Washington, DC VL - 77 SN - 1529-6466, 1529-6466 KW - United States KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - carbon sequestration KW - pressure KW - underground storage KW - aqueous solutions KW - evaporites KW - depth KW - temperature KW - carbon dioxide KW - sedimentary rocks KW - water-rock interaction KW - carbon KW - brines KW - underground installations KW - thermodynamic properties KW - saline composition KW - salt KW - P-T conditions KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1477830547?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reviews+in+Mineralogy+and+Geochemistry&rft.atitle=PVTX+properties+of+H+%28sub+2%29+O-CO+%28sub+2%29+-%22salt%22+at+PTX+conditions+applicable+to+carbon+sequestration+in+saline+formations&rft.au=Bodnar%2C+Robert+J%3BSteele-MacInnis%2C+Matthew%3BCapobianco%2C+Ryan+M%3BRimstidt%2C+J+Donald%3BDilmore%2C+Robert%3BGoodman%2C+Angela%3BGuthrie%2C+George&rft.aulast=Bodnar&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=&rft.spage=123&rft.isbn=9780939950928&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Reviews+in+Mineralogy+and+Geochemistry&rft.issn=15296466&rft_id=info:doi/10.2138%2Frmg.2013.77.4 L2 - http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/RIM/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, copyright, Mineralogical Society of America | Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 110 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aqueous solutions; brines; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; chemically precipitated rocks; depth; evaporites; P-T conditions; pressure; saline composition; salt; sedimentary rocks; temperature; thermodynamic properties; underground installations; underground storage; United States; water-rock interaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2013.77.4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of the Cost of Co-Production of Power and Desalinated Water from Different Power Cycles AN - 1417880996; 18211399 AB - The worldwide demand for portable water is steadily growing due to population, industrial and agricultural growth, the result is water shortages that are already reaching serious proportions in many parts of the world. This is particularly true in Ghana where there is an increasing reliance on bottled water due to shortage of safe, fresh drinking water. Nuclear and conventional co-production of electricity and portable water has been identified as key solution to the perennial water shortages in coastal towns in Ghana . A reliable desalination cost date catering for site-specific condition in Ghana is required for policy makers, planners, consultants, process engineers, plant suppliers and researchers. This present paper is aims comparing the cost of co-production of power and portable water using reverse osmosis (RO) plant coupled with both nuclear and fossil power plant operating under different cycles using the desalination economic evaluation programme (DEEP4.0) developed by the international atomic energy agency (IAEA). The study concentrates on conditions of seawater in Accra , Ghana . Results show that co-production nuclear power plant operating on steam cycle can be the most economic among a number of power-water production options. JF - Energy and Power Engineering AU - Asiedu-Boateng, P AU - Nyarko, BJB AU - Yamoah, S AU - Ameyaw, F AU - Tuffour-Acheampong, K AD - National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 SP - 26 EP - 35 PB - Scientific Research Publishing VL - 5 IS - 1 SN - 1949-243X, 1949-243X KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Shortages KW - Economics KW - Power plants KW - Portability KW - Desalination KW - Drinking water KW - Catering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417880996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy+and+Power+Engineering&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+the+Cost+of+Co-Production+of+Power+and+Desalinated+Water+from+Different+Power+Cycles&rft.au=Asiedu-Boateng%2C+P%3BNyarko%2C+BJB%3BYamoah%2C+S%3BAmeyaw%2C+F%3BTuffour-Acheampong%2C+K&rft.aulast=Asiedu-Boateng&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=26&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy+and+Power+Engineering&rft.issn=1949243X&rft_id=info:doi/10.4236%2Fepe.2013.51004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/epe.2013.51004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Institutionalizing Sustainability: Implementation Of Executive Order 13,514 And Its Impact On The Environmental, Economic, And Social Performance Of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory AN - 1373424832; 201322741 AB - This article presents an overview of the E.O. requirements and describes how those requirements have been implemented at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory operated by Battelle Memorial Institute in Richland, Washington. Based on PNNL's experience, this article discusses the effectiveness of the E.O. construct in reinforcing some of PNNL's existing broad sustainability objectives and encouraging institutional change to embed sustainability decision-making in the PNNL business model. The article concludes with an analysis of the limits of the E.O. and other sustainability models, and the future challenges any large sustainability programs may face. Adapted from the source document. JF - Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy AU - Widder, Sarah AD - Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 229 EP - 245 PB - Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame IN VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0883-3648, 0883-3648 KW - Western States KW - Energy KW - Laboratories KW - Executive Order KW - Performance KW - Decision Making KW - Implementation KW - Institutes KW - Effectiveness KW - article KW - 9261: public policy/administration; public policy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373424832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Notre+Dame+Journal+of+Law%2C+Ethics+%26+Public+Policy&rft.atitle=Institutionalizing+Sustainability%3A+Implementation+Of+Executive+Order+13%2C514+And+Its+Impact+On+The+Environmental%2C+Economic%2C+And+Social+Performance+Of+Pacific+Northwest+National+Laboratory&rft.au=Widder%2C+Sarah&rft.aulast=Widder&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=229&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Notre+Dame+Journal+of+Law%2C+Ethics+%26+Public+Policy&rft.issn=08833648&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - NDJPEM N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Laboratories; Western States; Effectiveness; Performance; Implementation; Executive Order; Institutes; Energy; Decision Making ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radionuclide activity concentrations in forest surface fuels at the Savannah River Site AN - 1350890373; 4437872 AB - A study was undertaken at the United States Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, South Carolina to investigate radionuclide activity concentrations in litter and duff from select areas at SRS. Litter (i.e. vegetative debris) and duff (i.e. highly decomposed vegetative debris) can often be the major fuels consumed during prescribed burns and have potential to release radiological contaminants into the environment. Repeated samples from 97 locations were collected systematically across SRS and analyzed for radionuclide activity. Radionuclide activity concentrations found in litter and duff were compared. As spatial trends were of interest, spatial distributions of radionuclide activity concentrations found in litter and duff and spatial dependency amongst the data were explored. 7Be, 40K, and 137Cs showed statistically significant proportional differences between litter and duff samples. Duff sample concentrations for 137Cs (p << 0.0001) and 40K (p = 0.0015) were statistically higher compared to litter samples. 7Be activity concentrations were statistically higher in litter as compared to duff (p << 0.0001). For 40K litter and duff samples, spatial correlation tests were not significant at p = 0.05 and the maps did not indicate any apparent high concentrations centered near possible radionuclide sources (i.e. SRS facilities). For 7Be litter samples, significant spatial correlation was calculated (p = 0.0085). No spatial correlation was evident in the 7Be duff samples (p = 1.0000) probably due to small sample size (n = 7). 137Cs litter and duff samples showed significant spatial correlations (p << 0.0001 and p << 0.0001, respectively). To date, few studies characterize radionuclide activity concentrations in litter and duff, and to our knowledge none present spatial analysis. Key findings show that across SRS, 137Cs is the primary radionuclide of concern, with the highest number of samples reported above MDC in litter (51.4%) and duff samples (83.2%). However, 137Cs litter and duff spatial trends in the maps generated from the kriging parameters do not appear to directly link the areas with higher activity concentrations with SRS facilities. The results found herein provide valuable baseline monitoring data for future studies of forest surface fuels and can be used to evaluate changes in radioactivity in surface fuels in the southeast region of the U.S. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Journal of environmental management AU - Rathbun, Stephen L AU - Commodore, Adwoa A AU - Pearce, John L AU - Naeher, Luke P AU - Hejl, Anna M AU - Ottmar, Roger D AU - jannik, Timothy, G AU - Eddy, Teresa P AD - University of Georgia ; US Department of Energy ; US Forest Service Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 SP - 217 EP - 226 VL - 115 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Economics KW - South Carolina KW - Fuels KW - Spatial analysis KW - Energy industry KW - Statistical analysis KW - Forests KW - U.S.A. KW - Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1350890373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.atitle=Radionuclide+activity+concentrations+in+forest+surface+fuels+at+the+Savannah+River+Site&rft.au=Rathbun%2C+Stephen+L%3BCommodore%2C+Adwoa+A%3BPearce%2C+John+L%3BNaeher%2C+Luke+P%3BHejl%2C+Anna+M%3BOttmar%2C+Roger+D%3Bjannik%2C+Timothy%2C+G%3BEddy%2C+Teresa+P&rft.aulast=Rathbun&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=115&rft.issue=&rft.spage=217&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2012.10.058 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5243 7197 8560 9511 4309; 5336 4246; 4257 6431; 9818; 12224 971; 12102 971; 433 293 14; 389 433 293 14 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.058 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Charged-coupled device (CCD) detectors for Lab-on-a Chip (LOC) optical analysis. AN - 1273661022; 23329454 AB - A critical element of any Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) is a detector; among the many detection approaches, optical detection is very widely used for biodetection. One challenge for advancing the development of LOC for biodetection has been to enhance the portability and lower the cost for Point-of-Care diagnostics, which has the potential to enhance the quality of healthcare delivery for underserved populations and for global health. We describe a simple and relatively low cost charged-coupled device (CCD)-based detector that can be integrated with a conventional microtiter plate or a portable LOC assay for various optical detection modalities including fluorescence, chemiluminescence, densitometry, and colorimetric assays. In general, the portable battery-operated CCD-based detection system consists of four modules: (1) a cooled CCD digital camera to monitor light emission, (2) a LOC or microtiter plate to perform assays, (3) a light source to illuminate the assay (such as electroluminescence (EL) or light emitting diode (LED)), and (4) a portable computer to acquire and analyze images. The configuration of the fluorescence detector presented here was designed to measure fluorogenic excitation at 490 nm and to monitor emission at 523 nm used for FITC detection.The LOC used for this detection system was fabricated with laminated object manufacturing (LOM) technology, and was designed to detection activity of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT-A) using a fluorogenic peptide substrate (SNAP-25) for botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT-A) labeled with FITC. The limit of detection (LOD) for the CCD detector is 0.5 nM (25 ng/ml). The portable system is small and is powered by a 12 V source. The modular detector was designed with easily interchangeable LEDs, ELs, filters, lenses, and LOC, and can be used and adapted for a wide variety of densitometry, florescence and colorimetric assays. JF - Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) AU - Rasooly, Avraham AU - Kostov, Yordan AU - Bruck, Hugh A AD - Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Silver Spring, MD, USA. rasoolya@mail.nih.gov Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 365 EP - 385 VL - 949 KW - Botulinum Toxins, Type A KW - EC 3.4.24.69 KW - Index Medicus KW - Equipment Design KW - Spectrometry, Fluorescence KW - Botulinum Toxins, Type A -- analysis KW - Image Processing, Computer-Assisted KW - Botulinum Toxins, Type A -- chemistry KW - Electrical Equipment and Supplies KW - Optical Phenomena KW - Lab-On-A-Chip Devices UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1273661022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Methods+in+molecular+biology+%28Clifton%2C+N.J.%29&rft.atitle=Charged-coupled+device+%28CCD%29+detectors+for+Lab-on-a+Chip+%28LOC%29+optical+analysis.&rft.au=Rasooly%2C+Avraham%3BKostov%2C+Yordan%3BBruck%2C+Hugh+A&rft.aulast=Rasooly&rft.aufirst=Avraham&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=949&rft.issue=&rft.spage=365&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Methods+in+molecular+biology+%28Clifton%2C+N.J.%29&rft.issn=1940-6029&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2F978-1-62703-134-9_23 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-06-26 N1 - Date created - 2013-01-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-134-9_23 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of geological complexity of the Fruitland Formation on combined CO (sub 2) enhanced recovery/sequestration at San Juan Basin pilot site AN - 1270037128; 2013-010670 AB - In this study we present well log and 3D seismic interpretations of a coalbed methane reservoir in the Late Cretaceous Fruitland Formation in the area surrounding the Southwest Regional Partnership on carbon sequestration's San Juan Basin carbon sequestration pilot site in New Mexico, USA. The interpretation incorporated geophysical logs from 38 wells located in a 23km (super 2) area surrounding the pilot site, which lies near the southern edge of the high rate Fruitland coal production fairway located along the axis of the San Juan Basin. Log interpretations revealed three coal-bearing zones (upper, middle and lower) within the Fruitland Formation that are approximately 7, 4.7 and 8.5m (23, 15.5 and 28ft) thick, respectively. The interpretations indicate that each of these coal zones is split by a parting into upper and lower beds making a total of six mappable coal beds in the area surrounding the CO (sub 2) injection well. The combined thickness of the upper two coal beds in the upper coal zone varies between 3.5 and 4.8m (11.5 to 15.7ft); and that of the middle beds, from 2 to 4.3m (6.6 to 14.1ft) thick. The thickness of the individual coal beds in the lower coal zone varies from about 2.7 to 4.25m (9 to 14ft) for the upper bed and from about 3 to 5.5m (10 to 18ft) for the basal coal bed. Partings separating the upper and lower coal beds in each zone are on average about 2m (7ft) in the upper and middle zones; and about 1m (3.5ft) in the lower zone. Seismic response of the upper, middle and lower coal zones was interpreted and correlated through the 23km (super 2) area. The stratigraphic complexity of this coalbed methane reservoir is also accompanied by considerable structural disharmony between the three coal zones. The reservoir complexity revealed in this study may account for lower than expected CO (sub 2) injectivity and preferential injection into the lower coal zone during the pilot test. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Weber, Matthew AU - Wilson, Thomas H AU - Akwari, Bill AU - Wells, Arthur W AU - Koperna, George Y1 - 2012/12/30/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 30 SP - 46 EP - 58 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 104 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - carbon sequestration KW - three-dimensional models KW - Cretaceous KW - natural gas KW - San Juan County New Mexico KW - geophysical methods KW - petroleum KW - New Mexico KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - Mesozoic KW - feasibility studies KW - seismic methods KW - reservoir rocks KW - Fruitland Formation KW - gas injection KW - sedimentary rocks KW - coal KW - coalbed methane KW - San Juan Basin KW - interpretation KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1270037128?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Impact+of+geological+complexity+of+the+Fruitland+Formation+on+combined+CO+%28sub+2%29+enhanced+recovery%2Fsequestration+at+San+Juan+Basin+pilot+site&rft.au=Weber%2C+Matthew%3BWilson%2C+Thomas+H%3BAkwari%2C+Bill%3BWells%2C+Arthur+W%3BKoperna%2C+George&rft.aulast=Weber&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2012-12-30&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=&rft.spage=46&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2012.09.011 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 28th international Pittsburgh coal conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 46 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2013-01-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon sequestration; coal; coalbed methane; Cretaceous; feasibility studies; Fruitland Formation; gas injection; geophysical methods; interpretation; Mesozoic; natural gas; New Mexico; petroleum; reservoir rocks; San Juan Basin; San Juan County New Mexico; sedimentary rocks; seismic methods; three-dimensional models; United States; Upper Cretaceous DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2012.09.011 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 1325327327; 15576 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the nuclear power plant operating licenses for South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2 in Matagorda County, Texas is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 48th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final generic EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, STP Nuclear Operating Company, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the licenses are renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the licenses would expire on August 20, 2027 and December 15, 2028, respectively. The 12,220-acre STP site is located 70 miles south-southwest of Houston. The nuclear reactor for each unit is a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor, producing a reactor core rated thermal power of 3,853 megawatts-thermal. The nominal net electrical capacity is 1,250 megawatts-electric. The reactor core heats water, which is pumped to four steam generators where the heat boils the water on the shell-side into steam that is routed to the turbines. The steam turns the turbines, which are connected to the electrical generator. The Units 1 and 2 steam generators were replaced in 2008 and 2009, respectively, with new Westinghouse steam generators. The reactor, steam generators, and related systems are enclosed in a containment building comprised of a post-tensioned, reinforced concrete cylinder with a slab base and a hemispherical dome. A welded steel liner is attached to the inside face of the concrete shell to ensure a high degree of leak tightness. In addition, the four-footthick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield. STP uses a cooling pond-based heat-dissipation system that withdraws and discharges cooling water to the 7,000-acre main cooling reservoir (MCR). Water is intermittently drawn from the lower Colorado River to replace water lost in the MCR due to evaporation and seepage. Water is discharged from the MCR to the Colorado River in order to maintain water chemistry and quality within the MCR. The essential cooling pond (ECP) supplies water for safety-related systems. Three groundwater wells are the primary makeup to the 46-acre ECP. In addition to the proposed license renewal, this draft supplemental EIS considers replacement power alternatives and not renewing the license (No Action Alternative). Replacement power options considered include new nuclear generation, natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, supercritical coal-fired generation, a combination alternative, and purchased power. The NRC's preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for STP Units 1 and 2 are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the licenses would provide an option that allows for power generation capability beyond the term of the current nuclear power plant operating license to meet future system generating needs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Minimal entrainment and impingement of Colorado River aquatic organisms would continue, but operation of the STP cooling system does not appear to have noticeably altered populations of the species currently found in the river. Radiation doses from continued operations during the license renewal term are expected to continue at current levels and would remain below regulatory limits. Three transmission lines exceed the five milliampere criterion for preventing electric shock from induced currents, however the locations where the lines exceed the standard are remote and the applicant has considered potential mitigation measures to reduce or avoid adverse impacts from electric shock. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 120381, 485 pages, December 14, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 48 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Rivers KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Colorado River KW - Texas KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1325327327?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SOUTH+TEXAS+PROJECT%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MATAGORDA+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SOUTH+TEXAS+PROJECT%2C+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+MATAGORDA+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 14, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2013-04-11 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr of modern and paleoseep carbonates from northern Cascadia to link modern fluid flow to the past AN - 1287376381; 2013-018071 AB - Most authigenic carbonates previously recovered from the Cascadia slope have (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr signatures that reflect shallow precipitation in equilibrium with coeval seawater. There is also evidence for carbonate formation supported by fluids that have been modified by reactions with the incoming Juan de Fuca Plate ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr=0.7071; Teichert et al., 2005) or with terrigenous turbidites ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr=0.70975 to 0.71279; Sample et al., 1993). We report on the strontium isotopic composition of carbonates and fluids from IODP Site U1329 and nearby Barkley Canyon (offshore Vancouver Island), which have strontium isotope ratios as low as 0.70539. Whereas the strontium and oxygen isotopic compositions of carbonates from paleoseeps in the uplifted Coast Range forearc indicate formation in ambient bottom seawater, several samples from the Pysht/Sooke Fm. show a (super 87) Sr-depleted signal ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr=0.70494 and 0.70511) similar to that of the anomalous Site U1329 and Barkley Canyon carbonates. Our data, when analyzed in the context of published elemental and isotopic composition of these carbonates (Joseph et al., 2012), point to two formation mechanisms: 1) shallow precipitation driven by the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) with delta (super 13) C values as low as -50 ppm and contemporaneous (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr seawater ratios, and 2) carbonate precipitation driven by fluids that have circulated through the oceanic crust, which are depleted in (super 87) Sr. Carbonates formed from the second mechanism precipitate both at depth and at sites of deep-sourced fluid seepage on the seafloor. The (super 87) Sr-depleted carbonates and pore fluids found at Barkley Canyon represent migration of a deep, exotic fluid similar to that found in high permeability conglomerate layers at 188mbsf of Site U1329, and which may have fed paleoseeps in the Pysht/Sooke Fm. These exotic fluids likely reflect interaction with the 52-57Ma igneous Crescent Terrane, which supplies fluids with high calcium, manganese and strontium enriched in the non-radiogenic nucleide. Tectonic compression and dehydration reactions then force these fluids updip, where they pick up the thermogenic hydrocarbons and (super 13) C-enriched dissolved inorganic carbon that are manifested in fluids and carbonates sampled at Barkley Canyon and at Site U1329. The Crescent Terrane may have sourced cold seeps in this margin since at least the late Oligocene. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Chemical Geology AU - Joseph, C AU - Torres, M E AU - Martin, R A AU - Haley, B A AU - Pohlman, J W AU - Riedel, M AU - Rose, K Y1 - 2012/12/12/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 12 SP - 122 EP - 130 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 334 SN - 0009-2541, 0009-2541 KW - sea water KW - Northeast Pacific KW - Juan de Fuca Plate KW - isotopes KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - Pysth Formation KW - mass spectra KW - authigenic minerals KW - IODP Site U1329 KW - stable isotopes KW - seepage KW - Crescent Terrane KW - Cenozoic KW - marine sediments KW - water-rock interaction KW - carbon KW - sediments KW - spectra KW - chemical composition KW - Expedition 311 KW - East Pacific KW - alkaline earth metals KW - methane KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - Integrated Ocean Drilling Program KW - Paleogene KW - alkanes KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - Tertiary KW - organic compounds KW - North Pacific KW - metals KW - Barkley Canyon KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Sooke Formation KW - hydrocarbons KW - crystal chemistry KW - Cascadia subduction zone KW - carbonates KW - strontium KW - Oligocene KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1287376381?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chemical+Geology&rft.atitle=Using+the+%28super+87%29+Sr%2F+%28super+86%29+Sr+of+modern+and+paleoseep+carbonates+from+northern+Cascadia+to+link+modern+fluid+flow+to+the+past&rft.au=Joseph%2C+C%3BTorres%2C+M+E%3BMartin%2C+R+A%3BHaley%2C+B+A%3BPohlman%2C+J+W%3BRiedel%2C+M%3BRose%2C+K&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2012-12-12&rft.volume=334&rft.issue=&rft.spage=122&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Chemical+Geology&rft.issn=00092541&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.chemgeo.2012.10.020 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00092541 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 57 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-14 N1 - CODEN - CHGEAD N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkaline earth metals; alkanes; authigenic minerals; Barkley Canyon; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbonates; Cascadia subduction zone; Cenozoic; chemical composition; Crescent Terrane; crystal chemistry; East Pacific; Expedition 311; hydrocarbons; ICP mass spectra; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; IODP Site U1329; isotope ratios; isotopes; Juan de Fuca Plate; marine sediments; mass spectra; metals; methane; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; Oligocene; organic compounds; Pacific Ocean; Paleogene; Pysth Formation; sea water; sediments; seepage; Sooke Formation; spectra; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; Tertiary; water-rock interaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.10.020 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Quantifying the Carbon Intensity of Biomass Energy T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313114680; 6188660 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Hodson, Elke AU - Wise, Marshall AU - Clarke, Leon AU - McJeon, Haewon AU - Mignone, Bryan Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Biomass KW - Carbon KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313114680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Quantifying+the+Carbon+Intensity+of+Biomass+Energy&rft.au=Hodson%2C+Elke%3BWise%2C+Marshall%3BClarke%2C+Leon%3BMcJeon%2C+Haewon%3BMignone%2C+Bryan&rft.aulast=Hodson&rft.aufirst=Elke&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Strategies for Leadership Class Computing and Climate Modeling at DOE T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313099807; 6194527 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Horan, Patrick AU - Koch, Dorothy AU - Laviolette, Randall Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Climate UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313099807?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Strategies+for+Leadership+Class+Computing+and+Climate+Modeling+at+DOE&rft.au=Horan%2C+Patrick%3BKoch%2C+Dorothy%3BLaviolette%2C+Randall&rft.aulast=Horan&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Comparison of Publically Available Methodologies for Development of Geologic Storage Estimates for Carbon Dioxide in Saline Formations T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313099084; 6194058 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Goodman, Angela AU - Strazisar, Brian AU - Guthrie, George AU - Bromhal, Grant Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Storage KW - Geology KW - Carbon dioxide UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313099084?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+Publically+Available+Methodologies+for+Development+of+Geologic+Storage+Estimates+for+Carbon+Dioxide+in+Saline+Formations&rft.au=Goodman%2C+Angela%3BStrazisar%2C+Brian%3BGuthrie%2C+George%3BBromhal%2C+Grant&rft.aulast=Goodman&rft.aufirst=Angela&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Understanding Earthquake Processes in the Central and Eastern US and Implications for Nuclear Reactor Safety T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313091474; 6181069 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Seber, Dogan AU - Tabatabai, Sarah Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Earthquakes KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Seismic activity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313091474?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Understanding+Earthquake+Processes+in+the+Central+and+Eastern+US+and+Implications+for+Nuclear+Reactor+Safety&rft.au=Seber%2C+Dogan%3BTabatabai%2C+Sarah&rft.aulast=Seber&rft.aufirst=Dogan&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - North Anna Nuclear Power Plant Strong Motion Records of the Mineral, Virginia Earthquake of August 23, 2011 T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313087979; 6180340 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Graizer, Vladimir Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - USA, Virginia KW - Earthquakes KW - Seismic activity KW - Minerals KW - Nuclear power plants UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313087979?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=North+Anna+Nuclear+Power+Plant+Strong+Motion+Records+of+the+Mineral%2C+Virginia+Earthquake+of+August+23%2C+2011&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Prioritizing Arctic Observations with Limited Resources T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313085686; 6181005 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Kelly, Brendan AU - Starkweather, Sandra Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Arctic KW - Polar environments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313085686?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Prioritizing+Arctic+Observations+with+Limited+Resources&rft.au=Kelly%2C+Brendan%3BStarkweather%2C+Sandra&rft.aulast=Kelly&rft.aufirst=Brendan&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - DOE's Strategy for Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313069166; 6182830 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Horan, Patrick AU - Stover, Daniel AU - Kuperberg, J AU - Koch, Dorothy Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313069166?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=DOE%27s+Strategy+for+Next+Generation+Ecosystem+Experiments&rft.au=Horan%2C+Patrick%3BStover%2C+Daniel%3BKuperberg%2C+J%3BKoch%2C+Dorothy&rft.aulast=Horan&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - External Hazard Research at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313032249; 6184240 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Uhle, Jennifer Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - USA KW - Commissions KW - Hazards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313032249?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=External+Hazard+Research+at+the+U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission&rft.au=Uhle%2C+Jennifer&rft.aulast=Uhle&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Energy Independence with Sustainability T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313032087; 6184237 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Brinkman, William Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - Sustainability KW - Resource management KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313032087?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=Energy+Independence+with+Sustainability&rft.au=Brinkman%2C+William&rft.aulast=Brinkman&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The U.S. National Ocean Policy: Science for Sustaining Ocean Resources T2 - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AN - 1313017075; 6180670 JF - 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU 2012) AU - Miller, Jerry AU - Babb-Brott, Deerin Y1 - 2012/12/03/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Dec 03 KW - USA KW - Ocean policy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313017075?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.atitle=The+U.S.+National+Ocean+Policy%3A+Science+for+Sustaining+Ocean+Resources&rft.au=Miller%2C+Jerry%3BBabb-Brott%2C+Deerin&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Jerry&rft.date=2012-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting+%28AGU+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A baseline geochemical and Sr isotope assessment of surface waters in the Allegheny River watershed, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1637527667; 2014-101082 AB - The Allegheny River Basin encompasses approximately 30,000 km (super 2) and is the major source of drinking water for the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities. However, numerous inputs to the watershed, including legacy and ongoing coal, oil and gas production, as well as rural and industrial sources present challenges to the accurate identification of contaminant sources and the assessment of their impact on water quality. We have initiated a strontium (Sr) isotopic and geochemical study of the Allegheny River watershed in western Pennsylvania. Sr isotopes are a sensitive tracer that can distinguish between contaminant sources such as Marcellus derived produced waters, abandoned coal mine drainage (AMD), fluids from conventional Upper Devonian gas reservoirs, and fly ash impoundments. Preliminary results from analyses of stream water collected from approximately 45 sites along the length of the Allegheny River and seven of its tributaries show that Sr varies across the watershed with lower concentrations (mean [Sr] = 82 ppb) in the upper reaches and tributaries, and increasing concentrations downstream, reaching approximately 200 ppb near Pittsburgh, where the Allegheny River enters the Ohio River. Anomalous Sr concentrations are observed in two creeks in the eastern portion of the watershed, where Sr concentrations reach as high as 2.5 ppm and 1.3 ppm respectively. Preliminary Sr isotope data indicate that most of the Allegheny River and its tributaries cluster around a narrow range of (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values, from 0.7125 to 0.7130 (epsilon (super Sr) (sub sw) = +47.3 to +53.8, where epsilon (super Sr) (sub sw) is the deviation of the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratio from that of seawater in parts per ten thousand). However, both higher (up to +62.2) and lower (down to +35.2) epsilon (super Sr) (sub sw) values are observed in the two tributaries with the elevated Sr concentrations. While Sr concentrations are likely to vary across the watershed due to differences in silicate and carbonate sources (as indicated by Mg/Na and Ca/Na ratios) the observed patterns of anomalous Sr concentrations and large deviations in epsilon (super Sr) (sub sw) suggest non-weathering sources. A full set of geochemical data and multiple season sampling will be required to characterize and identify these sources. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Wall, A J AU - Capo, R C AU - Stewart, B W AU - Lavin, S M AU - Hakala, A AU - Schroeder, K T AU - Casson, L W AU - Monnell, J D AU - States, S AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract H34B EP - 06 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637527667?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=A+baseline+geochemical+and+Sr+isotope+assessment+of+surface+waters+in+the+Allegheny+River+watershed%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Wall%2C+A+J%3BCapo%2C+R+C%3BStewart%2C+B+W%3BLavin%2C+S+M%3BHakala%2C+A%3BSchroeder%2C+K+T%3BCasson%2C+L+W%3BMonnell%2C+J+D%3BStates%2C+S%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Microbial community shifts due to hydrofracking; observations from field-scale observations and laboratory-scale incubations AN - 1629942142; 2014-093243 AB - The use of fluids containing chemicals and variable water sources during the hydrofracking of unconventional shale is the source of considerable controversy due to perceived risks from altered subsurface biogeochemistry and the potential for contaminating potable water supplies. Rapid shifts in subsurface biogeochemistry are often driven by available macronutrients combined with the abundance and metabolic condition of the subsurface microbiota. While the depth that fracturing occurs in the Marcellus formation is reasonably deep to pose little risk to groundwater supplies, no published studies have systematically characterized the indigenous microbial population and how this community is altered through variable fluid management practices (e.g., chemical composition, source water makeup). In addition, limited information is available on how shallower microbial communities and geochemical conditions might be affected through the accidental release of these fluids to groundwater aquifers. Our measurements indicate field-applied and laboratory-generated fracking fluids contain levels of organic carbon greater than 300 mg/l and nitrogen concentrations greater than 80 mg/l that may differentially stimulate microbial growth in subsurface formations. In contrast to certain inorganic constituents (e.g., chloride) which increase in concentration through the flowback period; dissolved organic carbon levels decrease with time after the fracturing process through multiple attenuation processes (dilution, sorption, microbial utilization). Pyrosequencing data of the 16S rRNA gene indicate a shift from a more diverse source water microbial community to a less diverse community typical of a brine formation as time after fracturing increases. The introduction of varying percentages of a laboratory-generated fracking fluid to microcosm bottles containing groundwater and aquifer media stimulated biogeochemical changes similar to the introduction of landfill leachate, another wastewater containing elevated carbon, nitrogen, and complex organic constituents (e.g., decreased redox conditions, stepwise utilization of available terminal electron acceptors, enriched Fe(II) and sulfide concentrations). These research findings are important for understanding how fluids used during shale energy development may alter in situ microbial communities and provide insight into processes that attenuate the migration of these fluids in shallow aquifers and deep shale formations. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Mouser, P J AU - Ansari, M AU - Hartsock, Angela AU - Lui, S AU - Lenhart, J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract H11C EP - 1196 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629942142?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Microbial+community+shifts+due+to+hydrofracking%3B+observations+from+field-scale+observations+and+laboratory-scale+incubations&rft.au=Mouser%2C+P+J%3BAnsari%2C+M%3BHartsock%2C+Angela%3BLui%2C+S%3BLenhart%2C+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Mouser&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2012/FM/sections/H/sessions/H11C/abstracts/H11C-1196.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Applying model abstraction techniques to optimize monitoring networks for detecting subsurface contaminant transport AN - 1629939995; 2014-095976 AB - Improving strategies for monitoring subsurface contaminant transport includes performance comparison of competing models, developed independently or obtained via model abstraction. Model comparison and parameter discrimination involve specific performance indicators selected to better understand subsurface contaminant transport to optimize groundwater monitoring networks (GMN). Three abstraction techniques were validated for GMN design: (1) using pedotransfer functions, (2) profile aggregation, and (3) limiting the input domain by ignoring the unsaturated zone. Data were collected in the tracer experiment at the USDA-ARS OPE3 integrated research site. A pulse of a potassium chloride solution was applied to a 13 m X 14 m irrigation plot, and chloride concentrations were measured in the groundwater at three sampling depths in 12 observations wells installed at distances of 7 m and 14 m from the irrigation plot. The spatial distribution of soil materials was obtained from cores taken at 0.2 m increments to the depth of 2 m during installation of the observation wells. Soil hydraulic conductivity values were obtained from the HYDRUS-3D calibration with chloride concentration time series measured in the observation wells, and soil water retention was estimated from pedotransfer functions. The model abstraction techniques were evaluated using HYDRUS-3D simulations performed for different hydrologic scenarios. These scenarios included three weather, two ground-water depth, and two groundwater slope scenarios, as well as two different locations of the contaminant release selected within the irrigation plot. The weather scenarios were based on 25%, 50% and 75% of the 10-year probability of mean annual precipitation. The monitoring locations for GMN were selected based on three performance indicators: the peak concentration (Cpeak), the time to the peak concentration (Tpeak) and total chemical flux (QC). The monitoring locations were selected based on (a) more frequent, and (b) more probable and persistent appearance of maximum or minimum values of the above performance indicators. Cpeak and QC appeared to be more reliable performance indicators compared to Tpeak. The profile aggregation method was found to be the only abstraction technique that generated a GMN differed from the network obtained using the calibrated HYDRUS-3D model based on Cpeak and QC performance indicators. The outcome of this study provides reasonable assurance that model abstraction techniques can be used to optimize monitoring network strategies, and can provide specific the information for the future data collection and abstraction efforts to optimize a GMN. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Pachepsky, Y A AU - Guber, A AU - Gish, T J AU - Yakirevich, A AU - Nicholson, T J AU - Cady, R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract H24D EP - 04 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629939995?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Applying+model+abstraction+techniques+to+optimize+monitoring+networks+for+detecting+subsurface+contaminant+transport&rft.au=Pachepsky%2C+Y+A%3BGuber%2C+A%3BGish%2C+T+J%3BYakirevich%2C+A%3BNicholson%2C+T+J%3BCady%2C+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pachepsky&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adaptive genetic algorithm method for crystal structure prediction AN - 1618133264; 2014-085925 AB - We have developed a fast and efficient method for crystal structure prediction and materials discovery. This method performs genetic algorithm (GA) searches using auxiliary classical potentials to screen the energies of candidate structures, and select only a few of them for more extensive first-principles evaluation. Parameters of the auxiliary potentials are adaptively adjusted to reproduce the first-principles results during the course of the GA search. Therefore, the adaptive GA method can combine the speed of empirical potential searches with the accuracy of first-principles calculations. The efficiency of the adaptive GA method allows for great increase in the size and complexity of systems that can be studied. The performance of adaptive GA is demonstrated by application to various systems including metallic alloys and ultrahigh pressure SiO2, H2O and Mg-Si-O systems. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Wang, C AU - Wu, S AU - Ji, M AU - Nguyen, M AU - Zhao, X AU - Umemoto, K AU - Wentzcovitch, R M AU - Ho, K AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract MR43A EP - 2299 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 01A:General mineralogy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618133264?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Adaptive+genetic+algorithm+method+for+crystal+structure+prediction&rft.au=Wang%2C+C%3BWu%2C+S%3BJi%2C+M%3BNguyen%2C+M%3BZhao%2C+X%3BUmemoto%2C+K%3BWentzcovitch%2C+R+M%3BHo%2C+K%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-30 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Linking structural and functional connectivity in a simple runoff-runon model over soils with heterogeneous infiltrability AN - 1618132836; 2014-086003 AB - Runoff production on a hillslope during a rainfall event may be simplified as follows. Given a soil of constant infiltrability I, which is the maximum amount of water that the soil can infiltrate, and a constant rainfall intensity R, runoff is observed wherever R is greater than I. The infiltration rate equals the infiltrability where runoff is produced, R otherwise. When ponding time, topography, and overall spatial and temporal variations of physical parameters, such as R and I, are neglected, the runoff equation remains simple. In this study, we consider soils of spatially variable infiltrability. As runoff can re-infiltrate on down-slope areas of higher infiltrabilities (runon process), the resulting process is highly non-linear. The stationary runoff equation is: Qn+1 = max (Qn + (R - In)*Delta x , 0) where Qn is the runoff arriving on pixel n of size Delta x [L2/T], R and In the rainfall intensity and infiltrability on that same pixel [L/T]. The non-linearity is due to the dependence of infiltration on R and Qn, that is runon. This re-infiltration process generates patterns of runoff along the slope, patterns that organise and connect differently to each other depending on the rainfall intensity and the nature of the soil heterogeneity. In order to characterize the runoff patterns and their connectivity, we use the connectivity function defined by Allard (1993) in Geostatistics. Our aim is to assess, in a stochastic framework, the runoff organization on 1D and 2D slopes with random infiltrabilities (log-normal, exponential and bimodal distributions) by means of numerical simulations. Firstly, we show how runoff is produced and organized in patterns along a 2D slope according to the infiltrability distribution. We specifically illustrate and discuss the link between the statistical nature of the infiltrability and that of the flow-rate, with a special focus on the relations between the connectivities of both fields: the structural connectivity (infiltrability patterns) and the functional connectivity (runoff patterns). In a second step, we demonstrate how, on a 1D geometry defined by different uncorrelated infiltrability distributions, these interactions between infiltrability and resulting runoff field can be quantified by the Queueing Theory. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Harel, M AU - Mouche, Emmanuel AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract NG13B EP - 1520 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1618132836?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Linking+structural+and+functional+connectivity+in+a+simple+runoff-runon+model+over+soils+with+heterogeneous+infiltrability&rft.au=Harel%2C+M%3BMouche%2C+Emmanuel%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Harel&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-30 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Testing seismic hazard models with Be-10 exposure ages for precariously balanced rocks AN - 1566811898; 2014-075403 AB - Currently, the only empirical tool available to test maximum earthquake ground motions spanning timescales of 10 ky-1 My is the use of fragile geologic features, including precariously balanced rocks (PBRs). The ages of PBRs together with their areal distribution and mechanical stability ("fragility") constrain probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) over long timescales; pertinent applications include the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps (NSHM) and tests for ground motion models (e.g., Cybershake). Until recently, age constraints for PBRs were limited to varnish microlamination (VML) dating techniques and sparse cosmogenic nuclide data; however, VML methods yield minimum limiting ages for individual rock surfaces, and the interpretations of cosmogenic nuclide data were ambiguous because they did not account for the exhumation history of the PBRs or the complex shielding of cosmic rays. We have recently published a robust method for the exposure dating of PBRs combining Be-10 profiles, a numerical model, and a three-dimensional shape model for each PBR constructed using photogrammetry (Balco et al., 2011, Quaternary Geochronology). Here, we use our published method to calculate new exposure ages for PBRs at 6 sites in southern California near the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and Elsinore faults, including: Lovejoy Buttes (9 +/- 1 ka), Round Top (35 +/- 1 ka), Pacifico (19 +/- 1 ka, but with a poor fit to data), Beaumont South (17 +/- 2 ka), Perris (24 +/- 2 ka), and Benton Road (40 +/- 1 ka), in addition to the recently published age of 18.5 +/- 2.0 ka for a PBR at the Grass Valley site. We combine our ages and fragilities for each PBR, and use these data to test the USGS 2008 NSHM PGA with 2% in 50 year probability, USGS 2008 PSHA deaggregations, and basic hazard curves from USGS 2002 NSHM data. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Rood, Dylan H AU - Anooshehpoor, Rasool AU - Balco, G AU - Biasi, Glenn P AU - Brune, J N AU - Brune, Rich AU - Grant, L AU - Kendrick, K J AU - Purvance, M AU - Saleeby, I AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract T13D EP - 2632 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566811898?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Testing+seismic+hazard+models+with+Be-10+exposure+ages+for+precariously+balanced+rocks&rft.au=Rood%2C+Dylan+H%3BAnooshehpoor%2C+Rasool%3BBalco%2C+G%3BBiasi%2C+Glenn+P%3BBrune%2C+J+N%3BBrune%2C+Rich%3BGrant%2C+L%3BKendrick%2C+K+J%3BPurvance%2C+M%3BSaleeby%2C+I%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Rood&rft.aufirst=Dylan&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Understanding earthquake processes in the central and Eastern US and implications for nuclear reactor safety AN - 1566809773; 2014-078211 AB - All of the early site permits and new reactor licensing applications, which have been submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC), are located in the Central and Eastern United States (CEUS). Furthermore, among the 104 commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs) already licensed to operate in the US, 96 are located in the CEUS. While there are many considerations in siting commercial NPPs, the perceived lower seismic hazard in the CEUS compared to the Western United States is one of the reasons why the majority of operating and potential future nuclear reactors are located in the CEUS. However, one important criterion used in the licensing and safe operation of a nuclear power plant is its seismic design basis, which establishes the plant's ability to withstand ground motions produced by moderate- to large-sized earthquakes without suffering any damage to its critical safety related structures, systems, and components. The seismic design basis for a NPP is site specific and determined using up-to-date knowledge and information about seismic sources surrounding the site and seismic wave propagation characteristics. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of the processes generating earthquakes (tectonic or man-made) and the seismic wave propagation characteristics in the CEUS is crucial. The U.S. NRC's seismic review process for evaluating new reactor siting applications heavily relies upon up-to-date scientific knowledge of seismic sources within at least 320 km of a proposed site. However, the availability of up-to-date knowledge and information about potential seismic sources in low-seismicity regions is limited and relevant data are sparse. Recently, the NRC participated in a joint effort to develop new seismic source models to be used in the CEUS seismic hazard studies for nuclear facilities. In addition, efforts are underway to better understand the seismic potential of the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone. While very large and successful scientific experiments such as EarthScope, provide great opportunities to gather new data to further enhance our current understanding of the seismicity and tectonics of the CEUS region, there is also a heightened need for continuation of small-scale scientific missions geared toward understanding of seismic sources in low-seismicity regions. Although such regions are not high-priority areas of research and they do not usually receive the needed attention of funding agencies and the larger scientific community, extensive studies in these areas are still needed. Creating awareness and interest of the needs for seismic studies in such regions is a critical issue from a regulatory perspective. The U.S. NRC's open government philosophy based processes provide excellent opportunities for the involvement of research and educational communities in the regulatory processes related to seismic hazards in the US. This presentation will discuss the available processes for public participation in the US NRC new reactor licensing decisions and highlight some key research areas that will benefit seismic hazard estimations in the CEUS. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Seber, D AU - Tabatabai, S AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract S54D EP - 03 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566809773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Understanding+earthquake+processes+in+the+central+and+Eastern+US+and+implications+for+nuclear+reactor+safety&rft.au=Seber%2C+D%3BTabatabai%2C+S%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Seber&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Earthquake depth estimations in the Padano-Emiliana North Italy Plain using regional and teleseismic data; influence on seismic properties and tectonic process understandings AN - 1566809698; 2014-078189 AB - On May 2012, the central part of the Padano-Emiliana Plain (North Italy), has been shocked by a dramatic sequence of earthquakes, with highest Mw 6.0. These events were very shallow ( approximately 5-10 km), which could explain the large ground-motions amplitude observed in the fault area. On the opposite, on the last 25th and 27th January other two deeper moderate earthquakes (either with Mw 4.9) occurred in the same area (south of Parma). These two events made very few damages and no victims, but have been felt also far from the source: their focal depths (33 and 65 km respectively) seem to play a huge role. Indeed, in this sector of the Padano-Emiliana plain, earthquakes are mainly generated by systems of blind thrust faults extending to depths of 20-25 km, even if recent seismicity studies proposed that a deeper subducting slab of Adriatic lithosphere could occur as well in this area. Thus, a trustable estimation of depths is needed in order to better understand this complex tectonic process. Based on teleseismic dataset, we have used coherent depth phases detected on CTBTO arrays (comprehensive-test-ban treaty-organization), using cepstral methods as well as focal mechanism estimations from genetic algorithm inversions to constrain the depths of all recent events above magnitude 3.8 in this area. The use of the teleseismic records gives the opportunity to reduce uncertainties due to complex crustal propagations during regional depth estimations. Moreover, pMP reflexions, observable on these teleseismic records, seem to prove that some events occurred below the Moho discontinuity, strenghthening the hypothesis of an active slab for this area. The regional North Italy dataset collected in the last years by the RAIS strong-motion network (INGV) have been studied as well. The joint inversions have been performed to increase the resolution of the depth estimations by mixing teleseismic and regional data. At the end we have built a new database of accurate earthquake depths, allowing to investigate the influence of this parameter on the seismic properties. Source spectra and stress drops have been estimated and their correlation with depth has been pointed out. Hence, in the global aim to predict ground motions, it seems that depth should be taken into account in a more systematic way, as new seismic equipments (for instance CTBTO arrays) afford now better resolution for this crucial parameter. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Letort, J AU - Massa, M AU - Cotton, F AU - Drouet, S AU - Guilbert, J AU - Pacor, F AU - Traversa, P AU - Vergoz, J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract S54A EP - 05 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566809698?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Earthquake+depth+estimations+in+the+Padano-Emiliana+North+Italy+Plain+using+regional+and+teleseismic+data%3B+influence+on+seismic+properties+and+tectonic+process+understandings&rft.au=Letort%2C+J%3BMassa%2C+M%3BCotton%2C+F%3BDrouet%2C+S%3BGuilbert%2C+J%3BPacor%2C+F%3BTraversa%2C+P%3BVergoz%2C+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Letort&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - North Anna Nuclear Power Plant strong motion records of the Mineral, Virginia earthquake of August 23, 2011 AN - 1566809668; 2014-078162 AB - The MW 5.8 Mineral, Virginia earthquake was recorded at a relatively short epicentral distance of about 18 km at the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by the SMA-3 magnetic tape digital accelerographs installed inside the plant's containment at the foundation and deck levels. The North Anna NPP is operated by the Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) and has two pressurized water reactors (PWR) units that began operation in 1978 and 1980, respectively. Following the earthquake, both units were safely shutdown. The strong-motion records were processed to get velocity, displacement, Fourier and 5% damped response spectra. The basemat record demonstrated relatively high amplitudes of acceleration of 0.26 g and velocity of 13.8 cm/sec with a relatively short duration of strong motion of 2-3 sec. Recorded 5% damped Response Spectra exceed Design Basis Earthquake for the existing Units 1 and 2, while comprehensive plant inspections performed by VEPCO and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have concluded that the damage to the plant was minimal not affecting any structures and equipment significant to plant operation. This can be explained in part by short duration of the earthquake ground motion at the plant. The North Anna NPP did not have free-field strong motion instrumentation at the time of the earthquake. Since the containment is founded on rock there is a tendency to consider basemat record as an approximation of the free-field recording. However, comparisons of deck and basemat records demonstrate that the basemat recording is also affected by structural resonance frequencies higher than 3 Hz. Structural resonances in the frequency range of 3-4 Hz can at least partially explain significant exceedance of observed motions relative to ground motion calculated using ground motion prediction equations. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Graizer, V AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - Abstract S53G EP - 02 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2012 KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1566809668?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=North+Anna+Nuclear+Power+Plant+strong+motion+records+of+the+Mineral%2C+Virginia+earthquake+of+August+23%2C+2011&rft.au=Graizer%2C+V%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2012 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-10-02 N1 - CODEN - #07548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Brookhaven Lab Named Historic Chemical Landmark AN - 1372485441 AB - In a news release, Fowler said, "We were fortunate to have so much expertise in organic synthesis and radiochemistry with short-lived isotopes like 18F 'in house' in Brookhaven's Chemistry Department-specifically Al Wolf, PhD, Tatsuo Ido, PhD, Vito Casella, PhD, and Chung-Nan Wan, PhD, who worked directly on the 18F-FDG problem. JF - The Journal of Nuclear Medicine AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - Dec 2012 SP - 1 CY - New York PB - Society of Nuclear Medicine VL - 53 IS - 12 SN - 01615505 KW - Physics KW - Chemistry KW - Isotopes KW - Fluorine KW - Medical research KW - Colleges & universities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372485441?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthcompleteshell&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Journal+of+Nuclear+Medicine&rft.atitle=Brookhaven+Lab+Named+Historic+Chemical+Landmark&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=53&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=12N&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+Nuclear+Medicine&rft.issn=01615505&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Name - Brookhaven National Laboratory; University of Pennsylvania N1 - Copyright - Copyright Society of Nuclear Medicine Dec 2012 N1 - Document feature - Photographs N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-06 N1 - CODEN - JNMEAQ ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties in a wooded-shrubland ecosystem following a prescribed fire AN - 1287375836; 2013-018115 AB - Pre- and post-fire measurements were made for a low-intensity prescribed fire in a semiarid, shrub-woodland transition zone, and objectives were to: (i) determine changes in near-saturated hydraulic conductivity (K (sub f) measured with a tension infiltrometer), air permeability (k (sub a) measured with an air permeameter), and soil physical properties at shrub undercanopy and interspace microsites immediately before and after a fall burn and for a 13-mo period; and (ii) quantify the importance and effect of post-fire soil structure on hydraulic properties using pre- and post-fire measurements. At undercanopy microsites, structure deteriorated from a moderate to a weak subangular blocky structure after the fire that broke down to a structureless soil 10 mo later. At interspace microsites, post-fire soil structure deteriorated from a moderate-strong subangular blocky structure with hard dry consistency to a weak subangular blocky structure with soft dry consistency. After 10 mo, the intercanopy maintained a weak-moderate soil structure that became structureless-weak after 13 mo. Immediately after the fire, at both microsites, there was incomplete organic combustion, a decrease in bulk density, and an increase in k (sub a) ; however, at undercanopy microsites, there was no significant change in K (sub f) even though there was a slight to moderate hydrophobicity, whereas at interspace microsites where no water repellency existed, K (sub f) increased. These changes may be a result of expansion of vaporized water through soil pores that broke up aggregates, deteriorating soil structure. Thus, mechanisms that contributed to changes immediately and after the first year post-fire were different for low-intensity burns than for higher intensity burns. JF - Soil Science Society of America Journal AU - Chief, Karletta AU - Young, Michael H AU - Shafer, David S Y1 - 2012/12// PY - 2012 DA - December 2012 SP - 1965 EP - 1977 PB - Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI VL - 76 IS - 6 SN - 0361-5995, 0361-5995 KW - United States KW - soils KW - North America KW - Basin and Range Province KW - Great Basin KW - variance analysis KW - grain size KW - statistical analysis KW - intensity KW - ecosystems KW - infiltrometers KW - morphology KW - fires KW - eastern Nevada KW - size distribution KW - hydrodynamics KW - ecology KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - White Pine County Nevada KW - particles KW - Nevada KW - land use KW - hydrophobic materials KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1287375836?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soil+Science+Society+of+America+Journal&rft.atitle=Changes+in+soil+structure+and+hydraulic+properties+in+a+wooded-shrubland+ecosystem+following+a+prescribed+fire&rft.au=Chief%2C+Karletta%3BYoung%2C+Michael+H%3BShafer%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Chief&rft.aufirst=Karletta&rft.date=2012-12-01&rft.volume=76&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1965&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Soil+Science+Society+of+America+Journal&rft.issn=03615995&rft_id=info:doi/10.2136%2Fsssaj2011.0072 L2 - https://www.soils.org/publications/sssaj LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 130 N1 - PubXState - WI N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-14 N1 - CODEN - SSSJD4 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Basin and Range Province; eastern Nevada; ecology; ecosystems; fires; grain size; Great Basin; hydraulic conductivity; hydrodynamics; hydrophobic materials; infiltrometers; intensity; land use; morphology; Nevada; North America; particles; size distribution; soils; statistical analysis; United States; variance analysis; White Pine County Nevada DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2011.0072 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DEWEY-BURDOCK IN-SITU URANIUM RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, CUSTER AND FALL RIVER COUNTIES, SOUTH DAKOTA (FOURTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2009). AN - 1323793781; 15565 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source and byproduct material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery (ISR) facility in Custer and Fall River Counties, South Dakota is proposed. Powertech (USA), Inc. submitted a license application in August 2009 for the Dewey-Burdock ISR Project, which would be located in the Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Milling Region, one of four specified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities. The 10,580-acre project site is located 13 miles north-northwest of the city of Edgemont, 40 miles west of the city of Hot Springs, and 50 miles southwest of the city of Custer. Approximately 10,340 acres of land is privately owned, and the remaining 240 acres of surface rights are public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The subsurface mineral rights are owned by various private entities and federally reserved by the U.S. Government. The Dewey-Burdock ISR Project would consist of processing facilities and sequentially developed wellfields in two contiguous areas: the Burdock area and the Dewey area. Facilities would include: a central processing plant in the Burdock area and a satellite facility in the Dewey area; surface impoundments; wellfields and their associated infrastructure; Class V deep injection wells and/or land application areas for disposal of liquid gas wastes; and access roads. Extraction is proposed at 10 wellfields in the Burdock area and at four wellfields in the Dewey area. Injection wells would be used to introduce lixiviant into the uranium mineralization; production wells would be used to extract uranium-bearing solutions; and monitoring wells would be used to identify and assess impacts of ongoing operations and detect groundwater excursions. The Burdock central plant would fully process the uranium-bearing solution and uranium-loaded resin from the Dewey satellite facility. The recovered uranium would be processed, dried into yellowcake, packaged into 55-gallon steel drums, and trucked offsite to a licensed conversion facility. Powertech anticipates that production activities in the initial wellfields would commence two years after construction begins and wellfield operations would continue for eight years. Aquifer restoration would begin two years after production activities commence and would continue for nine years. After the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) determines the production area is restored, Powertech would implement a groundwater stability monitoring program for a minimum of 12 months. In addition to the proposed action, this draft supplemental EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative. The preliminary NRC staff recommendation is that a source and byproduct material license for the proposed action be issued as requested, unless safety issues mandate otherwise. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery on public lands with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All project phases would produce intermittent fugitive dust emissions. Construction would disturb 243 acres if deep well injection is used to dispose of treated wastewater, or 1,398 acres if land application or a combination of deep well injection and land application is used to dispose of treated wastewater. Habitat loss, displacement of wildlife, and mortality due to encounters with vehicles or heavy equipment would occur, though wildlife species would likely disperse from the area once construction commences. Archaeological and historic sites may be disturbed. Dewey Road would experience a sixteenfold increase in daily vehicle traffic during construction and a fivefold increase in daily vehicle traffic during operations. Local landfill capacity may be insufficient to accommodate all decommissioning nonhazardous solid waste. The project would contribute to visibility impacts at Wind Cave National Park, but the impact magnitude is expected to be minimal. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for new source material licenses, see 08-0275D, Volume 32, Number 3 and 09-0237F, Volume 33, Number3, respectively. 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Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Site, South Carolina, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America AN - 1313038357; 6175689 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America AU - Stirewalt, Gerry AU - Plaza-Toledo, Meralis Y1 - 2012/11/04/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Nov 04 KW - USA, South Carolina KW - Summer KW - Licensing KW - Geology KW - Commissions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313038357?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geology+in+Licensing+New+Nuclear+Power+Facilities+at+the+V.C.+Summer+Nuclear+Station+%28VCSNS%29+Site%2C+South+Carolina%2C+by+the+U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+%28NRC%29&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry%3BPlaza-Toledo%2C+Meralis&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2012-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012AM/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Isotope tracers to identify origin and verify safe disposal of produced water from the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1477830847; 2014-001822 AB - Extraction of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil from shales via hydraulic fracturing results in large volumes of co-produced water, usually with high levels of total dissolved solids (TDS). Increases in TDS of ground or surface waters in the drilling region can potentially be attributed to produced water leakage or improper disposal. However, the Appalachian Basin has a long history of fossil fuel exploration and production that predates the Marcellus Shale gas play, with potential impacts to streams and aquifers from coal mine drainage, fly ash disposal ponds, and brines and drilling-related fluids from shallow legacy gas wells. Multiple geochemical and isotopic tools, along with a detailed understanding of water-rock interaction in the subsurface environment, are needed to sort out the contributions from these different sources. Isotope tracers can add an extra dimension to standard geochemical monitoring tools. For example, we carried out a strontium isotope study of Marcellus produced waters to aid in identification of leakage and verification of safe disposal. In order for the isotope ratio of strontium ( (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr) to be used successfully as a natural tracer in ground and surface waters, the values of the potential endmembers must be distinct. Produced water samples from four counties in Pennsylvania spanning a distance of approximately 375 km yield a relatively restricted range of (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values from 0.7100 to 0.7121, consistent with leaching experiments on Marcellus Formation drill cuttings. Strontium isotope data from other potential TDS sources over a wide geographic and stratigraphic range, including produced waters from upper Devonian Venango and Bradford sands, indicate that most are isotopically distinct from Marcellus waters, and that influxes from these sources at any given location tend to fall within a fairly narrow range. This demonstrates that the Sr isotope ratio is likely to be a sensitive tracer for verification of safe produced water disposal. Ongoing work includes further development of the Sr, Li, U, and Nd isotope systems to gain insight into water-shale interaction and the geologic history of gas-producing shales, as well as baseline characterization of surface waters in the heart of the Marcellus gas producing region. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Macpherson, G L AU - Phan, Thai T AU - Gardiner, James B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 338 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - cuttings KW - stable isotopes KW - seepage KW - ground water KW - oil wells KW - water-rock interaction KW - Marcellus Shale KW - tracers KW - rare earths KW - drilling KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - alkaline earth metals KW - acid mine drainage KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - surface water KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - aquifers KW - Nd-144/Nd-143 KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - waste disposal KW - Pennsylvania KW - neodymium KW - leaching KW - strontium KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1477830847?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Isotope+tracers+to+identify+origin+and+verify+safe+disposal+of+produced+water+from+the+Middle+Devonian+Marcellus+Formation%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Stewart%2C+Brian+W%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BChapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BWall%2C+Andrew+J%3BMacpherson%2C+G+L%3BPhan%2C+Thai+T%3BGardiner%2C+James+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stewart&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=338&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid mine drainage; alkaline earth metals; aquifers; cuttings; Devonian; drilling; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; isotope ratios; isotopes; leaching; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; natural gas; Nd-144/Nd-143; neodymium; oil wells; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollution; rare earths; seepage; solutes; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; surface water; tracers; United States; waste disposal; water-rock interaction ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Understanding natural variations of dissolved methane in areas of accelerating Marcellus Shale gas development AN - 1447102518; 2013-084523 AB - There is rising concern that hydraulic fracture stimulation during shale gas drilling or leaky well casings can allow dissolved methane (commonly referred to as stray gas) to escape into public drinking water supplies, which can be an explosion and fire hazard. However, in coal mining areas of the Appalachians, methane can also originate from shallow gas bearing strata, coalbeds and gas storage fields. Therefore, an increase in methane concentrations cannot always be attributed to Marcellus Shale drilling activity. To understand any methane leaks associated with Shale gas drilling there is a need to 1) understand baseline variations in dissolved methane concentrations, and 2) develop a suite of natural geochemical tracers that can track sources of dissolved methane in the groundwaters and surface waters of the area. In this study, groundwater samples were collected from aquifers overlying Marcellus shale in north-central West Virginia, with no active shale gas drilling in the study area during collection. Samples were analyzed for C and H isotopic signatures and concentrations of dissolved methane, dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations, and C isotopic signatures of dissolved inorganic carbon. To understand the isotopic compositions of possible sources of methane in study area, samples were collected from producing wells in shallow Devonian sands and Marcellus Shale, deeper gas producing formations, and a coalbed methane well. The isotopic and geochemical data suggests that dissolved methane in the sampled groundwaters is primarily generated by deeper thermogenic sources and/or microbial sources via CO (sub 2) reduction in deeper marine formations. Furthermore, samples with higher methane concentrations do not show a clear correlation with abandoned oil and gas wells, coalbed methane wells and/or abandoned mine lands. We propose that methane from deeper sources is migrating into the sampled groundwater aquifers through natural fractures and faults over geological time scales. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Mulder, Michon L AU - Sack, Andrea AU - Bowman, Lindsey AU - Carr, Timothy AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - White, Jeremy S AU - Chambers, Douglas B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 313 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - north-central West Virginia KW - well stimulation KW - development KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - petroleum KW - drinking water KW - stable isotopes KW - variations KW - fractures KW - Marcellus Shale KW - carbon KW - movement KW - drilling KW - water pollution KW - faults KW - West Virginia KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - methane KW - pollutants KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - alkanes KW - samples KW - organic compounds KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - hydrocarbons KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1447102518?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Understanding+natural+variations+of+dissolved+methane+in+areas+of+accelerating+Marcellus+Shale+gas+development&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BMulder%2C+Michon+L%3BSack%2C+Andrea%3BBowman%2C+Lindsey%3BCarr%2C+Timothy%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BWhite%2C+Jeremy+S%3BChambers%2C+Douglas+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=313&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; C-13/C-12; carbon; D/H; development; Devonian; drilling; drinking water; faults; fractures; hydraulic fracturing; hydrocarbons; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; methane; Middle Devonian; movement; natural gas; north-central West Virginia; organic compounds; Paleozoic; petroleum; pollutants; pollution; samples; solutes; stable isotopes; United States; variations; water pollution; well stimulation; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geology in licensing new nuclear power facilities at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) site, South Carolina, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) AN - 1447101841; 2013-084607 AB - Requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations and guidance in NRC regulatory guides specify the importance of geologic characterization of sites for new nuclear power facilities. During the NRC's regulatory process, started in March 2008 and leading to licensing of the VCSNS site for construction and operation of two Westinghouse AP1000 units in March 2012, NRC geologists reviewed parts of the VCSNS Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) related to basic geologic and seismic information and surface faulting; conducted site audits and Quality Assurance (QA) inspections to examine geologic features in the field; prepared a Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) presenting review and audit results; briefed the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety regarding those results; and provided sworn testimony in mandatory public hearings to defend conclusions about site suitability based on review, audit, and inspection results. NRC geologists also identified a geologic mapping License Condition as the responsibility of the VCSNS licensee in the FSER, which required detailed geologic mapping of the excavation for the Unit 3 nuclear island structure; evaluation of geologic features discovered in excavations for safety-related structures other than the nuclear island; and notification of the Office of New Reactors once the excavations were ready for NRC staff to examine. The licensee committed to conducting the geologic mapping in the FSAR and mapped rock units, tectonic structures, and geologic features in the walls and floors of Unit 3 excavations for safety-related structures in detail. During the site audits and QA inspections, NRC geologists reviewed the geologic maps and associated data prepared to address the License Condition; examined the mapped tectonic structures, geologic features, and foundation bedrock units in the field; and evaluated geometry and field relationships of tectonic structures, including data constraining time of development, lithologies, and relationships between site-specific and regional tectonic structures. Based on these extensive activities, NRC geologists assessed the potential for tectonic and non-tectonic surface deformation at the VCSNS site and independently verified that no capable (i.e., Quaternary) tectonic structures occur that may adversely affect site suitability. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Plaza-Toledo, Meralis AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 471 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - bedrock KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - geologic hazards KW - South Carolina KW - site exploration KW - regulations KW - government agencies KW - characterization KW - power plants KW - deformation KW - geometry KW - safety KW - nuclear energy KW - natural hazards KW - faults KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1447101841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geology+in+licensing+new+nuclear+power+facilities+at+the+V.C.+Summer+Nuclear+Station+%28VCSNS%29+site%2C+South+Carolina%2C+by+the+U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+%28NRC%29&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BPlaza-Toledo%2C+Meralis%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=471&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bedrock; characterization; deformation; faults; geologic hazards; geometry; government agencies; natural hazards; nuclear energy; power plants; regulations; safety; site exploration; South Carolina; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission response to seismic hazard at operating nuclear power facilities in the United States following events at Fukushima Dai-ichi AN - 1447101265; 2013-084606 AB - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established the Near-Term Task Force in response to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that resulted in the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and identified three recommendations related to seismic hazards at operating nuclear power facilities. Recommendation 2.1 (R2.1) requires a licensee to reevaluate seismic hazards based on present-day NRC requirements and guidance. To address R2.1, licensees in the Western US (WUS) are performing Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee (SSHAC) Level 3 analyses. The SSHAC process should incorporate any new pertinent geologic data that are available in addition to collection of new geologic data. Central and Eastern US (CEUS) licensees will reevaluate the seismic hazard using the regional SSHAC-based CEUS seismic source characterization model. CEUS licensees are not required to collect or incorporate new geologic data. All licensees will calculate ground motion response spectra to compare to the existing safe shutdown earthquake ground motion for their plants. Based on results of this comparison, further risk assessments using either seismic margins analysis or probabilistic risk assessment may be needed. The NRC is working with industry to develop guidance for certain screening, prioritization and implementation issues related to seismic reevaluations and will endorse industry guidance or issue its own, as necessary. Recommendation 2.2 (R2.2) is a proposed rulemaking requiring licensees to reevaluate new and significant external hazard data every 10 years and determine how the data should be used. The NRC is also reviewing background information and assessing international experiences to support the technical basis for this rulemaking. Recommendation 2.3 (R2.3) requires licensees to perform seismic walkdowns of their plants. The NRC worked in cooperation with industry to develop walkdown procedures that will address equipment anchorages, the potential for adverse equipment interactions during an earthquake, and assess recent changes or updates to the facilities. The NRC will use the results of R2.1 and R2.3 to both inform the R2.2 rulemaking and determine whether the design basis hazards or protection features need to be updated to ensure adequate protection against the reevaluated hazards. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Thompson, Jenise-Marie H AU - Bauer, Laurel M AU - Munson, Clifford G AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 471 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - Far East KW - geologic hazards KW - government agencies KW - power plants KW - Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant KW - nuclear energy KW - natural hazards KW - Asia KW - earthquakes KW - Japan KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1447101265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+response+to+seismic+hazard+at+operating+nuclear+power+facilities+in+the+United+States+following+events+at+Fukushima+Dai-ichi&rft.au=Thompson%2C+Jenise-Marie+H%3BBauer%2C+Laurel+M%3BMunson%2C+Clifford+G%3BStirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=Jenise-Marie&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=471&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; earthquakes; Far East; Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant; geologic hazards; government agencies; Japan; natural hazards; nuclear energy; power plants; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lithium concentrations and isotope ratios in produced water from the Marcellus Formation, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1447101025; 2013-084534 AB - Water from shale is not typically available for chemical analysis because formation water that accompanies conventional oil and gas production is from sandstone or carbonate reservoirs. However, hydraulic fracturing of shale to stimulate natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil production also liberates formation waters, and these waters are co-produced at the well head with the gas and/or liquid products. Produced water from shale formations represents a new opportunity for understanding water-rock interaction in sedimentary rocks. We used quadrupole ICP-MS and multi-collector ICP-MS to determine concentration and isotope ratio of lithium, respectively, in produced waters from hydraulically fractured shales of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation from four counties in Pennsylvania spanning 375 km (super 2) . In comparison with existing data from conventional oil and gas reservoir formation waters, the Marcellus produced waters contain elevated Li/Cl * 10,000 ( approximately 10 to 15 vs. <1 to approximately 12). Other ratios (Li/Mg, Br/Cl) are also higher than most formation waters and geothermal fluids. In published analyses of formation waters, delta (super 7) Li varies inversely with concentration. The d (super 7) Li measurements of the shale fluids analyzed for this study ( approximately 6.5 to 11ppm) are much lighter than average seawater ( approximately 31ppm) and cluster at the lowest delta (super 7) Li and highest Li concentrations of formation waters published so far. These geochemical characteristics of Marcellus produced waters suggest strong influence from clay minerals and provide a distinctive and potentially useful diagnostic tracer for contamination investigations. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Macpherson, G L AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Phan, Thai T AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 315 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - well stimulation KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - mass spectra KW - petroleum KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Marcellus Shale KW - tracers KW - spectra KW - water pollution KW - geochemistry KW - Li-7/Li-6 KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - lithium KW - isotope ratios KW - alkali metals KW - pollution KW - hydrochemistry KW - measurement KW - ICP mass spectra KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - diagenesis KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1447101025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Lithium+concentrations+and+isotope+ratios+in+produced+water+from+the+Marcellus+Formation%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Macpherson%2C+G+L%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BPhan%2C+Thai+T%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Macpherson&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=315&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-31 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; clastic rocks; Devonian; diagenesis; geochemistry; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; hydrochemistry; ICP mass spectra; isotope ratios; isotopes; Li-7/Li-6; lithium; Marcellus Shale; mass spectra; measurement; metals; Middle Devonian; natural gas; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; pollution; sedimentary rocks; shale; spectra; stable isotopes; tracers; United States; water pollution; well stimulation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rapid field measurement of dissolved inorganic carbon based on CO (sub 2) analysis AN - 1442375821; 2013-079543 AB - Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is commonly measured in water and is an important parameter for understanding carbonate equilibrium, carbon cycling, and water-rock interaction. While accurate measurements can be made in the analytical laboratory, we have developed a rapid, portable technique that can be used to obtain accurate and precise data in the field as well. Sample analysis is completed by mixing 100 mL of water with 10 mL of 1 M sodium citrate buffer (pH approximately 4.5) in a closed system and then measuring the CO (sub 2) in solution using an Anton Paar CarboQC (super TM) carbonation meter. The final pH of the sample-buffer mixture is measured and the DIC is calculated using the measured concentration of [CO (sub 2) ], the temperature-corrected dissociation constants for carbonic acid, the pH, activity coefficients for the carbonate ions, and accounting for the dilution caused by the volume of the buffer. In addition to lowering the pH of the final solution so that most of the DIC has been converted into CO (sub 2) ; the buffer also establishes the same high ionic strength in the mixtures so that the activity coefficients are effectively constant over the entire natural range of DIC tested. Calculated DIC for standard sodium bicarbonate solutions was accurate within 0.5 mM C up to a concentration of 15 mM. In the field, a closed mixing system for water and buffer is accomplished by first collecting the water sample in a 140 mL syringe, after which a smaller syringe is connected to the larger syringe and the buffer injected. In this way, the increased mixed volume is accommodated by movement of the piston in the large syringe, no headspace is generated during mixing, and no CO (sub 2) is lost prior to analysis using the carbonation meter. The method has been tested using alternative buffers (phosphate, phosphate-citrate, acetate) with similar results. The potential interaction between CO (sub 2) and organic buffers has also been evaluated by the addition of varying amounts of methanol (0.05 to 0.5 mL) as an organic modifier. To supplement the testing of known standards, DIC was determined in samples collected from a variety of geochemical settings and compared with laboratory analysis. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 395 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - precision KW - buffers KW - solutes KW - measurement KW - inorganic materials KW - geochemical cycle KW - carbon dioxide KW - water-rock interaction KW - dilution KW - mixing KW - carbon KW - testing KW - carbon cycle KW - geochemistry KW - accuracy KW - pH KW - field studies KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1442375821?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Rapid+field+measurement+of+dissolved+inorganic+carbon+based+on+CO+%28sub+2%29+analysis&rft.au=Vesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Vesper&rft.aufirst=Dorothy&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=395&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; buffers; carbon; carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; dilution; field studies; geochemical cycle; geochemistry; inorganic materials; measurement; mixing; pH; precision; solutes; testing; water-rock interaction ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Major and trace element cycling within the passive water treatment systems of one of the world's first living buildings at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA AN - 1442375208; 2013-079481 AB - Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA is completing construction of the Center for Sustainable Landscapes, which will capture and treat all of its own water on site. The center is designed to meet or exceed green and sustainable building standards and practices: the Living Building Challenge; LEED (super R) Platinum and a 4-star SITES Certification for landscapes. Collaborative scientific research between Phipps and NETL will monitor water quality variables associated with various water management systems on-site. These systems lessen the load on municipal sewage treatment and potable water systems, and include rainwater harvesting, a lagoon system for storm water treatment, a constructed wetland system for sanitary water treatment, rain gardens, green roofs and permeable paving. Chemical analyses of water discharging from each treatment and management operation within the facility are presented that identify the major and minor trace elements associated with each treatment or water management process. Plans for the future collection and analysis of water, sediment and plant samples collected within the water management systems to better indicate system effectiveness over time and space are presented. The efficiency of carbon cycling and capture within the treatment systems will be estimated based on chemical analyses, CO2 respiration, and stable isotope analyses. Plant- and microbe-based treatment processes are expected to vary in effectiveness as a function of seasonal variations in temperature and plant growth. The analysis of selected trace elements and nutrients within the treatment systems will provide more detailed information on the role and rates of biological processes in precipitation, conversion and immobilization of dissolved species of concern. The concentration and fate of water pollutants in treated water used for greenhouse plant watering that may influence plant growth, such as fluoride associated with treated drinking water, will be specifically determined in these analyses. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Jain, Jinesh AU - Nielsen, Katherine B AU - Cugini, Anthony V AU - Perkovich, Joel AU - Piacentini, Richard AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 385 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - respiration KW - processes KW - water management KW - solutes KW - hydrochemistry KW - geochemical cycle KW - carbon dioxide KW - nutrients KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - major elements KW - Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens KW - water treatment KW - trace elements KW - Pennsylvania KW - geochemistry KW - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1442375208?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Major+and+trace+element+cycling+within+the+passive+water+treatment+systems+of+one+of+the+world%27s+first+living+buildings+at+Phipps+Conservatory+and+Botanical+Gardens%2C+Pittsburgh%2C+PA&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BJain%2C+Jinesh%3BNielsen%2C+Katherine+B%3BCugini%2C+Anthony+V%3BPerkovich%2C+Joel%3BPiacentini%2C+Richard%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=385&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Allegheny County Pennsylvania; carbon dioxide; geochemical cycle; geochemistry; hydrochemistry; major elements; nutrients; Pennsylvania; Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; processes; respiration; solutes; trace elements; United States; water management; water treatment ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydrogel tracer beads; the development, modification, and testing of an innovative tracer for better understanding LNAPL transport in karst aquifers AN - 1442373960; 2013-081111 AB - Karst aquifers are susceptible to light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) pollution, but the factors affecting LNAPL transport are not well-understood. Although soluble tracers can be used to help understand the fate of water-soluble pollutants, LNAPLs may behave quite differently. In this study, hydrogel tracer beads were developed and tested to better address this issue. The beads are made using alginic acid, a derivative of marine algae, which forms a polymeric hydrogel in the presence of most divalent cations. The beads contain 96-98% water, are environmentally benign, and can be altered with regard to density, size, color, and fluorescence. Buoyant beads containing hollow glass microspheres were tested alongside soluble fluorescein dye in a cave stream near Lewisburg, WV. The stream section was located in a 64-m canyon, confined by bedrock on the sides and bottom, had a water depth of 0.5-1.0 m, and discharge of 0.14 m (super 3) /s. After the simultaneous release of dye and beads, grab samples of stream water were collected every 20 s and analyzed for dissolved tracer by fluorometry; accumulated beads were collected every 20 s from the stream surface using swimming pool skimmers and were later counted. The beads and dye were transported differently. Beads traveled faster over the test distance arriving after a minimum of 140 s (0.46 m/s), compared to 160 s (0.40 m/s) for the dye. Peak bead recovery occurred at 180 s (0.36 m/sec) and peak fluorescein concentration was detected at 210 s (0.31 m/s). Fluorescein results were analyzed using QTRACER2; the recovery averaged 91%. Bead recovery for duplicate tests was 58% and 72%, reflecting bead retention and an imperfect bead collection system. The results suggest that solute tracers dispersed laterally and horizontally through the stream water but the buoyant beads were transported mainly in the zone of high surface velocity. This implies that LNAPLs would be transported rapidly through the karst section, yet a significant percentage would be effectively retained, even within a relatively "trap-free" reach of stream. Future tests will focus on longer cave sections having more traps to impede the downstream transport of the beads. The preliminary results indicate that hydrogel bead tracers can be a useful and cost effective means for modeling LNAPL transport in natural systems. