41 research outputs found

    UPGRADING AN INTERMITTENT & BRANCHED WATER NETWORK TO A CONTINUOUS & LOOPED NETWORK: A CASE STUDY IN COASTAL PERU

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    This case study sought to determine how the potable water network of Cerro Prieto, Peru could be improved. The network as it exists now is branched and operated intermittently, exposing residents to water contamination risks and inconvenience. Using EPANET, it was found that the as-built network can support continuous water service, all points could stay over 10 psi, and the current water consumption rate could be maintained. To keep all points over 20 psi, the height of elevated water tank must be increased 6 feet, and the pump switched on whenever the tank drains. It was also found that almost the entire community would benefit from several possible closed loops in the network, but the high cost gives downstream loops higher priority. Due to the scarcity of water in the region, the first action must be assessing the well capacity, and a water conservation plan that may include water meters

    Organic Livestock Systems: Views of Veterinarians and Organic Producers

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    Find how organic producers use veterinary care and the veterinarians\u27 attitudes toward and experience with organic systems. This report also addresses the adequacy of current veterinary education about organic systems. Shows perspectives from both veterinarians and organic livestock producers.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/1014/thumbnail.jp

    Left Atrial-Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Step-By-Step Procedure and Case Example

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    Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used in patients requiring biventricular support; however, its use increases the afterload. In patients with severe aortic insufficiency or severe left ventricular disfunction, it will increase left-side filling pressures, hence the need for left ventricle unloading with an additional mechanical circulatory support device. We present a case of a patient with cardiogenic shock and severe aortic insufficiency who underwent left atrial veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and provide a step-by-step explanation of the technique

    Assessing the threat of toxic contaminants to early marine survival of Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea

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    Human development of the Salish Sea has resulted in loss and modification of salmonid habitats, including reduced habitat quality due to contaminant inputs, particularly in the lower reaches of rivers and estuaries of the central Puget Sound. Chemical contaminants released into the Salish Sea from anthropogenic sources can reduce the health and productivity of salmon. Juvenile salmon are exposed to contaminants in freshwater, estuarine, and marine habitats but they are particularly vulnernable as they transition from fresh to saltwater because this life history stage is especially sensitive to stressors that may reduce their early marine survival. Reduced growth and disease resistance have been demonstrated for juvenile Chinook salmon exposed to environmentally relevant contaminant levels; however, synoptic, Puget Sound-wide surveys to assess the extent and magnitude of contaminant exposure are lacking. In this study we measured exposure of juvenile Chinook salmon to chemicals of concern that enter Puget Sound via stormwater, wastewater treatment facilities, atmospheric deposition to marine waters, and groundwater. During the spring and summer of 2013, outmigrating fish were sampled from the river mouthes and two adjacent marine shorelines at each of five Puget Sound river-estuary systems: Skagit, Snohomish, Green/Duwamish, Puyallup/Hylebos, and Nisqually. We (1) report the extent and magnitude of exposure, (2) compare exposure in outmigrants across five major river-estuary systems, and (3) evaluate potential effects on marine survival. Results will be used to establish a time series of contaminant conditions in juvenile Chinook salmon to measure the effectiveness of current toxics reductions strategies and actions, inform future pollution reduction efforts, and enhanced recovery of Chinook salmon

    The Grizzly, September 29, 1978

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    Social changes open Fall term • Student Deans reorganized • Rebuck stresses individuality • News in brief: Lindback award presented to profs; Student dies suddenly; Miller heads Advance Ursinus; Women\u27s council meets; Fields speaks at VPI; Nine faculty appointed; Music director honored; New Alumni Secretary named • Ursinus middle class • Dr. Snyder, interim Dean • Letters to the editor: Damage policy questioned • Life on these American campuses • I. F. picnic: Let\u27s do it again • Good bands are available: Price shouldn\u27t be primary concern • Keith Moon: The life and death of The Who? • Richter welcomes frosh • USGA reports • Danforth fellowships offered • Portrait of the professor: Dr. Roger P. Staiger • Harriers open season • Football: Tough start • Sports profile: Dave Kennedy • Cross country looks strong • Football: Pre-season peek • Field hockeyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1000/thumbnail.jp

    The Grizzly, November 10, 1978

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    Physical Education Program To Change • Task Force Continues Recommendations • No Funds For Bomberger • Forum: High Strung • Hockey Not Safe • Staffer Clears Misinterpretation • Dining Service Transitions • Letters to the Editor • Portrait of the Professor: Gayle A. Byerly • For Whom The Walls Toil • Egdon Heath - A New Look For Monday Night • The Good Doctor Makes House Call To Protheatre • Eighteen Named to Who\u27s Who • Free V. D. Clinic • GM: Looking Good For \u2779 • Sports Profile: Keith Kemper • Thinclads Nab Third At MAC\u27s • Soccer Kicks Moravian • Bears Blast Dickinson • Gymnastics Get New Coach • Hockey Ends • Women\u27s B-Ball Preview • News in Brief: Senior Symposium Cancelled; Deans Attend State Conventionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1006/thumbnail.jp

    Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) embryos exposed to creosote-treated pilings related to a piling removal project in Quilcene Bay, Washington

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    Fish embryos spawned in Puget Sound nearshore marine habitats face a risk of exposure to a wide variety of toxic chemical pollutants during their incubation. Of particular concern are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chemicals originating from oil spills, combusted fossil fuels, and creosote-treated pilings (CTPs). Removal of CTPs and prohibiting their use in marine waters are two recovery practices aimed at reducing PAHs and other creosote-related chemicals in marine waters. We used manually spawned and field-deployed Pacific herring embryos as a sensitive indicator of PAH exposure from CTPs, to test the efficacy of a CTP removal project in Quilcene Bay Washington. Embryos were deployed near CTPs in a 100-year-old derelict CTP field (1) before the CTPs were removed, (2) just after the removal process, to evaluate whether PAHs were released during removal, and (3) one year later, to evaluate whether PAHs lingered after CTP removal. Embryos incubated in the undisturbed CTP field prior to CTP removal exhibited PAH body burdens approximately five times higher than at reference areas, though total PAHs in the CTP-field embryos were below health effects thresholds. The CTP removal project was not fully completed during this study; CTP debris remained in the piling field and many CTPs were cut at the seafloor, resulting in freshly exposed CTP surfaces after the removal project ended. PAH concentrations in embryos sampled during and after CTP removal were 25x to 83x higher than reference embryos, and many exceeded health effects thresholds. PAH concentrations in embryos after CTP removal correlated with distance from former CTP locations. In addition, expression of cyp1a, a gene involved in PAH-detoxification, was correlated with PAH body burden. These results link embryo health with toxic contaminants associated with CTPs and illustrate the importance of fastidious adherence to appropriate CTP removal protocols to avoid contaminant risks to biota

    The Grizzly, January 26, 1979

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    Campus Life Committee to Replace SFARC • Quad Fire Brought Quickly Under Control • The Fabulous Greaseband Presents...Rock \u27N\u27 Roll Revue Tonight • Christmas Thefts Hit Women\u27s Dorms • Four-One-Four Proposed • Integrated Dining: An Interesting Proposal • Low Attendance Attracts Attention • Letters to the Editor: No static at all?; Big-name concert • Roving Reporter: Alcohol policy • Ritter Gift • Class Skiing Trips: Coming Up • Billy Joel: Isn\u27t One Elton John Enough? • Grateful Dead Rocks Spectrum • Operatic Forum • Audio Corner: Receivers • Token Tolkien • Financial aid night to be held; Meistersingers on tour; New sports editor; Gift collection received; William J. Phillip prize endowed • USGA Elections Near • Bears Sink Below .500 • Cagers Capture Only One Of Six • Flying Fish • Grapplers Groping • Girl\u27s B-Ballhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1010/thumbnail.jp

    The Grizzly, February 9, 1979

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    False Alarm Leads To Student Arrest • Annual Report Reveals Enrollment Decline • SFARC Disbandment Questioned • ID Crackdown • USGA Election Results • Career Counseling & Placement Services • Letters to the Editor: Snack shop; Zeta Chi; Food waste angers waitress; Theft precautions cited • Roving Reporter: Forums requirement • Ursinus News In Brief: Soviet relations; Basses needed • An Inside View of Alice Cooper • Audio Corner: Turntables • Al Stewart: England\u27s Answer to Bob Dylan • Sheer Energy • Sport Book Review • New Semester; New Offerings • Grapplers Take Two • Bruins Split • Indoor Bears Off and Running • Men\u27s Swim Goes Under • Gymnasts Revenge Pennhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1012/thumbnail.jp

    The Grizzly, October 27, 1978

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    Bomberger Tower Razed • Homecoming Brings Crowning, Presentations • Self Study Continues • Hockey Ties Nation\u27s Best • No Tickets at Door • Campus Sunshine to Set? • Ravine Paradise Revisited • Portrait of the Professor: Randy Davidson • Letters to the Editor • Springsteen & Dylan: Poet Laureates or Veritable Zeroes? • Art is a Math is an Art is a Math... • Escher Takes On New Dimension • Commencement Speaker Announced • Plea From the Press • GM: Looking Good For \u2779 • Soccer Splits: 2-2 • Sports Profile: Don Paolicelli • Thin Clads Receive Treat • Swarthmore Superior In Homecoming Game • J.V.s Romp to Win • Hockey Returns Home • News in Brief: Fire Alarm Installations Near Completion; ProTheatre to Present The Good Doctor ; Art Exhibit to Open Soonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1004/thumbnail.jp
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