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• Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) Need Assessment Study 

  Anand, Sowmya (2014-07)

  The Survey Research Laboratory (SRL) at the University of Illinois assisted Principal Investigator Laura Barnes, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR), with a Web-based ...

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• Exploratory Study on Gasification of Pelletized Grassy Biomass 

  Liu, Peter Ping; Cloward, Jerry (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-02)

  Renewable energy offers a great potential for the world to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels, which can lead to a cleaner environment, better preservation of natural resources, and more economic opportunities for ...

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• Teaching Sustainability with Electronics 

  (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-01)

  Changing perceptions about our place in, and relationship to, the rest of the natural world, is a crucial aspect of fostering sustainable behavior. Worldviews shape decisions. Lack of awareness, confusion, or apathy toward ...

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• Fate of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in Irrigated Wastewater Effluent 

  Loftus, Lucy; Jin, Guang; Armstrong, Shalamar; Bierma, Thomas; Walker, Paul; Zheng, Wei; Kelly, Walt (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-01)

  The potential human and environmental health risks posed by pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been identified as a research priority at both the federal and state level. It has been well documented ...

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• Sorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to Biochar and Estimates of PAH Bioavailability 

  Holm, Thomas R.; Machesky, Michael L.; Scott, John W. (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2014-12)

  Biochars were produced by slow pyrolysis of corn stover under a nitrogen atmosphere at 450°, 550°, and 750°C. The chars were subjected to artificial aging, i.e., repeatedly freezing and thawing or incubating moist char at ...

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