Mapping Uncounted Anthropogenic Fill Flows: Environmental Impact and Mitigation

Anthropogenic Metabolism and Environmental Legacies

Rainfall-triggered landslides, anthropogenic hazards, and mitigation strategies

Rainfall-triggered landslides are part of a natural process of hillslope erosion that can result in catastrophic loss of life and extensive property damage in mountainous, densely populated areas. As global population expansion on or near steep hillslopes continues, the human and economic costs associated with landslides will increase. Landslide hazard mitigation strategies generally involve ha...

Natural and anthropogenic U in environmental samples

The interaction of thermal neutrons with U results in fission with a probability of 85% and in the formation of U (t1/2 = 2.3 10 yr) with a probability of 15%. While anthropogenic U is, therefore, present in spent nuclear fuel at levels of U/U up to 10 , the expected natural ratios in the pre-anthropogenic environment range from 10 14 to 10 . At VERA, systematic investigations suggest a detecti...

Environmental and Anthropogenic Pressures on Geophytes of Iran and the Possible Protection Strategies: A Review

Ornamental geophytes (ornamental flower bulbs) are international and national heritage considering their contribution to people's life quality around the world. Iranian habitats support about 8000 species of flowering plants (belonging to 167 families and 100 genera) of which almost 1700 are endemic. Iran is a rich country in terms of distribution of bulbous plants. More than 200 species of bul...

Using Individual-based Modeling to Explore How Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors Impact Piping Plover Breeding Success

Cohen, Alexander J. M.S., Purdue University, December 2014. Using Individual-based Modeling to Explore How Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors Impact Piping Plover Breeding Success. Major Professor: Patrick A. Zollner. The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is an intensively managed shorebird species which breeds in part along the Atlantic Coast. Major threats to Piping Plovers include habi...