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Laskoskie, Amanda AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 410 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - Lewisburg West Virginia KW - pollutants KW - karst hydrology KW - dye tracers KW - pollution KW - light nonaqueous phase liquids KW - Greenbrier County West Virginia KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - nonaqueous phase liquids KW - transport KW - tracers KW - cations KW - testing KW - water pollution KW - West Virginia KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1442373960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Hydrogel+tracer+beads%3B+the+development%2C+modification%2C+and+testing+of+an+innovative+tracer+for+better+understanding+LNAPL+transport+in+karst+aquifers&rft.au=Laskoskie%2C+Amanda%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Laskoskie&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=410&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; cations; dye tracers; Greenbrier County West Virginia; ground water; karst hydrology; Lewisburg West Virginia; light nonaqueous phase liquids; nonaqueous phase liquids; pollutants; pollution; testing; tracers; transport; United States; water pollution; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reducing the risk of geothermal development through the provision of geothermal data and information AN - 1438970535; 2013-077183 AB - How will the provision of geothermal and geosciences data and information through a National Geothermal Data System reduce the risk of geothermal development? Deloitte LLP stated that while there have been a series of attempts at, and plans for, organizing existing data on geothermal resources in the U.S. and specifically across the western states, the accuracy, reliability, and general availability of the information remains disjointed, haphazard, or unavailable. The provision of geothermal and geosciences field data can reduce uncertainty and increase investor confidence in geothermal development. The National Geothermal Data System will supply data to the public through a web application that will encourage investors, developers, researchers, educators, regulators, and interested members of the public to access the information generated from U.S. DOE investments in geothermal research, development and demonstration efforts, as well as other public and private sources of geothermal information. In it's May 2011 Strategic Plan, DOE states that "...success should be measured not when a project is completed or an experiment concluded, but when scientific and technical information is disseminated. Beyond broad availability of technical reports, e-prints and multimedia, and publication in peer-reviewed journals, open access to experimental data and analysis codes is increasingly important in policy-relevant research areas. The Department will establish guidelines for use with both grants and contracts to ensure appropriate access to, and retention of, scientific data and analysis methods. In more applied areas, knowledge of what did not work can be of equal value with positive results, for that can prevent the misapplication of significant private resources...". In line with DOE's strategic objectives, DOE's Geothermal Technologies Program is providing access to its geothermal project information through the Geothermal Projects Database and the DOE Geothermal Data Repository (DOE-GDR). The DOE-GDR is intended to be one of many nodes on the National Geothermal Data System currently under development. This paper describes plans for the National Geothermal Data System and the requirements for providing data to DOE's "node" on the National Geothermal Data System. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Anderson, Arlene F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 353 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - geothermal energy KW - National Geothermal Data System KW - development KW - information management KW - data management KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438970535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Reducing+the+risk+of+geothermal+development+through+the+provision+of+geothermal+data+and+information&rft.au=Anderson%2C+Arlene+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=Arlene&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=353&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-03 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data management; development; geothermal energy; information management; National Geothermal Data System ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Water quality issues in an urban surface water system; a geochemical and Sr isotope assessment of the Allegheny River watershed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA AN - 1438968498; 2013-077204 AB - The Allegheny River is the source of drinking water for the city of Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities. Accurate assessment of contaminant sources in the watershed, and their impact on the river water quality, is complicated by complexity of inputs such as industrial waste water treatment facilities, legacy acid mine drainage (AMD), oil and gas production, and coal combustion waste sites. Our goal is to establish a baseline for water quality and identify contaminant sources that lead to perturbations to background conditions by combining geochemical and Sr isotopic analysis of daily sampling of Allegheny River water at the Pittsburgh Water Treatment Plant intake with seasonal synoptic measurements across 45 sites within the watershed. Sr isotopes are a natural tracer with the potential to identify inputs to streams from Marcellus produced waters, AMD, and fluids associated with Upper Devonian gas formations in the Allegheny River watershed (Chapman et al. 2012, Env. Sci. Tech. 46:3545). Preliminary results from Allegheny River intake samples over a two month period indicate that Sr concentrations ranged from 140 ppb to 260 ppb, and (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values ranged from 0.7124 to 0.7127 (epsilon (sub sr) (super sw) = +45.5 to +49.8, where epsilon (sub sr) (super sw) is the deviation of the (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr ratio from that of seawater in parts per ten thousand). In comparison, samples taken in April and July 2012 from seven Allegheny headwater tributaries had lower Sr concentrations (mean approximately 73 ppb; range = 30 to 115 ppb) and epsilon (sub sr) (super sw) values varied from +49.1 and +52.6. Ongoing geochemical and isotopic analysis and additional sampling is underway to identify and quantify contaminant fluxes and model the long-term influence of inputs into the watershed. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Lavin, Sarah M AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Casson, Leonard W AU - Monnell, Jason D AU - States, Stanley AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 357 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - water quality KW - isotopes KW - waste water KW - natural gas KW - Allegheny River KW - watersheds KW - petroleum KW - drinking water KW - stable isotopes KW - urban environment KW - quantitative analysis KW - Marcellus Shale KW - water treatment KW - tracers KW - water pollution KW - geochemistry KW - Upper Devonian KW - hydrology KW - alkaline earth metals KW - acid mine drainage KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - background level KW - surface water KW - pollution KW - hydrochemistry KW - samples KW - measurement KW - models KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - seasonal variations KW - waste disposal KW - Pennsylvania KW - strontium KW - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438968498?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Water+quality+issues+in+an+urban+surface+water+system%3B+a+geochemical+and+Sr+isotope+assessment+of+the+Allegheny+River+watershed+near+Pittsburgh%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.au=Wall%2C+Andrew+J%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BLavin%2C+Sarah+M%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BCasson%2C+Leonard+W%3BMonnell%2C+Jason+D%3BStates%2C+Stanley%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wall&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=357&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-03 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid mine drainage; alkaline earth metals; Allegheny County Pennsylvania; Allegheny River; background level; Devonian; drinking water; geochemistry; hydrochemistry; hydrology; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; measurement; metals; Middle Devonian; models; natural gas; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; pollution; quantitative analysis; samples; seasonal variations; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; surface water; tracers; United States; Upper Devonian; urban environment; waste disposal; waste water; water pollution; water quality; water treatment; watersheds ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CO (sub 2) leakage impacts on shallow groundwater; application of uranium isotope composition to track the origin and mobility of uranium at a natural analog site, Chimayo, NM AN - 1434008290; 2013-072043 AB - Groundwater near Chimayo, northern New Mexico, is affected by CO (sub 2) and saline waters that upwell along a series of regional faults. This site provides an opportunity to investigate groundwater chemistry in the presence of elevated CO (sub 2) , and can provide insight into potential impacts of CO (sub 2) and brine migration on a drinking water aquifer. Sequential extraction experiments in aquifer sediments indicate that uranium (U) is primarily found in the exchangeable, carbonate mineral, and Mn-oxide fractions. This suggests that cation exchange/adsorption and dissolution/precipitation of calcite could be important reactions controlling U in groundwater. However, prior modeling suggests that increased U concentrations found in well waters near fault-related CO (sub 2) release is primarily due to entrainment of U from brackish water associated with the deep CO (sub 2) . In order to understand the factors leading to U release under different CO (sub 2) levels, U isotope data were obtained for eight groundwaters, including a CO (sub 2) -rich upwelling brine. Uranium concentrations range from 10 to 497 ppb and generally show a positive correlation with dissolved CO (sub 2) concentration, with the notable exception of the sample with the highest U concentration. Preliminary isotopic results yield (super 234) U/ (super 238) U activity ratios (AR) that range from 1.0 to 5.9 and vary widely even in wells in close proximity to each other. The high ARs suggest a significant flux from recently weathered material, either soil or host aquifer minerals. Groundwater (super 238) U/ (super 235) U ratios fall between 137.75 and 137.95. Waters with elevated CO (sub 2) (>20 mmol dissolved CO (sub 2) ) also yield the lowest (super 238) U/ (super 235) U ratios. Hyperbolic relationships between (super 238) U/ (super 235) U and U concentration and dissolved CO (sub 2) in most samples suggest a mixing relationship between high-CO (sub 2) brines and low-CO (sub 2) ground waters. This is further bolstered by an inverse relationship between (super 238) U/ (super 235) U and (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr. We hypothesize that dissolution of U-bearing minerals under oxidizing conditions by deep, CO (sub 2) -charged brines resulted in fractionation of (super 238) U/ (super 235) U, and the resultant isotopically light fluid subsequently mixed with shallower ground waters. Additional variation in the (super 238) U/ (super 235) U ratios could have been induced by exchange and dissolution/precipitation reactions in the aquifer. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Phan, Thai T AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Gardiner, James B AU - Macpherson, G L AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Keating, Elizabeth H AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 191 EP - 192 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - Rio Arriba County New Mexico KW - isotopes KW - pollution KW - New Mexico KW - drinking water KW - seepage KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - aquifers KW - metals KW - Chimayo New Mexico KW - uranium KW - geochemistry KW - actinides KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434008290?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=CO+%28sub+2%29+leakage+impacts+on+shallow+groundwater%3B+application+of+uranium+isotope+composition+to+track+the+origin+and+mobility+of+uranium+at+a+natural+analog+site%2C+Chimayo%2C+NM&rft.au=Phan%2C+Thai+T%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BGardiner%2C+James+B%3BMacpherson%2C+G+L%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BKeating%2C+Elizabeth+H%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Phan&rft.aufirst=Thai&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=191&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-20 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; aquifers; carbon dioxide; Chimayo New Mexico; drinking water; geochemistry; ground water; isotopes; metals; New Mexico; pollution; Rio Arriba County New Mexico; seepage; United States; uranium ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CO (sub 2) sorption to ALALOH, ALMGOH and interlayer sites in Na-rich montmorillonite at CCS P-T conditions AN - 1429837647; 2013-067197 AB - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in confined sedimentary formations has the potential to reduce the impact of fossil fuel combustion by storing CO (sub 2) in perpetuity. At PT conditions relevant to CCS, CO (sub 2) is less dense than the pre-existing brine the more buoyant CO (sub 2) will migrate to the top of the formation to be in contact with cap rock. Shale cap rocks are typically clay-rich and interactions between shales and CO (sub 2) is poorly understood at relevant PT conditions. In this study we use Na-rich montmorillonite (mont) as an analog for clay-rich shale. We use neutron diffraction, excess sorption and Attenuated Total Reflectance - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR -FTIR) analyses of mont at 35 degrees C and 50 degrees C and from 0-200 bars to examine CO (sub 2) interactions with mont under conditions relevant to CCS. Excess sorption isotherms, determined gravimetrically, provide an understanding of changes in the density of CO (sub 2) near the mineral surface. Maxima in the excess sorption isotherms were observed at a bulk density nearly equal 0.15 g/cm (super 3) and pressures of 58 bars (35 degrees C) and 64 bars (50 degrees C). Above this maxima, as the bulk density of the CO (sub 2) increases, the amount of CO (sub 2) sorbed to the clay decreases. Neutron diffraction measurements reveal a shift in the d(001) spacing from 12.10 Aa to 12.55 Aa and a decrease in the intensity of the d(001) peak, both of which are consistent with CO (sub 2) entering the interlayer region of the clay. The same clay sample was studied using ATR-FTIR to identify the crystallographic sites on which CO (sub 2) interacts with mont. Measurements were conducted on both hydrated and dried mont from 1-82 bars at 35 degrees and 50 degrees C. ATR-FTIR data show that the asymmetric stretch and bending mode of sorbed CO (sub 2) is modified by the presence of interlayer water, but the absorption bands representing adsorbed water (3564 and 2975 cm (super -1) ) are not affected by the presence of CO (sub 2) . Analysis of the data indicates that CO (sub 2) adsorbs in the interlayer space and potentially sorbs onto the edges of octahedral sheets of the mont structure, depending on hydration state. The rheological properties of the caprock are likely to be affected by CO (sub 2) - mont interactions, but further work is needed to determine if seal quality is more likely to be degraded or enhanced by this interaction. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Krukowski, Elizabeth G AU - Goodman, Angela AU - Rother, Gernot AU - Ilton, Eugene S AU - Bodnar, Robert J AU - Guthrie, George AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 108 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - silicates KW - soil mechanics KW - sorption KW - carbon sequestration KW - sheet silicates KW - P-T conditions KW - montmorillonite KW - clay minerals KW - carbon dioxide KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429837647?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=CO+%28sub+2%29+sorption+to+ALALOH%2C+ALMGOH+and+interlayer+sites+in+Na-rich+montmorillonite+at+CCS+P-T+conditions&rft.au=Krukowski%2C+Elizabeth+G%3BGoodman%2C+Angela%3BRother%2C+Gernot%3BIlton%2C+Eugene+S%3BBodnar%2C+Robert+J%3BGuthrie%2C+George%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Krukowski&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=108&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-05 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; clay minerals; montmorillonite; P-T conditions; sheet silicates; silicates; soil mechanics; sorption ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Iron isotope variations during oxidative dissolution of arsenopyrite AN - 1420508315; 2013-062856 AB - Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) can be a major source of arsenic (As) contamination in ground water. Previous studies have investigated the rates of iron (Fe) and As release during arsenopyrite dissolution, but the detailed reaction mechanism is not fully understood. We ran a series of leaching experiments coupled with Fe isotope analysis to investigate the release of As and Fe from arsenopyrite in oxidizing and acidic environments and to predict the potential for As release as a function of ground water chemistry. Powders of naturally occurring arsenopyrite were placed into centrifuge tubes with solutions of hydrogen peroxide of varying concentrations (0.20 M, 0.16, 0.05, and 0.01) and acidified to pH 2 with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to prevent Fe adsorption to mineral surfaces. Samples were continuously agitated for up to two months, except for periodic decanting for analysis and addition of fresh reactant. Initial results from several batch leaching experiments indicate that arsenopyrite dissolves nearly stoichiometrically until release of approximately 3 to 5 mol% S. After this point, the rate of S release increases rapidly relative to Fe and As, then begins to slow after approximately 20 to 40 mol% S leaches from the mineral. Fe and As are released into solution at the same rate as each other throughout the entire experiment, but the rate decreases after approximately 5 to 10 mol% Fe (or As) is in solution. This retardation of dissolution rates is consistent with previous studies that suggest that passivation surface layers can inhibit sulfide mineral dissolution. Iron isotope data from these experiments indicate that lighter Fe is preferentially released as the mineral dissolves. This apparent fractionation, expressed as Delta (super 56) Fe (sub (aq-min)) permil; (delta (super 56) Fe of dissolved Fe minus delta (super 56) Fe of the bulk mineral), generally decreased with reaction progress, and reached minimum values of -0.72 to -1.50 (+ or -0.24 permil;) at the end of the experiments. This decrease in Delta (super 56) Fe (sub (aq-min)) values could be due to either diffusive or solid state bonding effects associated with the formation of a passivation surface layer. Ongoing studies involve varying pH and oxidant type; our preliminary results suggest that Fe isotopes could be useful in determination of arsenopyrite dissolution mechanisms and to predict the potential for As release into solution. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Flannery, Kelly M AU - Wall, Andrew J AU - Lavin, Sarah M AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 52 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - isotopes KW - isotope ratios KW - solution KW - stable isotopes KW - iron KW - variations KW - sampling KW - arsenides KW - metals KW - arsenopyrite KW - Fe-56/Fe-54 KW - sulfides KW - geochemistry KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1420508315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Iron+isotope+variations+during+oxidative+dissolution+of+arsenopyrite&rft.au=Flannery%2C+Kelly+M%3BWall%2C+Andrew+J%3BLavin%2C+Sarah+M%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Flannery&rft.aufirst=Kelly&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arsenides; arsenopyrite; Fe-56/Fe-54; geochemistry; iron; isotope ratios; isotopes; metals; sampling; solution; stable isotopes; sulfides; variations ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surface textures and features indicative of endogenous growth at the McCartys flow field, NM, as an analog to Martian volcanic plains AN - 1420502782; 2013-062926 AB - Basaltic lavas typically form channels or tubes, which are recognized on the Earth and Mars. Although largely unrecognized in the planetary community, terrestrial inflated sheet flows also display morphologies that share many commonalities with lava plains on Mars. The McCartys lava flow field is among the youngest ( approximately 3000 yrs) basaltic flows in the continental United States. The southwest sections of the flow displays smooth, flat-topped plateaus with irregularly shaped pits and hummocky inter-plateau units that form a polygonal surface. Plateaus are typically elongate in map view, up to 20 m high and display lineations within the glassy crust. Lineated surfaces occasionally display small < 1 m diameter lava coils. Lineations are generally straight and parallel each other, sometimes for over 100 meters. The boundaries between plateaus and depressions are also lineated and tilted to angles sometimes approaching vertical. Plateau-parallel cracks, sometimes containing squeeze-ups, mark the boundary between tilted crust and plateau. Some plateau depressions display level floors with hummocky surfaces, while some are bowl shaped with floors covered in broken lava slabs. The lower walls of pits sometimes display lateral, sagged lava wedges. Infrequently, pit floors display the upper portion of a tumulus from an older flow. In some places the surface crust has been disrupted forming a slabby texture. Slabs are typically on the scale of a meter or less across and no less than 7-10 cm thick. The slabs preserve the lineated textures of the undisturbed plateau crust. It appears that this style of terrain represents the emplacement of an extensive sheet that experiences inflation episodes within preferred regions where lateral spreading of the sheet is inhibited, thereby forming plateaus. Rough surfaces represent inflation-related disruption of pahoehoe lava and not a'a lava. Depressions are often the result of non-inflation and can be clearly identified by lateral squeeze-outs along the pit walls that form when the rising crust exposes the still liquid core of the sheet. The plains of Tharsis and Elysium, Mars, display many analogous features. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Bleacher, Jacob E AU - Crumpler, Larry S AU - Zimbelman, James R AU - Garry, W Brent AU - Self, Stephen AU - Aubele, Jayne C AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 65 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - terrestrial planets KW - planets KW - lava flows KW - volcanism KW - Elysium KW - natural analogs KW - Mars KW - New Mexico KW - Tharsis KW - McCartys lava field KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1420502782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Surface+textures+and+features+indicative+of+endogenous+growth+at+the+McCartys+flow+field%2C+NM%2C+as+an+analog+to+Martian+volcanic+plains&rft.au=Bleacher%2C+Jacob+E%3BCrumpler%2C+Larry+S%3BZimbelman%2C+James+R%3BGarry%2C+W+Brent%3BSelf%2C+Stephen%3BAubele%2C+Jayne+C%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Bleacher&rft.aufirst=Jacob&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=65&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Elysium; lava flows; Mars; McCartys lava field; natural analogs; New Mexico; planets; terrestrial planets; Tharsis; United States; volcanism ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Terraced margins on the inflated McCartys lava flow, New Mexico AN - 1366816439; 2013-047199 AB - The McCartys lava flow is a well-preserved compound tube-fed flow field that extends approximately 47 km from the source vent, with distal portions of the flow extending east within the valley of the San Jose River, in central New Mexico east and south of the town of Grants. Cosmogenic and radiocarbon methods both give an age of approximately 3000 yr for the McCartys flow (Laughlin et al., 1994). Flows that have undergone inflation sometimes have margins that display a 'terraced' topographic expression, with each successive level at approximately one-half the thickness of the flow section from which it emanates. At the McCartys lava flow, we investigated several terraced margins where two or three distinct elevation levels occur. We used Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) data to obtain precision topographic profiles across terraced margins. Terraces are typically 0.4 to 0.6 of the thickness of the inflated flow section from which they originate; if a second terrace level is present, its surface level is similarly about half the thickness of the source terrace. We postulate that the terraces represent discreet outbreaks from the inflated flow. At only one location were we able to identify the specific source of a terrace outbreak; a vertical fracture in the primary flow margin became a 'local vent' for a terrace extending approximately 200 by 80 meters from the breakout. The source fracture is only approximately 30 cm wide; the terrace material attained a level that is quite consistent over the entire terrace. A basaltic toe emanating from the margin of the terrace has approximately the same height relationship to the terrace as the terrace to the main flow, but flow into the toe ceased before more than a single digitate flow was produced. Field observations of terraces provide important constraints for interpreting similar features on Mars as a result of inflation. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Zimbelman, James R AU - Garry, W Brent AU - Self, Stephen AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 125 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - lava flows KW - Mars KW - correlation KW - New Mexico KW - McCartys lava field KW - terrestrial planets KW - planets KW - volcanic features KW - topography KW - volcanoes KW - terrestrial comparison KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1366816439?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Terraced+margins+on+the+inflated+McCartys+lava+flow%2C+New+Mexico&rft.au=Zimbelman%2C+James+R%3BGarry%2C+W+Brent%3BSelf%2C+Stephen%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Zimbelman&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=125&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2012 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-17 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - correlation; lava flows; Mars; McCartys lava field; New Mexico; planets; terrestrial comparison; terrestrial planets; topography; United States; volcanic features; volcanoes ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A tracer test to characterize treatment of TCE in a permeable reactive barrier AN - 1312836601; 2013-023297 AB - A tracer test was conducted to characterize the flow of groundwater across a permeable reactive barrier constructed with plant mulch (a biowall) at the OU-1 site on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This biowall is intended to intercept and treat groundwater contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE) in a shallow aquifer. The biowall is 139-m long, 7.3-m deep, and 0.5-m wide. Bromide was injected from an upgradient well into the groundwater as a conservative tracer, and was subsequently observed breaking through in monitoring wells within and downgradient of the biowall. The bromide breakthrough data demonstrate that groundwater entering the biowall migrated across it, following the slope of the local groundwater surface. The average seepage velocity of groundwater was approximately 0.06 m/d. On the basis of the Darcy velocity of groundwater and geometry of the biowall, the average residence time of groundwater in the biowall was estimated at 10 d. Assuming all TCE removal occurred in the biowall, the reduction in TCE concentrations in groundwater across the biowall corresponds to a first-order attenuation rate constant in the range of 0.38 to 0.15 per d. As an independent estimate of the degradation rate constant, STANMOD software was used to fit curves through data on the breakthrough of bromide and TCE in selected wells downgradient of the injection wells. Best fits to the data required a first-order degradation rate constant for TCE removal in the range of 0.13 to 0.17 per d. The approach used in this study provides an objective evaluation of the remedial performance of the biowall that can provide a basis for design of other biowalls that are intended to remediate TCE-contaminated groundwater. Abstract Copyright (2012), National Ground Water Association. Published 2012. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. JF - Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation AU - Shen, Hai AU - Wilson, John T AU - Lu, Xiaoxia Y1 - 2012/11// PY - 2012 DA - November 2012 SP - 32 EP - 41 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of National Ground Water Association, Malden, MA VL - 32 IS - 4 SN - 1069-3629, 1069-3629 KW - United States KW - chlorinated hydrocarbons KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - contaminant plumes KW - mulch KW - Jackson County Oklahoma KW - halogens KW - bromide ion KW - preferential flow KW - seepage KW - ground water KW - pump tests KW - tracers KW - halogenated hydrocarbons KW - breakthrough curves KW - construction KW - monitoring KW - Altus Air Force Base KW - injection KW - pollution KW - bromine KW - biowalls KW - aquifers KW - organic compounds KW - Oklahoma KW - airports KW - shallow aquifers KW - trichloroethylene KW - reactive barriers KW - military facilities KW - permeability KW - design KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312836601?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.atitle=A+tracer+test+to+characterize+treatment+of+TCE+in+a+permeable+reactive+barrier&rft.au=Shen%2C+Hai%3BWilson%2C+John+T%3BLu%2C+Xiaoxia&rft.aulast=Shen&rft.aufirst=Hai&rft.date=2012-11-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water+Monitoring+%26+Remediation&rft.issn=10693629&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1745-6592.2011.01394.x L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1745-6592 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. 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6165854 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Petersen, Gene Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Chemical engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313120873?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Substantial+Involvement+by+DOE+to+Address+Scale-up+Challenges+for+Biorefineries&rft.au=Petersen%2C+Gene&rft.aulast=Petersen&rft.aufirst=Gene&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Theoretical Calculating the Thermodynamic Properties of Solid Sorbents for CO2 Capture Applications T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313107159; 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6167554 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Culp, Jeffrey AU - Shi, Fan AU - Matranga, Christopher Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Polymers KW - Carbon dioxide UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313105729?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Capture+and+Separation+of+CO2+From+Binary+Gas+Mixtures+Using+Flexible+Porous+Coordination+Polymers&rft.au=Culp%2C+Jeffrey%3BShi%2C+Fan%3BMatranga%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Culp&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Three-Dimensional Reacting Flow Simulation of a Chemical Looping Fuel Reactor T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313105100; 6167032 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Liu, Yong AU - Huckaby, E AU - Gallagher, Michael AU - Carpenter, Stephen Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Simulation KW - Fuels UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313105100?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Three-Dimensional+Reacting+Flow+Simulation+of+a+Chemical+Looping+Fuel+Reactor&rft.au=Liu%2C+Yong%3BHuckaby%2C+E%3BGallagher%2C+Michael%3BCarpenter%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Yong&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage and Natural Gas/Oil Recovery - Harnessing Scientific Development and Business Principles to Achieve Fossil Energy Sustainability T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313103174; 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6166270 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Natesakhawat, Sittichai AU - Abdelsayed, Victor AU - Lekse, Jonathan AU - Baltrus, John AU - Ohodnicki Jr, Paul AU - Howard, Bret AU - Deng, Xingyi AU - Matranga, Christopher Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Catalysts KW - Sensitivity KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Methanol UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313076669?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Structure+Sensitivity+of+Methanol+Synthesis+From+Carbon+Dioxide+On+Copper-Based+Catalysts&rft.au=Natesakhawat%2C+Sittichai%3BAbdelsayed%2C+Victor%3BLekse%2C+Jonathan%3BBaltrus%2C+John%3BOhodnicki+Jr%2C+Paul%3BHoward%2C+Bret%3BDeng%2C+Xingyi%3BMatranga%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Natesakhawat&rft.aufirst=Sittichai&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Water Absorption Into Ionic Liquids T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313073909; 6168983 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Shi, Wei AU - Luebke, David AU - Nulwala, Hunaid Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Absorption UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313073909?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Theoretical+and+Experimental+Studies+of+Water+Absorption+Into+Ionic+Liquids&rft.au=Shi%2C+Wei%3BLuebke%2C+David%3BNulwala%2C+Hunaid&rft.aulast=Shi&rft.aufirst=Wei&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Hydrogen and Methane Rich Syngas From a Catalytic Coal Gasifier with in Situ Capture of H2S/CO2 and Ex Situ Regeneration of Catalysts T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313073510; 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6166662 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Kauffman, Douglas AU - Alfonso, Dominic AU - Matranga, Christopher AU - Qian, Huifeng AU - Jin, Rongchao Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Electrochemistry KW - Carbon dioxide UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313068511?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Atomically+Precise%2C+Ligand-Stabilized+Au25%28SR%2925+Nanocatalysts+for+Highly+Efficient+Electrochemical+CO2+Reduction&rft.au=Kauffman%2C+Douglas%3BAlfonso%2C+Dominic%3BMatranga%2C+Christopher%3BQian%2C+Huifeng%3BJin%2C+Rongchao&rft.aulast=Kauffman&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Oxy-Fuel Combustion Optical Flame Analysis and Characterization T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313063121; 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6167729 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Gopalan, Balaji AU - Shaffer, Franklin Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Fluidized beds KW - Particulates KW - Velocity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313043722?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=On+the+Effect+of+Sample+Area+in+Particle+Velocity+Measurements+in+Circulating+Fluidized+Bed+Risers&rft.au=Gopalan%2C+Balaji%3BShaffer%2C+Franklin&rft.aulast=Gopalan&rft.aufirst=Balaji&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Hydrogen Production From Renewable Sources: R&D Challenges, Targets and Pathways T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313036104; 6170579 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Dillich, Sara AU - Miller, Eric AU - Studer, Sarah Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Hydrogen KW - Renewable energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313036104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Hydrogen+Production+From+Renewable+Sources%3A+R%26amp%3BD+Challenges%2C+Targets+and+Pathways&rft.au=Dillich%2C+Sara%3BMiller%2C+Eric%3BStuder%2C+Sarah&rft.aulast=Dillich&rft.aufirst=Sara&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Molecular Modeling of Gases Absorption in 1-n-Hexyl-3-Methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)Imide ([hmim][Tf2N]) Confined in Silica Slit Pores T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313032394; 6169723 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Shi, Wei Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Gases KW - Silica KW - Absorption KW - Molecular modelling KW - Pores UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313032394?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Molecular+Modeling+of+Gases+Absorption+in+1-n-Hexyl-3-Methylimidazolium+Bis%28trifluoromethylsulfonyl%29Imide+%28%5Bhmim%5D%5BTf2N%5D%29+Confined+in+Silica+Slit+Pores&rft.au=Shi%2C+Wei&rft.aulast=Shi&rft.aufirst=Wei&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Poisoning of a Silica Supported Cobalt Catalyst Due to the Presence of Sulfur Impurities in Syngas During Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Effect of Chelating Agent T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313029518; 6170361 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Bambal, Ashish AU - Gardner, Todd AU - Kugler, Edwin AU - Dadyburjor, Dady Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Catalysts KW - Silica KW - Cobalt KW - Sulfur KW - Poisoning KW - Chelating agents KW - Impurities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313029518?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Poisoning+of+a+Silica+Supported+Cobalt+Catalyst+Due+to+the+Presence+of+Sulfur+Impurities+in+Syngas+During+Fischer-Tropsch+Synthesis%3A+Effect+of+Chelating+Agent&rft.au=Bambal%2C+Ashish%3BGardner%2C+Todd%3BKugler%2C+Edwin%3BDadyburjor%2C+Dady&rft.aulast=Bambal&rft.aufirst=Ashish&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Sulfur Resistant Pd-Ag-Au Alloys for Hydrogen Separation T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313028380; 6169024 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Miller, James AU - Braun, Fernando AU - Cornaglia, Laura AU - Kondratyuk, Petro AU - Fleutot, Benoit AU - Howard, Bret AU - Gellman, Andrew Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Hydrogen KW - Alloys KW - Sulfur KW - alloys UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313028380?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Sulfur+Resistant+Pd-Ag-Au+Alloys+for+Hydrogen+Separation&rft.au=Miller%2C+James%3BBraun%2C+Fernando%3BCornaglia%2C+Laura%3BKondratyuk%2C+Petro%3BFleutot%2C+Benoit%3BHoward%2C+Bret%3BGellman%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - High-Throughput Characterization of the H2-D2 Exchange Activity of PdxCu1-X Alloys T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313027960; 6169020 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Gumuslu, Gamze AU - Kondratyuk, Petro AU - Miller, James AU - Gellman, Andrew Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Alloys KW - alloys UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313027960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=High-Throughput+Characterization+of+the+H2-D2+Exchange+Activity+of+PdxCu1-X+Alloys&rft.au=Gumuslu%2C+Gamze%3BKondratyuk%2C+Petro%3BMiller%2C+James%3BGellman%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Gumuslu&rft.aufirst=Gamze&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Evaluating the Viability of CO2 Mineralization Via Reaction of Caustic Waste Materials T2 - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AN - 1313006825; 6169037 JF - 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2012) AU - Dilmore, Robert AU - Allen, D AU - Hedges, S AU - Soong, Yee Y1 - 2012/10/28/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 28 KW - Mineralization KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Wastes KW - Caustics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313006825?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.atitle=Evaluating+the+Viability+of+CO2+Mineralization+Via+Reaction+of+Caustic+Waste+Materials&rft.au=Dilmore%2C+Robert%3BAllen%2C+D%3BHedges%2C+S%3BSoong%2C+Yee&rft.aulast=Dilmore&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2012-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2012/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Introductory Remarks for Interdisciplinary Team Science to Achieve Health Equity Across the Health Spectrum and Lifespan T2 - 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2012) AN - 1313032620; 6157212 JF - 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2012) AU - Hafner-Eaton, Chris Y1 - 2012/10/27/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 27 KW - Life span UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313032620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=140th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2012%29&rft.atitle=Introductory+Remarks+for+Interdisciplinary+Team+Science+to+Achieve+Health+Equity+Across+the+Health+Spectrum+and+Lifespan&rft.au=Hafner-Eaton%2C+Chris&rft.aulast=Hafner-Eaton&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft.date=2012-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=140th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Expanding the research base to include tobacco product regulation: Working with the FDA Center for Tobacco Products T2 - 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2012) AN - 1313016753; 6155367 JF - 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2012) AU - Miner, Lucinda AU - Backinger, Cathy AU - Ross, Ashley Y1 - 2012/10/27/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 27 KW - Tobacco KW - FDA UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313016753?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=140th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2012%29&rft.atitle=Expanding+the+research+base+to+include+tobacco+product+regulation%3A+Working+with+the+FDA+Center+for+Tobacco+Products&rft.au=Miner%2C+Lucinda%3BBackinger%2C+Cathy%3BRoss%2C+Ashley&rft.aulast=Miner&rft.aufirst=Lucinda&rft.date=2012-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=140th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/start.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Earthquake catalogue of Ghana for the time period 1615-2003 with special reference to the tectono-structural evolution of south-east Ghana AN - 1832602979; 656410-1 AB - Ghana is situated on the West Africa Craton and far away from any plate boundary. However, the southern part of the country is seismically active. The continental and coastal area of southeast Ghana is dominated by the Akwapim fault zone and coastal boundary fault. The Akwapim fault zone represents overthrusts of Neoproterozoic age, but there are also indications of recent faulting on some sections of the fault zone. The coastal boundary fault commenced to become tectonically active in Jurassic times and is probably still active. The two fault systems intersect some tens of kilometers to the southwest of Accra and it is at this intersection where most of the seismic activity has been observed. Historical documents describing damaging earthquakes in Ghana date as far back as 1615. The two major destructive earthquakes which struck Southern Ghana occurred close to the capital city Accra in 1862 (intensity IX) and 1939 (intensity VIII). The surveillance of the seismic activity of Southern Ghana with seismometers has been discontinuous with irregular long periods of disruption. All known earthquakes from 1615 to 2003, based on historical documents and instrumental recordings are collected in a data catalogue and compiled in a computer readable format. Based on macroseismic maps and detailed descriptions of the damages, the epicentral intensity of some strong events as well as the radii of different isoseismals could be newly estimated. The catalogue can be the basis for a deterministic seismic hazard assessment for Southern Ghana to develop a building code for this region. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of African Earth Sciences AU - Amponsah, Paulina AU - Leydecker, Guenter AU - Muff, Rolf Y1 - 2012/10/18/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Oct 18 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 75 SN - 1464-343X, 1464-343X KW - Ghana KW - monitoring KW - Jurassic KW - boundary faults KW - Mesozoic KW - deep-seated structures KW - history KW - West Africa KW - seismicity KW - earthquake prediction KW - seismic risk KW - Africa KW - risk assessment KW - catalogs KW - tectonics KW - West African Shield KW - faults KW - crust KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1832602979?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Earthquake+catalogue+of+Ghana+for+the+time+period+1615-2003+with+special+reference+to+the+tectono-structural+evolution+of+south-east+Ghana&rft.au=Amponsah%2C+Paulina%3BLeydecker%2C+Guenter%3BMuff%2C+Rolf&rft.aulast=Amponsah&rft.aufirst=Paulina&rft.date=2012-10-18&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+African+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=1464343X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jafrearsci.2012.07.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/1464343X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Based on Publisher-supplied data N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; boundary faults; catalogs; crust; deep-seated structures; earthquake prediction; faults; Ghana; history; Jurassic; Mesozoic; monitoring; risk assessment; seismic risk; seismicity; tectonics; West Africa; West African Shield DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.07.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Public Willingness to Pay for Recovering and Downlisting Threatened and Endangered Marine Species AN - 1093466901; 17159226 AB - Abstract:Nonmarket valuation research has produced economic value estimates for a variety of threatened, endangered, and rare species around the world. Although over 40 value estimates exist, it is often difficult to compare values from different studies due to variations in study design, implementation, and modeling specifications. We conducted a stated-preference choice experiment to estimate the value of recovering or downlisting 8 threatened and endangered marine species in the United States: loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica), upper Willamette River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi), and smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata). In May 2009, we surveyed a random sample of U.S. households. We collected data from 8476 households and estimated willingness to pay for recovering and downlisting the 8 species from these data. Respondents were willing to pay for recovering and downlisting threatened and endangered marine taxa. Willingness-to-pay values ranged from $40/household for recovering Puget Sound Chinook salmon to $73/household for recovering the North Pacific right whale. Statistical comparisons among willingness-to-pay values suggest that some taxa are more economically valuable than others, which suggests that the U.S. public's willingness to pay for recovery may vary by species.Original Abstract: Resumen:La valoracion extra mercado ha producido estimaciones del valor economico de una variedad de especies amenazadas, en peligro de extincion y raras en todo el mundo. Aunque existen mas de 40 estimaciones de valor, a menudo es dificil comparar los valores de diferentes estudios debido a variaciones en el diseno, implementacion y especificaciones del modelo del estudio. Realizamos un experimento de seleccion de opciones declarada para estimar el valor de la recuperacion o reclasificacion de 8 especies marinas amenazadas y en peligro de extincion en los Estados Unidos: Caretta caretta, Dermochelys coriacea, Eubalaena glacialis, Eubalaena japonica, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Monachus schauinslandi y Pristis pectinata. En mayo 2009 realizamos un muestreo aleatorio de hogares en E.U.A. Recolectamos datos de 8746 hogares y estimamos la disponibilidad para pagar por la recuperacion y reclasificacion de 8 especies. Los encuestados estaban dispuestos a pagar por la recuperacion y reclasificacion de taxa marinos amenazados y en peligro de extincion. Los valores de la disponibilidad para pagar variaron de $40/hogar para la recuperacion de Oncorhynchus tshawytscha a $73/hogar para la recuperacion de Eubalaena japonica. La comparacion estadistica entre los valores de disponibilidad para pagar sugiere que algunos taxa son mas valiosos economicamente que otros, lo cual sugiere que la disponibilidad del publico de E.U.A. para pagar por la recuperacion puede variar por especie. JF - Conservation Biology AU - Wallmo, Kristy AU - Lew, Daniel K AD - Office of Science and Technology, SSMC III, F/ST5 Economics and Social Analysis Division, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, U.S.A., Y1 - 2012/10// PY - 2012 DA - October 2012 SP - 830 EP - 839 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 26 IS - 5 SN - 0888-8892, 0888-8892 KW - Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Statistics KW - Pristis pectinata KW - Anadromous species KW - Aquatic reptiles KW - Caretta caretta KW - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha KW - Eubalaena japonica KW - Willingness to pay KW - Marine fish KW - IN, North Pacific KW - Economics KW - Sound KW - Taxa KW - Dermochelys coriacea KW - Eubalaena glacialis KW - Salmon KW - Rivers KW - Marine KW - Data processing KW - Monachus schauinslandi KW - Turtles KW - Rare species KW - AN, North Atlantic KW - USA, Oregon, Willamette R. KW - USA KW - Households KW - Marine mammals KW - Nature conservation KW - Conservation KW - INE, USA, Washington, Puget Sound KW - Cetacea KW - Whales KW - Q1 08463:Habitat community studies KW - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1093466901?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Conservation+Biology&rft.atitle=Public+Willingness+to+Pay+for+Recovering+and+Downlisting+Threatened+and+Endangered+Marine+Species&rft.au=Wallmo%2C+Kristy%3BLew%2C+Daniel+K&rft.aulast=Wallmo&rft.aufirst=Kristy&rft.date=2012-10-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=830&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Conservation+Biology&rft.issn=08888892&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1523-1739.2012.01899.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-10-01 N1 - Document feature - figure 1 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; Anadromous species; Marine mammals; Aquatic reptiles; Economics; Nature conservation; Rare species; Rivers; Statistics; Data processing; Sound; Conservation; Willingness to pay; Salmon; Households; Taxa; Turtles; Whales; Pristis pectinata; Monachus schauinslandi; Caretta caretta; Cetacea; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Dermochelys coriacea; Eubalaena japonica; Eubalaena glacialis; USA, Oregon, Willamette R.; USA; IN, North Pacific; INE, USA, Washington, Puget Sound; AN, North Atlantic; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01899.x ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Implementation of the US NRC's Geologic Mapping License Condition for New Nuclear Power Facilities at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Site, South Carolina T2 - 55th Annual Meeting of Association of Engineering Geologists AN - 1313011886; 6145655 JF - 55th Annual Meeting of Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Stirewalt, Gerry AU - Bauer, Laurel AU - Plaza-Toledo, Meralis AU - Stieve, Alice Y1 - 2012/09/15/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Sep 15 KW - USA, South Carolina KW - Summer KW - Mapping KW - Geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313011886?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=55th+Annual+Meeting+of+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Implementation+of+the+US+NRC%27s+Geologic+Mapping+License+Condition+for+New+Nuclear+Power+Facilities+at+the+Virgil+C.+Summer+Nuclear+Station+%28VCSNS%29+Site%2C+South+Carolina&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry%3BBauer%2C+Laurel%3BPlaza-Toledo%2C+Meralis%3BStieve%2C+Alice&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2012-09-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=55th+Annual+Meeting+of+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aegweb.org/docs/events/slc_aeg_program_abstracts_2012.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Paleoenvironment of deposition of the Dupi Tila Formation, Lalmai Hills, Comilla, Bangladesh AN - 1861097417; 655544-13 AB - The Dupi Tila Formation is composed of yellow to light brown medium to very fine moderately hard to loose sandstone, siltstone, silty clay, mudstone and shale with some conglomerates with clasts of petrified wood. The lithofacies of matrix supported conglomerate, trough cross bedded conglomerate, massive sandstone, trough cross bedded sandstone, planar cross bedded sandstone, ripple cross laminated sandstone-siltstone, flaser laminated sandstone-shale, lenticular laminated sandstone-siltstone-shale, parallel laminated sandstone-siltstone, wavy laminated shale, parallel laminated blue shale, and mudstone are delineated within this formation. Based on the grain size, sedimentary structures, water depth and genesis of individual facies, facies are grouped into three types of facies associations like (i) coarse-grained conglomerate facies association in relation to tractive current deposits of alluvial fan set up at the base of litho-succession (FAC), (ii) medium to fine-grained sandstone-siltstone-mudstone facies association or facies association in relation to strong tide (FAT) characterizing the middle part of litho-succession, (iii) very fine-grained sandstone-siltstone-mudstone facies association in relation to less frequent weak tide or heterolithic facies association (FAHL) characterizing upper part of litho-succession and shallow marine facies association (FASM) composing the uppermost litho-succession. Presence of gluconite indicates that the depositional environment was shallow to deep marine. The dominant paleoflow direction during the deposition of Dupi Tila Formation was toward southeast to southwestern direction. The rivers were of braided type at the piedmont alluvial depositional set up at the lower part, which later changed to estuarine-tidal flat type environmental set up in the middle part to upper part and paleo-environment was shallow marine in the uppermost part. Copyright 2012 Geological Society of India JF - Journal of the Geological Society of India AU - Roy, Mrinal Kanti AU - Ahmed, Syed Samsuddin AU - Bhattacharjee, Tapas Kumar AU - Mahmud, Sultan AU - Moniruzzaman, Md AU - Masidul Haque, Md AU - Saha, Sudip AU - Ismail Molla, Md AU - Roy, Pulin Chandra Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - September 2012 SP - 409 EP - 419 PB - Springer India, in co-publication with Geological Society of India, Bangalore VL - 80 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7622, 0016-7622 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1861097417?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+Geological+Society+of+India&rft.atitle=Paleoenvironment+of+deposition+of+the+Dupi+Tila+Formation%2C+Lalmai+Hills%2C+Comilla%2C+Bangladesh&rft.au=Roy%2C+Mrinal+Kanti%3BAhmed%2C+Syed+Samsuddin%3BBhattacharjee%2C+Tapas+Kumar%3BMahmud%2C+Sultan%3BMoniruzzaman%2C+Md%3BMasidul+Haque%2C+Md%3BSaha%2C+Sudip%3BIsmail+Molla%2C+Md%3BRoy%2C+Pulin+Chandra&rft.aulast=Roy&rft.aufirst=Mrinal&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=80&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=409&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+Geological+Society+of+India&rft.issn=00167622&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12594-012-0159-z L2 - http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geology/journal/12594 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - CODEN - JGSIAJ DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12594-012-0159-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NETL CO (sub 2) injection and storage cost model AN - 1696875286; 2015-066919 JF - Abstracts - AAPG, Eastern Section Meeting AU - Grant, Tim AU - Morgan, Dave AU - Valenstein, Jason AU - Milan, Marta AU - Poe, Andrea AU - Lawrence, Richard AU - MacKenzie, Pete AU - Zody, Steve Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - September 2012 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Eastern Section, [varies] VL - 41 KW - carbon sequestration KW - regulations KW - petroleum KW - gas storage KW - enhanced recovery KW - transportation KW - cost KW - pipelines KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - models KW - fluid injection KW - economics KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696875286?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.atitle=NETL+CO+%28sub+2%29+injection+and+storage+cost+model&rft.au=Grant%2C+Tim%3BMorgan%2C+Dave%3BValenstein%2C+Jason%3BMilan%2C+Marta%3BPoe%2C+Andrea%3BLawrence%2C+Richard%3BMacKenzie%2C+Pete%3BZody%2C+Steve&rft.aulast=Grant&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2012/90154eastern/abstracts/grant.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 41st annual Eastern Section meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - #06714 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; cost; economics; enhanced recovery; fluid injection; gas storage; models; petroleum; pipelines; regulations; reservoir rocks; transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characterization of the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin AN - 1696874199; 2015-066958 JF - Abstracts - AAPG, Eastern Section Meeting AU - Mroz, Thomas H AU - Crandall, Dustin AU - Tucker, Yael AU - McIntyre, Dustin AU - MacKenzie, Pete AU - Zody, Steve Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - September 2012 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Eastern Section, [varies] VL - 41 KW - North America KW - well stimulation KW - Paleozoic KW - natural gas KW - source rocks KW - data processing KW - Appalachians KW - petroleum KW - gas shale KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - distribution KW - reservoir rocks KW - models KW - fractures KW - physical properties KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - data bases KW - reservoir properties KW - geochemistry KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696874199?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.atitle=Characterization+of+the+Marcellus+Shale+in+the+Appalachian+Basin&rft.au=Mroz%2C+Thomas+H%3BCrandall%2C+Dustin%3BTucker%2C+Yael%3BMcIntyre%2C+Dustin%3BMacKenzie%2C+Pete%3BZody%2C+Steve&rft.aulast=Mroz&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2012/90154eastern/abstracts/mroz.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 41st annual Eastern Section meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - #06714 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Basin; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; data bases; data processing; Devonian; distribution; fractures; gas shale; geochemistry; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; models; natural gas; North America; Paleozoic; petroleum; physical properties; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; sedimentary rocks; source rocks; well stimulation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The successful development of shale gas resources in the United States AN - 1696873804; 2015-066981 JF - Abstracts - AAPG, Eastern Section Meeting AU - Soeder, Danel J AU - MacKenzie, Pete AU - Zody, Steve Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - September 2012 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Eastern Section, [varies] VL - 41 KW - United States KW - resources KW - Mississippian KW - horizontal drilling KW - technology KW - Haynesville Formation KW - development KW - shale gas KW - natural gas KW - Barnett Shale KW - petroleum KW - production KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Marcellus Shale KW - Huron Member KW - Upper Mississippian KW - directional drilling KW - Louisiana KW - drilling KW - West Virginia KW - Upper Devonian KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Upper Jurassic KW - Jurassic KW - Fort Worth Basin KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - Texas KW - Mesozoic KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Pennsylvania KW - clastic rocks KW - Fayetteville Formation KW - Arkansas KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1696873804?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.atitle=The+successful+development+of+shale+gas+resources+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Danel+J%3BMacKenzie%2C+Pete%3BZody%2C+Steve&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Danel&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+-+AAPG%2C+Eastern+Section+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2012/90154eastern/abstracts/soed.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 41st annual Eastern Section meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-16 N1 - CODEN - #06714 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arkansas; Barnett Shale; Carboniferous; clastic rocks; development; Devonian; directional drilling; drilling; Fayetteville Formation; Fort Worth Basin; Haynesville Formation; horizontal drilling; Huron Member; hydraulic fracturing; Jurassic; Louisiana; Marcellus Shale; Mesozoic; Middle Devonian; Mississippian; natural gas; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; production; resources; sedimentary rocks; shale; shale gas; technology; Texas; United States; Upper Devonian; Upper Jurassic; Upper Mississippian; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Toxic and essential elements in Lebanese cheese AN - 1492605993; 17485752 AB - Concentrations of 20 minor, trace and ultratrace elements relevant to human health (Ag, Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Si, Sn, V) were determined in four different varieties of the most consumed cheese in Lebanon (Halloumi, Double Creme, Baladi, Labneh) sampled at five different provinces (Grand Beirut, South of Lebanon, North of Lebanon, Mount of Lebanon and Beka'a) during the wet and dry seasons. The analyses were carried out by double focussing sector field inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in order to avoid errors due to polyatomic interferences. Levels of toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb) were generally below the WHO permissible levels in dairy products. Concentrations of most elements were considerably affected by the type of cheese, the geographical site and the season of sampling. JF - Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B - Surveillance Communications AU - Khozam, Rola Bou AU - Pohl, Pawel AU - Ayoubi, Baydaa Al AU - Jaber, Farouk AU - Lobinski, Ryszard AD - Analysis of Pesticides and Organic Pollutants Laboratory, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, Beirut, Lebanon, r.boukhozam@cnrs.edu.lb Y1 - 2012/09/01/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Sep 01 SP - 172 EP - 181 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 5 IS - 3 SN - 1939-3210, 1939-3210 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Cheese KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492605993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Food+Additives+%26+Contaminants%3A+Part+B+-+Surveillance+Communications&rft.atitle=Toxic+and+essential+elements+in+Lebanese+cheese&rft.au=Khozam%2C+Rola+Bou%3BPohl%2C+Pawel%3BAyoubi%2C+Baydaa+Al%3BJaber%2C+Farouk%3BLobinski%2C+Ryszard&rft.aulast=Khozam&rft.aufirst=Rola&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=172&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Food+Additives+%26+Contaminants%3A+Part+B+-+Surveillance+Communications&rft.issn=19393210&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F19393210.2012.682611 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-11 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cheese DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2012.682611 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thermal regime of a cold air trap in central Pennsylvania, USA; the Trough Creek ice mine AN - 1312836454; 2013-022928 AB - Air temperatures internal and external to a talus cave ("ice mine") in central Pennsylvania were measured hourly for three years. Despite its location near the base of a talus slope, the cave demonstrated the thermal characteristics of an apparently static cave, with limited connections to the external environment other than through the cave entrance. Congelation ice that lasted until late spring formed as drip or flowstone and ponded ice from the limited influx of infiltrating water during late winter/early spring. A closed period of thermal stratification and slow warming of cave air was followed by an open period in winter months during which the cave was cooled by the influx of cold dry air. Unlike the occasionally strong and localised cooling induced by the flow of cold air from vents at the base of talus slopes, static cold traps retain their cold air and have little apparent effect on surrounding biota, instead providing potential refugia for organisms that prefer colder temperatures. Published 2012. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Abstract Copyright (2010), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. JF - Permafrost and Periglacial Processes AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Sams, James I AU - Kite, J Steven Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - September 2012 SP - 187 EP - 195 PB - Wiley, Oxford VL - 23 IS - 3 SN - 1045-6740, 1045-6740 KW - United States KW - soils KW - North America KW - talus slopes KW - permafrost KW - Trogh Creek ice mine KW - central Pennsylvania KW - Appalachians KW - anomalies KW - erosion features KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - thermal regime KW - biota KW - temperature KW - Huntingdon County Pennsylvania KW - ice KW - ground ice KW - ecology KW - air KW - Pennsylvania KW - frozen ground KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312836454?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Permafrost+and+Periglacial+Processes&rft.atitle=Thermal+regime+of+a+cold+air+trap+in+central+Pennsylvania%2C+USA%3B+the+Trough+Creek+ice+mine&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BSams%2C+James+I%3BKite%2C+J+Steven&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=187&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Permafrost+and+Periglacial+Processes&rft.issn=10456740&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fppp.1742 L2 - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/14053/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air; anomalies; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; biota; central Pennsylvania; ecology; erosion features; frozen ground; ground ice; Huntingdon County Pennsylvania; ice; North America; Pennsylvania; permafrost; soils; talus slopes; temperature; thermal regime; Trogh Creek ice mine; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1742 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - U.S. household energy consumption and intensity trends: a decomposition approach AN - 1037880975; 4330567 AB - Concerns over impacts from U.S. energy use on the environment, the economy and the national security warrant an understanding of the key drivers of energy consumption. This paper focuses on decomposing U.S. household energy consumption changes into several factors that have affected its growth. The interval analyzed is based on household surveys conducted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration from 1980 through 2005. Drivers of total household energy consumption, total household electricity consumption and natural gas use for space heating are analyzed and contrasted. While not definitive, sub-period analyses split at 1990, show greater reductions in energy intensity in the later sub-period and provide prima fascia evidence of the efficacy of U.S. efforts to promote energy efficiency through various standards and programs. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Energy policy AU - Hojjati, B AU - Wade, S H AD - US Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2012/09// PY - 2012 DA - Sep 2012 SP - 304 EP - 314 VL - 48 SN - 0301-4215, 0301-4215 KW - Economics KW - Energy efficiency KW - Energy policy KW - Energy utilization KW - Household consumption KW - Electricity KW - Energy consumption KW - U.S.A. 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AN - 1282511827; 15479 AB - PURPOSE: The licensing of a depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction facility in Lea County, New Mexico is proposed. International Isotopes Fluorine Products (IIFP), Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Isotopes, Inc., submitted a source material license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December, 2009 for the construction and operation of the fluorine extraction process and depleted uranium deconversion plant (FEP/DUP). The proposed facility would be located 14 miles west of Hobbs, New Mexico and would provide services to the uranium enrichment industry, which makes fuel for nuclear power reactors. The license would allow IIFP to possess, use, transfer, or deliver source and byproduct materials at the proposed facility for 40 years. The FEP/DUP would employ three basic processes to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride into fluoride products for commercial resale, and uranium oxides for disposal. The proposed 40-acre facility would be typical of specialty industrial chemical facilities and would be enclosed with a security fence with a surveillance road just inside the fence. Security lighting would be installed around the entire perimeter. Entry into the proposed facility would be via a paved road accessed from New Mexico Highway 483 which bounds the proposed site on the west. Structures within the security fence would include: process, administration, and laboratory buildings; a maintenance shop; security facilities; utilities; cylinder storage pads; and warehouses. The FEP/DUP is projected to be capable of processing up to 7.3 million pounds of depleted uranium hexafluoride per year. Three types of products/byproducts would be shipped: anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF), FEP products (high-purity silicon tetrafluoride and boron trifluoride), and depleted uranium oxides. Given the hazards of fluoride products, especially AHF, the AHF staging containment building and the FEP products trailer loading building would be equipped with an array of water-fog nozzles that would automatically activate in the event of a leak of AHF or fluoride product chemicals. Up to 3,170 tons per year of low-level radioactive waste could be sent for disposal annually. In addition to the proposed action, this final EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative. The preliminary recommendation is that the proposed license be issued to IIFP. The conclusion of the NRC staff is that the overall benefits of the proposed IIFP facility outweigh the environmental disadvantages and costs. Construction is expected to begin in 2012 and operations would begin in late 2013. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed FEP/DUP would address the potential hazard of continued storage of the backlog of depleted uranium hexafluoride at commercial uranium enrichment facilities. The plant's fluoride products could be used for applications in the electronic, solar panel, and semiconductor markets. Operations would generate $56 million to $71 million (in 2009 dollars) in wages, benefits, goods and services annually. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Forty acres of a 640-acre tract primarily used for cattle grazing would be disturbed and fenced. Vehicle emissions and temporary fugitive dust released during construction would result in nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter levels in excess of standards. Operation of the facility would require approximately 730 radiological shipments annually. However, the collective doses from shipments and accidents involving shipments would be comparatively low, versus natural sources of radiation. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 120282, 493 pages, August 31, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2113 KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Chemicals KW - Disposal KW - Gas Manufacture KW - Health Hazards KW - Industrial Plants KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - New Mexico KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1282511827?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 31, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2013-01-30 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Habitat Science in Support of Management Needs: The NOAA Blueprint Approach T2 - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AN - 1313088975; 6138662 JF - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AU - Larsen, Kirsten AU - Vardi, Tali AU - Brown, Stephen Y1 - 2012/08/19/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 19 KW - Habitat KW - Engineering drawings UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313088975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.atitle=Habitat+Science+in+Support+of+Management+Needs%3A+The+NOAA+Blueprint+Approach&rft.au=Larsen%2C+Kirsten%3BVardi%2C+Tali%3BBrown%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=Larsen&rft.aufirst=Kirsten&rft.date=2012-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2012/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Development and Implementation of the Liberian Observer Program in West Africa T2 - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AN - 1313079715; 6137836 JF - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AU - Turk, Teresa Y1 - 2012/08/19/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 19 KW - Africa KW - Fisheries KW - Aquatic sciences UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313079715?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.atitle=Development+and+Implementation+of+the+Liberian+Observer+Program+in+West+Africa&rft.au=Turk%2C+Teresa&rft.aulast=Turk&rft.aufirst=Teresa&rft.date=2012-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2012/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - So Much Habitat, So Little Time (and Money!): Prioritization of Habitat Assessments T2 - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AN - 1312984297; 6138663 JF - 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012) AU - Larsen, Kirsten AU - Nohner, Joe AU - Brown, Stephen AU - Blackhart, Kristan Y1 - 2012/08/19/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 19 KW - Habitat UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312984297?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.atitle=So+Much+Habitat%2C+So+Little+Time+%28and+Money%21%29%3A+Prioritization+of+Habitat+Assessments&rft.au=Larsen%2C+Kirsten%3BNohner%2C+Joe%3BBrown%2C+Stephen%3BBlackhart%2C+Kristan&rft.aulast=Larsen&rft.aufirst=Kirsten&rft.date=2012-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=142nd+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://afs.confex.com/afs/2012/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of acrylic acid on the properties of polyvinylpyrrolidone hydrogel prepared by the application of gamma radiation AN - 1069199060; 17154371 AB - Hydrogels based on polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) networks grafted with acrylic acid (AAc) was prepared by using gamma -rays from a Co-60 source at room temperature. The parameters like effect of radiation dose and concentration of AAc were studied. The properties such as gel content, swelling behavior and thermal stability were also evaluated. The result indicated that gel content of hydrogel increased with increased radiation dose and it reached a maximum value at 25 kGy radiation dose. Gel content also increased with increased concentration of AAc in the feed solution. Moreover, swelling ratio decreased with increased radiation dose, but increased with increased concentration of AAc. Water absorption of hydrogel increased from similar to 1400 to similar to 3800% for the range of AAc concentration 0 to 1.5% at 25 kGy. It was also observed that the melting temperature of hydrogel depended on concentration of AAc. The fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy investigation of hydrogel was carried out. The prepared hydrogel was applied to adsorb dye from aqueous medium. JF - African Journal of Biotechnology AU - Dafader, N C AU - Akter, T AU - Haque, ME AU - Swapna, S P AU - Islam, S AU - Huq, D AD - Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, G. P. O. Box-3787, Dhaka, Bangladesh, nirmaldafader@yahoo.com Y1 - 2012/08/16/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 16 SP - 13049 EP - 13057 VL - 11 IS - 66 SN - 1684-5315, 1684-5315 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Temperature effects KW - Melting KW - hydrogels KW - I.R. spectroscopy KW - gamma Radiation KW - Acrylic acid KW - polyvinylpyrrolidone KW - Thermal stability KW - W 30925:Genetic Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1069199060?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.atitle=Effect+of+acrylic+acid+on+the+properties+of+polyvinylpyrrolidone+hydrogel+prepared+by+the+application+of+gamma+radiation&rft.au=Dafader%2C+N+C%3BAkter%2C+T%3BHaque%2C+ME%3BSwapna%2C+S+P%3BIslam%2C+S%3BHuq%2C+D&rft.aulast=Dafader&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=2012-08-16&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=66&rft.spage=13049&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=African+Journal+of+Biotechnology&rft.issn=16845315&rft_id=info:doi/10.5897%2FAJB11.2333 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Melting; Temperature effects; hydrogels; I.R. spectroscopy; Acrylic acid; gamma Radiation; polyvinylpyrrolidone; Thermal stability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB11.2333 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ethanol concerns won't significantly impact gas prices AN - 1033186169 AB - Ethanol crush spreads, which measure the difference between the wholesale prices of ethanol and corn, have been negative for most of 2012, falling from over $0.50 per gallon in late 2011 to almost -$0.40 per gallon in recent weeks. After selling at or above Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) gasoline spot prices over much of the second half of 2011, ethanol prices fell below RBOB spot prices in late 2011 as the blender's tax credit neared its expiration date. JF - Western Farm Press AU - Energy Information Administration AD - Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2012/08/13/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 13 CY - Clarksdale PB - Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. SN - 15251217 KW - Agriculture UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1033186169?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Western+Farm+Press&rft.atitle=Ethanol+concerns+won%27t+significantly+impact+gas+prices&rft.au=Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Western+Farm+Press&rft.issn=15251217&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Copyright - Copyright Penton Media, Inc. Aug 13, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future AN - 1753538420; 18476760 AB - Access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been a cornerstone of the world's increasing prosperity and economic growth since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our use of energy in the twenty-first century must also be sustainable. Solar and water-based energy generation, and engineering of microbes to produce biofuels are a few examples of the alternatives. This Perspective puts these opportunities into a larger context by relating them to a number of aspects in the transportation and electricity generation sectors. It also provides a snapshot of the current energy landscape and discusses several research and development opportunities and pathways that could lead to a prosperous, sustainable and secure energy future for the world. JF - Nature AU - Chu, Steven AU - Majumdar, Arun AD - US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585, USA. PY - 2012 SP - 294 EP - 303 PB - Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building London N1 9XW United Kingdom VL - 488 IS - 7411 SN - 0028-0836, 0028-0836 KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CI); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - Energy use KW - Transportation KW - Economics KW - Alternative energy sources KW - Microorganisms KW - Clean energy KW - Landscapes KW - Electricity KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1753538420?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature&rft.atitle=Opportunities+and+challenges+for+a+sustainable+energy+future&rft.au=Chu%2C+Steven%3BMajumdar%2C+Arun&rft.aulast=Chu&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=2012-08-06&rft.volume=488&rft.issue=7411&rft.spage=294&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nature&rft.issn=00280836&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038%2Fnature11475 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-06 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11475 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Incorporating climate change into Endangered Species Act decisions: Case studies from aquatic systems T2 - 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2012) AN - 1313030243; 6152280 JF - 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2012) AU - Griffis, Roger AU - McClure, Michelle AU - Seney, Erin Y1 - 2012/08/05/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 05 KW - Case studies KW - Endangered species KW - Climatic changes KW - Aquatic environment KW - Endangered Species UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313030243?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=97th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Ecological+Society+of+America+%28ESA+2012%29&rft.atitle=Incorporating+climate+change+into+Endangered+Species+Act+decisions%3A+Case+studies+from+aquatic+systems&rft.au=Griffis%2C+Roger%3BMcClure%2C+Michelle%3BSeney%2C+Erin&rft.aulast=Griffis&rft.aufirst=Roger&rft.date=2012-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=97th+Annual+Meeting+of+the+Ecological+Society+of+America+%28ESA+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://eco.confex.com/eco/2012/webprogrampreliminary/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2010 AN - 914787201; 2011-157381 AB - This analysis examines the level and drivers of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2010. After a historic decline in 2009, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rebounded in 2010, but still remain 358 million metric tons (6%) below the 2005 level. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Aug 2012, 14 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2012/08// PY - 2012 DA - August 2012 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy KW - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy KW - United States KW - Energy policy KW - Emissions trading KW - Energy consumption KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/914787201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Energy-Related+Carbon+Dioxide+Emissions%2C+2010&rft.title=U.S.+Energy-Related+Carbon+Dioxide+Emissions%2C+2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ghana's experience in the establishment of a national data center AN - 1448740387; 18620357 AB - The government of Ghana in a bilateral agreement with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has established a National Data Center in Ghana with the aim of monitoring the testing of nuclear explosions. Seismic, hydroacoustic, radionuclide and infrasound methods are used for the monitoring. The data center was commissioned on 3 February, 2010 at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. At present Ghana does not have any operational, centralised data (seismic, hydroacoustic, radionuclide and infrasound) acquisition system with the capability of accessing data from other international stations. Hence, the need of setting up the National Data Center which would enable us constantly monitor, manage and coordinate both natural and man-made seismic activities in the country and around the globe, upload data to the International Data Center (IDC) as well as receive and use International Monitoring System (IMS) data and IDC products for treaty verification and compliance. Apart from these, the center also accesses and analyzes seismic waveforms relevant to its needs from the International Data Center; makes data available to its stakeholder institutions for earthquake disaster mitigation; reports on all aspects of disasters related to earthquake to the relevant government agencies that deal with disasters; makes recommendations to the government of Ghana on earthquake safety measures; provides information to assist government institutions to develop appropriate land and building policies. The center in collaboration with stakeholder agencies periodically organises public lectures on earthquake disaster risk mitigation. JF - Earthquake Science AU - Ekua, Amponsah Paulina AU - Yaw, Serfor-Armah AD - Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O.Box LG80, Legon, Accra, 233, Ghana, pekua@yahoo.com Y1 - 2012/08// PY - 2012 DA - August 2012 SP - 347 EP - 351 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 25 IS - 4 SN - 1674-4519, 1674-4519 KW - Water Resources Abstracts UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1448740387?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Earthquake+Science&rft.atitle=Ghana%27s+experience+in+the+establishment+of+a+national+data+center&rft.au=Ekua%2C+Amponsah+Paulina%3BYaw%2C+Serfor-Armah&rft.aulast=Ekua&rft.aufirst=Amponsah&rft.date=2012-08-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=347&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Earthquake+Science&rft.issn=16744519&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11589-012-0860-4 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-17 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11589-012-0860-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aggressiveness variation in Plasmopara halstedii and its alternation with non-race-specific resistance in sunflower AN - 1257773396; 17450366 AB - Aggressiveness variation and its alternation with non-race specific resistance in sunflower were studied in 19 Plasmopara halstedii isolates belonging to several races. Regarding aggressiveness criteria, percentage infection, latent period, sporulation density and dwarfing, on two sunflower inbred lines showing different levels of non-race specific resistance resistance FU and BT, there were significant differences in aggressiveness for P. halstedii isolates. The index of aggressiveness varied between 9.4 and 31.4. The inbred line BT, rather susceptible in the field, showed a higher percentage infection, a higher sporulation density, a shorter latent period and less reduced hypocotyl length than inbred line FU, which showed a greater resistance in the field. Percentage infection on FU was 1.4% less than BT, latent period on BT was 12.4% less than FU, sporulation density on FU was 22.3% less than BT and reduced hypocotyl length on BT was 15.3% less than FU. Consequently, it seems that the criteria as latent period, sporulation density and reduction of hypocotyl length could be used to measure non-race specific resistance in sunflower to P. halstedii under controlled conditions. JF - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection AU - Sakr, Nachaat AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, P.O. Box 6091, Syria, snachaat@hotmail.com Y1 - 2012/08/01/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 01 SP - 1633 EP - 1641 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 45 IS - 14 SN - 0323-5408, 0323-5408 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Controlled conditions KW - Hypocotyls KW - Inbreeding KW - Infection KW - Latent period KW - Plant protection KW - Sporulation KW - Plasmopara halstedii KW - Helianthus KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1257773396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.atitle=Aggressiveness+variation+in+Plasmopara+halstedii+and+its+alternation+with+non-race-specific+resistance+in+sunflower&rft.au=Sakr%2C+Nachaat&rft.aulast=Sakr&rft.aufirst=Nachaat&rft.date=2012-08-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=1633&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.issn=03235408&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03235408.2012.700173 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-01-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Plant protection; Sporulation; Controlled conditions; Hypocotyls; Inbreeding; Infection; Latent period; Plasmopara halstedii; Helianthus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2012.700173 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hypothesis of durable resistance in sunflower plants against Plasmopara halstedii AN - 1257771341; 17450378 AB - Sunflower downy mildew is considered as one of the most serious diseases. Therefore, vertical resistance has been used intensively, but with the appearance of many races since 2000, research on more durable resistance has been undertaken. In this review, we present new results concerning the evolution of pathogenicity under artificial conditions in order to underline a mixture model assuming durable resistance against Plasmopara halstedii. Examples of host-parasite interactions including the influence of plant mixture against pathogens and durable resistance are presented to integrate in our couple P. halstedii/Helianthus annuus. JF - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection AU - Sakr, Nachaat AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, P.O. Box 6091, Syria, snachaat@hotmail.com Y1 - 2012/08/01/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Aug 01 SP - 1642 EP - 1654 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 45 IS - 14 SN - 0323-5408, 0323-5408 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Downy mildew KW - Evolution KW - Host-parasite interactions KW - Pathogenicity KW - Pathogens KW - Plant protection KW - Plasmopara halstedii KW - Helianthus annuus KW - Helianthus KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1257771341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.atitle=Hypothesis+of+durable+resistance+in+sunflower+plants+against+Plasmopara+halstedii&rft.au=Sakr%2C+Nachaat&rft.aulast=Sakr&rft.aufirst=Nachaat&rft.date=2012-08-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=14&rft.spage=1642&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.issn=03235408&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03235408.2012.700174 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-01-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pathogenicity; Plant protection; Pathogens; Downy mildew; Host-parasite interactions; Evolution; Helianthus annuus; Plasmopara halstedii; Helianthus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2012.700174 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for liver metastasis: therapeutic efficacy in an experimental model. AN - 1027682136; 22544068 AB - Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) was proposed for untreatable colorectal liver metastases. The present study evaluates tumor control and potential radiotoxicity of BNCT in an experimental model of liver metastasis. BDIX rats were inoculated with syngeneic colon cancer cells DHD/K12/TRb. Tumor-bearing animals were divided into three groups: BPA-BNCT, boronophenylalanine (BPA) + neutron irradiation; Beam only, neutron irradiation; Sham, matched manipulation. The total absorbed dose administered with BPA-BNCT was 13 ± 3 Gy in tumor and 9 ± 2 Gy in healthy liver. Three weeks post-treatment, the tumor surface area post-treatment/pre-treatment ratio was 0.46 ± 0.20 for BPA-BNCT, 2.7 ± 1.8 for Beam only and 4.5 ± 3.1 for Sham. The pre-treatment tumor nodule mass of 48 ± 19 mg fell significantly to 19 ± 16 mg for BPA-BNCT, but rose significantly to 140 ± 106 mg for Beam only and to 346 ± 302 mg for Sham. For both end points, the differences between the BPA-BNCT group and each of the other groups were statistically significant (ANOVA). No clinical, macroscopic or histological normal liver radiotoxicity was observed. It is concluded that BPA-BNCT induced a significant remission of experimental colorectal tumor nodules in liver with no contributory liver toxicity. JF - Radiation and environmental biophysics AU - Pozzi, Emiliano C C AU - Cardoso, Jorge E AU - Colombo, Lucas L AU - Thorp, Silvia AU - Monti Hughes, Andrea AU - Molinari, Ana J AU - Garabalino, Marcela A AU - Heber, Elisa M AU - Miller, Marcelo AU - Itoiz, Maria E AU - Aromando, Romina F AU - Nigg, David W AU - Quintana, Jorge AU - Trivillin, Verónica A AU - Schwint, Amanda E AD - Department Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Avenida General Paz 1499, B1650KNA, San Martin, Province Buenos Aires, Argentina. Y1 - 2012/08// PY - 2012 DA - August 2012 SP - 331 EP - 339 VL - 51 IS - 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Liver -- pathology KW - Colorectal Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Radiotherapy Dosage KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Male KW - Liver -- radiation effects KW - Female KW - Liver Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- adverse effects KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- methods KW - Liver Neoplasms -- secondary UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1027682136?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+and+environmental+biophysics&rft.atitle=Boron+neutron+capture+therapy+%28BNCT%29+for+liver+metastasis%3A+therapeutic+efficacy+in+an+experimental+model.&rft.au=Pozzi%2C+Emiliano+C+C%3BCardoso%2C+Jorge+E%3BColombo%2C+Lucas+L%3BThorp%2C+Silvia%3BMonti+Hughes%2C+Andrea%3BMolinari%2C+Ana+J%3BGarabalino%2C+Marcela+A%3BHeber%2C+Elisa+M%3BMiller%2C+Marcelo%3BItoiz%2C+Maria+E%3BAromando%2C+Romina+F%3BNigg%2C+David+W%3BQuintana%2C+Jorge%3BTrivillin%2C+Ver%C3%B3nica+A%3BSchwint%2C+Amanda+E&rft.aulast=Pozzi&rft.aufirst=Emiliano+C&rft.date=2012-08-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=331&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+and+environmental+biophysics&rft.issn=1432-2099&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00411-012-0419-8 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-03-27 N1 - Date created - 2012-07-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-012-0419-8 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH. AN - 16381807; 15437 AB - PURPOSE: A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solar Energy Program and new Department of Energy (DOE) program guidance to further support utility-scale solar energy development on federal lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are proposed. The BLM currently evaluates solar energy right-of-way (ROW) applications on a project-specific basis and, as of May 31, 2012, had approved 11 utility-scale solar projects on public lands and five linear ROWs that enabled development of projects on private lands. The draft programmatic EIS of December, 2010 considered three BLM program alternatives: a No Action Alternative; the preferred solar energy development program alternative which would prioritize development within identified solar energy zones (SEZs); and an SEZ program alternative which would exclude development outside the zones. A draft supplement issued in October, 2011 presented a modified solar energy development program alternative which would emphasize development within SEZs and implement a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs. Utility-scale solar development would be allowed in variance areas outside of SEZs in accordance with a proposed variance process. The preferred modified program alternative would also establish authorization policies and procedures for utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands. The BLM has carried forward 17 proposed SEZs, totaling approximately 285,000 acres of land, for analysis in this final programmatic EIS. Lands within SEZs would be offered through a competitive process and the BLM has initiated rulemaking to establish this process. New or expanded SEZs would be identified in the context of existing solar market conditions, existing and planned transmission systems, and state or federal policies affecting the level and location of utility-scale solar energy development. This final programmatic EIS also considers DOE program guidance for utility-scale solar technologies considered to be viable for deployment over the next 20 years, including parabolic trough, power tower, dish engine systems, and photovoltaic systems. The No Action Alternative would perpetuate the DOE's case-by-case review process for solar projects while the preferred action alternative specifies programmatic guidance for the analysis and selection of solar projects that DOE will support. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A comprehensive program would allow the permitting of future solar energy development projects on public lands to proceed in a more efficient, standardized, and environmentally responsible manner. The proposed SEZs would likely result in the highest pace of development at the lowest cost to government, developers, and stakeholders. Programmatic guidance would provide DOE with the tools to make more informed decisions and to comprehensively determine where to make technology and resource investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Solar energy development would preclude other land uses and could alter the character of largely rural areas. Specially designated lands and lands with wilderness characteristics could be significantly impacted during both construction and operation phases. Vegetation removal could result in increased risk of invasive species introduction, changes in species composition and distribution, habitat loss, and damage to biological soil crusts. Wildlife species would be impacted by loss of habitat, disturbance, loss of food and prey species, loss of breeding areas, effects on movement and migration, introduction of new species, habitat fragmentation, and changes in water availability. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), Executive Order 13212, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0310D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120240, Volume 1--482 pages, Volume 2--466 pages, Volume 3--450 pages, Volume 4--622 pages, Volume 5--408 pages, Volume 6 (Appendices)--802 pages, Volume 7 (Comments and Responses)--308 pages, July 27, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: FES 12-24 KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Sources KW - Land Use KW - Solar Energy KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - California KW - Colorado KW - Nevada KW - New Mexico KW - Utah KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Funding KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16381807?