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Works from 2011

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Chemical sensor resolution requirements for near-surface measurements of turbulent fluxes, M. D. Rowe, C. W. Fairall, J. A. Perlinger, and J. A. Perlinger

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Integrating fundamental science and engineering concepts into a civil engineering sustainability course, Eric Seagren and Allen P. Davis

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Reduced order modal-space wireless control of civil engineering structures, R. Andrew Swartz

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Using schedule simulation approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in highway construction project, Pei Tang, Darrell Cass, and Amlan Mukherjee

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Data mining methods for hydroclimatic forecasting, Wenge Wei and David W. Watkins

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Reliability Analysis on Shear Capacity of Reinforced Masonry Wall due to Earthquake, L. L. Xiao, X. T. Wang, Y. Li, and William Bulleit

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Probabilistic loss assessment of light-frame wood construction subjected to combined seismic and snow loads, Yue Jun Yin and Yue Li

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Nanoclay-modified Asphalt Materials: Preparation and Characterization, Zhanping You, Julian Mills-Beale, Justin M. Foley, Samit Roy, Gregory M. Odegard, Qingli Dai, and Shu Wei Goh

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Long-term sustainability of escherichia coli removal in conventional bioretention media, Lan Zhang, Eric A. Seagren, Allen P. Davis, and Jeffrey S. Karns

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Study on Dynamic Modulus of Waste Plastic Modified Asphalt Mixture Using Waste Plastic Bag Chips, Qian Zhang, Shu Wei Goh, and Zhanping You

Works from 2010

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Great Lakes Cladophora in the 21st century: Same algae-different ecosystem, Martin Auer, Lisa M. Tomlinson, Scott N. Higgins, Sairah Y. Malkin, E. Todd Howell, and Harvey A. Bootsma

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An application of a new method in permafrost environment assessment of Muli mining area in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, Wei Cao, Yu Sheng, Yinghong Qin, Jing Li, and Jichun Wu

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Erratum to: An application of a new method in permafrost environment assessment of Muli mining area in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China (Environ Earth Sci, 10.1007/s12665-010-0728-7), Wei Cao, Yu Sheng, Yinghong Qin, Jing Li, and Jichun Wu

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Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions associated with highway construction projects using an integrated life cycle assessment approach, Darrell Cass and Amlan Mukherjee

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Light-absorbing components in Lake Superior, Steven W. Effler, Mary Gail Perkins, Feng Peng, Christopher Strait, Alan D. Weidemann, and Martin Auer

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Source attribution and interannual variability of Arctic pollution in spring constrained by aircraft (ARCTAS, ARCPAC) and satellite (AIRS) observations of carbon monoxide, J. A. Fisher, D. J. Jacob, M. T. Purdy, M. Kopacz, P. Le Sager, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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Assessment of flexural lateral load distribution methodologies for stringer bridges, Devin K. Harris

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Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion doubles emissions of nitric oxide and increases ozone pollution, Jonathan E. Hickman, Shiliang Wu, Loretta J. Mickley, and Manuel T. Lerdau

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Analyzing municipal blockage failure datasets for sewer systems, Yongliang Jin and Amlan Mukherjee

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Modeling blockage failures in sewer systems to support maintenance decision making, Yongliang Jin and Amlan Mukherjee

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Modeling dust and soluble iron deposition to the South Atlantic Ocean, Matthew Johnson, Nicholas Meskhidze, Fabien Solomon, Santiago Gassó, Patrick Y. Chuang, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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Partitioning hydrologic contributions to an 'old-growth' riparian area in the Huron Mountains of Michigan, USA, Randall K. Kolka, Christian P. Giardina, Jason D. McClure, Alex Mayer, and Martin Jurgensen

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Using a model selection criterion to identify appropriate complexity in aquatic biogeochemical models, Cory P. McDonald and Noel Urban

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Copper profiles in the sediments of a mining-impacted lake, Cory P. McDonald, Noel Urban, John H. Barkach, and Dennis McCauley

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Modeling historical trends in Lake Superior total nitrogen concentrations, Cory McDonald, Noel Urban, and Colin M. Casey

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The Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Concrete Aggregates, Julian Mills-Beale and Zhanping You

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An integrative framework for studying sustainable practices and its adoption in the AEC industry: A case study, Amlan Mukherjee and Helen Muga

