Environmental Projects

Projects are listed alphabetically by principal investigator and may be listed under multiple topic headings.

Additional projects

Energy

Manufacturing Fired Bricks with Class "F" Fly Ash from Illinois Basin Coals    Melissa Chou

Manufacturing Building Products with Fly Ash and Advanced Coal Combustion By-Products    Melissa Chou

Characterization and Feasibility of Using Produced Water from CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery, Coal Bed Methane, and Coal Mines in Illinois in Coal-based Power Generation Industry    Seyed Dastgheib

An Assessment of Geological Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin    Robert Finley

Studies of Advanced Mercury Sorbents and Technologies    Massoud Rostam-Abadi

On-site Production of Activated Carbon for Mercury Control from Coal Power Plants    Massoud Rostam-Abadi

Radioactive Elements in Coal Combustion Products: Disposal and Utilitation Issues    William Roy

Water and Wetlands

Sediment Quality and Sedimentation Rates in Backwater Lakes in Illinois    Rich Cahill

The Application of Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes of Nitrate to Identify the Sources and the Degree of Denitrification of Nitrate Levels in Illinois Groundwater    Keith Hackley

Effects of Land Application of Swine Slurry on Crop Production and Subsurface Water Quality    Keith Hackley

Mass Flux of Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in Shallow Groundwater - Assessment of Denitrification in Shallow Groundwater by Isotopic Methods    Hue-Hwa Hwang

Urban Growth Effect on Groundwater Quality in McHenry County Based on Chemical and Isotopic Assessment    Hue-Hwa Hwang   

Antibiotic Resestance Genes and Residues in Water and Soil in Close Proximity to Swine Production Facilities    Ivan Krapac

Mass Flux of Nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) in Shallow Groundwater    Ed Mehnert

The Hydrogeochemistry of Illinois    Sam Panno

Illinois River Basin Restoration Project: Watershed and Pool Assessments    Drew Phillips

Other

Manufacturing Fired Bricks with Class "F" Fly Ash from Illinois Basin Coals    Melissa Chou

Manufacturing Building Products with Fly Ash and Advanced Coal Combustion By-Products    Melissa Chou

Long-term Coastal Management at Illinois Beach State Park   Mike Chrzstowski

Long-term Coastal Management Program: Planning and Development    Mike Chrzstowski

Preliminary Environmental Site Assessment Program for the Illinois Dept. of Transportation    Anne Erdmann

An Assessment of Geological Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin    Robert Finley

Sinkhole Density, Bedrock Topography, Water Table, Drift, and Loess-thickness Maps of the Columbia, Waterloo, and Renault Quadrangles   Sam Panno

Calcified Rootlets and Their Significance to Terrestrial Carbon Cycles in Response to Climate Change in Illinois    Hong Wang