published_or_final_version / Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Environmental Management

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Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries

The objective of this study is to provide an experimental performance assessment of cement borehole plugs subjected to dynamic loadings. This includes the study of dried-out plugs as well as of plugs that have remained wet throughout the testing period. Literature review indicates lack of quantitative data on plug performance under dynamic loading. Nevertheless, it shows that deep underground structures in competent rocks are safer than surface structures, openings at shallow depth, and openings in fractured rocks, when subjected to earthquakes and subsurface blasts. Flow test results indicate that wet cement seals are less permeable than Charcoal granite. Sealing performance is severely degraded when cement seals are allowed to dry. Dye injection tests show that the flow penetrates uniformly through the wet plugs, but occurs only along the plug/rock interface of the dried-out plugs. The permeability of wet and dried-out cement seals does not change significantly after the application of dynamic loads.

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

Economic, environmental, social and political influences made the management of solid waste or garbage an important issue for all foodservice directors, including those in health care facilities. The study objectives were to: (1) identify what components of integrated waste management programs were being used in hospital foodservice facilities in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, (2) identify decision making factors for implementing or not implementing components of a solid waste management (SWM) program, (3) determine which of the decision factors were perceived to be the greatest barriers to implementing a SWM program, and (4) determine if demographic characteristics influenced the foodservice director's decision regarding SWM. A survey was sent to all (N=199) hospital foodservice directors in the three state region. Of the 164 returned surveys, 75% of the directors reported they had recycling programs, 51% participated in source reduction and 6% used incineration. Foodservice labor, space to store recyclables, corporate support, monetary return and the director's personal feelings were identified as decision factors (p= < .05) Space to store recyclables and foodservice labor were considered the greatest barriers to recycling. Larger hospitals recycled more often and contracted foodservice operations participated more in source reduction. Information on the decision factors that were identified, can provide guidance to other directors as to the critical factors that should be considered when attempting to implement a successful SWM program and solutions could be developed to overcome or lessen the effects of the barriers. / Graduation date: 1996

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