Browsing Theses/Dissertations - Environmental Studies by Issue Date
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Multigenerational responses of Daphnia magna to Ethynylestradiol and Faslodex.
(2006-05-11)Select environmental contaminants can disrupt normal functions of aquatic invertebrate endocrine systems. While ecological risk assessments often rely on standardized laboratory toxicity tests to assess ecological impacts, ... -
Resident perceptions of management issues in the Red River Gorge: a qualitative assesment.
(2006-07-30)Management of protected areas is oftentimes a difficult process, particularly when stakeholder groups with different agendas are impacted by decisions regarding use of the resource. The Red River Gorge area in eastern ... -
A baseline assessment of local mercury deposition from coal-fired power plants in Central Texas.
(2006-10-02)Coal-fired power plants represent the largest source of anthropogenic mercury in the world. The Central Texas region as represented by the Heart of Texas Council of Governments contains two coal-fired power plants located ... -
The fate of phosphate in the MixAlco process and its applicability to a Central Texas watershed.
(2007-01-19)The MixAlco process is proposed as a means to reduce phosphorus concentrations in dairy cow manure in order to help improve water quality in the Lake Waco watershed. Numerous dairy farms and intensive agricultural practices ... -
Support host selection of Lonicera japonica and its interaction with different environmental and biotic factors in Cameron Park, Waco, Texas.
(2008-06-05)Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), an exotic woody vine, has naturalized in riparian forests in central Texas. The objective of this study was to quantify its existence pattern associated with different environmental ... -
Accumulation of trifluralin and trinitrotoluene (TNT) in two aquatic invertebrates: formation and persistence of unextractable biotransformation products.
(2008-06-09)Exposure to nitroaromatic compounds has been reported to result in unextractable residues, or residues not readily extracted by traditional techniques. However, limited information is available about the formation rate ... -
Prymnesium parvum effects on green algae, cladocerans and fish in field and laboratory studies.
(2008-08-12)Prymnesium parvum, commonly named “golden algae,” has severely impacted fisheries in Texas, USA and other parts of the world. This study explored the environmental conditions during fish kills in Texas inland waters known ... -
The sublime and the synthetic: riparian art and industrialization.
(2009-01-07)This study proposes that traditional, American riparian artistry provided the greatest retaliation against the harsh environmental changes imposed by industry during the Gilded Age. Common environmental ethics and widespread ... -
Prymnesium parvum in inland waters : comparative toxicity, microcystin allelopathy, and toxin photodegradation.
(2009-09-09)The harmful algal species Prymnesium parvum, a toxin-producing mixotrophic haptophyte, has caused massive fish kills in slightly saline inland Texas water bodies. In the first study, standardized aquatic test models from ... -
Using remote sensing to assess potential impacts of hurricanes on mosquito habitat formation : investigating the mechanisms for interrelationship between climate and the incidence of vector-borne diseases.
(2010-02-02)The present study examined the relationship between climate and the incidence of vector-borne disease. The climatological phenomenon El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was found to be significant in predicting the frequency ... -
Hydrology of non-riverine freshwater wetlands of the upper Texas coast.
(2010-06-23)Coastal Prairie Freshwater Wetlands (CPFWs) are characterized by depressions and flats that occur in the Galveston Bay area. Studies estimate that over 9,000 acres of CPFWs were lost between 1992 and 2002. The cumulative ... -
Assessing interactions between nutrients and aquatic toxicity : influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on ionic silver toxicity to the aquatic macrophyte Lemna gibba.
(2011-05-12)Though nutrients and silver often co-occur in aquatic ecosystems, the combined effects of these environmental stressors on aquatic plants are poorly understood. Such coexposures are important because nanosilver is increasingly ... -
The oaks of Independence : a landscape history of the original site of Baylor University and the potential surrounding historic district.
(2011-05-12)The landscape in and around the village of Independence in northeastern Washington County, Texas, is characterized by dense old growth riparian zones, released old fields, open pastures, and regenerated woodlots. The ... -
Designing quantitative structure activity relationships (QSAR) to predict specific toxic endpoints for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in mammalian cell culture systems.
(, 2011-12-19)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are becoming increasingly known as effective flame retardants and have vast industrial application in products like plastics, building materials, and textiles. They are found to be ... -
Aquatic toxicology of salinity and silver in Daphnia magna : a comparative study of standardized chronic endpoints and progeny Phototaxis.
(, 2011-12-19)Behavioral bioassays with the model freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna have the potential to serve as nontraditional but sensitive endpoints of sublethal stress in the field of ecotoxicology. However, few studies have ... -
Using in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) to develop toxicity metrics for human health risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).
(, 2012-11-29)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants found in many industrial components, such as furniture foam, consumer electronics, plastics, and textiles and levels have increased in humans over the past few ... -
Street Dust : implications for stormwater and air quality, and management through street sweeping.
(, 2013-09-24)Street dust represents a source of dual potential risk to stormwater and air quality. It has been well-documented that washing of this material to local watersheds can degrade water quality. Studies have also demonstrated ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of lead, copper, and zinc in sediments of East Fork Wetland, Seagoville, TX.
(2014-10-23)This study evaluated concentrations of three metals: lead, copper and zinc in sediments of East Fork Wetland, in Seagoville, Texas. Sediments were collected during June 2013, December 2013, and March 2014 from 138 different ... -
Investigating the efficacy of a novel therapeutic to mitigate traumatic brain injury : contributions of environmental exposures to overall healing.
(2015-07-30)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability and premature death among both civilians and military. Morbidity and deaths are mainly caused by several secondary process that exacerbate brain dysfunction in ... -
Age matters : developmental stage of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) influences bioconcentration, and survival and behavioral photomotor response thresholds.
(2017-08-03)Toxicology information for the tens of thousands of compounds in commerce is severely lacking, and with continual introduction of new substances, this global chemical space is only increasing in complexity. Thus, generating ...