... 1 Development for the Other 80%: Engineering Hope Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., PE Michigan Technolog... more ... 1 Development for the Other 80%: Engineering Hope Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., PE Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA [email protected] Valerie Fuchs Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA [email protected] ...
The challenge for wastewater professionals is to design and operate treatment processes that supp... more The challenge for wastewater professionals is to design and operate treatment processes that support human well being and are environmentally sensitive throughout the lifecycle. This research focuses on one technology for small-scale wastewater treatment: the vertical flow constructed wetland (VFCW), which is herein investigated for the capacity Fellowship Program, the Water Environment Research Foundation (Project DEC11U06), the DeVlieg Foundation, the Michigan Water Environment Association, and Michigan Technological University in conjunction with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, the
Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2007
Page 1. HYDRAULIC MODEL COMPARISON OF VERTICAL-FLOW REGIMES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS Valerie J. Fu... more Page 1. HYDRAULIC MODEL COMPARISON OF VERTICAL-FLOW REGIMES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS Valerie J. Fuchs1, John S. Gierke2, and James R. Mihelcic1 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to compare the environmental impacts of vertical flow constru... more Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to compare the environmental impacts of vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) and horizontal flow constructed wetlands (HFCW). The LCAs include greenhouse gas (N(2)O, CO(2) and CH(4)) emissions. Baseline constructed wetland designs are compared to different treatment performance scenarios and to conventional wastewater treatment at the materials acquisition, assembly and operation life stages. The LCAs suggest that constructed wetlands have less environmental impact, in terms of resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The VFCW is a less impactful configuration for removing total nitrogen from domestic wastewater. Both wetland designs have negligible impacts on respiratory organics, radiation and ozone. Gaseous emissions, often not included in wastewater LCAs because of lack of data or lack of agreement on impacts, have the largest impact on climate change. Nitrous oxide accounts for the increase in impact on respiratory inorganic, a...
Page 1. April 2011 Waterlines Vol. 30 No. 2 Analysing appropriateness in sanitation projects in t... more Page 1. April 2011 Waterlines Vol. 30 No. 2 Analysing appropriateness in sanitation projects in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia VALERIE J. FUCHS and JAMES R. MIHELCIC Valerie J. Fuchs ([email protected]) is a Gaylord Donnelley ...
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009, 2009
Treatment Performance of Wastewater Lagoons in South Yungas Province of Bolivia. [ASCE Conference... more Treatment Performance of Wastewater Lagoons in South Yungas Province of Bolivia. [ASCE Conference Proceedings 342, 586 (2009)]. Helen E. Muga, James R. Mihelcic, Nathan W. Reents, Santiago Morales, Gabriela Gemio ...
Page 1. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2008, 255263 Educat... more Page 1. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2008, 255263 Educating engineers in the sustainable futures model with a global perspective James R. Mihelcic*, Kurtis G. Paterson, Linda D ...
Page 1. International Engineering Education Assessed with the Sustainable Futures Model By Valeri... more Page 1. International Engineering Education Assessed with the Sustainable Futures Model By Valerie J. Fuchs A REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ...
Page 1. Engineering Education for International Sustainability: Curriculum Design Under the Susta... more Page 1. Engineering Education for International Sustainability: Curriculum Design Under the Sustainable Futures Model Valerie J. Fuchs and James R. Mihelcic Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Sustainable ...
2. Green Predictions Darcy J. Gentleman Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4832-483... more 2. Green Predictions Darcy J. Gentleman Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4832-4832 ... 3. The Gulf Oil Spill Jerald L. Schnoor Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4833-4833 4. Signature of high exposure to WTC toxics identified Kellyn Betts Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4834-4835 5. Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure that Supports the Urban Built Environment Carol Boyle, Gavin Mudd, James R. Mihelcic, Paul Anastas, Terry Collins, Patricia Culligan, Marc Edwards, Jeremy Gabe, Patricia Gallagher, ...