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-07-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 27, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-11-29 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SURPLUS PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION, ALABAMA, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1999). AN - 1220562902; 15441 AB - PURPOSE: The modification of the Department of Energy (DOE) program for disposition of surplus, weapons-usable plutonium is proposed. The U.S. inventory of surplus plutonium is in several forms and the largest quantity is plutonium metal in the shape of pits. A pit is the central core of a primary assembly in a nuclear weapon and is typically composed of plutonium-239 metal, enriched uranium, or both, as well as other materials. The remaining inventory is non-pit plutonium, which includes plutonium oxides and metal in a variety of forms and purities. This draft supplemental EIS considers alternatives for disposition of 14.4 tons of surplus plutonium for which DOE has not made a disposition decision, including 7.8 tons of plutonium from pits that were declared excess to national defense needs after 2007, and 6.6 tons of surplus non-pit plutonium. A No Action Alternative and four alternative disposition pathways are analyzed: 1) disposition of both the non-pit and pit plutonium using the can-in-canister vitrification approach, involving small cans of material, which would be placed in a rack inside a Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) canister and surrounded with vitrified high-level radioactive waste at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina; 2) disposition of non-pit plutonium via H-Canyon and DWPF at SRS; 3) disposal of non-pit plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico; 4) and fabrication of pit and some non-pit plutonium into mixed oxide (MOX) fuel for use in domestic commercial nuclear power reactors. Options for providing a pit disassembly and conversion capability include a stand-alone facility in the F-Area at SRS or installing capability in existing facilities at one or more of the following locations: the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) in Technical Area 55 (TA-55) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), H Canyon/HB-Line at SRS, K-Area at SRS, and the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) at SRS. The analyses also encompass potential use of MOX fuel in reactors at the Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The MOX Fuel Alternative is DOEs preferred alternative for surplus plutonium disposition. DOEs preferred option for pit disassembly and the conversion of surplus plutonium metal to supply feed for the MFFF, is to use some combination of facilities at PF-4 at LANL, K-Area at SRS, H-Canyon/HB-Line at SRS and MFFF at SRS, rather than to construct a new stand-alone facility. This would likely require the installation of additional equipment and other modifications to some of these facilities. DOEs preferred alternative for disposition of surplus plutonium that is not suitable for MOX fuel fabrication is disposal at WIPP in New Mexico. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Disposition of the surplus plutonium would reduce the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation worldwide by converting weapons-grade plutonium into proliferation-resistant forms. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Radiation doses to workers from routine operation of disposition facilities would result in up to minimal latent cancer fatalities. Worker doses would be monitored and controlled to ensure that individual doses are less than 2,000 millirem per year and as low as reasonably achievable to limit the potential health effects of these worker doses. Transportation accidents could result in exposure of the public at-large to radiation. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the final EIS, see 00-0021F, Volume 24, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 120244, Summary--68 pages, Draft Supplemental EIS--464 pages, Appendices--424 pages, July 27, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0283-S2 KW - Dosimetry KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Weapon Systems KW - New Mexico KW - South Carolina KW - Tennessee KW - Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1220562902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-07-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SURPLUS+PLUTONIUM+DISPOSITION%2C+ALABAMA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+AND+TENNESSEE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1999%29.&rft.title=SURPLUS+PLUTONIUM+DISPOSITION%2C+ALABAMA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA%2C+AND+TENNESSEE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1999%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Fissile Materials Disposition, Washington, District of Columbia; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2012-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 27, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-11-29 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ethanol output drops to lowest in two years AN - 1026927878 AB - "It's high corn prices and not-so-high ethanol prices," said Wally Tyner, an energy economist at Purdue University. "If we continue to have drought and corn continues to go up, there will be others that suspend production." JF - Western Farm Press AU - Energy Information Administration AD - Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2012/07/19/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jul 19 CY - Clarksdale PB - Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. SN - 15251217 KW - Agriculture UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1026927878?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabitrade&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Western+Farm+Press&rft.atitle=Ethanol+output+drops+to+lowest+in+two+years&rft.au=Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-07-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Western+Farm+Press&rft.issn=15251217&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Copyright - Copyright Penton Business Media, Inc. and Penton Media, Inc. Jul 19, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Metals on graphene: correlation between adatom adsorption behavior and growth morphology. AN - 1020047042; 22641290 AB - We present a systematic study of metal adatom adsorption on graphene by ab initio calculations. The calculations cover alkali metals, sp-simple metals, 3d and group 10 transition metals, noble metals, as well as rare earth metals. The correlation between the adatom adsorption properties and the growth morphology of the metals on graphene is also investigated. We show that the growth morphology is related to the ratio of the metal adsorption energy to its bulk cohesive energy (E(a)/E(c)) and the diffusion barrier (ΔE) of the metal adatom on graphene. Charge transfer, electric dipole and magnetic moments, and graphene lattice distortion induced by metal adsorption would also affect the growth morphologies of the metal islands. We also show that most of the metal nanostructures on graphene would be thermally stable against coarsening. JF - Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP AU - Liu, Xiaojie AU - Wang, C Z AU - Hupalo, M AU - Lu, W C AU - Tringides, M C AU - Yao, Y X AU - Ho, K M AD - Ames Laboratory-U. S. Department of Energy, Ames, IA 50011, USA. Y1 - 2012/07/07/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jul 07 SP - 9157 EP - 9166 VL - 14 IS - 25 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1020047042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Physical+chemistry+chemical+physics+%3A+PCCP&rft.atitle=Metals+on+graphene%3A+correlation+between+adatom+adsorption+behavior+and+growth+morphology.&rft.au=Liu%2C+Xiaojie%3BWang%2C+C+Z%3BHupalo%2C+M%3BLu%2C+W+C%3BTringides%2C+M+C%3BYao%2C+Y+X%3BHo%2C+K+M&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=Xiaojie&rft.date=2012-07-07&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=25&rft.spage=9157&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Physical+chemistry+chemical+physics+%3A+PCCP&rft.issn=1463-9084&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc2cp40527j LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-10-01 N1 - Date created - 2012-06-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cp40527j ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pathogenicity and its alternation with both morphological and genetic variation in Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) AN - 1285090567; 17585990 AB - Morphological, pathogenic and genetic variation was studied in seven Plasmopara halstedii (sunflower downy mildew) isolates of several races using five singlezoosporangium isolates per pathogen isolate. Aggressiveness criteria were analysed in one sunflower inbred line showing a high level of quantitative resistance. Genetic relationships were detected between the single zoosporangium isolates using 12 expressed sequence tags (EST)-derived markers. Analysis of the five single zoosporangium isolates for P. halstedii isolates showed variability within pathogen isolates for all aggressiveness criteria, but not for all pathogen isolates. Isolates of races 100 and 3xx were characterised with shorter latent period and higher sporulation density than the isolate of races 7xx. All pathogen isolates showed high percentage infection values and caused a large reduction in seedling size except for one isolate involved in dwarfing. There was no relation between zoosporangia form or size and race virulence profiles or aggressiveness criteria. There was no intra-genetic variation for all pathogen isolates, but it was observed an important genetic variation between single zoosporangium isolates of all races. No correlation was detected between pathogenicity traits and EST genotypes. JF - Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection AU - Sakr, Nachaat AD - Department of Agriculture, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, P.O. Box 6091, Syria, snachaat@hotmail.com Y1 - 2012/07/01/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jul 01 SP - 1386 EP - 1404 PB - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom VL - 45 IS - 12 SN - 0323-5408, 0323-5408 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Plant protection KW - Zoosporangia KW - Sporulation KW - Genetic diversity KW - Downy mildew KW - Pathogens KW - Genotypes KW - Infection KW - Plasmopara halstedii KW - expressed sequence tags KW - Genetic relationship KW - Virulence KW - Pathogenicity KW - Seedlings KW - Inbreeding KW - Latent period KW - Helianthus KW - A 01360:Plant Diseases KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae KW - K 03420:Plant Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285090567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.atitle=Pathogenicity+and+its+alternation+with+both+morphological+and+genetic+variation+in+Plasmopara+halstedii+%28sunflower+downy+mildew%29&rft.au=Sakr%2C+Nachaat&rft.aulast=Sakr&rft.aufirst=Nachaat&rft.date=2012-07-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1386&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Phytopathology+and+Plant+Protection&rft.issn=03235408&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F03235408.2012.674712 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Plant protection; Zoosporangia; Sporulation; Genetic diversity; Genotypes; Pathogens; Downy mildew; Infection; expressed sequence tags; Virulence; Genetic relationship; Pathogenicity; Inbreeding; Seedlings; Latent period; Plasmopara halstedii; Helianthus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2012.674712 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Implications of the Fresnel-zone texture for seismic amplitude interpretation AN - 1039342022; 2012-082385 AB - The 3D reflection seismic response is associated with a zone (the Fresnel zone), rather than with a single point used in the idealized 1D convolution model. Unlike a point of incidence, the Fresnel zone is complicated by its textural characters that are defined by the dip and azimuth of microreflectors in the zone. The Fresnel-zone texture makes seismic amplitude interpretation more complicated than previously documented. A conceptual model suggests that seismic amplitude variations with offset (AVO), azimuth (AVAz), and frequency (spectral decomposition) were physically related to textural roughness, textural anisotropy, and textural scale of the Fresnel zone, respectively. Textural roughness is defined by the dip deviation of microreflectors and contributes to the AVO intercept and gradient. Textural anisotropy is defined by the degree of the preferred orientation of the microreflectors and directly affects the AVAz signature. Textural scale is defined by the spacing of the microreflectors and controls the selective frequency tuning in spectral decomposition data. The Fresnel-zone texture gives rise to amplitude variations that can not be accurately modeled by using a 1D reflectivity-wavelet convolution algorithm, and thus poses challenges to the reliability of many previous predictions of rock properties and thickness from amplitude. The AVO, AVAz, and spectral decomposition data should be used to characterize Fresnel-zone texture for predicting depositional facies, deformational fabrics, and hydraulic properties in the subsurface. JF - Geophysics AU - Gao, Dengliang Y1 - 2012/07// PY - 2012 DA - July 2012 SP - O35 EP - O44 PB - Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK VL - 77 IS - 4 SN - 0016-8033, 0016-8033 KW - AVO methods KW - technology KW - one-dimensional models KW - geophysical methods KW - elastic waves KW - interpretation KW - Fresnel zones KW - anisotropy KW - seismic methods KW - amplitude KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039342022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geophysics&rft.atitle=Implications+of+the+Fresnel-zone+texture+for+seismic+amplitude+interpretation&rft.au=Gao%2C+Dengliang&rft.aulast=Gao&rft.aufirst=Dengliang&rft.date=2012-07-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=O35&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geophysics&rft.issn=00168033&rft_id=info:doi/10.1190%2Fgeo2012-0023.1 L2 - http://library.seg.org/journal/gpysa7 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-13 N1 - CODEN - GPYSA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - amplitude; anisotropy; AVO methods; elastic waves; Fresnel zones; geophysical methods; interpretation; one-dimensional models; seismic methods; technology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2012-0023.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling of CBM production, CO (sub 2) injection, and tracer movement at a field CO (sub 2) sequestration site AN - 1026863041; 2012-067356 AB - Sequestration of carbon dioxide in unmineable coal seams is a potential technology mainly because of the potential for simultaneous enhanced coalbed methane production (ECBM). Several pilot tests have been performed around the globe leading to mixed results. Numerous modeling efforts have been carried out successfully to model methane production and carbon dioxide (CO (sub 2) ) injection. Sensitivity analyses and history matching along with several optimization tools were used to estimate reservoir properties and to investigate reservoir performance. Geological and geophysical techniques have also been used to characterize field sequestration sites and to inspect reservoir heterogeneity. The fate and movement of injected CO (sub 2) can be determined by using several monitoring techniques. Monitoring of perfluorocarbon (PFC) tracers is one of these monitoring technologies. As a part of this monitoring technique, a small fraction of a traceable fluid is added to the injection wellhead along with the CO (sub 2) stream at different times to monitor the timing and location of the breakthrough in nearby monitoring wells or offset production wells. A reservoir modeling study was performed to simulate a pilot sequestration site located in the San Juan coal basin of northern New Mexico. Several unknown reservoir properties at the field site were estimated by modeling the coal seam as a dual porosity formation and by history matching the methane production and CO (sub 2) injection. In addition to reservoir modeling of methane production and CO (sub 2) injection, tracer injection was modeled. Tracers serve as a surrogate for determining potential leakage of CO (sub 2) . The tracer was modeled as a non-reactive gas and was injected into the reservoir as a mixture along with CO (sub 2) . Geologic and geometric details of the field site, numerical modeling details of methane production, CO (sub 2) injection, and tracer injection are presented in this paper. Moreover, the numerical predictions of the tracer arrival times were compared with the measured field data. Results show that tracer modeling is useful in investigating movement of injected CO (sub 2) into the coal seam at the field site. Also, such new modeling techniques can be utilized to determine potential leakage pathways, and to investigate reservoir anisotropy and heterogeneity. JF - International Journal of Coal Geology AU - Siriwardane, Hema J AU - Bowes, Benjamin D AU - Bromhal, Grant S AU - Gondle, Raj K AU - Wells, Arthur W AU - Strazisar, Brian R Y1 - 2012/07/01/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jul 01 SP - 120 EP - 136 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 96-97 SN - 0166-5162, 0166-5162 KW - United States KW - carbon sequestration KW - numerical models KW - northern New Mexico KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - New Mexico KW - coal seams KW - production KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - models KW - gas injection KW - sedimentary rocks KW - coal KW - tracers KW - coalbed methane KW - San Juan Basin KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1026863041?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.atitle=Modeling+of+CBM+production%2C+CO+%28sub+2%29+injection%2C+and+tracer+movement+at+a+field+CO+%28sub+2%29+sequestration+site&rft.au=Siriwardane%2C+Hema+J%3BBowes%2C+Benjamin+D%3BBromhal%2C+Grant+S%3BGondle%2C+Raj+K%3BWells%2C+Arthur+W%3BStrazisar%2C+Brian+R&rft.aulast=Siriwardane&rft.aufirst=Hema&rft.date=2012-07-01&rft.volume=96-97&rft.issue=&rft.spage=120&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Coal+Geology&rft.issn=01665162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.coal.2012.02.009 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 47 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-07-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; coal; coal seams; coalbed methane; gas injection; models; natural gas; New Mexico; northern New Mexico; numerical models; petroleum; production; reservoir rocks; San Juan Basin; sedimentary rocks; tracers; United States DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2012.02.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), an emerging drinking water contaminant: a critical review of recent literature. AN - 1018358337; 22560884 AB - Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is an anthropogenic contaminant that differs in several ways from most other well-studied organic chemicals found in drinking water. PFOA is extremely resistant to environmental degradation processes and thus persists indefinitely. Unlike most other persistent and bioaccumulative organic pollutants, PFOA is water-soluble, does not bind well to soil or sediments, and bioaccumulates in serum rather than in fat. It has been detected in finished drinking water and drinking water sources impacted by releases from industrial facilities and waste water treatment plants, as well as in waters with no known point sources. However, the overall occurrence and population exposure from drinking water is not known. PFOA persists in humans with a half-life of several years and is found in the serum of almost all U.S. residents and in populations worldwide. Exposure sources include food, food packaging, consumer products, house dust, and drinking water. Continued exposure to even relatively low concentrations in drinking water can substantially increase total human exposure, with a serum:drinking water ratio of about 100:1. For example, ongoing exposures to drinking water concentrations of 10 ng/L, 40 ng/L, 100 ng/L, or 400 ng/L are expected to increase mean serum levels by about 25%, 100%, 250%, and 1000%, respectively, from the general population background serum level of about 4 ng/mL. Infants are potentially a sensitive subpopulation for PFOA's developmental effects, and their exposure through breast milk from mothers who use contaminated drinking water and/or from formula prepared with contaminated drinking water is higher than in adults exposed to the same drinking water concentration. Numerous health endpoints are associated with human PFOA exposure in the general population, communities with contaminated drinking water, and workers. As is the case for most such epidemiology studies, causality for these effects is not proven. Unlike most other well-studied drinking water contaminants, the human dose-response curve for several effects appears to be steepest at the lower exposure levels, including the general population range, with no apparent threshold for some endpoints. There is concordance in animals and humans for some effects, while humans and animals appear to react differently for other effects such as lipid metabolism. PFOA was classified as "likely to be carcinogenic in humans" by the USEPA Science Advisory Board. In animal studies, developmental effects have been identified as more sensitive endpoints for toxicity than carcinogenicity or the long-established hepatic effects. Notably, exposure to an environmentally relevant drinking water concentration caused adverse effects on mammary gland development in mice. This paper reviews current information relevant to the assessment of PFOA as an emerging drinking water contaminant. This information suggests that continued human exposure to even relatively low concentrations of PFOA in drinking water results in elevated body burdens that may increase the risk of health effects. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JF - Environmental research AU - Post, Gloria B AU - Cohn, Perry D AU - Cooper, Keith R AD - Office of Science, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA. gloria.post@dep.state.nj.us Y1 - 2012/07// PY - 2012 DA - July 2012 SP - 93 EP - 117 VL - 116 KW - Caprylates KW - 0 KW - Drinking Water KW - Fluorocarbons KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - perfluorooctanoic acid KW - 947VD76D3L KW - Index Medicus KW - United States KW - Humans KW - Caprylates -- blood KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis KW - Drinking Water -- analysis KW - Fluorocarbons -- analysis KW - Environmental Exposure -- analysis KW - Fluorocarbons -- blood KW - Drinking Water -- standards KW - Caprylates -- analysis KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- blood UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1018358337?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+research&rft.atitle=Perfluorooctanoic+acid+%28PFOA%29%2C+an+emerging+drinking+water+contaminant%3A+a+critical+review+of+recent+literature.&rft.au=Post%2C+Gloria+B%3BCohn%2C+Perry+D%3BCooper%2C+Keith+R&rft.aulast=Post&rft.aufirst=Gloria&rft.date=2012-07-01&rft.volume=116&rft.issue=&rft.spage=93&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+research&rft.issn=1096-0953&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.envres.2012.03.007 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-08-06 N1 - Date created - 2012-06-01 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2012.03.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes AN - 1033537246; 2012-075372 AB - Wood is a major pool of organic carbon that is highly resistant to decay, owing largely to the presence of lignin. The only organisms capable of substantial lignin decay are white rot fungi in the Agaricomycetes, which also contains non-lignin-degrading brown rot and ectomycorrhizal species. Comparative analyses of 31 fungal genomes (12 generated for this study) suggest that lignin-degrading peroxidases expanded in the lineage leading to the ancestor of the Agaricomycetes, which is reconstructed as a white rot species, and then contracted in parallel lineages leading to brown rot and mycorrhizal species. Molecular clock analyses suggest that the origin of lignin degradation might have coincided with the sharp decrease in the rate of organic carbon burial around the end of the Carboniferous period. JF - Science AU - Floudas, Dimitrios AU - Binder, Manfred AU - Riley, Robert AU - Barry, Kerrie AU - Blanchette, Robert A AU - Henrissat, Bernard AU - Martinez, Angel T AU - Otillar, Robert AU - Spatafora, Joseph W AU - Yadav, Jagjit S AU - Aerts, Andrea AU - Benoit, Isabelle AU - Boyd, Alex AU - Carlson, Alexis AU - Copeland, Alex AU - Coutinho, Pedro M AU - de Vries, Ronald P AU - Ferreira, Patricia AU - Findley, Keisha AU - Foster, Brian AU - Gaskell, Jill AU - Glotzer, Dylan AU - Gorecki, Pawel AU - Heitman, Joseph AU - Hesse, Cedar AU - Hori, Chiaki AU - Igarashi, Kiyohiko AU - Jurgens, Joel A AU - Kallen, Nathan AU - Kersten, Phil AU - Kohler, Annegret AU - Kuees, Ursula AU - Kumar, T K Arun AU - Kuo, Alan AU - LaButti, Kurt AU - Larrondo, Luis F AU - Lindquist, Erika AU - Ling, Albee AU - Lombard, Vincent AU - Lucas, Susan AU - Lundell, Taina AU - Martin, Rachael AU - McLaughlin, David J AU - Morgenstern, Ingo AU - Morin, Emanuelle AU - Murat, Claude AU - Nagy, Laszlo G AU - Nolan, Matt AU - Ohm, Robin A AU - Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina AU - Rokas, Antonis AU - Ruiz-Duenas, Francisco J AU - Sabat, Grzegorz AU - Salamov, Asaf AU - Samejima, Masahiro AU - Schmutz, Jeremy AU - Slot, Jason C AU - St John, Franz AU - Stenlid, Jan AU - Sun, Hui AU - Sun, Sheng AU - Syed, Khajamohiddin AU - Tsang, Adrian AU - Wiebenga, Ad AU - Young, Darcy AU - Pisabarro, Antonio AU - Eastwood, Daniel C AU - Martin, Francis AU - Cullen, Dan AU - Grigoriev, Igor V AU - Hibbett, David S Y1 - 2012/06/29/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jun 29 SP - 1715 EP - 1719 PB - American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC VL - 336 IS - 6089 SN - 0036-8075, 0036-8075 KW - degradation KW - Pennsylvanian KW - lignin KW - phylogeny KW - Paleozoic KW - biochemistry KW - Basidiomycota KW - Carboniferous KW - genome KW - enzymes KW - genetics KW - organic compounds KW - fungi KW - carbon KW - organic carbon KW - proteins KW - geochemistry KW - Agaricomycotina KW - species diversity KW - Agaricomycetes KW - 09:Paleobotany UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1033537246?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Science&rft.atitle=The+Paleozoic+origin+of+enzymatic+lignin+decomposition+reconstructed+from+31+fungal+genomes&rft.au=Floudas%2C+Dimitrios%3BBinder%2C+Manfred%3BRiley%2C+Robert%3BBarry%2C+Kerrie%3BBlanchette%2C+Robert+A%3BHenrissat%2C+Bernard%3BMartinez%2C+Angel+T%3BOtillar%2C+Robert%3BSpatafora%2C+Joseph+W%3BYadav%2C+Jagjit+S%3BAerts%2C+Andrea%3BBenoit%2C+Isabelle%3BBoyd%2C+Alex%3BCarlson%2C+Alexis%3BCopeland%2C+Alex%3BCoutinho%2C+Pedro+M%3Bde+Vries%2C+Ronald+P%3BFerreira%2C+Patricia%3BFindley%2C+Keisha%3BFoster%2C+Brian%3BGaskell%2C+Jill%3BGlotzer%2C+Dylan%3BGorecki%2C+Pawel%3BHeitman%2C+Joseph%3BHesse%2C+Cedar%3BHori%2C+Chiaki%3BIgarashi%2C+Kiyohiko%3BJurgens%2C+Joel+A%3BKallen%2C+Nathan%3BKersten%2C+Phil%3BKohler%2C+Annegret%3BKuees%2C+Ursula%3BKumar%2C+T+K+Arun%3BKuo%2C+Alan%3BLaButti%2C+Kurt%3BLarrondo%2C+Luis+F%3BLindquist%2C+Erika%3BLing%2C+Albee%3BLombard%2C+Vincent%3BLucas%2C+Susan%3BLundell%2C+Taina%3BMartin%2C+Rachael%3BMcLaughlin%2C+David+J%3BMorgenstern%2C+Ingo%3BMorin%2C+Emanuelle%3BMurat%2C+Claude%3BNagy%2C+Laszlo+G%3BNolan%2C+Matt%3BOhm%2C+Robin+A%3BPatyshakuliyeva%2C+Aleksandrina%3BRokas%2C+Antonis%3BRuiz-Duenas%2C+Francisco+J%3BSabat%2C+Grzegorz%3BSalamov%2C+Asaf%3BSamejima%2C+Masahiro%3BSchmutz%2C+Jeremy%3BSlot%2C+Jason+C%3BSt+John%2C+Franz%3BStenlid%2C+Jan%3BSun%2C+Hui%3BSun%2C+Sheng%3BSyed%2C+Khajamohiddin%3BTsang%2C+Adrian%3BWiebenga%2C+Ad%3BYoung%2C+Darcy%3BPisabarro%2C+Antonio%3BEastwood%2C+Daniel+C%3BMartin%2C+Francis%3BCullen%2C+Dan%3BGrigoriev%2C+Igor+V%3BHibbett%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Floudas&rft.aufirst=Dimitrios&rft.date=2012-06-29&rft.volume=336&rft.issue=6089&rft.spage=1715&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Science&rft.issn=00368075&rft_id=info:doi/10.1126%2Fscience.1221748 L2 - http://www.sciencemag.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - Supplemental information/data is available in the online version of this article; related article by Hittinger, C. T., on p. 1649-1650 N1 - Last updated - 2012-08-16 N1 - CODEN - SCIEAS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Agaricomycetes; Agaricomycotina; Basidiomycota; biochemistry; carbon; Carboniferous; degradation; enzymes; fungi; genetics; genome; geochemistry; lignin; organic carbon; organic compounds; Paleozoic; Pennsylvanian; phylogeny; proteins; species diversity DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1221748 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENERGIA SIERRA JUAREZ U.S. TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT APPROVAL, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 1039879652; 15377 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a Presidential permit to authorize construction and operation of the domestic portion of an electric transmission line that would cross the international border between the United States and Mexico, near the town of Jacumba, San Diego County, California is proposed. Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. Transmission, LLC (ESJ-U.S.), a subsidiary of Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, is seeking the authorization in order to complete a 1.7-mile transmission line with the capacity to transmit up to 1,250 megawatts of wind-generated electricity. ESJ-U.S. plans to construct its Mexican wind project in phases with a maximum of 52 wind turbines planned for phase 1. Five alternatives are analyzed in this final EIS: a No Action Alternative, a double-circuit 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line (Alternative 2), a single-circuit 500-kV transmission line (Alternative 3), and a revised route for the double-circuit line (Alternative 4A) and the single-circuit line (Alternative 4B). Under Alternative 2, a permit would be issued for a 230-kV transmission line route that would extend 0.65 mile between the proposed San Diego Gas & Electric East County Substation (ECO Substation) switchyards and the international border. The line would continue south of the border for approximately one mile to the ESJ Jacume Substation, the first point of interconnection in Mexico. An overhead static ground wire would have a fiber optic core for communication between the substations. A loop-in in the proposed ECO Substation would connect the proposed line to the existing 500-kV Southwest Powerlink. The transmission line would be constructed within a 130-foot right-of-way (ROW) and consist of either three to five 150-foot steel lattice towers or up to five 150-foot monopoles. Structures would be spaced a maximum of 1,500 feet apart and situated to avoid sensitive cultural resources and the area within 150 feet of the international border. The site access, design, and construction features of the 500-kV transmission line alternative are similar to those described for Alternative 2. The 500-kV line would be constructed within a 214-foot-wide permanent ROW and extend 0.62 mile from the U.S.-Mexico border to the proposed ECO Substation switchyards. The revised route alternatives would accommodate a revised location for the ECO Substation that has been proposed to avoid cultural resources impacts. Under Alternative 4A, the terminus of the 230-kV route would be shifted about 700 feet east of the proposed 230-kV route. Under Alternative 4B, the 500-kV route terminus would be shifted about 550 feet east of the proposed 500-kV route. Under either revised route, the transmission line would cross the border at the same location as under Alternatives 2 and 3. Alternative 4A is the preferred alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The ESJ-U.S. transmission line would transport renewable electrical power from the ESJ Wind project in Mexico to the U.S., reducing dependence on fossil fuels and improving the region's ability to meet future energy requirements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Permanent disturbance of 10 acres of natural vegetation and wildlife habitat would impact bird species, including California horned lark and loggerhead shrike. Construction would remove foraging habitat for Peninsular bighorn sheep and the San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit. The ESJ Wind project could result in the destruction or abandonment of active migratory bird nests; and turbine operation could result in the loss of migratory birds and migratory bats. When combined with the impacts of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions, the ESJ-U.S. transmission line would have long-term and major cumulative impacts on special status plant and wildlife species, visual resources, recreation, and fire and fuels management. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 10485 and Executive Order 12038. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0292D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120179, Final EIS--531 pages and maps, Appendices--655 pages, Comments and Responses--855 pages, June 8, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0414 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Communication Systems KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Fires KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - International Programs KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Resources KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Mexico KW - Executive Order 10485, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12038, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039879652?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-06-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENERGIA+SIERRA+JUAREZ+U.S.+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+PRESIDENTIAL+PERMIT+APPROVAL%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ENERGIA+SIERRA+JUAREZ+U.S.+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+PRESIDENTIAL+PERMIT+APPROVAL%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Washington, District of Columbia; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2012-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 8, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-17 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sediment Redistributed by Coastal Marsh Mosquito Ditching in Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A AN - 1285097329; 17611817 AB - Kirby, R.E. and Widjeskog, L.E., 2013. Sediment redistributed by coastal marsh mosquito ditching in Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. JF - Journal of Coastal Research AU - Kirby, Ronald E AU - Widjeskog, Lee E AD - U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Science Quality and Integrity, 32824 169th Avenue SE, Auburn, WA 98092, U.S.A., ronald_kirby@usgs.gov Y1 - 2012/06/06/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jun 06 SP - 86 EP - 93 PB - Coastal Education and Research Foundation VL - 29 IS - 1 SN - 0749-0208, 0749-0208 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Salt marsh KW - sea-level rise KW - sedimentation KW - Ochlerotatus sollicitans KW - mid-Atlantic coast KW - dredging KW - geomorphology KW - mosquito control KW - Coastal zone KW - ANW, USA, New Jersey KW - Trenching KW - Coastal research KW - Culicidae KW - Coastal Marshes KW - Marshes KW - USA, New Jersey, Cape May Cty. KW - Aquatic insects KW - Sediments KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - Q1 08302:Geographical distribution KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms KW - M2 556.56:Swamps, Marshes (556.56) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285097329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aasfaaquaticpollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Coastal+Research&rft.atitle=Sediment+Redistributed+by+Coastal+Marsh+Mosquito+Ditching+in+Cape+May+County%2C+New+Jersey%2C+U.S.A&rft.au=Kirby%2C+Ronald+E%3BWidjeskog%2C+Lee+E&rft.aulast=Kirby&rft.aufirst=Ronald&rft.date=2012-06-06&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=86&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Coastal+Research&rft.issn=07490208&rft_id=info:doi/10.2112%2FJCOASTRES-D-12-00002.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Coastal zone; Trenching; Marshes; Aquatic insects; Sediments; Coastal research; Coastal Marshes; Culicidae; ANW, USA, New Jersey; USA, New Jersey, Cape May Cty. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00002.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Horizontal stress contrast in the shallow marine sediments of the Gulf of Mexico sites Walker Ridge 313 and Atwater Valley 13 and 14; geological observations, effects on wellbore stability, and implications for drilling AN - 1112675589; 2012-089995 AB - Significant horizontal stress anisotropy was encountered in three blocks in the Gulf of Mexico drilled by the Gulf of Mexico gas hydrates Joint Industry Project, namely, Atwater Valley 13, Atwater Valley 14, and Walker Ridge 313. The geological factors responsible for this state of stress and the implications for wellbore stability and drilling operations are explored. In Atwater Valley 13 and 14, stresses at the well sites were perturbed by the underlying salt. In Walker Ridge 313, a combination of thrusting by adjacent salt and material anisotropy associated with the regional minibasin structure caused the maximum horizontal stress to rotate with depth. Horizontal stress anisotropy combined with a lack of heavy mud caused breakouts to form in the well Walker Ridge 313-G (WR313-G). A simple formula to predict the depth at which wells drilled with seawater are prone to breakouts is derived. Evidence is presented that the breakouts in WR313-G produced heavy cavings which were mainly responsible for the tight hole conditions encountered while drilling this well. However, it is shown that bottom hole assembly (BHA) design and drilling practices such as backreaming may have exacerbated these problems. Modifications to drilling practices based on the experience gained from drilling WR313-G helped to improve the quality of the neighboring borehole WR313-H. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Birchwood, Richard AU - Noeth, Sheila Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 186 EP - 208 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - well logs KW - gas hydrates KW - borehole breakouts KW - natural gas KW - stress KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - Atwater Valley KW - petroleum KW - resistivity KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - fractures KW - marine sediments KW - boreholes KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - Walker Ridge KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - anisotropy KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675589?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Horizontal+stress+contrast+in+the+shallow+marine+sediments+of+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+sites+Walker+Ridge+313+and+Atwater+Valley+13+and+14%3B+geological+observations%2C+effects+on+wellbore+stability%2C+and+implications+for+drilling&rft.au=Birchwood%2C+Richard%3BNoeth%2C+Sheila&rft.aulast=Birchwood&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=186&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2012.01.008 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 58 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - anisotropy; Atlantic Ocean; Atwater Valley; borehole breakouts; boreholes; drilling; electrical methods; fractures; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; natural gas; North Atlantic; petroleum; petroleum exploration; resistivity; sediments; stress; Walker Ridge; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.01.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Numerical simulations of depressurization-induced gas production from gas hydrate reservoirs at the Walker Ridge 313 Site, northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112675586; 2012-089994 AB - In 2009, the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Gas Hydrates Joint-Industry-Project (JIP) Leg II drilling program confirmed that gas hydrate occurs at high saturations within reservoir-quality sands in the GOM. A comprehensive logging-while-drilling dataset was collected from seven wells at three sites, including two wells at the Walker Ridge 313 site. By constraining the saturations and thicknesses of hydrate-bearing sands using logging-while-drilling data, two-dimensional (2D), cylindrical, r-z and three-dimensional (3D) reservoir models were simulated. The gas hydrate occurrences inferred from seismic analysis are used to delineate the areal extent of the 3D reservoir models. Numerical simulations of gas production from the Walker Ridge reservoirs were conducted using the depressurization method at a constant bottomhole pressure. Results of these simulations indicate that these hydrate deposits are readily produced, owing to high intrinsic reservoir-quality and their proximity to the base of hydrate stability. The elevated in situ reservoir temperatures contribute to high (5-40 MMscf/day) predicted production rates. The production rates obtained from the 2D and 3D models are in close agreement. To evaluate the effect of spatial dimensions, the 2D reservoir domains were simulated at two outer radii. The results showed increased potential for formation of secondary hydrate and appearance of lag time for production rates as reservoir size increases. Similar phenomena were observed in the 3D reservoir models. The results also suggest that interbedded gas hydrate accumulations might be preferable targets for gas production in comparison with massive deposits. Hydrate in such accumulations can be readily dissociated due to heat supply from surrounding hydrate-free zones. Special cases were considered to evaluate the effect of overburden and underburden permeability on production. The obtained data show that production can be significantly degraded in comparison with a case using impermeable boundaries. The main reason for the reduced productivity is water influx from the surrounding strata; a secondary cause is gas escape into the overburden. The results dictate that in order to reliably estimate production potential, permeability of the surroundings has to be included in a model. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Myshakin, Evgeniy M AU - Gaddipati, Manohar AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Anderson, Brian J Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 169 EP - 185 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - numerical models KW - gas hydrates KW - three-dimensional models KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - production KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - two-dimensional models KW - marine sediments KW - digital simulation KW - sediments KW - North Atlantic KW - Walker Ridge KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675586?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Numerical+simulations+of+depressurization-induced+gas+production+from+gas+hydrate+reservoirs+at+the+Walker+Ridge+313+Site%2C+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Myshakin%2C+Evgeniy+M%3BGaddipati%2C+Manohar%3BRose%2C+Kelly%3BAnderson%2C+Brian+J&rft.aulast=Myshakin&rft.aufirst=Evgeniy&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=169&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.09.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 43 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; digital simulation; gas hydrates; Gulf of Mexico; marine sediments; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; numerical models; petroleum; petroleum exploration; production; sediments; three-dimensional models; two-dimensional models; Walker Ridge DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gas hydrate resource potential in the Terrebonne Basin, northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112675583; 2012-089993 AB - The Terrebonne Basin is a salt-withdrawal mini-basin within the northeast portion of the Walker Ridge protraction area in northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope that contains a thick sequence of upper Pliocene and Pleistocene clastic sediment. Data acquired during the 2009 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (JIP Leg II) logging-while-drilling (LWD) program confirmed the presence of gas hydrate within a variety of sand and clay units. Integration of the Leg II LWD data with regional seismic mapping allows for the identification of various facies assemblages within the sand units and an initial estimation of the gas hydrate in-place resources throughout the Terrebonne basin. A total of approximately 4.4X10 (super 9) m (super 3) (1.55X10 (super 11) ft (super 3) ) of gas occurs within highly saturated gas hydrate accumulations within channel, proximal levee, and distal levee facies of four primary Lower Pleistocene sand reservoirs. These sand accumulations occur at the base of gas hydrate stability and locally trap additional, unquantified accumulations of free gas. A number of additional thin hydrate-bearing sand units are also observed to occur at shallower depths. Potential recoverable volumes from this accumulation compare favorably with those realized from conventional deepwater gas reservoirs in the vicinity. In addition, Leg II LWD data delineated the occurrence of a stratal-bound occurrence of gas hydrate-filled fractures at low bulk volume saturations within a thick, shallow, and predominantly fine-grained unit. This unit is estimated to contain roughly 17.0X10 (super 9) m (super 3) (5.87X10 (super 11) ft (super 3) ) of gas. The areal gas hydrate resource density within the Terrebonne basin is calculated at 1.183X10 (super 9) m (super 3) per km (super 2) where delineated sand reservoirs are present and 0.32X10 (super 9) m (super 3) per km (super 2) where sands are thought to be absent. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Frye, Matthew AU - Shedd, William AU - Boswell, Ray Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 150 EP - 168 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - United States KW - petroleum exploration KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Terrebonne Basin KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - evaluation KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - marine sediments KW - potential deposits KW - sediments KW - Louisiana KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic profiles KW - well logs KW - geophysical methods KW - seismic methods KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - North Atlantic KW - Walker Ridge KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675583?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Gas+hydrate+resource+potential+in+the+Terrebonne+Basin%2C+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Frye%2C+Matthew%3BShedd%2C+William%3BBoswell%2C+Ray&rft.aulast=Frye&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=150&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.08.001 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 2 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; evaluation; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; Louisiana; marine sediments; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; potential deposits; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; Terrebonne Basin; United States; vertical seismic profiles; Walker Ridge; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Architecture of gas-hydrate-bearing sands from Walker Ridge 313, Green Canyon 955, and Alaminos Canyon 21; northern deepwater Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112675578; 2012-089992 AB - Logging-while-drilling data acquired during the 2009 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II program combined with features observed in seismic data allow assessment of the depositional environment, geometry, and internal architecture of gas-hydrate-bearing sand reservoirs from three sites in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM): Walker Ridge 313, Alaminos Canyon 21, and Green Canyon 955. The site descriptions assist in the understanding of the geological development of gas-hydrate-bearing sands and in the assessment of their energy production potential. Three sand-rich units are described from the Walker Ridge site, including multiple ponded sand-bodies representing turbidite channel and associated levee and terminal lobe environments within the Terrebonne basin on the lower slope of the GoM. Older units display fewer but greater-reservoir-quality channel and proximal levee facies as compared to thinner, more continuous, and unconfined sheet-like sands that characterize the younger units, suggesting a decrease in depositional gradient with time in the basin. The three wells in the Green Canyon 955 site penetrated proximal levee sands within a previously recognized Late Pleistocene basin floor turbidite-channel-levee complex. Reservoirs encountered in GC955 exhibit thin-bedded internal structure and complex fault compartmentalization. Two wells drilled in the Alaminos Canyon 21 site tested a large, shallow, sand unit within the Diana mini-basin that exhibits steep lateral margins, non-sinuous elongate form, and flat base with hummocky upper surface. These features suggest deposition as a mass-transport deposit consisting of remobilized sand-rich turbidites or as a large basin-floor fan that was potentially eroded and buried by later-stage, mud-prone, mass-transport deposits. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Boswell, Ray AU - Frye, Matthew AU - Shelander, Dianna AU - Shedd, William AU - McConnell, Daniel R AU - Cook, Ann E Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 134 EP - 149 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - seismic stratigraphy KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - reservoir rocks KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - marine sediments KW - potential deposits KW - Alaminos Canyon KW - sediments KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic profiles KW - well logs KW - Green Canyon KW - geophysical methods KW - seismic methods KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - North Atlantic KW - Walker Ridge KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675578?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Architecture+of+gas-hydrate-bearing+sands+from+Walker+Ridge+313%2C+Green+Canyon+955%2C+and+Alaminos+Canyon+21%3B+northern+deepwater+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Boswell%2C+Ray%3BFrye%2C+Matthew%3BShelander%2C+Dianna%3BShedd%2C+William%3BMcConnell%2C+Daniel+R%3BCook%2C+Ann+E&rft.aulast=Boswell&rft.aufirst=Ray&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=134&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.08.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaminos Canyon; Atlantic Ocean; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Green Canyon; Gulf of Mexico; marine sediments; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; potential deposits; reservoir rocks; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; seismic stratigraphy; surveys; vertical seismic profiles; Walker Ridge; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rock physics-based seismic trace analysis of unconsolidated sediments containing gas hydrate and free gas in Green Canyon 955, northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112675574; 2012-089991 AB - The gas hydrate petroleum system at the 2009 Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (JIP Leg II) Green Canyon 955 (GC955) site shows a complex seismic amplitude and waveform response of highly negative and positive amplitudes with continuous and discontinuous character within inferred gas-hydrate- and gas-bearing sand reservoirs. Logging-while-drilling (LWD) data obtained during JIP Leg II and conventional 3-D seismic data allowed for the identification of thick highly concentrated hydrate layers by integrating rock physics modeling, amplitude and thin layer analysis, and spectral decomposition. Rock physics modeling with constraints from three JIP LWD holes allowed for the analysis of variations in acoustic amplitude characteristics as a product of hydrate saturation, gas saturation, and reservoir thickness. Using the well log-derived acoustic models, thick highly concentrated gas hydrate with and without underlying free gas accumulations have been identified. These results suggest that thick highly concentrated gas-hydrate-bearing sand units (with thicknesses greater than half of the seismic tuning thickness and gas hydrate saturations greater than 50%) underlain by gas can be differentiated from sands containing only gas, but thin gas-hydrate-bearing sand units with low gas hydrate concentrations (with thicknesses less than half of the seismic tuning thickness and gas hydrate saturations less than 50%) are difficult to identify from post-stack seismic amplitude data alone. Within GC955, we have identified six zones with seismic amplitude anomalies interpreted as being caused by gas hydrate deposits with variable lateral extent, thickness and saturation, and in some cases overlying free-gas-bearing intervals. Synthetic seismic images produced from well-log- and model-derived velocity and density distributions mimic similar reflection characteristics in the corresponding field seismic data. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Zhang, Zijian AU - Connell, Daniel R AU - Han, De-Hua Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 119 EP - 133 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - reservoir rocks KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - marine sediments KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic profiles KW - well logs KW - Green Canyon KW - geophysical methods KW - seismic methods KW - models KW - boreholes KW - saturation KW - marine drilling KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - North Atlantic KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Rock+physics-based+seismic+trace+analysis+of+unconsolidated+sediments+containing+gas+hydrate+and+free+gas+in+Green+Canyon+955%2C+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Zijian%3BConnell%2C+Daniel+R%3BHan%2C+De-Hua&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Zijian&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=119&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.11.004 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 77 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; drilling; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Green Canyon; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; models; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; reservoir rocks; saturation; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; vertical seismic profiles; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.11.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seismic imaging of migration pathways by advanced attribute analysis, Alaminos Canyon 21, Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112675571; 2012-089990 AB - Potential accumulations of gas hydrates in Alaminos Canyon Block 21 (AC21) in the Gulf of Mexico are thought to occur in a shallow sand-rich interval, stratigraphically separated from sources of free gas below the base of the gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ), by an intervening thick layer of clay- and silt-rich sediments. Availability of sufficient gas charge from depth, in addition to local biogenic sourcing is considered key to the formation of gas hydrates in the GHSZ. Implicitly, a detailed understanding of geometries associated with fault and fracture networks in relation to potential gas migration pathways can provide additional confidence that seismic amplitude anomalies are related to gas hydrate accumulations. Delineation of fault and fracture systems from high resolution seismic data in and below the gas hydrates stability zone (GHSZ) was performed using an automated algorithm-Ant Tracking. The capturing of small-scale detail has particular significance at AC21, revealing a pervasive network of typically small-extent discontinuities, indicative of fracturing, throughout this intervening clay- and silt-rich layer of mass-transport deposits (MTDs). Ant Tracking features appear to correlate, to some extent, with potential gas hydrate accumulations, supporting the concept that fracturing possibly provides migration pathways albeit via a tortuous, complex path. This study demonstrates that the Ant Tracking attribute, in conjunction with detailed seismic interpretation and analysis, can provide valuable evidence of potential gas migration pathways. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Miller, Paul AU - Dasgupta, Sushmita AU - Shelander, Dianna Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 111 EP - 118 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - migration KW - seismic profiles KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic methods KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - fractures KW - marine sediments KW - detection KW - Alaminos Canyon KW - sediments KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - faults KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Seismic+imaging+of+migration+pathways+by+advanced+attribute+analysis%2C+Alaminos+Canyon+21%2C+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Miller%2C+Paul%3BDasgupta%2C+Sushmita%3BShelander%2C+Dianna&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=111&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.09.005 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects. N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaminos Canyon; Atlantic Ocean; detection; faults; fractures; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; marine sediments; migration; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; vertical seismic profiles DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimating saturation of gas hydrates using conventional 3D seismic data, Gulf of Mexico Joint Industry Project Leg II AN - 1112675566; 2012-089989 AB - We present a methodology for generating pre-drill estimations of hydrate saturations using conventional 3D seismic data. These seismic-based estimates will be compared with well log derived saturations from the subsequently drilled wells of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (JIP Leg II) expedition. Predicting saturation of gas hydrates (S (sub h-seismic) ) combines pre-stack seismic inversion, rock physics modeling and stratigraphic interpretation. Before the wells were drilled, no nearby sonic and density logs were available to define and calibrate the elastic property trends for the shallow target interval containing the gas hydrate stability zone. Therefore, rock property trends were established by applying principles of rock physics and shallow sediment compaction, constrained by known regional geological parameters. S (sub h-seismic) volumes were generated by inverting pre-stack data to acoustic impedance (PI) and shear impedance (SI) volumes, and then analyzing deviations from modeled impedance trends. To enhance the quality of the inversion, the signal-to-noise ratio of the offset data was maximized by conditioning the seismic prior to inversion. Seismic stratigraphic interpretation plays an important role by identifying the more promising strata and structures for the presence of gas hydrates. The pre-drill S (sub h-seismic) results are compared with saturations calculated from log data, S (sub h-log) , of the wells drilled in the JIP Leg II campaign. Due to weaker seismic reflections, predictions may be less accurate for low concentrations, such as saturations less than 40%, and for thin intervals below the vertical resolution of the seismic data (about 15 m). However, the integrated geophysical workflow is very effective for identifying and quantifying significant hydrate concentrations, making the method a promising prospecting technique. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Shelander, Dianna AU - Dai, Jianchun AU - Bunge, George AU - Singh, Shantanu AU - Eissa, Mohamed AU - Fisher, Kevin Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 96 EP - 110 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - well logs KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - prediction KW - petroleum KW - inverse problem KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic methods KW - bottom-simulating reflectors KW - models KW - marine sediments KW - boreholes KW - saturation KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112675566?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Estimating+saturation+of+gas+hydrates+using+conventional+3D+seismic+data%2C+Gulf+of+Mexico+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II&rft.au=Shelander%2C+Dianna%3BDai%2C+Jianchun%3BBunge%2C+George%3BSingh%2C+Shantanu%3BEissa%2C+Mohamed%3BFisher%2C+Kevin&rft.aulast=Shelander&rft.aufirst=Dianna&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=96&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.09.006 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 43 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; bottom-simulating reflectors; drilling; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; Gulf of Mexico; inverse problem; marine drilling; marine sediments; models; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; prediction; saturation; sediments; seismic methods; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Anisotropic models to account for large borehole washouts to estimate gas hydrate saturations in the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II Alaminos Canyon 21 B Well AN - 1112672054; 2012-089988 AB - Through the use of 3-D seismic amplitude mapping, several gas hydrate prospects were identified in the Alaminos Canyon (AC) area of the Gulf of Mexico. Two locations were drilled as part of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (JIP Leg II) in May of 2009 and a comprehensive set of logging-while-drilling (LWD) logs were acquired at each well site. LWD logs indicated that resistivity in the range of approximately 2 ohm-m and P-wave velocity in the range of approximately 1.9 km/s were measured in the target sand interval between 515 and 645 feet below sea floor. These values were slightly elevated relative to those measured in the sediment above and below the target sand. However, the initial well log analysis was inconclusive regarding the presence of gas hydrate in the logged sand interval, mainly because large washouts caused by drilling in the target interval degraded confidence in the well log measurements. To assess gas hydrate saturations in the sedimentary section drilled in the Alaminos Canyon 21 B (AC21-B) well, a method of compensating for the effect of washouts on the resistivity and acoustic velocities was developed. The proposed method models the washed-out portion of the borehole as a vertical layer filled with sea water (drilling fluid) and the apparent anisotropic resistivity and velocities caused by a vertical layer are used to correct the measured log values. By incorporating the conventional marine seismic data into the well log analysis, the average gas hydrate saturation in the target sand section in the AC21-B well can be constrained to the range of 8-28%, with 20% being our best estimate. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Lee, M W AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Lewis, K A Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 85 EP - 95 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - well logs KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - petroleum KW - resistivity KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic methods KW - models KW - marine sediments KW - boreholes KW - saturation KW - Alaminos Canyon KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - surveys KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112672054?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Anisotropic+models+to+account+for+large+borehole+washouts+to+estimate+gas+hydrate+saturations+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+Gas+Hydrate+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II+Alaminos+Canyon+21+B+Well&rft.au=Lee%2C+M+W%3BCollett%2C+Timothy+S%3BLewis%2C+K+A&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=85&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.06.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaminos Canyon; Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; drilling; electrical methods; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; models; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; resistivity; saturation; sediments; seismic methods; surveys; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.06.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Electrical anisotropy of gas hydrate-bearing sand reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112672044; 2012-089987 AB - We present new results and interpretations of the electrical anisotropy and reservoir architecture in gas hydrate-bearing sands using logging data collected during the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II. We focus specifically on sand reservoirs in Hole Alaminos Canyon 21 A (AC21-A), Hole Green Canyon 955 H (GC955-H) and Hole Walker Ridge 313 H (WR313-H). Using a new logging-while-drilling directional resistivity tool and a one-dimensional inversion developed by Schlumberger, we resolve the resistivity of the current flowing parallel to the bedding, R (sub prallel) and the resistivity of the current flowing perpendicular to the bedding, R (sub perpendicular) . We find the sand reservoir in Hole AC21-A to be relatively isotropic, with R (sub parallel) and R (sub perpendicular) values close to 2Omega m. In contrast, the gas hydrate-bearing sand reservoirs in Holes GC955-H and WR313-H are highly anisotropic. In these reservoirs, R (sub parallel) is between 2 and 30Omega m, and R (sub perpendicular) is generally an order of magnitude higher. Using Schlumberger's WebMI models, we were able to replicate multiple resistivity measurements and determine the formation resistivity the gas hydrate-bearing sand reservoir in Hole WR313-H. The results showed that gas hydrate saturations within a single reservoir unit are highly variable. For example, the sand units in Hole WR313-H contain thin layers (on the order of 10-100 cm) with varying gas hydrate saturations between 15 and 95%. Our combined modeling results clearly indicate that the gas hydrate-bearing sand reservoirs in Holes GC955-H and WR313-H are highly anisotropic due to varying saturations of gas hydrate forming in thin layers within larger sand units. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Cook, Ann E AU - Anderson, Barbara I AU - Rasmus, John AU - Sun, Keli AU - Li, Qiming AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Goldberg, David S Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 72 EP - 84 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - well logs KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - petroleum KW - inverse problem KW - resistivity KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - reservoir rocks KW - models KW - marine sediments KW - boreholes KW - saturation KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - anisotropy KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112672044?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Electrical+anisotropy+of+gas+hydrate-bearing+sand+reservoirs+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Cook%2C+Ann+E%3BAnderson%2C+Barbara+I%3BRasmus%2C+John%3BSun%2C+Keli%3BLi%2C+Qiming%3BCollett%2C+Timothy+S%3BGoldberg%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Cook&rft.aufirst=Ann&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=72&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.09.003 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 40 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - anisotropy; Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; drilling; electrical methods; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; Gulf of Mexico; inverse problem; marine drilling; marine sediments; models; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; reservoir rocks; resistivity; saturation; sediments; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.09.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pore- and fracture-filling gas hydrate reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II Green Canyon 955 H Well AN - 1112668624; 2012-089986 AB - High-quality logging-while-drilling (LWD) downhole logs were acquired in seven wells drilled during the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II in the spring of 2009. Well logs obtained in one of the wells, the Green Canyon Block 955 H well (GC955-H), indicate that a 27.4-m thick zone at the depth of 428 m below sea floor (mbsf; 1404 feet below sea floor (fbsf)) contains gas hydrate within sand with average gas hydrate saturations estimated at 60% from the compressional-wave (P-wave) velocity and 65% (locally more than 80%) from resistivity logs if the gas hydrate is assumed to be uniformly distributed in this mostly sand-rich section. Similar analysis, however, of log data from a shallow clay-rich interval between 183 and 366 mbsf (600 and 1200 fbsf) yielded average gas hydrate saturations of about 20% from the resistivity log (locally 50-60%) and negligible amounts of gas hydrate from the P-wave velocity logs. Differences in saturations estimated between resistivity and P-wave velocities within the upper clay-rich interval are caused by the nature of the gas hydrate occurrences. In the case of the shallow clay-rich interval, gas hydrate fills vertical (or high angle) fractures in rather than filling pore space in sands. In this study, isotropic and anisotropic resistivity and velocity models are used to analyze the occurrence of gas hydrate within both the clay-rich and sand dominated gas-hydrate-bearing reservoirs in the GC955-H well. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Lee, M W AU - Collett, Timothy S Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 62 EP - 71 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - reservoir rocks KW - acoustical methods KW - marine sediments KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - well logs KW - Green Canyon KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - resistivity KW - seismic methods KW - boreholes KW - saturation KW - naturally fractured reservoirs KW - marine drilling KW - surveys KW - North Atlantic KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112668624?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Pore-+and+fracture-filling+gas+hydrate+reservoirs+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+Gas+Hydrate+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II+Green+Canyon+955+H+Well&rft.au=Lee%2C+M+W%3BCollett%2C+Timothy+S&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=62&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.08.002 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acoustical methods; Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; drilling; electrical methods; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Green Canyon; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; natural gas; naturally fractured reservoirs; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; reservoir rocks; resistivity; saturation; sediments; seismic methods; surveys; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II logging-while-drilling data acquisition and analysis AN - 1112668615; 2012-089985 AB - One of the objectives of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (GOM JIP Leg II) was the collection of a comprehensive suite of logging-while-drilling (LWD) data within gas-hydrate-bearing sand reservoirs in order to make accurate estimates of the concentration of gas hydrates under various geologic conditions and to understand the geologic controls on the occurrence of gas hydrate at each of the sites drilled during this expedition. The LWD sensors just above the drill bit provided important information on the nature of the sediments and the occurrence of gas hydrate. There has been significant advancements in the use of downhole well-logging tools to acquire detailed information on the occurrence of gas hydrate in nature: From using electrical resistivity and acoustic logs to identify gas hydrate occurrences in wells to where wireline and advanced logging-while-drilling tools are routinely used to examine the petrophysical nature of gas hydrate reservoirs and the distribution and concentration of gas hydrates within various complex reservoir systems. Recent integrated sediment coring and well-log studies have confirmed that electrical resistivity and acoustic velocity data can yield accurate gas hydrate saturations in sediment grain supported (isotropic) systems such as sand reservoirs, but more advanced log analysis models are required to characterize gas hydrate in fractured (anisotropic) reservoir systems. In support of the GOM JIP Leg II effort, well-log data montages have been compiled and presented in this report which includes downhole logs obtained from all seven wells drilled during this expedition with a focus on identifying and characterizing the potential gas-hydrate-bearing sedimentary section in each of the wells. Also presented and reviewed in this report are the gas-hydrate saturation and sediment porosity logs for each of the wells as calculated from available downhole well logs. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Lee, Myung W AU - Zyrianova, Margarita V AU - Mrozewski, Stefan A AU - Guerin, Gilles AU - Cook, Ann E AU - Goldberg, David S Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 41 EP - 61 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - well logs KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - marine sediments KW - boreholes KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - natural hazards KW - surveys KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112668615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Gulf+of+Mexico+Gas+Hydrate+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II+logging-while-drilling+data+acquisition+and+analysis&rft.au=Collett%2C+Timothy+S%3BLee%2C+Myung+W%3BZyrianova%2C+Margarita+V%3BMrozewski%2C+Stefan+A%3BGuerin%2C+Gilles%3BCook%2C+Ann+E%3BGoldberg%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Collett&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.08.003 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; boreholes; drilling; gas hydrates; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; natural gas; natural hazards; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sediments; surveys; well logs DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Occurrence and nature of "bottom simulating reflectors" in the northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1112668601; 2012-089984 AB - Subsurface interpretation, utilizing a database of more than 450,000 km (super 2) (175,000 mi (super 2) ) of three-dimensional (3-D) seismic in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), reveals 145 discrete areas, totaling 4450 km (super 2) (1.1 million acres) where the base of gas hydrate stability (BGHS) can be confidently inferred from seismic data. Unlike many other areas of the world, the majority of these features are not Bottom Simulating Reflectors (BSRs) in the "classic" sense, meaning continuous coherent events that cross-cut primary stratigraphy. Those typical, or continuous BSRs, are noted in only 24% of the features identified within this study. In contrast, the most common seismic manifestation of the BGHS in the GoM (59%) is the discontinuous "BSR", delineated by widely separated anomalous seismic events that align in general conformance with seafloor bathymetry. A third type of seismic feature, pluming "BSRs", are continuous events that are not bottom-simulating, but are bowed toward the seafloor and represent areas where large, but areally-limited increases in heat flow (linked to strong vertical fluid flux), perturb the BGHS. The limited nature of continuous BSRs and the relative abundance of discontinuous and pluming forms are attributed to the strong lithologic and structural heterogeneity of the northern GoM basin. This lithologic and structural complexity has served to disrupt and localize regionally pervasive and homogeneous gas flux that is consistent with the formation of large, continuous BSRs noted across other less complex continental margins. The various BSR forms identified in this study are shown to be closely associated (125 of 145) with the occurrence of seafloor amplitude anomalies, which are in turn usually associated with the flanks and crests of salt-cored ridges. These associations are interpreted to reflect the co-dependence of BSRs and seafloor reflectivity along the migration pathways that typify this geologic setting. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Shedd, William AU - Boswell, Ray AU - Frye, Matthew AU - Godfriaux, Paul AU - Kramer, Kody Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 31 EP - 40 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - petroleum exploration KW - seismic profiles KW - geophysical surveys KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic methods KW - bottom-simulating reflectors KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - marine sediments KW - sediments KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112668601?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Occurrence+and+nature+of+%22bottom+simulating+reflectors%22+in+the+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Shedd%2C+William%3BBoswell%2C+Ray%3BFrye%2C+Matthew%3BGodfriaux%2C+Paul%3BKramer%2C+Kody&rft.aulast=Shedd&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.08.005 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; bottom-simulating reflectors; gas hydrates; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; marine sediments; natural gas; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; vertical seismic profiles DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Resource and hazard implications of gas hydrates in the northern Gulf of Mexico; results of the 2009 Joint Industry Project Leg II Drilling Expedition AN - 1112668580; 2012-089982 JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 224 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - marine sediments KW - geologic hazards KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - sediments KW - natural hazards KW - petroleum KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112668580?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Resource+and+hazard+implications+of+gas+hydrates+in+the+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico%3B+results+of+the+2009+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II+Drilling+Expedition&rft.title=Resource+and+hazard+implications+of+gas+hydrates+in+the+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico%3B+results+of+the+2009+Joint+Industry+Project+Leg+II+Drilling+Expedition&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. tables, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; gas hydrates; geologic hazards; Gulf of Mexico; marine sediments; natural gas; natural hazards; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; sediments ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Review of progress in evaluating gas hydrate drilling hazards AN - 1112668278; 2012-089996 AB - Shallow drilling hazard assessment consists of geological/geophysical review of drill sites to enable the avoidance or effective mitigation of problems that can affect the safe drilling of the "top-hole" section of wells. Primary seafloor hazards include infrastructure, hardgrounds, chemosynthetic communities, and areas of high slope or potential seafloor instability. Shallow subsurface hazards include strata that may contain overpressured water, free gas, or gas hydrate. Among these issues, the potential hazards posed by gas hydrate have historically been the most difficult to quantify and constrain. This paper reviews the history of gas hydrate shallow hazard assessment, much of which has been framed by difficulties in remote detection and quantification of typical low-saturation, mud-hosted hydrate occurrences. Recent drilling results indicate that such accumulations can be safely drilled using existing industry protocols. However, assessment of drilling hazards associated with high saturation, sand-hosted hydrates warrant further investigation, and therefore was a key focus of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II (JIP Leg II) program conducted in 2009. Pre-drill site hazard assessment for JIP Leg II utilized standard industry methods in which geohazards associated with gas hydrate and free gas were identified in a primarily-qualitative manner using seismic amplitude analysis, seismic stratigraphic interpretation, and geo-pressure analysis. While these methods can reliably detect shallow hydrocarbons, including highly-concentrated gas hydrates, they are not sufficient to determine if free gas may exist below gas hydrate, particularly where they occur in close vertical succession. Such undetected free gas occurrences can pose potential drilling hazards that can be quantitatively assessed using advanced seismic methods. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - McConnell, Daniel R AU - Zhang, Zijian AU - Boswell, Ray Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 209 EP - 223 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - seismic profiles KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - gas hydrates KW - natural gas KW - geophysical methods KW - petroleum KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - seismic methods KW - vertical seismic profiles KW - marine sediments KW - marine drilling KW - sediments KW - natural hazards KW - surveys KW - risk assessment KW - geophysical profiles KW - drilling KW - North Atlantic KW - northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1112668278?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Review+of+progress+in+evaluating+gas+hydrate+drilling+hazards&rft.au=McConnell%2C+Daniel+R%3BZhang%2C+Zijian%3BBoswell%2C+Ray&rft.aulast=McConnell&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=209&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2012.02.010 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648172 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 104 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; drilling; gas hydrates; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Gulf of Mexico; marine drilling; marine sediments; natural gas; natural hazards; North Atlantic; northern Gulf of Mexico; petroleum; risk assessment; sediments; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; vertical seismic profiles DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.02.010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Subsurface gas hydrates in the northern Gulf of Mexico AN - 1020847015; 16793528 AB - The northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has long been a focus area for the study of gas hydrates. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, work focused on massive gas hydrates deposits that were found to form at and near the seafloor in association with hydrocarbon seeps. However, as global scientific and industrial interest in assessment of the drilling hazards and resource implications of gas hydrate accelerated, focus shifted to understanding the nature and abundance of "buried" gas hydrates. Through 2005, despite the drilling of more than 1200 oil and gas industry wells through the gas hydrate stability zone, published evidence of significant sub-seafloor gas hydrate in the GoM was lacking. A 2005 drilling program by the GoM Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project (the JIP) provided an initial confirmation of the occurrence of gas hydrates below the GoM seafloor. In 2006, release of data from a 2003 industry well in Alaminos Canyon 818 provided initial documentation of gas hydrate occurrence at high concentrations in sand reservoirs in the GoM. From 2006 to 2008, the JIP facilitated the integration of geophysical and geological data to identify sites prospective for gas hydrate-bearing sands, culminating in the recommendation of numerous drilling targets within four sites spanning a range of typical deepwater settings. Concurrent with, but independent of, the JIP prospecting effort, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) conducted a preliminary assessment of the GoM gas hydrate petroleum system, resulting in an estimate of 607 trillion cubic meters (21,444 trillion cubic feet) gas-in-place of which roughly one-third occurs at expected high concentrations in sand reservoirs. In 2009, the JIP drilled seven wells at three sites, discovering gas hydrate at high saturation in sand reservoirs in four wells and suspected gas hydrate at low to moderate saturations in two other wells. These results provide an initial confirmation of the complex nature and occurrence of gas hydrate-bearing sands in the GoM, the efficacy of the integrated geological/geophysical prospecting approach used to identify the JIP drilling sites, and the relevance of the 2008 BOEM assessment. JF - Marine and Petroleum Geology AU - Boswell, Ray AU - Collett, Timothy S AU - Frye, Matthew AU - Shedd, William AU - McConnell, Daniel R AU - Shelander, Dianna AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, United States, ray.boswell@netl.doe.gov Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - Jun 2012 SP - 4 EP - 30 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 34 IS - 1 SN - 0264-8172, 0264-8172 KW - Oceanic Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Gas Hydrate KW - Northern Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine KW - Resource management KW - gas hydrates KW - Oil and gas industry KW - canyons KW - ASW, Mexico Gulf KW - ASW, Mexico Gulf, Alaminos Canyon KW - Petroleum geology KW - Geological data KW - Hazards KW - Sand KW - Gas hydrates KW - Oceans KW - Petroleum KW - Geology KW - Geophysics KW - Ocean floor KW - Seepages KW - Reservoirs KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - O 3010:Geology and Geophysics KW - Q2 09405:Oil and gas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1020847015?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.atitle=Subsurface+gas+hydrates+in+the+northern+Gulf+of+Mexico&rft.au=Boswell%2C+Ray%3BCollett%2C+Timothy+S%3BFrye%2C+Matthew%3BShedd%2C+William%3BMcConnell%2C+Daniel+R%3BShelander%2C+Dianna&rft.aulast=Boswell&rft.aufirst=Ray&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+and+Petroleum+Geology&rft.issn=02648172&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marpetgeo.2011.10.003 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Hazards; Geological data; Petroleum geology; Resource management; Oil and gas industry; Gas hydrates; Petroleum; Seepages; Ocean floor; gas hydrates; Sand; Oceans; Geology; Geophysics; canyons; Reservoirs; ASW, Mexico Gulf, Alaminos Canyon; ASW, Mexico Gulf; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.10.003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Toward Improving Patient Safety Through Voluntary Peer-to-Peer Assessment AN - 1017960822; 16646090 AB - Health care has primarily used retrospective review approaches to identify and mitigate hazards, with little evidence of measurable and sustained improvements in patient safety. Conversely, the nuclear power industry has used a prospective peer-to-peer (P2P) assessment process grounded in open information exchange and cooperative organizational learning to realize substantial and sustainable improvements in safety. In comparing approaches, it is evident that health care's sluggish progress stems from weaknesses in hazard identification and mitigation and in organizational learning. This article proposes creating and implementing a structured prospective P2P assessment model in health care, similar to that used in the nuclear power industry, to accelerate improvements in patient safety. JF - American Journal of Medical Quality AU - Hudson, Daniel W AU - Holzmueller, Christine G AU - Pronovost, Peter J AU - Gianci, Sebastiana J AU - Pate, Zack T AU - Wahr, Joyce AU - Heitmiller, Eugenie S AU - Thompson, David A AU - Martinez, Elizabeth A AU - Marsteller, Jill A AU - Gurses, Ayse P AU - Lubomski, Lisa H AU - Goeschel, Christine A AU - Cuong, Julius AD - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - Jun 2012 SP - 201 EP - 209 PB - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU United Kingdom VL - 27 IS - 3 SN - 1062-8606, 1062-8606 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Health care KW - Information exchange KW - Reviews KW - Sustainable development KW - cooperatives KW - mitigation KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1017960822?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Journal+of+Medical+Quality&rft.atitle=Toward+Improving+Patient+Safety+Through+Voluntary+Peer-to-Peer+Assessment&rft.au=Hudson%2C+Daniel+W%3BHolzmueller%2C+Christine+G%3BPronovost%2C+Peter+J%3BGianci%2C+Sebastiana+J%3BPate%2C+Zack+T%3BWahr%2C+Joyce%3BHeitmiller%2C+Eugenie+S%3BThompson%2C+David+A%3BMartinez%2C+Elizabeth+A%3BMarsteller%2C+Jill+A%3BGurses%2C+Ayse+P%3BLubomski%2C+Lisa+H%3BGoeschel%2C+Christine+A%3BCuong%2C+Julius&rft.aulast=Hudson&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=201&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Medical+Quality&rft.issn=10628606&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F1062860611421981 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 28 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - mitigation; Health care; Reviews; Sustainable development; cooperatives; Information exchange DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1062860611421981 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Study the effect of beryllium reflector poisoning on the Syrian MNSR. AN - 1009529076; 22464933 AB - Neutron interactions with beryllium lead to formation of (3)H and strong neutron absorbers (3)He and (6)Li in the reflector (so called beryllium poisoning). After the reactor shutdown, the concentration of (3)He increases in time due to tritium decay. This paper illustrates the impact of poisoning accumulation in the beryllium reflectors on reactivity for the Syrian MNSR research reactor. The prediction of (6)Li and (3)He poison concentrations, initiated by the 9Be(n,α) reaction, in the beryllium reflectors of the MNSR was also presented. The results were based on MCNP Monte Carlo calculations and solutions to the differential equations which describe the time dependent poison concentrations as a function of reactor operation time and shutdown periods. The whole reactor history was taken into account to predict reliable values of parasitic isotope concentrations. It was found that the (3)He and (6)Li accumulations in the beryllium reflectors during the actual working history decreased the excess reactivity by about 28%. While, the effect became more significant at the reactor life's end and the reactor became subcritical after 25,000 h operation. The results contained in this paper could be used in assess the safety analysis of the MNSR reactor. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine AU - Omar, H AU - Ghazi, N AU - Haddad, Kh AU - Ezzuddin, H AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria. pscientific4@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2012/06// PY - 2012 DA - June 2012 SP - 988 EP - 993 VL - 70 IS - 6 KW - Beryllium KW - OW5102UV6N KW - Index Medicus KW - Equipment Design KW - Equipment Failure Analysis KW - Syria KW - Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control KW - Computer-Aided Design KW - Beryllium -- chemistry KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Beryllium -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1009529076?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+radiation+and+isotopes+%3A+including+data%2C+instrumentation+and+methods+for+use+in+agriculture%2C+industry+and+medicine&rft.atitle=Study+the+effect+of+beryllium+reflector+poisoning+on+the+Syrian+MNSR.&rft.au=Omar%2C+H%3BGhazi%2C+N%3BHaddad%2C+Kh%3BEzzuddin%2C+H&rft.aulast=Omar&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2012-06-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=988&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+radiation+and+isotopes+%3A+including+data%2C+instrumentation+and+methods+for+use+in+agriculture%2C+industry+and+medicine&rft.issn=1872-9800&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apradiso.2012.02.118 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-08-17 N1 - Date created - 2012-04-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.02.118 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of free CO (sub 2) in emergent ground waters using a commercial beverage carbonation meter AN - 1026859045; 2012-063071 AB - Dissolved CO (sub 2) in groundwater is frequently supersaturated relative to its equilibrium with atmospheric partial pressure and will degas when it is conveyed to the surface. Estimates of dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations can vary widely between different hydrochemical facies because they have different sources of error (e.g., rapid degassing, low alkalinity, non-carbonate alkalinity). We sampled 60 natural spring and mine waters using a beverage industry carbonation meter, which measures dissolved CO (sub 2) based on temperature and pressure changes as the sample volume is expanded. Using a modified field protocol, the meter was found to be highly accurate in the range 0.2-35 mM CO (sub 2) . The meter provided rapid, accurate and precise measurements of dissolved CO (sub 2) in natural waters for a range of hydrochemical facies. Dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations measured in the field with the carbonation meter were similar to CO (sub 2) determined using the pH-alkalinity approach, but provided immediate results and avoided errors from alkalinity and pH determination. The portability and ease of use of the carbonation meter in the field made it well-suited to sampling in difficult terrain. The carbonation meter has proven useful in the study of aquatic systems where CO (sub 2) degassing drives geochemical changes that result in surficial mineral precipitation and deposition, such as tufa, travertine and mine drainage deposits. JF - Journal of Hydrology AU - Vesper, D J AU - Edenborn, H M Y1 - 2012/05/17/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 May 17 SP - 148 EP - 155 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 438-439 SN - 0022-1694, 0022-1694 KW - titration KW - pressure KW - carbonatization KW - hydrochemistry KW - ground water KW - carbon dioxide KW - volatilization KW - chemical reactions KW - dissolved materials KW - springs KW - alkalinity KW - chemical composition KW - water resources KW - geochemistry KW - carbonates KW - pH KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1026859045?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydrology&rft.atitle=Determination+of+free+CO+%28sub+2%29+in+emergent+ground+waters+using+a+commercial+beverage+carbonation+meter&rft.au=Vesper%2C+D+J%3BEdenborn%2C+H+M&rft.aulast=Vesper&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2012-05-17&rft.volume=438-439&rft.issue=&rft.spage=148&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydrology&rft.issn=00221694&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2012.03.015 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00221694 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 49 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-07-19 N1 - CODEN - JHYDA7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkalinity; carbon dioxide; carbonates; carbonatization; chemical composition; chemical reactions; dissolved materials; geochemistry; ground water; hydrochemistry; pH; pressure; springs; titration; volatilization; water resources DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.03.015 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LEVY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 1030201681; 15332 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined operating licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactor units at the Levy Nuclear Plant (LNP) site in Levy County, Florida is proposed. Progress Energy Florida, Inc. submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 28, 2008 for the proposed LNP Units 1 and 2 which would be located on a greenfield site located 7.9 miles east of the Gulf Of Mexico and 30.1 miles west of Ocala. The site is also 9.6 miles from the Crystal River Energy Complex (CREC), an energy facility owned by Progress Energy Florida. The applicant's proposal is to build and operate two Westinghouse AP1000 reactor steam electric generating systems. Each reactor would connect to two steam generators that transfer heat from the reactor core, converting feed water to steam that drives high-pressure and low-pressure turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design has a thermal power rating of 3,415 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW electrical. Each reactor unit would be supported by a multicell mechanical draft cooling tower that is approximately 1,000 feet long and 56 feet high. Makeup water would be provided to the plant from the Cross Florida Barge Canal through a cooling-water intake structure located on the north side of the canal and south of the LNP site. No new discharge structure is proposed for LNP Units 1 and 2. A portion of the makeup water would be transported via pipeline from the LNP site to the CREC site and released into the existing discharge canal and ultimately into the Gulf Of Mexico. The remaining portion of LNP makeup water would be released into the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through the mechanical draft cooling towers. Access to the LNP site would be provided by two roads approaching from U.S. Highway 19. Solid waste and radioactive waste would leave the site via roadways. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste-management systems would collect the radioactive byproducts of operating the proposed units. Four new 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines and two new substations are proposed. Two of the four lines would connect to the proposed Citrus substation, one would connect to the proposed Central Florida South substation, and one would connect to the CREC 500-kV switchyard. Approximately 82 miles of transmission-line corridors would be needed to make these connections. The transmission-line corridors would use existing high-voltage transmission-line corridors and other existing linear corridors and major roads to the maximum extent practicable. Additional 230-kV transmission lines from the new substations would be constructed to distribute power. Construction on each unit would extend for about 3.5 to 4.5 years and peak employment of 3,440 workers is anticipated in 2018. Unit 1 is expected to begin commercial operation in the second quarter of 2021 or later and Unit 2 to begin commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2022 or later. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative reactor sites, system design alternatives, and onsite alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as proposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LNP would help meet growing demand by providing additional baseload electrical generation capacity within the Progress Energy Florida service area, including Orlando and St. Petersburg. Tax revenue would benefit Levy County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Permanent habitat losses would total 627 acres on the LNP site and 311 acres for the associated offsite facilities. Vegetation clearing for the transmission lines would impact an estimated 632 acres. Permanent impacts to an estimated 668 acres of wetlands would be mitigated. Hydrologic alterations at or near the site would include: dredging for the intake structure, barge slip, and discharge pipeline; altering the surface topography; changes to runoff and infiltration characteristics; dewatering the excavations for the nuclear island and intake structure; and groundwater withdrawal to supply water. The proposed transmission corridors could impact habitat for wood stork, red-cockaded woodpecker, and Florida scrub jay. Increased demand would stress community public services including education, police, emergency services, fire protection, and transportation. