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Theses and Dissertations
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Technical Papers
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2019
- Emma Fain
M.S. Technical Paper: Potential Microbial Community Impacts from Increased Use and Application Dose of Glyphosate
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Strauss - Kelly Mahan-Percivall
M.S. Technical Paper: Aginate/Glomalin Biobeads: A Determination of Structural Cohesivity, Nutrient Remediation Ability, and Reapplication Viability
Advisor: Dr. Jehangir Bhadha - Kyle Richards
M.S. Technical Paper: Seed Treatments: Assessing Efficacy, Safety, and Innovations in Crop Protection
Advisor: Dr. Jehangir Bhadha - Nicole Salvatico
M.S. Technical Paper: Fire and Soil in Florida: A Review
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Sarah Stover
M.S. Technical Paper: Subaqueous Soils: An Overview
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright
- Emma Fain
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2018
- Kenton Beal
M.S. Technical Paper: Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Agricultural Conservation Buffer BMPs to Address Water Quality: A Literature Based Study
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Jonathan Diller
M.S. Technical Paper: An Analysis of Pollutant Removal Performance of Stormwater Wetland Basins in the International BMP Database
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Kristi Dobra
M.S. Technical Paper: Wastewater-borne Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Challenges and Opportunities in Evaluating and Protecting Ecosystem Health
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Jay Gilbert
M.S. Technical Paper: Comparison of Trace Metals in Coastal Sediments Located Near Urban and Protected Areas
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Cassie Henegar
M.S. Technical Paper: Implications and Remediation Efforts for Uranium and Mercury Contaminated Soils and Water at the Y-12 Site on the Oak Ridge Reservation in Oak Ridge, TN
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Excy Herrera
M.S. Technical Paper: Environmental Factors Affecting GHG Dynamics in Urban and Forested Soils
Advisor: Dr. A.J. Reisinger - Mark Hinz
M.S. Technical Paper: Impact of Irrigation Drainage Tile on Nutrient Loading in the Tri-County Agricultural Area, Northeast Florida
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Gabrielle Lawson
M.S. Technical Paper: Sediment in Reservoirs
Advisor: Dr. Ann Wilkie - Daniel Lippi
M.S. Technical Paper: The Consequences of Regulated Trimming and Hurricane Stressors on Secondary Growth, Wound Wood Production, and Chlorophyll Content of Black mangroves (Avicennia germinans)
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Sara Liu & Sara Liu
M.S. Technical Paper: History and Interpretation of Soil Enzyme Activity & Methods for Measuring Hydrolase and Phenol Oxide Activity
Advisor: Dr. P. Inglett - Kaitlyn Mroczka
M.S. Technical Paper: Mechanisms Behind Salt Water Induced Peat Collapse: Exploring New Techniques for Measuring Changes in Organic Soil Stability
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Jeffrey Ragucci
M.S. Technical Paper: Overview of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) and TVA Kingston Case Study
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Natasha Rodriguez
M.S. Technical Paper: San Diego River Nitrate and Phosphate Trend Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Melissa Savoy
M.S. Technical Paper: Erosion and Saltwater Intrusion Impacts to the Wetlands and Shoreline in the Louisiana Gulf Coast Region
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Jessica Sharpe
M.S. Technical Paper: Interactions Between Nonpolar Compounds and Soil Organic Carbon Under Low Redox Potentials: Implications for Bioavailability
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Ogram - Taylor Smith
M.S. Technical Paper: Vegetation and Metal Impacts on Soil Phosphorus Forms in Stormwater Treatment Area 2, Florida
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Alexandra Waldon
M.S. Technical Paper: Hydrocarbon Bioremediation in Constructed Wetlands
Advisor: Dr. Kanika Sharma Inglett
- Kenton Beal
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2017
- Noha Abdel-Mottaleb
M.S. Technical Paper: Potential Uptake and Distribution of Relatively Water-Soluble Organic Contaminants by Acorus gramenius and Canna hybrida 'Orange Punch'
Advisor: Dr. P. Chris Wilson - Stephanie Armstrong
M.S. Technical Paper: Nutrient Loading in Lake Wauberg: Sources and Potential Management Strategies
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Jennifer Bearden