... 1 Development for the Other 80%: Engineering Hope Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., PE Michigan Technolog... more ... 1 Development for the Other 80%: Engineering Hope Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., PE Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA [email protected] Valerie Fuchs Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA [email protected] ...
The challenge for wastewater professionals is to design and operate treatment processes that supp... more The challenge for wastewater professionals is to design and operate treatment processes that support human well being and are environmentally sensitive throughout the lifecycle. This research focuses on one technology for small-scale wastewater treatment: the vertical flow constructed wetland (VFCW), which is herein investigated for the capacity Fellowship Program, the Water Environment Research Foundation (Project DEC11U06), the DeVlieg Foundation, the Michigan Water Environment Association, and Michigan Technological University in conjunction with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, the
Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2007
Page 1. HYDRAULIC MODEL COMPARISON OF VERTICAL-FLOW REGIMES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS Valerie J. Fu... more Page 1. HYDRAULIC MODEL COMPARISON OF VERTICAL-FLOW REGIMES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS Valerie J. Fuchs1, John S. Gierke2, and James R. Mihelcic1 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to compare the environmental impacts of vertical flow constru... more Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to compare the environmental impacts of vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) and horizontal flow constructed wetlands (HFCW). The LCAs include greenhouse gas (N(2)O, CO(2) and CH(4)) emissions. Baseline constructed wetland designs are compared to different treatment performance scenarios and to conventional wastewater treatment at the materials acquisition, assembly and operation life stages. The LCAs suggest that constructed wetlands have less environmental impact, in terms of resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The VFCW is a less impactful configuration for removing total nitrogen from domestic wastewater. Both wetland designs have negligible impacts on respiratory organics, radiation and ozone. Gaseous emissions, often not included in wastewater LCAs because of lack of data or lack of agreement on impacts, have the largest impact on climate change. Nitrous oxide accounts for the increase in impact on respiratory inorganic, a...
Page 1. April 2011 Waterlines Vol. 30 No. 2 Analysing appropriateness in sanitation projects in t... more Page 1. April 2011 Waterlines Vol. 30 No. 2 Analysing appropriateness in sanitation projects in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia VALERIE J. FUCHS and JAMES R. MIHELCIC Valerie J. Fuchs ([email protected]) is a Gaylord Donnelley ...
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009, 2009
Treatment Performance of Wastewater Lagoons in South Yungas Province of Bolivia. [ASCE Conference... more Treatment Performance of Wastewater Lagoons in South Yungas Province of Bolivia. [ASCE Conference Proceedings 342, 586 (2009)]. Helen E. Muga, James R. Mihelcic, Nathan W. Reents, Santiago Morales, Gabriela Gemio ...
Page 1. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2008, 255263 Educat... more Page 1. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2008, 255263 Educating engineers in the sustainable futures model with a global perspective James R. Mihelcic*, Kurtis G. Paterson, Linda D ...
Page 1. International Engineering Education Assessed with the Sustainable Futures Model By Valeri... more Page 1. International Engineering Education Assessed with the Sustainable Futures Model By Valerie J. Fuchs A REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ...
Page 1. Engineering Education for International Sustainability: Curriculum Design Under the Susta... more Page 1. Engineering Education for International Sustainability: Curriculum Design Under the Sustainable Futures Model Valerie J. Fuchs and James R. Mihelcic Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Sustainable ...
2. Green Predictions Darcy J. Gentleman Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4832-483... more 2. Green Predictions Darcy J. Gentleman Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4832-4832 ... 3. The Gulf Oil Spill Jerald L. Schnoor Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4833-4833 4. Signature of high exposure to WTC toxics identified Kellyn Betts Environmental Science & Technology 2010 44 (13), 4834-4835 5. Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure that Supports the Urban Built Environment Carol Boyle, Gavin Mudd, James R. Mihelcic, Paul Anastas, Terry Collins, Patricia Culligan, Marc Edwards, Jeremy Gabe, Patricia Gallagher, ...
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