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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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IMPLICATIONS OF WATER-ROCK REACTIONS IN LAVA TUBE ENVIRONMENTS AT LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Jessica Peluso

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RECONSTRUCTION OF LATE HOLOCENE RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL CHANGES FOR THE COASTAL PONDS OF RHODE ISLAND, USA, F. Daniel Russell Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF AMORPHOUS CALCIUM CARBONATE (ACC) IN WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS, Brendan McCarron

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DAWN OF THE CENOZOIC: VERTEBRATE-BEARING POST-DINOSAUREXTINCTION PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF CORRAL BLUFFS, CO, USA, Rebecca Naprstek

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GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AN UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFER: GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELING, Jeeban Panthi

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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE STRESSES IN WATER QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL, URBAN AND FORESTED WATERSHEDS IN RHODE ISLAND, Shiva Shrestha

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A Loosely Coupled Surface and Groundwater Model to Assess Drought in the Chipuxet Watershed, Rhode Island, Christian Pieter Tulungen

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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OPTIMIZATION OF RIPARIAN ZONE NITROGEN MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIPARIAN MODEL, Marzia Tamanna

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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CHLORINE DISINFECTION BYPRODUCT MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND SOURCE WATERS USING LED-BASED UV-C DISINFECTION, Hichem Hadjeres

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DYNAMICS OF THE LATE TRIASSIC ADAMANIAN-REVUELTIAN EXTINCTION, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, AZ, Reilly F. Hayes

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CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE COSEISMIC SUBSIDENCE ESTIMATES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, Jason Scott Padgett

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DISTINGUISHING LIVING AND NON-LIVING SURFACE DEPOSITION ON SERPTENTINE: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOSIGNATURES AND ASTROBIOLOGY, Alexander Sousa

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BIOFILM ADHESION ON THE SULFIDE MINERAL BORNITE & IMPLICATIONS FOR ASTROBIOLOGY, Margaret M. Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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In-Situ Treatment of 1,4-Dioxane Under Column Scale Conditions, Michaela A. Cashman

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TERRESTRIAL PLANET SERPENTINIZATION IN MELANGE SETTINGS, Roger Hart

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GEOCHEMISTRY OF HIGHLY ALKALINE WATERS OF THE COAST RANGE OPHIOLITE IN CALIFORNIA, USA, Mahrukh Shaikh

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Mineral Identification and Preliminary Mapping of Organic Compounds in Serpentinite-Related Lithologies Using μFTIR, Abigail M. Johnson

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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ISCO of Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Peroxone Activated Persulfate & Cyclodextrin, Dylan E.H. Eberle

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR, SURFACE- AND GROUNDWATER IN RHODE ISLAND, Laura A. Schifman

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REDOX STATUS OF FE IN SERPENTINITES OF THE COAST RANGE AND ZAMBALES OPHIOLITES, Amy Stander

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Using a GIS Site Suitability Analysis to Locate Springs in Mantle Units of Ophiolites, Alexandrea Bowman

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Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Coast Range Ophiolite in California, Daniel C. Carnevale

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Assessment of Housing Density Impacts on Groundwater Quality: Integration of Water Quality Data into a GIS-Based Model for Estimating Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations, Jessica L. Donohue

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, TIMING AND RECENT DEPOSITION: NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS, Bryan Andrew Oakley

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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A RIVERBANK FILTRATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON THE KALI RIVER, DANDELI, KARNATAKA, INDIA, Pamela Cady

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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A Conceptual Model of the Deglaciation of Southern Rhode Island, Theresa L. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Assessing the Effects of Fluctuating River Stage on an MTBE Containment Plume Discharging to Surface Water, Pascoag, RI, James L. Allen

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Richness Trends of Mosasaurs (Diapside, Squamata) During the Late Cretaceous, Marcus R. Ross

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Storm Imact on Shoreline Change: South Shore, Rhode Island, Sarah A. O'Connor