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Effects of diurnal temperature rhythm on the geothermal regimeunder the embankment in qinghai–tibet plateau, Yinghong Qin and Pei Tang

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Estimating the stability of unprotected embankment in warm and ice-rich permafrost region, Yinghong Qin and Jianming Zhang

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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway: A landmark project and its subsequent environmental challenges, Yinghong Qin and Bo Zheng

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Prediction of gas collection efficiency and particle collection artifact for atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds in multicapillary denuders, Mark D. Rowe and Judith Perlinger

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Dual Discharge Approach to Accessing Assimilative Capacity: Probabilistic Analysis and Management Application, Daniel K. Rucinski, David Watkins, Martin T. Auer, and Steven W. Effler

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Strategy optimization and generation for construction project management using an interactive simulation, Pei Tang, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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Studying dynamic decision-making in construction management using adaptive interactive simulations, Pei Tang, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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A multipurpose simulation platform for decision-making in construction management, Corey Tebo, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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The Great Lakes Cladophora Model: Development, testing, and application to Lake Michigan, Lisa M. Tomlinson, Martin Auer, Harvey A. Bootsma, and Emmet M. Owens

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A Mental Modeling Approach to Study Decision-Making in Dynamic Task Environments, Matthew Wood, Amlan Mukherjee, Todd Bridges, and Igor Linkov

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Seismic collapse risk of light-frame wood construction considering aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties, Yue Jun Yin and Yue Li

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Spatial distributions of particle number concentrations in the global troposphere: Simulations, observations, and implications for nucleation mechanisms, Fangqun Yu, Gan Luo, Timothy S. Bates, Bruce Anderson, Antony Clarke, Vladimir Kapustin, Robert M. Yantosca, Yuxuan Wang, and Shiliang Wu

Works from 2009

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Traversing and querying constraint driven temporal networks to estimate construction contingencies, G. Ryan Anderson, Amlan Mukherjee, and Nilufer Onder

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Life history, distribution, and production of Diporeia near the Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior, Nancy A. Auer, Bridget A. Cannon, and Martin Auer

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Multimodel estimates of intercontinental source‐receptor relationships for ozone pollution, Arlene M. Fiore, F. J. Dentener, O. Wild, C. Cuvelier, M. G. Schultz, Shiliang Wu, and et. al.

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A Simple Stepwise Method to Determine and Evaluate the Initiation of Tertiary Flow for Asphalt Mixtures under Dynamic Creep Test, Shu Wei Goh and Zhanping You

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Mineral carbonation for carbon sequestration in cement kiln dust from waste piles, Deborah N. Huntzinger, John S. Gierke, Lawrence Sutter, S. K. Kawatra, and Timothy Eisele

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Determining the Specific Gravities of Coarse Aggregates Utilizing Vacuum Saturation Approach, Julian Mills-Beale, Zhanping You, R. Christopher Williams, and Qingli Dai

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An integrated assessment of continuously reinforced and jointed plane concrete pavements, Helen E. Muga, Amlan Mukherjee, James R. Mihelcic, and Melanie J. Kueber

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Contribution of thin-film evaporation during flow boiling inside microchannels, A. Mukherjee

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A decision-making framework to assess stakeholder value in adoption of sustainable practices in construction, Amlan Mukherjee and Helen Muga

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Research methods associated with situational simulations in construction, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, and Eddy M. Rojas

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An experimental framework to analyze alternative decision-making strategies using situational simulations in construction management, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, Corey Tebo, and Kekoa Kaaikala

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Technical note: a new method for the Lagrangian tracking of pollution plumes from source to receptor using gridded model output, R. C. Owen and R. E. Honrath

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Formulation and testing of a novel river nitrification model, James J. Pauer and Martin Auer

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Characterizations of minerogenic particles in support of modeling light scattering in Lake Superior through a two-component approach, Feng Peng, Steve W. Effler, David O'Donnell, Alan D. Weidemann, and Martin Auer

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Effect of changes in climate and emissions on future sulfate-nitrate-ammonium aerosol levels in the United States, H. O.T. Pye, H. Liao, S. Wu, L. J. Mickley, D. J. Jacob, D. J. Henze, and J. H. Seinfeld