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0278D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120134, 637 pages, May 4, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1941 KW - Birds KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Canals KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Floodplains KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Municipal Services KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Gulf Of Mexico KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1030201681?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-05-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LEVY+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+LEVY+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=LEVY+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+LEVY+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 4, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-07-31 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multivariate statistical analysis of radioactive variables in two phosphate ores from Sudan AN - 1780803097; 2016-031157 AB - Multivariate statistical techniques are efficient ways to display complex relationships among many objects. An attempt was made to study the radioactive data in two types of Sudanese phosphate deposits; Kurun and Uro phosphate, using several multivariate statistical methods. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed that a U-238 distribution in Kurun phosphate is controlled by the variation of K-40 concentration, whereas in Uro phosphate it is controlled by the variation of U-235 and U-234 concentration. Histograms and normal Q-Q plots clearly show that the radioactive variables did not follow a normal distribution. This non-normality feature observed may be attributed to complicating influence of geological factors. The principal components analysis (PCA) gives a model of five components for representing the acquired data from Kurun phosphate, where 89.5% of the total variance is explained. A model of four components was sufficient to represent the acquired data from Uro phosphate, where 87.5% of the total data variance is explained. The hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) indicates that U-238 behaves in the same manner in the two types of phosphates; it associated with a group of four radionuclides; U-234, Po-210, Ra-226, Th-230, which the most abundant radionuclides, and all belong to the uranium-238 decay series. Two parameters have been adapted for the direct differentiate between the two phosphates. Firstly, U-238 in Uro phosphate have shown higher degree of mobility (CV% = 82.6) than that in Kurun phosphate (CV% = 64.7), and secondly, the activity ratio of Th-230/Th-232 in Uro phosphate is nine times than that in Kurun phosphate. Abstract Copyright (2012) Elsevier, B.V. JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity AU - Adam, A M A AU - Eltayeb, M A H Y1 - 2012/05// PY - 2012 DA - May 2012 SP - 23 EP - 43 PB - Elsevier, Oxford VL - 107 SN - 0265-931X, 0265-931X KW - geophysical surveys KW - Po-210 KW - isotopes KW - East Africa KW - Th-232 KW - radioactivity methods KW - Ra-226 KW - radioactive isotopes KW - multivariate analysis KW - gamma-ray spectra KW - spectra KW - Kordofan KW - Nuba Mountains KW - alkaline earth metals KW - radium KW - statistical analysis KW - geophysical methods KW - Sudan KW - Uro Deposit KW - metals KW - U-234 KW - thorium KW - surveys KW - Africa KW - phosphate deposits KW - uranium KW - Kurun Deposit KW - actinides KW - polonium KW - 28A:Economic geology, geology of nonmetal deposits KW - 02A:General geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780803097?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.atitle=Multivariate+statistical+analysis+of+radioactive+variables+in+two+phosphate+ores+from+Sudan&rft.au=Adam%2C+A+M+A%3BEltayeb%2C+M+A+H&rft.aulast=Adam&rft.aufirst=A+M&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=107&rft.issue=&rft.spage=23&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Radioactivity&rft.issn=0265931X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvrad.2011.11.021 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0265931X LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 11 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; Africa; alkaline earth metals; East Africa; gamma-ray spectra; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; isotopes; Kordofan; Kurun Deposit; metals; multivariate analysis; Nuba Mountains; phosphate deposits; Po-210; polonium; Ra-226; radioactive isotopes; radioactivity methods; radium; spectra; statistical analysis; Sudan; surveys; Th-232; thorium; U-234; uranium; Uro Deposit DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.11.021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calibration and filtering strategies for frequency domain electromagnetic data AN - 1729848920; 2015-103358 AB - Repeat frequency-domain electromagnetic (FDEM) surveys have been acquired over agricultural fields in the Powder River Basin (PRB), Wyoming, where subsurface drip irrigation is being utilized for the beneficial dispersal of coalbed methane produced water. The purpose of the FDEM surveys is to monitor changes in subsurface electrical properties due to the injection of the produced water. In order to quantitatively interpret the data, however, both systematic and random errors must be accounted for. A calibration procedure, adapted from airborne geophysical data processing, corrects for systematic errors by making the FDEM data consistent with the results of a direct current resistivity survey that is coincident with a portion of the FDEM data. Calibration is shown to improve the inter-frequency relationships within the data, resulting in reduced misfit when the data are inverted and therefore added confidence in the inversion results. A filtering approach that is based on principal component analysis is used to attenuate random errors in the data. This type of filter is advantageous because it has a physical-basis in the fact that FDEM data are highly correlated across frequencies, and does not require an arbitrarily-defined spatial filter window length. The calibration and filtering methods are successfully applied to approximately 15 line-km of data in the PRB. It is apparent, however, that calibration parameters may drift in time and should be re-assessed at regular intervals throughout a survey. JF - Journal of Applied Geophysics AU - Minsley, Burke J AU - Smith, Bruce D AU - Hammack, Richard AU - Sams, James I AU - Veloski, Garret Y1 - 2012/05// PY - 2012 DA - May 2012 SP - 56 EP - 66 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 80 SN - 0926-9851, 0926-9851 KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - geophysical surveys KW - principal components analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - geophysical methods KW - agriculture KW - calibration KW - resistivity KW - frequency domain analysis KW - irrigation KW - Wyoming KW - surveys KW - corrections KW - water resources KW - Powder River basin KW - Johnson County Wyoming KW - filters KW - electromagnetic induction KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1729848920?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Calibration+and+filtering+strategies+for+frequency+domain+electromagnetic+data&rft.au=Minsley%2C+Burke+J%3BSmith%2C+Bruce+D%3BHammack%2C+Richard%3BSams%2C+James+I%3BVeloski%2C+Garret&rft.aulast=Minsley&rft.aufirst=Burke&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=80&rft.issue=&rft.spage=56&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=09269851&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jappgeo.2012.01.008 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09269851 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 34 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 1 table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-05 N1 - CODEN - GEOXAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - agriculture; calibration; corrections; electromagnetic induction; filters; frequency domain analysis; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; irrigation; Johnson County Wyoming; monitoring; Powder River basin; principal components analysis; resistivity; statistical analysis; surveys; United States; water resources; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.01.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tissue distribution and histopathological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles after intravenous or subcutaneous injection in mice AN - 1560121138; 20634952 AB - Nanoparticles can be formed following degradation of medical devices such as orthopedic implants. To evaluate the safety of titanium alloy orthopedic materials, data are needed on the long-term distribution and tissue effects of injected titanium nanoparticles in experimental animals. In this study, we evaluated the tissue distribution and histopathological effects of titanium dioxide (TiO sub(2)) nanoparticles (approximately 120nm diameter) in mice after intravenous (i.v.; 56 or 560mg kg super(-1) per mouse) or subcutaneous (s.c.; 560 or 5600mg kg super(-1) per mouse) injection on two consecutive days. Animals were examined 1 and 3days, and 2, 4, 12 and 26weeks after the final injection. When examined by light microscopy, particle agglomerates identified as TiO sub(2) were observed mainly in the major filtration organs - liver, lung and spleen - following i.v. injection. Particles were still observed 26weeks after injection, indicating that tissue clearance is limited. In addition, redistribution within the histological micro-compartments of organs, especially in the spleen, was noted. Following s.c. injection, the largest particle agglomerates were found mainly in the draining inguinal lymph node, and to a lesser extent, the liver, spleen and lung. With the exception of a foreign body response at the site of s.c. injection and the appearance of an increased number of macrophages in the lung and liver, there was no histopathological evidence of tissue damage observed in any tissue at any time point. Published 2011. This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Tissue distribution and histology of injected titanium dioxide (TiO sub(2)) nanoparticles (approximately 120nm diameter) were assessed in mice up to 26weeks. Particle agglomerates were observed by light microscopy in the liver, lung and spleen, and in the draining inguinal lymph nodes following s.c. injection. Particles were still observed after 26weeks. Although no evidence of histopathological damage was observed, the lack of clearance from organs suggests that long-term adverse effects merit examination. JF - Journal of Applied Toxicology AU - Umbreit, TH AU - Francke-Carroll, S AU - Weaver, J L AU - Miller, T J AU - Goering, P L AU - Sadrieh, N AU - Stratmeyer, ME AD - Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20903, USA. PY - 2012 SP - 350 EP - 357 PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1105 N Market St Wilmington DE 19801 VL - 32 IS - 5 SN - 0260-437X, 0260-437X KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Macrophages KW - Titanium KW - Intravenous administration KW - Data processing KW - Orthopedics KW - Spleen KW - Lymph nodes KW - Filtration KW - Titanium dioxide KW - Lung KW - Liver KW - alloys KW - Foreign bodies KW - nanoparticles KW - Side effects KW - X 24490:Other UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1560121138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxicologyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Tissue+distribution+and+histopathological+effects+of+titanium+dioxide+nanoparticles+after+intravenous+or+subcutaneous+injection+in+mice&rft.au=Umbreit%2C+TH%3BFrancke-Carroll%2C+S%3BWeaver%2C+J+L%3BMiller%2C+T+J%3BGoering%2C+P+L%3BSadrieh%2C+N%3BStratmeyer%2C+ME&rft.aulast=Umbreit&rft.aufirst=TH&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=350&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Toxicology&rft.issn=0260437X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fjat.1700 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Macrophages; Intravenous administration; Titanium; Data processing; Orthopedics; Spleen; Lymph nodes; Filtration; Titanium dioxide; Lung; Liver; alloys; nanoparticles; Foreign bodies; Side effects DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jat.1700 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preliminary groundwater quality assessment in the central region of Ghana AN - 1030490715; 2012-069246 AB - Insufficient knowledge of the hydrogeochemistry of aquifers in the Central region of Ghana has necessitated a preliminary water quality assessment in some parts of the region. Major and minor ions, and trace metal compositions of groundwater have been studied with the aim of evaluating hydrogeochemical processes that are likely to impair the quality of water in the study area. The results show that groundwater in the area is weakly acidic with mean acidity being 5.83 pH units. The dominant cation in the area is Na, followed by K, Ca, and Mg, and the dominant anion is Cl (super -) , followed by HCO (sub 3) (super -) and SO (sub 4) (super 2-) . Two major hydrochemical facies have been identified as Na-Cl and Na-HCO (sub 3) , water types. Multivariate statistical techniques such as cluster analysis (CA) and factor analysis/principal component analysis (PCA), in R mode, were employed to examine the chemical compositions of groundwater and to identify factors that influenced each. Q-mode CA analysis resulted in two distinct water types as established by the hydrochemical facies. Cluster 1 waters contain predominantly Na-Cl. Cluster 2 waters contain Na-HCO (sub 3) and Na-Cl. Cluster 2 waters are fresher and of good quality than cluster 1. Factor analysis yielded five significant factors, explaining 86.56% of the total variance. PC1 explains 41.95% of the variance and is contributed by temperature, electrical conductivity, TDS, turbidity, SO (sub 4) (super 2-) , Cl (super -) , Na, K, Ca, Mg, and Mn and influenced by geochemical processes such as weathering, mineral dissolution, cation exchange, and oxidation-reduction reactions. PC2 explains 16.43% of the total variance and is characterized by high positive loadings of pH and HCO (sub 3) (super -) . This results from biogenic activities taking place to generate gaseous carbon dioxide that reacts with infiltrating water to generate HCO (sub 3) (super -) , which intend affect the pH. PC3 explains 11.17% of the total variance and is negatively loaded on PO (sub 4) (super 3-) and NO (sub 3) (super -) indicating anthropogenic influence. The R-mode PCA, supported by R-mode CA, have revealed hydrogeochemical processes as the major sources of ions in the groundwater. Factor score plot revealed a possible flow direction from the northern sections of the study area, marked by higher topography, to the south. Compositional relations confirmed the predominant geochemical process responsible for the various ions in the groundwater as mineral dissolution and thus agree with the multivariate analysis. Copyright 2011 Springer-Verlag JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Ganyaglo, Samuel Y AU - Osae, Shiloh AU - Dampare, Samuel B AU - Fianko, Joseph R AU - Bhuiyan, Mohammad A H AU - Gibrilla, Abass AU - Bam, Edward AU - Ahialey, Elikem AU - Osei, Juliet Y1 - 2012/05// PY - 2012 DA - May 2012 SP - 573 EP - 587 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 66 IS - 2 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - aquifer vulnerability KW - water quality KW - factor analysis KW - ground water KW - cluster analysis KW - multivariate analysis KW - geochemistry KW - Ghana KW - cation exchange capacity KW - principal components analysis KW - variance analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - alkali metals KW - sodium KW - hydrochemistry KW - weathering KW - geochemical cycle KW - aquifers KW - West Africa KW - dissolved materials KW - metals KW - Africa KW - acidification KW - risk assessment KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1030490715?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Preliminary+groundwater+quality+assessment+in+the+central+region+of+Ghana&rft.au=Ganyaglo%2C+Samuel+Y%3BOsae%2C+Shiloh%3BDampare%2C+Samuel+B%3BFianko%2C+Joseph+R%3BBhuiyan%2C+Mohammad+A+H%3BGibrilla%2C+Abass%3BBam%2C+Edward%3BAhialey%2C+Elikem%3BOsei%2C+Juliet&rft.aulast=Ganyaglo&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=66&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=573&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-011-1266-7 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-08-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acidification; Africa; alkali metals; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; cation exchange capacity; cluster analysis; dissolved materials; factor analysis; geochemical cycle; geochemistry; Ghana; ground water; hydrochemistry; metals; multivariate analysis; principal components analysis; risk assessment; sodium; statistical analysis; variance analysis; water quality; weathering; West Africa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1266-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Boron delivery with liposomes for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT): biodistribution studies in an experimental model of oral cancer demonstrating therapeutic potential. AN - 1009524678; 22271404 AB - Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) combines selective accumulation of (10)B carriers in tumor tissue with subsequent neutron irradiation. We previously demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model. Optimization of BNCT depends largely on improving boron targeting to tumor cells. Seeking to maximize the potential of BNCT for the treatment for head and neck cancer, the aim of the present study was to perform boron biodistribution studies in the oral cancer model employing two different liposome formulations that were previously tested for a different pathology, i.e., in experimental mammary carcinoma in BALB/c mice: (1) MAC: liposomes incorporating K[nido-7-CH(3)(CH(2))(15)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11)] in the bilayer membrane and encapsulating a hypertonic buffer, administered intravenously at 6 mg B per kg body weight, and (2) MAC-TAC: liposomes incorporating K[nido-7-CH(3)(CH(2))(15)-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(11)] in the bilayer membrane and encapsulating a concentrated aqueous solution of the hydrophilic species Na(3) [ae-B(20)H(17)NH(3)], administered intravenously at 18 mg B per kg body weight. Samples of tumor, precancerous and normal pouch tissue, spleen, liver, kidney, and blood were taken at different times post-administration and processed to measure boron content by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. No ostensible clinical toxic effects were observed with the selected formulations. Both MAC and MAC-TAC delivered boron selectively to tumor tissue. Absolute tumor values for MAC-TAC peaked to 66.6 ± 16.1 ppm at 48 h and to 43.9 ± 17.6 ppm at 54 h with very favorable ratios of tumor boron relative to precancerous and normal tissue, making these protocols particularly worthy of radiobiological assessment. Boron concentration values obtained would result in therapeutic BNCT doses in tumor without exceeding radiotolerance in precancerous/normal tissue at the thermal neutron facility at RA-3. JF - Radiation and environmental biophysics AU - Heber, Elisa M AU - Kueffer, Peter J AU - Lee, Mark W AU - Hawthorne, M Frederick AU - Garabalino, Marcela A AU - Molinari, Ana J AU - Nigg, David W AU - Bauer, William AU - Hughes, Andrea Monti AU - Pozzi, Emiliano C C AU - Trivillin, Verónica A AU - Schwint, Amanda E AD - Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Y1 - 2012/05// PY - 2012 DA - May 2012 SP - 195 EP - 204 VL - 51 IS - 2 KW - Drug Carriers KW - 0 KW - Isotopes KW - Liposomes KW - Boron KW - N9E3X5056Q KW - Index Medicus KW - Animals KW - Liposomes -- administration & dosage KW - Isotopes -- administration & dosage KW - Drug Carriers -- administration & dosage KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Tissue Distribution KW - Liposomes -- pharmacokinetics KW - Drug Carriers -- pharmacokinetics KW - Cricetinae KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- chemically induced KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- metabolism KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- methods KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- pathology KW - Boron -- pharmacokinetics KW - Boron -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1009524678?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+and+environmental+biophysics&rft.atitle=Boron+delivery+with+liposomes+for+boron+neutron+capture+therapy+%28BNCT%29%3A+biodistribution+studies+in+an+experimental+model+of+oral+cancer+demonstrating+therapeutic+potential.&rft.au=Heber%2C+Elisa+M%3BKueffer%2C+Peter+J%3BLee%2C+Mark+W%3BHawthorne%2C+M+Frederick%3BGarabalino%2C+Marcela+A%3BMolinari%2C+Ana+J%3BNigg%2C+David+W%3BBauer%2C+William%3BHughes%2C+Andrea+Monti%3BPozzi%2C+Emiliano+C+C%3BTrivillin%2C+Ver%C3%B3nica+A%3BSchwint%2C+Amanda+E&rft.aulast=Heber&rft.aufirst=Elisa&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=195&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+and+environmental+biophysics&rft.issn=1432-2099&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00411-011-0399-0 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-08-30 N1 - Date created - 2012-04-24 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-011-0399-0 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Essential and toxic elements in three Pakistan's medicinal fruits (Punica granatum, Ziziphus jujuba and Piper cubeba) analysed by INAA. AN - 1001958162; 22017565 AB - Three important medicinal fruits generally used by the people of Pakistan for the treatment of different diseases have been studied for their mineral contents. Twenty-two major and minor trace elements (essential, toxic and non-essential) were identified in Punica granatum (pomegranate), Ziziphus jujuba (jujube) and Piper cubeba L. (cubeb) by employing instrumental neutron activation analysis technique. The studied medicinal herbs are a good source of the essential elements while toxic elements are found in trace amounts. K is detected as a major element in pomegranate, jujube and cubeb with respective values of 1.20%, 1.18% and 2.01%. Pomegranate has significant concentrations of Na, Zn, Cr and Se; jujube has high Cl, Zn, Mn and Co contents while cubeb is a good source of K and Fe. The baseline data presented in this work can be used in understanding the role of mineral elements in nutritive, preventive and therapeutic properties of medicinal herbs. JF - International journal of food sciences and nutrition AU - Fatima, Ismat AU - Waheed, Shahida AU - Zaidi, Jamshed Hussain AD - Director Research, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. Y1 - 2012/05// PY - 2012 DA - May 2012 SP - 310 EP - 317 VL - 63 IS - 3 KW - Index Medicus KW - Pakistan KW - Piper -- chemistry KW - Punicaceae -- chemistry KW - Neutron Activation Analysis -- methods KW - Ziziphus -- chemistry KW - Plants, Medicinal -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1001958162?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+food+sciences+and+nutrition&rft.atitle=Essential+and+toxic+elements+in+three+Pakistan%27s+medicinal+fruits+%28Punica+granatum%2C+Ziziphus+jujuba+and+Piper+cubeba%29+analysed+by+INAA.&rft.au=Fatima%2C+Ismat%3BWaheed%2C+Shahida%3BZaidi%2C+Jamshed+Hussain&rft.aulast=Fatima&rft.aufirst=Ismat&rft.date=2012-05-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=310&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+food+sciences+and+nutrition&rft.issn=1465-3478&rft_id=info:doi/10.3109%2F09637486.2011.627842 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-06-19 N1 - Date created - 2012-04-16 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2011.627842 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Management of metal chlorides in high temperature processes--application to the nuclear wastes treatment. AN - 934267774; 22365141 AB - Thermal processes are now the benchmark for the destruction of some waste whose toxicity requires special attention and management. Over many years the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (French atomic energy commission) has developed technologies to process radioactive waste containing many metals together with chlorine, and thus with a major risk of producing volatile chlorides with potentially catastrophic effects on plant facilities. To mitigate these difficulties in an incineration process for radioactive waste contaminated by plutonium (IRIS), the CEA has investigated the processes by which potentially hazardous compounds are produced in order to eliminate them or prevent their formation. The studies have led to propose a phosphate-based stabilization technique thanks to an addition of phosphorus in the waste. Through a reaction occurring in gas phase, the metals are stabilized under a phosphate form when the formation of volatiles chlorides is avoided. While this technique has substantially improved process maintenance and security, it has revealed other difficulties related to potentially large phosphate deposits capable to cause unacceptable pressure drops detrimental to the gas flow conditions. This article describes the results of recent studies seeking to prevent the formation of volatile chlorides and phosphate deposits liable to obstruct the system flow lines. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JF - Journal of hazardous materials AU - Lemont, Florent AD - French Atomic Energy Commission - CEA, Marcoule - DTCD/SCDV/LPIC, BP17171, 30207 Bagnols sur Cèze, France. Florent.lemont@cea.fr Y1 - 2012/04/30/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Apr 30 SP - 38 EP - 45 VL - 213-214 KW - Chlorides KW - 0 KW - Metals KW - Phosphates KW - Radioactive Waste KW - Zinc Compounds KW - zinc chloride KW - 86Q357L16B KW - Index Medicus KW - Hot Temperature KW - Incineration KW - Phosphates -- chemistry KW - Zinc Compounds -- chemistry KW - Algorithms KW - Diffusion KW - Chlorides -- chemistry KW - Radioactive Waste -- analysis KW - Metals -- chemistry KW - Waste Management -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/934267774?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+hazardous+materials&rft.atitle=Management+of+metal+chlorides+in+high+temperature+processes--application+to+the+nuclear+wastes+treatment.&rft.au=Lemont%2C+Florent&rft.aulast=Lemont&rft.aufirst=Florent&rft.date=2012-04-30&rft.volume=213-214&rft.issue=&rft.spage=38&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+hazardous+materials&rft.issn=1873-3336&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2012.01.038 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-07-23 N1 - Date created - 2012-03-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.038 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - In the Beginning ... Was the Beaker? AN - 1000899770 JF - UPI Space Daily AU - Charles Rousseaux - Office of Science BNL Y1 - 2012/04/17/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Apr 17 CY - Washington KW - Aeronautics And Space Flight UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1000899770?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apqrl&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UPI+Space+Daily&rft.atitle=In+the+Beginning+...+Was+the+Beaker%3F&rft.au=Charles+Rousseaux+-+Office+of+Science+BNL&rft.aulast=Charles+Rousseaux+-+Office+of+Science+BNL&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-04-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=UPI+Space+Daily&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Copyright (c) by United Press International. All Rights Reserved. N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-17 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON (FORTY-SEVENTH FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 1021255492; 15298 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) in Benton County, Washington is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 47th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final generic EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Energy Northwest, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on December 20, 2023. CGS is located 12 miles northwest of the city of Richland and 160 miles southeast of Seattle on 1,089 acres within the Department of Energy Hanford Site. The leased area is bounded on the east by the Columbia River. CGS is a single unit nuclear power plant with a boiling water reactor that began commercial operation in December 1984. General Electric Company supplied the nuclear steam supply system and Westinghouse Electric Company supplied the turbine generator. The nuclear steam supply system uses a single-cycle, forced-circulation system. The reactor core produces heat that boils water, producing steam for direct use in a turbine-generator to produce electricity. The primary containment structure is a free-standing steel pressure vessel containing a drywell and a suppression chamber. The secondary containment structure consists of the reactor building which has reinforced-concrete exterior walls up to the refueling floor. Above this level, the reactor building is a steel framed structure with insulated metal siding with sealed joints. The maximum rated power level limit of the reactor planned for the extended period of operation is 3,486 megawatts-thermal. The net and gross electrical power outputs are 1,190 and 1,230 megawatts-electric, respectively. The circulating-water system removes heat from the condenser and transfers it to the atmosphere through evaporation using six mechanical draft cooling towers. The circulating-water pumphouse circulates the water from the condenser through the cooling towers and back again at a rate of 550,000 gallons per minute. The cooling towers rise 60 feet above the basin and are 200 feet in diameter at the base of the towers. The system uses water from the Columbia River to replenish the water lost from evaporation, drift, and blowdown. During normal operating periods, the average makeup water withdrawal is 17,000 gallons per minute. In addition to the proposed license renewal, this final supplemental EIS considers alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative. Replacement power options considered include new natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural gas-fired capacity, energy conservation, a hydropower component, and a wind-power component. The NRC recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for CGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Energy Northwest, a municipal corporation and joint operating agency of the State of Washington, to meet the energy needs of its 27 public member utilities from across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Elevated concentrations of chloride and sulfate have been detected adjacent to the CGS site and have been attributed to the infiltration of circulating cooling water that entered the soil through drywells. These elevated concentrations have not affected the groundwater used for drinking water. Minimal entrainment and impingement of Columbia River species would continue, but with no noticeable alteration of the population of anadromous fish including their early life stages. The relatively small thermal plume that could occur in the winter months would likely have a minimal affect on aquatic species. Radiation doses to workers and the public would be within federal radiation protection standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 120100, Final EIS--309 pages, Appendices--725 pages, April 13, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 47 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Columbia River KW - Washington KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1021255492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 13, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flow instability in triangular lid-driven cavities with wall motion away from a rectangular corner AN - 1622606156; 20859012 AB - In this paper, the linear stability of the two-dimensional steady flow in an infinite cavity with a right-angled triangular cross-section is investigated numerically by the finite element method. We consider the case when one of the walls enclosing the right angle moves away from it. Neutral curves, eigenmodes and kinetic-energy production rates are computed. Five different instability modes are found, depending on the aspect ratio, i.e. the length ratio of the walls enclosing the right angle. The spatial structure of the kinetic-energy transfer between the basic flow and the critical modes indicates that three of the critical modes for very shallow cavities are due to an elliptic instability mechanism. The other two critical modes, for moderately shallow to deep cavities, are due to a centrifugal mechanism. The instabilities found are discussed and compared with those arising in rectangular cavities. JF - Fluid Dynamics Research AU - Ahmed, Manzoor AU - Kuhlmann, Hendrik C AD - Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 3132, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan, amanzoor@mail.tuwien.ac.at Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - Apr 2012 SP - 1 EP - 21 PB - IOP Publishing VL - 44 IS - 2 SN - 0169-5983, 0169-5983 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Finite element method KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Cross-sections KW - Finite Element Method KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Steady Flow KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - Q2 09284:Hydrodynamics, wave, current and ice forces UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1622606156?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fluid+Dynamics+Research&rft.atitle=Flow+instability+in+triangular+lid-driven+cavities+with+wall+motion+away+from+a+rectangular+corner&rft.au=Ahmed%2C+Manzoor%3BKuhlmann%2C+Hendrik+C&rft.aulast=Ahmed&rft.aufirst=Manzoor&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fluid+Dynamics+Research&rft.issn=01695983&rft_id=info:doi/10.1088%2F0169-5983%2F44%2F2%2F025501 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Finite element method; Fluid dynamics; Hydrodynamics; Cross-sections; Finite Element Method; Steady Flow DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0169-5983/44/2/025501 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - General And Complete Disarmament: Not Just For Nuclear Weapons States Anymore AN - 1126527426; 201229734 AB - This article addresses the topic of general and complete disarmament as that term appears in Article VI of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Article VI establishes an obligation among all states party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to pursue negotiations in good faith on a treaty on general and complete disarmament. Per the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the article seeks to establish an interpretive framework for understanding the contours of this obligation. General and complete disarmament may be properly defined as the comprehensive elimination of all weapons. The article goes on to demonstrate that, despite their Article VI obligations, states party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty have to date failed to meet their requirements. Adapted from the source document. JF - Georgetown Journal of International Law AU - Jonas, David S AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Former General Counsel, National Nuclear Security Administration Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 587 EP - 633 PB - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC VL - 43 IS - 3 SN - 1550-5200, 1550-5200 KW - Disarmament KW - Weapons KW - Obligation KW - Law KW - Congresses and Conventions KW - Nuclear Weapons KW - Negotiation KW - Treaties KW - article KW - 9091: government/political systems; armed forces UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1126527426?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awpsa&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Georgetown+Journal+of+International+Law&rft.atitle=General+And+Complete+Disarmament%3A+Not+Just+For+Nuclear+Weapons+States+Anymore&rft.au=Jonas%2C+David+S&rft.aulast=Jonas&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=587&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Georgetown+Journal+of+International+Law&rft.issn=15505200&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2012-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Treaties; Disarmament; Obligation; Law; Congresses and Conventions; Negotiation; Weapons; Nuclear Weapons ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic mapping in the regulatory review process for new nuclear power facilities at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) AN - 1080608316; 2012-083732 AB - Regulatory requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically 10 CFR 100.23, support the concept of geologic mapping of safety-related excavations at sites for proposed new nuclear power facilities to evaluate site suitability and adequacy of design bases with due consideration for geologic and seismic characteristics of the site. 10 CFR 100.23(c) specifies the need for geologic data on tectonic and non-tectonic surface deformation, earthquake recurrence rates, and fault geometry and slip rates. 10 CFR 100.23(d) explicitly states that geologic and seismic siting factors related to design must include determination of the potential for tectonic and non-tectonic surface deformation. Guidance in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.132 indicates that excavations for safety-related structures, and other excavations important for verifying subsurface conditions at the site, should be mapped in detail by geologists. NRC Regulatory Guide 1.208 states that faults exposed in site excavations should be mapped and assessed in regard to rupture potential while walls and floors of the excavations are exposed, to include assessment of non-tectonic surface and near-surface deformation. As part of the regulatory review process at the NRC, an applicant conducts geologic mapping of excavations for safety-related structures at and adjacent to the nuclear island, and NRC geologists review the resulting geologic maps and associated data and directly examine the mapped foundation rock units and geologic features in the field to confirm that no potentially detrimental tectonic or non-tectonic features occur in the excavations. NRC geologists specifically evaluate geometry and field relationships of tectonic features, including data on relative ages of these features and constraining ages established from mineralogy and radiometric age dates acquired by the applicant; relationships of site tectonic structures to regional tectonic features; and lithologies, including susceptibility to dissolution. These activities, which are implemented at each proposed new reactor site, enable NRC geologists to assess the potential for tectonic and non-tectonic surface and near-surface deformation at the site, and to determine whether capable (i.e., Quaternary age) tectonic features occur that may influence site suitability. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Bauer, Laurel M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 11 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 4 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - engineering properties KW - site exploration KW - seismic risk KW - regulations KW - government agencies KW - power plants KW - nuclear facilities KW - mapping KW - deformation KW - excavations KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1080608316?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geologic+mapping+in+the+regulatory+review+process+for+new+nuclear+power+facilities+at+the+U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission+%28NRC%29&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BBauer%2C+Laurel+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 61st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-27 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - deformation; engineering properties; excavations; government agencies; mapping; nuclear facilities; power plants; regulations; seismic risk; site exploration; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of aeration on the physical and biogeochemical conditions in a Marcellus produced water storage pond AN - 1039341651; 2012-081923 AB - Development of deep horizontal drilling techniques has stimulated the recovery of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation in the Appalachian region, where thousands of wells are currently in production. Each hydrofracture requires millions of gallons of water amended with various chemicals to maximize gas extraction. Flowback water from the wells is typically high in salts dissolved from the formation and much of it is stored in surface ponds for further treatment and recycling. The storage of water can result in stagnant conditions and the generation of noxious odors, so aeration units are occasionally used to circulate and aerate the water. In this study, we examined the physical and biogeochemical changes in a produced water storage pond in Greene County, PA after 9 days of aeration. Physical parameters (including temperature, conductivity, pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and dissolved oxygen (DO)) were measured and water samples collected from selected depths along defined transects by boat. In the laboratory, element concentrations were measured by ICP-OES, anions by ion chromatography, dissolved sulfide by iodometric titration, and dissolved iron by phenanthroline complexation. Bacteria were examined using direct staining and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) methods. All parameters measured were consistent with the existence of initially stratified conditions in the pond, with fresher water on the immediate surface, underlain by highly saline anoxic waters. Aeration resulted in the complete mixing of the water column and changes in the concentration of redox-sensitive chemical species. Water chemistry was dominated by Na (367 mM), Ca (119 mM) and Cl (508 mM) with smaller contributions from Mg (29 mM) and SO (sub 4) (23.1 mM). Dissolved sulfide concentrations prior to aeration were very high (ca. 1 mM), but were negligible following aeration. Bacterial analyses suggested a shift from a population dominated by sulfate-reducing bacteria at depth to a more diverse one throughout the water column following aeration. The aeration method employed was therefore effective at disrupting the stratification of the water column and the reduction of the sources and causative agents of noxious dissolved sulfide odor from the pond. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sams, James AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Hakala, J Alexandra AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Hartsock, Angela AU - Schroeder, Karl T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 76 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - Paleozoic KW - optical spectra KW - pollution KW - hydrochemistry KW - environmental analysis KW - reservoir rocks KW - ponds KW - physical properties KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - ion chromatograms KW - Marcellus Shale KW - chromatograms KW - bacteria KW - aeration KW - Greene County Pennsylvania KW - spectra KW - Pennsylvania KW - chemical composition KW - water pollution KW - geochemistry KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039341651?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Effect+of+aeration+on+the+physical+and+biogeochemical+conditions+in+a+Marcellus+produced+water+storage+pond&rft.au=Sams%2C+James%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BHakala%2C+J+Alexandra%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BHartsock%2C+Angela%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sams&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 46th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aeration; bacteria; chemical composition; chromatograms; Devonian; environmental analysis; geochemistry; Greene County Pennsylvania; hydraulic fracturing; hydrochemistry; ion chromatograms; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; optical spectra; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; physical properties; pollution; ponds; reservoir rocks; spectra; United States; water pollution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lidar footprint of historic charcoal hearths at Greenwood Furnace, Huntington County, PA AN - 1039340057; 2012-081910 AB - Data from the Pennsylvania light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data acquisition program was processed in geographic information system (GIS) software to highlight historic charcoal hearths at Greenwood Furnace, located in the mountains of northeastern Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The community of Greenwood Furnace flourished here from 1834 to 1904 as a busy industrial complex based on iron production. The charcoal hearths and associated wagon roads are viewable in shaded relief images of the LiDAR digital elevation model (DEM) as circular features resembling small craters. Strings of hearths are readily evident along similar topographic contour lines on the adjacent hillsides. Approximately 500 historic charcoal hearths were identified in a 40 square mile area surrounding Greenwood Furnace. Today, the area around Greenwood Furnace supports a mixed hardwood forest and the charcoal hearths easily go unnoticed when hiking through these woods. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sams, James AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Fagley, Paul T AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 74 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - charcoal KW - archaeology KW - Quaternary KW - laser methods KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - digital terrain models KW - Holocene KW - artifacts KW - Cenozoic KW - geographic information systems KW - lidar methods KW - archaeological sites KW - Huntingdon County Pennsylvania KW - surveys KW - information systems KW - Greenwood Furnace State Park KW - upper Holocene KW - Pennsylvania KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039340057?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Lidar+footprint+of+historic+charcoal+hearths+at+Greenwood+Furnace%2C+Huntington+County%2C+PA&rft.au=Sams%2C+James%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BFagley%2C+Paul+T%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sams&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 46th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - archaeological sites; archaeology; artifacts; Cenozoic; charcoal; digital terrain models; geographic information systems; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Greenwood Furnace State Park; Holocene; Huntingdon County Pennsylvania; information systems; laser methods; lidar methods; Pennsylvania; Quaternary; surveys; United States; upper Holocene ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of hydrogel tracer beads to monitor contaminant transport in karst aquifers AN - 1039339952; 2012-081776 AB - Karst aquifers are susceptible to pollution, but how they transport contaminants is poorly understood. Soluble tracers such as cations, anions, and dyes help to understand the complexities of karst hydrology, but do not reflect the fate and transport of all classes of contaminants. To better mimic particulate and non-aqueous phase liquid contaminant movement, hydrogel tracer beads were developed and tested in conjunction with more traditional tracers. Hydrogel tracer beads contain 96-98% water and are made using alginate, an anionic polysaccharide extracted from marine algae, which gels in the presence of divalent cations. Calcium alginate gel beads form when the alginate solution is dropped into a calcium curing solution. The beads are environmentally benign, easily made, and can be experimentally altered to possess different physical and chemical properties such as density, size, color, and fluorescence. This research focuses on the development of methods for bead optimization, alteration, and quantification. Experiments included the determination of the optimal ranges of percent alginate solution, molar concentration of calcium in the curing solution, drop heights for bead formation, curing time, and temperature of the solutions. Additives to the alginate, such as microscopic glass bubbles and high density mineral powders, were used to alter the density of the tracer beads. Methods for determining bead density were also tested and compared. Stability experiments were conducted in Marcellus brine, acid mine drainage, and cave water to determine short- and long-term bead stability in different natural waters. Methods of collection and quantification of tracer beads under field conditions were explored. Field testing of the beads will be conducted in conjunction with soluble tracers in the stream in Buckeye Creek Cave, near Lewisburg, WV in the spring of 2012. Research at the cave will examine how bead movement varies relative to flow velocity and alternative tracers. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Laskoskie, Amanda AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 24 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - methods KW - Lewisburg West Virginia KW - experimental studies KW - density KW - karst hydrology KW - stability KW - pollution KW - hydrogel KW - Greenbrier County West Virginia KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - Buckeye Creek Cave KW - transport KW - tracers KW - calcium alginate KW - West Virginia KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039339952?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Development+of+hydrogel+tracer+beads+to+monitor+contaminant+transport+in+karst+aquifers&rft.au=Laskoskie%2C+Amanda%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Laskoskie&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=24&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 46th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Buckeye Creek Cave; calcium alginate; density; experimental studies; Greenbrier County West Virginia; ground water; hydrogel; karst hydrology; Lewisburg West Virginia; methods; pollution; stability; tracers; transport; United States; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Computed tomography scanning of a tufa deposit core from western Pennsylvania AN - 1039339950; 2012-081775 AB - Active limestone precipitation and accretion around springs and other groundwater seeps, due primarily to the degassing of carbon dioxide and the subsequent supersaturation of calcium carbonate, results in formations variably referred to as tufa or travertine. Such deposits in eastern North America are especially well-known in the karst region of western Virginia, often associated with the discharge of thermal spring waters, but reports of tufa formations outside of this specific region are few. Recently, we have studied a perched springline tufa that is associated with the Benwood Limestone member of the Upper Pennsylvanian, Monongahela Group. Like many sites in this region, the steep elevational drop in discharged water and enhanced carbon dioxide release are related to human disturbances of natural terrain during the past 150 years, such as highway and railroad construction and the strip mining of bituminous coal. Preliminary core material was collected from the tufa site and analyzed by computed tomography (CT) scanning. The core scans showed the limestone material to be extremely vuggy and porous. The CT scanning produced 3D volume reconstructions with resolution in the 20-30 micron range making it possible to nondestructively extract various physical characteristics of the tufa samples. For each sample the porosity and pore size distribution were extracted as well as the surface area of the porosity and the connectivity of the functional pore spaces. The observed limestone structure is consistent with the active and continuous calcification of the moss that grows in dense mats on the surface of the tufa deposit. Such core scans may provide the basis for future descriptive modeling in the fields of karst geology and carbon dioxide sequestration. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - McIntyre, Dustin L AU - Moore, Johnathan E AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 24 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - Plantae KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - three-dimensional models KW - Pennsylvanian KW - living taxa KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - calcification KW - porosity KW - Bryophyta KW - carbon dioxide KW - Benwood Limestone Member KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Monongahela Group KW - Upper Pennsylvanian KW - precipitation KW - springs KW - tufa KW - Pennsylvania KW - computed tomography data KW - western Pennsylvania KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039339950?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Computed+tomography+scanning+of+a+tufa+deposit+core+from+western+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BMcIntyre%2C+Dustin+L%3BMoore%2C+Johnathan+E%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=24&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 46th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Benwood Limestone Member; Bryophyta; calcification; carbon dioxide; Carboniferous; chemically precipitated rocks; computed tomography data; living taxa; Monongahela Group; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; Pennsylvanian; Plantae; porosity; precipitation; sedimentary rocks; springs; three-dimensional models; tufa; United States; Upper Pennsylvanian; western Pennsylvania ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regional comparison of the composition of charcoal blast furnace slag and prospective iron ore in Pennsylvania AN - 1039338752; 2012-081700 AB - In early 19 (super th) -century Pennsylvania cast iron was produced by hundreds of charcoal blast furnaces. Furnaces were built near sources of iron ore, limestone flux, water power, and forests to provide charcoal for fuel. Slag, the waste product of smelted iron, often serves as the only remnant of this once active industry. The purpose of this study was to determine if properties found in slag materials at these furnace sites, especially the mineralogical and chemical signatures, reflect those found in samples of prospective, locally-collected iron ores. X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence were used to analyze 100 different samples of slag from 36 furnace sites and 23 prospective iron ores. Furnace slag and ore samples were collected from the northwestern (C1), central (C2) and southeastern (C3) regions of the state. Mineralogical results showed that the predominant iron phases associated with collected ore samples from each cluster were siderite (C1), hematite (C2) and magnetite (C3), consistent with the regional geology. Minerals were reduced to elemental iron during the smelting process, leaving SiO (sub 2) and CaCO (sub 3) as the predominant mineral forms found in slag. Although, mineralogical analysis alone appears insufficient to predict the relationship between a given slag and collected ore samples, regional trends in some mineral species and chemical constituents were observed. Al (sub 2) O (sub 3) concentrations decreased and Zr increased between C1 and C3; the concentrations of Fe (sub 2) O (sub 3) and MgO were higher for C1 and C2, whereas Fe (sub 2) O (sub 3) decreased and Mg increased in C3; and TiO (sub 2) and V concentrations were higher in C2 than the other two regions. Such differences appear related to regional ore composition and furnace smelting efficiency. The refractory and desulfurization indices were calculated for each slag sample to determine furnace efficiency. The comparison of relict slag and ore samples for a given furnace is complicated by the fact that slag represents a single smelting operation, yet many different ore types may have been used at one furnace during its lifetime. Further investigation into the distribution of trace elements and their relative abundance in regional ore deposits and furnace slag is proposed. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wasserstrom, Lauren W AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Gerke, Tammie L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - April 2012 SP - 13 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - slag KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - iron ores KW - iron KW - mineral composition KW - metals KW - metal ores KW - X-ray fluorescence spectra KW - spectra KW - Pennsylvania KW - chemical composition KW - smelting KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039338752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Regional+comparison+of+the+composition+of+charcoal+blast+furnace+slag+and+prospective+iron+ore+in+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Wasserstrom%2C+Lauren+W%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BGerke%2C+Tammie+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wasserstrom&rft.aufirst=Lauren&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=13&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 46th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-14 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - chemical composition; iron; iron ores; metal ores; metals; mineral composition; Pennsylvania; slag; smelting; spectra; United States; X-ray diffraction data; X-ray fluorescence spectra ER - TY - JOUR T1 - IMPROVED MODEL FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION RATE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT THE HANFORD SITE AN - 1017979098; 16726393 AB - Hydrogen is the major flammable gas observed in the dome space of each million-gallon radioactive waste storage tank at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site. Semiempirical rate equations are derived to estimate hydrogen generation based on chemical reactions, radiolysis of water and organic compounds, and corrosion. The rate equations account for tank waste composition, temperature, radiation dose rate, and liquid fraction. Numerical parameters are established by the analysis of gas generation kinetic data from actual waste samples, literature data, and waste characterization and field surveillance data. The model improvement includes development of refined water radiolysis equations, accounting of total alpha radiation contribution to both water and organic radiolysis, new parameterization on the rate equations of organic thermolysis and radiolysis with extra tank waste gas generation test data, and revised corrosion rate equations. A comparison of the generation rates observed in the field with the rates calculated for 28 tanks shows agreement within a factor of 3. The model serves as a useful tool to evaluate flammable gas issues to support Hanford operations. JF - Nuclear Technology AU - Albert Hu, T AD - U S Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Nuclear Safety Division, 2440 Stevens Center, P O Box 450, Richland, Washington 99352, albert_hu@orp.doe.gov Y1 - 2012/04// PY - 2012 DA - Apr 2012 SP - 39 EP - 54 PB - American Nuclear Society, Inc., 555 N. Kensington Ave. La Grange Park IL 60525 United States VL - 178 IS - 1 SN - 0029-5450, 0029-5450 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Radioactive wastes KW - Hydrogen KW - accounting KW - USA, Washington, Hanford Site KW - USA KW - Storage tanks KW - Chemical reactions KW - Kinetics KW - USA, Washington, Hanford KW - Corrosion KW - Flammability KW - Hazardous wastes KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1017979098?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Technology&rft.atitle=IMPROVED+MODEL+FOR+HYDROGEN+GENERATION+RATE+OF+RADIOACTIVE+WASTE+AT+THE+HANFORD+SITE&rft.au=Albert+Hu%2C+T&rft.aulast=Albert+Hu&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=2012-04-01&rft.volume=178&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=39&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Technology&rft.issn=00295450&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 33 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Storage tanks; Chemical reactions; Kinetics; Corrosion; Radioactive wastes; Flammability; accounting; Hydrogen; Hazardous wastes; USA; USA, Washington, Hanford; USA, Washington, Hanford Site ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Strengthening Concepts & Mechanical Behavior of Ni-Base Alloys in A-USC Steam Turbines AN - 1671539877; 18028396 AB - Experience with nickel-base alloys for use at 1400 degree F has shown that commercial, "off-the-shelf" nickel superalloys exist for these applications, and while promising, the alloy in the off-the-shelf condition may not provide for all long-term mechanical needs in steam. One alloy, Haynes 282, has shown robust capability in terms of starting microstructure (gamma prime size & volume fraction). Another alloy, Nimonic 105, has exhibited the potential for improved creep behavior in the peak aged condition as well as when aged. These alloys are among several that offer the best potential for building steam turbine components for a power plant operating at =1400 degree F. Design strategy, strengthening concepts and creep behavior will be discussed for each alloy, highlighting differences in each alloy and their respective strengths relative to use as steam turbine components. Suggestions for improving alloy performance will also be discussed. JF - AIP Conference Proceedings AU - Hawk, Jeffrey AU - Jablonski, Paul AD - U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory Y1 - 2012/03/15/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Mar 15 PB - American Institute of Physics, Ste. 1NO1 Melville NY 11747-4502 United States SN - 0094-243X, 0094-243X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH) KW - Cobalt base alloys KW - Superalloys KW - Nickel base alloys KW - Haynes KW - Haynes 282 KW - Nimonic 105 KW - Strengthening KW - Creep (materials) KW - Electric power generation KW - Meetings KW - Alloys KW - Steam turbines KW - Volume fraction UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671539877?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.atitle=Strengthening+Concepts+%26amp%3B+Mechanical+Behavior+of+Ni-Base+Alloys+in+A-USC+Steam+Turbines&rft.au=Hawk%2C+Jeffrey%3BJablonski%2C+Paul&rft.aulast=Hawk&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rft.date=2012-03-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.issn=0094243X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of Casting Superheat on the Mechanical Properties of Traditionally Wrought Ni-Based Superalloys for USC Steam Turbines AN - 1372611022; 18028392 AB - The high temperature components within conventional coal fired power plants are manufactured from ferritic/martensitic steels. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the efficiency of pulverized coal steam power plants must be increased. The proposed steam temperature in the Advanced Ultra Supercritical (A-USC) power plant is high enough (760 degree C) that ferritic/martensitic steels will not work due to temperature limitations of this class of materials; thus Ni-based superalloys are being considered. The full size castings are quite substantial: ~4 in thick, several feet in diameter and weigh 5-10,0001b each half. Small scale castings of alloys 263 and 282 with comparable section size and controlled cooling rate were cast with three levels of superheat. A multi-step homogenization heat treatment was developed in order to better deploy the alloy constituents. The mechanical properties of the alloys (tensile and fatigue) as well as the microstructure are reported here. JF - AIP Conference Proceedings AU - Jablonski, Paul AU - Hawk, Jeffery AU - Purdy, Daniel AU - Maziasz, Philip AD - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2012/03/15/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Mar 15 PB - American Institute of Physics, Ste. 1NO1 Melville NY 11747-4502 United States SN - 0094-243X, 0094-243X KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Turbines KW - Fatigue KW - Conferences KW - Power plants KW - Temperature KW - Alloys KW - Emission control KW - Coal KW - Steel KW - ENA 11:Non-Renewable Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372611022?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.atitle=Impact+of+Casting+Superheat+on+the+Mechanical+Properties+of+Traditionally+Wrought+Ni-Based+Superalloys+for+USC+Steam+Turbines&rft.au=Jablonski%2C+Paul%3BHawk%2C+Jeffery%3BPurdy%2C+Daniel%3BMaziasz%2C+Philip&rft.aulast=Jablonski&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2012-03-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.issn=0094243X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Turbines; Fatigue; Conferences; Temperature; Power plants; Alloys; Emission control; Steel; Coal ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recovery of Rare Earth Metals via Liquid Metal Extraction AN - 1372609919; 18029497 AB - With the increased demand for rare earth (RE) metals in critical technologies coupled with supply concerns, recycling of RE metals has become increasingly more important. Here we describe utilizing liquid Mg to extract RE metals from magnetic scrap material. By utilizing induction melting of liquid Mg followed by vacuum distillation, we were able to recover >98% pure RE metal. From the recovered RE metals, we synthesized RE2Fe14B1-type magnetic alloys for comparison with alloys synthesized from pure RE metals. The magnetic properties and the microstructure of the alloys prepared from the two different starting materials are discussed. Lastly, we discuss the extraction of RE metals from oxidized samples. JF - AIP Conference Proceedings AU - Ott, Ryan AU - Cavanaugh, Dan AU - Straszheim, Warren AU - Kramer, Matthew AU - Jones, Larry AD - Ames Laboratory (USDOE) Y1 - 2012/03/15/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Mar 15 PB - American Institute of Physics, Ste. 1NO1 Melville NY 11747-4502 United States SN - 0094-243X, 0094-243X KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Metals KW - Magnetic properties KW - Conferences KW - Distillation KW - Alloys KW - Recycling KW - Technology KW - Waste management KW - ENA 17:Waste Management-Solid UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372609919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.atitle=Recovery+of+Rare+Earth+Metals+via+Liquid+Metal+Extraction&rft.au=Ott%2C+Ryan%3BCavanaugh%2C+Dan%3BStraszheim%2C+Warren%3BKramer%2C+Matthew%3BJones%2C+Larry&rft.aulast=Ott&rft.aufirst=Ryan&rft.date=2012-03-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=AIP+Conference+Proceedings&rft.issn=0094243X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Metals; Conferences; Magnetic properties; Distillation; Alloys; Recycling; Waste management; Technology ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GE-HITACHI GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC FACILITY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - GE-HITACHI GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC FACILITY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 1124734959; 15256-8_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a license to construct, operate, and decommission a laser-based uranium enrichment facility near Wilmington, North Carolina is proposed. General Electric (GE)-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) submitted an environmental report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the proposed enrichment facility which would be located on 100 acres in the north-central sector of an existing GE property in an unincorporated area of New Hanover County. The proposed GLE Facility would enrich uranium for use in commercial nuclear fuel for power reactors. Feed material would be comprised of non-enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF6). GLE would employ a laser-based enrichment process to enrich uranium to up to eight percent uranium-235 by weight, with an initial planned maximum target production of six million separative work units per year. The proposed facility would employ the separation of isotopes by laser excitation (SILEX) process, a third-generation laser-based technology for enriching natural uranium. If the license is approved, GLE would expect to begin facility construction in 2012, and continue some construction activities through 2020. GLE anticipates commencing initial production in 2014 and reaching peak production in 2020. Prior to license expiration in 2052, GLE would seek to renew its license to continue operating the facility, or plan for the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility per the applicable licensing conditions and regulations. Primary facilities would include an operations building and six cylinder storage pads where licensed material would be used or stored. New facility buildings and supporting infrastructure would include three administrative buildings, waste storage buildings, an electrical substation, backup diesel generators, potable and process water systems, a holding pond for cylinder storage pad stormwater, a stormwater wet detention basin, parking areas, and roads. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers alternative sites, alternative sources of low-enriched uranium, and alternative technologies for uranium enrichment. The NRC staffs conclusion is that GLEs descriptions, specifications, and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed facility would provide an additional domestic source of low-enriched uranium to be used in commercial nuclear power plants. Once operational, production would mitigate the reliability risk for the nuclear fuel supply imposed by the current dependence on a single domestic supplier and foreign sources for low-enriched uranium. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Impacts from preconstruction activities would generally be small, and most would be mitigated. The disturbed area would be cleared of vegetation and would lead to the displacement of some local wildlife populations. Construction of new facilities would increase fugitive dust, the potential for soil erosion and stormwater pollution, and vehicle traffic and emissions. Water consumption from onsite wells would be relatively small and the risk for significant adverse impacts on neighboring residential wells or public supply wells is expected to be small. During operations, workers and members of the public could be exposed to radiation and chemicals. There would be some irreversible commitment of land at offsite locations for disposal of wastes generated during the conversion of depleted UF6. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0259D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120058, Final EIS--537 pages, Appendices--609 pages, March 9, 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1938 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1124734959?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-03-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 9, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-11-01 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GE-HITACHI GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC FACILITY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - GE-HITACHI GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC FACILITY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 1124734952; 15256-8_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a license to construct, operate, and decommission a laser-based uranium enrichment facility near Wilmington, North Carolina is proposed. General Electric (GE)-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) submitted an environmental report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the proposed enrichment facility which would be located on 100 acres in the north-central sector of an existing GE property in an unincorporated area of New Hanover County. The proposed GLE Facility would enrich uranium for use in commercial nuclear fuel for power reactors. Feed material would be comprised of non-enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF6). GLE would employ a laser-based enrichment process to enrich uranium to up to eight percent uranium-235 by weight, with an initial planned maximum target production of six million separative work units per year. The proposed facility would employ the separation of isotopes by laser excitation (SILEX) process, a third-generation laser-based technology for enriching natural uranium. If the license is approved, GLE would expect to begin facility construction in 2012, and continue some construction activities through 2020. GLE anticipates commencing initial production in 2014 and reaching peak production in 2020. Prior to license expiration in 2052, GLE would seek to renew its license to continue operating the facility, or plan for the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility per the applicable licensing conditions and regulations. Primary facilities would include an operations building and six cylinder storage pads where licensed material would be used or stored. New facility buildings and supporting infrastructure would include three administrative buildings, waste storage buildings, an electrical substation, backup diesel generators, potable and process water systems, a holding pond for cylinder storage pad stormwater, a stormwater wet detention basin, parking areas, and roads. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers alternative sites, alternative sources of low-enriched uranium, and alternative technologies for uranium enrichment. The NRC staffs conclusion is that GLEs descriptions, specifications, and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed facility would provide an additional domestic source of low-enriched uranium to be used in commercial nuclear power plants. Once operational, production would mitigate the reliability risk for the nuclear fuel supply imposed by the current dependence on a single domestic supplier and foreign sources for low-enriched uranium. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Impacts from preconstruction activities would generally be small, and most would be mitigated. The disturbed area would be cleared of vegetation and would lead to the displacement of some local wildlife populations. Construction of new facilities would increase fugitive dust, the potential for soil erosion and stormwater pollution, and vehicle traffic and emissions. Water consumption from onsite wells would be relatively small and the risk for significant adverse impacts on neighboring residential wells or public supply wells is expected to be small. During operations, workers and members of the public could be exposed to radiation and chemicals. There would be some irreversible commitment of land at offsite locations for disposal of wastes generated during the conversion of depleted UF6. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0259D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120058, Final EIS--537 pages, Appendices--609 pages, March 9, 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1938 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1124734952?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-03-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 9, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-11-01 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GE-HITACHI GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC FACILITY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 1013491815; 15256 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a license to construct, operate, and decommission a laser-based uranium enrichment facility near Wilmington, North Carolina is proposed. General Electric (GE)-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE) submitted an environmental report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the proposed enrichment facility which would be located on 100 acres in the north-central sector of an existing GE property in an unincorporated area of New Hanover County. The proposed GLE Facility would enrich uranium for use in commercial nuclear fuel for power reactors. Feed material would be comprised of non-enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF6). GLE would employ a laser-based enrichment process to enrich uranium to up to eight percent uranium-235 by weight, with an initial planned maximum target production of six million separative work units per year. The proposed facility would employ the separation of isotopes by laser excitation (SILEX) process, a third-generation laser-based technology for enriching natural uranium. If the license is approved, GLE would expect to begin facility construction in 2012, and continue some construction activities through 2020. GLE anticipates commencing initial production in 2014 and reaching peak production in 2020. Prior to license expiration in 2052, GLE would seek to renew its license to continue operating the facility, or plan for the decontamination and decommissioning of the facility per the applicable licensing conditions and regulations. Primary facilities would include an operations building and six cylinder storage pads where licensed material would be used or stored. New facility buildings and supporting infrastructure would include three administrative buildings, waste storage buildings, an electrical substation, backup diesel generators, potable and process water systems, a holding pond for cylinder storage pad stormwater, a stormwater wet detention basin, parking areas, and roads. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this final EIS considers alternative sites, alternative sources of low-enriched uranium, and alternative technologies for uranium enrichment. The NRC staffs conclusion is that GLEs descriptions, specifications, and analyses provide an adequate basis for safety and safeguards of facility operations and that operation of the facility would not pose an undue risk to worker and public health and safety. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed facility would provide an additional domestic source of low-enriched uranium to be used in commercial nuclear power plants. Once operational, production would mitigate the reliability risk for the nuclear fuel supply imposed by the current dependence on a single domestic supplier and foreign sources for low-enriched uranium. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Impacts from preconstruction activities would generally be small, and most would be mitigated. The disturbed area would be cleared of vegetation and would lead to the displacement of some local wildlife populations. Construction of new facilities would increase fugitive dust, the potential for soil erosion and stormwater pollution, and vehicle traffic and emissions. Water consumption from onsite wells would be relatively small and the risk for significant adverse impacts on neighboring residential wells or public supply wells is expected to be small. During operations, workers and members of the public could be exposed to radiation and chemicals. There would be some irreversible commitment of land at offsite locations for disposal of wastes generated during the conversion of depleted UF6. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0259D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 120058, Final EIS--537 pages, Appendices--609 pages, March 9, 2012 PY - 2012 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1938 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Fuels KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1013491815?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-03-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=GE-HITACHI+GLOBAL+LASER+ENRICHMENT+LLC+FACILITY%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 9, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-05-15 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A New Framework for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals in a Rapidly Changing Arctic AN - 968177537; 16455781 AB - The recent loss of Arctic sea ice provides humans unprecedented access to the region. Marine mammals rely on sound as a primary sensory modality, and the noise associated with increasing human activities offshore can interfere with vital life functions. Many coastal communities rely on marine mammals for food and cultural identity, and subsistence hunters have expressed strong concerns that underwater sound from human activities negatively affects both the animals and hunting success. Federal regulations require scientists and oil and gas operators to acquire incidental harassment authorizations for activities that may disturb marine mammals. Currently, authorization requests are focused on the impacts of sound from activities considered in isolation of one another, and this precludes any possibility of a meaningful analysis of the cumulative impacts from multiple sources. We propose a new assessment framework that is based on the acoustic habitats that constitute the aggregate sound field from multiple sources, compiled at spatial and temporal scales consistent with the ecology of Arctic marine mammals. JF - Bioscience AU - Moore, Sue E AU - Reeves, Randall R AU - Southall, Brandon L AU - Ragen, Timothy J AU - Suydam, Robert S AU - Clark, Christopher W AD - Sue E. Moore is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Office of Science and Technology, in Seattle, Washington., sue.moore@noaa.gov Y1 - 2012/03// PY - 2012 DA - March 2012 SP - 289 EP - 295 PB - American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1444 Eye St. N.W. Washington, DC 20005 United States VL - 62 IS - 3 SN - 0006-3568, 0006-3568 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Arctic KW - marine mammals KW - acoustic habitats KW - Marine KW - Federal regulations KW - Oil and gas industry KW - Ecological distribution KW - sea ice KW - Noise levels KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Man-induced effects KW - Polar environments KW - Habitat KW - PN, Arctic KW - Marine mammals KW - Human factors KW - Hunting KW - culture KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q1 08422:Environmental effects KW - O 1050:Vertebrates, Urochordates and Cephalochordates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/968177537?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bioscience&rft.atitle=A+New+Framework+for+Assessing+the+Effects+of+Anthropogenic+Sound+on+Marine+Mammals+in+a+Rapidly+Changing+Arctic&rft.au=Moore%2C+Sue+E%3BReeves%2C+Randall+R%3BSouthall%2C+Brandon+L%3BRagen%2C+Timothy+J%3BSuydam%2C+Robert+S%3BClark%2C+Christopher+W&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Sue&rft.date=2012-03-01&rft.volume=62&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=289&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bioscience&rft.issn=00063568&rft_id=info:doi/10.1525%2Fbio.2012.62.3.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oil and gas industry; Ecological distribution; Marine mammals; Anthropogenic factors; Man-induced effects; Hunting; Federal regulations; sea ice; Noise levels; marine mammals; Human factors; Habitat; Polar environments; culture; PN, Arctic; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.3.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A simple and effective data acquisition planning, processing and guidance system for conducting parallel swath electromagnetic surveys using GEM 2 in subsurface drip irrigation monitoring, Powder River Basin, Wyoming AN - 1039362187; 640147-9 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Veloski, Garret AU - Momayez, Moe Y1 - 2012/03// PY - 2012 DA - March 2012 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Denver, CO VL - 2012 SN - 1554-8015, 1554-8015 KW - United States KW - technology KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - data processing KW - agriculture KW - GEM 2 KW - information management KW - irrigation KW - data management KW - Crazy Woman Creek KW - computer programs KW - Wyoming KW - electromagnetic methods KW - surveys KW - water resources KW - Powder River basin KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039362187?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefinprocess&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=A+simple+and+effective+data+acquisition+planning%2C+processing+and+guidance+system+for+conducting+parallel+swath+electromagnetic+surveys+using+GEM+2+in+subsurface+drip+irrigation+monitoring%2C+Powder+River+Basin%2C+Wyoming&rft.au=Veloski%2C+Garret%3BMomayez%2C+Moe&rft.aulast=Veloski&rft.aufirst=Garret&rft.date=2012-03-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=15548015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - file:///D:/SAGEEP2012/prof114.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Proceedings of the 25th symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering & environmental problems on Making waves; geophysical innovations for a thirsty world N1 - Copyright - GeoRef in Process, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. After editing and indexing, this record will be added to Georef. N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - agriculture; computer programs; Crazy Woman Creek; data management; data processing; electromagnetic methods; GEM 2; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; information management; irrigation; Powder River basin; surveys; technology; United States; water resources; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Asset arbitrage and the price of oil AN - 1000947615; 4285465 AB - It is commonly understood that macroeconomic shocks influence commodity prices and that one channel for this is the link between interest rates, expected future asset returns and stock-holding. In this paper the link is extended to the petroleum market with the recognition that recorded stocks of oil comprise a small share of annual demand and that the parallel with storable commodities is the decision to produce the oil in the first place, as opposed to holding it in the ground as reserve. Oil reserves are then a key asset in producing countries, which is arbitraged against financial assets. Thus, when the yield on financial assets falls, retaining oil reserves becomes more attractive to producing countries, which then have less incentive to accommodate demand rises, and so the oil price rises. This perspective on oil pricing is modeled in a dynamic multi-region general equilibrium framework in which regional households manage portfolios of assets that include oil reserves. When the model is calibrated to match observed data over two decades, simulation results indicate that asset arbitrage made a large contribution to the high pre-GFC oil price. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Economic modelling AU - Arora, Vipin AU - Tyers, Rod AD - US Energy Information Administration, Washington ; Australian National University Y1 - 2012/03// PY - 2012 DA - Mar 2012 SP - 142 EP - 150 VL - 29 IS - 2 SN - 0264-9993, 0264-9993 KW - Economics KW - Interest rates KW - Financial assets KW - Oil resources KW - Dynamic models KW - Assets KW - Arbitrage KW - Petroleum KW - Simulation KW - Oil price UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1000947615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Economic+modelling&rft.atitle=Asset+arbitrage+and+the+price+of+oil&rft.au=Arora%2C+Vipin%3BTyers%2C+Rod&rft.aulast=Arora&rft.aufirst=Vipin&rft.date=2012-03-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=142&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Economic+modelling&rft.issn=02649993&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.econmod.2011.08.022 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8898 10107; 1190 10104; 3786 8163; 6637 6632; 1348 9079; 8904 8570; 9451; 4915 1348 9079; 11670 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2011.08.022 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Welding of gold nanoparticles on graphitic templates for chemical sensing. AN - 923191141; 22280145 AB - Controlled self-assembly of zero-dimensional gold nanoparticles and construction of complex gold nanostructures from these building blocks could significantly extend their applications in many fields. Carbon nanotubes are one of the most promising inorganic templates for this strategy because of their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, which translate into numerous potential applications. Here we report the bottom-up synthesis of gold nanowires in aqueous solution through self-assembly of gold nanoparticles on single-walled carbon nanotubes followed by thermal-heating-induced nanowelding. We investigate the mechanism of this process by exploring different graphitic templates. The experimental work is assisted by computational studies that provide additional insight into the self-assembly and nanowelding mechanism. We also demonstrate the chemical sensitivity of the nanomaterial to parts-per-billion concentrations of hydrogen sulfide with potential applications in industrial safety and personal healthcare. JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society AU - Ding, Mengning AU - Sorescu, Dan C AU - Kotchey, Gregg P AU - Star, Alexander AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, USA. Y1 - 2012/02/22/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Feb 22 SP - 3472 EP - 3479 VL - 134 IS - 7 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/923191141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.atitle=Welding+of+gold+nanoparticles+on+graphitic+templates+for+chemical+sensing.&rft.au=Ding%2C+Mengning%3BSorescu%2C+Dan+C%3BKotchey%2C+Gregg+P%3BStar%2C+Alexander&rft.aulast=Ding&rft.aufirst=Mengning&rft.date=2012-02-22&rft.volume=134&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=3472&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.issn=1520-5126&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fja210278u LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-05-08 N1 - Date created - 2012-02-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja210278u ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Climate Change Adaptation in the US T2 - 2012 Carbon Management Technology Conference AN - 1313039945; 6159602 JF - 2012 Carbon Management Technology Conference AU - Jacobs, Katharine Y1 - 2012/02/07/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Feb 07 KW - Climatic changes KW - Adaptability KW - Adaptations UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313039945?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+Carbon+Management+Technology+Conference&rft.atitle=Climate+Change+Adaptation+in+the+US&rft.au=Jacobs%2C+Katharine&rft.aulast=Jacobs&rft.aufirst=Katharine&rft.date=2012-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+Carbon+Management+Technology+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.carbonmgmt.org/pages/schedule/tech%20program/index.php LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Catalytic formation of carbonyl sulfide during warm gas clean-up of simulated coal-derived fuel gas with Pd/ gamma -Al sub(2)O sub(3) sorbents AN - 918050506; 16035028 AB - Coal gasification processes, such as the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), will increase in importance due to the expanding concern over CO sub(2) emissions and global climate change. During the development of a Pd/ gamma -Al sub(2)O sub(3) sorbent for warm (200 degree C) fuel gas cleanup, the catalytic formation of carbonyl sulfide (COS), was observed. This is attributed to a heterogeneous reaction involving fuel gas components (CO/CO sub(2)/H sub(2)/H sub(2)S/H sub(2)O) and Pd/ gamma -Al sub(2)O sub(3). The concentration of COS increases 200-fold when exposed to the Pd/ gamma -Al sub(2)O sub(3) sorbent. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood reaction mechanism is proposed and a kinetic model is developed based on experimental results. The effect of gamma -Al sub(2)O sub(3), a common catalyst for hydrolysis of COS, and H sub(2)O on the COS concentration is discussed. JF - Fuel AU - Rupp, Erik C AU - Granite, Evan J AU - Stanko, Dennis C AD - National Energy Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, United States, erik.rupp@gmail.com Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - Feb 2012 SP - 211 EP - 215 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 92 IS - 1 SN - 0016-2361, 0016-2361 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Carbonyl sulfide KW - Hydrogen sulfide KW - Palladium KW - Catalyst KW - Gasification KW - Sorbents KW - Fuels KW - Sulfides KW - Emissions KW - Coal KW - Carbon dioxide KW - carbonyl compounds KW - Hydrolysis KW - gasification KW - ENA 11:Non-Renewable Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918050506?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fuel&rft.atitle=Catalytic+formation+of+carbonyl+sulfide+during+warm+gas+clean-up+of+simulated+coal-derived+fuel+gas+with+Pd%2F+gamma+-Al+sub%282%29O+sub%283%29+sorbents&rft.au=Rupp%2C+Erik+C%3BGranite%2C+Evan+J%3BStanko%2C+Dennis+C&rft.aulast=Rupp&rft.aufirst=Erik&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=211&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fuel&rft.issn=00162361&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.fuel.2011.06.055 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sorbents; Fuels; Sulfides; Emissions; Coal; Carbon dioxide; Hydrolysis; carbonyl compounds; gasification DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2011.06.055 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mass spectrometric imaging as a high-spatial resolution tool for functional genomics: Tissue-specific gene expression of TT7inferred from heterogeneous distribution of metabolites in Arabidopsisflowers AN - 1705049005; 16970518 AB - Laser desorption/ionization (LDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) was used to acquire chemical images of flavonoid metabolites on the surface of wild-type and mutant (tt7) Arabidopsis thalianaflowers. Flavonoids were localized to the petals and carpels of flowers, with tissue heterogeneity in the petals. Specifically, kaempferol and/or its glycosides were abundant in the distal region of petals and quercetin and its downstream flavonoids were highly enriched in the more proximal region of petals. As a result of a mutation in the TT7gene which blocks the conversion of dihydrokaempferol to dihydroquercetin, the downstream metabolites, quercetin, isohamnetin, and their glycosides, were not observed in the mutant flowers. Instead, the metabolites in an alternative pathway, kaempferol and/or its glycosides, were as highly abundant on the proximal region of the petals as in the distal region. In addition, the combined flavonoid amounts on the proximal region of petals in the wild-type are almost equivalent to the amounts of kaempferol and/or its glycosides in the mutant. This strongly suggests that the expression of the TT7gene is localized on the proximal part of the petal while the other genes in the upper stream pathway are evenly expressed throughout the petal. Most importantly, this work demonstrates MSI of metabolites can be utilized for the localization of gene expression. JF - Analytical Methods AU - Korte, Andrew R AU - Song, Zhihong AU - Nikolau, Basil J AU - Lee, Young Jin AD - Ames Laboratory; U. S. Department of Energy; Ames; IA; 50011; USA; , yjlee@iastate.edu Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - February 2012 SP - 474 EP - 481 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry, c/o Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Secaucus New Jersey 07096 2485 United States VL - 4 IS - 2 SN - 1759-9660, 1759-9660 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - Glycosides KW - Desorption KW - Mutations KW - Metabolites KW - Streams KW - Imaging techniques KW - Gene expression KW - Analytical Methods KW - Stream KW - Downstream KW - Lasers KW - Heterogeneity KW - Ionization KW - Q2 09243:Structure, mechanics and thermodynamics KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 0810:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1705049005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Analytical+Methods&rft.atitle=Mass+spectrometric+imaging+as+a+high-spatial+resolution+tool+for+functional+genomics%3A+Tissue-specific+gene+expression+of+TT7inferred+from+heterogeneous+distribution+of+metabolites+in+Arabidopsisflowers&rft.au=Korte%2C+Andrew+R%3BSong%2C+Zhihong%3BNikolau%2C+Basil+J%3BLee%2C+Young+Jin&rft.aulast=Korte&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=474&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Analytical+Methods&rft.issn=17599660&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc2ay05618f LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Gene expression; Glycosides; Mutations; Stream; Imaging techniques; Mass Spectrometry; Desorption; Analytical Methods; Lasers; Downstream; Metabolites; Ionization; Heterogeneity; Streams DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ay05618f ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How the first US integrated regional CCS demonstration project became a reality AN - 1641012915; 2015-000466 AB - The US Department of Energy (DOE) is the lead federal agency for the development and deployment of carbon sequestration technologies. The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) implements the DOE's Carbon Storage Program, which is divided into three elements: Core R&D, Infrastructure and Global Collaborations. The Infrastructure element includes the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (RCSP) Initiative. The RCSP Initiative is the mechanism DOE utilizes to prove carbon sequestration technologies and to develop human capital, stakeholder networks, regulatory policy, best practices documents, and training to work towards the commercialization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities. The RCSP Initiative has seven partnerships that include more than 400 state agencies, universities, national laboratories, private companies, and environmental organizations, spanning 43 states and four Canadian provinces. The RCSP Initiative is being implemented in three phases, Characterization, Validation, and Development. During the Characterization Phase (2003-2005), the seven partnerships were tasked with completing the initial characterization of their regions' potential to store carbon dioxide (CO (sub 2) ) in different geologic formations. During the Validation Phase (2005-2011), each partnership validated the most promising regional sequestration opportunities through a series of small-scale field tests. This phase builds upon the Characterization Phase accomplishments and begins field testing of geologic and terrestrial sequestration technologies to provide the technical foundation for the Development Phase activities. JF - First Break AU - Hill, Gerald R AU - Sams, Kimberly A AU - Rodosta, Traci AU - Brown, Bruce Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - February 2012 SP - 87 EP - 93 PB - European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), Houten VL - 30 IS - 2 SN - 0263-5046, 0263-5046 KW - United States KW - risk management KW - monitoring KW - carbon sequestration KW - legislation KW - pollution KW - power plants KW - gas storage KW - transportation KW - pipelines KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - environmental management KW - gas injection KW - testing KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641012915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=First+Break&rft.atitle=How+the+first+US+integrated+regional+CCS+demonstration+project+became+a+reality&rft.au=Hill%2C+Gerald+R%3BSams%2C+Kimberly+A%3BRodosta%2C+Traci%3BBrown%2C+Bruce&rft.aulast=Hill&rft.aufirst=Gerald&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=First+Break&rft.issn=02635046&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fb.eage.