Browsing by Author "Brantley, Eve"

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Assessing Zeolite Amended Bioretention Media for Removal of Nutrients and Metals from Stormwater

Sweeney, Lillie (2020-08-06)

Bioretention cells are installed to treat stormwater through physical, biological, and chemical processes facilitated by a permeable soil media. The soil media is commonly composed of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter, ...

Beyond The Pit [of Democracy]: Mine Reclamation, Emergence, and Finite Resources

Ballard, Daniel (2013-03-18)

Through the integration of democratic process with that of the reclamation of the Martin-Marietta Aggregate Quarry (MMQ), my design research proposes that it is possible to positively change contemporary understanding of ...

Cyanotoxin Production in Subtropical Lakes over the Last 150 Years with Implications for Human and Ecosystem Health

Clift, Troy (2022-12-02) ETD File Embargoed

Lakes are experiencing a modern period of increased eutrophication due to cultural impacts and climate change. One common characteristic of lake eutrophication is the increase in cyanobacteria, which possess a competitive ...

Determining the best practices for utilizing Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UASs) for monitoring water quality

Kaye, Kelly (2023-08-16) ETD File Embargoed

Accurate water quality monitoring techniques are vital for the conservation and consumption of clean water. Traditional in situ sampling practices have limitations that can be augmented with remote sensing techniques. ...

Drought Management Plans of States in the Southeastern United States: A Comprehensive Evaluation

McAleer, Christopher (2023-05-16)

While the Southeast is often considered to be a region of abundant rainfall and humidity, severe droughts over the last two decades have raised awareness of the importance of proper management strategies at the state level. ...

Evaluation of Indicator of Reduction in Soil (IRIS) Tubes to Verify Wetland Hydrology in Constructed Wetlands

Liggett, Cole (2018-11-15)

Wetlands are essential components of the environment that provide unique functions and values to the ecosystems in which they occur. As urban population and the economy continue to grow, impacts to wetlands are unavoidable ...

Evaluation of Photogrammetry at Different Scales

Duke, Caleb (2018-04-30)

Accelerated erosion is amplified by anthropogenic effects, which can lead to changes in stream geometry. Stream topography measurements over time quantify stream bank erosion. The goals of this project are to evaluate ...

Fertilizers Affect Water and Substrate EC, pH, and Nutritional Concentrations for Nelumbo Production

McGrath, Colleen (2012-05-04)

Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is an aquatic, herbaceous perennial considered to be one of the most valuable plants in the world. Each part of lotus is consumed throughout Asia for food or used for medicinal ...

Flood Control in Toulmins Spring Branch Watershed through LID Practices

Baltaci, Enis (2016-08-03)

Urbanization is known to cause increases in volume of stormwater runoff and peak flow rates, which leads to changes in natural flow regime and increases the likelihood of flooding. Conventional stormwater management practices ...

Flooding Tolerance of Six Native Landscape Plants for Use in Southeastern Rain Gardens

Morash, Jennifer (2016-05-04)

Rain gardens are an effective, attractive, and sustainable stormwater management solution for residential areas and urban green spaces. Although design considerations such as size, susbstrate depth, substrate type, and ...

A habitat risk assessment and breeding site projection for Slackwater Darter (Etheostoma boschungi) in Limestone Creek

Roy, Meagan (2017-04-16)

Catalysts for species decline are difficult to identify and are rarely single. The use of predictive models that incorporate multiple factors have proven useful in recognizing major drivers of species declines in multiple ...

Improvements in Construction Stormwater Treatment using Flocculants

Kazaz, Billur (2022-05-03)

Construction stormwater runoff constitutes an increased risk for downstream water bodies if unmanaged sediment-laden discharge exits a construction site. Federal and state regulations emphasize the significance of erosion ...

Improvements in Stormwater Detention Technologies through Large-Scale Testing Techniques

Schussler, Jaime (2022-05-05)

Due to urbanization and a changing climate, stormwater management has become increasingly discussed, regulated, and researched. In many areas of the United States, one effect of climate change has taken form in more intense ...

Mapping Stream Channel Head Locations in the State of Alabama

Burak, Avcioglu (2015-11-18)

This study focuses on assessing the utility of the slope-area method for predicting channel head locations in forested areas in Alabama under different physiographic regions, improving this method by evaluating the other ...

Nutrient Uptake and Plant Selection in Southeastern Rain Gardens

Jernigan, Kathryne (2010-08-13)

A bioretention rain garden is an innovative stormwater management practice that integrates stormwater infiltration and storage to improve the quality of runoff. Part1. Two bioretention rain garden designs constructed at ...

Quantitative PCR-based approach for detection of fecal pollution in water

Xue, Jia (2016-06-13)

The water quality of many waterways in our state and nation is deteriorating due to point and nonpoint source pollution from human and animal wastes. Accurate identification of contamination sources is essential for ...

Sediment and Nutrient Transport Through a Reservoir Sequence Along a Large River System

Webster, Benjamin (2019-07-23)

Reservoirs are depositional environments for suspended sediments in river systems. Due to sediments undergoing fallout in low-flow areas, reservoirs contain 26% of all sediment and 12% of global river phosphorus behind ...

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Ecosystem Degradation in a Gulf of Mexico Estuary System

Metz, Alexander (2019-05-14)

Coastal estuaries are a vital resource that provide many environmental and socioeconomic benefits. Despite their value, increased anthropogenic influence has resulted in ecosystem degradation due to eutrophication in coastal ...

Survival and Growth of Black Willow (Salix nigra), Silky Willow (Salix sericea), Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum), and Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Live Stakes

Hunolt, Alicia (2012-04-27)

Live stakes are a simple and inexpensive bioengineering solution to establishing riparian vegetation. Studies were conducted on the native species black willow (Salix nigra), silky willow (Salix sericea), silky dogwood ...

Updating Soil Hydraulic Properties under Changing Land Use/Cover for Improved Hydrologic Predictions

Sufraci, Guleser (2015-12-04)

Land use/cover (LULC) change, especially forest to urban transition, can alter the soil hydraulic properties, including soil hydraulic conductivity, even though the soil texture and series may remain the same. Soil hydraulic ...