4011. Environmental engineering


Title4011. Environmental engineering
Parent40. Engineering

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Tracking ultrasonically structural changes of natural aquatic organic carbon: chemical fractionation and spectroscopic approaches
Al-Juboori, Raed A., Yusaf, Talal, Aravinthan, Vasantha and Bowtell, Leslie. 2016. "Tracking ultrasonically structural changes of natural aquatic organic carbon: chemical fractionation and spectroscopic approaches." Chemosphere. 145, pp. 231-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.079

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Effect of sparging rate on permeate quality in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAMBR) treating leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW)
Trzcinski, Antoine P. and Stuckey, David C.. 2016. "Effect of sparging rate on permeate quality in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAMBR) treating leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW)." Journal of Environmental Management. 168, pp. 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.055

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The influence of straight vegetable oil fatty acid composition on compression ignition combustion and emissions
Hellier, Paul, Ladommatos, Nicos and Yusaf, Talal. 2015. "The influence of straight vegetable oil fatty acid composition on compression ignition combustion and emissions." Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy. 143, pp. 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.11.021

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A direct analysis of flood interval probability using approximately 100-year stream flow datasets
Brodie, Ian M. and Khan, Shahjahan. 2016. "A direct analysis of flood interval probability using approximately 100-year stream flow datasets." Hydrological Sciences Journal. 61 (12), pp. 2213-2225. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2015.1099790

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Improving water productivity of irrigated wheat in the northern grain production region of Australia
Peake, Allan Stewart. 2015. Improving water productivity of irrigated wheat in the northern grain production region of Australia. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: a comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems
Ghaffour, Noreddine, Bundschuh, Jochen, Mahmoudi, Hacene and Goosen, Mattheus F. A.. 2015. "Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: a comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems." Desalination. 356, pp. 94-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.024

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Experimental investigation of trace element dissolution in formation water in the presence of supercritical CO2 fluid for a potential geological storage site of CO2 in Taiwan
Jean, Jiin-Shuh, Wang, Chien-Lih, Hsiang, Hsing-I., Li, Zhaohui, Yang, Huai-Jen, Jiang, Wei-Teh, Yang, Kenn-Ming and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2015. "Experimental investigation of trace element dissolution in formation water in the presence of supercritical CO2 fluid for a potential geological storage site of CO2 in Taiwan." Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 23, pp. 304-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.02.006

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Review of pre-treatments used in anaerobic digestion and their potential application in high-fat cattle slaughterhouse wastewater
Harris, Peter W. and McCabe, Bernadette K.. 2015. "Review of pre-treatments used in anaerobic digestion and their potential application in high-fat cattle slaughterhouse wastewater." Applied Energy. 155, pp. 560-575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.026

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Bushfire traps: the application of mesh screens to contain bushfires
Hashempour, Javad, Sharifian, Ahmad and Billingsley, John. 2015. "Bushfire traps: the application of mesh screens to contain bushfires." 2015 Fire Protection Australia Conference (FPA2015). Gold coast, Australia 25 - 26 Mar 2015

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Study on orthogonal basis NN-based storage modelling for Lake Hume of Upper Murray River, Australia
Li, Ying, Li, Yan and Wang, Xiaofen. 2014. "Study on orthogonal basis NN-based storage modelling for Lake Hume of Upper Murray River, Australia." Wang, Xizhao, Pedrycz, Witold, Chan, Patrick and He, Qiang (ed.) 13th International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics. Langzhou, China Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45652-1_43

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Comparison between oily and coal seam gas produced water with respect to quantity, characteristics and treatment technologies: a review
Abousnina, Rajab M., Nghiem, Long D. and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2015. "Comparison between oily and coal seam gas produced water with respect to quantity, characteristics and treatment technologies: a review." Desalination and Water Treatment. 54 (7), pp. 1793-1808. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.893541

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Development and application of process-based simulation models for cotton production: a review of past, present, and future directions
Thorp, K. R., Ale, S., Bange, M. P., Barnes, E. M., Hoogenboom, G., Lascano, R. J., McCarthy, A. C., Nair, S., Paz, J. O., Rajan, N., Reddy, K. R., Wall, G. W. and White, J. W.. 2014. "Development and application of process-based simulation models for cotton production: a review of past, present, and future directions." Journal of Cotton Science. 18 (1), pp. 10-47.

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Assessment of submarine geothermal resources and development of tools to quantify their energy potentials for environmentally sustainable development
Suarez-Arriaga, Mario-Cesar, Bundschuh, Jochen and Samaniego, Fernando. 2014. "Assessment of submarine geothermal resources and development of tools to quantify their energy potentials for environmentally sustainable development." Journal of Cleaner Production. 83, pp. 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.040

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What environmental/sustainable engineering (SEng) subjects should be taught at university
Craig, I. P. and Nahar, Kamrun. 2015. "What environmental/sustainable engineering (SEng) subjects should be taught at university." Sustainable Engineering Society conference (SENG 2015). Adelaide, Australia 09 - 10 Sep 2015 Australia.