M.S. Technical Paper: An Agroecological Approach to Pasture and Hayfield Nitrogen Fertilization
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak - Denise Breen
M.S. Technical Paper: The Environmental Impacts of Rock Salt (Sodium Chloride) Application on the Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed and Sustainable Alternatives
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Natasha Darre
M.S. Technical Paper: Desalination of Water: A Review
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Stephanie Jamis
M.S. Technical Paper: Land Applied Residual Effects on Soil Biogeochemical Properties
Advisor: Dr. K.R. Reddy - Aaron Kinty
M.S. Technical Paper: Curriculum for Middle Grades Aquaponics Course
Advisor: Dr. P. Chris Wilson - Paul Kirk
M.S. Technical Paper: A Case Study of Three Petroleum Remediation Techniques
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Danielle Koushel
M.S. Technical Paper: Should We Create and Restore Wetlands? Evaluating the Carbon Balance in the Face of Climate Change
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Andrew Land
M.S. Technical Paper: The Effects of Varying Rates of P and K Fertilizer on Sandy Soil and Peanut Productions
Advisor: Dr. Rao Mylavarapu - Michael Mertens
M.S. Technical Paper: Sources, Fate, and Transport of Organic Matter in Urban Waters
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Adam Orndorff
M.S. Technical Paper: Evaluating the Effects of Sedimentation from Forest Roads: A Review
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Eron Raines
M.S. Technical Paper: Microbiota Regulate Flatland Ecosystems and Surface Processes
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Timothy Sink
M.S. Technical Paper: Green Fruit Identification on Citrus Trees Using DL-CNN
Advisor: Dr. Arnold Schumann & Dr. Ann Wilkie - Kara Verge
M.S. Technical Paper: Ecosystem Services of Mangrove Forests and How Climate Change May Impact The Indian River Lagoon
Advisor: Dr. Jim Jawitz - Haley West
M.S. Technical Paper: Using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) to Discriminate Taxonomically Distinct Soil Orders Based on their Characteristics
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright
- Noha Abdel-Mottaleb
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2016
- Kenneth Henderson
M.S. Technical Paper: Recycling and Reuse of Fly Ash Produced by Coal Burning Power Plants.
Advisor: Dr. Yuncong Li - Allison Leapard
M.S. Technical Paper: Mapping the Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise on Agricultural Land in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Megan Lougee
M.S. Technical Paper: The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Soils' Role Within A Global Climate Change Mitigation Plan.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Mary Maddox
M.S. Technical Paper: Management of GrazingLand and Ecosystem Services Through Heifer Winter Grazing and Supplementation.
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak - Randall Martin
M.S. Technical Paper: The Effects of Salinity, Inundation Length, and Vegetation on Lead and Copper in Salt Water Tidal Marshes and Esuaries: A Review.
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Rebekah Meyerholt
M.S. Technical Paper: Phytoextraction of Cadmium: The Advantages, Limitations, Cost and Potential Improvements of this Remediation Technique.
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Vijay Nazareth
M.S. Technical Paper: Evaluating Conservation Agriculture and its Adoption Potential in Developing Countries.
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak - Beth Robertson
M.S. Technical Paper: Hypoxia in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Nickolas Sexson
M.S. Technical Paper: Functions and Plant Selection in Urban Wetlands.
Advisor: Dr. Lena Ma - Lisa Shaw
M.S. Technical Paper: Effects of Management and Soil Fertilization on Triggering Wiregrass Reproduction.
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak - Tipanun Upanisakorn
M.S. Technical Paper: Alternative Approach to Estimating Bioaccessible Lead in Soil Using Nutrient Soil Tests.
Advisor: Dr. George O'Connor - Stephanie Wester
M.S. Technical Paper: Effectiveness of Implemented Course Components in Improving Student Learning Outcomes and Course Perception in Online Environmental Biogeochemistry.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Ashley Witkowski
M.S. Technical Paper: Influence of Oscillating Stress in HLB Infected Trees.
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Antonio Yaquian-Luna
M.S. Technical Paper: Characterization of Water and Nitrate Transport through a Dual Porosity Karstic Aquifer and Discharge in Silver Springs.