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Community partnered projects: A case study of a collaborative effort to improve sanitation in a marginalized community in northwest Mexico, Agustin Robles-Morua, Alex Mayer, and Mary Durfee

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Gas-phase cleanup method for analysis of trace atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds by thermal desorption from diffusion denuders, Mark D. Rowe and Judith Perlinger

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Global health and economic impacts of future ozone pollution, N. E. Selin, S. Wu, K. M. Nam, J. M. Reilly, S. Paltsev, R. G. Prinn, and M. D. Webster

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Sustainable recycling of municipal solid waste in developing countries, Alexis M. Troschinetz and James R. Mihelcic

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Using agent-based modeling to study construction labor productivity as an emergent property of individual and crew interactions, Matt Watkins, Amlan Mukherjee, Nilufer Onder, and Kris G. Mattila

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Chemical nonlinearities in relating intercontinental ozone pollution to anthropogenic emissions, Shiliang Wu, Bryan N. Duncan, Daniel J. Jacob, Arlene M. Fiore, and Oliver Wild

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User-oriented batch reactor solutions to the homogeneous surface diffusion model for different activated carbon dosages, Qiong Zhang, John Crittenden, Kiril Hristovski, David W. Hand, and Paul Westerhoff

Works from 2008

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Evaluation of High-Early Strength PCC Mixtures used in Full Depth Repairs, Neeraj Buch, Thomas J. Van Dam, Karl Peterson, and Lawrence Sutter

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Stochastic rainfall modeling in West Africa: Parsimonious approaches for domestic rainwater harvesting assessment, Joshua R. Cowden, David W. Watkins, and James R. Mihelcic

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MERIS satellite chlorophyll mapping of oligotrophic and eutrophic waters in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Herman J. Gons, Martin Auer, and Steven W. Effler

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Nonmethane hydrocarbons at Pico Mountain, Azores: 1. Oxidation chemistry in the North Atlantic region, Detlev Helmig, D. M. Tanner, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, and D. D. Parrish

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Nonmethane hydrocarbons at Pico Mountain, Azores: 2. Event-specific analyses of the impacts of mixing and photochemistry on hydrocarbon ratios, R. E. Honrath, Detlev Helmig, R. C. Owen, D. D. Parrish, and D. M. Tanner

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Late summer changes in burning conditions in the boreal regions and their implications for NOx and CO emissions from boreal fires, K. Lapina, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, M. Val Martín, E. J. Hyer, and P. Fialho

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Sustainability of wastewater treatment technologies, Helen Muga and James R. Mihelcic

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An integrated assessment of the sustainability of green and built-up roofs, Helen Muga, Amlan Mukherjee, and James Mihelcic

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Economic valuation of environmental services sustained by water flows in the Yaqui River Delta, Monica Ilija Ojeda, Alex Mayer, and Barry Solomon

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Differential sensitivity of fungi to lithium chloride in culture media, Dana Richter, Sara C. Robinson, Maria P. Beardslee, and Maureen L. Habarth

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Effects of bacterial dynamics on organic matter decomposition and nutrient release from sediments: A modeling study, Patrick Schultz and Noel Urban

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Large-scale impacts of anthropogenic pollution and boreal wildfires on the nitrogen oxides over the central North Atlantic region, M. Val Martin, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, and K. Lapina

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Seasonal variation of nitrogen oxides in the central North Atlantic lower free troposhere, M. Val Martin, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, and Q. B. Li

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Integrating economic input-output life cycle assessment with risk assessment for a screening-level analysis, Heather E. Wright, Qiong Zhang, and James R. Mihelcic

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The calculation of mass fraction burn of ethanol-gasoline blended fuels using single and two-zone models, Yeliana Yeliana, Christopher Cooney, Jeremy Worm, and Jeffrey Naber

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A review of life cycle assessment studies on renewable energy derived from forest resources, Qiong Zhang, Kaitlin R. Goldstein, and James R. Mihelcic

Works from 2007

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Expecting the unexpected: Representing, reasoning about, and assessing construction project contingencies, G. Ryan Anderson, Nilufer Onder, and Amlan Mukherjee

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An overview of snow photochemistry: Evidence, mechanisms and impacts, A. M. Grannas, A. E. Jones, J. Dibb, M. Ammann, C. Anastasio, H. J. Beine, M. Bergin, J. Bottenheim, C. S. Boxe, G. Carver, G. Chen, J. H. Crawford, F. Dominé, R. E. Honrath, and et. al.