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), Houten, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Available at: http://www.earthdoc.org/detail.php?pubid=56446 N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-31 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; environmental management; gas injection; gas storage; legislation; monitoring; pipelines; pollution; power plants; reservoir rocks; risk management; testing; transportation; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Intermediaries and Targets of the Oxidative Stress Induced by Natural Sunlight in Escherichia coli AN - 1024660416; 16840223 AB - The lethal effect produced by sunlight in bacteria depends on the photodynamic action of the ultraviolet component Of the radiation. Neither the reactive oxygen species involved nor the targets for damage have been certainly identified, and the aim of this study was to address these issues. During exposures to natural sunlight, photo-protection provided by nitrogen sparging was compared with which provided by the addition of L-histidine (an efficient scavenger for hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen) or mannitOl (an hydroxyl radical scavenger which reacts poorly with singlet oxygen) to the irradiation medium. Both scavengers reproduced for the most part the effect of oxygen depletion, indicating that damage depends mainly on hydroxyl radical generation. Survival of irradiated bacteria decreased considerably when they were cultured using a substrate unsuitable for fermentation, suggesting that respiration impairment is a key factor in cell killing. This observation is in keeping with the notion that the respiratory chain is the main target for the action of sunlight in Escherichia coli. JF - Journal of Life Sciences AU - Oppezzo, O J AD - Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, General San Martin, Buenos Aires B1650KNA, Argentina, oppezzo@cnea.gov.ar Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - Feb 2012 SP - 130 EP - 136 PB - David Publishing Company, Inc. VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1934-7391, 1934-7391 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Cell survival KW - Fermentation KW - Free radicals KW - Respiration KW - U.V. radiation KW - Reactive oxygen species KW - Oxidative stress KW - Mannitol KW - Escherichia coli KW - Oxygen depletion KW - Sunlight KW - Electron transport KW - Nitrogen KW - J 02320:Cell Biology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1024660416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologyb&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Life+Sciences&rft.atitle=Intermediaries+and+Targets+of+the+Oxidative+Stress+Induced+by+Natural+Sunlight+in+Escherichia+coli&rft.au=Oppezzo%2C+O+J&rft.aulast=Oppezzo&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=130&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Life+Sciences&rft.issn=19347391&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-02 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cell survival; U.V. radiation; Reactive oxygen species; Mannitol; Oxidative stress; Fermentation; Respiration; Free radicals; Oxygen depletion; Sunlight; Electron transport; Nitrogen; Escherichia coli ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predicting perceived image quality: a critique of Lin and Kuo (2011). AN - 1024646515; pmid-22582691 AB - A recent study by Lin and Kuo reported on the image quality of a small mobile display under different ambient illumination levels. In this commentary, the present author discusses the limitations of their approach with respect to the rigorous quantification of image quality and the caveats associated with preference studies of new display technologies. Quantitatively predicting image quality using preference-based methods can be useful for initial decisions in early phases of product development, but provides limited value for the rigorous quantification of image quality of display devices. JF - Perceptual and motor skills AU - Badano, Aldo AD - Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, USA. aldo.badano@fda.hhs.gov Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - Feb 2012 SP - 236 EP - 238 VL - 114 IS - 1 SN - 0031-5125, 0031-5125 KW - National Library of Medicine KW - *Cellular Phone KW - *Color Perception KW - Female KW - Humans KW - *Lighting KW - Male KW - *Pattern Recognition, Visual KW - *User-Computer Interface UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1024646515?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acomdisdome&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Perceptual+and+motor+skills&rft.atitle=Predicting+perceived+image+quality%3A+a+critique+of+Lin+and+Kuo+%282011%29.&rft.au=Badano%2C+Aldo&rft.aulast=Badano&rft.aufirst=Aldo&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=236&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Perceptual+and+motor+skills&rft.issn=00315125&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English (eng) DB - ComDisDome N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-11 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment On: Percept Mot Skills. 2011 Aug;113(1):215-28[21987921] N1 - Last updated - 2012-07-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recharge rate estimation in the mountain karst aquifer system of Figeh Spring, Syria AN - 1020537834; 2012-058275 AB - Figeh watershed spring is one of the important groundwater aquifer, which is considered a major source for drinking waters of Damascus city and countryside. The origin identification and recharge estimates of groundwater are significant components of sustainable groundwater development in this Mountain karst aquifer of Figeh spring. During the period 2001-2009, monthly groundwater and precipitation samples were taken and the isotopic compositions of delta (super 18) O, delta (super 2) H, and chloride contents were analyzed to identify groundwater origins and to estimate recharge rates. The delta (super 18) O, delta (super 2) H of the groundwater show that the groundwater recharge is of meteoric origin. The chloride mass balance (CMB) method was used to quantify recharge rates of groundwater in the Mountain karst aquifer of Figeh spring. The recharge rate varies from 192 to 826 mm/year, which corresponds to 43 and 67% of the total annual rainfall. Recharge rates estimated by CMB were compared with values obtained from other methods and were found to be in good agreement. This study can be used to develop effective programs for groundwater management and development. Copyright 2011 Springer-Verlag JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Al-Charideh, A Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - February 2012 SP - 1169 EP - 1178 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 65 IS - 4 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - water quality KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Damascus Syria KW - Syria KW - karst hydrology KW - halogens KW - watersheds KW - drinking water KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - sedimentary rocks KW - hydrographs KW - chloride ion KW - springs KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - hydrology KW - chlorine KW - meteoric water KW - water supply KW - rainfall KW - isotope ratios KW - Figeh Spring KW - rates KW - O-18/O-16 KW - recharge KW - Figeh Aquifer KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - Barada Aquifer KW - sustainable development KW - carbonate rocks KW - water resources KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1020537834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Recharge+rate+estimation+in+the+mountain+karst+aquifer+system+of+Figeh+Spring%2C+Syria&rft.au=Al-Charideh%2C+A&rft.aulast=Al-Charideh&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1169&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-011-1365-5 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., 7 tables, geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Asia; Barada Aquifer; carbonate rocks; chloride ion; chlorine; D/H; Damascus Syria; drinking water; Figeh Aquifer; Figeh Spring; ground water; halogens; hydrogen; hydrographs; hydrology; isotope ratios; isotopes; karst hydrology; meteoric water; Middle East; O-18/O-16; oxygen; rainfall; rates; recharge; sedimentary rocks; springs; stable isotopes; sustainable development; Syria; water quality; water resources; water supply; watersheds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1365-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical and isotopic characterization of groundwater from shallow and deep limestone aquifers system of Aleppo Basin (north Syria) AN - 1020537830; 2012-058274 AB - Stable isotopes (delta (super 18) O, delta (super 2) H and (super 13) C) and radioactivity ( (super 3) H, (super 14) C) have been used in conjunction with chemical data to evaluate the processes generating the chemical composition, reconstruct the origin of the water and groundwater residence time. The Aleppo basin is comprised of two main limestone aquifers: the first one is unconfined of Paleogene age and the second is confined of Upper Cretaceous age. The chemical data indicate that the dissolution of minerals and evaporation are the main processes controlling groundwater mineralization. The groundwater from the two aquifers is characterized by distinctive stable isotope signatures. This difference in water isotopes is interpreted in terms of difference origin and recharge period. Fresh and brackish shallow groundwater were mostly recharged during the Holocene period. The presence of (super 3) H in several groundwater samples of this aquifer gives evidence that groundwater recharge is going on. Brackish water of the deep confined aquifer has depleted stable isotope composition and very low (super 14) C activity that indicates recharge during the late Pleistocene cold period. Copyright 2011 Springer-Verlag JF - Environmental Earth Sciences AU - Al-Charideh, A Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - February 2012 SP - 1157 EP - 1168 PB - Springer, Berlin VL - 65 IS - 4 SN - 1866-6280, 1866-6280 KW - limestone KW - water quality KW - terrestrial environment KW - oxygen KW - isotopes KW - Syria KW - semi-arid environment KW - characterization KW - tritium KW - ions KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - Cenozoic KW - Aleppo Basin KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - water-rock interaction KW - dates KW - carbon KW - multiple aquifers KW - chemical composition KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - sulfate ion KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - solutes KW - Paleogene KW - O-18/O-16 KW - aquifers KW - Tertiary KW - D/H KW - Neogene KW - hydrogen KW - residence time KW - shallow aquifers KW - C-14 KW - carbonate rocks KW - unconfined aquifers KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1020537830?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Geochemical+and+isotopic+characterization+of+groundwater+from+shallow+and+deep+limestone+aquifers+system+of+Aleppo+Basin+%28north+Syria%29&rft.au=Al-Charideh%2C+A&rft.aulast=Al-Charideh&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1157&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=18666280&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12665-011-1364-6 L2 - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-6280 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 39 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aleppo Basin; aquifers; Asia; C-13/C-12; C-14; carbon; carbonate rocks; Cenozoic; characterization; chemical composition; D/H; dates; ground water; hydrogen; ions; isotope ratios; isotopes; limestone; Middle East; multiple aquifers; Neogene; O-18/O-16; oxygen; Paleogene; radioactive isotopes; residence time; sedimentary rocks; semi-arid environment; shallow aquifers; solutes; stable isotopes; sulfate ion; Syria; terrestrial environment; Tertiary; tritium; unconfined aquifers; water quality; water-rock interaction DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1364-6 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Jute-Reinforced Polymer Composite with HDDA Monomer by UV Radiation in the Presence of Additives AN - 1019627311; 16350244 AB - Jute fabrics (hessian cloth) reinforced thermo-set composites were prepared by using urethane acrylate oligomer solutions (50-90% by weight) followed by UV radiation. It was found that 70% oligomer-treated jute fabrics performed the best results. The monomer hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) was used as a coupling agent for jute fabrics and found potential on the performance of the composites. Urea was incorporated with 30% HDDA to monitor its effect on the properties and 1% urea showed the best mechanical properties of the composites. Water uptake and dielectric properties of the composites were also performed. JF - Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials AU - Zaman, HU AU - Khan, R A AU - Khan, MA AU - Beg, MDH AD - Radiation and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 3787, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh haydar_zaman@yahoo.com Y1 - 2012/02// PY - 2012 DA - Feb 2012 SP - 59 EP - 73 PB - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU United Kingdom VL - 25 IS - 1 SN - 0892-7057, 0892-7057 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED) KW - Fabrics KW - Jute KW - Monitors KW - Monomers KW - Polymer matrix composites KW - Uptakes KW - Ureas KW - Urethanes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1019627311?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Thermoplastic+Composite+Materials&rft.atitle=Jute-Reinforced+Polymer+Composite+with+HDDA+Monomer+by+UV+Radiation+in+the+Presence+of+Additives&rft.au=Zaman%2C+HU%3BKhan%2C+R+A%3BKhan%2C+MA%3BBeg%2C+MDH&rft.aulast=Zaman&rft.aufirst=HU&rft.date=2012-02-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=59&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Thermoplastic+Composite+Materials&rft.issn=08927057&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F0892705711404460 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-11 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705711404460 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Energy Efficiency Improvement from US Utilities Implementing Demandside Management Programs T2 - 15th Annual Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC 2012) AN - 1313069763; 6151107 JF - 15th Annual Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC 2012) AU - Fan, Cha-Chi Y1 - 2012/01/30/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jan 30 KW - Utilities KW - Energy efficiency UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313069763?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=15th+Annual+Energy%2C+Utility+%26+Environment+Conference+%28EUEC+2012%29&rft.atitle=Energy+Efficiency+Improvement+from+US+Utilities+Implementing+Demandside+Management+Programs&rft.au=Fan%2C+Cha-Chi&rft.aulast=Fan&rft.aufirst=Cha-Chi&rft.date=2012-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=15th+Annual+Energy%2C+Utility+%26+Environment+Conference+%28EUEC+2012%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://euec.com/getattachment/Index/Brochure_2012.pdf.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FLUORINE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND DEPLETED URANIUM DECONVERSION PLANT, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - FLUORINE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND DEPLETED URANIUM DECONVERSION PLANT, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 1012742239; 15200-1_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The licensing of a depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction facility near Hobbs in Lea County, New Mexico is proposed. International Isotopes Fluorine Products (IIFP), Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Isotopes, Inc., submitted a source material license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December, 2009 for the construction and operation of the fluorine extraction process and depleted uranium deconversion plant (FEP/DUP). The proposed facility would provide services to the uranium enrichment industry, which makes fuel for nuclear power reactors. The license would allow IIFP to possess, use, transfer, or deliver source and byproduct materials at the proposed facility for 40 years. The FEP/DUP would employ three basic processes to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride into fluoride products for commercial resale, and uranium oxides for disposal. The proposed 40-acre facility would be typical of specialty industrial chemical facilities and would be enclosed with a security fence with a surveillance road just inside the fence. Pole-mounted security lighting would be installed around the entire perimeter. Entry into the proposed facility would be from the west via a paved road accessed from New Mexico Highway 483 which bounds the proposed site on the west. Structures within the security fence would include process, administration, and laboratory buildings; a maintenance shop; security facilities; utilities; cylinder storage pads; and warehouses. The FEP/DUP is projected to be capable of processing up to 7.3 million pounds of depleted uranium hexafluoride per year. Three types of products/byproducts would be shipped: anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF), FEP products (high-purity silicon tetrafluoride and boron trifluoride), and depleted uranium oxides. Given the hazards of fluoride products, especially AHF, the AHF staging containment building and the FEP products trailer loading building would be equipped with an array of water-fog nozzles that would automatically activate in the event of a leak of AHF or fluoride product chemicals. Up to 3,170 tons per year of low-level radioactive waste could be sent for disposal annually. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative. The preliminary recommendation is that the proposed license be issued to IIFP. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed FEP/DUP would address the potential hazard of continued storage of depleted uranium hexafluoride at commercial uranium enrichment facilities. The plant's fluoride products could be used for applications in the electronic, solar panel, and semiconductor markets. Operations would generate $56 million to $71 million (in 2009 dollars) in wages, benefits, goods and services annually. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Forty acres of a 640-acre tract primarily used for cattle grazing would be disturbed and fenced. Vehicle emissions and temporary fugitive dust released during construction would result in nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter levels in excess of standards. Operation of the facility would require approximately 730 radiological shipments annually. However, the collective doses from shipments and accidents involving shipments would be comparatively low, versus natural sources of radiation. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 120001, pages, January 13, 2012 PY - 2012 EP - ages, January 13 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2113 KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Chemicals KW - Disposal KW - Gas Manufacture KW - Health Hazards KW - Industrial Plants KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - New Mexico KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1012742239?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ages&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 13, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-05-14 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FLUORINE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND DEPLETED URANIUM DECONVERSION PLANT, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - FLUORINE EXTRACTION PROCESS AND DEPLETED URANIUM DECONVERSION PLANT, LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 1012742224; 15200-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The licensing of a depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction facility near Hobbs in Lea County, New Mexico is proposed. International Isotopes Fluorine Products (IIFP), Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Isotopes, Inc., submitted a source material license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December, 2009 for the construction and operation of the fluorine extraction process and depleted uranium deconversion plant (FEP/DUP). The proposed facility would provide services to the uranium enrichment industry, which makes fuel for nuclear power reactors. The license would allow IIFP to possess, use, transfer, or deliver source and byproduct materials at the proposed facility for 40 years. The FEP/DUP would employ three basic processes to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride into fluoride products for commercial resale, and uranium oxides for disposal. The proposed 40-acre facility would be typical of specialty industrial chemical facilities and would be enclosed with a security fence with a surveillance road just inside the fence. Pole-mounted security lighting would be installed around the entire perimeter. Entry into the proposed facility would be from the west via a paved road accessed from New Mexico Highway 483 which bounds the proposed site on the west. Structures within the security fence would include process, administration, and laboratory buildings; a maintenance shop; security facilities; utilities; cylinder storage pads; and warehouses. The FEP/DUP is projected to be capable of processing up to 7.3 million pounds of depleted uranium hexafluoride per year. Three types of products/byproducts would be shipped: anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF), FEP products (high-purity silicon tetrafluoride and boron trifluoride), and depleted uranium oxides. Given the hazards of fluoride products, especially AHF, the AHF staging containment building and the FEP products trailer loading building would be equipped with an array of water-fog nozzles that would automatically activate in the event of a leak of AHF or fluoride product chemicals. Up to 3,170 tons per year of low-level radioactive waste could be sent for disposal annually. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative. The preliminary recommendation is that the proposed license be issued to IIFP. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed FEP/DUP would address the potential hazard of continued storage of depleted uranium hexafluoride at commercial uranium enrichment facilities. The plant's fluoride products could be used for applications in the electronic, solar panel, and semiconductor markets. Operations would generate $56 million to $71 million (in 2009 dollars) in wages, benefits, goods and services annually. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Forty acres of a 640-acre tract primarily used for cattle grazing would be disturbed and fenced. Vehicle emissions and temporary fugitive dust released during construction would result in nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter levels in excess of standards. Operation of the facility would require approximately 730 radiological shipments annually. However, the collective doses from shipments and accidents involving shipments would be comparatively low, versus natural sources of radiation. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 120001, pages, January 13, 2012 PY - 2012 EP - ages, January 13 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2113 KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Chemicals KW - Disposal KW - Gas Manufacture KW - Health Hazards KW - Industrial Plants KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - New Mexico KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1012742224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2012-01-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=ages&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=FLUORINE+EXTRACTION+PROCESS+AND+DEPLETED+URANIUM+DECONVERSION+PLANT%2C+LEA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-03-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 13, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-05-14 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - ICP-MS I: Introduction T2 - 2012 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry AN - 1313094197; 6107930 JF - 2012 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry AU - Houk, Sam Y1 - 2012/01/09/ PY - 2012 DA - 2012 Jan 09 KW - Plasma KW - Spectrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313094197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2012+European+Winter+Conference+on+Plasma+Spectrochemistry&rft.atitle=ICP-MS+I%3A+Introduction&rft.au=Houk%2C+Sam&rft.aulast=Houk&rft.aufirst=Sam&rft.date=2012-01-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2012+European+Winter+Conference+on+Plasma+Spectrochemistry&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://icpinformation.org/uploads/2012_Winter_Conference.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Equipment performance and radiation protection status in X-ray fluoroscopy units in Sudan AN - 923210199; 16279205 AB - The number of fluoroscopy and fluoroscopically guided procedures has been substantially growing in developing countries at the same time advanced and sophisticated equipment are used in some hospitals. However, radiation protection requirements are not necessarily well adopted. In this study nine fluoroscopy X-ray units in Sudan were examined for compliance with international standards. The tests included: beam quality, entrance surface air kerma, image quality and radiation field measurements. Staff radiation protection tools such as lead aprons and eye glasses were also visually examined to find out whether international recommendations were fulfilled and to determine the level of staff awareness. The measured peak tube voltage deviation exceeded the recommended tolerance level in 30 % of the measurements. The results of patient doses measurements exceeded the recommended reference dose levels in 43 % of the measurements; however image quality and radiation field generally fulfilled the requirements for most units. The study revealed that a considerable number of fluoroscopy units were not performing according to the international standards and highlights the need of optimisation of radiation protection. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Ahmed, Nada A AU - Nayl, AI AU - Suliman, I I AD - Radiation Safety Institute, Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 3001, Khartoum, Sudan Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 174 EP - 180 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 148 IS - 2 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Compliance KW - Developing countries KW - Dosimetry KW - Eye KW - Hospitals KW - International standardization KW - Lead KW - Sudan KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/923210199?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Equipment+performance+and+radiation+protection+status+in+X-ray+fluoroscopy+units+in+Sudan&rft.au=Ahmed%2C+Nada+A%3BNayl%2C+AI%3BSuliman%2C+I+I&rft.aulast=Ahmed&rft.aufirst=Nada&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=148&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=174&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Eye; Dosimetry; Compliance; Developing countries; Lead; Hospitals; International standardization; Sudan ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Patient-size-dependent radiation dose optimisation technique for abdominal CT examinations AN - 923207219; 16279203 AB - Since patient doses from computed tomography (CT) are relatively high, risk-benefit analysis requires dose to patients and image quality be optimised. The aim of this study was to develop a patient-dependent optimisation technique that uses patient diameter to select a combination of CT scanning parameters that minimise dose delivered to patients undergoing abdominal CT examinations. The study was performed using cylindrical phantoms of diameters ranging from 16 to 40 cm in order to establish the relationship between image degradation, CT scanning techniques, patient dose and patient size from two CT scanners. These relationships were established by scanning the phantoms using standard scanning technique followed by selected combinations of scanning parameters. The image noises through phantom images were determined using region of interest software available in both scanners. The energy depositions to the X-ray detector through phantoms were determined from measurements of CT dose index in air corrected for attenuation of the phantom materials. The results demonstrate that exposure settings (milliampere seconds) could be reduced by up to 82 % for smaller phantom relative to standard milliampere seconds, while detector signal could be reduced by up to 93 % for smaller phantom relative to energy depositions required when scanned using standard scanning protocols. It was further revealed that the use of the object-specific scanning parameters on studies performed with phantom of different diameters could reduce the incident radiation to small size object by up to 86 % to obtain the same image quality required for standard adult object. In view of the earlier mentioned fact, substantial dose saving from small-sized adults and children patients undergoing abdomen CT examinations could be achieved through optimal adjustment of CT scanning technique based on the patient transverse diameter. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Ngaile, JE AU - Msaki, P AU - Kazema, R AD - Directorate of Radiation Control, Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 743 Arusha, Tanzania Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 189 EP - 201 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 148 IS - 2 SN - 0144-8420, 0144-8420 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Children KW - Computer programs KW - Degradation KW - Dosimetry KW - Noise levels KW - computed tomography KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/923207219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.atitle=Patient-size-dependent+radiation+dose+optimisation+technique+for+abdominal+CT+examinations&rft.au=Ngaile%2C+JE%3BMsaki%2C+P%3BKazema%2C+R&rft.aulast=Ngaile&rft.aufirst=JE&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=148&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Protection+Dosimetry&rft.issn=01448420&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Computer programs; computed tomography; Degradation; Dosimetry; Noise levels; Children ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Feedback reactivity coefficients for the Syrian MNSR research reactor AN - 918060784; 16091187 AB - The feedback reactivity coefficients which account for variation in fuel and moderator temperatures as well as the void coefficient have been calculated using the WIMS-D/4 and CITATION codes for the Syrian MNSR research reactor. The cross sections of all the reactor components at different temperatures were generated using the WIMSD4 code. These group constants were used then in the CITATION code to calculate the multiplication factor and the neutron spectrum at different water and fuel temperatures using 69 energy groups. Only one parameter was changed where all other parameters were kept constant. The calculated feedback coefficients were compared with the measured ones. Good agreements between the measured and calculated feedback reactivity coefficients were obtained. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Omar, H AU - Khattab, K AU - Ghazi, N AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, scientific5@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - January 2012 SP - 162 EP - 166 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 54 IS - 1 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Feedback reactivity coefficients KW - WIMS-D/4 code KW - CITATION code KW - MNSR KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Temperature KW - Nuclear energy KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918060784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Feedback+reactivity+coefficients+for+the+Syrian+MNSR+research+reactor&rft.au=Omar%2C+H%3BKhattab%2C+K%3BGhazi%2C+N&rft.aulast=Omar&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=162&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2011.07.001 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nuclear reactors; Fuels; Nuclear fuels; Temperature; Nuclear energy DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2011.07.001 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Crack growth in the through-thickness direction of hydrided thin-wall Zircaloy sheet AN - 918051283; 15949310 AB - In a reactivity-initiated accident, cladding failure may occur by crack initiation within a defect such as a hydride rim or blister and subsequent crack propagation through the thickness of the thin-wall cladding. In such a circumstance, determining the cladding resistance to crack propagation in the through-thickness direction is crucial to predicting cladding failure. To address this issue, through-thickness crack propagation in hydrided Zircaloy-4 sheet was analyzed at 25 degree C, 300 degree C, and 375 degree C. At 25 degree C, the fracture toughness decreased with increasing hydrogen content and with an increasing fraction of radial hydrides. Hydride particles fractured ahead of the crack tip, creating a path for crack growth. At both 300 degree C and 375 degree C, the resistance to crack-growth initiation was sufficiently high that crack extension was often caused by crack-tip blunting. There was no evidence of hydride particles fracturing near the crack tip, and no significant effect of hydrogen content on fracture toughness was observed at these elevated temperatures. JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials AU - Raynaud, Patrick A AU - Koss, Donald A AU - Motta, Arthur T AD - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, USA, patrick.raynaud@nrc.gov Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - Jan 2012 SP - 69 EP - 82 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 420 IS - 1-3 SN - 0022-3115, 0022-3115 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Zirconium base alloys KW - Zircaloy KW - Zircaloy-4 KW - Accidents KW - Radioactive materials KW - Temperature KW - Particulates KW - Hydrogen KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918051283?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.atitle=Crack+growth+in+the+through-thickness+direction+of+hydrided+thin-wall+Zircaloy+sheet&rft.au=Raynaud%2C+Patrick+A%3BKoss%2C+Donald+A%3BMotta%2C+Arthur+T&rft.aulast=Raynaud&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=420&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=69&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Nuclear+Materials&rft.issn=00223115&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jnucmat.2011.09.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Accidents; Radioactive materials; Temperature; Hydrogen; Particulates DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.09.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tumor blood vessel "normalization" improves the therapeutic efficacy of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in experimental oral cancer. AN - 912640190; 21980958 AB - We previously demonstrated the efficacy of BNCT mediated by boronophenylalanine (BPA) to treat tumors in a hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer with no normal tissue radiotoxicity and moderate, albeit reversible, mucositis in precancerous tissue around treated tumors. It is known that boron targeting of the largest possible proportion of tumor cells contributes to the success of BNCT and that tumor blood vessel normalization improves drug delivery to the tumor. Within this context, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of blood vessel normalization on the therapeutic efficacy and potential radiotoxicity of BNCT in the hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer. Blood vessel normalization was induced by two doses of thalidomide in tumor-bearing hamsters on 2 consecutive days. All studies in thalidomide-treated animals were performed 48 h after the first dose of thalidomide, previously established as the window of normalization. Biodistribution studies were performed with BPA at a dose of 15.5 mg (10)B/kg in thalidomide-treated (Th+) and untreated (Th-) tumor-bearing hamsters. The effect of blood vessel normalization prior to BPA administration on the efficacy of BNCT was assessed in in vivo BNCT studies at the RA-3 Nuclear Reactor in tumor-bearing hamsters. Group I was treated with BPA-BNCT after treatment with thalidomide (Th+ BPA-BNCT). Group II was treated with BPA-BNCT alone (Th- BPA-BNCT). Group III was treated with the beam only after treatment with thalidomide (Th+ BO), and Group IV was treated with the beam only (Th- BO). Groups I and II were given the same dose of BPA (15.5 mg (10)B/kg), and all groups (I-IV) were exposed to the same neutron fluence. Two additional groups were treated with the beam only at a higher dose to exacerbate mucositis in precancerous tissue and to explore the potential direct protective effect of thalidomide on radiation-induced mucositis in a scenario of more severe toxicity, i.e. Group V (Th+ hdBO) and Group VI (Th- hdBO). The animals were followed for 28 days. Biodistribution studies revealed no statistically significant differences in gross boron content between Th+ and Th- animals. Overall tumor control (complete response + partial response) at 28 days post-treatment was significantly higher for Group I (Th+ BPA-BNCT) than for Group II (Th- BPA-BNCT): 84 ± 3% compared to 67 ± 5%. Pretreatment with thalidomide did not induce statistically significant changes in overall tumor control induced by the beam only, i.e. 15 ± 5% in Group III (Th+ BO) and 18 ± 5% in Group IV (Th- BO), or in overall tumor control induced by the high-dose beam only, i.e. 60 ± 7% in Group V (Th+ hdBO) and 47 ± 10% in Group VI (Th- hdBO). BPA-BNCT alone (Group II) induced mucositis in precancerous tissue that reached Grades 3-4 in 80% of the animals, whereas pretreatment with thalidomide (Group I) prevented mucositis Grades 3 and 4 completely. Beam-only Group III (Th+ BO) exhibited only Grade 1 mucositis in precancerous tissue, whereas 17% of the animals in beam-only Group IV (Th- BO) reached Grade 2 mucositis. High-dose beam-only group V (Th+ hdBO) exhibited only Grade 2 mucositis, whereas high-dose beam-only group VI (Th- hdBO) reached Grade 3 mucositis in 83% of the animals. In all cases mucositis in precancerous tissue was reversible. No normal tissue radiotoxicity was observed with any of the protocols. Pretreatment with thalidomide enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT and reduced precancerous tissue toxicity. JF - Radiation research AU - Molinari, Ana J AU - Pozzi, Emiliano C C AU - Monti Hughes, Andrea AU - Heber, Elisa M AU - Garabalino, Marcela A AU - Thorp, Silvia I AU - Miller, Marcelo AU - Itoiz, Maria E AU - Aromando, Romina F AU - Nigg, David W AU - Trivillin, Verónica A AU - Schwint, Amanda E AD -   Department of Radiobiology, Constituyentes Atomic Center, National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina. Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - January 2012 SP - 59 EP - 68 VL - 177 IS - 1 KW - Angiogenesis Inhibitors KW - 0 KW - Boron Compounds KW - Phenylalanine KW - 47E5O17Y3R KW - Thalidomide KW - 4Z8R6ORS6L KW - 4-boronophenylalanine KW - UID84303EL KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Cheek KW - Phenylalanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Animals KW - Angiogenesis Inhibitors -- pharmacology KW - Boron Compounds -- pharmacology KW - Phenylalanine -- pharmacology KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation KW - Thalidomide -- pharmacology KW - Cricetinae KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- blood supply KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Blood Vessels -- drug effects KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- methods KW - Blood Vessels -- physiopathology KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- physiopathology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912640190?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+research&rft.atitle=Tumor+blood+vessel+%22normalization%22+improves+the+therapeutic+efficacy+of+boron+neutron+capture+therapy+%28BNCT%29+in+experimental+oral+cancer.&rft.au=Molinari%2C+Ana+J%3BPozzi%2C+Emiliano+C+C%3BMonti+Hughes%2C+Andrea%3BHeber%2C+Elisa+M%3BGarabalino%2C+Marcela+A%3BThorp%2C+Silvia+I%3BMiller%2C+Marcelo%3BItoiz%2C+Maria+E%3BAromando%2C+Romina+F%3BNigg%2C+David+W%3BTrivillin%2C+Ver%C3%B3nica+A%3BSchwint%2C+Amanda+E&rft.aulast=Molinari&rft.aufirst=Ana&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=177&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=59&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+research&rft.issn=1938-5404&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-03-07 N1 - Date created - 2011-12-22 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Feasibility study for production of I-131 radioisotope using MNSR research reactor AN - 911166669; 16071604 AB - A feasibility study for 131I production using a Low Power Research Reactor was conducted to predict the yield of 131I by cyclic activation technique. A maximum activity of 5.1 GBq was achieved through simulation using FORTRAN 90, for an irradiation of 6 h. But experimentally only 4 h irradiation could be done, which resulted in an activity of 4.0x105 Bq. The discrepancy in the activities was due to the fact that beta decays released during the process could not be considered. JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes AU - Achoribo, ASElom AU - Akaho, Edward HK AU - Nyarko, Benjamin JB AU - Shiloh, KDOsae AU - Duodu, Godfred Odame AU - Gibrilla, Abass AD - Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG80, Legon Accra, Ghana, achoribo@yahoo.fr Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - January 2012 SP - 76 EP - 80 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 70 IS - 1 SN - 0969-8043, 0969-8043 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Radioisotopes KW - Radioactivity KW - High purity target KW - Cyclic irradiation KW - FORTRAN program KW - Feasibility studies KW - Irradiation KW - Simulation KW - Decay KW - ENA 14:Radiological Contamination KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/911166669?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Radiation+and+Isotopes&rft.atitle=Feasibility+study+for+production+of+I-131+radioisotope+using+MNSR+research+reactor&rft.au=Achoribo%2C+ASElom%3BAkaho%2C+Edward+HK%3BNyarko%2C+Benjamin+JB%3BShiloh%2C+KDOsae%3BDuodu%2C+Godfred+Odame%3BGibrilla%2C+Abass&rft.aulast=Achoribo&rft.aufirst=ASElom&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Radiation+and+Isotopes&rft.issn=09698043&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.apradiso.2011.08.011 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Feasibility studies; Irradiation; Radioisotopes; Simulation; Decay DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.08.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An in vitro nutritive evaluation of olive tree (Olea europaea) pruning residues as affected by cutting regimen AN - 911162755; 16091571 AB - Nutritive values of the branches from Olea europaea trees cut at 25, 50, 75 or 100 cm distance from the tip were evaluated by determination of the in vitro digestible organic matter (IVDOM), metabolizable energy (ME), net energy lactation (NEL), and presence nutritional and anti-nutritional components. The values of nutritive components, nitrogen forms, IVDOM, ME and NEL declined and concentrations of crude fiber and cell wall constituents increased with the increase in cutting length. Total phenols, hydrolysable tannins and condensed tannins amounted to 70, 17 and 0.6 g/kg DM, respectively. The addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG, 6000) to the plant samples incubated with rumen fluid at a ratio of (2:1 PEG:substrate) increased the values of IVDOM, ME and NEL by 40 g/kg DM, 0.59 MJ/kg DM and 0.42 MJ/kg DM, respectively. IVDOM, ME and NEL were negatively correlated with crude fiber and cell wall constituents but positively correlated with nitrogen forms and non-fiber carbohydrates. Olive pruning branches in diameter <3 mm could be used as sources of feeds for small ruminants. JF - Bioresource Technology AU - Al-Masri, M R AD - Department of Agriculture, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, ascientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - Jan 2012 SP - 234 EP - 238 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 103 IS - 1 SN - 0960-8524, 0960-8524 KW - Environment Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Digestibility KW - Energy KW - Nutritive value KW - Olive tree KW - PEG KW - Olea KW - Ruminantia KW - Olea europaea KW - Trees KW - Nutrition KW - Branches KW - Carbohydrates KW - Tannic acid KW - Polyethylene glycol KW - Residues KW - Rumen KW - tannic acid KW - Organic matter KW - Phenols KW - Lactation KW - Fibers KW - Pruning KW - Cell walls KW - Nitrogen KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - W 30940:Products UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/911162755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bioresource+Technology&rft.atitle=An+in+vitro+nutritive+evaluation+of+olive+tree+%28Olea+europaea%29+pruning+residues+as+affected+by+cutting+regimen&rft.au=Al-Masri%2C+M+R&rft.aulast=Al-Masri&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=103&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=234&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bioresource+Technology&rft.issn=09608524&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.biortech.2011.09.130 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rumen; Trees; Organic matter; Phenols; Lactation; Fibers; Branches; Energy; Pruning; Tannic acid; Carbohydrates; Polyethylene glycol; Nitrogen; Cell walls; Residues; tannic acid; Nutrition; Ruminantia; Olea; Olea europaea DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.130 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - International joint projects on nuclear safety: 30 years of benefits AN - 1780529106; 17255313 AB - The NEA has an acknowledged role to assist its member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, environmentally friendly and economical use of nuclear energy. The NEA standing technical committees (STCs) are actively engaged in the generation of knowledge (for example through workshops, state-of-the-art reports, international standard problems and joint projects) and the exchanges among members of the committees and their working groups are excellent sources of tacit knowledge and communities of good practice. The NEA committees have generated significant technical and scientific information that is of value to the regulators and the developers of nuclear technology. JF - NEA News AU - Thadani, A AU - Teschendorff, V AU - Gauvain, J AD - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), USA ashok.thadani@verizon.net Y1 - 2012///0, PY - 2012 DA - 0, 2012 SP - 15 EP - 18 PB - OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, 12, Boulevard des Iles Issy-les-Moulineaux 92130 France VL - 30 IS - 1 SN - 1605-9581, 1605-9581 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Workshops KW - Exchange KW - Nuclear safety KW - Regulators KW - Economics KW - Standards KW - News KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1780529106?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NEA+News&rft.atitle=International+joint+projects+on+nuclear+safety%3A+30+years+of+benefits&rft.au=Thadani%2C+A%3BTeschendorff%2C+V%3BGauvain%2C+J&rft.aulast=Thadani&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=NEA+News&rft.issn=16059581&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-03 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation into the effects of zircaloy-4 on the neutronics of low enriched uranium MNSR core AN - 1762132359; 16091206 AB - International concerns on the use of HEU powered reactors for peaceful uses have driven the coordination of core conversion studies. The study has helped develop prospective LEU cores for MNSR that will ensure desirable power and flux. MCNP5 code was used to study two of such designs; one LEU core with aluminium shim tray and the other with Zr-4 shim tray for the Ghana Research Reactor-1 to investigate their impacts on the neutronics of the reactor. A final multiplication factor of the Al shim tray design was recorded as 1.00389 +/- 0.0006 whilst that of the Zr-4 shim tray design was recorded as 1.00468 +/- 0.0006. The flux profile in all the regions investigated was found to follow the same pattern for both designs. The effective delayed neutron fractions were found to be 8.39 +/- 0.0006 x 10 super(-3 and 8.43 +/- 0.0006 x 10) super(-)3 for the Al shim tray design and the Zr-4 shim tray design respectively. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Abrefah, R G AU - Odoi, H C AU - Ampomah-Amoako, E AU - Mensimah, E AD - Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, National Nuclear Research Institute, P.O. Box LG80, Legon, Accra, Greater-Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - January 2012 SP - 5 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 54 IS - 1 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - MCNP5 KW - Multiplication factor KW - Effective delayed neutron fraction KW - Zircalloy-4 KW - Trays KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Aluminum KW - Neutron flux KW - Zirconium KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762132359?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Investigation+into+the+effects+of+zircaloy-4+on+the+neutronics+of+low+enriched+uranium+MNSR+core&rft.au=Abrefah%2C+R+G%3BOdoi%2C+H+C%3BAmpomah-Amoako%2C+E%3BMensimah%2C+E&rft.aulast=Abrefah&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=54&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2011.09.009 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2011.09.009 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Neutron diffraction, excess sorption and infrared study of CO (sub 2) interaction with Na-rich montmorillonite at CCS P-T conditions AN - 1680754599; 2015-042654 AB - The interaction of CO (sub 2) with Na-rich montmorillonite clay (Na-mont) as an analog for a clay-rich caprock was studied to better understand how CO (sub 2) might interact with caprock at P-T conditions relevant to carbon capture and storage (CCS). Neutron diffraction, excess sorption and Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) analyses of Na-mont at 35 degrees C and 50 degrees C, and pressures relevant to CCS, were conducted. Neutron diffraction and excess sorption measurements were conducted on Na-montmorillonite at CO (sub 2) pressures from 0-200 bars. Neutron diffraction measurements show a shift in the d(001) spacing from 12.10 A to 12.55 A and a decrease in the intensity of the d(001) peak, both of which are consistent with CO (sub 2) entering the interlayer region of the clay. Excess sorption isotherms were determined gravimetrically to provide a better understanding of changes in the density of CO (sub 2) near clay surfaces. Maxima in the excess sorption isotherms were observed at a bulk density nearly equal 0.15 g/cm (super 3) and pressures of 58 bars (35 degrees C) and 64 bars (50 degrees C). As the bulk density of the CO (sub 2) increases, the amount of CO (sub 2) sorbed to the clay decreases. To better understand the specific structural locations of CO (sub 2) interaction with the Na-mont, the same clay sample examined by neutron diffraction and excess sorption was studied using ATR-FTIR. Measurements were conducted on both dried and hydrated Na-mont from 1-82 bars at 35 degrees and 50 degrees C. ATR-FTIR data show that the asymmetric stretch and bending mode of sorbed CO (sub 2) is impacted by the presence of interlayer water, but the absorption bands due to adsorbed water between 3564 and 2975 cm (super -1) are not affected by the presence of CO (sub 2) . Specifically, the frequency of the asymmetric sorbed CO (sub 2) band is at 2339 cm (super -1) in dehydrated clay, but at 2344 cm (super -1) in hydrated clay. The sorbed CO (sub 2) bands increase in intensity with increasing CO (sub 2) pressure. The stretching mode for the isolated inner hydroxyl groups at 3623 cm (super -1) is present in both the hydrated and dehydrated clay and is not affected by the presence of CO (sub 2) . Analysis of the data indicates that sorbed CO (sub 2) enters the interlayer space and potentially sorbs onto the edges of octahedral sheets in the Na-mont structure. If CO (sub 2) does enter the Na-mont interlayer it could affect the rheological properties of the caprock, but further work is needed to determine if this might lead to a degradation or enhancement of seal quality. JF - Mineralogical Magazine AU - Krukowski, Elizabeth AU - Goodman, Angela AU - Rother, Gernot AU - Ilton, Eugene S AU - Guthrie, George AU - Bodnar, Robert J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 1958 PB - Mineralogical Society, London VL - 76 IS - 6 SN - 0026-461X, 0026-461X KW - silicates KW - sorption KW - bulk density KW - alkali metals KW - sodium KW - infrared spectra KW - clay minerals KW - carbon dioxide KW - FTIR spectra KW - isotherms KW - rheology KW - metals KW - cap rocks KW - sheet silicates KW - spectra KW - P-T conditions KW - montmorillonite KW - 01B:Mineralogy of silicates UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680754599?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.atitle=Neutron+diffraction%2C+excess+sorption+and+infrared+study+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+interaction+with+Na-rich+montmorillonite+at+CCS+P-T+conditions&rft.au=Krukowski%2C+Elizabeth%3BGoodman%2C+Angela%3BRother%2C+Gernot%3BIlton%2C+Eugene+S%3BGuthrie%2C+George%3BBodnar%2C+Robert+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Krukowski&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=76&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=1958&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mineralogical+Magazine&rft.issn=0026461X&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://minmag.geoscienceworld.org/content/76/6/1912.full.pdf+html http://www.minersoc.org/pages/e_journals/minmag.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Goldschmidt 2012 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; bulk density; cap rocks; carbon dioxide; clay minerals; FTIR spectra; infrared spectra; isotherms; metals; montmorillonite; P-T conditions; rheology; sheet silicates; silicates; sodium; sorption; spectra ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of irradiation on the cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculates F.) and moisture sorption isotherm of cowpea seed (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) AN - 1367491074; 18080145 AB - Cowpeas during storage may be attacked by a number of biological agents (microorganisms, rodents, and insects) which results in losses in the quality and quantity of the stored seeds. One of the means of reducing these losses is through the application of radiation processing. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of gamma irradiation on a major storage insect pest, Callosobruchus maculatus F. and on moisture sorption isotherms of cowpea seeds in storage. The cowpeas were infested with adults C. maculatus and then irradiated at doses of 0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 1.5 (kGy) at a dose rate of 1.074 kGyhr super(-1). Samples were stored for 1 month under controlled temperature (27.3-30 degree C) and humidity (70-85%) during which counting of the insects was done every 48 hours and those alive or dead noted. Moisture sorption isotherms of the cowpea samples were equally determined by establishing equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) of 55, 65, 75, 85 and 95 % using a formulation of glycerol-water mixture at temperature of 30 plus or minus 1 and the weight (loss or gain) of the samples was determined every 2 days. Irradiation at a dose of 0.25 kGy killed the C. maculatus within eight days and therefore 0.25 kGy would be economically beneficial as a control dose. There was significant difference (p < 0.05) in the percent mortality between the irradiated and the non-irradiated weevils, and the percent mortality increased with increase in the radiation dose. At moisture content of 14 % the irradiated cowpea samples were safety stored for one month at an equilibrium relative humidity of 60-75 % at a temperature of 29 plus or minus 2 degree C. JF - Arthropods AU - Darfour, B AU - Ocloo, FCK AU - Wilson, D D AD - Radiation Technology Centre, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 24 EP - 34 VL - 1 IS - 1 SN - 2224-4255, 2224-4255 KW - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Enumeration KW - Arthropoda KW - Isotherms KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1367491074?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arthropods&rft.atitle=Effects+of+irradiation+on+the+cowpea+weevil+%28Callosobruchus+maculates+F.%29+and+moisture+sorption+isotherm+of+cowpea+seed+%28Vigna+unguiculata+L.+Walp%29&rft.au=Darfour%2C+B%3BOcloo%2C+FCK%3BWilson%2C+D+D&rft.aulast=Darfour&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=24&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Arthropods&rft.issn=22244255&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-10 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Isotherms; Arthropoda ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Biomass Production by Rainfed Maize Cultivars in a Coastal Savannah Agro-Ecological Environment AN - 1318697797; 17763675 AB - Maize (Zea mays L.) is grown in diverse environments characterized by varying seasonal rainfall. The pattern of dry matter accumulation and partitioning varies with cultivars and the environment in which the maize crop grows. This study was conducted under rainfed conditions in a coastal savannah agro-ecological environment to explore the pattern of dry matter accumulation and partitioning of improved maize cultivars Golden Crystal, Mamaba and Obatanpa, as a way of identifying specific uses for these maize cultivars which could be beneficial to the experimental area and maize production in Ghana, generally. The three maize cultivars were cultivated under rainfed conditions during the major and minor cropping seasons in four replicates in each cropping season. Total, leaf, stem, cob husk and grain dry matter as well as harvest index were determined for each maize cultivar and analyzed for pattern of distribution in relation to the cropping season. Generally, the bulk of the total dry matter (TDM) was partitioned into grain dry matter, with Obatanpa and Mamaba consistently maintaining stable grain dry matter of about 80 and 90% of TDM, respectively, at crop maturity during the major and minor cropping seasons. Additionally, the harvest indices ranged from 32.6% for Golden Crystal to 57.5% for Mamaba during the major cropping season with Obatanpa maintaining a fairly constant harvest index of about 38% in both cropping seasons and the harvest index of Golden Crystal dropped from the highest value of 57.5% during the major cropping season to below 20% during the minor cropping season when the seasonal rainfall stood at 290.7 mm. Results of the study seemed to suggest that Golden Crystal could not partition its superior TDM into grains under low and poor seasonal rainfall. Therefore, Golden Crystal is the maize cultivar having the potential for making silage for animal feed to support and enhance sustainable animal production in the coastal savannah agro-ecological environment of Ghana, where seasonal rainfall is characteristically low and erratic. While, Obatanpa proved suitable for grain production regardless of the cropping seasons, Mamaba could serve a dual purpose of providing grain yield as well as being used for silage production because of its prolific production of TDM in both the major and minor cropping seasons in the coastal savannah agro-ecological environment of Ghana. JF - World Journal of Agricultural Sciences AU - Asare, D K AU - Ayeh, E O AU - Amoatey, H M AU - Frimpong, JO AD - Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG80, Legon-Accra, Ghana Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 286 EP - 292 VL - 8 IS - 3 SN - 1817-3047, 1817-3047 KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Biomass KW - Zea mays KW - Dry matter KW - D:04040 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1318697797?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=World+Journal+of+Agricultural+Sciences&rft.atitle=Biomass+Production+by+Rainfed+Maize+Cultivars+in+a+Coastal+Savannah+Agro-Ecological+Environment&rft.au=Asare%2C+D+K%3BAyeh%2C+E+O%3BAmoatey%2C+H+M%3BFrimpong%2C+JO&rft.aulast=Asare&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=286&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=World+Journal+of+Agricultural+Sciences&rft.issn=18173047&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Dry matter; Zea mays ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Oxidative stress-induced telomeric erosion as a mechanism underlying airborne particulate matter-related cardiovascular disease AN - 1315618005; 17720929 AB - Particulate matter (PM) pollution is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide, the majority due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). While many potential pathophysiological mechanisms have been proposed, there is not yet a consensus as to which are most important in causing pollution-related morbidity/mortality. Nor is there consensus regarding which specific types of PM are most likely to affect public health in this regard. One toxicological mechanism linking exposure to airborne PM with CVD outcomes is oxidative stress, a contributor to the development of CVD risk factors including atherosclerosis. Recent work suggests that accelerated shortening of telomeres and, thus, early senescence of cells may be an important pathway by which oxidative stress may accelerate biological aging and the resultant development of age-related morbidity. This pathway may explain a significant proportion of PM-related adverse health outcomes, since shortened telomeres accelerate the progression of many diseases. There is limited but consistent evidence that vehicular emissions produce oxidative stress in humans. Given that oxidative stress is associated with accelerated erosion of telomeres, and that shortened telomeres are linked with acceleration of biological ageing and greater incidence of various age-related pathology, including CVD, it is hypothesized that associations noted between certain pollution types and sources and oxidative stress may reflect a mechanism by which these pollutants result in CVD-related morbidity and mortality, namely accelerated aging via enhanced erosion of telomeres. This paper reviews the literature providing links among oxidative stress, accelerated erosion of telomeres, CVD, and specific sources and types of air pollutants. If certain PM species/sources might be responsible for adverse health outcomes via the proposed mechanism, perhaps the pathway to reducing mortality/morbidity from PM would become clearer. Not only would pollution reduction imperatives be more focused, but interventions which could reduce oxidative stress would become all the more important. JF - Particle and Fibre Toxicology AU - Grahame, Thomas J AU - Schlesinger, Richard B AD - United States Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC, 20585, USA Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 21 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB United Kingdom VL - 9 IS - 1 SN - 1743-8977, 1743-8977 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts KW - Telomere KW - Oxidative stress KW - Particulate matter KW - Cardiovascular disease KW - Black carbon KW - Vehicular emissions KW - Age KW - Aging KW - Particulates KW - Arteriosclerosis KW - Morbidity KW - Public health KW - Pollutants KW - Airborne particulates KW - Risk factors KW - Emissions KW - Pollution KW - Mortality KW - Telomeres KW - Erosion KW - Senescence KW - Cardiovascular diseases KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - X 24500:Reviews, Legislation, Book & Conference Notices KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - G 07730:Development & Cell Cycle UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1315618005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Particle+and+Fibre+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Oxidative+stress-induced+telomeric+erosion+as+a+mechanism+underlying+airborne+particulate+matter-related+cardiovascular+disease&rft.au=Grahame%2C+Thomas+J%3BSchlesinger%2C+Richard+B&rft.aulast=Grahame&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=9&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Particle+and+Fibre+Toxicology&rft.issn=17438977&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1743-8977-9-21 L2 - http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/9/1/21 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 112 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Age; Particulate matter; Aging; Arteriosclerosis; Morbidity; Public health; Telomeres; Airborne particulates; Pollutants; Oxidative stress; Risk factors; Senescence; Cardiovascular diseases; Pollution; Erosion; Emissions; Particulates DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-9-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of the Nagar Parkar (Pakistan) and Malani (India) granites with reference to uranium and thorium abundances AN - 1312834192; 2013-023291 AB - U and Th data revealed that the granites of both the suits may be considered as a moderate source for the small scale uranium deposit. Negative disequilibrium in the Nagar Parkar granites and the higher U-content in the wide and extensive zones of kaolin in the low lying inter-plutonic areas suggest mobility of uranium from the system. Higher U and Th concentrations, pronounced hydrothermal activity, relatively higher abundances of trace and REE and presence of UO (sub 2) in zircons in Malani granites enhance the probability of the creation of primary mineralization. U, Hf, and Ta are generally lower as compared to Th, Zr, and Nb in the granites of both the suits. Malani granites show relatively higher abundances of favorable trace and REE, particularly Siwana, which also have higher U/Th ratios (0.11-4.5). It has been found that the U and Th concentrations increase as a function of high heat production. Nagar Parkar as well as Malani granites contain certain accessory minerals (especially zircon, sphene, apatite, additionally alanite and epidote in Nagar Parkar granites) favorably accommodate uranium in their structure. The increase in U-content from east to west in Malani, moderate uranium enrichment in Bara Formation and calcretes in Tharparkar are indicative of probable transport, suggesting mobility of uranium from the system. Therefore, lignite-related sandstones of Bara Formation in Thar coal basin, adjacent to both the igneous suits, and calcretes in the desert environment may be the prospective hosts for secondary uranium deposits. JF - Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences AU - Ali, Munazzam AU - Shariff, Aqeel Ahmed AU - Qamar, Nasser Ali AU - Laghari, Amanullah Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 SP - 67 EP - 76 PB - University of Peshawar, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, Peshawar VL - 45 IS - 1 SN - 1994-3237, 1994-3237 KW - silicates KW - mineral exploration KW - mineral deposits, genesis KW - thorium ores KW - northwestern India KW - igneous rocks KW - granites KW - Nagar Parkar Complex KW - metasomatism KW - Malani Suite KW - India KW - sedimentary rocks KW - plutonic rocks KW - mineral composition KW - metallogeny KW - major elements KW - Indian Peninsula KW - coal KW - lithogeochemistry KW - hydrothermal alteration KW - rare earths KW - trace elements KW - chemical composition KW - calcrete KW - Asia KW - Thar Basin KW - geochemistry KW - Pakistan KW - Bara Formation KW - southeastern Pakistan KW - kaolinite KW - Rajasthan India KW - clay minerals KW - uranium ores KW - metals KW - metal ores KW - thorium KW - sheet silicates KW - uranium KW - actinides KW - 27A:Economic geology, geology of ore deposits KW - 02C:Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments KW - 05A:Igneous and metamorphic petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312834192?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+the+Nagar+Parkar+%28Pakistan%29+and+Malani+%28India%29+granites+with+reference+to+uranium+and+thorium+abundances&rft.au=Ali%2C+Munazzam%3BShariff%2C+Aqeel+Ahmed%3BQamar%2C+Nasser+Ali%3BLaghari%2C+Amanullah&rft.aulast=Ali&rft.aufirst=Munazzam&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=67&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Himalayan+Earth+Sciences&rft.issn=19943237&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://nceg.upesh.edu.pk/researchjournal.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 22 N1 - Document feature - 7 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - CODEN - GBUPAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; Asia; Bara Formation; calcrete; chemical composition; clay minerals; coal; geochemistry; granites; hydrothermal alteration; igneous rocks; India; Indian Peninsula; kaolinite; lithogeochemistry; major elements; Malani Suite; metal ores; metallogeny; metals; metasomatism; mineral composition; mineral deposits, genesis; mineral exploration; Nagar Parkar Complex; northwestern India; Pakistan; plutonic rocks; Rajasthan India; rare earths; sedimentary rocks; sheet silicates; silicates; southeastern Pakistan; Thar Basin; thorium; thorium ores; trace elements; uranium; uranium ores ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National geothermal data system AN - 1282824290; 2013-015289 AB - The goal of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Geothermal Data System is to design, build, implement, deploy and populate a national, sustainable, distributed, interoperable network of data and service (application) providers. These providers will develop, collect, serve, and maintain geothermal-relevant data that operates as an integral component of NGDS. As a result the geothermal industry, the public, and policy makers will have access to consistent and reliable data, which in turn, reduces the amount of staff time devoted to finding, retrieving, integrating, and verifying information. With easier access to information, the high cost and risk of geothermal power projects (especially exploration drilling) is reduced. Five separate NGDS projects provide the data support, acquisition, and access to cyber infrastructure necessary to reduce cost and risk of the nation's geothermal energy strategy and US DOE program goals focused on the production and utilization of geothermal energy. The U.S DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Geothermal Technologies Program is developing the knowledge and data foundation necessary for discovery and development of large-scale energy production while the Buildings Technology Program is focused on other practical applications such as direct use and residential/commercial ground source heat pumps. The NGDS provides expanded reference and resource data for research and development activities (a subset of the US DOE goals) and includes data from across all fifty states and the nation's leading academic geothermal centers. Thus, the project incorporates not only high-temperature potential but also moderate and low-temperature locations incorporating US DOE's goal of adding more geothermal electricity to the grid. The program, through its development of data integration cyberinfrastructure, will help lead to innovative exploration technologies through increased data availability on geothermal energy capacity. Finally, the project will contribute new data from previously unexplored locations. NGDS is being built using the US Geoscience Information Network (US GIN) data integration framework to promote interoperability across the Earth sciences community and with other emerging data integration and networking efforts. JF - Abstracts: Annual Meeting - American Association of Petroleum Geologists AU - Anderson, Arlene F AU - Cuyler, David AU - Snyder, Walter S AU - Allison, M L AU - Blackwell, David D AU - Williams, Colin F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 EP - unpaginataed PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, OK VL - 2012 KW - programs KW - government agencies KW - data processing KW - information management KW - data management KW - geothermal energy KW - NGDS KW - data integration KW - data bases KW - information systems KW - data retrieval KW - National Geothermal Data Systems KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1282824290?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.atitle=National+geothermal+data+system&rft.au=Anderson%2C+Arlene+F%3BCuyler%2C+David%3BSnyder%2C+Walter+S%3BAllison%2C+M+L%3BBlackwell%2C+David+D%3BWilliams%2C+Colin+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=Arlene&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=2012&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts%3A+Annual+Meeting+-+American+Association+of+Petroleum+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2012/90142ace/abstracts/anders.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AAPG 2012 annual convention and exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-05 N1 - CODEN - #06983 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data bases; data integration; data management; data processing; data retrieval; geothermal energy; government agencies; information management; information systems; National Geothermal Data Systems; NGDS; programs ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Knowledge is power; Radioisotope Power Systems education and public outreach at NASA AN - 1220564210; 2013-000561 JF - Abstracts of Papers Submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference AU - Dyches, Preston AU - Zimmerman-Brachman, Rachel AU - Spear, Kristin AU - Simon, Margaret AU - Bechtel, Ryan AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 EP - Abstract 1640 PB - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX VL - 43 KW - solar system KW - programs KW - technology KW - public awareness KW - government agencies KW - education KW - Radioisotope Power Systems Program KW - exploration KW - safety KW - nuclear energy KW - NASA KW - future KW - 04:Extraterrestrial geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1220564210?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+of+Papers+Submitted+to+the+Lunar+and+Planetary+Science+Conference&rft.atitle=Knowledge+is+power%3B+Radioisotope+Power+Systems+education+and+public+outreach+at+NASA&rft.au=Dyches%2C+Preston%3BZimmerman-Brachman%2C+Rachel%3BSpear%2C+Kristin%3BSimon%2C+Margaret%3BBechtel%2C+Ryan%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Dyches&rft.aufirst=Preston&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+of+Papers+Submitted+to+the+Lunar+and+Planetary+Science+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2012/pdf/1640.pdf LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Forty-third lunar and planetary science conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - SuppNotes - Accessed on July 6, 2012 N1 - Last updated - 2012-11-29 N1 - CODEN - #02179 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - education; exploration; future; government agencies; NASA; nuclear energy; programs; public awareness; Radioisotope Power Systems Program; safety; solar system; technology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Depths and focal mechanisms of crustal earthquakes in the Central Andes determined from teleseismic waveform analysis and InSAR AN - 1033533287; 2012-074866 AB - We investigate the depths of crustal earthquakes (Mw> or =5.5) earthquakes from the Global CMT catalog and previous work spanning 1944-2007. For 38 well-recorded events, we use teleseismic P and SH waveforms to model the strike, dip, rake, focal depth, and source time function. We use InSAR observations of surface deformation from 9 earthquakes to compare inferred fault parameters with the waveform inversions and global catalogs to assess their accuracies. While the depths from the InSAR and waveform analyses generally agree within error, horizontal and depth errors in global catalogs are 10 to 50 km, as found elsewhere. As noted in previous work, the majority of crustal earthquakes occur in the Eastern Cordillera and foreland regions of the central Andes, although a few normal and strike-slip earthquakes occur beneath the Altiplano plateau and in the forearc in southern Peru and northernmost Chile. We propose a new interpretation of one of the basement thrusts (Shira Mountain, Peru) as a pop up block on the basis of our new earthquake depths. We confirm that earthquakes in the flat slab areas of Peru and Argentina are within the sometimes aseismic lower crust. Lower crustal earthquakes are globally found in all types of tectonic settings only when the thermal lithosphere is more than 80 km thick and the amount of recent shortening/extension is <30%. JF - Tectonics AU - Devlin, S AU - Isacks, B L AU - Pritchard, M E AU - Barnhart, W D AU - Lohman, R B Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 DA - 2012 EP - Citation TC2002 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 31 IS - 2 SN - 0278-7407, 0278-7407 KW - P-waves KW - elastic waves KW - waveforms KW - Chile KW - Bolivia KW - neotectonics KW - errors KW - seismicity KW - SAR KW - Central Andes KW - SH-waves KW - Peru KW - tectonics KW - active faults KW - lower crust KW - seismotectonics KW - faults KW - Altiplano KW - body waves KW - Andes KW - focal mechanism KW - Eastern Cordillera KW - Shuttle Imaging Radar KW - statistical analysis KW - radar methods KW - forelands KW - teleseismic signals KW - depth KW - models KW - crustal shortening KW - South America KW - Argentina KW - catalogs KW - seismic waves KW - InSAR KW - earthquakes KW - S-waves KW - crust KW - remote sensing KW - 19:Seismology KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1033533287?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tectonics&rft.atitle=Depths+and+focal+mechanisms+of+crustal+earthquakes+in+the+Central+Andes+determined+from+teleseismic+waveform+analysis+and+InSAR&rft.au=Devlin%2C+S%3BIsacks%2C+B+L%3BPritchard%2C+M+E%3BBarnhart%2C+W+D%3BLohman%2C+R+B&rft.aulast=Devlin&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tectonics&rft.issn=02787407&rft_id=info:doi/10.1029%2F2011TC002914 L2 - http://www.agu.org/journals/tc/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 123 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-08-16 N1 - CODEN - TCTNDM N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; Altiplano; Andes; Argentina; body waves; Bolivia; catalogs; Central Andes; Chile; crust; crustal shortening; depth; earthquakes; Eastern Cordillera; elastic waves; errors; faults; focal mechanism; forelands; InSAR; lower crust; models; neotectonics; P-waves; Peru; radar methods; remote sensing; S-waves; SAR; seismic waves; seismicity; seismotectonics; SH-waves; Shuttle Imaging Radar; South America; statistical analysis; tectonics; teleseismic signals; waveforms DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011TC002914 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fair function minimization for direct interpretation of residual gravity anomaly profiles due to spheres and cylinders AN - 1033531589; 2012-074837 AB - A new interpretative approach is proposed to interpret residual gravity anomaly profiles in order to determine the depth, the amplitude coefficient and the geometric shape factor of simple spherical and cylindrical buried structures. This new approach is based on both Fair function minimization and on stochastic optimization modeling. The validity of this interpretative approach is demonstrated through studying and analyzing two synthetic gravity anomalies, using simulated data generated from a known model with different random noises components and a known statistical distribution. Being theoretically proven, this new approach has been applied on three real field gravity anomalies from Sweden, Senegal and the United States. The agreement between the results obtained by the proposed method and those obtained by other interpretation methods is good and comparable. Copyright 2011 Springer Basel AG JF - Pure and Applied Geophysics AU - Asfahani, J AU - Tlas, M Y1 - 2012/01// PY - 2012 DA - January 2012 SP - 157 EP - 165 PB - Birkhaeuser, Basel VL - 169 IS - 1-2 SN - 0033-4553, 0033-4553 KW - United States KW - Vastmanland Sweden KW - Europe KW - simulation KW - statistical distribution KW - Harris County Texas KW - gravity methods KW - gravity anomalies KW - Houston Texas KW - Senegal KW - Louga Senegal KW - applications KW - algorithms KW - interpretation KW - Humble salt dome KW - Western Europe KW - geophysical methods KW - optimization KW - Texas KW - inverse problem KW - noise KW - geometry KW - models KW - West Africa KW - Scandinavia KW - Africa KW - Karrbo Sweden KW - accuracy KW - Sweden KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1033531589?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Fair+function+minimization+for+direct+interpretation+of+residual+gravity+anomaly+profiles+due+to+spheres+and+cylinders&rft.au=Asfahani%2C+J%3BTlas%2C+M&rft.aulast=Asfahani&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.volume=169&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=157&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Pure+and+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=00334553&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00024-011-0319-x L2 - http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00024/index.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-10-18 N1 - CODEN - PAGYAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; Africa; algorithms; applications; Europe; geometry; geophysical methods; gravity anomalies; gravity methods; Harris County Texas; Houston Texas; Humble salt dome; interpretation; inverse problem; Karrbo Sweden; Louga Senegal; models; noise; optimization; Scandinavia; Senegal; simulation; statistical distribution; Sweden; Texas; United States; Vastmanland Sweden; West Africa; Western Europe DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-011-0319-x ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 5 of 5] T2 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 963637252; 15179-3_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110423, Volume 1--731 pages, Volume 2--609 pages, December 23, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 5 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963637252?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 4 of 5] T2 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 963637160; 15179-3_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110423, Volume 1--731 pages, Volume 2--609 pages, December 23, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963637160?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 3 of 5] T2 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 963637158; 15179-3_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110423, Volume 1--731 pages, Volume 2--609 pages, December 23, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963637158?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 2 of 5] T2 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 963636649; 15179-3_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110423, Volume 1--731 pages, Volume 2--609 pages, December 23, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963636649?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-03 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. [Part 1 of 5] T2 - WILLIAM STATES LEE III NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 AND 2, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSES, CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 963635607; 15179-3_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of combined licenses for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power reactors at the William States Lee III Nuclear Station (Lee Nuclear Station) site in Cherokee County, South Carolina is proposed. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on December 12, 2007 for Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. This application was revised and a supplement describing Dukes plans to construct and operate a supplemental cooling water reservoir was submitted on September 24, 2009. The 1,900-acre site proposed for the two new nuclear units is the unfinished Cherokee Nuclear Station, located 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, 25 miles northeast of Spartanburg, and eight miles southeast of Gaffney. Duke would reactivate the 6.8-mile-long railroad spur from near Gaffney to the site for construction purposes. Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 would have a design site grade of 590 feet above mean sea level. The containment vessel, shield building, and auxiliary building would make up the nuclear island, which is one of the principal structures of the standard Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (AP1000) pressurized water reactor design. Each AP1000 reactor would be connected to two steam generators to drive turbines, thereby creating electricity. The AP1000 design is rated at 3,400 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross-electrical output of 1,200 MW. The expected net electrical output for each unit would be 1,117 MW. The cooling system for Units 1 and 2 would include three constructed impoundments: Make-Up Pond A and Make-Up Pond B, which presently exist on the Lee Nuclear Station site, and Make-Up Pond C, which would be built on the London Creek watershed to the northwest of the Lee Nuclear Station site. Makeup water from the Broad River would be provided to the plant via Make-Up Pond A. During periods of low flow when withdrawals from the Broad River are limited, makeup water would be provided from Make-Up Ponds B and C to Make-Up Pond A. A portion of the makeup water would be returned to the Broad River via a discharge structure on the upstream side of Ninety-Nine Islands Dam. The remaining portion of the water would be released to the atmosphere via evaporative cooling through mechanical draft cooling towers. Two new transmission-line corridors, each containing one 230-kilovolt (kV) and one 525-kV transmission line, are also proposed. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, alternative sites, system design alternatives, and on-site alternatives to reduce impacts on natural and cultural resources. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed units would provide for additional baseload electrical generating capacity in 2021 and 2023 within the service territories of Duke. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would affect surface water and underlying aquifers, including the Broad River and Ninety-Nine Islands Reservoir, London Creek and its tributaries. Development of Make-Up Pond C would permanently inundate 620 acres, displace 260 acres of farmland, and require the purchase and demolition of 86 privately-owned residences. Proposed transmission lines would convert 690 acres of forest land to cleared corridors and displace 163 acres of farmland and 16.8 acres of wetlands and streams. A total of 1,115 acres of various habitat types would incur permanent and temporary loss and alteration. Construction and preconstruction traffic impacts would be noticeable, particularly on McKowns Mountain Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110423, Volume 1--731 pages, Volume 2--609 pages, December 23, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2111 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Creeks KW - Dams KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Broad River KW - South Carolina KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963635607?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILLIAM+STATES+LEE+III+NUCLEAR+STATION+UNITS+1+AND+2%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSES%2C+CHEROKEE+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-02-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-04-03 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Microtubule Dynamics and Nucleation in Live Muscle Fibers T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB 2011) AN - 1312993792; 6114929 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB 2011) AU - Oddoux, S AU - Tate, V AU - Nandkeolyar, S AU - Liu, W AU - Zaal, K AU - Ralston, E Y1 - 2011/12/03/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Dec 03 KW - Nucleation KW - Microtubules KW - Muscles UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312993792?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Society+for+Cell+Biology+%28ASCB+2011%29&rft.atitle=Microtubule+Dynamics+and+Nucleation+in+Live+Muscle+Fibers&rft.au=Oddoux%2C+S%3BTate%2C+V%3BNandkeolyar%2C+S%3BLiu%2C+W%3BZaal%2C+K%3BRalston%2C+E&rft.aulast=Oddoux&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2011-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Society+for+Cell+Biology+%28ASCB+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.ascb.org/files/Past-AM-Meetings/2011ASCBFullProgram.pdf LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Role of lithology in methane flux from an Alaskan thermokarst lake AN - 959099503; 2012-035981 AB - Thermokarst lakes are prevalent forms on the Alaska North Slope (ANS) that can emit significant quantities of the greenhouse gas methane to the atmosphere. These lakes form in permafrost regions and grow as the water amplifies subsurface heating and causes further degradation of the permafrost. Areas of thawed ground (thaw-bulbs, or taliks) can develop beneath them. When a talik intersects fractures or permeable zones linked to free-gas accumulations, coal beds, or permafrost-associated gas hydrate, methane can be released from the lake. In 2009, a four-core transect extending from an active gas seep in Qalluuraq Lake (Lake Q), an Alaskan thermokarst lake, was taken for lithological analysis to complement paleoecological and biogeochemical studies investigating the current and historical flux of methane from this lake. As part of this study, we completed sedimentological analyses to constrain the lithology of the system and evaluate potential near-lake floor geologic controls on methane seepage at this site. Visual descriptions were completed for each core. Grain size, x-ray diffraction (XRD), petrographic, elemental (C and N) and accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) radiocarbon analyses were also conducted on subsamples from the cores. The major lithology of all four cores is a quartz-rich, chert-bearing, medium-grained sand. Organic material, including grasses, seed pods, and reworked coal fragments, was observed in some intervals as laminae or as dispersed material. XRD and petrographic analyses indicate quartz is the dominant mineral in every core, though some of the AMS dates on organic laminae in the cores fit with paleoecological reconstructions from the site relating to wetland succession. Though the modern Lake Q is a lacustrine environment, likely formed via thermokarst processes, its underlying sediment is fluvially reworked marine sand. Our analyses indicate that these sediments are part of the Gubik Formation, a Quaternary age sedimentary formation blanketing much of the ANS and representing a variety of depositional environments, including nearshore marine, fluvial, lacustrine, eolian, thermokarst, and glacial. Methane ebullition, resulting from wetlands initiation approximately 12,000 cal yr BP, appears to have winnowed fine-grained organic material from the active seep sediments. The resulting coarse-grained and moderately well-sorted seep sediments are an unrestricted conduit that facilitates the gas and fluid flux to the lake and atmosphere. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Disenhof, C R AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Wooller, M AU - Pohlman, J AU - Littlefield, Kyle V AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract GC41B EP - 0806 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - permafrost KW - methane KW - North Slope KW - gas hydrates KW - lakes KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - karst KW - alkanes KW - temperature KW - organic compounds KW - thermokarst KW - hydrocarbons KW - Alaska KW - greenhouse gases KW - active layer KW - taliks KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/959099503?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Role+of+lithology+in+methane+flux+from+an+Alaskan+thermokarst+lake&rft.au=Disenhof%2C+C+R%3BRose%2C+Kelly%3BWooller%2C+M%3BPohlman%2C+J%3BLittlefield%2C+Kyle+V%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Disenhof&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-19 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active layer; Alaska; aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkanes; gas hydrates; greenhouse gases; hydrocarbons; hydrology; karst; lakes; methane; North Slope; organic compounds; permafrost; taliks; temperature; thermokarst; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Intercalibration of physical neutron dosimetry for the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources for BNCT small-animal research AN - 918053917; 16040465 AB - New thermal neutron irradiation facilities to perform cell and small-animal irradiations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy research have been installed at the Missouri University Research Reactor and at the RA-3 research reactor facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recognizing the importance of accurate and reproducible physical beam dosimetry as an essential tool for combination and intercomparisons of preclinical and clinical results from the different facilities, we have conducted an experimental intercalibration of the neutronic performance of the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources. JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes AU - Pozzi, Emiliano CC AU - Thorp, Silvia AU - Brockman, John AU - Miller, Marcelo AU - Nigg, David W AU - Hawthorne, MFrederick AD - Dept. Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina, dwn@inel.gov Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - 1921 EP - 1923 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 69 IS - 12 SN - 0969-8043, 0969-8043 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - BNCT KW - Research reactors KW - Neutron sources KW - Dosimetry KW - Isotopes KW - Irradiation KW - Argentina, Buenos Aires KW - USA, Missouri KW - Boron KW - ENA 14:Radiological Contamination UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/918053917?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Applied+Radiation+and+Isotopes&rft.atitle=Intercalibration+of+physical+neutron+dosimetry+for+the+RA-3+and+MURR+thermal+neutron+sources+for+BNCT+small-animal+research&rft.au=Pozzi%2C+Emiliano+CC%3BThorp%2C+Silvia%3BBrockman%2C+John%3BMiller%2C+Marcelo%3BNigg%2C+David+W%3BHawthorne%2C+MFrederick&rft.aulast=Pozzi&rft.aufirst=Emiliano&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=69&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1921&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Applied+Radiation+and+Isotopes&rft.issn=09698043&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Isotopes; Irradiation; Dosimetry; Boron; Argentina, Buenos Aires; USA, Missouri ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground rotational motions as inferred from downhole vertical array observations AN - 1824216153; 2016-084002 AB - Despite scientific and engineering needs to measure rotational component of earthquake ground motion only limited number of reliable measurements is obtained so far. Few of them are point measurements, and others are inferred from surface array observations. More than twenty high resolution strong motion downhole vertical arrays were installed in California with primary goal to study site response of different geologic structure to strong earthquake motion. Data recorded at those arrays during a number of recent earthquakes provide an opportunity to calculate rotational component of the ground motion, and apparently were not previously used for this purpose. In this paper rotations and rotation rates were inferred from downhole array records of the Mw 6.0 Parkfield 2004, the Mw 7.2 Sierra El Mayor (Mexico) 2010 and the two smaller earthquakes in California (Table 1). Highest amplitudes of short duration rotations and rotation rates of 3.8E-04 rad and 1.1E-02 rad/sec associated with the S-wave were observed at a very close epicentral distance of 4.3 km from the ML 4.2 event in Southern California at the La Cienega array (Fig. 1). In contrast, large magnitude Sierra El Mayor earthquake produced very long duration rotational motions of up to 3.0E-04 rad and 4.1E-03 rad/sec associated with shear and surface waves at the El Centro array. High dynamic range instrumentation is necessary for reliable calculation of rotations from array data. Data from dense Treasure Island array near San Francisco demonstrate consistent change of shape of rotational motion with depth and material. In the frequency range of 1-15 Hz Fourier amplitude spectrum of vertical ground velocity is similar to the scaled tilt spectrum. Amplitudes of rotations at the site depend upon the size of the base and usually decrease with depth. They are also amplified by soft material. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Graizer, Vladimir AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract S51A EP - 2200 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - United States KW - body waves KW - elastic waves KW - downhole methods KW - measurement KW - California KW - Parkfield earthquake 2004 KW - Mexico KW - earthquake prediction KW - Monterey County California KW - ground motion KW - Parkfield California KW - epicenters KW - seismic waves KW - Sierra El Mayor earthquake 2010 KW - earthquakes KW - S-waves KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1824216153?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Ground+rotational+motions+as+inferred+from+downhole+vertical+array+observations&rft.au=Graizer%2C+Vladimir%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Graizer&rft.aufirst=Vladimir&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; California; downhole methods; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; elastic waves; epicenters; ground motion; measurement; Mexico; Monterey County California; Parkfield California; Parkfield earthquake 2004; S-waves; seismic waves; Sierra El Mayor earthquake 2010; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calculation of the power distribution in the fuel rods of the low power research reactor using the MCNP4C code AN - 1777129887; 15936538 AB - The Monte Carlo method, using the MCNP4C code, was used in this paper to calculate the power distribution in 3-D geometry in the fuel rods of the Syrian Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR). To normalize the MCNP4C result to the steady state nominal thermal power, the appropriate scaling factor was defined to calculate the power distribution precisely. The maximum power of the individual rod was found in the fuel ring number 2 and was found to be 105W. The minimum power was found in the fuel ring number 9 and was 79.9W. The total power in the total fuel rods was 30.9kW. This result agrees very well with nominal power reported in the reactor safety analysis report which equals 30kW. Finally, the peak power factors, which are defined as the ratios between the maximum to the average and the maximum to the minimum powers were calculated to be 1.18 and 1.31 respectively. JF - Annals of Nuclear Energy AU - Dawahra, S AU - Khattab, K AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria scientific5@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - 2859 EP - 2862 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 38 IS - 12 SN - 0306-4549, 0306-4549 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Calculation KW - Power distribution KW - Low power KW - MCNP4C KW - Peak power factors KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuel elements KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777129887?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Calculation+of+the+power+distribution+in+the+fuel+rods+of+the+low+power+research+reactor+using+the+MCNP4C+code&rft.au=Dawahra%2C+S%3BKhattab%2C+K&rft.aulast=Dawahra&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2859&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=03064549&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.anucene.2011.07.026 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2011.07.026 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National Geothermal Data System AN - 1765874822; 2016-015251 AB - The goal of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Geothermal Data System is to design, build, implement, deploy and populate a national, sustainable, distributed, interoperable network of data and service (application) providers. These providers will develop, collect, serve, and maintain geothermal-relevant data that operates as an integral component of NGDS. As a result the geothermal industry, the public, and policy makers will have access to consistent and reliable data, which in turn, reduces the amount of staff time devoted to finding, retrieving, integrating, and verifying information. With easier access to information, the high cost and risk of geothermal power projects (especially exploration drilling) is reduced. Five separate NGDS projects provide the data support, acquisition, and access to cyber infrastructure necessary to reduce cost and risk of the nation's geothermal energy strategy and US DOE program goals focused on the production and utilization of geothermal energy. The U.S DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Geothermal Technologies Program is developing the knowledge and data foundation necessary for discovery and development of large-scale energy production while the Buildings Technology Program is focused on other practical applications such as direct use and residential/commercial ground source heat pumps. The NGDS provides expanded reference and resource data for research and development activities (a subset of the US DOE goals) and includes data from across all fifty states and the nation's leading academic geothermal centers. Thus, the project incorporates not only high-temperature potential but also moderate and low-temperature locations incorporating US DOE's goal of adding more geothermal electricity to the grid. The program, through its development of data integration cyberinfrastructure, will help lead to innovative exploration technologies through increased data availability on geothermal energy capacity. Finally, the project will contribute new data from previously unexplored locations. NGDS is being built using the US Geoscience Information Network (US GIN) data integration framework to promote interoperability across the earth sciences community and with other emerging data integration and networking efforts. