Browsing Scholarly Works, Civil and Environmental Engineering by Title
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3D Hybrid of Layered MoS2/Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanosheet Aerogels: An Effective Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Microbial Electrolysis Cells
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-06-18)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been conceived and intensively studied as a promising technology to achieve sustainable wastewater treatment. However, doubts and debates arose in recent years regarding the technical and ... -
A human exposome framework for guiding risk management and holistic assessment of recycled water quality
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-04-12)Challenges associated with water scarcity and increasing water demand are leading many cities around the globe to consider water reuse as a step towards water sustainability. Recycled water may be used in a spectrum of ... -
Accelerated Corrosion Testing of ASTM A1010 Stainless Steel
(American Institute of Steel Construction, 2018-04-11)ASTM A1010 (recently adopted as ASTM A709 Gr50CR) is a material which has advantageous corrosion properties. It is a low-grade stainless steel which forms a protective patina and has been marketed as an alternative to other ... -
Accumulation of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate from polyvinyl chloride flooring into settled house dust and the effect on the bacterial community
(2019-11-22)Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer used in consumer products and building materials, including polyvinyl chloride flooring material. DEHP adsorbs from material and leaches into soil, water, or dust and ... -
Acoustic Emission Wave Velocity Measurement of Asphalt Mixture by Arbitrary Wave Method
(MDPI, 2021-09-13)The wave velocity of acoustic emission (AE) can reflect the properties of materials, the types of AE sources and the propagation characteristics of AE in materials. At the same time, the wave velocity of AE is also an ... -
Adaptive Traffic Signal Control: Game-Theoretic Decentralized vs. Centralized Perimeter Control
(MDPI, 2021-01-03)This paper compares the operation of a decentralized Nash bargaining traffic signal controller (DNB) to the operation of state-of-the-art adaptive and gating traffic signal control. Perimeter control (gating), based on the ... -
Addressing the Contribution of Indirect Potable Reuse to Inland Freshwater Salinization
(2021-02-02)Inland freshwater salinity is rising worldwide, a phenomenon called the freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS). We investigate a potential conflict between managing the FSS and indirect potable reuse, the practice of ... -
Aerosol microdroplets exhibit a stable pH gradient
(2018-07-10)Suspended aqueous aerosol droplets (< 50 mu m) are microreactors for many important atmospheric reactions. In droplets and other aquatic environments, pH is arguably the key parameter dictating chemical and biological ... -
Aggregated responses of human mobility to severe winter storms: An empirical study
(PLOS, 2017-12-07)Increasing frequency of extreme winter storms has resulted in costly damages and a disruptive impact on the northeastern United States. It is important to understand human mobility patterns during such storms for disaster ... -
Aggregation and sedimentation of magnetite nanoparticle clusters
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-03-24)Magnetite nanoparticles are redox active constituents of subsurface and corrosive environments. In this study, we characterized the aggregation and sedimentation behavior of well characterized magnetite nanoparticle clusters ... -
AgroSeek: a system for computational analysis of environmental metagenomic data and associated metadata
(2021-03-10)Background Metagenomics is gaining attention as a powerful tool for identifying how agricultural management practices influence human and animal health, especially in terms of potential to contribute to ... -
Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021-06-21)As largely documented in the literature, the stark restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the perception ... -
Air Quality in Southeast Brazil during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Combined Satellite and Ground-Based Data Analysis
(MDPI, 2021-05-01)With the current COVID-19 pandemic being spread all over the world, lockdown measures are being implemented, making air pollution levels go down in several countries. In this context, the air quality changes in the highly ... -
Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete structures: Mechanisms, effects and evaluation test methods adopted in the United States
(2021-12)Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and its associated deformation are major durability problems in concrete structures and was reported as far back as the 1940s by Stanton (2008) [1]. This deleterious reaction causes excessive ... -
An Alternative Approach for Improving Prediction of Integrated Hydrologic-Hydraulic Models by Assessing the Impact of Intrinsic Spatial Scales
(2021-10)The effect of spatial scale and resolution has been quantified individually for different hydrologic and hydraulic processes. However, the model structure and intrinsic resolution are seldom modified to accurately capture ... -
Analysis of Peak Flow Distribution for Bridge Collapse Sites
(MDPI, 2019-12-21)Bridge collapse risk can be evaluated more rigorously if the hydrologic characteristics of bridge collapse sites are demystified, particularly for peak flows. In this study, forty-two bridge collapse sites were analyzed ... -
Analysis of salivary fluid and chemosensory functions in patients treated for primary malignant brain tumors
(Springer Heidelberg, 2015-01-01)Objectives The frequency and causes of chemosensory (taste and smell) disorders in cancer patients remain under-reported. This study examined the impact of cancer therapy on taste/ smell functions and salivary constituents ... -
Antibiotics in Agroecosystems: Introduction to the Special Section
(2016-03)The presence of antibiotic drug residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes in agroecosystems has become a significant area of research in recent years and is a growing public health concern. ... -
Anticipating and adapting to the future impacts of climate change on the health, security and welfare of low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) communities in Southeastern USA
(MDPI, 2021-10-29)Low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) are extensive throughout the southeastern United States. LECZ communities are threatened by inundation from sea level rise, storm surge, wetland degradation, land subsidence, and hydrological ... -
Application of positive matrix factorization to on-road measurements for source apportionment of diesel- and gasoline-powered vehicle emissions in Mexico City
(Copernicus Publications, 2010)The goal of this research is to quantify diesel- and gasoline-powered motor vehicle emissions within the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) using on-road measurements captured by a mobile laboratory combined with positive ...