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Facies Configuration Changes and Sediment Transport on the Charlestown/Green Hill Barrier Shoreface, Matt Zitello

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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LAND-USE IMPACTS ON GROUND-WATER QUALITY IN A FRACTURED BEDROCK AQUIFER, Jennifer A. Sandorf

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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EVALUATION OF DARCIAN CONTINUUM PRECEPTS FOR DESCRIBING GROUND-WATER FLOW IN A FRACTURED-BEDROCK AQUIFER, Scott Charles Michaud

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE MATUNUCK HILLS PONDS SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, Roberto Esquilin

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Hydrogeologic Controls on the Occurrence and Distribution of Radon-222 in Glacial Aquifers of Southern Rhode Island, Nicole C. Ruderman

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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COASTAL PROCESSES, SEDIMENTATION PATTERNS, AND SEA-LEVEL RISE ALONG A BARRIER ISLAND AND UPLAND SHORELINE, NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND, Ronald A. Harwood

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Effect of Future Sea Level Rise on Barrier Migration and Headland Erosion Along the Southern Coast of Rhode Island, Denis Newcomer

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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The Effect of Future Sea Level Rise Along the Southern Rhode Island Coast, Christopher W. Galagan

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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Geoelectrical Methods Used to Study Polluted Bedrock Aquifers, Michael Patrick Boland

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Spatial and Temporal Variations of a Microtidal Beach: Charlestown Beach, Rhode Island, Alan G. Blais

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Beach Sedimentation Cycles (1962-1985) Along a Microtidal Wave-Dominated Coast: South Shore of Rhode Island, James C. Gibeaut

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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A GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF SALT WATER INTRUSION INTO A COASTAL AQUIFER SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, Richard Kowalski

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Temporal Variability of Beach Profiles, Charlestown Beach, Rhode Island, Murray J. Rosenberg

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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Resistivity Methods Applied to Pollution Detection in a Crystalline Bedrock Aquifer at Little Compton, R.I., David Patrick Sanders

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

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Peat Resources and Glacial Geology of Chapman Swamp and Adjacent Area Westerly, Rhode Island, William David Hughes

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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A QUANTITATIVE, PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE CHANGES, 1938-1975, Margaret Gertrude Dein

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Morphodynamics of an Undernourished Barrier Beach, East Beach, Rhode Island, Lloyd Edward Dekay

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Peat Resources of Selected Wetlands on Block Island, Rhode Island, Colen R. Peters

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An Aerial Photogrammetric Study of Erosion and Accretion Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts, Paul William Riegler

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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Depositional Environments of the Upper Devonian Oneonta Formation of South-Central New York, Lorie A. Dunne

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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Stratigraphic Interpretation of a Possible Paleostream Channel of the Ancient Nueces River, South Texas, Gerald Jacob Daub

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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An Aerial Photogrammetric Survey of Long-Term Shoreline Changes, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, Michael Joseph Goetz

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Granulometric Analysis of Foreshore Sediments, South Shore Rhode Island, Earl L. Hagström

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Saltwater-Bearing Aquifers at the Periphery of Narragansett Bay: Geoelectric and Geohydrologic Characteristics, Wayne D. Shipman

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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A Gravity Study of Earthquake-Related Structures in the St. Lawrence River Valley, Robert Louis Albert

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF THE STRATIGRAPHY OF BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND, Jonathan Rodman Barrett

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A Photogrammetric Survey of Backbarrier Accretion on the Rhode Island Barrier Beaches, Elizabeth Jean Simpson

Theses/Dissertations from 1976

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Relationships Between Dynamic Nearshore Processes and Beach Changes at Napatree Beach, Rhode Island, Wayne John Coddington

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An Aerial Photogrammetric Survey of Long-Term Shoreline Changes, Southern Rhode Island Coast, Donald Robert Regan

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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Beach-Nearshore Sediment Dispersal Matunuck Point, Rhode Island, Richard A. Beale