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Anderson, Arlene F AU - Cuyler, David AU - Snyder, W S AU - Allison, M Lee AU - Blackwell, D D AU - Williams, Colin F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract IN31D EP - 03 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - United States KW - programs KW - U. S. Department of Energy KW - government agencies KW - information management KW - data management KW - geothermal energy KW - U. S. Geoscience Information Network KW - geothermal exploration KW - National Geothermal Data System KW - heat flow KW - data integration KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1765874822?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=National+Geothermal+Data+System&rft.au=Anderson%2C+Arlene+F%3BCuyler%2C+David%3BSnyder%2C+W+S%3BAllison%2C+M+Lee%3BBlackwell%2C+D+D%3BWilliams%2C+Colin+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=Arlene&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data integration; data management; geothermal energy; geothermal exploration; government agencies; heat flow; information management; National Geothermal Data System; programs; U. S. Department of Energy; U. S. Geoscience Information Network; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Augmenting an observation network to facilitate flow and transport model discrimination AN - 1686060492; 2015-045811 AB - Improving understanding of subsurface conditions includes performance comparison for competing models, independently developed or obtained via model abstraction. The model comparison and discrimination can be improved if additional observations will be included. The objective of this work was to implement and to test a Bayesian method for the sequential design of the network augmentation. The method is based on (1) generalization of Kullback's discriminant function and "weights of evidence" for the case of available prior probabilities, (2) ensemble modeling to estimate variance of the predicted values. The method was tested with the data from the tracer experiment at the USDA-ARS OPE3 integrated research site. A pulse of KCL solution was applied to an irrigation plot, and chloride concentrations were measured in the groundwater at three sampling depths in 12 observations wells. The spatial distribution of soil materials was obtained from cores taken from depths of 0-200 cm with 20 cm increment during installation of observation wells. A three-dimension flow and transport model was developed to simulate the flow and chloride transport for the tracer experiment at the OPE3 site. The manual calibration of hydraulic conductivities and dispersivities was performed, and pedotransfer functions were conditioned to calibration results to build ensemble of models. The search of the optimal location of the augmentation wells was done on a 2D grid. Models of different complexity were compared. Both single and multiple responses were used to discriminate models. The outcome of this study can provide the information for the future data collection and monitoring efforts to further reduce the uncertainty JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Pachepsky, Y A AU - Kuznetsov, M AU - Guber, A AU - Yakirevich, A AU - Martinez, G AU - Gish, T J AU - Cady, R E AU - Nicholson, T J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract H23H EP - 1372 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - solute transport KW - chlorine KW - water quality KW - monitoring KW - Bayesian analysis KW - statistical analysis KW - halogens KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - spatial distribution KW - transport KW - sampling KW - chloride ion KW - tracers KW - probability KW - water wells KW - uncertainty KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1686060492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Augmenting+an+observation+network+to+facilitate+flow+and+transport+model+discrimination&rft.au=Pachepsky%2C+Y+A%3BKuznetsov%2C+M%3BGuber%2C+A%3BYakirevich%2C+A%3BMartinez%2C+G%3BGish%2C+T+J%3BCady%2C+R+E%3BNicholson%2C+T+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pachepsky&rft.aufirst=Y&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2015-06-05 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bayesian analysis; chloride ion; chlorine; ground water; halogens; irrigation; monitoring; probability; sampling; solute transport; spatial distribution; statistical analysis; tracers; transport; uncertainty; water quality; water wells ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Accuracy of non-destructive testing of PBRs to estimate fragilities AN - 1680753828; 2015-040313 AB - Prior studies of Precariously Balanced Rocks (PBRs) have involved various methods of documenting rock shapes and fragilities. These have included non-destructive testing (NDT) methods such as photomodeling, and potentially destructive testing (PDT) such as forced tilt tests. PDT methods usually have the potential of damaging or disturbing the rock or its pedestal so that the PBR usefulness for future generations is compromised. To date we have force-tilt tested approximately 28 PBRs, and of these we believe 7 have been compromised. We suggest here that given other inherent uncertainties in the current methodologies, NDT methods are now sufficiently advanced as to be adequate for the current state of the art use for comparison with Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) and seismic hazard maps (SHMs). Here we compare tilt-test static toppling estimates to three non-destructive methods: (1) 3-D photographic modeling (2) profile analysis assuming the rock is 2-D, and (3) expert judgments from photographs. 3-D modeling uses the commercial Photomodeler program and photographs in the field taken from numerous directions around the rock. The output polyhedral shape is analyzed in Matlab determine the center of mass and in Autocad to estimate the static overturning angle alpha. For the 2-D method we chose the photograph in profile looking perpendicular to the estimated direction of toppling. The rock is outlined as a 2-D object in Matlab. Rock dimensions, rocking points, and a vertical reference are supplied by the photo analyst to estimate the center of gravity and static force overturning angles. For the expert opinion method we used additional photographs taken from different directions to improve the estimates of the center of mass and the rocking points. We used 7 rocks for comparisons. The error in estimating tan alpha from 3-D modeling is about 0.05. For 2-D estimates an average error is about 0.1 (?). For expert opinion estimates the error is about 0.06. For individual rocks the uncertainties may be reduced with more extensive study. The one case (*) where tilt-testing differs materially from 3-D is because an irregular base on the rock allowed the rock to begin to tilt at a lower angle onto a second rocking point with higher alpha. 2-D methods perform well enough to use as a screening method for the larger archive, and reserve the more accurate photographic analyses for the rocks deemed most important. The table below gives a list of the tan alpha data:Tilt vs. NDT Tan(alpha) values ... JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Brune, James N AU - Brune, R AU - Biasi, G P AU - Anooshehpoor, R AU - Purvance, M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract S21A EP - 2137 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - MATLAB KW - tilt KW - destruction KW - data processing KW - damage KW - seismic response KW - rock mechanics KW - physical properties KW - earthquake prediction KW - seismic risk KW - ground motion KW - testing KW - competent materials KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680753828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Accuracy+of+non-destructive+testing+of+PBRs+to+estimate+fragilities&rft.au=Brune%2C+James+N%3BBrune%2C+R%3BBiasi%2C+G+P%3BAnooshehpoor%2C+R%3BPurvance%2C+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Brune&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - competent materials; damage; data processing; destruction; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; ground motion; MATLAB; physical properties; rock mechanics; seismic response; seismic risk; testing; tilt ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CO (sub 2) injection performance in the Fruitland Coal Fairway, San Juan Basin; results of a field pilot AN - 1637530113; 2014-103216 AB - The Pump Canyon CO (sub 2) -enhanced coalbed methane (ECBM)/sequestration demonstration in New Mexico has the primary objective of demonstrating the feasibility of CO (sub 2) sequestration in deep, unmineable coal seams through a small-scale geologic sequestration pilot. This project is not the first of its kind; several small- or large-scale pilots were already conducted previously in the United States [Allison Unit (Reeves et al. 2003) in the San Juan, Appalachian, and Warrior basins] as well as intemationally [the Recopol (Reeves and Oudinot 2002) project in Poland, and the Yubari project in Japan, Canada, and Australia]. Additional pilots are currently under way. At the project site, a new CO (sub 2) -injection well was drilled within an existing pattern of coalbed-methane-production wells. Primarily operated by ConocoPhillips, these wells produce from the Late Cretaceous Fruitland coals. CO (sub 2) injection into these coal seams was initiated in late July 2008 and ceased in August 2009. A variety of monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) methods were employed to track the movement of the CO (sub 2) in order to determine the occurrence of leakage. Within the injection well, MVA methods included continuous measurement of injection volumes, pressures, and temperatures. The offset production wells sampled gas-production rates, pressures, and gas composition through CO (sub 2) sensors, tracers in the injected CO (sub 2) , time-lapse vertical seismic profiling, and surface tiltmeter arrays. A detailed study of the overlying Kirtland shale was also conducted to investigate the integrity of this primary caprock. This information was used to develop a detailed geologic characterization and reservoir model that has been used to further understand the behavior of this reservoir. The CO (sub 2) -injection pilot has ended with no significant CO (sub 2) buildup occurring in the offset production wells. However, a small but steady increase in CO (sub 2) and N (sub 2) at two of the offset wells may have been an indication of imminent breakthrough. More recent gas samples are, however, showing a decrease in CO (sub 2) and N (sub 2) content at those wells. This paper describes the project, covering the regulatory process and injection-well construction, the differ-ent techniques used to monitor for CO (sub 2) leakage, and the results of the modeling work. JF - SPE Journal AU - Oudinot, Anne Y AU - Koperna, George J, Jr AU - Philip, Zeno G AU - Liu, Ning AU - Heath, Jason E AU - Wells, Arthur AU - Young, Genevieve B AU - Wilson, Tom Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - 864 EP - 878 PB - Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX VL - 16 IS - 4 SN - 1086-055X, 1086-055X KW - United States KW - Rio Arriba County New Mexico KW - La Plata County Colorado KW - Cretaceous KW - natural gas KW - San Juan County New Mexico KW - petroleum KW - gas storage KW - New Mexico KW - coal seams KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - pipelines KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - air pollution KW - environmental management KW - sedimentary rocks KW - conservation KW - coal KW - San Juan Basin KW - mining legislation KW - carbon sequestration KW - Pump Canyon KW - Fairway New Mexico KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - Mesozoic KW - Fruitland Formation KW - gas injection KW - natural resources KW - archaeological sites KW - coalbed methane KW - reservoir properties KW - Colorado KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1637530113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=SPE+Journal&rft.atitle=CO+%28sub+2%29+injection+performance+in+the+Fruitland+Coal+Fairway%2C+San+Juan+Basin%3B+results+of+a+field+pilot&rft.au=Oudinot%2C+Anne+Y%3BKoperna%2C+George+J%2C+Jr%3BPhilip%2C+Zeno+G%3BLiu%2C+Ning%3BHeath%2C+Jason+E%3BWells%2C+Arthur%3BYoung%2C+Genevieve+B%3BWilson%2C+Tom&rft.aulast=Oudinot&rft.aufirst=Anne&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=864&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=SPE+Journal&rft.issn=1086055X&rft_id=info:doi/10.2118%2F127073-PA L2 - http://www.spe.org/papers/pubs/SPEjournal.php LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air pollution; archaeological sites; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; coal; coal seams; coalbed methane; Colorado; conservation; Cretaceous; environmental management; Fairway New Mexico; Fruitland Formation; gas injection; gas storage; La Plata County Colorado; Mesozoic; mining legislation; natural gas; natural resources; New Mexico; petroleum; pipelines; pollutants; pollution; Pump Canyon; reservoir properties; reservoir rocks; Rio Arriba County New Mexico; San Juan Basin; San Juan County New Mexico; sedimentary rocks; United States; Upper Cretaceous DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/127073-PA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Helicopter based magnetic detection of wells at the Teapot Dome, Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 oilfield; rapid and accurate geophysical algorithms for locating wells AN - 1629938486; 2014-092483 AB - In this study Airborne magnetic data was collected by Fugro Airborne Surveys from a helicopter platform (Figure 1) using the Midas II system over the 39 km (super 2) NPR3 (Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3) oilfield in east-central Wyoming. The Midas II system employs two Scintrex CS-2 cesium vapor magnetometers on opposite ends of a transversely mounted, 13.4-m long horizontal boom located amidships (Fig. 1). Each magnetic sensor had an in-flight sensitivity of 0.01 nT. Real time compensation of the magnetic data for magnetic noise induced by maneuvering of the aircraft was accomplished using two fluxgate magnetometers mounted just inboard of the cesium sensors. The total area surveyed was 40.5 km (super 2) (NPR3) near Casper, Wyoming. The purpose of the survey was to accurately locate wells that had been drilled there during more than 90 years of continuous oilfield operation. The survey was conducted at low altitude and with closely spaced flight lines to improve the detection of wells with weak magnetic response and to increase the resolution of closely spaced wells. The survey was in preparation for a planned CO (super 2) flood to enhance oil recovery, which requires a complete well inventory with accurate locations for all existing wells. The magnetic survey was intended to locate wells that are missing from the well database and to provide accurate locations for all wells. The well location method used combined an input dataset (for example, leveled total magnetic field reduced to the pole), combined with first and second horizontal spatial derivatives of this input dataset, which were then analyzed using focal statistics and finally combined using a fuzzy combination operation. Analytic signal and the Shi and Butt (2004) ZS attribute were also analyzed using this algorithm. A parameter could be adjusted to determine sensitivity. Depending on the input dataset 88% to 100% of the wells were located, with typical values being 95% to 99% for the NPR3 field site. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Harbert, W AU - Hammack, R AU - Veloski, G AU - Hodge, G AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract GC51A EP - 0943 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - United States KW - Teapot Dome KW - geophysical surveys KW - data acquisition KW - data processing KW - data KW - Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 Field KW - magnetic anomalies KW - techniques KW - petroleum KW - Natrona County Wyoming KW - oil and gas fields KW - fuzzy logic KW - Wyoming KW - oil wells KW - detection KW - surveys KW - algorithms KW - interpretation KW - Casper Wyoming KW - helicopter methods KW - airborne methods KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629938486?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Helicopter+based+magnetic+detection+of+wells+at+the+Teapot+Dome%2C+Naval+Petroleum+Reserve+No.+3+oilfield%3B+rapid+and+accurate+geophysical+algorithms+for+locating+wells&rft.au=Harbert%2C+W%3BHammack%2C+R%3BVeloski%2C+G%3BHodge%2C+G%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Harbert&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2011/FM/sections/GC/sessions/GC51A/abstracts/GC51A-0943.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - airborne methods; algorithms; Casper Wyoming; data; data acquisition; data processing; detection; fuzzy logic; geophysical surveys; helicopter methods; interpretation; magnetic anomalies; Natrona County Wyoming; Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 Field; oil and gas fields; oil wells; petroleum; surveys; Teapot Dome; techniques; United States; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of various rock physics models combined with a rock physics database to better characterize velocity dispersion effects in potential enhanced oil recovery, carbon sequestration and hydrothermal sites AN - 1629937927; 2014-092465 AB - The exploration of velocity differences in various fluid saturated rock types under reservoir conditions should prove to be useful in seismic monitoring of sequestration and hydrothermal sites. Different saturation values, along with mixtures of other common pore fluids could help delineate various areas of a CO (sub 2) flood or enhanced geothermal pressurization, in addition to estimating a minimum saturation amount needed to be seen in seismic surveys. We also explore the effects of varying parameters on the saturated velocities, including porosity, bulk frame composition, pressure, temperature, different pore filling phases, fluid mixtures, and compliant porosity. A software toolkit is currently in development that would allow exploration of these parameters to be easily achieved and visualized. Fluid substitution using Gassmann's equation (Gassmann [1]) is an important tool in the analysis of velocity dispersion in saturated rocks. Mavko and Jizba [2] created a model of squirt dispersion for elastic wave velocities at ultrasonic frequencies that predicts total dispersion for fluid filled rocks. Gurevich et al. [3] extend the Mavko-Jizba expressions to low fluid bulk modulus situations, such as gas filled rocks. These equations are typically used to calculate velocities of rocks filled with typical pore filling phases such as brine or gas. Purcell et al. [4] compared these equations to CO (sub 2) saturated limestone samples at reservoir pressures and temperatures. This paper compares the accuracy of these equations over various pressures and temperature ranges for a variety of rock types. Dry rock ultrasonic lab measurements of velocity have been made for carbonate, sandstone, rhyolite and coal and incorporated into a rock physics database. In addition, waveforms for each measurement have been used to estimate Q. Measurements were made between 2.3 and 50 MPa with generally a minimum of 40 measurements per sample completed. Various saturating phases, including supercritical CO (sub 2) , have been measured for the limestone and sandstone samples. These measurements are compared to the various equations in order to assess their accuracy for different rock types and pore filling phases. 1. F. Gassmann, Elastic Waves Through a Packing of Spheres. Geophysics 1951; 673. 2. G. Mavko, and D. Jizba, Estimating grain-scale fluid effects on velocity dispersion in rocks. Geophysics 1991; 1940-1949. 3. B. Gurevich, D. Makarynska, and M.. Pervukhina, Ultrasonic moduli for fluid-saturated rocks: Mavko-Jizba relations rederived and generalized. Geophysics 2009; Vol. 74; N25-N30. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Purcell, C C AU - Mur, A J AU - Delany, D AU - Haljasmaa, I V AU - Soong, Y AU - Harbert, W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract GC51A EP - 0921 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - limestone KW - geophysical surveys KW - characterization KW - sandstone KW - petroleum KW - reservoir rocks KW - carbon dioxide KW - visualization KW - sedimentary rocks KW - carbon sequestration KW - pressure KW - grain size KW - injection KW - geophysical methods KW - enhanced recovery KW - equations KW - seismic methods KW - measurement KW - models KW - geothermal energy KW - geothermal fields KW - organic compounds KW - saturation KW - hydrocarbons KW - surveys KW - greenhouse gases KW - carbonate rocks KW - clastic rocks KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629937927?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Use+of+various+rock+physics+models+combined+with+a+rock+physics+database+to+better+characterize+velocity+dispersion+effects+in+potential+enhanced+oil+recovery%2C+carbon+sequestration+and+hydrothermal+sites&rft.au=Purcell%2C+C+C%3BMur%2C+A+J%3BDelany%2C+D%3BHaljasmaa%2C+I+V%3BSoong%2C+Y%3BHarbert%2C+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Purcell&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2011/FM/sections/GC/sessions/GC51A/abstracts/GC51A-0921.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbonate rocks; characterization; clastic rocks; enhanced recovery; equations; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; geothermal energy; geothermal fields; grain size; greenhouse gases; hydrocarbons; injection; limestone; measurement; models; organic compounds; petroleum; pressure; reservoir rocks; sandstone; saturation; sedimentary rocks; seismic methods; surveys; visualization ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cement fracture surface alteration in reactive-transport experiments; Implications for time-dependent flux of CO (sub 2) along leaky wellbores AN - 1629937804; 2014-092484 AB - Long term fate of sequestered CO (sub 2) is a function of the storage system's ability to contain the CO (sub 2) until long-term trapping mechanisms immobilize it (e.g. dissolution trapping, residual trapping, and mineralization). One significant risk to CO (sub 2) containment is a fast-path created by leaky wellbores. Inadequate design, implementation, and well abandonment create leakage pathways along the cement-earth interface or within wellbore material itself. The goal of our work is to characterize pathways in leaking wells using experiments that model key components of the coupled system. Flow and reaction in a cement fracture of variable aperture size are strongly coupled as dissolution/precipitation can alter the flow path by creating or sealing pathways. Understanding under what conditions a flow path might become self-enhancing or self-sealing is paramount to quantifying time-dependent leakage risk in wells. In our experiments we use standard core flow equipment to inject hydrochloric acid (HCl) at constant rate into a fractured cement core created using the Brazilian method. HCl allows us to easily control pH over a range of values and limits calcite precipitation, thus giving us a look at a worst case scenario for acid attack. For a given experiment we fix injected acid concentration and flow rate and measure pressure drop, effluent pH, and concentration of major cations over time. After the experiment, chemical alteration of the fracture surface is characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Results show several types of behavior; nearly all results indicate self-sealing or self-limiting behavior. Experiments show three reaction patterns: (1) formation of distinct reacted channels, (2) broad reaction pathways, and (3) little evidence for reaction on fracture surface. Despite pervasive alteration of the fracture surface in case (1) and (2), no sustained decrease in the pressure drop for a given flow rate is observed and in case (3) pressure always rises until equipment limits are reached. Samples with smaller initial hydraulic aperture show a significant pressure spike and interpreted as a reduction of the hydraulic aperture at the end of experiments. Samples with larger hydraulic aperture show minimal inlet pressure change, irrespective of reaction surface. Elemental analysis of surfaces shows that channels are depleted in calcium and enriched in iron bearing phases. The presence of a reaction channel is not apparently correlated to the pressure response. The magnitude of initial asperity geometry, as inferred hydraulic aperture, is more closely correlated to self sealing behavior. Our results are useful for CO (sub 2) sequestration risk modeling as an approximation of the magnitude of initial leak path conductivity for the cement-cement interface. They can also be used to correlate a change in pathway size to amount of CO (sub 2) saturated brine that has traveled up a well. Finally, results can also be used to set a threshold for determining if the leak is self-sealing or self-limiting. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Huerta, N J AU - Wenning, Q C AU - Lopano, Christina L AU - Hesse, Marc A AU - Strazisar, Brian R AU - Bryant, Steven L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract GC51A EP - 0944 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - alteration KW - suspended materials KW - storage coefficient KW - preferential flow KW - seepage KW - carbon dioxide KW - oil wells KW - fractures KW - transport KW - cement KW - pH KW - toxic materials KW - sealing KW - monitoring KW - carbon sequestration KW - effluents KW - injection KW - pollution KW - fluid flow KW - calcite KW - precipitation KW - reservoir properties KW - greenhouse gases KW - carbonates KW - SEM data KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1629937804?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Cement+fracture+surface+alteration+in+reactive-transport+experiments%3B+Implications+for+time-dependent+flux+of+CO+%28sub+2%29+along+leaky+wellbores&rft.au=Huerta%2C+N+J%3BWenning%2C+Q+C%3BLopano%2C+Christina+L%3BHesse%2C+Marc+A%3BStrazisar%2C+Brian+R%3BBryant%2C+Steven+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Huerta&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2011/FM/sections/GC/sessions/GC51A/abstracts/GC51A-0944.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2014-12-04 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alteration; calcite; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbonates; cement; effluents; fluid flow; fractures; greenhouse gases; injection; monitoring; oil wells; pH; pollution; precipitation; preferential flow; reservoir properties; sealing; seepage; SEM data; storage coefficient; suspended materials; toxic materials; transport ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Soil cover and landscape evolution in the Senegal floodplain; a review and synthesis of processes and interactions during the late Holocene AN - 1535201087; 2014-037542 JF - European Journal of Soil Science AU - Furian, S AU - Mohamedou, A O AU - Hammecker, C AU - Maeght, J L AU - Barbiero, L Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - 902 EP - 912 PB - Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Society of Soil Science, and the National Societies of Soil Science in Europe, Oxford VL - 62 IS - 6 SN - 1351-0754, 1351-0754 KW - eolian features KW - land cover KW - dunes KW - sea water KW - floodplains KW - Senegal Valley KW - Vertisols KW - salinity KW - simulation KW - Holocene KW - acid sulfate soils KW - Cenozoic KW - chemical reactions KW - Senegal KW - gypsum KW - sediments KW - geochemistry KW - pH KW - soils KW - PHREEQC KW - pedogenesis KW - soil profiles KW - Quaternary KW - sulfates KW - landform evolution KW - surface water KW - Mauritania KW - West Africa KW - lunettes KW - soil surveys KW - fluvial features KW - surveys KW - Africa KW - pyrite KW - geomorphology KW - upper Holocene KW - sulfides KW - Senegal River KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1535201087?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=European+Journal+of+Soil+Science&rft.atitle=Soil+cover+and+landscape+evolution+in+the+Senegal+floodplain%3B+a+review+and+synthesis+of+processes+and+interactions+during+the+late+Holocene&rft.au=Furian%2C+S%3BMohamedou%2C+A+O%3BHammecker%2C+C%3BMaeght%2C+J+L%3BBarbiero%2C+L&rft.aulast=Furian&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=62&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=902&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=European+Journal+of+Soil+Science&rft.issn=13510754&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2389.2011.01398.x L2 - http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ejs LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 49 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid sulfate soils; Africa; Cenozoic; chemical reactions; dunes; eolian features; floodplains; fluvial features; geochemistry; geomorphology; gypsum; Holocene; land cover; landform evolution; lunettes; Mauritania; pedogenesis; pH; PHREEQC; pyrite; Quaternary; salinity; sea water; sediments; Senegal; Senegal River; Senegal Valley; simulation; soil profiles; soil surveys; soils; sulfates; sulfides; surface water; surveys; upper Holocene; Vertisols; West Africa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01398.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of nanoparticle-immobilized cellulase for improved ethanol yield in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions AN - 1017963493; 16691779 AB - Ethanol yields were 2.1 (P=0.06) to 2.3 (P=0.01) times higher in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) reactions of microcrystalline cellulose when cellulase was physisorbed on silica nanoparticles compared to enzyme in solution. In SSF reactions, cellulose is hydrolyzed to glucose by cellulase while yeast simultaneously ferments glucose to ethanol. The 35?C temperature and the presence of ethanol in SSF reactions are not optimal conditions for cellulase. Immobilization onto solid supports can stabilize the enzyme and promote activity at non-optimum reaction conditions. Mock SSF reactions that did not contain yeast were used to measure saccharification products and identify the mechanism for the improved ethanol yield using immobilized cellulase. Cellulase adsorbed to 40nm silica nanoparticles produced 1.6 times (P=0.01) more glucose than cellulase in solution in 96h at pH 4.8 and 35?C. There was no significant accumulation (<250?g) of soluble cellooligomers in either the solution or immobilized enzyme reactions. This suggests that the mechanism for the immobilized enzyme's improved glucose yield compared to solution enzyme is the increased conversion of insoluble cellulose hydrolysis products to soluble cellooligomers at 35?C and in the presence of ethanol. The results show that silica-immobilized cellulase can be used to produce increased ethanol yields in the conversion of lignocellulosic materials by SSF. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2011; 108: 2835-2843. ? 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. JF - Biotechnology and Bioengineering AU - Lupoi, Jason S AU - Smith, Emily A AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, 50011, esmith1@iastate.edu Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - Dec 2011 SP - 2835 EP - 2843 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 108 IS - 12 SN - 1097-0290, 1097-0290 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Temperature effects KW - Fermentation KW - Immobilized enzymes KW - Cellulose KW - Glucose KW - Enzymes KW - Hydrolysis KW - Cellulase KW - Silica KW - pH effects KW - nanoparticles KW - Immobilization KW - Ethanol KW - A 01330:Food Microbiology KW - W 30945:Fermentation & Cell Culture UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1017963493?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biotechnology+and+Bioengineering&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+nanoparticle-immobilized+cellulase+for+improved+ethanol+yield+in+simultaneous+saccharification+and+fermentation+reactions&rft.au=Lupoi%2C+Jason+S%3BSmith%2C+Emily+A&rft.aulast=Lupoi&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=108&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=2835&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biotechnology+and+Bioengineering&rft.issn=10970290&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fbit.23246 L2 - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bit.23246/abstract LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Fermentation; Cellulose; Immobilized enzymes; Glucose; Enzymes; Hydrolysis; Cellulase; Silica; nanoparticles; pH effects; Immobilization; Ethanol DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.23246 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Methane sources, fluid flow, and diagenesis along the northern Cascadia margin; using the carbonate record to link modern fluid flow to the past AN - 1015462991; 2012-049889 AB - Methane derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) precipitation is ubiquitous in regions of the seafloor where microbial communities thrive using methane as an energy source and where tectonic fluid expulsion rapidly changes the pressure regime of migrating fluids. Geochemical and isotopic analysis of these carbonates can provide clues as to the carbon source (d13C), temperature (d18O), and fluid source (87/86Sr) from which MDAC precipitation occurs. In this study we have conducted the above analyses on MDACs recovered from IODP Site 1329C and nearby Barkley Canyon, a known thermogenic gas-rich province offshore Vancouver Island. These results have been compared with MDACs sampled from Oligocene and Pliocene sedimentary formations of the uplifted Coast Range forearc in Washington State, USA in order to link modern fluid flow regimes to the past. Four MDACs from Barkley Canyon carry an 87/86Sr signal indicating formation in modern seawater (87/86Sr= approximately .7092). However, one sample indicates formation from fluids that have interacted with an 87/86Sr-depleted system (87/86Sr = .7064). In this region, the only known source of 87/86Sr-depleted fluids involves interaction with the oceanic crust (87/86Sr = approximately .703). The 87/86Sr of this sample falls in line with MDACs recovered from high-permeability regions of IODP Site 1329C (lowest 87/86Sr=.7053, 190 mbsf), which also indicate interaction with a deep fluid in agreement with published pore water 87/86Sr. These anomalous MDACs also show elevated [Mn] and [Fe], likely indicating contribution of a deep diagenetic fluid source. In addition, the d18O of these carbonates range from a low of -12ppm PDB to a high of +7.4 PDB. The d18O-depleted values indicate formation at elevated fluid temperatures, whereas the enriched values likely indicate fluids influenced by clay mineral dehydration at depth. Terrestrial paleoseep samples collected from the Oligocene Pysht/Sooke Fm.'s (n=4) and the Pliocene Quinault Fm. (n=4) also carry distinct geochemical and isotopic signals. The 87/86Sr of all Quinault Fm. samples indicate formation in Pliocene bottom waters. The d13C (-28 to -14ppm PDB) and d18O (+1.0 to +1.6ppm PDB) of these samples indicate formation from a thermogenic carbon source in ambient Pliocene bottom water temperatures. By contrast, the 87/86Sr of only 2 Pysht/Sooke Fm. samples indicate formation in Late Oligocene seawater. The other 2 samples carry a much stronger basaltic signal (87/86Sr = .705), similar to the anomalous modern offshore MDACs. These samples represent fracture fill precipitates that cross-cut surrounding bedding and indicate formation from a deep, warm source fluid (d18O as low as -11.63ppm PDB) and a residual, methanogenic carbon source (d13C = +5.98 and +7.36). The Crescent Volcanic Terrane directly underlies both the paleoseep formations and the modern offshore accretionary wedge. We use the above data to infer that deep fluids interacted with this terrane and sourced MDAC precipitates with anomalously low 87/86Sr and enriched d13C through migration within high permeability horizons in both modern and paleoseep carbonates. JF - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting AU - Joseph, Craig AU - Torres, Marta E AU - Martin, Ruth AU - Pohlman, John AU - Riedel, Michael AU - Rose, Kelly AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/12// PY - 2011 DA - December 2011 SP - Abstract OS13C EP - 1541 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 2011 KW - oxygen KW - Northeast Pacific KW - isotopes KW - aliphatic hydrocarbons KW - fluid phase KW - authigenic minerals KW - IODP Site U1329 KW - stable isotopes KW - carbon KW - ocean floors KW - geochemistry KW - Expedition 311 KW - East Pacific KW - alkaline earth metals KW - methane KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - British Columbia KW - Integrated Ocean Drilling Program KW - O-18/O-16 KW - alkanes KW - flows KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - organic compounds KW - Canada KW - North Pacific KW - Vancouver Island KW - precipitation KW - metals KW - diagenesis KW - Pacific Ocean KW - hydrocarbons KW - Western Canada KW - Cascadia subduction zone KW - carbonates KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015462991?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.atitle=Methane+sources%2C+fluid+flow%2C+and+diagenesis+along+the+northern+Cascadia+margin%3B+using+the+carbonate+record+to+link+modern+fluid+flow+to+the+past&rft.au=Joseph%2C+Craig%3BTorres%2C+Marta+E%3BMartin%2C+Ruth%3BPohlman%2C+John%3BRiedel%2C+Michael%3BRose%2C+Kelly%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.volume=2011&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Geophysical+Union+Fall+Meeting&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 2011 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by, and/or abstract, Copyright, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #07548 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aliphatic hydrocarbons; alkaline earth metals; alkanes; authigenic minerals; British Columbia; C-13/C-12; Canada; carbon; carbonates; Cascadia subduction zone; diagenesis; East Pacific; Expedition 311; flows; fluid phase; geochemistry; hydrocarbons; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; IODP Site U1329; isotope ratios; isotopes; metals; methane; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; O-18/O-16; ocean floors; organic compounds; oxygen; Pacific Ocean; precipitation; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; Vancouver Island; Western Canada ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). [Part 2 of 2] T2 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). AN - 917565138; 15137-0_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a 40-year operating license to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a second light-water nuclear reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear (WBN) Plant on the Tennessee River in Rhea County, Tennessee is proposed. In 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final EIS related to the operating license for WBN Units 1 and 2. After construction delays, a license was issued for WBN Unit 1 in early 1996 and the reactor is currently operating. On March 4, 2009, the NRC received an update to the application from the TVA for a facility operating license to possess, use, and operate WBN Unit 2. The plant site occupies 1,055 acres within the 1,700-acre Watts Bar Reservation on the west bank of the Chickamauga Reservoir. Chattanooga is 60 miles to the southwest and Knoxville is 60 miles to the northeast. The WBN site consists of two reactor containment buildings, a diesel generator building, a training facility, a turbine building, a service building, an intake pumping station, a water-treatment plant, two cooling towers, 500-kilovolt (kV) and 161-kV switchyards, and associated parking facilities. WBN Unit 2 would use structures that already exist and most of the work required to complete Unit 2 would be inside of those buildings. The unit would employ a four-loop pressurized water reactor nuclear steam supply system using the Westinghouse Electric Corporation design. Reactor generated heat would be used to produce steam to drive turbines, providing 1,160 megawatts of electricity. WBN Unit 1 uses a closed-cycle system with natural-draft wet-cooling towers and a supplemental cooling system. WBN Unit 2 would use the same system which takes Tennessee River water from the Chickamauga Reservoir. WBN Units 1 and 2 would also share radioactive waste management systems. In addition to the proposed action, this draft supplement considers a No Action Alternative and alternative energy sources. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would supply additional needed electrical power to the Tennessee Valley. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Completing Unit 2 would result in some additional ground-disturbing activities, but these would be largely restricted to the existing disturbed portion of the property. Overall impacts on aquatic biota from impingement and entrainment at the cooling water systems intakes and from thermal, physical, and chemical discharges are expected to be small. Studies indicate that impingement has affected only small numbers of fish, with the exception of threadfin shad. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the original draft and final EISs, see 78-0934D, Volume 2, Number 9, and 79-0327F, Volume 3, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110380, 594 pages, November 11, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-0498 Supp. 2 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Waste Disposal KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/917565138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.title=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 11, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). [Part 1 of 2] T2 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). AN - 917565130; 15137-0_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a 40-year operating license to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a second light-water nuclear reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear (WBN) Plant on the Tennessee River in Rhea County, Tennessee is proposed. In 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final EIS related to the operating license for WBN Units 1 and 2. After construction delays, a license was issued for WBN Unit 1 in early 1996 and the reactor is currently operating. On March 4, 2009, the NRC received an update to the application from the TVA for a facility operating license to possess, use, and operate WBN Unit 2. The plant site occupies 1,055 acres within the 1,700-acre Watts Bar Reservation on the west bank of the Chickamauga Reservoir. Chattanooga is 60 miles to the southwest and Knoxville is 60 miles to the northeast. The WBN site consists of two reactor containment buildings, a diesel generator building, a training facility, a turbine building, a service building, an intake pumping station, a water-treatment plant, two cooling towers, 500-kilovolt (kV) and 161-kV switchyards, and associated parking facilities. WBN Unit 2 would use structures that already exist and most of the work required to complete Unit 2 would be inside of those buildings. The unit would employ a four-loop pressurized water reactor nuclear steam supply system using the Westinghouse Electric Corporation design. Reactor generated heat would be used to produce steam to drive turbines, providing 1,160 megawatts of electricity. WBN Unit 1 uses a closed-cycle system with natural-draft wet-cooling towers and a supplemental cooling system. WBN Unit 2 would use the same system which takes Tennessee River water from the Chickamauga Reservoir. WBN Units 1 and 2 would also share radioactive waste management systems. In addition to the proposed action, this draft supplement considers a No Action Alternative and alternative energy sources. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would supply additional needed electrical power to the Tennessee Valley. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Completing Unit 2 would result in some additional ground-disturbing activities, but these would be largely restricted to the existing disturbed portion of the property. Overall impacts on aquatic biota from impingement and entrainment at the cooling water systems intakes and from thermal, physical, and chemical discharges are expected to be small. Studies indicate that impingement has affected only small numbers of fish, with the exception of threadfin shad. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the original draft and final EISs, see 78-0934D, Volume 2, Number 9, and 79-0327F, Volume 3, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110380, 594 pages, November 11, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-0498 Supp. 2 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Waste Disposal KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/917565130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.title=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 11, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OPERATION OF WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2, RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1978). AN - 916143383; 15137 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a 40-year operating license to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a second light-water nuclear reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear (WBN) Plant on the Tennessee River in Rhea County, Tennessee is proposed. In 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final EIS related to the operating license for WBN Units 1 and 2. After construction delays, a license was issued for WBN Unit 1 in early 1996 and the reactor is currently operating. On March 4, 2009, the NRC received an update to the application from the TVA for a facility operating license to possess, use, and operate WBN Unit 2. The plant site occupies 1,055 acres within the 1,700-acre Watts Bar Reservation on the west bank of the Chickamauga Reservoir. Chattanooga is 60 miles to the southwest and Knoxville is 60 miles to the northeast. The WBN site consists of two reactor containment buildings, a diesel generator building, a training facility, a turbine building, a service building, an intake pumping station, a water-treatment plant, two cooling towers, 500-kilovolt (kV) and 161-kV switchyards, and associated parking facilities. WBN Unit 2 would use structures that already exist and most of the work required to complete Unit 2 would be inside of those buildings. The unit would employ a four-loop pressurized water reactor nuclear steam supply system using the Westinghouse Electric Corporation design. Reactor generated heat would be used to produce steam to drive turbines, providing 1,160 megawatts of electricity. WBN Unit 1 uses a closed-cycle system with natural-draft wet-cooling towers and a supplemental cooling system. WBN Unit 2 would use the same system which takes Tennessee River water from the Chickamauga Reservoir. WBN Units 1 and 2 would also share radioactive waste management systems. In addition to the proposed action, this draft supplement considers a No Action Alternative and alternative energy sources. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would supply additional needed electrical power to the Tennessee Valley. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Completing Unit 2 would result in some additional ground-disturbing activities, but these would be largely restricted to the existing disturbed portion of the property. Overall impacts on aquatic biota from impingement and entrainment at the cooling water systems intakes and from thermal, physical, and chemical discharges are expected to be small. Studies indicate that impingement has affected only small numbers of fish, with the exception of threadfin shad. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 200 et seq.) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the original draft and final EISs, see 78-0934D, Volume 2, Number 9, and 79-0327F, Volume 3, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110380, 594 pages, November 11, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-0498 Supp. 2 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Waste Disposal KW - Waste Management KW - Water Quality KW - Tennessee KW - Tennessee River KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 , as amended, Licensing KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916143383?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.title=OPERATION+OF+WATTS+BAR+NUCLEAR+PLANT+UNIT+2%2C+RHEA+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1978%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 11, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Study of the parameters affecting operator doses in interventional radiology using Monte Carlo simulations AN - 963905420; 16070607 AB - Measurements performed within the ORAMED project helped to evaluate the dose levels to the operators' hands, wrists, legs and eye lenses, during several types of interventional radiology (IR) and cardiology (IC) procedures, and also to determine the parameters that affect the doses. However, the study of the effect of each parameter separately, was possible only through Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, as in clinical practice many of those parameters change simultaneously. The influence of the protective equipment, the beam projections, the beam quality, the field size and the position of the operator according to the position of access of the catheter was investigated, using anthropomorphic phantoms in setups that represent realistic IR/IC procedures. The proper use of protective shields was found to be the most important way of reducing extremity and eye lens exposure during such examinations. Ceiling suspended shields can reduce the doses to the eye lenses up to 97%, but they can also reduce hand doses about 70% when placed correctly. The highest exposure to the operator is observed for left anterior oblique (LAO) and cranial projections. Additionally, for overcouch irradiations the eyes and the hands are about 6 times more exposed compared to the cases where the tube is below the operating table. For the lateral LAO projection, placing the ceiling suspended shield at the left side of the operator is twice more effective for the protection of the eyes compared to the cases where it is placed above the patient. Finally, beam collimation was found to play an important role in the reduction of the hands and wrists doses, especially when the operator is close to the irradiation field. JF - Radiation Measurements AU - Koukorava, C AU - Carinou, E AU - Ferrari, P AU - Krim, S AU - Struelens, L AD - Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), P. Grigoriou &; Neapoleos, Ag. Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece, chkoukor@eeae.gr Y1 - 2011/11// PY - 2011 DA - November 2011 SP - 1216 EP - 1222 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 46 IS - 11 SN - 1350-4487, 1350-4487 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Interventional radiology KW - Occupational doses KW - Extremity dosimetry KW - Eye lens dosimetry KW - Monte Carlo simulations KW - Monte Carlo simulation KW - Eye KW - Statistical analysis KW - Medical instruments KW - Tubes KW - Extremities KW - Radiation KW - Exposure KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Simulation KW - Protection KW - Projections KW - Radiology KW - Protective equipment KW - Irradiation KW - Radiation measurements KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - Q5 08504:Effects on organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963905420?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Measurements&rft.atitle=Study+of+the+parameters+affecting+operator+doses+in+interventional+radiology+using+Monte+Carlo+simulations&rft.au=Koukorava%2C+C%3BCarinou%2C+E%3BFerrari%2C+P%3BKrim%2C+S%3BStruelens%2C+L&rft.aulast=Koukorava&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-11-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1216&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Measurements&rft.issn=13504487&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radmeas.2011.06.057 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiation; Statistical analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Extremities; Eye; Irradiation; Simulation; Radiation measurements; Medical instruments; Radiology; Protective equipment; Exposure; Statistical Analysis; Protection; Tubes; Projections DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.057 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Recommendations to reduce extremity and eye lens doses in interventional radiology and cardiology AN - 963900309; 16070598 AB - The main aim of the Work Package 1 (WP1) of the ORAMED project, Collaborative Project (2008-2011), supported by the European Commission within its 7th Framework Programme, was to obtain a set of standardized data on extremity and eye lens doses for staff in interventional radiology and cardiology (IR/IC) workplaces and to recommend a series of guidelines on radiation protection in order to both guarantee and optimize staff protection. Within the project, coordinated measurements were performed in 34 hospitals in 6 European countries. Furthermore, simulations of the most representative workplaces in IR and IC were performed to determine the main parameters that influence the extremity and eye lens doses. The work presented in this paper shows the recommendations that were formulated by the results obtained from both measurements and simulations. The presented guidelines are directed to operators, assistant personnel, radiation protection officers and medical physics experts. They concern radiation protection issues, such as the use of room protective equipment, as well as the positioning of the extremity and eye lens dosemeters for routine monitoring. JF - Radiation Measurements AU - Carinou, E AU - Brodecki, M AU - Domienik, J AU - Donadille, L AU - Koukorava, C AU - Krim, S AU - Nikodemova, D AU - Ruiz-Lopez, N AU - Sans-Merce, M AU - Struelens, L AU - Vanhavere, F AD - Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Ag. Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece, ecarinm@eeae.gr Y1 - 2011/11// PY - 2011 DA - November 2011 SP - 1324 EP - 1329 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 46 IS - 11 SN - 1350-4487, 1350-4487 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Occupational dosimetry KW - Eye lens dose KW - Extremity dose KW - Interventional radiology/cardiology KW - Recommendations KW - Dose reduction KW - Eye KW - Extremities KW - Radiation KW - Personnel KW - Eyes KW - Guidelines KW - Simulation KW - Protection KW - Radiology KW - Protective equipment KW - Radiation measurements KW - Standards KW - Radiation protection KW - Monitoring KW - Hospitals KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 7010:Education - extramural KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/963900309?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Measurements&rft.atitle=Recommendations+to+reduce+extremity+and+eye+lens+doses+in+interventional+radiology+and+cardiology&rft.au=Carinou%2C+E%3BBrodecki%2C+M%3BDomienik%2C+J%3BDonadille%2C+L%3BKoukorava%2C+C%3BKrim%2C+S%3BNikodemova%2C+D%3BRuiz-Lopez%2C+N%3BSans-Merce%2C+M%3BStruelens%2C+L%3BVanhavere%2C+F&rft.aulast=Carinou&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2011-11-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1324&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Measurements&rft.issn=13504487&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radmeas.2011.05.027 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiation; Radiation protection; Eyes; Extremities; Eye; Guidelines; Radiation measurements; Simulation; Standards; Radiology; Protective equipment; Hospitals; Personnel; Protection; Monitoring DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.05.027 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in an oral precancer model: therapeutic benefits and potential toxicity of a double application of BNCT with a six-week interval. AN - 900630809; 21840244 AB - Given the clinical relevance of locoregional recurrences in head and neck cancer, we developed a novel experimental model of premalignant tissue in the hamster cheek pouch for long-term studies and demonstrated the partial inhibitory effect of a single application of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) on tumor development from premalignant tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a double application of BNCT with a 6 week interval in terms of inhibitory effect on tumor development, toxicity and DNA synthesis. We performed a double application, 6 weeks apart, of (1) BNCT mediated by boronophenylalanine (BPA-BNCT); (2) BNCT mediated by the combined application of decahydrodecaborate (GB-10) and BPA [(GB-10+BPA)-BNCT] or (3) beam-only, at RA-3 nuclear reactor and followed the animals for 8 months. The control group was cancerized and sham-irradiated. BPA-BNCT, (GB-10+BPA)-BNCT and beam-only induced a reduction in tumor development from premalignant tissue that persisted until 8, 3, and 2 months respectively. An early maximum inhibition of 100% was observed for all 3 protocols. No normal tissue radiotoxicity was detected. Reversible mucositis was observed in premalignant tissue, peaking at 1 week and resolving by the third week after each irradiation. Mucositis after the second application was not exacerbated by the first application. DNA synthesis was significantly reduced in premalignant tissue 8 months post-BNCT. A double application of BPA-BNCT and (GB-10+BPA)-BNCT, 6 weeks apart, could be used therapeutically at no additional cost in terms of radiotoxicity in normal and dose-limiting tissues. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Oral oncology AU - Monti Hughes, Andrea AU - Pozzi, Emiliano C C AU - Heber, Elisa M AU - Thorp, Silvia AU - Miller, Marcelo AU - Itoiz, Maria E AU - Aromando, Romina F AU - Molinari, Ana J AU - Garabalino, Marcela A AU - Nigg, David W AU - Trivillin, Verónica A AU - Schwint, Amanda E AD - Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina. Y1 - 2011/11// PY - 2011 DA - November 2011 SP - 1017 EP - 1022 VL - 47 IS - 11 KW - Boron Compounds KW - 0 KW - decahydrodecaborate KW - Phenylalanine KW - 47E5O17Y3R KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - 4-boronophenylalanine KW - UID84303EL KW - Index Medicus KW - Cheek KW - Phenylalanine -- analogs & derivatives KW - Animals KW - Mucositis -- etiology KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Radiation Injuries, Experimental KW - Phenylalanine -- administration & dosage KW - DNA -- biosynthesis KW - Cricetinae KW - Precancerous Conditions -- radiotherapy KW - Mouth Neoplasms -- radiotherapy KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- adverse effects KW - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- methods KW - Boron Compounds -- administration & dosage UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/900630809?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Oral+oncology&rft.atitle=Boron+Neutron+Capture+Therapy+%28BNCT%29+in+an+oral+precancer+model%3A+therapeutic+benefits+and+potential+toxicity+of+a+double+application+of+BNCT+with+a+six-week+interval.&rft.au=Monti+Hughes%2C+Andrea%3BPozzi%2C+Emiliano+C+C%3BHeber%2C+Elisa+M%3BThorp%2C+Silvia%3BMiller%2C+Marcelo%3BItoiz%2C+Maria+E%3BAromando%2C+Romina+F%3BMolinari%2C+Ana+J%3BGarabalino%2C+Marcela+A%3BNigg%2C+David+W%3BTrivillin%2C+Ver%C3%B3nica+A%3BSchwint%2C+Amanda+E&rft.aulast=Monti+Hughes&rft.aufirst=Andrea&rft.date=2011-11-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=1017&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oral+oncology&rft.issn=1879-0593&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.oraloncology.2011.07.014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2012-02-03 N1 - Date created - 2011-10-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.07.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contribution of the geophysical methods in characterizing the water leakage in Afamia B Dam, Syria AN - 1707523306; 2015-082679 AB - The objective of this work was to characterize and understand the origin of the water losses problem in the Afamia B dam located at Al-Ghab basin in Syria. The survey involved various geophysical methods including a superficial electromagnetic (EM), an electrical sounding (ES) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). Special considerations were focused on the lake of the dam, which is currently suffering serious water infiltration and leakage through its bedrocks. The application of the ERT technique was more effective and convenient. The analysis of the integrated results of the above mentioned methods revealed a vertical serious leakage which could take place in certain locations via fractures and faults that hit the main valley and pass through the dam lake. Additionally, the presence of an alternating lithological heterogeneity between permeable and impermeable layers may lead to infiltration through the geological formations of the basin. These processes are most likely causing hydraulic connections between the Neogene superficial deposits and the underlying Cretaceous fractured and karstified carbonates rocks. Consequently, such hydraulic connections may lead to water losses and leakage throughout the dam basin. Eventually, the presence of tens of drilled wells which penetrate the Neogene and Cretaceous formations, and the existence of numerous archeological graves and subsurface tunnels complicate the situation in the study area and cause more water leakage. JF - Journal of Applied Geophysics AU - Al-Fares, Walid Y1 - 2011/11// PY - 2011 DA - November 2011 SP - 464 EP - 471 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 75 IS - 3 SN - 0926-9851, 0926-9851 KW - tomography KW - geophysical surveys KW - Al-Ghab Basin KW - Syria KW - geophysical methods KW - resistivity KW - seepage KW - electrical sounding KW - Afamia Dam KW - dams KW - electromagnetic methods KW - surveys KW - interpretation KW - Asia KW - Middle East KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1707523306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Contribution+of+the+geophysical+methods+in+characterizing+the+water+leakage+in+Afamia+B+Dam%2C+Syria&rft.au=Al-Fares%2C+Walid&rft.aulast=Al-Fares&rft.aufirst=Walid&rft.date=2011-11-01&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=464&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=09269851&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jappgeo.2011.07.014 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09269851 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2015-08-27 N1 - CODEN - GEOXAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Afamia Dam; Al-Ghab Basin; Asia; dams; electrical sounding; electromagnetic methods; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; interpretation; Middle East; resistivity; seepage; surveys; Syria; tomography DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.07.014 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Illness and injury surveillance at the United States Department of Energy T2 - 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2011) AN - 1312975187; 6048774 JF - 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2011) AU - Richter, Bonnie AU - Strader, Clifton AU - Ellis, Elizabeth AU - Wallace, Phil Y1 - 2011/10/29/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Oct 29 KW - USA KW - Injuries KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312975187?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=139th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2011%29&rft.atitle=Illness+and+injury+surveillance+at+the+United+States+Department+of+Energy&rft.au=Richter%2C+Bonnie%3BStrader%2C+Clifton%3BEllis%2C+Elizabeth%3BWallace%2C+Phil&rft.aulast=Richter&rft.aufirst=Bonnie&rft.date=2011-10-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=139th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Update of EPA Office of Water activities related to fluoride T2 - 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2011) AN - 1312900610; 6049429 JF - 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition (APHA 2011) AU - Donohue, Joyce Y1 - 2011/10/29/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Oct 29 KW - Fluoride KW - EPA KW - Water activity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312900610?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=139th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2011%29&rft.atitle=Update+of+EPA+Office+of+Water+activities+related+to+fluoride&rft.au=Donohue%2C+Joyce&rft.aulast=Donohue&rft.aufirst=Joyce&rft.date=2011-10-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=139th+American+Public+Health+Association+Annual+Meeting+and+Exposition+%28APHA+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/meeting.html LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. [Part 1 of 5] T2 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 922529306; 15121-4_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3 with Fermi 2. None of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would disturb 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, and 8.3 acres of wetlands would be permanently lost. Approximately 10 acres of prime farmland would be permanently occupied. The Fermi 3 project footprint would encroach into a portion of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110364, Volume 1--805 pages, Volume 2--737 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2105 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Dredging KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Lakes KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lake Erie KW - Michigan KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/922529306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-02-22 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). AN - 916687952; 15118-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solar Energy Program and new Department of Energy (DOE) program guidance to further support utility-scale solar energy development on federal lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are proposed. The BLM currently evaluates solar energy right-of-way (ROW) applications on a project-specific basis. As of August 15, 2011, the BLM had approved 10 utility-scale solar projects on public land and the associated linear ROWs to enable the development of two projects on private land. Also as of August 15, 2011, there were 79 pending solar applications: 31 in Arizona, 20 in California, 25 in Nevada, and three in New Mexico. A draft programmatic EIS issued in December, 2010 considered a No Action Alternative and two alternatives for implementing a new BLM Solar Energy Program. The preferred solar energy development program alternative identified solar energy zones (SEZs) where development would be prioritized, while the SEZ program alternative would exclude development outside the zones. This draft supplement focuses on modified and new components of the proposed programs. The modified solar energy development program alternative emphasizes development within SEZs and proposes a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs. Utility-scale solar development would be allowed in variance areas outside of SEZs in accordance with the proposed variance process. The modified program alternative also establishes authorization policies and procedures for utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands. Some of the SEZs analyzed in the draft programmatic EIS were found to have substantial resource conflicts and have been dropped: Bullard Wash in Arizona, Iron Mountain and Pisgah in California, Delamar Valley and East Mormon Mountain in Nevada, and Mason Draw and Red Sands in New Mexico. In addition, the areas of the following SEZs have been substantially reduced: Riverside East in California; De Tilla Gulch, Fourmile East, and Los Mogotes East in Colorado; Amargosa Valley, Dry Lake, and Dry Lake Valley North in Nevada; and Afton in New Mexico. These changes reduce the total acreage potentially available for development in proposed SEZs from 677,000 acres to 285,000 acres. Approximately 22 million acres of BLM-administered lands would remain available for ROW application under the modified preferred alternative. This draft supplement also considers a No Action Alternative which would perpetuate the DOE's case-by-case review process for solar projects and one action alternative which specifies programmatic guidance for the analysis and selection of solar projects that DOE will support. Impacts are evaluated for utility-scale solar technologies considered to be viable for deployment over the next 20 years, including three concentrating solar power technologies (parabolic trough, power tower, and dish engine systems) and photovoltaic technologies. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed program would respond to the high interest in siting utility-scale solar energy development on public lands and help to ensure consistent application of measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the adverse impacts of such development. The proposed SEZs would likely result in the highest pace of development at the lowest cost to government, developers, and stakeholders. Programmatic guidance would provide DOE with the tools to make more informed decisions and to comprehensively determine where to make technology and resource investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Solar energy development would preclude other land uses and could alter the character of largely rural areas. Specially designated lands and lands with wilderness characteristics could be significantly impacted during both construction and operations phases. Vegetation removal could result in increased risk of invasive species introduction, changes in species composition and distribution, habitat loss, and damage to biological soil crusts. Wildlife species would be impacted by loss of habitat, disturbance, loss of food and prey species, loss of breeding areas, effects on movement and migration, introduction of new species, habitat fragmentation, and changes in water availability. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), Executive Order 13212, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0310D, Volume 34, Number 2. 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Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. [Part 5 of 5] T2 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 916687481; 15121-4_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3 with Fermi 2. None of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would disturb 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, and 8.3 acres of wetlands would be permanently lost. Approximately 10 acres of prime farmland would be permanently occupied. The Fermi 3 project footprint would encroach into a portion of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). 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Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. [Part 4 of 5] T2 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 916687470; 15121-4_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3 with Fermi 2. None of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would disturb 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, and 8.3 acres of wetlands would be permanently lost. Approximately 10 acres of prime farmland would be permanently occupied. The Fermi 3 project footprint would encroach into a portion of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110364, Volume 1--805 pages, Volume 2--737 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2105 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Dredging KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Lakes KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lake Erie KW - Michigan KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687470?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. [Part 3 of 5] T2 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 916687461; 15121-4_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3 with Fermi 2. None of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would disturb 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, and 8.3 acres of wetlands would be permanently lost. Approximately 10 acres of prime farmland would be permanently occupied. The Fermi 3 project footprint would encroach into a portion of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110364, Volume 1--805 pages, Volume 2--737 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2105 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Dredging KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Lakes KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lake Erie KW - Michigan KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687461?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. [Part 2 of 5] T2 - ENRICO FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 3, APPLICATION FOR COMBINED LICENSE, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 916687184; 15121-4_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear power reactor at the Detroit Edison Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Fermi) in Monroe County, Michigan is proposed. Detroit Edison, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 18, 2008 for Fermi Unit 3. The proposed site is located on the western shore of Lake Erie approximately 30 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, and seven miles from the United States-Canada international border. The proposed Fermi Unit 3 and associated facilities would be completely within the confines of the current 1,260-acre Fermi site, and would be located adjacent to the existing Fermi Unit 2. Fermi Unit 1, also on the site, is in the process of being decommissioned. Fermi Unit 3 would utilize an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) designed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. The ESBWR design is a single-cycle, natural circulation, boiling water reactor, and has passive safety features. The reactor is rated at 4,500 megawatts (MW) thermal, with a design gross electrical output of approximately 1,605 MW electrical and a net output of 1,535 MW electrical. The normal power heat sink for Fermi 3 would be provided by an additional concrete natural draft cooling tower. Water from Lake Erie would be used for makeup water for the circulating water system, the plant service water system, and the fire protection system. The intake for Fermi 3 would be adjacent to the existing intake for Fermi 2 and an offshore underwater discharge pipe would serve as the outfall from the Fermi 3 water systems. The proposed natural draft cooling tower for Fermi 3 would be located to the southwest of the two existing Fermi 2 cooling towers. Some of the existing infrastructure on the Fermi site would be modified to integrate Fermi 3 with Fermi 2. None of the Fermi 2 structures or facilities that directly support power generation at that unit would be shared. The electrical switchyard for Fermi 3 would be separate from the existing Fermi 2 switchyard, but the transmission lines from the two switchyards would share common transmission towers as the lines leave the site. Three new 345-kilovolt transmission lines are proposed and would extend offsite along a 29.5-mile route in Monroe, southwest Wayne County, and southeast Washtenaw County. Approximately 10.8 miles of the corridor would be sited along new undeveloped right-of-way. Liquid, gaseous, and solid radioactive waste management systems would be used to collect and treat the radioactive materials produced as byproducts of operating Fermi 3. In addition to the proposed action and a No Action Alternative, this draft EIS considers energy source alternatives, system design alternatives, four alternative sites, and alternatives related to the location of proposed facilities on the Fermi site. The preliminary recommendation of NRC staff is that the operating licenses be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would provide for additional large baseload electrical generating capacity to address Michigans expected future peak electric demand. Economic impacts would benefit local economies, particularly Monroe County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would disturb 34.5 acres of wetlands and 5.2 acres of open water, and 8.3 acres of wetlands would be permanently lost. Approximately 10 acres of prime farmland would be permanently occupied. The Fermi 3 project footprint would encroach into a portion of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Some dredging in Lake Erie would be needed to accommodate movement of equipment and components by barge. The estimated peak construction workforce of 2,900 would have a temporary adverse impact on traffic on local roadways. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). JF - EPA number: 110364, Volume 1--805 pages, Volume 2--737 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-2105 KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Dredging KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Lakes KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Turbines KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lake Erie KW - Michigan KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, Section 10 Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687184?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=ENRICO+FERMI+NUCLEAR+POWER+PLANT+UNIT+3%2C+APPLICATION+FOR+COMBINED+LICENSE%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of New Reactors, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). AN - 913430203; 15118 AB - PURPOSE: A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solar Energy Program and new Department of Energy (DOE) program guidance to further support utility-scale solar energy development on federal lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are proposed. The BLM currently evaluates solar energy right-of-way (ROW) applications on a project-specific basis. As of August 15, 2011, the BLM had approved 10 utility-scale solar projects on public land and the associated linear ROWs to enable the development of two projects on private land. Also as of August 15, 2011, there were 79 pending solar applications: 31 in Arizona, 20 in California, 25 in Nevada, and three in New Mexico. A draft programmatic EIS issued in December, 2010 considered a No Action Alternative and two alternatives for implementing a new BLM Solar Energy Program. The preferred solar energy development program alternative identified solar energy zones (SEZs) where development would be prioritized, while the SEZ program alternative would exclude development outside the zones. This draft supplement focuses on modified and new components of the proposed programs. The modified solar energy development program alternative emphasizes development within SEZs and proposes a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs. Utility-scale solar development would be allowed in variance areas outside of SEZs in accordance with the proposed variance process. The modified program alternative also establishes authorization policies and procedures for utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands. Some of the SEZs analyzed in the draft programmatic EIS were found to have substantial resource conflicts and have been dropped: Bullard Wash in Arizona, Iron Mountain and Pisgah in California, Delamar Valley and East Mormon Mountain in Nevada, and Mason Draw and Red Sands in New Mexico. In addition, the areas of the following SEZs have been substantially reduced: Riverside East in California; De Tilla Gulch, Fourmile East, and Los Mogotes East in Colorado; Amargosa Valley, Dry Lake, and Dry Lake Valley North in Nevada; and Afton in New Mexico. These changes reduce the total acreage potentially available for development in proposed SEZs from 677,000 acres to 285,000 acres. Approximately 22 million acres of BLM-administered lands would remain available for ROW application under the modified preferred alternative. This draft supplement also considers a No Action Alternative which would perpetuate the DOE's case-by-case review process for solar projects and one action alternative which specifies programmatic guidance for the analysis and selection of solar projects that DOE will support. Impacts are evaluated for utility-scale solar technologies considered to be viable for deployment over the next 20 years, including three concentrating solar power technologies (parabolic trough, power tower, and dish engine systems) and photovoltaic technologies. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed program would respond to the high interest in siting utility-scale solar energy development on public lands and help to ensure consistent application of measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the adverse impacts of such development. The proposed SEZs would likely result in the highest pace of development at the lowest cost to government, developers, and stakeholders. Programmatic guidance would provide DOE with the tools to make more informed decisions and to comprehensively determine where to make technology and resource investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Solar energy development would preclude other land uses and could alter the character of largely rural areas. Specially designated lands and lands with wilderness characteristics could be significantly impacted during both construction and operations phases. Vegetation removal could result in increased risk of invasive species introduction, changes in species composition and distribution, habitat loss, and damage to biological soil crusts. Wildlife species would be impacted by loss of habitat, disturbance, loss of food and prey species, loss of breeding areas, effects on movement and migration, introduction of new species, habitat fragmentation, and changes in water availability. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), Executive Order 13212, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0310D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110361, 582 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 11-49 KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Sources KW - Land Use KW - Solar Energy KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - California KW - Colorado KW - Nevada KW - New Mexico KW - Utah KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Funding KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/913430203?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER%2C+2010%29.&rft.title=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER%2C+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - PC-SAFT modeling of the density of Krytox at pressures to 275 MPa and temperatures to 260DGC T2 - 63rd Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2011) AN - 1312926562; 6040466 JF - 63rd Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2011) AU - Bamgbade, Babatunde AU - Wu, Yue AU - McHugh, Mark AU - Baled, Hseen AU - Enick, Robert AU - Burgess, Ward AU - Tapriyal, Deepak AU - Morreale, Bryan Y1 - 2011/10/26/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Oct 26 KW - Temperature effects KW - Pressure UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312926562?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=63rd+Southeast+Regional+Meeting+of+the+American+Chemical+Society+%28SERMACS+2011%29&rft.atitle=PC-SAFT+modeling+of+the+density+of+Krytox+at+pressures+to+275+MPa+and+temperatures+to+260DGC&rft.au=Bamgbade%2C+Babatunde%3BWu%2C+Yue%3BMcHugh%2C+Mark%3BBaled%2C+Hseen%3BEnick%2C+Robert%3BBurgess%2C+Ward%3BTapriyal%2C+Deepak%3BMorreale%2C+Bryan&rft.aulast=Bamgbade&rft.aufirst=Babatunde&rft.date=2011-10-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=63rd+Southeast+Regional+Meeting+of+the+American+Chemical+Society+%28SERMACS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://abstracts.acs.org/chem/sermacs/program/divisionindex.php?act=session&val=102602&prog=102602 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Federal Government's Role In Implementing Clean Energy Technologies T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2011) AN - 1312921916; 6078841 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE 2011) AU - Kelly, Henry Y1 - 2011/10/16/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Oct 16 KW - Technology KW - Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312921916?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2011%29&rft.atitle=The+Federal+Government%27s+Role+In+Implementing+Clean+Energy+Technologies&rft.au=Kelly%2C+Henry&rft.aulast=Kelly&rft.aufirst=Henry&rft.date=2011-10-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Institute+for+Chemical+Engineering+%28AIChE+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.aiche.org/conferences/annualmeeting/meetingprogram/2011topical.aspx LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Response of fat-tailed Syrian Awassi ewes to accelerated lambing systems AN - 883043436; 15377997 AB - Fifty cyclic fat-tailed Syrian Awassi ewes aged 2-4 years, with a mean weight of 51.4 kg, were used for 4 years to assess the accelerated lambing system (three lambings in 2 years). Ewes were divided into two groups: treated (T) and untreated (C). Ewes in the T group were treated with flugestone acetate for 14 days and injected intramuscularly at sponge withdrawal with 500 IU of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG). Results indicated that ewes in the T group exhibited oestrus and were mated within 5 days post sponge removal compared to 11 days for ewes in the C group, and the difference in oestrus response between the two groups was significant (P0.05) effect on the lamb birth weight. However, significant (P<0.001) differences in the lamb birth weight were observed between singles and multiple births. In the treated ewes, the total number of lambs born was 211-157 parturitions, and the multiple birth rate reached 27.4%, whereas the rate in the untreated group was 6.3% with the difference being significant (P<0.05). In the untreated ewes, the total number of lambs born was 14-13 parturitions (12 singles and 1 twin). Fecundity rates were 135.1% and 106.3% in the treated and untreated ewes, respectively, and the difference was significant (P<0.05). Repeated administration of eCG had no negative effect on fertility of Syrian Awassi ewes. However, anti-eCG antibodies were produced following eCG injections with extremely high individual differences in the immune response among ewes. JF - Tropical Animal Health and Production AU - Zarkawi, Moutaz AD - Division of Animal Production, Department of Agriculture, Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria, ascientific1@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - Oct 2011 SP - 1311 EP - 1318 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 43 IS - 7 SN - 0049-4747, 0049-4747 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Birth weight KW - Fertility KW - Antibodies KW - Twins KW - Fecundity KW - chorionic gonadotropin KW - Parturition KW - Immune response KW - Acetic acid KW - EKG KW - A 01490:Miscellaneous UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/883043436?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Amicrobiologya&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tropical+Animal+Health+and+Production&rft.atitle=Response+of+fat-tailed+Syrian+Awassi+ewes+to+accelerated+lambing+systems&rft.au=Zarkawi%2C+Moutaz&rft.aulast=Zarkawi&rft.aufirst=Moutaz&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1311&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Tropical+Animal+Health+and+Production&rft.issn=00494747&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11250-011-9861-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-03-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Birth weight; Antibodies; Fertility; Fecundity; Twins; chorionic gonadotropin; Parturition; Immune response; Acetic acid; EKG DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9861-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fair function minimization for interpretation of magnetic anomalies due to thin dikes, spheres and faults AN - 1734268442; 2015-111111 AB - A new method is proposed to interpret magnetic anomalies due to a thin dike, a sphere, and a fault like structure, where depth, horizontal location, effective magnetization intensity and effective magnetization inclination of a buried structure are simultaneously obtained. The proposed method is based on Fair function minimization and also on stochastic optimization modeling. This new technique was firstly tested on a theoretical synthetic data randomly generated by a chosen statistical distribution from a known model with different random noises components. This mathematical simulation shows a very close agreement between the assumed and the estimated parameters. The applicability and validity of this method are thereafter applied to magnetic anomaly data taken from United States, Australia, India, and Brazil. The agreement between the results obtained by the new method and those obtained by other interpretative methods is good and comparable. Moreover, the depth obtained by such a method is found to be in high accordance with that obtained from drilling information. JF - Journal of Applied Geophysics AU - Tlas, M AU - Asfahani, J Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 237 EP - 243 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 75 IS - 2 SN - 0926-9851, 0926-9851 KW - functions KW - geophysical methods KW - data processing KW - optimization KW - magnetic methods KW - magnetic anomalies KW - mathematical models KW - simulation KW - new methods KW - intrusions KW - dikes KW - algorithms KW - interpretation KW - faults KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1734268442?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Fair+function+minimization+for+interpretation+of+magnetic+anomalies+due+to+thin+dikes%2C+spheres+and+faults&rft.au=Tlas%2C+M%3BAsfahani%2C+J&rft.aulast=Tlas&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=237&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Applied+Geophysics&rft.issn=09269851&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jappgeo.2011.06.025 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09269851 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-19 N1 - CODEN - GEOXAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; data processing; dikes; faults; functions; geophysical methods; interpretation; intrusions; magnetic anomalies; magnetic methods; mathematical models; new methods; optimization; simulation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.06.025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistical evaluation of environmental contamination, distribution and source assessment of heavy metals (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury) in some lagoons and an estuary along the coastal belt of Ghana AN - 1692746215; 2015-062511 AB - An environmental pollution investigation was carried out to determine the concentrations of aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) (heavy metals) in the surface water and river water bed sediments of lagoons and estuaries along the coastal belt of Ghana. The study assessed the environmental pollution situation and evaluated their sources and distribution of these metals. The total concentrations of Al, As, Cd, and Hg were determined by the neutron activation analysis technique. Water and sediment samples were collected from the Benya, Fosu, and Narkwa lagoons in the Central Region and from the Pra estuary in the western part of Ghana. Some indices, such as contamination factor, pollution-load index, contamination degree, and geoaccumulation index, were used to assess eco-environmental quality of the sampling sites. The analysis indicated that the Fosu lagoon was fairly polluted with Cd. The investigation indicated a highly localized distribution pattern closely associated with the two pollution sources (garbage/solid waste dumps and industrial activities) along the coastal belt. The resulting environmental deterioration required a concerted evaluative effort by all stakeholders. Copyright 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC JF - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology AU - Adokoh, C K AU - Obodai, E A AU - Essumang, D K AU - Serfor-Armah, Y AU - Nyarko, B J B AU - Asabere-Ameyaw, A Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 389 EP - 400 PB - Springer, New York, NY VL - 61 IS - 3 SN - 0090-4341, 0090-4341 KW - water quality KW - Ghana KW - shore features KW - statistical analysis KW - arsenic KW - pollution KW - environmental analysis KW - West Africa KW - estuaries KW - metals KW - aluminum KW - cadmium KW - coastal environment KW - Africa KW - lagoons KW - water pollution KW - heavy metals KW - mercury KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692746215?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.atitle=Statistical+evaluation+of+environmental+contamination%2C+distribution+and+source+assessment+of+heavy+metals+%28aluminum%2C+arsenic%2C+cadmium%2C+and+mercury%29+in+some+lagoons+and+an+estuary+along+the+coastal+belt+of+Ghana&rft.au=Adokoh%2C+C+K%3BObodai%2C+E+A%3BEssumang%2C+D+K%3BSerfor-Armah%2C+Y%3BNyarko%2C+B+J+B%3BAsabere-Ameyaw%2C+A&rft.aulast=Adokoh&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=389&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Environmental+Contamination+and+Toxicology&rft.issn=00904341&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00244-011-9643-5 L2 - http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+toxicology/journal/244 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by Springer Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 8 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2015-07-02 N1 - CODEN - AECTCV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Africa; aluminum; arsenic; cadmium; coastal environment; environmental analysis; estuaries; Ghana; heavy metals; lagoons; mercury; metals; pollution; shore features; statistical analysis; water pollution; water quality; West Africa DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-011-9643-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adjusting for bias due to variability of estimated recruitments in fishery assessment models AN - 1434030690; 18512598 AB - Integrated analysis models provide a tool to estimate fish abundance, recruitment, and fishing mortality from a wide variety of data. The flexibility of integrated analysis models allows them to be applied over extended time periods spanning historical decades with little information from which to estimate the annual signal of recruitment variability to modern periods in which more information about recruitment variability exists. Across this range of data availability, the estimation process must assure that the estimated log-normally distributed recruitments are mean unbiased to assure mean unbiased biomass estimates. Here we show how the estimation method implemented in the integrated analysis model, Stock Synthesis, achieves this unbiased characteristic in a penalized likelihood approach that is comparable to the results from Markov chain Monte Carlo. The total variability in recruitment is decomposed into variability among annual recruitment estimates based on information in the data and a residual variability. Because data are never perfectly informative, we show that estimated recruitment variability will always be less than the true variability among recruitments and that the method implemented here can be used to iteratively estimate the true variability among recruitments.Original Abstract: Les modeles d'analyse integree representent un outil pour estimer l'abondance, le recrutement et la mortalite due a la peche chez les poissons a partir d'une gamme etendue de donnees. La flexibilite des modeles d'analyse integree leur permet d'etre utilises sur de grandes periodes de temps, couvrant des decennies passees pour lesquelles il existe peu de donnees pour estimer le signal annuel de variabilite du recrutement, mais aussi sur des periodes contemporaines pour lesquelles il y a plus d'information sur la variabilite du recrutement. Sur cette gamme de donnees disponibles, le processus d'estimation doit assurer que les recrutements estimes selon une distribution log-normale n'ont pas de biais de moyenne afin de produire des estimations moyennes de biomasse non biaisees. Nous montrons ici comment la methode d'estimation utilisee dans le modele d'analyse integree Stock Synthesis reussit a obtenir cette caracteristique non biaisee dans une approche de vraisemblance penalisee qui se compare aux resultats de la methode de Monte Carlo par chaines de Markov. La variabilite totale du recrutement est decomposee en estimations annuelles du recrutement d'apres l'information contenue dans les donnees et en variabilite residuelle. Parce que les donnees n'apportent jamais de l'information parfaite, nous montrons que la variabilite estimee du recrutement sera toujours inferieure a la veritable variabilite entre les recrutements et que la methode que nous utilisons peut servir a estimer de facon iterative la vraie variabilite entre les recrutements. JF - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/Journal Canadien des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques AU - Methot, Richard D AU - Taylor, Ian G AD - NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA., Richard.Methot@noaa.gov Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - Oct 2011 SP - 1744 EP - 1760 PB - NRC Research Press VL - 68 IS - 10 SN - 0706-652X, 0706-652X KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Fishing KW - Mortality KW - Data processing KW - Recruitment KW - Fisheries KW - Abundance KW - Biomass KW - Models KW - D 04030:Models, Methods, Remote Sensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434030690?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Journal+of+Fisheries+and+Aquatic+Sciences%2FJournal+Canadien+des+Sciences+Halieutiques+et+Aquatiques&rft.atitle=Adjusting+for+bias+due+to+variability+of+estimated+recruitments+in+fishery+assessment+models&rft.au=Methot%2C+Richard+D%3BTaylor%2C+Ian+G&rft.aulast=Methot&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1744&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Journal+of+Fisheries+and+Aquatic+Sciences%2FJournal+Canadien+des+Sciences+Halieutiques+et+Aquatiques&rft.issn=0706652X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1139%2Ff2011-092 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - Last updated - 2015-02-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Fishing; Data processing; Abundance; Fisheries; Recruitment; Biomass; Models DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f2011-092 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A national critical materials strategy; perspective from the White House AN - 1420503707; 2013-062530 AB - Dr. Wadia, assistant director for clean energy and materials R&D at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will discuss the Obama Administration's perspective on raw materials, critical minerals and materials, and those supply chains for which they are employed. Wadia will introduce and describe an active White House led interagency process in which the following core objectives are being pursued: (1) mitigating long term risks associated with the use of critical materials, (2) raw material supply diversification, (3) promoting a fully integrated domestic supply chain for areas of strategic importance like clean energy, (4) informing government and industry decision making, and (5) preparing a next generation workforce. He will review Administration actions already underway and forecast the government's changing role in years ahead. Lastly, Wadia will describe new R&D activity in the mitigation of long term concerns, including future efforts in materials selection based on raw mineral abundance and scalability. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Wadia, Cyrus AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 317 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - legislation KW - pollution KW - risk assessment KW - policy KW - mineral resources KW - 22:Environmental geology KW - 26A:Economic geology, general, deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1420503707?