Advisor: Dr. James Jawitz
- Kenneth Henderson
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2015
- MichaelJohn Carnevale
M.S. Technical Paper: Alternative Stable States of Central Florida Lakes Based on A Comparison of Hydroacoustic and Physcial Sampling of Aquatic Macrophytes, and Measured Chlorophyll Levels.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Bethzaida Colon
M.S. Technical Paper: A Review of Uptake and Translocation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products by Food Crops Irrigated With Treated Wastewater.
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Jason Frank
M.S. Technical Paper: Mitigation of Indaziflam Phytotoxicity in Bermudagrass Turf Sand Based Root Zones.
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Cynthia Gates
M.S. Technical Paper: Impacts of Feral Pig Rooting Disturbance on Water Quality Depression Marshes of West Central Florida.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Francisca Hinz
M.S. Technical Paper: The Influence of Eutrophication Status on the Methane Oxidation in Subtropical Wetland Soils.
Advisor: Dr. K.S. Inglett - Shannon Hudgins
M.S. Technical Paper: Occurance of the Hydric Soil Indicator Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) Outside of Its Known Range.
Advisor: Dr. Rex Ellis - Carl Koch
M.S. Technical Paper: A Wholistic Review of High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Related Environmental, Economic, and Social Consequences.
Advisor: Dr. Marc Kramer - Stephanie McLean
M.S. Technical Paper: Lead in the Environment: Sources and Human Health Risk Assessment.
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Virginia Ridgon
M.S. Technical Paper: Seagrasses of Florida: A Review.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Patrick Ritchie
M.S. Technical Paper: Blue Crab Population Health and Human Health Risk Assessment in a Mixed Natural and Man-Made Habitat.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Keri Smith
M.S. Technical Paper: An Overview of the Indian River Lagoon.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Pamela Vaughn
M.S. Technical Paper: A Basic Study in Groundwater and the Hydrologic Characteristics of Principal Aquifers in the United States.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright
- MichaelJohn Carnevale
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2014
- Amy Schroeder
M.S. Technical Paper: Plant Health and Soil Changes with Humic Substance Applications.
Advisor: Dr. Yuncong Li - Eva Christensen
M.S. Technical Paper: How British Socio-Economic Policies of the Colonial Past Catalyzed Food Insecurity in Present-day Kenya.
Advisor: Dr. George Hochmuth - Amber Daigneault
M.S. Technical Paper: Wildfire Best Management Practice Effectiveness in Protecting Soil and Water Resources.
Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak - Prissy Fletcher
M.S. Technical Paper: Imidacloprid Fate and Transport in Immokalee Fine Sand During the Control of the Asian Citrus Psyllid.
Advisor: Dr. Peter Nkedi-Kizza & Dr. Kelly Morgan - Stephanie Hinrichs
M.S. Technical Paper: Key To Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in Florida: A Facilitator for the Determination of the Presence of Hydric Soil Field Indicators.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - David Rossignol
M.S. Technical Paper: Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Ecosystem Services in Florida.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Alexandra Rozin
M.S. Technical Paper: In Situ Optical Sensors for Measuring Nitrate in Florida Waters.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark
- Amy Schroeder
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2013
- Casey Beavers
M.S. Technical Paper: An Overview of Phosphate Mining and Reclamation in Florida.
Advisor: Dr. Larry R. Ellis - Ellen Michelle Bourne
M.S. Technical Paper: Reduction of Surface Distributed Composition-B Particles By Prescribed Burns.
Advisor: Dr. Zhenli He - David Clark
M.S. Technical Paper: Use of Spoil Island as a Seagrass and Mangrove Mitigation Site.
Advisor: Dr. Larry R. Ellis - David Goldstein
M.S. Technical Paper: Stormwater Treatment Areas for Improving Water Quality in the Everglades.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Swati Goswami
M.S. Technical Paper: Effects of Nutrients, Temperature and Aeration Status on Enzyme Kinetic Properties Of Subtropical Wetlands.
Advisor: Dr. Kanika Sharma Inglett - Kassidy Klink
M.S. Technical Paper: Study on Groundwater Quality Parameter Variation Due to Temperature Change in Calibration Solution and Instrumentation.
