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Screening of Soil Amendment as a Potential Urban Garden Soil Lead Remediation Treatment
Guider, Morgan ( 2013-05 )Lead contamination in urban soils is a widespread problem caused by industry, leaded paint, and lead additives in gasoline up until the 1970’s. Methods are now being developed to treat the lead on site so that it no longer ... -
Social Sustainability in the Food System: Examining Innovative Local Government Plans
Metzler, Rachel ( 2016-05 )Over fourteen percent of households in the United States (US) are food insecure (USDA, 2013). At the same time, small and midsize farmers have been under pressure for the past 40 years from an economic and political system ... -
Soil Health and Ecosystem Services in Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum
Swanka, Allison ( 2020-08 )This work aims to examine soil health and ecosystem services in the Chadwick Arboretum on Ohio State University's Columbus campus. Healthy soils serve as a foundation for plant and tree health, as well as helping to provide ... -
A Study of End-use of Brownfield Redevelopment Projects in Ohio
Sun, Maoqi ( 2013-05 )Brownfield is defined as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In Ohio, there are ... -
Territorial response of Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) to playback of Carolina chickadee and black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) song
Focht, Sarah ( 2013-05 )Two morphologically similar sister species, Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) and black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), distinguished primarily by song, have distinct geographic ranges except for a thin ... -
Understanding Environmental Behaviors: A modification of value-belief-norm theory applied to farmer nutrient management decisions in the Maumee Watershed
Sheban, Karam ( 2014-12 )As the shallowest, warmest, and most productive of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is particularly susceptible to the effects of environmental stressors. As its once pristine shores have given way to urban, residential, and ... -
The Use of Magnetotactic Bacteria to Remove Phosphorus from Eutrophic Conditions
Balcerzak, Ashlee ( 2018-05 )Eutrophication or excess nutrients in rivers and lakes is a problem in the Midwest commonly caused by high levels of phosphorus in runoff from agricultural land. Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), a magnetite-containing ... -
Watershed Group Effectiveness: A Case Study of the Friends of Big Walnut Creek
Naylor, Robert, Jr. ( 2013-05 )Volunteer organizations often attempt to improve their recruitment strategies to drive participation for their respective causes. This recruitment drive is especially important for local watershed groups, which are an ... -
Why does predator abundance increase after invasion of a non-native prey?
O'Shaughnessey, Erin ( 2016-05 )Invasive species have been shown to have substantial effects on native food webs though their potential roles as novel predators or novel prey. As novel prey, invasive species have been recently shown to cause native ...