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Impact of Bed Scour on the Length and Stability of Rock Vanes and Bendway Weirs by Ettema, Robert, Wittmershaus, Alex R., Maddocks, Parker, Thornton, Christopher I., Holste, Nathan, Baird, Drew C., Varyu, David R., Posner, Ari J., Padilla, Robert S.

“…AbstractConsequences are presented from flume experiments regarding bed scour at rock vanes and bendway weirs constructed of loose rock placed on sand bed…”
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Metal contamination in urban, suburban, and country park soils of Hong Kong: A study based on GIS and multivariate statistics by Lee, Celine Siu-lan, Li, Xiangdong, Shi, Wenzhong, Cheung, Sharon Ching-nga, Thornton, Iain

“…The urban environment quality is of vital importance as the majority of people now live in cities. Due to the continuous urbanisation and industrialisation in…”
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Placental Inflammasome mRNA Levels Differ by Mode of Delivery and Fetal Sex by Arthurs, Anya L, Smith, Melanie D, Hintural, Mhyles D, Breen, James, McCullough, Dylan, Thornton, Francesca I, Leemaqz, Shalem Y, Dekker, Gustaaf A, Jankovic-Karasoulos, Tanja, Roberts, Claire T

“…Parturition signals the end of immune tolerance in pregnancy. Term labour is usually a sterile inflammatory process triggered by damage associated molecular…”
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The solid–solution partitioning of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) in upland soils of England and Wales by Tipping, E., Rieuwerts, J., Pan, G., Ashmore, M.R., Lofts, S., Hill, M.T.R., Farago, M.E., Thornton, I.

“…Solid–solution distributions of heavy metals can be described quantitively by multiple regression and mechanistic modelling. Ninety-eight surface soils were…”
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The influence of soil characteristics on the extractability of Cd, Pb and Zn in upland and moorland soils by Rieuwerts, J.S., Ashmore, M.R, Farago, M.E, Thornton, I.

“…A study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility of using existing data sets of total soil metal concentrations and soil parameters, such as pH, to…”
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Arsenic enrichment in waters and sediments of the Rio Loa (Second Region, Chile) by Romero, L., Alonso, H., Campano, P., Fanfani, L., Cidu, R., Dadea, C., Keegan, T., Thornton, I., Farago, M.

“…The Second Region of Chile (126,500 km 2) is extremely arid, with a dramatic scarcity of water. The only water resource for the population (about 420,000…”
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Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Flow in Physical Models of Rock Vane and Bendway Weir Configurations by Baird, Drew, Abban, Benjamin, Scurlock, S., Abt, Steven, Thornton, Christopher

“…While there are a wide range of design recommendations for using rock vanes and bendway weirs as streambank protection measures, no comprehensive, standard…”
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Evaluation of Overtopping Riprap Design Relationships by Abt, Steven R., Thornton, Christopher I., Scholl, Bryan A., Bender, Theodore R.

“…Rock riprap is one of the most widely used erosion control methods for protecting embankments, levees, spillways, and instream structures subjected to…”
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Urban geochemistry: research strategies to assist risk assessment and remediation of brownfield sites in urban areas by Thornton, I, Farago, M. E, Thums, C. R, Parrish, R. R, McGill, R. A. R, Breward, N, Fortey, N. J, Simpson, P, Young, S. D, Tye, A. M, Crout, N. M. J, Hough, R. L, Watt, J

“…Urban geochemical maps of Wolverhampton and Nottingham, based on multielement analysis of surface soils, have shown distribution patterns of “total” metals…”
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National-scale estimation of potentially harmful element ambient background concentrations in topsoil using parent material classified soil:stream–sediment relationships by Appleton, J.D., Rawlins, B.G., Thornton, I.

“…Regulatory authorities require estimates of ambient background concentrations (ABCs) of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in topsoil; such data are currently…”
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Dispersion of As and selected heavy metals around a coal-burning power station in central Slovakia by Keegan, T.J., Farago, M.E., Thornton, I., Hong, Bing, Colvile, R.N., Pesch, B., Jakubis, P., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J.

“…A power station in central Slovakia emitted arsenic (As) in large quantities for over 30 years as a result of burning As-rich brown coal. Nowadays emissions of…”
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Urban Geochemistry: A study of the influence of anthropogenic activity on the heavy metal content of soils in traditionally industrial and non-industrial areas of Britain by Kelly, J., Thornton, I., Simpson, P.R.

“…Heavy metal concentrations have been determined in topsoils (0–15cm) in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, a non-industrial, mainly residential area…”
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Tolerable Time-Varying Overflow on Grass-Covered Slopes by Hughes, Steven A, Thornton, Christopher I

“…Engineers require estimates of tolerable overtopping limits for grass-covered levees, dikes, and embankments that might experience steady overflow. Realistic…”
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Effect of bone meal (calcium phosphate) amendments on metal release from contaminated soils — a leaching column study by Hodson, M.E, Valsami-Jones, E, Cotter-Howells, J.D, Dubbin, W.E, Kemp, A.J, Thornton, I, Warren, A

“…Bone meal reduced metal release from a contaminated soil. Metal-contaminated soil may be remediated in situ by the formation of highly insoluble metal…”
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Characterizing the availability of metals in contaminated soils. I. The solid phase: sequential extraction and isotopic dilution by Young, S.D., Zhang, H., Tye, A.M., Maxted, A., Thums, C., Thornton, I.

“… The two approaches most commonly applied to characterizing the chemical form and ‘reactivity’ of metals in the soil solid phase are sequential extraction…”
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Factors influencing metal bioavailability in soils: preliminary investigations for the development of a critical loads approach for metals by Rieuwerts, J.S., Thornton, I., Farago, M.E., Ashmore, M.R.

“…The concept of critical loads, previously applied to acidifying substances, is currently being extended, within the Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air…”
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Incidental Processing of Biological Motion by Thornton, Ian M, Vuong, Quoc C

“…The successful detection of biological motion can have important consequences for survival. Previous studies have demonstrated the ease and speed with which…”
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Modelled and measured arsenic exposure around a power station in Slovakia by Keegan, T.J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Pesch, B., Ranft, U., Thornton, I.

“…► This paper assesses arsenic excretion and absorption as modelled by a USEPA-derived exposure model. ► Modelled urinary arsenic was compared to measured…”
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Closure to "Flume experiments on baffle posts for retarding open-channel flow" by C. UBING, R. ETTEMA and C. I. THORNTON, J. Hydraulic Res. 55(3), 2017, 430-437 by Ubing, Caroline, Ettema, Robert, Thornton, Christopher I.

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Estimation of time-varying discharge and cumulative volume in individual overtopping waves by Hughes, Steven A., Thornton, Christopher I.

“…The time variation of discharge per unit dike length in an overtopping wave is characterized by a rapid increase to a maximum discharge that can be several…”
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