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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"Potomac"”.
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A performing arts center on the Potomac
… of a Center for Performing Arts located on the Potomac River. Site analysis, functional requirements and structural feasibility were among the considerations utilized in arriving at the proposed design. The Center is comprised of three theaters, restaurants, a marina, administration offices, …
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The Etiology of Potomac Horse Fever (Ehrlichia Risticii)
Potomac horse fever (PHF) was clinically characterized in 1979. It is fatal in approximately 30 percent of cases. The finding of antibodies to Ehrlichia sennetsu, causative agent of human sennetsu rickettsiosis, in the serum of horses recovering from PHF implicated a rickettsia as the potential …
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Where land ends: a water museum on the Potomac
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American Eel Subpopulation Characteristics in the Potomac River Drainage, Virginia
… scale within drainages are scarce. Eels in the Potomac River drainage, Virginia, were sampled over a two-year period in both near-coastal and inland areas to describe characteristics in each area as well as to understand drainage-wide patterns. Inland data resulted from sampling in the …
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Bat Resource Utilization Along the Potomac River Corridor in Maryland
… the range of the cicada emergence along the Potomac River corridor of Maryland and Virginia. For total bat activity, there was significantly more acoustic activity within the range of the cicada emergence the year during and the year following emergence than where emergence did not occur. …
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Groundwater Modeling and Hydrogeological Parameter Estimation: Potomac Aquifer System, SWIFT Research Center
… designed to alleviate the depletion of the Potomac Aquifer System due to unsustainable groundwater withdrawals. At the SWIFT Research Center (SWIFTRC) in Nansemond, VA, a pilot testing well (TW-1) has been implemented to help determine the feasibility of full-scale implementation. The …
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Renegotiating the Edge: Creating an Inspired Reality in the Potomac River Watershed
… looks to the past at a 1967 report entitled; The Potomac: A Report on Its Imperiled Future and a Guide for Its Orderly Development, authored by pioneers Stewart Udall, Ian McHarg and others. The report approached the ecology and culture of the Potomac River basin through the lens of the 1960s, a …
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Voting with Their Feet: Union Desertion in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865
… desertion, but by focusing on the Army of the Potomac (the most well known Union army) it also explores some of the heretofore ignored causes for the problem of desertion. While the aforementioned "traditional explanations" certainly have validity in the Army of the Potomac, a host of other …
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Impact of Indirect Potable Reuse on Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the Potomac River Basin
The Potomac River Basin is significant for both public and ecological health as it flows directly into the ecologically-sensitive Chesapeake Bay. It is a drinking water source for about 5 million people living in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. The discovery of intersex fish, an indicator …
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Maintaining a Nitrogen Cap for Virginia's Potomac River: The Contribution of Alternative Development Patterns
… to reduce its annual load of Nitrogen, to the Potomac River, to 60% of what the load was estimated to be in 1985. Virginia would like to accomplish this goal at the lowest cost to its citizens. Therefore the state needs to determine the combination of nitrogen control efforts which will achieve …
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Determination of the possible role of arthropods as vectors for "Potomac Horse Fever" in equines
Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) is a disease of great concern to many horse owners in the Potomac River area of Maryland and Virginia. It is caused by a rickettsia, Ehrlichia risticii. The involvement of an arthropod vector has been suspected because of the seasonal epidemiology of the disease. This …
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Investigating the Impact of Aquifer Long Term Replenishment on the Potomac Aquifer System in Virginia
… declines in the potentiometric surface in the Potomac Aquifer System (PAS). With water levels falling, communities are at risk of wells running dry, saltwater intrusion, and land subsidence. The Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) project is an aquifer long-term replenishment …
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North Bend: Archaeological Site Formation and the Hough Type at Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
… significant vessel abandoned within Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. The research centers around understanding the disintegration process for North Bend and identifies factors influencing its current preservation and future site formation. The research draws upon Donald …
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Optimization of Multi-Reservoir Management Rules Subject to Climate and Demand Change in the Potomac River Basin
… because the system relies on flow in the Potomac river, which is largely uncontrolled and augmented by the Jennings-Randolph reservoir, located 9-10 days travel time upstream. Given this lag, release decisions must be made collectively by federal, state and local stakeholders amid …
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Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia
… 2 localities in the Aquia type area along the Potomac River 7 miles southeast of Stafford, Virginia to: identify taxa present, and to effect biostratigraphic correlation with other Paleocene studies on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Two genera and twenty-two species were recovered, allowing …
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