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The use of GLS regression in regional hydrologic analyses, V. W. Griffis and J. R. Stedinger

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Occurrence of upslope flows at the Pico mountaintop observatory: A case study of orographic flows on a small, volcanic island, Jan Kleissl, R. E. Honrath, M. P. Dziobak, D. Tanner, M. Val Martín, R. C. Owen, and D. Helmig

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Modeling phosphorus flux in the sediments of Onondaga Lake: Insights on the timing of lake response and recovery, Gilbert N. Lewis, Martin T. Auer, Xinyu Xiang, and Michael R. Penn

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Reliability of woodframe residential construction subjected to earthquakes, Yue Li and Bruce R. Ellingwood

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Simultaneous Optimization of Dense Non-aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Source and Contaminant Plume Remediation, Alex Mayer and Karen L. Endres

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Sediment radioisotope dating across a stratigraphic discontinuity in a mining-impacted lake, C. P. McDonald and N. R. Urban

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Direct thermal desorption of semivolatile organic compounds from diffusion denuders and gas chromatographic analysis for trace concentration measurement, David E. Tobias, Judith Perlinger, Patrick S. Morrow, Paul V. Doskey, and David L. Perram

Works from 2006

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A micromechanical finite element model for linear and damage-coupled viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixture, Qingli Dai, Martin H. Sadd, and Zhanping You

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International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT): North America to Europe - Overview of the 2004 summer field study, F. C. Fehsenfeld, G. Ancellet, T. S. Bates, A. H. Goldstein, R. M. Hardesty, R. Honrath, K. S. Law, A. C. Lewis, R. Leaitch, S. McKeen, J. Meagher, David D. Parrish, A. A.P. Pszenny, P. B. Russell, H. Schlager, J. Seinfeld, R. Talbot, and R. Zbinden

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The Aethalometer Calibration and Determination of Iron Concentration in Dust Aerosols, P. Fialho, M. C. Freitas, F. Barata, B. Vieira, A. D.A. Hansen, and R. E. Honrath

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Thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon-filled Liquid Crystal Polymer composites, Julia A. King, Michael G. Miller, Rodwick L. Barton, Jason Keith, Rebecca A. Hauser, Karl R. Peterson, and Lawrence L. Sutter

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Evidence of significant large-scale impacts of boreal fires on ozone levels in the midlatitude Northern Hemisphere free troposphere, K. Lapina, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, M. Val Martín, and G. Pfister

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Hurricane damage to residential construction in the US: Importance of uncertainty modeling in risk assessment, Yue Li and Bruce R. Ellingwood

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An analysis of the mechanisms of North American pollutant transport to the central North Atlantic lower free troposphere, R. C. Owen, O. R. Cooper, Andreas Stohl, and R. E. Honrath

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Crystallized Alkali-silica Gel in Concrete from the Late 1890s, Karl Peterson, David Gress, Tom Van Dam, and Lawrence Sutter

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Multi-agent framework for general-purpose situational simulations in the construction management domain, Eddy M. Rojas and Amlan Mukherjee

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Significant enhancements of nitrogen oxides, black carbon, and ozone in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere resulting from North American boreal wildfires, M. Val Martín, R. E. Honrath, R. C. Owen, G. Pfister, P. Fialho, and F. Barata

Works from 2005

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Absorption coefficients by aerosols in remote areas: A new approach to decouple dust and black carbon absorption coefficients using seven-wavelength Aethalometer data, P. Fialho, A. D.A. Hansen, and R. E. Honrath

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Simulating the performance of fixed-bed granular activated carbon adsorbers: Removal of synthetic organic chemicals in the presence of background organic matter, Michelle Jarvie-Eggart, David W. Hand, Shanmugalingam Bhuvendralingam, John C. Crittenden, and David R. Hokanson

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Low-temperature inhibition of the activated sludge process by an industrial discharge containing the azo dye acid black 1, Ronald W. Martin, C. Robert Baillod, and James R. Mihelcic

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Determining localized garment insulation values from manikin studies: Computational method and results, D. A. Nelson, J. S. Curlee, A. R. Curran, J. M. Ziriax, and P. A. Mason