Advisor: Dr. Zhenli He - Travis Knight
M.S. Technical Paper: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Trends of Three Rivers along the Southwest Coast of Everglades National Park (2001 - 2008).
Advisor: Dr. Ed Hanlon - David Niebch
M.S. Technical Paper: Potential Biofuel Crop Sorghum bicolor Germination and Growth on Florida Agricultural Soils Previously Treated With the Herbicides Simazine, Norflurazon, or Bromacil.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Chris Wilson - Michelle Ouellette
M.S. Technical Paper: Toxicity of the Herbicides Norflurazon and Simazine to the Aquatic Macropyte, Lemna minor.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Chris Wilson - Sean Rochette
M.S. Technical Paper: Assessment of Depressional Wetland Characteristics Influencing On-site and LiDAR Delineation Models.
Advisor: Dr. Larry R. Ellis
- Casey Beavers
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2012
- Ellen Bailey
M.S. Technical Paper: Effects of Sediments on the growth of Vallisneria americana in Lake Apopka.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Karen Balentine
M.S. Technical Paper: Monitoring Seasonal Variability of the Soil Profile With Paired Deep and Shallow Surface Elevation Tables (SET) in the Southwest Coastal Everglades.
Advisor: Dr. Larry Ellis - Jacob Butterworth
M.S. Technical Paper: Remedial Design and Implementation Technical Guide.
Advisor: Dr. Peter Nkedi-Kizza - Kimberleigh Cayse
M.S. Technical Paper: Nutrient Dynamics on ATS Pilots.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Cheryl Dunne
M.S. Technical Paper: Environmental Effects on an HPPD Inhibiting Herbicide's Persistence in Different Soils Over A Four-Year Period.
Advisor: Dr. Zhenli He - Jorge Guevara
M.S. Technical Paper: Review of Particle Size Distribution Analysis Methods.
Advisor: Dr. Larry Ellis - John Gum
M.S. Technical Paper: Effects of Compost and Lime Application on Soil Chemical Properties, Soil Microbial Community, and Fusarium Wilt in Florida-Grown Tomatoes.
Advisor: Dr. Amy Shober - Jane Hart
M.S. Technical Paper: Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Phytoplankton Abundance and Composition in a Well-Flushed, Sub-Tropical Ecosystem.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - James H. Lindsay
M.S. Technical Paper: Tungsten Uptake Kinetcis and Trophic Transfer into a Novel Gastropod Model.
Advisor: Dr. Zhenli He - Kathleen D. Lockhart
M.S. Technical Paper: Evaluation of Soil Phosphorus and Phosphorus in Water Discharged from Three Everglades Agricultural Area Farms.
Advisor: Dr. Sabine Grunwald - William Mahler
M.S. Technical Paper: Assessment of LiDAR-based DEMs in Delineating Depressional Wetlands.
Advisor: Dr. Larry Rex Ellis - Sarah Mixon
M.S. Technical Paper: Stream Condition Index: Understanding and Use of this Biomonitoring Tool for Florida Streams and Rivers.
Advisor: Dr. H. Carl Fitz - Jason Neumann
M.S. Technical Paper: Okeechobee Isolated Wetlands: Influences of Hydroperiod on Plant Specie Nativeness in Improved Pasture Ranchlands.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Marti Occhipinti
M.S. Technical Paper: Dry Season Temporal Variability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sediment in Runoff from a Residential Neighborhood in Southern California.
Advisor: Dr. Gurpal Toor - Thomas Ponce
M.S. Technical Paper: Comparison of Soil Phosphorus Storage in the Ridge and Slough Landscape in Water Conservation Area 3A (WCA3A) of the Everglades.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Donald Rainey
M.S. Technical Paper: Variability of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in an Established Residential Community.
Advisor: Dr. Amy Shober - Jared Sweat
M.S. Technical Paper: Comparison of Soil Phosphorus Storage in the Ridge and Slough Landscape in Water Conservation Area 3A (WCA3A) of the Everglades.
Advisor: Dr. Mary Collins
- Ellen Bailey
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2011
- Michael Atkin
M.S. Technical Paper: Nitrate Leaching in Florida Urban Environments.