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=A+national+critical+materials+strategy%3B+perspective+from+the+White+House&rft.au=Wadia%2C+Cyrus%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Wadia&rft.aufirst=Cyrus&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=317&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-15 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - legislation; mineral resources; policy; pollution; risk assessment; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of hydrogel tracer beads to better understand contaminant fate and transport in karst aquifers AN - 1400620958; 2013-056496 AB - Karst aquifers are susceptible to pollution, but how they transport contaminants is poorly understood. Soluble tracers such as cations, anions, and dyes help to understand the complexities of karst hydrology, but do not reflect the fate and transport of all classes of contaminants. To better mimic particulate and non-aqueous phase liquid contaminant movement, hydrogel tracer beads were developed and tested in conjunction with more traditional tracers. Hydrogel tracer beads contain 96-98% water and are made using alginate, an anionic polysaccharide extracted from marine algae, which gels in the presence of divalent cations. The beads are environmentally benign, easily made, and can be experimentally altered to mimic different contaminant behaviors. Preliminary laboratory experiments examined methods that could be used to modify physical properties of the beads, such as size, buoyancy, and density. Bead size could be modified by controlling droplet size and flow rate during the gelling process. Buoyancy could be altered by incorporating various additives into the alginate matrix. The short- and long-term stability of the beads under field conditions was determined by evaluating gel integrity after incubating them in natural waters for various lengths of time. Preliminary field tests were conducted to assess potential problems associated with bead use in natural settings. The beads remained stable in a freshwater stream and could be captured using an appropriately-sized mesh screen. Prototype beads rapidly settled to the sediment but were easily resuspended with increased stream velocity, similar to what would be expected for dense non-aqueous phase liquids. Additional tests using beads of varying density and buoyancy are underway. Further testing of the beads will be conducted in conjunction with soluble tracers in the stream in Buckeye Creek Cave, near Lewisburg, WV. This stream has a long reach with no inputs or outputs, and it flows through variable cave morphologies. Research at the cave is underway and future experiments will examine how bead movement varies relative to flow velocity and alternative tracers. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Laskoskie, Amanda AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Alshawabkeh, Akram AU - Padilla, Ingrid AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 289 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - Lewisburg West Virginia KW - pollutants KW - karst hydrology KW - caves KW - pollution KW - Greenbrier County West Virginia KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - Buckeye Creek Cave KW - tracers KW - water pollution KW - solution features KW - West Virginia KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1400620958?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Use+of+hydrogel+tracer+beads+to+better+understand+contaminant+fate+and+transport+in+karst+aquifers&rft.au=Laskoskie%2C+Amanda%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAlshawabkeh%2C+Akram%3BPadilla%2C+Ingrid%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Laskoskie&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=289&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Buckeye Creek Cave; caves; Greenbrier County West Virginia; ground water; karst hydrology; Lewisburg West Virginia; pollutants; pollution; solution features; tracers; United States; water pollution; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Algific talus slopes in Iowa's Paleozoic plateau and the Central Appalachians AN - 1400616552; 2013-053039 AB - Algific (cold-air producing) talus slopes in the Paleozoic Plateau of Iowa share many similarities with less famous analogs in the Central Appalachians, despite profound differences in underlying bedrock geology and reported dissimilarity in air-flow mechanisms. Algific slopes in Iowa are developed consistently on carbonate bedrock, whereas those documented in the Appalachians are associated with various sandstone units. Air circulation within Midwestern slopes has been described as a seasonal two-way system (Frest 1981, 1984), but Appalachian slopes appear dominated by a one-way density-driven natural refrigeration system first proposed by Hayden (1843), and more fully described by Balch (1900). Multi-year, multi-site temperature logging efforts show a wide diversity in the annual thermal cycles at disparate sites within both regions, but remarkable similarities between similar sites separated by over 1200 km. Generally, Iowa sites have slightly lower mean annual temperatures, principally because of longer and colder winters. A typical annual cycle in either area includes a thermally stratified summer season, at the end of which temperatures reach a maximum of approximately 10-11 degrees C in late September or early October. Thermal stratification abruptly gives way to an open system, and several months of overall declining temperatures are dominated by precipitous (<24 hr) 4-10 degrees C cooling events and somewhat slower temperature rebounds. Temperature minima in the talus typically are very close in time and temperature to the coldest ambient conditions in winter. Maximum ice formation occurs in early spring. While ice persists, temperatures may remain at 0 degrees C for many weeks, eventually followed by progressive 0.1 to 0.2 degrees C/day warming until the next annual maximum. The similarity of annual thermal cycles at sites in the two regions suggests air-flow mechanisms may be more alike than the literature implies. Algific talus slopes in both regions provide refugia for relict flora and fauna that were more widespread in their respective regions during the Pleistocene, and they may have served as sources for regional expansion of species and ecological assemblages during past climatic cooling. In the future, these sites may serve as bellwethers for the impacts of regional climate change. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Kite, J Steven AU - Henry, Cathy AU - Yager, Timothy AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 510 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - bedrock KW - North America KW - talus slopes KW - Paleozoic KW - Appalachians KW - erosion features KW - paleoclimatology KW - Iowa KW - paleoecology KW - Central Appalachians KW - paleotemperature KW - cooling KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1400616552?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Algific+talus+slopes+in+Iowa%27s+Paleozoic+plateau+and+the+Central+Appalachians&rft.au=Kite%2C+J+Steven%3BHenry%2C+Cathy%3BYager%2C+Timothy%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Kite&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=510&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; bedrock; Central Appalachians; cooling; erosion features; Iowa; North America; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; paleotemperature; Paleozoic; talus slopes; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Subsurface drip irrigation application of coalbed methane produced waters; a three-way analysis of the impacts to shallow groundwater composition and storage AN - 1400616457; 2013-052975 AB - Since 1987, coalbed methane (CBM) production in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River basin has generated 1.2 X 10 (super 11) m (super 3) (4,240 bcf) of natural gas and 1.0 X 10 (super 9) m (super 3) (35.3 bcf) of co-produced water. Year-round introduction of the produced waters with potentially soil-damaging Na-rich composition into infiltration impoundments and ephemeral hydrologic systems have led to serious concerns related to the handling of the water. An alluvial aquifer site where treated Na-HCO (sub 3) - to Na-SO (sub 4) -type CBM water is added into the unsaturated zone ( approximately 0.9m depth) through the use of a subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system has been studied to assess the impact to groundwater levels and composition. The SDI system is designed to provide water for alfalfa, which has roots that can reach the depth of the SDI emitters, whereas the Na-rich solutes are stored below the more Na-sensitive upper layers of the soil column. In the first two years of SDI operation, little net change in groundwater levels in wells outside of the SDI areas was observed, whereas groundwater levels have increased in some SDI areas of the site by more than 0.6 m. Changes in groundwater specific conductance, an indicator of solute load, have varied substantially, with both increasing and decreasing trends observed within SDI and non-SDI wells. To better understand the nature of these changes, concentration data (Ba, Cl, Fe, HCO (sub 3) , H (sub 2) O, Mg, Na, Si, SO (sub 4) , and Sr) for water samples collected from 14 monitoring wells during eight rounds of quarterly groundwater sampling were arranged in a three-way array (wells x constituents x sampling events). Because the focus of this study is the chemical composition of groundwater samples, analyses focused on the molar proportions of the chemical constituents, rather than the raw molar concentration data. In attempt to find underlying multivariate structure and to identify processes controlling the data, the three-way array was examined using the recently developed Tucker models for compositional data. Results from this investigation show the potential controls and impacts of SDI application of CBM waters on a shallow groundwater system. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Gallo, Michele AU - Sams, James AU - Zupancic, John AU - Schroeder, Karl AU - Geboy, Nicholas J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 498 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - multivariate analysis KW - levels KW - chemical composition KW - geochemistry KW - Powder River basin KW - sulfate ion KW - statistical analysis KW - alkali metals KW - sodium KW - bicarbonate ion KW - hydrochemistry KW - samples KW - aquifers KW - models KW - Wyoming KW - metals KW - infiltration KW - coalbed methane KW - shallow aquifers KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1400616457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Subsurface+drip+irrigation+application+of+coalbed+methane+produced+waters%3B+a+three-way+analysis+of+the+impacts+to+shallow+groundwater+composition+and+storage&rft.au=Engle%2C+Mark+A%3BGallo%2C+Michele%3BSams%2C+James%3BZupancic%2C+John%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl%3BGeboy%2C+Nicholas+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Engle&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=498&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-18 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkali metals; aquifers; bicarbonate ion; chemical composition; coalbed methane; geochemistry; ground water; hydrochemistry; infiltration; irrigation; levels; metals; models; multivariate analysis; natural gas; petroleum; Powder River basin; samples; shallow aquifers; sodium; statistical analysis; sulfate ion; United States; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geology in the regulatory review process for new nuclear power facility applications at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AN - 1356356484; 2013-041937 AB - Regulatory review of new nuclear power facility applications at the NRC requires a thorough understanding of the geologic setting of a potential new site by NRC geologists to enable them to conduct a detailed technical evaluation of the geologic, seismic, and geotechnical information presented by the applicant in Chapter 2.5 of a Safety Analysis Report (SAR). The SAR is a part of the application required by Title 10, Part 52, of the Code of Federal Regulations, which is docketed to support public hearings related to site suitability. Information in SAR Chapter 2.5 is derived from field studies and literature surveys performed by the applicant to characterize the site region (a 200-mi radius around the site), site vicinity (25-mi radius), site area (5-mi radius), and site location (0.6 mi radius). This information includes discussions of basic geologic and seismic characteristics; potential for surface tectonic and non-tectonic deformation at the site location; tectonic structures and liquefaction features that may indicate a seismic hazard for the site; and geotechnical engineering properties of rock and soils at the site that may affect site suitability. As part of the detailed technical evaluation of SAR Chapter 2.5, NRC geologists submit requests for additional information to the applicant to clarify data presented in Chapter 2.5; independently review pertinent literature; and conduct site audits to examine geologic features revealed by outcrops, surface and subsurface geophysical tests, and borehole data. The NRC presents the results of the evaluation in a Safety Evaluation Report (SER), and NRC geologists must defend the conclusions provided in the SER during the public hearings on site suitability before a construction license can be granted to the applicant. The NRC also requires the applicant to geologically map rock units exposed in the walls and floor of excavations for safety-related structures. NRC geologists examine the maps and the excavation exposures to determine that no capable tectonic structures or other potentially detrimental geologic features occur in the rock units that underlie the nuclear island. This series of actions by NRC geologists clearly illustrate the importance of geology in the regulatory review process for ensuring the protection of public health and safety and the environment. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Stirewalt, Gerry L AU - Plaza-Toledo, Meralis AU - Bauer, Laurel M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 416 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission KW - safety KW - regulations KW - legislation KW - government agencies KW - power plants KW - nuclear facilities KW - construction KW - review KW - design KW - rock mechanics KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1356356484?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geology+in+the+regulatory+review+process+for+new+nuclear+power+facility+applications+at+the+U.S.+Nuclear+Regulatory+Commission&rft.au=Stirewalt%2C+Gerry+L%3BPlaza-Toledo%2C+Meralis%3BBauer%2C+Laurel+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Stirewalt&rft.aufirst=Gerry&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=416&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-30 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; design; government agencies; legislation; nuclear facilities; power plants; regulations; review; rock mechanics; safety; U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reservoir characterization of the Devonian shale formations in the Appalachian Basin and the impact on current gas development AN - 1351595802; 2013-039541 AB - The historic unconventional gas and oil research in the Appalachian Basin funded by the USDOE has provided oriented drill core for all of the shale formations in the Middle to Upper Devonian Age sediments. Reservoir characterization wells were drilled during the Eastern Gas Shale Project to evaluate all of the shale formations including the Marcellus, Rhinestreet, Olentangy, Huron and Cleveland. The current research and analysis targets the Marcellus Shale in the deepest portion of the basin. There are wells in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia that intercept the Marcellus at shallow (1000m) to deep (2500 m) depths. Data from several wells in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are presented to show depositional stratigraphy, organic type, content and maturation, trace elements, and natural fracture distribution in the central to western areas of the basin. Maturation, organic type and content play the key roles in the type of fluids produced from the shale and control where the plays are now being developed in the basin. The data is correlated to current well design and drilling activity to target the gas and condensate potential of the organic shale source and reservoir. Comparison of stress orientation and regional structure also provides for an understanding of the interaction between natural fractures, well orientations and stimulations currently being applied across the basin. The production from the shale formations is initiating further development with use of the gas and condensate as feedstock for chemical and plastics industries in the western part of the basin. Reports, data, and fact sheets are available on the NETL website at: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/index.html JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Mroz, Thomas AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 567 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - maturity KW - well stimulation KW - development KW - natural gas KW - characterization KW - petroleum KW - cores KW - oil wells KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - Huron Member KW - Cleveland Member KW - drilling KW - trace elements KW - West Virginia KW - Upper Devonian KW - Ohio KW - orientation KW - Olentangy Shale KW - North America KW - Paleozoic KW - stress KW - gas shale KW - organic compounds KW - New York KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Rhinestreet Formation KW - naturally fractured reservoirs KW - reservoir properties KW - Pennsylvania KW - design KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1351595802?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Reservoir+characterization+of+the+Devonian+shale+formations+in+the+Appalachian+Basin+and+the+impact+on+current+gas+development&rft.au=Mroz%2C+Thomas%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Mroz&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=567&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Basin; characterization; Cleveland Member; cores; design; development; Devonian; drilling; gas shale; Huron Member; Marcellus Shale; maturity; Middle Devonian; natural gas; naturally fractured reservoirs; New York; North America; Ohio; oil wells; Olentangy Shale; organic compounds; orientation; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; petroleum; reservoir properties; Rhinestreet Formation; sedimentary rocks; stress; trace elements; United States; Upper Devonian; well stimulation; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stable isotope fingerprinting of co-produced waters associated with Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction AN - 1351595639; 2013-039539 AB - The main concern associated with Marcellus Shale gas development is that water co-produced as a result of hydraulic fracking can potentially compromise the water quality of surface waters and fresh water aquifers of the region. In order to assess the effect of Marcellus Shale development on water quality, there is a need to develop tools that can be used to track the source and fate of these highly saline waters co-produced as a result of shale gas extraction. In the area of Marcellus Shale development, the co-produced water can have similar chemical constituents found in saline formations and/or coal mines originating from several thousand acres of abandoned coal mines or deep coal mines in this region. Hence, it can be difficult to decouple the contribution of co-produced water from coal mine waters and/or saline formation waters to the surface waters and aquifers based on the general geochemical characteristics alone. We tested the applicability of a multiple stable isotope approach to distinguish different water sources in an area of accelerating shale gas development. Water samples were collected from fresh surface waters, coal mine discharges and co-produced water from a Marcellus well in Pennsylvania. Preliminary data shows that O and H isotopic composition of water (delta (super 18) O (sub H2O) and delta D (sub H2O) ), C isotope composition dissolved inorganic carbon (delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) ), and S and O isotope composition of dissolved sulfate (delta (super 34) S (sub SO4) and delta (super 18) O (sub SO4) ) of different end-members are very distinct. The isotopic variations most likely originate due to the variations in water-rock interactions, recharge sources, recharge pathways, and age of the waters. These distinctions may be used to fingerprint different water sources in this area. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Mulder, Michon L AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 566 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - oxygen KW - development KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - stable isotopes KW - ground water KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Marcellus Shale KW - abandoned mines KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - mines KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - coal mines KW - gas shale KW - O-18/O-16 KW - recharge KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - S-34/S-32 KW - D/H KW - hydrogen KW - sulfur KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1351595639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Stable+isotope+fingerprinting+of+co-produced+waters+associated+with+Marcellus+Shale+natural+gas+extraction&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BMulder%2C+Michon+L%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=566&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; coal mines; D/H; development; Devonian; gas shale; ground water; hydraulic fracturing; hydrogen; isotope ratios; isotopes; Marcellus Shale; Middle Devonian; mines; natural gas; O-18/O-16; oxygen; Paleozoic; petroleum; recharge; S-34/S-32; sedimentary rocks; stable isotopes; sulfur; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The successful development of shale gas resources in the United States AN - 1351595402; 2013-039533 AB - In response to the price hikes and shortages caused by the 1973-1974 oil embargo, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration set out to find technological solutions to the "energy crisis," which included the development of new, domestic sources of oil and natural gas. The goal of the Eastern Gas Shales Project (EGSP) was to assess the technical challenges of recovering natural gas from extensive, organic-rich, Devonian-age shales in the Eastern United States. This program became the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Energy when it was created in August 1977. The major components of the EGSP were resource characterization and inventory, the development of extraction technology, and transfer of that technology to industry. From 1976 to 1982, the EGSP used cooperative agreements with drillers to collect and characterize oriented core from 38 wells targeting a variety of Devonian shales in the Appalachian, Michigan and Illinois Basins. Marcellus Shale core from an EGSP well drilled in 1978 in Morgantown, WV was analyzed by the Institute of Gas Technology in 1986. Results suggested that this shale was capable of containing much more gas than had been previously estimated, and that the resource might be quite large. Shale gas development awaited improved production techniques. Mitchell Energy had been experimenting on the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin since the early 1980s, finally beginning successful shale gas production in 1997 from horizontal wells that used directional drilling technology and staged hydraulic fracturing. The Fayetteville and Haynesville Shales in Arkansas were recognized as sharing many of the same gas productive characteristics as the Barnett Shale, leading to the subsequent development of these formations. Range Resources drilled the Renz #1 well in Washington Co, PA in 2004 to test Ordovician prospects. The target unit had poor gas shows, but evidence of gas in the overlying Marcellus led Range to review DOE reports on shale gas, and then hydraulically fracture the Marcellus in Renz #1. After getting an initial production of 300,000 cubic feet per day, Range drilled and stimulated the first horizontal well in the shale in 2005. Gulla #9 had an initial production of 4 million cubic feet per day. Other Marcellus wells soon followed, developing the play remarkably within five years. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Soeder, Daniel AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 565 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - resources KW - Mississippian KW - technology KW - well stimulation KW - Haynesville Formation KW - development KW - Washington County Pennsylvania KW - Eastern Gas Shales Project KW - Barnett Shale KW - Michigan Basin KW - production KW - Ordovician KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Appalachian Basin KW - Marcellus Shale KW - Upper Mississippian KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - North America KW - Illinois Basin KW - Upper Jurassic KW - Jurassic KW - Fort Worth Basin KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - Texas KW - gas shale KW - Mesozoic KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - Pennsylvania KW - Fayetteville Formation KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1351595402?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+successful+development+of+shale+gas+resources+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Soeder%2C+Daniel%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Soeder&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=565&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Basin; Barnett Shale; Carboniferous; development; Devonian; Eastern Gas Shales Project; Fayetteville Formation; Fort Worth Basin; gas shale; Haynesville Formation; hydraulic fracturing; Illinois Basin; Jurassic; Marcellus Shale; Mesozoic; Michigan Basin; Middle Devonian; Mississippian; North America; Ordovician; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; production; resources; sedimentary rocks; technology; Texas; United States; Upper Jurassic; Upper Mississippian; Washington County Pennsylvania; well stimulation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geochemical and strontium isotope study of sequentially extracted metals from Marcellus Shale drill core AN - 1351595255; 2013-039535 AB - The Middle Devonian Marcellus black shale is an unconventional reservoir for natural gas. High total dissolved solids are found in produced waters associated with hydrofracturing techniques used to liberate the gas, and an understanding of their sources is important for gas exploration and water monitoring and reclamation. Dry-drilled cuttings from a well in Tioga County, NY, including four Marcellus Shale samples between 1338 and 1390 m depth, were sequentially extracted with (1) ultrapure water to target soluble salts and sulfates; (2) 1N ammonium acetate buffered to pH 8 to target exchangeable cations; (3) 8% acetic acid to target carbonate minerals; and (4) 0.1N hydrochloric acid to target other acid-soluble phases. The fluid:rock ratio for the leaches was approximately 100:1. The total amount of Na mobilized by the combined extractions of Marcellus Shale material was 680-925 mu g/g, the bulk of which was released in the water leach. Barium (240-1100 mu g/g total) was relatively immobile during the water leach, but significantly solubilized (64-73% of the total extracted) by the subsequent ammonium acetate leach. In contrast, the bulk of the Ca, Mg, and Fe was extracted by acetic acid, suggesting they were held primarily as carbonate. The combined water and ammonium acetate leaches extracted 39-83% of the strontium. The leachate data suggest that fluid:rock ratios <1 during hydrofracturing would be required to explain the extreme Na, Ba and Sr concentrations frequently observed in Marcellus flowback waters. Preliminary (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr data from the water leaches of the Marcellus Shale cuttings (0.7101-0.7108) fall within the range of measured values for Marcellus produced waters we have analyzed to date, consistent with a dominant water-soluble source for the TDS in produced water. Leachate (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr decrease with each subsequent extraction from water to ammonium acetate to acetic acid, and are generally higher than those expected for middle Devonian seawater, even when corrected for (super 87) Rb decay. The water and acetic acid leaches of Marcellus Shale show a positive correlation of (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr with Rb/Sr ratio, which we interpret to reflect mixing of a component rich in Rb and radiogenic (super 87) Sr with a seawater-derived component. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Chapman, Elizabeth C AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Stewart, Brian W AU - Johnson, Jason D AU - Graney, Joseph R AU - Hammack, Richard W AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 566 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - calcium KW - petroleum exploration KW - magnesium KW - sea water KW - isotopes KW - natural gas KW - petroleum KW - Tioga County New York KW - cuttings KW - stable isotopes KW - iron KW - cores KW - black shale KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Marcellus Shale KW - sequential extraction KW - chemical composition KW - hydraulic fracturing KW - alkaline earth metals KW - monitoring KW - Paleozoic KW - isotope ratios KW - solutes KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - New York KW - Middle Devonian KW - Devonian KW - metals KW - clastic rocks KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1351595255?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Geochemical+and+strontium+isotope+study+of+sequentially+extracted+metals+from+Marcellus+Shale+drill+core&rft.au=Chapman%2C+Elizabeth+C%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BStewart%2C+Brian+W%3BJohnson%2C+Jason+D%3BGraney%2C+Joseph+R%3BHammack%2C+Richard+W%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Chapman&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=566&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-16 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alkaline earth metals; black shale; calcium; chemical composition; clastic rocks; cores; cuttings; Devonian; hydraulic fracturing; iron; isotope ratios; isotopes; magnesium; Marcellus Shale; metals; Middle Devonian; monitoring; natural gas; New York; Paleozoic; petroleum; petroleum exploration; sea water; sedimentary rocks; sequential extraction; solutes; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; Tioga County New York; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Observations on the karst and mineral waters of Virginia and West Virginia; 177 years later AN - 1347457538; 2013-037324 AB - The centuries-old tradition of drinking and bathing in mineral waters for medicinal and therapeutic purposes continued upon the arrival of European settlers in North America, where an abundance of cold-water, thermal and mineral springs were found in karst valleys. The use of the mineral springs became especially prevalent in the 19 (super th) century, when general improvements in transportation permitted easier access to remote sites and people sought relief for diseases and ailments for which no better medical treatments existed. As early as 1834, books began to be published that expounded on the health benefits that various mineral springs provided, and these benefits differed depending on the perceived physical and chemical characteristics of the water. Guidebooks routinely contained water analyses of various levels of sophistication that served to justify the medicinal prescription of specific waters for given ailments. The nomenclature used to describe these chemical constituents, and the units used, were relatively foreign to our modern scientific ears. As late as 1886, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that "grains per gallon" was used as the most common unit of measurement as "it is popularly supposed to be the most intelligible to the greatest number of persons." During the past few years, we have chemically analyzed and determined the CO (sub 2) content of many of the once popular mineral and karst springs located in southwestern Virginia and southeastern West Virginia. Here we examine the cultural changes that brought about the historic decline in the use of these springs, and compare and contrast recent chemical analyses with those provided to the general public in the 1800s. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 516 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - nomenclature KW - Virginia KW - karst hydrology KW - southeastern West Virginia KW - hydrochemistry KW - drinking water KW - thermal waters KW - observations KW - carbon dioxide KW - history KW - southwestern Virginia KW - springs KW - geochemistry KW - mineral waters KW - West Virginia KW - public health KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347457538?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Observations+on+the+karst+and+mineral+waters+of+Virginia+and+West+Virginia%3B+177+years+later&rft.au=Edenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Edenborn&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=516&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-05-02 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - carbon dioxide; drinking water; geochemistry; history; hydrochemistry; karst hydrology; mineral waters; nomenclature; observations; public health; southeastern West Virginia; southwestern Virginia; springs; thermal waters; United States; Virginia; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using stable isotopes to track sources and fate of carbon in high CO AN - 1312833281; 2013-020478 AB - Developing effective monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) tools for carbon sequestration operations based on laboratory or modeling experiments can be challenging due to the complexity, size, and long time scales involved. To test the applicability of a stable carbon isotope approach to understand CO (sub 2) water-rock interactions and monitor CO (sub 2) movement in complex geochemical environments and geological settings, samples were collected from two high-CO (sub 2) coal mine discharges located at the base of the Pennsylvanian ( nearly equal 290 Ma) Pittsburgh Formation of the Monongahela Group, in the eastern limb of the Irwin Syncline, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Waters at both these sites have high dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations. Preliminary data indicates that carbon isotope signatures of dissolved inorganic carbon (delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) ) are sensitive to small shifts in dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations in the range of 0.01-0.20 g/L, demonstrating the power of this technique to monitor minor CO (sub 2) variations. The carbon in these waters could originate from the oxidation of organic matter in the coal seams and/or soil organic matter or from dissolution of carbonate rocks. We used a Keeling plot approach to determine the major source of DIC in these waters. Using this approach, the delta (super 13) C (sub DIC) values of samples are plotted against 1/DIC concentration and the regression of the data yields a straight line with y-intercept values, representing delta (super 13) C of added DIC, ranging from -5 to +2ppm. The high delta (super 13) C of added DIC indicates that bicarbonate originating from carbonate rock dissolution is the major source of carbon in waters at these sites. This is consistent with strontium isotopic analysis and PHREEQc modeling that indicate that related net alkaline discharges develop as limestone dissolution is enhanced by cation exchange reactions of clay minerals with AMD mine pool waters, resulting in CO (sub 2) degassing. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sharma, Shikha AU - Sack, Andrea AU - Adams, James P AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Capo, Rosemary C AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 126 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - isotopes KW - solution KW - stable isotopes KW - carbon dioxide KW - water-rock interaction KW - carbon KW - applications KW - PHREEQC KW - alkaline earth metals KW - monitoring KW - carbon sequestration KW - cation exchange capacity KW - acid mine drainage KW - isotope ratios KW - C-13/C-12 KW - pollution KW - models KW - Sr-87/Sr-86 KW - organic compounds KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - metals KW - Pennsylvania KW - strontium KW - 02D:Isotope geochemistry KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312833281?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+stable+isotopes+to+track+sources+and+fate+of+carbon+in+high+CO&rft.au=Sharma%2C+Shikha%3BSack%2C+Andrea%3BAdams%2C+James+P%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BCapo%2C+Rosemary+C%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sharma&rft.aufirst=Shikha&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=126&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid mine drainage; alkaline earth metals; Allegheny County Pennsylvania; applications; C-13/C-12; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; cation exchange capacity; isotope ratios; isotopes; metals; models; monitoring; organic compounds; Pennsylvania; PHREEQC; pollution; solution; Sr-87/Sr-86; stable isotopes; strontium; United States; water-rock interaction ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dissolved carbon dioxide in thermal springs in Sweet Creek valley, near Gap Mills, WV AN - 1270038540; 2013-010052 AB - Thermal springs occur in clusters in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge and often have high dissolved CO (sub 2) concentrations. A study of the Sweet Springs Valley of Virginia and West Virginia illustrates the geologic and geochemical complexity in one such setting. The study area includes 5 springs over 3-km in the Sweet Springs Creek Watershed. Surface deposits of travertine attest to the long-term discharge of CO (sub 2) in the area and the mineral characteristics of the springs. The St. Clair's thrust fault and associated splays outcrop adjacent to the major travertine deposits and one splay maps along lineations in a travertine terrace. Layered travertine deposits are evident throughout the valley. The fault splay truncates Devonian-aged shales such as the Millsboro and thrusts Silurian and lower Devonian aged sandstones and carbonates over the Devonian units. Spring geochemical data have been collected in conjunction with CO (sub 2) measurements. All springs have calcium carbonate waters but fall into three distinct groupings. Spellman Spring has cold water ( approximately 12 degrees C), low CO (sub 2) ( approximately 5 mg/L), and electrical conductivity (EC) ( approximately 450 mu S/cm); all parameters are similar to other karst springs in the region. The 3 springs of group two have similar chemistries to each other, with temperatures 19-23 degrees C, EC at 1400-1900 mu S/cm, and CO (sub 2) ranging from 220-440 mg/L; at two of these springs Fe hydroxide precipitates at the spring emergence but this does not occur at the third spring in the group. The fifth spring, which emerges from a cave, is cold ( approximately 10 degrees C), but has moderate CO (sub 2) ( approximately 80 mg/L) and EC ( approximately 900 mu S/cm) between the values determined at the other two groups of springs. The fifth spring is also notable for H (sub 2) S concentrations in excess of 1,500 mg/L. The springs illustrate the geochemical variability that can occur within structurally complex geology and localized high CO (sub 2) systems. Additional work is focusing on the kinetic barriers present in the system that may retard the precipitation of CaCO (sub 3) . JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Moore, Johnathan E AU - Vesper, Dorothy J AU - Edenborn, Harry M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 109 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - electrical conductivity KW - karst hydrology KW - sandstone KW - Appalachians KW - Monroe County West Virginia KW - temperature KW - carbon dioxide KW - Saint Clair's Fault KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Gap Mills West Virginia KW - springs KW - calcium carbonate KW - geochemistry KW - faults KW - West Virginia KW - Valley and Ridge Province KW - Sweet Springs Creek KW - North America KW - solutes KW - hydrogen sulfide KW - hydrochemistry KW - thermal waters KW - measurement KW - thrust faults KW - precipitation KW - Sweet Creek valley KW - carbonate rocks KW - clastic rocks KW - 02B:Hydrochemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1270038540?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Dissolved+carbon+dioxide+in+thermal+springs+in+Sweet+Creek+valley%2C+near+Gap+Mills%2C+WV&rft.au=Moore%2C+Johnathan+E%3BVesper%2C+Dorothy+J%3BEdenborn%2C+Harry+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Johnathan&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=109&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2013-04-19 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; calcium carbonate; carbon dioxide; carbonate rocks; clastic rocks; electrical conductivity; faults; Gap Mills West Virginia; geochemistry; hydrochemistry; hydrogen sulfide; karst hydrology; measurement; Monroe County West Virginia; North America; precipitation; Saint Clair's Fault; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; solutes; springs; Sweet Creek valley; Sweet Springs Creek; temperature; thermal waters; thrust faults; United States; Valley and Ridge Province; West Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - National geothermal data system AN - 1080610303; 2012-085201 AB - The goal of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Geothermal Data System is to design, build, implement, deploy and populate a national, sustainable, distributed, interoperable network of data and service (application) providers. These providers will develop, collect, serve, and maintain geothermal-relevant data that operates as an integral component of NGDS. As a result the geothermal industry, the public, and policy makers will have access to consistent and reliable data, which in turn, reduces the amount of staff time devoted to finding, retrieving, integrating, and verifying information. With easier access to information, the high cost and risk of geothermal power projects (especially exploration drilling) is reduced. Five separate NGDS projects provide the data support, acquisition, and access to cyber infrastructure necessary to reduce cost and risk of the nation's geothermal energy strategy and US DOE program goals focused on the production and utilization of geothermal energy. The U.S. DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Geothermal Technologies Program is developing the knowledge and data foundation necessary for discovery and development of large-scale energy production while the Buildings Technology Program is focused on other practical applications such as direct use and residential/commercial ground source heat pumps. The NGDS provides expanded reference and resource data for research and development activities (a subset of the US DOE goals) and includes data from across all fifty states and the nation's leading geothermal research centers. Thus, the project incorporates not only high-temperature potential but also moderate and low-temperature locations incorporating US DOE's goal of adding more geothermal electricity to the grid. The program, through its cyberinfrastructure, will help lead to innovative exploration technologies through increased data availability on geothermal energy capacity. Finally, the project will contribute new data from previously unexplored locations. NGDS is being built using the US Geoscience Information Network (US GIN) data integration framework to promote interoperability across the earth sciences community and with other emerging data integration and networking efforts. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Anderson, Arlene F AU - Cuyler, David AU - Snyder, Walter S AU - Allison, M Lee AU - Blackwell, David D AU - Williams, Colin F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 41 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - geothermal energy KW - programs KW - data processing KW - data bases KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1080610303?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=National+geothermal+data+system&rft.au=Anderson%2C+Arlene+F%3BCuyler%2C+David%3BSnyder%2C+Walter+S%3BAllison%2C+M+Lee%3BBlackwell%2C+David+D%3BWilliams%2C+Colin+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=Arlene&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-09-27 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - data bases; data processing; geothermal energy; programs; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - New and innovative drilling technologies AN - 1011394617; 2012-045310 AB - The LM-300 was a "purpose built" drilling system specifically designed to accomplish demanding geoscientific and hydrologic studies associated with Site Characterization of the vadose zone at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The system had to be able to reach a depth of approximately 2,000', core the entire interval, leave a 12-1/4" borehole suitable for hydrologic testing, and introduce no contaminants, such as drilling mud, into the environment. Air was also considered a contaminant since its water content was different than that in the in situ hydrologic system. To achieve this "first of a kind" level of minimum drilling impact, a dual-wall drilling system was utilized that allowed high pressure air injection and a vacuum return up the center of the drill-pipe to pull cuttings and air to the surface. Another mitigation feature included cooling of the compressed air for coring and sending it through a separator in order to ensure the core did not become saturated from condensed water. The manufacturer, Lang Exploratory Drilling, built and commercialized a rig similar to the LM-300 for rapidly drilling dewatering holes for the mining industry. With the advent of the "Unconventional Era" in oil and gas, exploration success is now all about site characterization. Further commercialization efforts have been successful using the same "purpose built" approach to rig design as the LM-300. DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) funded the first demonstration of hybrid coiled tubing drilling systems in the lower 48 U.S. The result of that demonstration was the commercialization of over 1 Tcf of shallow tight gas in the Niobrara Formation of western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Coiled tubing drilling is now rapidly penetrating gas shale markets in the U.S.. The use of small "purpose built" coiled tubing drilling rigs also continues to be a key enabler to the future of high resolution seismic, permanently installed state-of-art geophones for micro-seismic monitoring and active seismic using "downward looking VSP" technology also demonstrated by NETL. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Long, Roy C AU - Soeder, Dan AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 196 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - petroleum exploration KW - petroleum engineering KW - site exploration KW - petroleum KW - Nye County Nevada KW - evaluation KW - case studies KW - drilling KW - Yucca Mountain KW - Nevada KW - instruments KW - design KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1011394617?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=New+and+innovative+drilling+technologies&rft.au=Long%2C+Roy+C%3BSoeder%2C+Dan%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Long&rft.aufirst=Roy&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=196&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/finalprogram/abstract_193581.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; design; drilling; evaluation; instruments; Nevada; Nye County Nevada; petroleum; petroleum engineering; petroleum exploration; site exploration; United States; Yucca Mountain ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Unpredicted persistence of a uranium plume at a former mill tailings site in Rifle, Colorado; evidence for multiple sources of uranium AN - 1011394093; 2012-045407 AB - The uranium plume at a former vanadium and uranium mill site in Rifle, Colorado was predicted to attenuate below MCL's in 10 years based on a K (sub d) model coupled to groundwater flow. Observations of U concentration in multiple wells since that prediction in 1998 show that uranium has decreased or remained constant at low levels in some places. However, the core of the plume has changed little over more than a decade and in one area, U concentrations have actually increased. We identify five possible "sources" of U to account for these observations, 1) Downward flux of U from the vadose zone that is entrained into the aquifer during times of high water table and high runoff in the Colorado River, 2) Mobilization of reduced U from naturally reduced zones (NRZ's), 3) Slow oxidation of U(IV) dispersed in the saturated zone, 4) Influx of natural background U(VI) from upgradient groundwater, and 5) Dispersal of U from residual tailings remaining at the site. We are currently quantifying the contribution of each of these sources of U and have focused on sources 1) and 2) above. Data collected in early summer 2011 during the highest and most sustained runoff in the Colorado River (adjacent to the site) since 1984 indicate that the vadose zone constitutes a relative minor contributor of U to the plume. In contrast, persistently high Fe(II) concentrations in alluvial aquifers at former uranium mill sites suggest that natural reduction may be a common feature of alluvial aquifers similar to the one at Rifle. One NRZ at Rifle contains up to 50 times more U than the typical alluvial sediment at the site. While speciation is likely to be an important control on the release of uranium from NRZ's to groundwater, other factors may be equally important, including redox-poising constituents and permeability interfaces along boundaries of NRZ's, which give rise to diffusion-limited reaction rates. In addition to U, NRZ's contain elevated concentrations of NOM, Fe(II) and reduced inorganic sulfides, all of which can scavenge oxidants introduced following seasonal incursion of (sub)oxic groundwater, promoting retention of U(IV). Consideration of factors controlling the evolution of NRZ's suggests that defining "biogeofacies" in contaminated aquifers may be useful in predicting contaminant mobility and persistence of redox-sensitive metals in groundwater. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Long, Philip E AU - Williams, Kenneth H AU - Peacock, Aaron D AU - Bargar, John R AU - Bush, Richard P AU - Davis, James A AU - Fox, Patricia M AU - Hatfield, Kirk AU - Newman, Mark A AU - Campbell, Kate M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 230 EP - 231 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - plumes KW - mine waste KW - Garfield County Colorado KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - environmental analysis KW - radioactive waste KW - ground water KW - environmental management KW - waste management KW - Rifle Colorado KW - metals KW - uranium KW - waste disposal KW - Colorado KW - water pollution KW - tailings KW - actinides KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1011394093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Unpredicted+persistence+of+a+uranium+plume+at+a+former+mill+tailings+site+in+Rifle%2C+Colorado%3B+evidence+for+multiple+sources+of+uranium&rft.au=Long%2C+Philip+E%3BWilliams%2C+Kenneth+H%3BPeacock%2C+Aaron+D%3BBargar%2C+John+R%3BBush%2C+Richard+P%3BDavis%2C+James+A%3BFox%2C+Patricia+M%3BHatfield%2C+Kirk%3BNewman%2C+Mark+A%3BCampbell%2C+Kate+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Long&rft.aufirst=Philip&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=230&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/finalprogram/abstract_194346.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - actinides; Colorado; environmental analysis; environmental management; Garfield County Colorado; ground water; metals; mine waste; plumes; pollutants; pollution; radioactive waste; Rifle Colorado; tailings; United States; uranium; waste disposal; waste management; water pollution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The impact of urbanization and land-use on surface water quality in Queens County of New York City AN - 1008815837; 2012-037137 AB - Most of the urban surface water bodies are under serious threats due to reckless recreational activities and contaminated water inflows. This study aims to investigate the water quality of several fresh water bodies in an urban setting. Seven ponds/lakes in Queens County, New York City were selected to cover wide ranges of urban settings and land-use patterns. The initial report covers the water quality in three different ponds. Water samples were collected from Meadow Lake (N40 degrees 44.100'W73 degrees 50.328&'), Oakland Lake (N40 degrees 45.527&'W73 degrees 45.468') and Baisely Ponds (N40 degrees 40.100', W73 degrees 47.000') to monitor physical and chemical parameters including pH, ORP, Temp., Conductivity, Salinity, Turbidity, Dissolved oxygen, common anions (F (super -) , Cl (super -) , Br (super -) , NO (sub 2) (super -) , NO (sub 3) (super -) , PO (sub 4) (super 3-) and SO (sub 4) (super 2-) ), NH (sub 4) (super +) and a few trace metals (Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn). YSI (model 600QS-ORP-O) multi-probes instrument was used to monitor a few parameters on site. CHEMetrics self filling reagent ampules and V-2000 multi-analyte photometer were used to determine DO, NO) (super -) , NO (sub 3) (super -) , PO (sub 4) (super 3-) and NH (sub 4) (super +) . The standard addition calibration curve was developed by spiking the reference standard to the sample matrix in the field. The final concentrations were obtained using the slope from this standard addition calibration curve with a r (super 2) value of >0.997. Two sets of samples were collected from three or more locations in each pond/lake upon filtration through 0.45 mu m membrane filters. The filtered and acidified (1% optima grade HCl) set was stored at room temperature for trace metal analyses by CSV (Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry). The filtered and not acidified samples were collected on ice and carried to laboratory for anion analyses. Lachet FIA 8500 series II Nutrients analyzer coupled with Ion Chromatography (IC) was used to determine the anionic concentration and nutrients loading. Not acidified samples were stored in freezer (-52 degrees C) immediately after returning to the laboratory from field for analysis of nutrients. The preliminary data indicate that in slightly saline Meadow Lake (conductivity 14627 mu S/cm) water is relatively reducing with ammonia concentration of 3.22 mgL (super -1) while Oakland lake with conductivity (1086.67mu S/cm) showed a higher level of nitrate concentration ( 3.0 mgL (super -1) ). The investigation is being continued in four ponds with different physico-chemical settings. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Parvin, Momana AU - Dhar, Sutapa AU - Anciro, Stephanie AU - Maldonado, Lisa AU - Quadros, Roselina AU - Singh, Andrew AU - Chan, Joyce AU - Dhar, Ratan AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011/10// PY - 2011 DA - October 2011 SP - 132 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 43 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - water quality KW - surface water KW - water management KW - fresh water KW - salinity KW - urbanization KW - urban environment KW - temperature KW - Queens County New York KW - New York City New York KW - New York KW - conductivity KW - turbidity KW - water resources KW - land use KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1008815837?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=The+impact+of+urbanization+and+land-use+on+surface+water+quality+in+Queens+County+of+New+York+City&rft.au=Parvin%2C+Momana%3BDhar%2C+Sutapa%3BAnciro%2C+Stephanie%3BMaldonado%2C+Lisa%3BQuadros%2C+Roselina%3BSingh%2C+Andrew%3BChan%2C+Joyce%3BDhar%2C+Ratan%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Parvin&rft.aufirst=Momana&rft.date=2011-10-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=132&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/finalprogram/abstract_196516.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America; 2011 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. 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6073315 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Stahl, Leanne AU - Wathen, John AU - Olsen, Anthony AU - Snyder, Blaine AU - McCarty, Harry Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - USA KW - Fish KW - Rivers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1313002225?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+Perfluorinated+Compounds+in+Fish+from+U.S.+Rivers&rft.au=Stahl%2C+Leanne%3BWathen%2C+John%3BOlsen%2C+Anthony%3BSnyder%2C+Blaine%3BMcCarty%2C+Harry&rft.aulast=Stahl&rft.aufirst=Leanne&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Life History Pattern Diversity, Movements, and Habitat Use of Juvenile Coho Salmon in the Grays River Estuary, Washington State, USA T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AN - 1312993743; 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6073832 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Methot Jr, Richard Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - Fisheries KW - Ecology KW - Zoology KW - Food UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312986626?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=Propagation+of+Process+Error+Through+the+Linkage+of+Forecasts+to+Assessments&rft.au=Methot+Jr%2C+Richard&rft.aulast=Methot+Jr&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Identification of Potential Survey Under-Coverage Biases Through Characterization of a Permit-Based Recreational Fishery T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AN - 1312956537; 6073224 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Salz, Ron AU - Foster, John Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - Fishery surveys KW - Recreation areas KW - Potential resources KW - Stock assessment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312956537?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=Identification+of+Potential+Survey+Under-Coverage+Biases+Through+Characterization+of+a+Permit-Based+Recreational+Fishery&rft.au=Salz%2C+Ron%3BFoster%2C+John&rft.aulast=Salz&rft.aufirst=Ron&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - Application of ARIMA Models to Time Series of Recreational Catch and Effort T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AN - 1312956298; 6073218 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Foster, John Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - Time series analysis KW - Recreation areas KW - Catches KW - Models KW - Catch/effort UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312956298?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=Application+of+ARIMA+Models+to+Time+Series+of+Recreational+Catch+and+Effort&rft.au=Foster%2C+John&rft.aulast=Foster&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - EPA's Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AN - 1312952280; 6074124 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Stahl, Leanne AU - Wathen, John AU - Murphy, Elizabeth AU - Fisher, Jacqueline AU - Smith, Edwin AU - Olsen, Anthony AU - Snyder, Blaine Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - North America, Great Lakes KW - Fish KW - EPA KW - Lakes KW - Public health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312952280?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=EPA%27s+Great+Lakes+Human+Health+Fish+Tissue+Study&rft.au=Stahl%2C+Leanne%3BWathen%2C+John%3BMurphy%2C+Elizabeth%3BFisher%2C+Jacqueline%3BSmith%2C+Edwin%3BOlsen%2C+Anthony%3BSnyder%2C+Blaine&rft.aulast=Stahl&rft.aufirst=Leanne&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - CPAPER T1 - The Use of Closed-Cycle Cooling at New Nuclear Power Stations and Its Potential Impact on the Aquatic Environment T2 - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AN - 1312927449; 6073864 JF - 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2011) AU - Masnik, Michael AU - Vail, Lance Y1 - 2011/09/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Sep 04 KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Aquatic environment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1312927449?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acpi&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.atitle=The+Use+of+Closed-Cycle+Cooling+at+New+Nuclear+Power+Stations+and+Its+Potential+Impact+on+the+Aquatic+Environment&rft.au=Masnik%2C+Michael%3BVail%2C+Lance&rft.aulast=Masnik&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2011-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=2011+Annual+Meeting+of+the+American+Fisheries+Society+%28AFS+2011%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://afs.confex.com/afs/2011/webprogram/meeting.html#2011-09-05 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-26 N1 - Last updated - 2013-02-28 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON (FORTY-SEVENTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON (FORTY-SEVENTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 897341362; 15045-7_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Columbia Generating Plant (CGS) in Benton County, Washington is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 47th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Energy Northwest, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on December 20, 2023. CGS is located 12 miles northwest of the city of Richland and 160 miles southeast of Seattle on a 1,089-acre site leased to Energy Northwest by the Department of Energy (DOE) within the Hanford Site. The leased area is bounded on the east by the Columbia River. CGS is a single unit nuclear power plant with a boiling water reactor. General Electric Company supplied the nuclear steam supply system, and Westinghouse Electric Company supplied the turbine generator. The nuclear steam supply system uses a single-cycle, forced-circulation system and is designated a BWR/5 reactor. The reactor core produces heat that boils water, producing steam for direct use in a turbine-generator to produce electricity. The primary containment structure is a free-standing steel pressure vessel containing a drywell and a suppression chamber. The secondary containment structure consists of the reactor building, which completely encloses the primary containment, and has reinforced-concrete exterior walls up to the refueling floor. Above this level, the reactor building is a steel framed structure with insulated metal siding with sealed joints. The maximum rated power level limit of the reactor planned for the extended period of operation is 3,486 megawatts-thermal (MWt). The net and gross electrical power outputs are 1,190 and 1,230 megawatts-electric (MWe), respectively. The CGS circulating-water system removes heat from the condenser and transfers it to the atmosphere through evaporation using six mechanical draft cooling towers. The circulating-water pumphouse circulates the water from the condenser through the cooling towers and back again at a rate of about 550,000 gallons per minute. The cooling towers rise 60 feet above the basin and are 200 feet in diameter at the base of the towers. The system uses water from the Columbia River to replenish the water lost from evaporation, drift, and blowdown. During normal operating periods, the average makeup water withdrawal is about 17,000 gallons per minute. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered include new natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural gas-fired capacity, energy conservation, a hydropower component, and a wind-power component. The preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for CGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Energy Northwest, a municipal corporation and joint operating agency of the State of Washington, to meet the needs of its 27 public member utilities from across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Elevated concentrations of chloride and sulfate have been detected adjacent to the CGS site and have been attributed to the infiltration of circulating cooling water that entered the soil through drywells. These elevated concentrations have not affected the groundwater used for drinking water. Minimal entrainment and impingement would continue, but with no noticeable alteration of the population of anadromous fish including their early life stages. The relatively small thermal plume that could occur in the winter months would likely have a minimal affect on aquatic species. Radiation doses to workers and the public would be within federal radiation protection standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110287, 561 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 47 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Columbia River KW - Washington KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/897341362?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). [Part 1 of 3] T2 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). AN - 897340684; 15049-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building (CMR) Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico is proposed. The existing CMR, constructed in the early 1950s, has housed most of the analytical chemistry and materials characterization capabilities at LANL. Other capabilities at the CMR include actinide processing and waste characterization which support a variety of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear materials management programs. The CMR has operational, safety, and seismic issues that led to a decision to construct a two-building replacement facility in LANL Technical Area 55 (TA-55), with one building providing administrative space and support functions and the other building providing secure laboratory space for nuclear research and analytical support activities. The first building, the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB), has been constructed and is being outfitted with equipment and furniture. Enhanced safety requirements and updated seismic information have led NNSA to re-evaluate the design concept of the second building, the CMR Building Replacement-Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplemental EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the CMRR-NF would be constructed as originally planned in the 2004 Record of Decision as a Hazard Category 2 facility. The proposed action and preferred alternative is to complete the CMR Replacement Project by constructing a new CMRR-NF in TA-55 in accordance with a modified design concept. Construction options include a Deep Excavation Option, in which a geologic layer of poorly welded tuff would be removed and replaced with low-slump concrete, and a Shallow Excavation Option, in which the foundation would be constructed in a geologic layer above the poorly welded tuff layer. As envisioned in the 2003 CMR Replacement EIS, tunnels would be constructed to connect the CMRR-NF to the TA-55 Plutonium Facility and RLUOB. The analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations and associated Hazard Category 2 and 3 laboratory capabilities would be relocated over three years from their current locations at the CMR to the modified CMRR-NF. Under the Continued Use of CMR Building Alternative, a replacement facility to house the capabilities planned for the CMRR-NF would not be constructed, but operations would continue in the CMR at TA-3. Certain analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations would be restricted and administrative and radiological laboratory operations would take place in the RLUOB. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the CMRR-NF would provide for safe, up-to-date research facilities within one consolidated location for the next 50 years. Design and construction modifications and additional support activities would address seismic safety, infrastructure enhancements, nuclear safety-basis requirements, and sustainable design principles. Peak construction activities would employ about 790 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the Modified CMRR-NF would require up to three concrete batch plants. A total of 125 acres of land would be used under the Deep Excavation Option and a total of 105 acres under the Shallow Excavation Option to support the proposed construction effort. Permanent land disturbance would affect 28.1 acres. Construction on undeveloped land and spoils storage areas would cause loss of some wildlife habitat. Construction in these potential areas of concern may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the Mexican spotted owl and the southwestern willow flycatcher. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 03-0472D, Volume 27, Number 4 and epa=030522F, Volume 28, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110291, Summary--75 pages, Final Supplemental EIS--558 pages, Comment Responses--1,526 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0350-S1 KW - Buildings KW - Demolition KW - Demography KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Research Facilities KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Storage KW - New Mexico UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/897340684?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.title=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos, New Mexico; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). [Part 2 of 3] T2 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). AN - 897340296; 15049-1_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building (CMR) Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico is proposed. The existing CMR, constructed in the early 1950s, has housed most of the analytical chemistry and materials characterization capabilities at LANL. Other capabilities at the CMR include actinide processing and waste characterization which support a variety of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear materials management programs. The CMR has operational, safety, and seismic issues that led to a decision to construct a two-building replacement facility in LANL Technical Area 55 (TA-55), with one building providing administrative space and support functions and the other building providing secure laboratory space for nuclear research and analytical support activities. The first building, the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB), has been constructed and is being outfitted with equipment and furniture. Enhanced safety requirements and updated seismic information have led NNSA to re-evaluate the design concept of the second building, the CMR Building Replacement-Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplemental EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the CMRR-NF would be constructed as originally planned in the 2004 Record of Decision as a Hazard Category 2 facility. The proposed action and preferred alternative is to complete the CMR Replacement Project by constructing a new CMRR-NF in TA-55 in accordance with a modified design concept. Construction options include a Deep Excavation Option, in which a geologic layer of poorly welded tuff would be removed and replaced with low-slump concrete, and a Shallow Excavation Option, in which the foundation would be constructed in a geologic layer above the poorly welded tuff layer. As envisioned in the 2003 CMR Replacement EIS, tunnels would be constructed to connect the CMRR-NF to the TA-55 Plutonium Facility and RLUOB. The analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations and associated Hazard Category 2 and 3 laboratory capabilities would be relocated over three years from their current locations at the CMR to the modified CMRR-NF. Under the Continued Use of CMR Building Alternative, a replacement facility to house the capabilities planned for the CMRR-NF would not be constructed, but operations would continue in the CMR at TA-3. Certain analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations would be restricted and administrative and radiological laboratory operations would take place in the RLUOB. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the CMRR-NF would provide for safe, up-to-date research facilities within one consolidated location for the next 50 years. Design and construction modifications and additional support activities would address seismic safety, infrastructure enhancements, nuclear safety-basis requirements, and sustainable design principles. Peak construction activities would employ about 790 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the Modified CMRR-NF would require up to three concrete batch plants. A total of 125 acres of land would be used under the Deep Excavation Option and a total of 105 acres under the Shallow Excavation Option to support the proposed construction effort. Permanent land disturbance would affect 28.1 acres. Construction on undeveloped land and spoils storage areas would cause loss of some wildlife habitat. Construction in these potential areas of concern may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the Mexican spotted owl and the southwestern willow flycatcher. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 03-0472D, Volume 27, Number 4 and epa=030522F, Volume 28, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110291, Summary--75 pages, Final Supplemental EIS--558 pages, Comment Responses--1,526 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0350-S1 KW - Buildings KW - Demolition KW - Demography KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Research Facilities KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Storage KW - New Mexico UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/897340296?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.title=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos, New Mexico; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). [Part 3 of 3] T2 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). AN - 897340144; 15049-1_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building (CMR) Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico is proposed. The existing CMR, constructed in the early 1950s, has housed most of the analytical chemistry and materials characterization capabilities at LANL. Other capabilities at the CMR include actinide processing and waste characterization which support a variety of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear materials management programs. The CMR has operational, safety, and seismic issues that led to a decision to construct a two-building replacement facility in LANL Technical Area 55 (TA-55), with one building providing administrative space and support functions and the other building providing secure laboratory space for nuclear research and analytical support activities. The first building, the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB), has been constructed and is being outfitted with equipment and furniture. Enhanced safety requirements and updated seismic information have led NNSA to re-evaluate the design concept of the second building, the CMR Building Replacement-Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplemental EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the CMRR-NF would be constructed as originally planned in the 2004 Record of Decision as a Hazard Category 2 facility. The proposed action and preferred alternative is to complete the CMR Replacement Project by constructing a new CMRR-NF in TA-55 in accordance with a modified design concept. Construction options include a Deep Excavation Option, in which a geologic layer of poorly welded tuff would be removed and replaced with low-slump concrete, and a Shallow Excavation Option, in which the foundation would be constructed in a geologic layer above the poorly welded tuff layer. As envisioned in the 2003 CMR Replacement EIS, tunnels would be constructed to connect the CMRR-NF to the TA-55 Plutonium Facility and RLUOB. The analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations and associated Hazard Category 2 and 3 laboratory capabilities would be relocated over three years from their current locations at the CMR to the modified CMRR-NF. Under the Continued Use of CMR Building Alternative, a replacement facility to house the capabilities planned for the CMRR-NF would not be constructed, but operations would continue in the CMR at TA-3. Certain analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations would be restricted and administrative and radiological laboratory operations would take place in the RLUOB. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the CMRR-NF would provide for safe, up-to-date research facilities within one consolidated location for the next 50 years. Design and construction modifications and additional support activities would address seismic safety, infrastructure enhancements, nuclear safety-basis requirements, and sustainable design principles. Peak construction activities would employ about 790 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the Modified CMRR-NF would require up to three concrete batch plants. A total of 125 acres of land would be used under the Deep Excavation Option and a total of 105 acres under the Shallow Excavation Option to support the proposed construction effort. Permanent land disturbance would affect 28.1 acres. Construction on undeveloped land and spoils storage areas would cause loss of some wildlife habitat. Construction in these potential areas of concern may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the Mexican spotted owl and the southwestern willow flycatcher. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 03-0472D, Volume 27, Number 4 and epa=030522F, Volume 28, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110291, Summary--75 pages, Final Supplemental EIS--558 pages, Comment Responses--1,526 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0350-S1 KW - Buildings KW - Demolition KW - Demography KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Research Facilities KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Storage KW - New Mexico UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/897340144?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.title=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos, New Mexico; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NUCLEAR FACILITY PORTION OF THE CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 2003). AN - 896392423; 15049 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building (CMR) Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico is proposed. The existing CMR, constructed in the early 1950s, has housed most of the analytical chemistry and materials characterization capabilities at LANL. Other capabilities at the CMR include actinide processing and waste characterization which support a variety of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear materials management programs. The CMR has operational, safety, and seismic issues that led to a decision to construct a two-building replacement facility in LANL Technical Area 55 (TA-55), with one building providing administrative space and support functions and the other building providing secure laboratory space for nuclear research and analytical support activities. The first building, the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB), has been constructed and is being outfitted with equipment and furniture. Enhanced safety requirements and updated seismic information have led NNSA to re-evaluate the design concept of the second building, the CMR Building Replacement-Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplemental EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the CMRR-NF would be constructed as originally planned in the 2004 Record of Decision as a Hazard Category 2 facility. The proposed action and preferred alternative is to complete the CMR Replacement Project by constructing a new CMRR-NF in TA-55 in accordance with a modified design concept. Construction options include a Deep Excavation Option, in which a geologic layer of poorly welded tuff would be removed and replaced with low-slump concrete, and a Shallow Excavation Option, in which the foundation would be constructed in a geologic layer above the poorly welded tuff layer. As envisioned in the 2003 CMR Replacement EIS, tunnels would be constructed to connect the CMRR-NF to the TA-55 Plutonium Facility and RLUOB. The analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations and associated Hazard Category 2 and 3 laboratory capabilities would be relocated over three years from their current locations at the CMR to the modified CMRR-NF. Under the Continued Use of CMR Building Alternative, a replacement facility to house the capabilities planned for the CMRR-NF would not be constructed, but operations would continue in the CMR at TA-3. Certain analytical chemistry and materials characterization operations would be restricted and administrative and radiological laboratory operations would take place in the RLUOB. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the CMRR-NF would provide for safe, up-to-date research facilities within one consolidated location for the next 50 years. Design and construction modifications and additional support activities would address seismic safety, infrastructure enhancements, nuclear safety-basis requirements, and sustainable design principles. Peak construction activities would employ about 790 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the Modified CMRR-NF would require up to three concrete batch plants. A total of 125 acres of land would be used under the Deep Excavation Option and a total of 105 acres under the Shallow Excavation Option to support the proposed construction effort. Permanent land disturbance would affect 28.1 acres. Construction on undeveloped land and spoils storage areas would cause loss of some wildlife habitat. Construction in these potential areas of concern may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the Mexican spotted owl and the southwestern willow flycatcher. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 03-0472D, Volume 27, Number 4 and epa=030522F, Volume 28, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110291, Summary--75 pages, Final Supplemental EIS--558 pages, Comment Responses--1,526 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0350-S1 KW - Buildings KW - Demolition KW - Demography KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Research Facilities KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Storage KW - New Mexico UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/896392423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.title=NUCLEAR+FACILITY+PORTION+OF+THE+CHEMISTRY+AND+METALLURGY+RESEARCH+BUILDING+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT+AT+LOS+ALAMOS+NATIONAL+LABORATORY%2C+LOS+ALAMOS%2C+NEW+MEXICO+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+2003%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos, New Mexico; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON (FORTY-SEVENTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16388421; 15045 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Columbia Generating Plant (CGS) in Benton County, Washington is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 47th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Energy Northwest, nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on December 20, 2023. CGS is located 12 miles northwest of the city of Richland and 160 miles southeast of Seattle on a 1,089-acre site leased to Energy Northwest by the Department of Energy (DOE) within the Hanford Site. The leased area is bounded on the east by the Columbia River. CGS is a single unit nuclear power plant with a boiling water reactor. General Electric Company supplied the nuclear steam supply system, and Westinghouse Electric Company supplied the turbine generator. The nuclear steam supply system uses a single-cycle, forced-circulation system and is designated a BWR/5 reactor. The reactor core produces heat that boils water, producing steam for direct use in a turbine-generator to produce electricity. The primary containment structure is a free-standing steel pressure vessel containing a drywell and a suppression chamber. The secondary containment structure consists of the reactor building, which completely encloses the primary containment, and has reinforced-concrete exterior walls up to the refueling floor. Above this level, the reactor building is a steel framed structure with insulated metal siding with sealed joints. The maximum rated power level limit of the reactor planned for the extended period of operation is 3,486 megawatts-thermal (MWt). The net and gross electrical power outputs are 1,190 and 1,230 megawatts-electric (MWe), respectively. The CGS circulating-water system removes heat from the condenser and transfers it to the atmosphere through evaporation using six mechanical draft cooling towers. The circulating-water pumphouse circulates the water from the condenser through the cooling towers and back again at a rate of about 550,000 gallons per minute. The cooling towers rise 60 feet above the basin and are 200 feet in diameter at the base of the towers. The system uses water from the Columbia River to replenish the water lost from evaporation, drift, and blowdown. During normal operating periods, the average makeup water withdrawal is about 17,000 gallons per minute. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered include new natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural gas-fired capacity, energy conservation, a hydropower component, and a wind-power component. The preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for CGS are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Energy Northwest, a municipal corporation and joint operating agency of the State of Washington, to meet the needs of its 27 public member utilities from across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Elevated concentrations of chloride and sulfate have been detected adjacent to the CGS site and have been attributed to the infiltration of circulating cooling water that entered the soil through drywells. These elevated concentrations have not affected the groundwater used for drinking water. Minimal entrainment and impingement would continue, but with no noticeable alteration of the population of anadromous fish including their early life stages. The relatively small thermal plume that could occur in the winter months would likely have a minimal affect on aquatic species. Radiation doses to workers and the public would be within federal radiation protection standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110287, 561 pages, September 2, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 47 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Boiling Water Reactors KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Columbia River KW - Washington KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16388421?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+COLUMBIA+GENERATING+STATION%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FORTY-SEVENTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 2, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Short-Term Energy Outlook AN - 914787204; 2011-157382 AB - The Short-Term Energy Outlook includes monthly, quarterly and annual US energy and related emissions forecasts through 2012. The US Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) economic growth assumptions have been lowered substantially compared with last month's Outlook. This forecast assumes that US real gross domestic product (GDP) grows by 1.5% this year and 1.9% next year compared with 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively, in the previous Outlook. Tables, Figures. JF - United States Department of Energy, Sep 2011, 41 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - September 2011 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy KW - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy KW - United States KW - Emissions trading KW - Energy policy KW - Energy consumption KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/914787204?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Short-Term+Energy+Outlook&rft.title=Short-Term+Energy+Outlook&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/emeu/steo/pub/steo_full.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tracking solutes and water from subsurface drip irrigation application of coalbed methane-produced waters, Powder River basin, Wyoming AN - 904458904; 2011-100330 AB - One method to beneficially use water produced from coalbed methane (CBM) extraction is subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) of croplands. In SDI systems, treated CBM water (injectate) is supplied to the soil at depth, with the purpose of preventing the buildup of detrimental salts near the surface. The technology is expanding within the Powder River Basin, but little research has been published on its environmental impacts. This article reports on initial results from tracking water and solutes from the injected CBM-produced waters at an SDI system in Johnson County, Wyoming. In the first year of SDI operation, soil moisture significantly increased in the SDI areas, but well water levels increased only modestly, suggesting that most of the water added was stored in the vadose zone or lost to evapotranspiration. The injectate has lower concentrations of most inorganic constituents relative to ambient groundwater at the site but exhibits a high sodium adsorption ratio. Changes in groundwater chemistry during the same period of SDI operation were small; the increase in groundwater-specific conductance relative to pre-SDI conditions was observed in a single well. Conversely, groundwater samples collected beneath another SDI field showed decreased concentrations of several constituents since the SDI operation. Groundwater-specific conductance at the 12 other wells showed no significant changes. Major controls on and compositional variability of groundwater, surface water, and soil water chemistry are discussed in detail. Findings from this research provide an understanding of water and salt dynamics associated with SDI systems using CBM-produced water. JF - Environmental Geosciences AU - Engle, Mark A AU - Bern, Carleton R AU - Healy, Richard W AU - Sams, James I AU - Zupancic, John W AU - Schroeder, Karl T Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - September 2011 SP - 169 EP - 187 PB - American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Division of Environmental Geosciences, Tulsa, OK VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1075-9565, 1075-9565 KW - United States KW - solute transport KW - water quality KW - natural gas KW - moisture KW - characterization KW - observation wells KW - petroleum KW - storage coefficient KW - fluid dynamics KW - irrigation KW - ground water KW - conductivity KW - transport KW - tracers KW - electromagnetic methods KW - soil-water balance KW - discharge KW - chemical composition KW - Powder River basin KW - Johnson County Wyoming KW - mine dewatering KW - water use KW - concentration KW - monitoring KW - drainage KW - surface water KW - geophysical methods KW - solutes KW - pollution KW - aquifers KW - Wyoming KW - water table KW - detection KW - coalbed methane KW - salinization KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/904458904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Geosciences&rft.atitle=Tracking+solutes+and+water+from+subsurface+drip+irrigation+application+of+coalbed+methane-produced+waters%2C+Powder+River+basin%2C+Wyoming&rft.au=Engle%2C+Mark+A%3BBern%2C+Carleton+R%3BHealy%2C+Richard+W%3BSams%2C+James+I%3BZupancic%2C+John+W%3BSchroeder%2C+Karl+T&rft.aulast=Engle&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=169&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Geosciences&rft.issn=10759565&rft_id=info:doi/10.1306%2Feg.03031111004 L2 - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/ege LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States | Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - PubXState - OK N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; characterization; chemical composition; coalbed methane; concentration; conductivity; detection; discharge; drainage; electromagnetic methods; fluid dynamics; geophysical methods; ground water; irrigation; Johnson County Wyoming; mine dewatering; moisture; monitoring; natural gas; observation wells; petroleum; pollution; Powder River basin; salinization; soil-water balance; solute transport; solutes; storage coefficient; surface water; tracers; transport; United States; water quality; water table; water use; Wyoming DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/eg.03031111004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surfactant-assisted controlled release of hydrophobic drugs using anionic surfactant templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles AN - 883026574; 15209281 AB - A series of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were synthesized using the co-structure directing method. A non-cytotoxic anionic surfactant, undec-1-en-11-yltetra(ethylene glycol) phosphate monoester surfactant (PMES), was used as a structure directing agent (SDA) together with aminopropyltrimethoxysilane that functioned as a co-structure directing agent (CSDA). The morphology and mesoporous structure of these materials were tuned by changing the molar ratio of CSDA and SDA. These mesoporous nanomaterials containing PMES inside the pores showed excellent biocompatibility in vitro. The cellular internalization and endosome escape of PMES-MSNs in cervical cancer cells (HeLa) was demonstrated by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, respectively. The PMES-MSNs were used as drug delivery carriers for resveratrol, a low water solubility drug, by taking advantage of the hydrophobic environment created by the PMES micelle inside the pores. This surfactant-assisted delivery strategy was tested under physiological conditions showing an increase of the drug loading compared to the material without surfactant and steady release of resveratrol. Finally, the therapeutic properties of resveratrol-loaded PMES-MSNs were evaluated in vitro using HeLa and Chinese hamster ovarian cells. We envision that this surfactant-assisted drug delivery method using MSNs as nanovehicles would lead to a new generation of carrier materials for intracellular delivery of a variety of hydrophobic therapeutic agents. JF - Biomaterials AU - Tsai, Chih-Hsiang AU - Vivero-Escoto, Juan L AU - Slowing, Igor I AU - Fang, I-Ju AU - Trewyn, Brian G AU - Lin, Victor S-Y AD - Department of Chemistry, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 3111, USA Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - Sep 2011 SP - 6234 EP - 6244 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 32 IS - 26 SN - 0142-9612, 0142-9612 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Mesoporous silica nanoparticles KW - Anionic surfactant KW - Drug delivery system KW - Surfactant-assisted drug release KW - Non-cytotoxic nanomaterials KW - Intracellular drug delivery KW - Drug delivery KW - Biocompatibility KW - Solubility KW - Cervical cancer KW - Hydrophobicity KW - Controlled release KW - Flow cytometry KW - Resveratrol KW - Pores KW - endosomes KW - Silica KW - Phosphate KW - Micelles KW - Confocal microscopy KW - nanoparticles KW - Surfactants KW - nanotechnology KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/883026574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Biomaterials&rft.atitle=Surfactant-assisted+controlled+release+of+hydrophobic+drugs+using+anionic+surfactant+templated+mesoporous+silica+nanoparticles&rft.au=Tsai%2C+Chih-Hsiang%3BVivero-Escoto%2C+Juan+L%3BSlowing%2C+Igor+I%3BFang%2C+I-Ju%3BTrewyn%2C+Brian+G%3BLin%2C+Victor+S-Y&rft.aulast=Tsai&rft.aufirst=Chih-Hsiang&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=26&rft.spage=6234&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biomaterials&rft.issn=01429612&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.biomaterials.2011.04.077 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Drug delivery; Biocompatibility; Solubility; Cervical cancer; Hydrophobicity; Controlled release; Resveratrol; Flow cytometry; endosomes; Pores; Silica; Phosphate; Micelles; Confocal microscopy; Surfactants; nanoparticles; nanotechnology DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.04.077 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiological impacts of phosphogypsum AN - 877840839; 4215051 AB - This study was carried out to assess the radiological impact of Syrian phosphogypsum (PG) piles in the compartments of the surrounding ecosystem. Estimating the distribution of naturally occurring radionuclides (i.e. 226Ra, 238U, 232Th, 210Po and 210Pb) in the raw materials, product and by-product of the Syrian phosphate fertilizer industry was essential. The data revealed that the concentrations of the radionuclides were enhanced in the treated phosphate ore. In PG, 226Ra content had a mean activity of 318Bqkg-1. The uranium content in PG was low, ca. 33Bqkg-1, because uranium remained in the phosphoric acid produced. Over 80% of 232Th, 210Po and 210Pb present partitioned in PG. The presence of PG piles did not increase significantly the concentration of 222Rn or gamma rays exposure dose in the area studied. The annual effective dose was only 0.082mSvy-1. The geometric mean of total suspended air particulates (TSP) ca. 85@mgm-3. The activity concentration of the radionuclides in filtrates and runoff waters were below the detection limits (ca. 0.15mBqL-1 for 238U, 0.1mBqL-1 for 232Th and 0.18mBqL-1 for both of 210Po and 210Pb); the concentration of the radionuclides in ground water samples and Qattina Lake were less than the permissible limits set for drinking water by the World Health Organisation, WHO, (10, 1 and 0.1Bq L-1 for 238U, 232Th and both of 210Po and 210Pb, respectively). Eastern sites soil samples of PG piles recorded the highest activity concentrations, i.e. 26, 33, 28, 61 and 40Bqkg-1 for 226Ra, 238U, 232Th, 210Po and 210Pb, respectively, due to the prevailing western and north-western wind in the area, but remained within the natural levels reported in Syrian soil (13-32Bqkg-1 for 226Ra, 24.9-62.2Bqkg-1 for 238U and 10-32Bqkg-1 for 232Th). The impact of PG piles on plants varied upon the plant species. Higher concentrations of the radionuclides were recorded for grass in comparison to broad-leaved plants. Among the species that grow naturally on PG piles, Inula, Ecballium and Polygonium may be radionuclides accumulators. A determined effort is needed at a national level to achieve a common and coherent approach to regulate PG piles or to consider it a resource material rather than waste or residue. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Journal of environmental management AU - Attar, L Al AU - Oudat, M Al- AU - Kanakri, S AU - Budeir, Y AU - Khalily, H AU - Hamwi, A Al AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - Sep 2011 SP - 2151 EP - 2158 VL - 92 IS - 9 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Economics KW - Measurement KW - Environmental impact studies KW - Ecosystems KW - Syria KW - Radioactive materials KW - Industrial pollution KW - Fertilizer industry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/877840839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.atitle=Radiological+impacts+of+phosphogypsum&rft.au=Attar%2C+L+Al%3BOudat%2C+M+Al-%3BKanakri%2C+S%3BBudeir%2C+Y%3BKhalily%2C+H%3BHamwi%2C+A+Al&rft.aulast=Attar&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=2151&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+environmental+management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2011.03.041 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10586 5750 10286; 4878 769 6431; 6392 9818; 4044 3858 8560 9511 4309; 7854; 4325 3851 971; 409 254 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.041 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of public exposure to naturally occurring radioactive materials from mining and mineral processing activities of Tarkwa Goldmine in Ghana AN - 1770276892; 15403685 AB - Studies have been carried out in a Goldmine in Ghana to determine the exposure of the public to naturally occurring radioactive materials from processing of gold ore. Direct gamma spectrometry and neutron activation analysis techniques were used to analyse soil, rock, water and dust samples from the mining environment. The mean activity concentrations measured for super(238)U, super(232)Th and super(40)K in the soil/rock samples were 15.2, 26.9 and 157.1 Bq kg super(-1), respectively. For the water samples, the mean activity concentrations were 0.54 and 0.41 Bq l super(-1)) and 7.76 Bq l super(-1) for super(226)Ra, super(232)Th and super(40)K, respectively. The mean activity concentrations measured in the dust samples were 4.90 and 2.75 mu Bq m super(-3) for super(238)U and super(232)Th, respectively. The total annual effective dose to the public was estimated to be 0.69 mSv. The results in this study compared well with typical world average values. The results indicate an insignificant exposure of the public from the activities of the Goldmine. JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment AU - Faanu, Augustine AU - Ephraim, James H AU - Darko, Emmanuel O AD - Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana afaanu@yahoo.co.uk Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - September 2011 SP - 15 EP - 29 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 180 IS - 1-4 SN - 0167-6369, 0167-6369 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Environmental monitoring KW - Soil (material) KW - Assessments KW - Rock KW - Radioactive materials KW - Mining KW - Dust KW - Spectrometry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770276892?