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Advanced Active and Passive Methods in Residential Energy Efficiency by Taherian, Hessam, Peters, Robert W.

“…Energy efficiency in buildings is very important since it contributes significantly to fossil fuel consumption and consequently climate change. Several…”
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Performance of a Mid-Size Net-Zero Energy Solar House by Taherian, Hessam, Peters, Robert W.

“…The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was one of 16 collegiate teams from around the world that participated in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar…”
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Chelant extraction of heavy metals from contaminated soils by Peters, Robert W

“…The current state of the art regarding the use of chelating agents to extract heavy metal contaminants has been addressed. Results are presented for…”
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Application of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring Elevated Internal Temperatures of Landfills by Nazari, Rouzbeh, Alfergani, Husam, Haas, Francis, Karimi, Maryam E., Fahad, Md Golam Rabbani, Sabrin, Samain, Everett, Jess, Bouaynaya, Nidhal, Peters, Robert W.

“…Subsurface fires and smoldering events at landfills can present serious health hazards and threats to the environment. These fires are much more costly and…”
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Comprehensive Flood Risk Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Plants under Extreme Storm Events: A Case Study for New York City, United States by Sun, Qing, Nazari, Rouzbeh, Karimi, Maryam, Rabbani Fahad, MD Golam, Peters, Robert W.

“…Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the City of New York, United States, are particularly vulnerable to frequent extreme weather events, including storm…”
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Challenges and Possible Solutions for Riverbank Filtration: Case Studies of Three Sites in Egypt by ElHadary, Mohamed, Salah, Ahmed, Mikhail, Beshoy, Peters, Robert W, Ghanem, Ashraf, Elansary, Amgad S, Wahaab, Rifaat A, Mostafa, Mohamed K

“…In response to Egypt’s escalating water scarcity and pollution, Riverbank Filtration (RBF) technology is emerging as an effective solution to enhance water…”
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Performance of the Dual-Chamber Fungal Fuel Cell in Treating Tannery Wastewater by Mahmoud, Mohamed S., Wang, Jian-Hui, Shen, Yu, Guo, Zhi-Wei, Yang, Yan, Zhu, Dao-Chen, Peters, Robert W., Mostafa, Mohamed K., Mahmoud, Ahmed S.

“…Fungi are typically expressed as excellent microorganisms that produce extracellular enzymes used in the bioaccumulation phenomenon. In this study,…”
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Investigating Effects of Landfill Soil Gases on Landfill Elevated Subsurface Temperature by Sabrin, Samain, Nazari, Rouzbeh, Fahad, Md Golam Rabbani, Karimi, Maryam, Everett, Jess W., Peters, Robert W.

“…Subsurface temperature is a critical indicator for the identification of the risk associated with subsurface fire hazards in landfills. Most operational…”
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Effects of sonication and advanced chemical oxidants on the unicellular green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta and cysts, larvae and adults of the brine shrimp Artemia salina: A prospective treatment to eradicate invasive organisms from ballast water by Gavand, Meghana R., McClintock, James B., Amsler, Charles D., Peters, Robert W., Angus, Robert A.

“…Uptake and release of ship-borne ballast water is a major factor contributing to introductions of aquatic phytoplankton and invasive macroinvertebrates. Some…”
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A critical review of state-of-the-art technologies for electroplating wastewater treatment by Kamar, Mohamed T., Elattar, Hoda, Mahmoud, Ahmed S., Peters, Robert W., Mostafa, Mohamed K.

“…The discharge of untreated electroplating wastewater could lead to the formation of toxic metal-organic complexes that is harmful for the environment. There…”
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A prototype of textile wastewater treatment using coagulation and adsorption by Fe/Cu nanoparticles: Techno-economic and scaling-up studies by Mahmoud, Ahmed S, Mostafa, Mohamed K, Peters, Robert W

“…This study aims to investigate the efficiency of a pilot prototype system comprising coagulation/flocculation, filtration, and nano-bimetallic iron/copper…”
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Laboratory batch experiments of the combined effects of ultrasound and air stripping in removing CCl4 and 1,1,1-TCA from water by AYYILDIZ, Onder, ANDERSON, Paul R, PETERS, Robert W

“…Ultrasonic and air-stripping techniques for removal of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) from water were studied in batch…”
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The impact of stay-at-home orders on air-quality and COVID-19 mortality rate in the United States by Sabrin, Samain, Karimi, Maryam, Nazari, Rouzbeh, Fahad, Md Golam Rabbani, Peters, Robert W., Uddin, Alley

“…Since the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S., most jurisdictions issued mitigation strategies, such as restricting businesses and population movements. This…”
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Applying the three R's: Reduce, reuse, and recycle in the chemical industry by Mostafa, Mohamed K., Peters, Robert W.

“…Pollution prevention (P2) assessment was conducted by applying the three R's, reduce, reuse, and recycle, in a chemical industry for the purpose of reducing…”
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Reuse paint wastewater in the manufacture of cement bricks and tiles by Mostafa, Mohamed K., Peters, Robert W.

“…Waste management is one of the most important and serious issues facing many developing countries. The main purpose of this research involves reusing…”
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Improve effluent water quality at Abu-Rawash wastewater treatment plant with the application of coagulants by Mostafa, Mohamed K., Peters, Robert W.

“…This research investigated a process to improve the Abu‐Rawash WWTP effluent water quality with the application of aluminum chloride (AlCl3); in turn, this…”
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Surfactant Foam/Bioaugmentation Technology for In Situ Treatment of TCE-DNAPLs by Rothmel, Randi K, Peters, Robert W, St. Martin, Edward, DeFlaun, Mary F

“…Chlorinated solvents such as trichloroethylene (TCE) are prevalent aquifer contaminants. Depending on the degree of contamination, their physical properties…”
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Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease by Peters, Robert W

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Clinical Predictors of Transvenous Biphasic Defibrillation Thresholds by Gold, Michael R, Khalighi, Koroush, Kavesh, Neal G, Daly, Barry, Peters, Robert W, Shorofsky, Stephen R

“…Transvenous lead systems have become routine for defibrillator placement. However, previous studies of clinical predictors of an adequate nonthoracotomy…”
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Speech reception thresholds in noise with and without spectral and temporal dips for hearing-impaired and normally hearing people by Peters, R W, Moore, B C, Baer, T

“…People with cochlear hearing loss often have considerable difficulty in understanding speech in the presence of background sounds. In this paper the relative…”
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