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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Delaware River"”.
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Crime and punishment in the Delaware River area, 1740-1790, as reported in the Philadelphia newspapers
… and its punishment in the colonies along the Delaware during the period from 1740-1790. The criminal code which was-in force during this period was the harsh English criminal law. A long list, of crimes were designated as capital offenses. The list included the various degrees of treason, …
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Multi-scale analysis of 6PPD-quinone: distribution, environmental risk, and urbanization influence in the Delaware River Basin
… two major urban watersheds: the Schuylkill River and the Delaware River Basin both vital for drinking water supply and ecological integrity. Field sampling was conducted across 16 sites in the Schuylkill River and 23 in the Delaware River Basin over multiple seasons (2024-25’). Using EPA …
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Concentration of Suspended Solids and Nutrients in Overland Flow in Suburban Philadelphia Watersheds
… and waterway channelization. Situated within the Delaware River watershed, 70% of the region’s stream segments are impaired, primarily due to excess sediment and nutrients. To improve water quality, the Upstream Suburban Philadelphia Cluster of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI) …
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Quantifying the U.S. Coast Guard Ecological Risk Assessment on Diluted Bitumen
… to quantify the recent U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Consensus Ecological Risk Assessment (CERA) on diluted bitumen (DB) and compare the toxicity of DB to conventional crude (CC) oils. At the height of the domestic energy renaissance, 103,000 barrels of DB were transported via railcar …
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Remembering Del-Aware: Community Activism and Eco-Politics in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the Age of Reagan
… a plan to pump water from the free-flowing Delaware River. As a case study of grassroots community activism during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, the struggle known locally as “Dump the Pump” and spearheaded by a nonprofit organization called Del-AWARE supports and …
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Gasland: The Rhetoric of Images in the New Media Landscape
… Frack Act and a moratorium of fracking in the Delaware River Shed.</p> <p>This thesis intends to determine what made <em>Gasland</em> so influential. Through a rhetorical criticism and media analysis, I will show how Fox's film ignited the debate on domestic natural gas production and has …
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Modeling Environmental Effects on MSX Prevalence and Intensity in Eastern Oyster (<i>Crassostrea virginica</i>) Populations
… used with salinity time-series constructed from Delaware River flow measurements to study environmentally-induced variations in the annual cycle of this disease. Simulations with this model were designed to investigate the effect of increased or decreased spring freshwater discharge, the timing …
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Embracing the shadows : inhabitation of an infrastructural landscape
… arts neighborhood, the approach to the Delaware River Bridge, and the elevated 1-95 Expressway. The inserted programs are site-specific, symbiotic, and catalysts for connection on a local scale: The School of Industrial Arts and Building Technology, which is modeled on collaborative …
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The Occurrence and Control of Disinfection By-Products (DBPs) in Two Water Treatment Plants Utilizing the Same Source
… that derive their water from one source; the Delaware River. Each plant was associated with a different chemical environment that affected DBP formation. The effects of implementing different disinfection options on DBP formation were evaluated at pilot plants for various water conditions. …
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Glacial geology of the Western Catskills
… also unsubstantiated. The East and West Branches Delaware River had different styles of daglaciation. The West Branch is characterized by zones of stagnation. The length of a zone is controlled by relief of the valley and corresponds to that length of ice confined within the valley. Stagnation of …
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A Dynamic Risk Management Framework for Water and Environmental Sustainability
… and vulnerabilities facing reservoir systems in river basins shift dynamically over time and space. These risks involve regime changes and shifts, throughout which one observes the transition of water availability from prolonged dry periods to prolonged wet periods. Ensuring reliability of water …
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Joshua Gilpin, Esq., Kentmere, Delaware: the life and writings of a country gentleman
… quality paper on the shores of the Brandywine River near Wilmington, Delaware. He lived in the tradition, prevalent in Philadelphia, or the English country gentleman, whose leisure allowed him time for the arts, writing, extensive travel and public service. Gilpin was a business leader of his …