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+public+exposure+to+naturally+occurring+radioactive+materials+from+mining+and+mineral+processing+activities+of+Tarkwa+Goldmine+in+Ghana&rft.au=Faanu%2C+Augustine%3BEphraim%2C+James+H%3BDarko%2C+Emmanuel+O&rft.aulast=Faanu&rft.aufirst=Augustine&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=180&rft.issue=1-4&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Monitoring+and+Assessment&rft.issn=01676369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10661-010-1769-9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-05 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1769-9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of chemical modifications on the performance of biodegradable photocured coir fiber AN - 1238121618; 15838333 AB - Coir fibers (Cocos nucifera) were treated with 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (1-E-2-P) mixed with methanol (MeOH) under UV radiation. A series of solutions of different concentrations of 1-E-2-P in methanol along with a photoinitiator, Darocur-1173, were prepared. Monomer concentration, soaking time, and radiation dose were optimized in terms of grafting and mechanical properties. Ten percent 1-E-2-P, 6 min soaking time, and a 15th pass of radiation produced higher tensile strength (53 %) and elongation at break (230 %) than those of virgin fiber, as well as the highest grafting value (4.9 %). The effect of additives (1 %), such as urea and silane (3-trimethoxysilyl propyl methacrylate) on the properties of coir fiber was studied. Among the additives used, silane showed the best performance. For further improvement of the properties, the fibers were treated with alkali (potassium hydroxide) solution of different temperatures (0-60 degree C). A 10 % alkali-treated fiber showed the best properties such as grafting (6.2 %), tensile strength (72 %) and elongation at break (330 %) over virgin fiber. The silane-treated fiber produced the minimum loss of the properties, as well as a lower water uptake than those of the untreated one. The effect of simulating weathering on the degradation properties of samples was also performed. JF - Fibers and Polymers AU - Zaman, Haydar U AU - Khan, Mubarak A AU - Khan, Ruhul A AU - Sharmin, Nusrat AD - Radiation and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 3787, Dhaka, Bangladesh, haydar_zaman@yahoo.com haydar_zaman@yahoo.com haydar_zaman@yahoo.com Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - Sep 2011 SP - 727 EP - 733 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 12 IS - 6 SN - 1229-9197, 1229-9197 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology KW - Temperature effects KW - Grafting KW - Methanol KW - Potassium hydroxide KW - Urea KW - Biodegradability KW - Monomers KW - Water uptake KW - Elongation KW - Fibers KW - U.V. radiation KW - Weathering KW - Tensile strength KW - Cocos nucifera KW - Alkalis KW - Mechanical properties KW - Chemical modification KW - W 30940:Products KW - A 01320:Microbial Degradation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1238121618?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fibers+and+Polymers&rft.atitle=Effect+of+chemical+modifications+on+the+performance+of+biodegradable+photocured+coir+fiber&rft.au=Zaman%2C+Haydar+U%3BKhan%2C+Mubarak+A%3BKhan%2C+Ruhul+A%3BSharmin%2C+Nusrat&rft.aulast=Zaman&rft.aufirst=Haydar&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=727&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fibers+and+Polymers&rft.issn=12299197&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12221-011-0727-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Grafting; Methanol; Potassium hydroxide; Urea; Biodegradability; Water uptake; Monomers; Fibers; Elongation; U.V. radiation; Tensile strength; Weathering; Alkalis; Chemical modification; Mechanical properties; Cocos nucifera DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12221-011-0727-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ARCH, GARCH, and ARMAX Models for Forecasting Pathogen Indicators and Advisories at Marine Recreational Sites AN - 1011214761; 16601498 AB - Despite the wide ranging applications of time series methodologies for stochastic processes, they have not been used for environmental economics (except climate change). To fill this gap, we introduce time series methodology for the environmental econometrics, presenting autoregressive, moving average, ARCH, GARCH, and ARMAX models. These models are applied to establish a functional relationship between pathogen indicator and meteorological and environmental variables using time series data associated with Huntington Beach, Ohio. According to ARCH, turbidity, dew point, flow, and rainfall are statistically significant variables. Other models produced roughly similar results because of the short lag order. Models confirm the lag order of one using Akaike, Schwartz, and Hannan-Quinn selection criteria, reflecting very short memory of the pathogen indicator series. However, the time series did not support GARCH variance structure. These models not only under forecasted observations at both ends of the distribution of the data, but also simultaneously underforecasted advisories. JF - Marine Resource Economics AU - Ali, G AD - United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC, 20460 USA, ali.ghulam@epa.gov Y1 - 2011/09// PY - 2011 DA - September 2011 SP - 211 EP - 224 VL - 26 IS - 3 SN - 0738-1360, 0738-1360 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Prediction KW - Marine KW - Environmental economics KW - Dew point KW - time series analysis KW - Climate change KW - marine resources KW - Econometrics KW - dew point KW - Pathogens KW - Environmental factors KW - Stochastic processes KW - Marine resources KW - Recreation areas KW - Economics KW - USA, Ohio KW - Turbidity KW - econometrics KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - O 3050:Sediment Dynamics KW - Q1 08485:Species interactions: pests and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1011214761?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Marine+Resource+Economics&rft.atitle=ARCH%2C+GARCH%2C+and+ARMAX+Models+for+Forecasting+Pathogen+Indicators+and+Advisories+at+Marine+Recreational+Sites&rft.au=Ali%2C+G&rft.aulast=Ali&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2011-09-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=211&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Resource+Economics&rft.issn=07381360&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Stochastic processes; Marine resources; Dew point; Climate change; Econometrics; Pathogens; Environmental factors; Turbidity; Environmental economics; Recreation areas; time series analysis; Economics; marine resources; dew point; econometrics; USA, Ohio; Marine ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Trace elements concentration in sediments of Orontes River using PIXE technique AN - 1019691380; 15166294 AB - Proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) has been used to measure trace elements in sediments of Orontes River. Measurements were carried out using a 2MeV proton beam produced from of the 3MV tandem accelerator. Sediment samples were collected from 11 sites covering the important potential pollution sources at the river. The accuracy of the experimental procedure was verified using a certified sediment reference material (IAEA-SL1) and was found to be less than 10%. The results have shown that Pb and As were within the natural levels. In contrast, high concentrations of other elements like Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn have been found at different sites and explained by local human and industrial activities. JF - Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B. Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms AU - Alhajji, E AU - Ismail, I M AD - Department of Protection and Safety, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2011/08/15/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Aug 15 SP - 1818 EP - 1821 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 269 IS - 16 SN - 0168-583X, 0168-583X KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Trace elements KW - Pollution KW - Orontes river KW - Syria KW - PIXE KW - Water Pollution Sources KW - Fluvial Sediments KW - Man-induced effects KW - Freshwater KW - Lead KW - X-rays KW - Zinc KW - Sediment Contamination KW - Rivers KW - Sediment chemistry KW - Sediment pollution KW - Trace Elements KW - Sediments KW - Water pollution KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - SW 3050:Ultimate disposal of wastes KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1019691380?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Instruments+%26+Methods+in+Physics+Research.+Section+B.+Beam+Interactions+with+Materials+and+Atoms&rft.atitle=Trace+elements+concentration+in+sediments+of+Orontes+River+using+PIXE+technique&rft.au=Alhajji%2C+E%3BIsmail%2C+I+M&rft.aulast=Alhajji&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=2011-08-15&rft.volume=269&rft.issue=16&rft.spage=1818&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Instruments+%26+Methods+in+Physics+Research.+Section+B.+Beam+Interactions+with+Materials+and+Atoms&rft.issn=0168583X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.nimb.2011.05.006 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rivers; Sediment pollution; Sediment chemistry; Man-induced effects; Water pollution; Sediments; Trace elements; X-rays; Water Pollution Sources; Fluvial Sediments; Zinc; Sediment Contamination; Trace Elements; Lead; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.05.006 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FORTY-SIXTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). [Part 2 of 2] T2 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FORTY-SIXTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 894158772; 15010-0_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Seabrook Station located in the city of Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 46th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra), nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on March 15, 2030. Seabrook Station is located two miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, two miles north of the Massachusetts state line, 15 miles south of the Maine state line, and 10 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are two metropolitan areas within 50 miles of the site: Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. The Seabrook site spans 889 acres on a peninsula bordered on the north by Browns River, Hunts Island Creek on the south, and estuarine marshlands on the east. The original construction plans called for two identical units at Seabrook; but construction on Unit 2 was halted prior to completion and the remaining Unit 2 buildings are now used primarily for storage. Seabrook Unit 1, which began commercial operation on August 19, 1990, is a nuclear-powered steam electric generating facility powered by a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR). The reactor, steam generators, and related systems are enclosed in a reinforced concrete containment building with a slab base and hemispherical dome. A carbon steel liner attached to the inside face of the concrete shell ensures a high degree of leak tightness. In addition, the 3.6-foot thick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield for both normal and accident conditions. Unit 1 originally produced a reactor core power of 3,411 megawatts-thermal (MWt). This was increased in 2005 to 3,587 MWt and then again in 2006 to the plants current output of 3,648 MWt. The original design net electrical capacity was 1,198 megawatts-electric (MWe), which was increased to 1,221 MWe in 2005 and then to 1,245 MWe in 2006. Seabrook uses a once-through cooling system connected to the Gulf of Maine through a system of tunnels that have been drilled through ocean bedrock. Water withdrawn from the Gulf of Maine enters an intake tunnel located at a depth of 60 feet and then travels through one of three concrete intake shafts which extend upward from the intake tunnel above the bedrock. A velocity cap, which sits on top of each intake shaft, regulates flow and minimizes fish entrapment. From the intake shafts, water flows through a 17,000-foot intake tunnel that was drilled through the ocean bedrock. Water that has passed through Seabrook discharges to the Gulf of Maine through a 16,500-foot long discharge tunnel. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered are new natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural-gas-fired capacity and a wind-power component. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow NextEra to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Seabrook Station would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Continued impacts to fish and shellfish species are expected to be small, with the exception of winter flounder which is regularly entrained and impinged at Seabrook. Monitoring data indicate that the abundance of winter flounder has decreased to a greater and observable extent near Seabrooks intake and discharge structures compared to three to four miles away. A previous leak from the cask loading area and transfer canal adjacent to the spent fuel pool resulted in elevated concentrations of tritium in groundwater at the site. However, overall groundwater monitoring suggests that offsite migration of tritium is not occurring. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110250, Volume 1--352 pages, Volume 2--309 pages, August 12, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 46 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Gulf of Maine KW - New Hampshire KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/894158772?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FORTY-SIXTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). [Part 1 of 2] T2 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FORTY-SIXTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 894158731; 15010-0_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Seabrook Station located in the city of Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 46th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra), nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on March 15, 2030. Seabrook Station is located two miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, two miles north of the Massachusetts state line, 15 miles south of the Maine state line, and 10 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are two metropolitan areas within 50 miles of the site: Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. The Seabrook site spans 889 acres on a peninsula bordered on the north by Browns River, Hunts Island Creek on the south, and estuarine marshlands on the east. The original construction plans called for two identical units at Seabrook; but construction on Unit 2 was halted prior to completion and the remaining Unit 2 buildings are now used primarily for storage. Seabrook Unit 1, which began commercial operation on August 19, 1990, is a nuclear-powered steam electric generating facility powered by a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR). The reactor, steam generators, and related systems are enclosed in a reinforced concrete containment building with a slab base and hemispherical dome. A carbon steel liner attached to the inside face of the concrete shell ensures a high degree of leak tightness. In addition, the 3.6-foot thick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield for both normal and accident conditions. Unit 1 originally produced a reactor core power of 3,411 megawatts-thermal (MWt). This was increased in 2005 to 3,587 MWt and then again in 2006 to the plants current output of 3,648 MWt. The original design net electrical capacity was 1,198 megawatts-electric (MWe), which was increased to 1,221 MWe in 2005 and then to 1,245 MWe in 2006. Seabrook uses a once-through cooling system connected to the Gulf of Maine through a system of tunnels that have been drilled through ocean bedrock. Water withdrawn from the Gulf of Maine enters an intake tunnel located at a depth of 60 feet and then travels through one of three concrete intake shafts which extend upward from the intake tunnel above the bedrock. A velocity cap, which sits on top of each intake shaft, regulates flow and minimizes fish entrapment. From the intake shafts, water flows through a 17,000-foot intake tunnel that was drilled through the ocean bedrock. Water that has passed through Seabrook discharges to the Gulf of Maine through a 16,500-foot long discharge tunnel. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered are new natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural-gas-fired capacity and a wind-power component. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow NextEra to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Seabrook Station would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Continued impacts to fish and shellfish species are expected to be small, with the exception of winter flounder which is regularly entrained and impinged at Seabrook. Monitoring data indicate that the abundance of winter flounder has decreased to a greater and observable extent near Seabrooks intake and discharge structures compared to three to four miles away. A previous leak from the cask loading area and transfer canal adjacent to the spent fuel pool resulted in elevated concentrations of tritium in groundwater at the site. However, overall groundwater monitoring suggests that offsite migration of tritium is not occurring. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110250, Volume 1--352 pages, Volume 2--309 pages, August 12, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 46 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Gulf of Maine KW - New Hampshire KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/894158731?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: SEABROOK STATION, CITY OF SEABROOK, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (FORTY-SIXTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16386445; 15010 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for Seabrook Station located in the city of Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 46th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all nuclear power reactor license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra), nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on March 15, 2030. Seabrook Station is located two miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, two miles north of the Massachusetts state line, 15 miles south of the Maine state line, and 10 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are two metropolitan areas within 50 miles of the site: Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. The Seabrook site spans 889 acres on a peninsula bordered on the north by Browns River, Hunts Island Creek on the south, and estuarine marshlands on the east. The original construction plans called for two identical units at Seabrook; but construction on Unit 2 was halted prior to completion and the remaining Unit 2 buildings are now used primarily for storage. Seabrook Unit 1, which began commercial operation on August 19, 1990, is a nuclear-powered steam electric generating facility powered by a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR). The reactor, steam generators, and related systems are enclosed in a reinforced concrete containment building with a slab base and hemispherical dome. A carbon steel liner attached to the inside face of the concrete shell ensures a high degree of leak tightness. In addition, the 3.6-foot thick concrete walls serve as a radiation shield for both normal and accident conditions. Unit 1 originally produced a reactor core power of 3,411 megawatts-thermal (MWt). This was increased in 2005 to 3,587 MWt and then again in 2006 to the plants current output of 3,648 MWt. The original design net electrical capacity was 1,198 megawatts-electric (MWe), which was increased to 1,221 MWe in 2005 and then to 1,245 MWe in 2006. Seabrook uses a once-through cooling system connected to the Gulf of Maine through a system of tunnels that have been drilled through ocean bedrock. Water withdrawn from the Gulf of Maine enters an intake tunnel located at a depth of 60 feet and then travels through one of three concrete intake shafts which extend upward from the intake tunnel above the bedrock. A velocity cap, which sits on top of each intake shaft, regulates flow and minimizes fish entrapment. From the intake shafts, water flows through a 17,000-foot intake tunnel that was drilled through the ocean bedrock. Water that has passed through Seabrook discharges to the Gulf of Maine through a 16,500-foot long discharge tunnel. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered are new natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generation, new nuclear generation, and a combination alternative that includes some natural-gas-fired capacity and a wind-power component. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow NextEra to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by Seabrook Station would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Continued impacts to fish and shellfish species are expected to be small, with the exception of winter flounder which is regularly entrained and impinged at Seabrook. Monitoring data indicate that the abundance of winter flounder has decreased to a greater and observable extent near Seabrooks intake and discharge structures compared to three to four miles away. A previous leak from the cask loading area and transfer canal adjacent to the spent fuel pool resulted in elevated concentrations of tritium in groundwater at the site. However, overall groundwater monitoring suggests that offsite migration of tritium is not occurring. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110250, Volume 1--352 pages, Volume 2--309 pages, August 12, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 46 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Gulf of Maine KW - New Hampshire KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16386445?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+SEABROOK+STATION%2C+CITY+OF+SEABROOK%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+%28FORTY-SIXTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-09-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluations of four mite predators (Acari: Phytosiidae) released for suppression of spider mite infesting protected crop of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) AN - 1093465196; 17151483 AB - This study examined the efficacy of 4 mite predators such as Neoseiulus pseudolongispinosus (Xin, Liang and Ke), Euseius castaneae (Wang and Xu), Euseius utilis (Liang and Ke) and Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (Phytosiidae) released for the suppression of spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Koch) infesting sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in greenhouse. When the predatory mites were released on sweet pepper plants, their establishment was successful to control the population of spider mite at a lower level and results revealed significant differences in declining pest density among predators released and non released plants; in addition, ran significant differences were detected in treated plants. Released predators along an untreated control treatment to manage T. urticae resulted decline in pest densities from 0.82 to 1.02 per leaf, compared to 1.42 observed within the plants served as control, indicating the potential of these mite predators for augmentative releases. Among all the treatments tested, mite predators recovered were higher with N. pseudolongispinosus and E. utilis in equal proportion (0.12 per leaf) followed by E. castaneae and E. finlandicus (0.11 per leaf) inside released plants in comparison to check treatment where no predators were released (0.03 per leaf). The results for allocations of the pest and predatory arthropods on the plant canopy indicated that more prey and predator mites were found on middle and bottom leaves as compared with upper leaves of plant. Observational data suggested that predation on spider mite by the existing predators fauna may have perfect potential to provide biological control of pest in greenhouse crops. JF - African Journal of Agricultural Research AU - Muhammad, S AU - Wu, K AU - Xu, X AU - Wang, E AD - Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Tandojam-70060, Sindh, Pakistan, drmsarwar64@yahoo.com Y1 - 2011/08/04/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Aug 04 SP - 3509 EP - 3514 VL - 6 IS - 15 SN - 1991-637X, 1991-637X KW - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Capsicum annuum KW - Biological control KW - Sweet taste KW - Data processing KW - Euseius finlandicus KW - Predation KW - Leaves KW - Predators KW - Tetranychus urticae KW - Crops KW - Greenhouses KW - Arthropoda KW - Araneae KW - Pests KW - Canopies KW - Acari KW - Prey KW - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1093465196?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=African+Journal+of+Agricultural+Research&rft.atitle=Evaluations+of+four+mite+predators+%28Acari%3A+Phytosiidae%29+released+for+suppression+of+spider+mite+infesting+protected+crop+of+sweet+pepper+%28Capsicum+annuum+L.%29&rft.au=Muhammad%2C+S%3BWu%2C+K%3BXu%2C+X%3BWang%2C+E&rft.aulast=Muhammad&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2011-08-04&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=3509&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=African+Journal+of+Agricultural+Research&rft.issn=1991637X&rft_id=info:doi/10.5897%2FAJAR10.364 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological control; Sweet taste; Data processing; Predation; Leaves; Predators; Canopies; Pests; Prey; Crops; Greenhouses; Capsicum annuum; Arthropoda; Euseius finlandicus; Araneae; Acari; Tetranychus urticae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJAR10.364 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Time dependent burn-up and fission products inventory calculations in the discharged fuel of the Syrian MNSR AN - 907943163; 15161833 AB - The Syrian Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR), a 30kW, 89.8% HEU fueled (U-Al), went critical in March, 1996. By operating the reactor at nominal power for 2.5h/day, the estimated core life is 10years. This paper presents the results of fuel burn-up and depletion analysis of the MNSR fuel lattice using the ORIGEN 2 code. A one-group cross-section data base for the ORIGEN 2 computer code was developed for the Syrian MNSR research reactor. The ORIGEN 2 predicted burn-up dependent actinide compositions of MNSR spent fuel using the newly developed data base show a good agreement with the published results in the literature. In addition, the burn-up characteristics of MNSR spent fuel was analyzed with the new data base. Finally, to study the effect of burn-up on the reactivity, the microscopic cross-sections of the fission products calculated by the WlMS code (using the number densities of fission products generated by the ORIGEN 2 code as a function of burn-up time), were used as an input for the CITATION code calculations. The results contained in this paper could be used in performing criticality safety analysis and shielding calculations for the design of a spent fuel storage cask for the MNSR core. JF - Annals of Nuclear Energy AU - Omar, H AU - Ghazi, N AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus, P.O. Box 6091, Syria, pscientific@aec.org.sy Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 SP - 1698 EP - 1704 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 38 IS - 8 SN - 0306-4549, 0306-4549 KW - Environment Abstracts KW - Fission products KW - ORIGEN 2 code KW - MNSR KW - Burn-up KW - Storage KW - fission products KW - Nuclear reactors KW - safety engineering KW - Fuels KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Nuclear energy KW - Data bases KW - Actinides KW - ENA 03:Energy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/907943163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvabstractsmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Time+dependent+burn-up+and+fission+products+inventory+calculations+in+the+discharged+fuel+of+the+Syrian+MNSR&rft.au=Omar%2C+H%3BGhazi%2C+N&rft.aulast=Omar&rft.aufirst=H&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1698&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=03064549&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.anucene.2011.04.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Storage; fission products; safety engineering; Nuclear reactors; Fuels; Nuclear fuels; Nuclear energy; Data bases; Actinides DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2011.04.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thermal neutron cross section determination of short-to-medium lived nuclides using a 20 Ci Am-Be neutron source AN - 1777161448; 15161827 AB - While there are growing demands for the nuclear data at higher energy regions than keV for up-to-date scientific and technological development, accurate capture cross sections at thermal energy are still needed. The thermal neutron capture cross sections for the reactions 127I(n, gamma )128I, 152Sm(n, gamma )153Sm,154Sm(n, gamma )155Sm, and 238U(n, gamma )239U were determined by the method of foil activation using 55Mn(n, gamma )56Mn as a reference reaction. The experimental samples with and without a Cd cover were irradiated in an isotropic neutron field of a 20Ci 241Am-Be neutron source facility. A high purity Ge detector was used to measure the induced gamma-rays from the samples and the monitor. The thermal neutron capture cross sections of the reactions 127I(n, gamma )128I, 152Sm(n, gamma )153Sm, 154Sm(n, gamma )155Sm, and 238U(n, gamma )239U were deduced from the analysis of obtained gamma-ray spectra. The thermal neutron capture cross section values for 127I(n, gamma )128I, 152Sm(n, gamma )153Sm, 154Sm(n, gamma )155Sm, and 238U(n, gamma )239U reactions are (5.93+/-0.52), (207.3+/-9.4), (7.7+/-0.3), and (2.79+/-0.09) barns respectively. The obtained results have been discussed and compared with the available experimental data and were found to be in agreement with each other. JF - Annals of Nuclear Energy AU - Agbemava, SE AU - Nyarko, BJB AU - Fletcher, J J AU - Sogbadji, RBM AU - Mensimah, E AU - Asamoah, M AD - Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, National Nuclear Research Institute, P.O. Box LG80, Legon, Ghana Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - August 2011 SP - 1737 EP - 1742 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 38 IS - 8 SN - 0306-4549, 0306-4549 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Thermal neutrons KW - Activation method KW - Gamma-ray KW - Cross section KW - 241Am-Be KW - Activation KW - Neutron sources KW - Detectors KW - Reactions (nuclear) KW - Capture cross sections KW - Cadmium KW - Nuclear reactor components UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777161448?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Thermal+neutron+cross+section+determination+of+short-to-medium+lived+nuclides+using+a+20+Ci+Am-Be+neutron+source&rft.au=Agbemava%2C+SE%3BNyarko%2C+BJB%3BFletcher%2C+J+J%3BSogbadji%2C+RBM%3BMensimah%2C+E%3BAsamoah%2C+M&rft.aulast=Agbemava&rft.aufirst=SE&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1737&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annals+of+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=03064549&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.anucene.2011.04.004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2011.04.004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NRC Research to Support Regulatory Decisions Related to Subsequent License Renewal Periods AN - 1439755224; 17725576 AB - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the domestic industry, and international partners, is developing an integrated aging management research plan ("Life Beyond 60"), which will focus on those areas covered by 10 CFR Part 54 that may need additional technical information to provide regulatory assurance of the capabilities of the nuclear power plant (NPP) structures, systems, and components (SSCs) and related materials to maintain their safety-related functionality in the second, and subsequent, license renewal periods. This presentation will discuss the activities to date, including results, and the path forward. AU - Carpenter, C E AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Energy (nuclear) KW - Degradation KW - Energy management KW - Licenses KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Decisions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1439755224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=NRC+Research+to+Support+Regulatory+Decisions+Related+to+Subsequent+License+Renewal+Periods&rft.au=Carpenter%2C+C+E&rft.aulast=Carpenter&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118132418&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Current NRC Perspectives Concerning PWSCC AN - 1439733776; 17725469 AB - Materials currently used in nuclear power plants are reliable and are generally resistant to environmental degradation. However, occurrences of environmental degradation have been observed as the current fleet of reactors age. Primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) is of particular interest to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This paper provides a historical assessment of operating experience associated with PWSCC and welding issues associated with PWSCC materials. This paper also provides a brief description of NRC research concerning PWSCC. Finally the paper considers the regulatory issues associated with PWSCC, especially those associated with gaps in the understanding of the behavior of PWSCC resistant material under actual reactor conditions. AU - Alley, David AU - Dunn, Darrell AD - U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Corrosion Abstracts (CO); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Regulatory agencies KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Degradation KW - Conferences KW - Assessments KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Nuclear engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1439733776?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=Current+NRC+Perspectives+Concerning+PWSCC&rft.au=Alley%2C+David%3BDunn%2C+Darrell&rft.aulast=Alley&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118132418&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NRC/EPRI Welding Residual Stress Validation Program (Phase III) AN - 1439733427; 17725527 AB - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Energy Power Research Institute (EPRI) are working cooperatively under a memorandum of understanding to validate welding residual stress predictions in pressurized water reactor primary cooling loop components containing dissimilar metal (DM) welds. These stresses are of interest as DM welds in pressurized water reactors are susceptible to primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) and tensile weld residual stresses are one of the primary drivers of this stress corrosion cracking mechanism. The NRC/EPRI weld residual stress (WRS) program currently consists of four phases, with each phase increasing in complexity from lab size specimens to component mock-ups and ex-plant material. This paper discusses Phase III of the WRS characterization program, comparing measured and predicted weld residual stresses profiles through the dissimilar metal weld region of pressurizer safety and relief nozzles removed from the cancelled WNP-3 plant. AU - Kerr, Matthew AU - Fredette, Lee AU - Rathbun, Howard AU - Broussard, John AD - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 KW - METADEX (MD); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Corrosion Abstracts (CO); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Stress corrosion cracking KW - Residual stress KW - Pressurized water reactors KW - Welding KW - Welded joints KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Dissimilar metals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1439733427?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=NRC%2FEPRI+Welding+Residual+Stress+Validation+Program+%28Phase+III%29&rft.au=Kerr%2C+Matthew%3BFredette%2C+Lee%3BRathbun%2C+Howard%3BBroussard%2C+John&rft.aulast=Kerr&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118132418&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NRC Research Activities on Environmentally-Assisted Fatigue AN - 1439729160; 17725509 AB - Over the past ten years, evaluation for license renewal and new reactors has provided significant experience and insight on the use of the environmental fatigue multiplier (Fen) approach, and recognized the need for further refinement of this methodology, as well as its application to other areas. Hence, the NRC has initiated further research work on environmentally assisted fatigue. The objectives of these research activities are as follows: 1. Develop a transient stress evaluation software tool for rapidly determining thermal transient stresses in reactor components. 2. Develop an ASME Code fatigue calculation software tool for estimating fatigue usage factors in reactor components. 3. Develop revised CUF limit criteria for postulated high energy line break locations. 4. Obtain technical support from Argonne National Laboratory to update existing environmental fatigue methodology, develop application techniques for applying the methodology, and revise RG 1.207 accordingly, if appropriate. AU - Stevens, Gary AU - Tregoning, Robert AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Nuclear power generation KW - Computer programs KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Fatigue (materials) KW - Nuclear reactor components KW - Tools KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Methodology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1439729160?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=NRC+Research+Activities+on+Environmentally-Assisted+Fatigue&rft.au=Stevens%2C+Gary%3BTregoning%2C+Robert&rft.aulast=Stevens&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118132418&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Overview of NRC Proactive Management of Materials Degradation (PMMD) Program AN - 1419371076; 17725467 AB - Materials degradation phenomena, if not appropriately managed, have the potential to adversely impact the design functionality and safety margins of nuclear power plant (NPP) systems, structures and components (SSCs). Therefore, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has initiated an over-the-horizon multi-year research Proactive Management of Materials Degradation (PMMD) Research Program, which is presently evaluating longer time frames (i.e., 80 or more years) and including passive long-lived SSCs beyond the primary piping and core internals, such as concrete containment and cable insulation. This will allow the NRC to (1) identify significant knowledge gaps and new forms of degradation; (2) capture current knowledge base; and, (3) prioritize materials degradation research needs and directions for future efforts. This effort is being accomplished in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) LWR Sustainability (LWRS) program. This presentation will discuss the activities to date, including results, and the path forward. AU - Carpenter, C E AU - Hull, Amy AU - Oberson, Greg AD - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y1 - 2011/08// PY - 2011 DA - Aug 2011 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Environmental degradation KW - Nuclear power plants KW - USA KW - Degradation KW - Conferences KW - Safety engineering KW - Commissions KW - Containment KW - Sustainability KW - Research programs KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1419371076?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=Overview+of+NRC+Proactive+Management+of+Materials+Degradation+%28PMMD%29+Program&rft.au=Carpenter%2C+C+E%3BHull%2C+Amy%3BOberson%2C+Greg&rft.aulast=Carpenter&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=2011-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=9781118132418&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Environmental degradation; Nuclear power plants; Safety engineering; Conferences; Degradation; Commissions; Containment; Research programs; Sustainability; USA ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 28 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888698003; 15001-1_0028 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 28 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888698003?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 27 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888698001; 15001-1_0027 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 27 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888698001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 26 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696926; 15001-1_0026 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696926?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 25 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696921; 15001-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 24 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696915; 15001-1_0024 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 24 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696915?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 23 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696908; 15001-1_0023 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 23 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 22 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696901; 15001-1_0022 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 22 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696901?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 21 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696896; 15001-1_0021 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 21 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696896?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 20 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696887; 15001-1_0020 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 20 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696887?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 19 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696880; 15001-1_0019 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 19 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696880?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 18 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696872; 15001-1_0018 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 17 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696862; 15001-1_0017 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 16 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696859; 15001-1_0016 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 15 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696855; 15001-1_0015 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 15 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 14 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696849; 15001-1_0014 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 14 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696849?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 13 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696841; 15001-1_0013 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 13 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 12 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696836; 15001-1_0012 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 12 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696836?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 11 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696833; 15001-1_0011 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 11 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696833?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 10 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696827; 15001-1_0010 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 10 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696827?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 9 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696819; 15001-1_0009 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 8 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696815; 15001-1_0008 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 7 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696807; 15001-1_0007 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 7 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696807?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 6 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696798; 15001-1_0006 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 6 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696798?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 5 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696790; 15001-1_0005 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 4 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696785; 15001-1_0004 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. 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The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 2 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696766; 15001-1_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696766?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. [Part 1 of 28] T2 - SITE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE AND OFF-SITE LOCATIONS IN NEVADA. AN - 888696756; 15001-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Alternatives for continued management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities in Nevada are proposed. The NNSS occupies 1,360 square miles of desert and mountain terrain in southern Nevada. The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) is located on 35 acres at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, 59 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary. The North Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), located on 78 acres 55 miles southeast of the nearest NNSS boundary in Las Vegas, comprises 29 buildings that support ongoing NNSS missions. The Tonopah Test Range (TTR), located 12 miles north of the nearest NNSS boundary, is a U.S. Air Force facility consisting of a 280-square-mile area on the Nevada Test and Training Range. NNSA operations at the TTR include flight-testing of gravity weapons (bombs) and research, development, and evaluation of nuclear weapons components and delivery systems. The NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and the TTR support DOE/NNSAs core missions by providing the capabilities to process and dispose of a damaged nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device and to conduct high-hazard experiments involving special nuclear material and high explosives, non-nuclear experiments, and hydrodynamic testing. Nuclear stockpile stewardship activities at the NNSS include dynamic plutonium experiments that provide technical information to maintain the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and research and training in areas such as nuclear safeguards, criticality safety, and emergency response. Special nuclear materials are also stored at the NNSS. In addition, NNSA receives low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for disposal at the NNSS. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are evaluated in this site-wide draft EIS. Impacts of other DOE programs and those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, that occur or are proposed to occur on these NNSA-managed sites are also analyzed. The Expanded Operations Alternative would consider adding reasonably foreseeable new work at the NNSS in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, high hazard and other experiments, research and development and testing. Such expanded operations could include developing test beds for concept testing of sensors, mitigation strategies, and weapons effectiveness. The Reduced Operations Alternative would reduce the overall level of operations and close specific buildings and structures. NNSA would also consider allowing the development of solar power generation facilities under each alternative. A geothermal energy demonstration project and research center would be included under the Expanded Operations Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would support NNSAs missions to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile, support other national security programs, characterize and remediate areas of the NNSS and offsite locations previously contaminated as a result of nuclear weapons testing, and provide for the disposal of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste from across the DOE complex. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Expanded operations would increase land disturbance, potential for disturbance of cultural resources, hazardous wastes, and traffic on regional roads and highways. Under the No Action, Expanded Operations, or Reduced Operations alternatives, solar power generation facilities would disturb 2,650, 10,300, and 1,200 acres, respectively. Implementing any alternative would result in disturbing desert tortoise habitat. Under the Expanded Operations Alternative, the estimated number of tortoises taken (163 to 346) could exceed that permitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Additional facilities at the Desert Rock Airport and solar power generation facilities would have an adverse visual impact. The geothermal project could also alter visual character and reduce visual quality if its facilities are visible from U.S. Route 95. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13212, and Executive Order 13514. JF - EPA number: 110241, Summary--112 pages, Draft EIS--695 pages, Appendices--436 pages, July 29, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DOE/EIS-0426D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Desert Land KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geothermal Resources KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Radioactive Wastes KW - Research KW - Research Facilities KW - Solar Energy KW - Storage KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nellis Air Force Base KW - Nevada KW - Tonopah Test Range Nevada KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Executive Order 13514, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888696756?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.title=SITE-WIDE+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+THE+CONTINUED+OPERATION+OF+THE+DEPARTMENT+OF+ENERGY+%2F+NATIONAL+NUCLEAR+SECURITY+ADMINISTRATION+NEVADA+NATIONAL+SECURITY+SITE+AND+OFF-SITE+LOCATIONS+IN+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Las Vegas, Nevada; DOE N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Biofuels from Algae AN - 964245257; 2011-182450 AB - This POSTnote examines the technical, economic and environmental issues around algal biofuels and their relevance to UK and EU policy targets. Algae can provide a variety of fuels for transport, heating, or electricity generation, including biodiesel, aviation fuel, and biogas. Algal biofuels are at an experimental stage and are more expensive than fossil fuels, but could be made more cost-effective by extracting other valuable products from algae or incorporating their production into waste water treatment. Tables. JF - United Kingdom Parliament, Jul 2011, 4 pp. AU - Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 PB - United Kingdom Parliament KW - Energy resources and policy - Renewable energy sources KW - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Air transport KW - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory KW - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products KW - International relations - Regional organizations KW - Energy resources and policy - Electric power KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity KW - Biomass energy KW - Aviation KW - Electric power KW - European Union KW - Fossil fuels KW - Production KW - Economics KW - United Kingdom KW - Water KW - Fuel KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/964245257?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aulast=Parliamentary+Office+of+Science+%26amp%3B+Technology&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Biofuels+from+Algae&rft.title=Biofuels+from+Algae&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-384 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-04-01 N1 - Publication note - United Kingdom Parliament, 2011 N1 - SuppNotes - POST Note, no. 384 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Review of Emerging Resources: U.S. Shale Gas and Shale Oil Plays AN - 914786790; 2011-157398 AB - To gain a better understanding of the potential US domestic shale gas and shale oil resources, EIA commissioned INTEK, Inc. to develop an assessment of onshore Lower 48 States technically recoverable shale gas and shale oil resources. This paper briefly describes the scope, methodology, and key results of the report and discusses the key assumptions that underlie the results. Tables. JF - United States Department of Energy, Jul 2011, 105 pp. AU - United States Energy Information Administration Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 PB - United States Department of Energy KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Chemical industries KW - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy KW - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products KW - United States KW - Petroleum industry KW - Gases KW - Natural resources KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/914786790?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/PAIS+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aulast=United+States+Energy+Information+Administration&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Review+of+Emerging+Resources%3A+U.S.+Shale+Gas+and+Shale+Oil+Plays&rft.title=Review+of+Emerging+Resources%3A+U.S.+Shale+Gas+and+Shale+Oil+Plays&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/usshalegas/pdf/usshaleplays.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - Publication note - United States Department of Energy, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CLEARANCE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY UNDER NEW DOE RADIATION PROTECTION DIRECTIVE AN - 902357104; 15692007 AB - The Department of Energy (DOE) expects to issue a new Order, DOE O 458.1, to replace DOE 5400.5 as its primary directive for radiation protection of the public and the environment. The new Order was developed by a team of radiation protection experts from DOE Headquarters and Field offices and national laboratories with support from contractor subject matter experts to help ensure field implementation issues were considered. The new Order improves flexibility and tailors radiation protection requirements to site-specific radiological risk; moves many decision-making and approval authorities to the lowest appropriate level of DOE management; and recognizes that authority and accountability rest with line management, including responsibility for oversight. DOE O 458.1 contains a "Release and Clearance of Property" section that applies to real and personal property. This section conains requirements regarding: ALARA; dose constraints; residual radioactive material; institutional controls for real property; process and historical knowledge; authorized limits; radiological monitoring or surveys; documentation and verification; public notification; and clearance documentation. DOE O 458.1 uses updated dosimetric methods for consistency with 10 CFR Part 835, Occupational Radiation Protection. A new DOE technical standard was prepared in conjunction with DOE O 458.1 to replace the derived concentration guides in DOE 5400.5. A DOE working group is in the process of preparing a technical standard for dose-based surface clearance criteria. DOE plans training on implementation of DOE O 458.1, and will evaluate the need for additional new or revised technical standards and guidance documents. JF - Health Physics AU - Vazquez, G AU - Corredor, C AU - Regnier, E AU - Wallo, A AU - Ostrowski, C AD - U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20009, USA Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - Jul 2011 SP - 1 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 101 IS - 1 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - Historical account KW - Contracts KW - Training KW - Responsibility KW - Radioactive materials KW - accountability KW - new orders KW - responsibility KW - R2 23020:Technological risks KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/902357104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=CLEARANCE+OF+REAL+AND+PERSONAL+PROPERTY+UNDER+NEW+DOE+RADIATION+PROTECTION+DIRECTIVE&rft.au=Vazquez%2C+G%3BCorredor%2C+C%3BRegnier%2C+E%3BWallo%2C+A%3BOstrowski%2C+C&rft.aulast=Vazquez&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=101&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=S79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Historical account; Contracts; Responsibility; Training; Radioactive materials; accountability; new orders; responsibility ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Examples of Safe U.S. Plants AN - 888587479 AB - CFR 50.44. "Combustible gas control for nuclear power reactors." also known as the "Hydrogen Rule," outlines the NRC's requirements to prevent an atmosphere inside the containment of Boiling Water Reactors and certain Pressurized Water Reactors that supports combustion or detonation that could cause loss of containment integrity. It does this by requiring that all BWRs with Mark I and II containments maintain an inerted atmosphere (less than 4% oxygen by volume). JF - Nuclear Plant Journal AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2011///Jul/Aug PY - 2011 DA - Jul/Aug 2011 SP - 57 EP - 57,60 CY - Glen Ellyn PB - EQES, Inc. VL - 29 IS - 4 SN - 08922055 KW - Energy KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Nuclear accidents & safety KW - Safety standards KW - United States--US KW - 9190:United States KW - 8340:Electric, water & gas utilities UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/888587479?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aabiglobal&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nuclear+Plant+Journal&rft.atitle=Examples+of+Safe+U.S.+Plants&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=57&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nuclear+Plant+Journal&rft.issn=08922055&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Central; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Copyright - Copyright EQES, Inc. Jul/Aug 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - United States--US ER - TY - JOUR T1 - CORRECTION FACTORS APPLIED TO FINGER DOSIMETRY: A THEORETICAL ASSESSMENT OF APPROPRIATE VALUES FOR USE IN HANDLING RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AN - 876250141; 15112368 AB - United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) regulations limit the dose to the skin to 500 mSv per year. This is also the dose limit recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The operational quantity recommended by ICRP for quantifying dose to the skin is the personal dose equivalent, H sub(p) (0.07) and is identical to NRC's shallow dose equivalent, H sub(s), also measured at a skin depth of 7 mg cm super(-2). However, whereas ICRP recommends averaging the dose to the skin over an area of 1 cm super(2) regardless of the size of the exposed area of skin, USNRC requires the shallow dose equivalent to be averaged over 10 cm super(2). To monitor dose to the skin of the hands of workers handling radioactive materials and particularly in radiophar-maceutical manufacturing facilities, which is the focus of this work, workers are frequently required to wear finger ring dosimeters. The dosimeters monitor the dose at the location of the sensitive element, but this is not the dose required to show compliance (i.e., the dose averaged over the highest exposed contiguous 10 cm super(2) of skin). Therefore, it may be necessary to apply a correction factor that enables estimation of the required skin dose from the dosimeter reading. This work explored the effects of finger ring placement and of the geometry of the radioactive materials being handled by the worker on the relationship between the dosimeter reading and the desired average dose. A mathematical model of the hand was developed for this purpose that is capable of positioning the fingers in any desired grasping configuration, thereby realistically modeling manipulation of any object. The model was then used with the radiation transport code MCNP to calculate the dose distribution on the skin of the hand when handling a variety of radioactive vials and syringes, as well as the dose to the dosimeter element. Correction factors were calculated using the results of these calculations and examined for any patterns that may be useful in establishing an appropriate correction factor for this type of work. It was determined that a correction factor of one applied to the dosimeter reading, with the dosimeter placed at the base of the middle finger, provides an adequate estimate of the required average dose during a monitoring period for most commonly encountered geometries. Different correction factors may be required for exceptional or unusual source geometries and must be considered on a case-by-case basis. JF - Health Physics AU - Sherbini, S AU - Has, D AU - Eckerman, K AU - DeCiccot, J AD - Mail Stop CSB C3A07M, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, USA, sxs2@nrc.gov Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - Jul 2011 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Williams & Wilkins, 351 W. Camden St. Baltimore MD 21201 United States VL - 101 IS - 1 SN - 0017-9078, 0017-9078 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - commissions KW - Manufacturing industry KW - USA KW - Skin KW - Mathematical models KW - syringes KW - Radioactive materials KW - Compliance KW - Dosimetry KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/876250141?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Health+Physics&rft.atitle=CORRECTION+FACTORS+APPLIED+TO+FINGER+DOSIMETRY%3A+A+THEORETICAL+ASSESSMENT+OF+APPROPRIATE+VALUES+FOR+USE+IN+HANDLING+RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS&rft.au=Sherbini%2C+S%3BHas%2C+D%3BEckerman%2C+K%3BDeCiccot%2C+J&rft.aulast=Sherbini&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=101&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Physics&rft.issn=00179078&rft_id=info:doi/10.1097%2FHP.0b013e318207ce10 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Manufacturing industry; commissions; Mathematical models; Skin; syringes; Dosimetry; Compliance; Radioactive materials; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e318207ce10 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Energy R&D portfolio analysis based on climate change mitigation AN - 873118528; 4204208 AB - The diverse nature and uncertain potential of the energy technologies that are or may be available to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions pose a challenge to policymakers trying to invest public funds in an optimal R&D portfolio. This paper discusses two analytical approaches to this challenge used to inform funding decisions related to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) applied energy R&D portfolio. The two approaches are distinguished by the constraints under which they were conducted: the need to provide an end-to-end portfolio analysis as input to internal DOE budgeting processes, but with limited time and subject to institutional constraints regarding important issues such as expert judgment. Because of these constraints, neither approach should be viewed as an attempt to push forward the state of the art in portfolio analysis in the abstract. Instead, they are an attempt to use more stylized, heuristic methods that can provide first-order insights in the DOE institutional context. Both approaches make use of advanced technology scenarios implemented in an integrated assessment modeling framework and then apply expert judgment regarding the likelihood of achieving associated R&D and commercialization goals. The approaches differ in the granularity of the scenarios used and in the definition of the benefits of technological advance: in one approach the benefits are defined as the cumulative emission reduction attributable to a particular technology; in the other approach benefits are defined as the cumulative cost reduction. In both approaches a return on investment (ROI) criterion is established based on benefits divided by federal R&D investment. The ROI is then used to build a first-order approximation of an optimal applied energy R&D investment portfolio. Although these methodologies have been used to inform an actual budget request, the results reflect only one input among many used in budget formulation. The results are therefore not representative of an official U.S. government or DOE funding recommendation but should instead be considered illustrative of the way in which methodologies such as these could be applied. All rights reserved, Elsevier JF - Energy economics AU - Pugh, Graham AU - Clarke, L AU - Marlay, R AU - Kyle, P AU - Wise, M AU - McJeon, H AU - Chan, G AD - US Department of Energy Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - Jul 2011 SP - 634 EP - 643 VL - 33 IS - 4 SN - 0140-9883, 0140-9883 KW - Economics KW - Commercialization KW - Research and development KW - Energy resources KW - Climate change KW - Investment KW - Technological change KW - Portfolio analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873118528?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aibss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Energy+economics&rft.atitle=Energy+R%26amp%3BD+portfolio+analysis+based+on+climate+change+mitigation&rft.au=Pugh%2C+Graham%3BClarke%2C+L%3BMarlay%2C+R%3BKyle%2C+P%3BWise%2C+M%3BMcJeon%2C+H%3BChan%2C+G&rft.aulast=Pugh&rft.aufirst=Graham&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=634&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Energy+economics&rft.issn=01409883&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.eneco.2010.11.007 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 2382 2381 8560 9511 4309 4313; 9889 4913 3883 971; 4268 4246 8570; 10904 10902; 12616 12622; 2543 2523 4577 3872 554 971; 6852 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2010.11.007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Valuing improvements to threatened and endangered marine species: An application of stated preference choice experiments AN - 1777141423; 14891217 AB - Non-market valuation research has produced value estimates for over forty threatened and endangered (T&E) species, including mammals, fish, birds, and crustaceans. Increasingly, Stated Preference Choice Experiments (SPCE) are utilized for valuation, as the format offers flexibility for policy analysis and may reduce certain types of response biases relative to the more traditional Contingent Valuation method. Additionally, SPCE formats can allow respondents to make trade-offs among multiple species, providing information on the distinctiveness of preferences for different T&E species. In this paper we present results of an SPCE involving three U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed species: the Puget Sound Chinook salmon, the Hawaiian monk seal, and the smalltooth sawfish. We estimate willingness-to-pay (WTP) values for improving each species' ESA listing status and statistically compare these values between the three species using a method of convolutions approach. Our results suggest that respondents have distinct preferences for the three species, and that WTP estimates differ depending on the species and the level of improvement to their ESA status. Our results should be of interest to researchers and policy-makers, as we provide value estimates for three species that have limited, if any, estimates available in the economics literature, as well as new information about the way respondents make trade-offs among three taxonomically different species. JF - Journal of Environmental Management AU - Wallmo, Kristy AU - Lew, Daniel K AD - Office of Science and Technology, Economics and Social Analysis Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 SP - 1793 EP - 1801 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 92 IS - 7 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Choice experiments KW - Non-market valuation KW - Threatened and endangered species KW - Marine mammals KW - Stated preference methods KW - Willingness-to-pay KW - Estimates KW - Format KW - Tradeoffs KW - Economics KW - Endangered species KW - Seals KW - Birds KW - Crustaceans KW - Marine UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777141423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+Management&rft.atitle=Valuing+improvements+to+threatened+and+endangered+marine+species%3A+An+application+of+stated+preference+choice+experiments&rft.au=Wallmo%2C+Kristy%3BLew%2C+Daniel+K&rft.aulast=Wallmo&rft.aufirst=Kristy&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1793&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2011.02.012 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.02.012 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Physicochemical and functional characteristics of radiation-processed shrimp chitosan AN - 1777103571; 14782803 AB - The effects of gamma irradiation on chitosan samples were determined in terms of physicochemical and functional properties. Shrimp chitosan was extracted from shell using a chemical process involving demineralization, deproteinization, decolorization and deacetylation. Commercial snow chitosan was also used. Samples (in a solid state) were given irradiation dose of 25 kGy at a dose rate of 1.1013 kGy/h in air and 0 kGy samples were used as controls. Results showed that moisture contents were between 8.690% and 13.645%. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the degree of deacetylation of the chitosan samples. Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in the viscosity and viscosity-average molecular weight of the chistosan samples. Viscosity and molecular weight decreased when the samples were given the irradiation dose of 25 kGy. Chitosan samples had low antioxidant activity compared with BHT. Water binding capacity ranged from 582.40% to 656.75% and fat binding capacity was between 431.00% and 560.55%. Irradiation had a major effect on the viscosity and the viscosity-average molecular weight of the chitosan samples. JF - Radiation Physics and Chemistry AU - Ocloo, FCK AU - Quayson, E T AU - Adu-Gyamfi, A AU - Quarcoo, E A AU - Asare, D AU - Serfor-Armah, Y AU - Woode, B K AD - Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Legon, Ghana Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 SP - 837 EP - 841 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX UK VL - 80 IS - 7 SN - 0969-806X, 0969-806X KW - Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); METADEX (MD); Advanced Polymers Abstracts (EP); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Composites Industry Abstracts (ED); Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics (EC) KW - Chitosan KW - Irradiation KW - Molecular weight KW - Viscosity KW - Degree of deacetylation KW - Moisture content KW - Dosage KW - Shrimps KW - Binding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777103571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Physicochemical+and+functional+characteristics+of+radiation-processed+shrimp+chitosan&rft.au=Ocloo%2C+FCK%3BQuayson%2C+E+T%3BAdu-Gyamfi%2C+A%3BQuarcoo%2C+E+A%3BAsare%2C+D%3BSerfor-Armah%2C+Y%3BWoode%2C+B+K&rft.aulast=Ocloo&rft.aufirst=FCK&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=80&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=837&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiation+Physics+and+Chemistry&rft.issn=0969806X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.radphyschem.2011.03.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.03.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determination of the leaching rate of [super]134Cs from the immobilized low-level radioactive sources in the cement and cement mixed with dolomite grains and with natural pozzolan powder AN - 1762119511; 14975336 AB - The leaching rate of [super]134Cs from the immobilized low-level radioactive source in the Portland cement was found to be 4.481 x 10[super]-4 g/cm[super]2 per day. Mixing this cement with dolomite grains and natural pozzolan powder increased and reduced significantly the leaching rate to 7.373 x 10[super]-4 g/cm[super]2 and 3.495 x 10[super]-4 g/cm[super]2 per day for 1 wt% mixing, and to 12.340 x 10[super]-4 g/cm[super]2 and 3.215 x 10[super]-5 g/cm[super]2 per day for 3 wt% mixing, respectively. This increase and reduction of the leaching rate is due to dedolomitization reactions between dolomite grains and cement alkalis, and pozzolanic reaction between pozzolan powder and calcium hydroxide, respectively. It was also found that the application of a latex paint reduced these leaching rates by about 8.8 and 8.2% for cement mixed with dolomite and with pozzolan, respectively. The obtained results help to improve the concrete properties used for the storage and disposal of the low-level radioactive wastes. JF - Progress in Nuclear Energy AU - Shaaban, Ismail AU - Assi, Nasim AD - Nuclear Engineering Department, Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 SP - 499 EP - 503 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX UK VL - 53 IS - 5 SN - 0149-1970, 0149-1970 KW - Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts (WC); Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Leaching KW - Pozzolan KW - Dolomite KW - Latex KW - Cement KW - Slaked lime KW - Pozzolans KW - Cements KW - Painting KW - Grains KW - Alkalis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1762119511?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.atitle=Determination+of+the+leaching+rate+of+%5Bsuper%5D134Cs+from+the+immobilized+low-level+radioactive+sources+in+the+cement+and+cement+mixed+with+dolomite+grains+and+with+natural+pozzolan+powder&rft.au=Shaaban%2C+Ismail%3BAssi%2C+Nasim&rft.aulast=Shaaban&rft.aufirst=Ismail&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=53&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=499&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Progress+in+Nuclear+Energy&rft.issn=01491970&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.pnucene.2010.10.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.10.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Current-voltage analysis of the record-efficiency CuGaSe sub(2) solar cell: Application of the current separation method and the interface recombination model AN - 1671297900; 14784766 AB - Current-voltage (j-V) characteristics of the record-efficiency CuGaSe sub(2) solar cell measured under several illumination levels are analyzed using a two-diode equation for a more accurate description of cell behavior. The contribution of each diode to the total cell j-V characteristic under illumination was estimated using the current separation method presented recently [1]. This is performed in an effort to identify the distinctive features of this record-efficiency cell, which have led to the up-to-date highest open circuit voltage of V sub(oc)=946 mV and fill factor of FF=66.5% for CuGaSe sub(2) solar cells. Furthermore, the interface recombination component of the cell current under illumination is quantitatively discussed applying the interface recombination model presented earlier [2]. JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells AU - Saad, M AU - Kassis, A AD - Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria Y1 - 2011/07// PY - 2011 DA - July 2011 SP - 1927 EP - 1931 PB - Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 95 IS - 7 SN - 0927-0248, 0927-0248 KW - Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts (WC); Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SO); Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA) KW - Solar cells KW - CuGaSe sub(2) KW - Two-diode equation KW - Interface recombination KW - Separation KW - Diodes KW - Mathematical models KW - Illumination KW - Open circuit voltage KW - Photovoltaic cells KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671297900?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Solar+Energy+Materials+and+Solar+Cells&rft.atitle=Current-voltage+analysis+of+the+record-efficiency+CuGaSe+sub%282%29+solar+cell%3A+Application+of+the+current+separation+method+and+the+interface+recombination+model&rft.au=Saad%2C+M%3BKassis%2C+A&rft.aulast=Saad&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2011-07-01&rft.volume=95&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=1927&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Solar+Energy+Materials+and+Solar+Cells&rft.issn=09270248&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.solmat.2011.02.022 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.022 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOST CREEK IN-SITU URANIUM RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (THIRD FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2009). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - LOST CREEK IN-SITU URANIUM RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (THIRD FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2009). AN - 884411356; 14957-7_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery facility, also known as an in-situ recovery (ISR) facility, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is proposed. Lost Creek ISR, LLC (LCI) submitted an application in March 2008 for the project, which would be located in the Wyoming West Uranium Milling Region, one of four specified geographic regions identified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities prepared by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The proposed project site consists of 4,254 acres remotely located on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the State of Wyoming. Facilities would include a central plant to produce yellowcake slurry, well fields, a deep disposal well for liquid effluent wastes, and attendant infrastructure. During the ISR process, an oxidant-charged solution, called a lixiviant, is injected into the production zone aquifer using native ground water, carbon dioxide, and sodium carbonate/bicarbonate, with an oxygen or hydrogen peroxide oxidant. The lixiviant oxidizes and dissolves the mineralized uranium and the resulting uranium-rich solution is drawn to recovery wells and then transferred to a processing facility via a network of pipes. At the processing facility, the uranium is leached from the solution and the resulting barren solution is then recharged with the oxidant and re-injected to recover more uranium from the well field. During production, the uranium recovery solution continually moves through the aquifer from outlying injection wells to internal recovery wells. Monitoring wells in the production zone aquifer and the overlying and underlying aquifers would detect lixiviant in case of migration out of the production zone. LCI has received a 10-year permit from Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for up to five disposal wells for deep injection of liquid byproduct from ISR operations. The processing plant would not contain a dryer, and the yellowcake slurry would be shipped off site to a licensed facility for further processing. LCI expects to produce one million pounds of yellowcake per year for a period of at least eight years. Decommissioning and land reclamation for the process plant is anticipated to begin about the ninth year and extend over about two years. In addition to the proposed action, this final supplemental EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative and a modified action alternative which would involve the installation of a dryer to allow production of dry yellowcake at the proposed Lost Creek ISR site. The uranium that is recovered from the solution would be processed, dried into yellowcake and packaged into approved 55-gallon steel drums, and trucked offsite to a licensed conversion facility. The NRC staff recommends that, unless safety issues mandate otherwise, the source material license be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery on public lands with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. The proposed project would employ approximately 94 people during construction and 89 people during operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Earthmoving activities would disturb 285 acres of surface area to construct the processing plant, settling ponds, wells and access roads. Removal of sagebrush would impact small mammals and birds, including the greater sage-grouse. Habitat fragmentation, wildlife displacement, and direct or indirect mortalities would be possible, although impacts could be reduced by LCIs mitigation and monitoring plan. Water levels in three surrounding private stock wells would be affected. Three archaeological sites in the project area are eligible for listing with the National Register of Historic Places; one site is located within a proposed well field site. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and final EISs on promulgation of rules for new source material licenses, see 08-0275D, Volume 32, Number 3 and 09-0237F, Volume 33, Number 3, respectively. For the abstract of the supplemental draft EIS, see 09-0358D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 110197, 735 pages, June 24, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1910 Supp. 3 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mining KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wyoming KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/884411356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.title=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 24, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOST CREEK IN-SITU URANIUM RECOVERY (ISR) PROJECT, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (THIRD FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 2009). AN - 16385685; 14957 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a new source material license for the construction, operation, aquifer restoration, and decommissioning of an in-situ leach uranium recovery facility, also known as an in-situ recovery (ISR) facility, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is proposed. Lost Creek ISR, LLC (LCI) submitted an application in March 2008 for the project, which would be located in the Wyoming West Uranium Milling Region, one of four specified geographic regions identified in the final generic EIS of June 2009 for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities prepared by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The proposed project site consists of 4,254 acres remotely located on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the State of Wyoming. Facilities would include a central plant to produce yellowcake slurry, well fields, a deep disposal well for liquid effluent wastes, and attendant infrastructure. During the ISR process, an oxidant-charged solution, called a lixiviant, is injected into the production zone aquifer using native ground water, carbon dioxide, and sodium carbonate/bicarbonate, with an oxygen or hydrogen peroxide oxidant. The lixiviant oxidizes and dissolves the mineralized uranium and the resulting uranium-rich solution is drawn to recovery wells and then transferred to a processing facility via a network of pipes. At the processing facility, the uranium is leached from the solution and the resulting barren solution is then recharged with the oxidant and re-injected to recover more uranium from the well field. During production, the uranium recovery solution continually moves through the aquifer from outlying injection wells to internal recovery wells. Monitoring wells in the production zone aquifer and the overlying and underlying aquifers would detect lixiviant in case of migration out of the production zone. LCI has received a 10-year permit from Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for up to five disposal wells for deep injection of liquid byproduct from ISR operations. The processing plant would not contain a dryer, and the yellowcake slurry would be shipped off site to a licensed facility for further processing. LCI expects to produce one million pounds of yellowcake per year for a period of at least eight years. Decommissioning and land reclamation for the process plant is anticipated to begin about the ninth year and extend over about two years. In addition to the proposed action, this final supplemental EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative and a modified action alternative which would involve the installation of a dryer to allow production of dry yellowcake at the proposed Lost Creek ISR site. The uranium that is recovered from the solution would be processed, dried into yellowcake and packaged into approved 55-gallon steel drums, and trucked offsite to a licensed conversion facility. The NRC staff recommends that, unless safety issues mandate otherwise, the source material license be issued as requested. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would authorize commercial-scale ISR uranium recovery on public lands with mitigation measures to ensure public safety and protection of environmental resources. The proposed project would employ approximately 94 people during construction and 89 people during operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Earthmoving activities would disturb 285 acres of surface area to construct the processing plant, settling ponds, wells and access roads. Removal of sagebrush would impact small mammals and birds, including the greater sage-grouse. Habitat fragmentation, wildlife displacement, and direct or indirect mortalities would be possible, although impacts could be reduced by LCIs mitigation and monitoring plan. Water levels in three surrounding private stock wells would be affected. Three archaeological sites in the project area are eligible for listing with the National Register of Historic Places; one site is located within a proposed well field site. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) and Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and final EISs on promulgation of rules for new source material licenses, see 08-0275D, Volume 32, Number 3 and 09-0237F, Volume 33, Number 3, respectively. For the abstract of the supplemental draft EIS, see 09-0358D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 110197, 735 pages, June 24, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1910 Supp. 3 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Disposal KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Geologic Sites KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mining KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wyoming KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16385685?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.title=LOST+CREEK+IN-SITU+URANIUM+RECOVERY+%28ISR%29+PROJECT%2C+SWEETWATER+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING+%28THIRD+FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+2009%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 24, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Manufacturing process assumptions used in fuel cell system cost analyses AN - 1777122225; 14693251 AB - This paper is a summary of the manufacturing processes used in recent automotive fuel cell system cost analyses funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Through these analyses, DOE examines the projected cost of an 80-kW polymer-electrolyte fuel cell system manufactured at a rate of 500,000 systems per year. Directed Technologies Inc. (DTI) and TIAX LLC (TIAX) have been contracted independently to perform such analysis since 2006, and both have prior experience. This paper addresses the most recent fuel cell configurations envisioned by DTI and TIAX. DTI has recently presented their 2010 analysis results and TIAX has recently presented their 2009 results with preliminary 2010 results. Since these presentations do not document in full, the underlying details and assumptions, DTI and TIAX's most recent comprehensive written reports are used for the present discussion. DTI's most recent report detailed 2009 technology, and TIAX's most recent report detailed 2008 technology. The summary of manufacturing process assumptions is meant to impart a sense of the rigor of the cost analyses funded by the DOE, and to provide the reader with an overview of the manufacturing processes used for fuel cells. JF - Journal of Power Sources AU - Marcinkoski, Jason AU - James, Brian D AU - Kalinoski, Jeff A AU - Podolski, Walt AU - Benjamin, Thomas AU - Kopasz, John AD - United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA Y1 - 2011/06/15/ PY - 2011 DA - 2011 Jun 15 SP - 5282 EP - 5292 PB - Elesevier Science B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 196 IS - 12 SN - 0378-7753, 0378-7753 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH) KW - Polymer electrolyte membrane KW - Fuel cells KW - Manufacturing KW - Cost analysis KW - Proton exchange membrane KW - Readers KW - Automotive fuels KW - Summaries KW - Power sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1777122225?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Power+Sources&rft.atitle=Manufacturing+process+assumptions+used+in+fuel+cell+system+cost+analyses&rft.au=Marcinkoski%2C+Jason%3BJames%2C+Brian+D%3BKalinoski%2C+Jeff+A%3BPodolski%2C+Walt%3BBenjamin%2C+Thomas%3BKopasz%2C+John&rft.aulast=Marcinkoski&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft.date=2011-06-15&rft.volume=196&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=5282&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Power+Sources&rft.issn=03787753&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jpowsour.2011.02.035 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.02.035 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA (FORTY-FOURTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA (FORTY-FOURTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 879466961; 14939-8_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3) in the city of Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 44th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Florida Power Corporation (FPC), doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc., nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on December 3, 2016. CR-3 is located on Crystal Bay, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, 80 miles north of Tampa, and is part of the Crystal River Energy Complex, which includes the single nuclear unit and four fossil-fueled units, Crystal River Units 1, 2, 4, and 5. The complex boundary encloses 4,738 acres and the most conspicuous structures include the four fossil-fueled units, two large cooling towers, coal delivery and storage areas, ash storage basins, office buildings, warehouses, stacks, roads, barge handling docks, and a railroad. Two 500-kilovolt transmission lines connect CR-3 to the regional transmission grid. CR-3 includes a pressurized light-water reactor nuclear steam supply system supplied by Babcock & Wilcox and a turbine generator designed and manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company. CR-3 is currently approved for a core power level of 2,609 megawatts-thermal (MWt), but FPC intends to request an extended power uprate to 3,014 MWt. The reactor containment structure is a steel-lined, reinforced-concrete structure in the shape of a cylinder and capped with a hemispheric dome designed to withstand tornadoes and hurricanes and provide radiation protection during normal operations and design-basis accidents. CR-3 has a once-through heat dissipation system that withdraws water from, and discharges it to, Crystal Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooling water circulates through CR-3 in one of two modes of operation: open cycle, or once-through cooling with no cooling towers in operation; and helper cycle, or once-through cooling with mechanical draft cooling towers in operation. The mode of operation is selected so that thermal discharges to Crystal Bay are in compliance with the thermal limits of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered include a new supercritical coal-fired plant, a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant, and a combination of alternatives that includes some natural gas-fired capacity and energy conservation. The preliminary conclusion is that there are no environmental impacts to preclude a 20-year extension of the license for CR-3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Progress Energy to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by CR-3 would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal of CR-3. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Following repairs of delamination in the containment building wall, additional delaminated concrete was discovered in March 2011 requiring changes to the scope and timing of repairs for CR-3, which is currently idle. Renewed operations would create further impacts to fish and shellfish through entrainment, impingement, and heat shock. Radioactive releases would result in radiation doses to workers and the public, but the doses would be within federal radiation protection standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 110178, 599 pages, June 10, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: NUREG-1437 Supp. 44 KW - Cooling Systems KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Fish KW - Nuclear Facilities KW - Nuclear Reactors KW - Pressurized Water Reactors KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Regulations KW - Shellfish KW - Steam Generators KW - Turbines KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Licensing KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/879466961?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CRYSTAL+RIVER+UNIT+3+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+STATION%2C+CITRUS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FORTY-FOURTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.title=GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+FOR+LICENSE+RENEWAL+OF+NUCLEAR+PLANTS%3A+CRYSTAL+RIVER+UNIT+3+NUCLEAR+GENERATING+STATION%2C+CITRUS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA+%28FORTY-FOURTH+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+GENERIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, District of Columbia; NRC N1 - Date revised - 2011-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 10, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS: CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA (FORTY-FOURTH DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1996). AN - 16375130; 14939 AB - PURPOSE: The renewal of the operating license for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3) in the city of Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida is proposed to extend the licensed plant life for an additional 20 years in this 44th supplement to the final generic EIS of May 1996 on promulgation of rules for all license renewals. The final EIS identified 92 issues and reached conclusions relating to environmental impacts for 69 of these issues that apply to all plants. Neither the applicant, Florida Power Corporation (FPC), doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc., nor staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have identified new information for any of the 69 generic issues. Plant-specific review for the remaining 23 issues with regard to operations and refurbishment activities are addressed in this supplement. If the license is renewed, federal and state agencies and the owners of the plant would decide whether to continue plant operations based on factors such as the need for power. Without renewal, the license would expire on December 3, 2016. CR-3 is located on Crystal Bay, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, 80 miles north of Tampa, and is part of the Crystal River Energy Complex, which includes the single nuclear unit and four fossil-fueled units, Crystal River Units 1, 2, 4, and 5. The complex boundary encloses 4,738 acres and the most conspicuous structures include the four fossil-fueled units, two large cooling towers, coal delivery and storage areas, ash storage basins, office buildings, warehouses, stacks, roads, barge handling docks, and a railroad. Two 500-kilovolt transmission lines connect CR-3 to the regional transmission grid. CR-3 includes a pressurized light-water reactor nuclear steam supply system supplied by Babcock & Wilcox and a turbine generator designed and manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company. CR-3 is currently approved for a core power level of 2,609 megawatts-thermal (MWt), but FPC intends to request an extended power uprate to 3,014 MWt. The reactor containment structure is a steel-lined, reinforced-concrete structure in the shape of a cylinder and capped with a hemispheric dome designed to withstand tornadoes and hurricanes and provide radiation protection during normal operations and design-basis accidents. CR-3 has a once-through heat dissipation system that withdraws water from, and discharges it to, Crystal Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooling water circulates through CR-3 in one of two modes of operation: open cycle, or once-through cooling with no cooling towers in operation; and helper cycle, or once-through cooling with mechanical draft cooling towers in operation. The mode of operation is selected so that thermal discharges to Crystal Bay are in compliance with the thermal limits of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In addition to the proposed license renewal, alternative methods of power generation and a No Action alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Replacement power options considered include a new supercritical coal-fired plant, a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant, and a combination of alternatives that includes some natural gas-fired capacity and energy conservation. The preliminary conclusion is that there are no environmental impacts to preclude a 20-year extension of the license for CR-3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Renewal of the license would allow Progress Energy to meet the needs of its regional energy purchasers. All other alternatives capable of meeting the needs currently served by CR-3 would entail potentially greater impacts than the proposed action of license renewal of CR-3. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Following repairs of delamination in the containment building wall, additional delaminated concrete was discovered in March 2011 requiring changes to the scope and timing of repairs for CR-3, which is currently idle. Renewed operations would create further impacts to fish and shellfish through entrainment, impingement, and heat shock. Radioactive releases would result in radiation doses to workers and the public, but the doses would be within federal radiation protection standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10 CFR, Part 54). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs on promulgation of rules for license renewals, see 91-0281D, Volume 15, Number 5 and 96-0226F, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. 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Preparation date: June 10, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER -