Browsing by Author "McDonald, Thomas J"
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Cordova, Alexandra Christian (2023-05-24)Natural and manmade disasters can be large-scale sources of environmental contamination, posing risks to human, animal, and environmental health. The circumstances surrounding each scenario are unique, as are the chemical ...
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Cordova, Alexandra Christian (2023-05-24)Natural and manmade disasters can be large-scale sources of environmental contamination, posing risks to human, animal, and environmental health. The circumstances surrounding each scenario are unique, as are the chemical ...
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Cho, Kun-Ching (2013-12-09)Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) is soluble, nonvolatile cyclic nitramine explosive. Long-term manufacturing and various applications of RDX have resulted in RDX contamination in soil and groundwater. RDX ...
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Telesford-Checkley, Judlyn Merium (2014-11-19)The impairment of waterways by pathogens as indicated by the detection of high Escherichia coli (E. coli) levels continues to be a problem in Texas. Almost half of the assessed waterbodies designated for contact recreation ...
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Yang, Shih-Hung (2022-12-15)6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA) is one of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances that has been widely used in industries and as a key ingredient in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF). The widespread of 6:2 FTSA in ...
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Ross, Jennifer Ann (2013-12-12)The focus of this study was to use environmental health education to improve topic-specific health literacy in two underserved Hispanic communities, Webb County and San Antonio. Hispanic communities may have disparities ...
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Kim, Myung Hee 1982- (2012-12-11)Fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs, F(CF2)nCH2CH2OH) are emerging contaminants in the environment. Biodegradation of 6:2 and 8:2 FTOHs has been intensively studied using soils and activated sludge. However, little is known ...
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Brooks, Daniel M (2014-04-04)Located along the edge of the continental shelf in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, the Ewing Bank is a significant geologic feature: yet, little information about the bank is generally available. This thesis represents a ...
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Brewster, Chase Samuel (2015-08-10)The Lower Fox River is a thirty-nine mile section which supports approximately 270,000 rural inhabitants across eighteen counties, 303,000 metropolitan residents in Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin, and several large ...
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Inter-individual Variability in Metabolism and Toxicity of Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene Luo, Yu-Syuan (2018-07-29)From the standpoint of public health, the purpose of chemical health risk assessment is to protect the susceptible individuals and to set up an action threshold against chemical hazards. Chemical toxicity is usually ...
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Griesenbeck, John S; Brender, Jean D; Sharkey, Joseph R; Steck, Michelle D; Huber, John C; Rene, Antonio A; McDonald, Thomas J; Romitti, Paul A; Canfield, Mark A; Langlois, Peter H; Suarez, Lucina (Environmental Health (London), 2010)
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Kirsch, Katie Rose (2020-07-14)Background: Community gardens provide an opportunity to strengthen local food systems, promote sustainability in the food supply chain, and compensate for inequitable access to retail outlets of fresh produce. However, ...
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Estrada, Alexander Louis (2022-10-11)Square planar trans-Rh(CO)(Cl)[P((CH2)6CH=CH2)3]2 (2c), trans-Rh(CO)(Cl)-[P(p-C6H4O(CH2)mCH=CH2)3]2 (19; m = 5/b, 6/c, 7/d), and octahedral mer,trans-Re(CO)3(X)[P(p-C6H4O(CH2)6CH=CH2)3]2 (X = Cl, 23; Br, 24) undergo C=C ...
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Vuong, Ann Minh (2013-10-28)Nitrosatable drugs react with nitrite in the stomach to form N-nitroso compounds, observed in animal models to result in adverse pregnancy outcomes such as birth defects and reduced fetal weight. Previous studies examining ...
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Reddick, Heather (2015-05-12)Bolivia, a country of approximately 10 million people as of 2011, is one of the poorest countries in South America. Extending deep into the Andes Mountains are indigenous people who were denied access to education, political ...
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Aly, Noor (2021-12-06)Chemical contamination following environmental disasters profoundly effects the environment and human health. Exposure assessment is traditionally performed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Liquid ...
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Fawkes, Leanne Sue (2022-08-23)The Greater Fifth Ward is a majority-minority environmental justice neighborhood in Houston, Texas, that experiences legacy pollution from various industries, Superfund sites, and former creosote facilities. Two cancer ...
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Camargo, Krisa M (2021-03-24)With recent climate data indicating a likely increase in future heavy precipitation events, Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel (GB/HSC) serve as a natural case-study for disaster response research. For example, the ...