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Sean Fromang
M.S. Technical Paper: Effects of Atrazine on Non-Target Organisms.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Chris Wilson - Stephen Hanks
M.S. Technical Paper: One Dimensional Hydraulic Analysis of The Effect of Sea Level Rise on Estuarine Salinity.
Advisor: Dr. H. Carl Fitz - William Tom Higginbotham
M.S. Technical Paper: Environmental Impact of Wastewater Disposal in the Florida Keys, Monroe County.
Advisor: Dr. Yuncong Li - Nicole Howard
M.S. Technical Paper: Mercury Trends in Multiple Fish Species in the Everglades Protection Area.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Timothy Hull
M.S. Technical Paper: Using Lichens as Indicators of Hydrology in Mixed Pond-Cypress (Taxodium ascendens) - Pine (Pinus sp.) Wetlands in Central Florida.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Amy Hylkema
M.S. Technical Paper: Haiti Soil Fertility Analysis and Crop Interpretations for Principal Crops in the Five WINNER Waterhed Zones of Intervention.
Advisor: Dr. Amy Shober - Ruben A. Koch
M.S. Technical Paper: Influence of Exposure Duration and Recovery On The ToxIicity of Norflurazon to L. Minor.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Chris Wilson - Rebekah Lee
M.S. Technical Paper: Trends in Surface Water Quality at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Osborne - Jamie Lewis
M.S. Technical Paper: A Literature Review of the History and Future of Reclaimed Water Use in Florida.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Tae-Goo Oh
M.S. Technical Paper: Ridge Senescene of Cladium Jamaicence in The Ridge and Slough Mosaic of The Florida Everglades.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clark - Brant Phelps
M.S. Technical Paper: Supplemental Guide for Seasonal High Water Table Indicators in Georgia’s Onsite Wastewater Manual Section C: Flatwoods Region.
Advisor: Dr. Willie Harris - Louis Philor
M.S. Technical Paper: Erosion Impacts on Soil and Environmental Quality: Vertisols in the Highlands Region of Ethiopia.
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Travis Roberts
M.S. Technical Paper: Organic Matter Decomposition: Interactions of Temperature, Moisture, and Substrate Type.
Advisor: Dr. H. Carl Fitz - John Sain
M.S. Technical Paper: Evaluation of Coarse Woody Debris and Forest Litter Based on Harvest Treatment in a Tupelo-Cypress Wetland.
Advisor: Dr. John Thomas - Samuel Vacca
M.S. Technical Paper: Bioretention Facilities and Constructed Wetlands Efficiency and Use: A Review.
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Inglett - Erin Yancey
M.S. Technical Paper: Charlottesville High School Biofilter Performance Study.
Advisor: Dr. John Thomas
- Michael Atkin
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2010
- Kristin Campbell
M.S. Technical Paper: Germination of three selections of Lantana species.: L. camara, L. camara Pink Caprice', and L. depressa..: L. camara, L. camara Pink Caprice', and L. depressa. Advisor: Dr. Chris Wilson - Marie Jacqueline Depaz
M.S. Technical Paper: Composting – Waste Alternatives. Advisor: Dr. Kelly Morgan
- Kristin Campbell
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2009
- Pamela Sue Brown
M.S. Technical Paper: Saint Andrews Bay: A Look Into One Of Florida's Most Diverse Watersheds.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright - Daniel Irick
M.S. Technical Paper: Wetland Delineation: An Overview of Regulations and Methods.
Advisor: Dr. Yuncong Li - Ronald Lindemann
M.S. Technical Paper: History of South Florida Pine Rocklands and How They Have Been Negatively Affected By Fire Supression and Fragmentation.
Advisor: Dr. Samira Daroub - Laura P. Sadowski
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Advisor: Dr. Jerry Sartain - Shannon Smith
M.S. Technical Paper: Combined Ultrasonic-Oxidative Remediation of Aldrin and Dieldrin Soil Contamination.
Advisor: Dr. James Jawitz - Elisabeth Solchik
M.S. Technical Paper: Stream Restoration Impacts on Macroinvertebrate Communities.
Advisor: Dr. Ramesh Reddy - Jessica Taft
M.S. Technical Paper: A Baseline Study of Wetlands in the St. Johns River Basin: Precursor to Water Withdrawals from the St. Johns River.
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wright
- Pamela Sue Brown