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Threshold electrolyte concentration for dispersive soils in relation to CROSS
Marchuk, Alla, Rengasamy, Pichu and McNeill, Ann. 2012. "Threshold electrolyte concentration for dispersive soils in relation to CROSS." Birkett, L. L. and Sparrow, L. A. (ed.) 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference (SSA 2012): Soil Solutions for Diverse Landscapes. Hobart, Australia 02 - 07 Dec 2012 Melbourne, Australia.

Poster

Effects of karst and geological structure on groundwater flow: the case of Yarqon-Taninim Aquifer, Israel
Dafny, Elad, Burg, Avi and Gvirtzman, Haim. 2010. "Effects of karst and geological structure on groundwater flow: the case of Yarqon-Taninim Aquifer, Israel ." Journal of Hydrology. 389 (3/4), pp. 260-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.038

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Hydrometeorological daily recharge assessment model (DREAM) for the Western Mountain Aquifer, Israel: model application and effects of temporal patterns
Sheffer, N. A., Dafny, E., Gvirtzman, H., Navon, S., Frumkin, A. and Morin, E.. 2010. "Hydrometeorological daily recharge assessment model (DREAM) for the Western Mountain Aquifer, Israel: model application and effects of temporal patterns." Water Resources Research. 46 (5), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008WR007607

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Introduction to the numerical modeling of groundwater and geothermal systems: fundamentals of mass, energy and solute transport in poroelastic rocks
Bundschuh, Jochen and Suarez Arriaga, Mario Cesar. 2010. Introduction to the numerical modeling of groundwater and geothermal systems: fundamentals of mass, energy and solute transport in poroelastic rocks. Leiden, Netherlands. CRC Press.

Authored book

The Taiwan crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem
Jean, Jiin-Shuh, Bundschuh, Jochen, Chen, Chien-Jen, Guo, How-Ran, Liu, Chen-Wuing, Lin, Tsair-Fuh and Chen, Yen-Hua. 2010. The Taiwan crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem . London, United Kingdom. CRC Press.

Authored book

Impact of micrometeorological conditions on the efficiency of artificial monolayers in reducing evaporation
Gallego-Elvira, Belen, Martinez-Alvarez, Victoriano, Pittaway, Pamela, Brink, Gavin and Martin-Gorrez, Bernardo. 2013. "Impact of micrometeorological conditions on the efficiency of artificial monolayers in reducing evaporation." Water Resources Management. 27 (7), pp. 2251-2266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-013-0286-3

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Groundwater flow model for the Lucky-Last spring group
Dafny, Elad. 2013. Groundwater flow model for the Lucky-Last spring group. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Geopolymer prepared with high-magnesium nickel slag: characterization of properties and microstructure
Yang, Tao, Yao, Xiao and Zhang, Zuhua. 2014. "Geopolymer prepared with high-magnesium nickel slag: characterization of properties and microstructure." Construction and Building Materials. 59, pp. 188-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.038

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The performance of recycled and quarry aggregates and their effect on permeable concrete
Zhuge, Yan. 2013. "The performance of recycled and quarry aggregates and their effect on permeable concrete." Dao, Vinh and Dux, Peter (ed.) Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference (Concrete 2013): Understanding Concrete. Gold Coast, Australia 16 - 18 Oct 2013 Sydney, Australia.

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Effect of strain rate on geopolymer concrete
Lokuge, Weena, Karunasena, W. and Heemskerk, Colin. 2013. "Effect of strain rate on geopolymer concrete." Dao, Vinh and Dux, Peter (ed.) Concrete Institute of Australia's Biennial National Conference (Concrete 2013): Understanding Concrete. Gold Coast, Australia 16 - 18 Oct 2013 Sydney, Australia.

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Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 2: air change modelling
Bjerg, Bjarne, Liberati, Paolo, Marucci, Alvaro, Zhang, Guoqiang, Banhazi, Thomas, Bartzanas, Thomas, Cascone, Giovanni, Lee, In-Bok and Norton, Tomas. 2013. "Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 2: air change modelling ." Biosystems Engineering. 116 (3), pp. 246-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.01.010

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Characterisation of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules
Antille, Diogenes L., Sakrabani, Ruben, Tyrrel, Sean F., Le, Minh S. and Godwin, Richard J.. 2013. "Characterisation of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules." Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2013, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/694597

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Removal of dissolved organics from produced water by forward osmosis
Abousnina, Rajab M. and Nghiem, Long D.. 2014. "Removal of dissolved organics from produced water by forward osmosis." Desalination and Water Treatment. 52 (4-6), pp. 570-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.827292

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Assessing a new approach to covered anaerobic pond design in the treatment of abattoir wastewater
McCabe, B. K., Harris, P., Baillie, C., Pittaway, P. and Yusaf, T.. 2013. "Assessing a new approach to covered anaerobic pond design in the treatment of abattoir wastewater." Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering. 10 (1), pp. 81-93. https://doi.org/10.7158/N12-AE07.2013.10.1.

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Investigating wastewater modelling as a tool to predict anaerobic decomposition and biogas yield of abattoir effluent
McCabe, Bernadette K., Hamawand, Ihsan and Baillie, Craig. 2013. "Investigating wastewater modelling as a tool to predict anaerobic decomposition and biogas yield of abattoir effluent." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 1 (4), pp. 1375-1379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2013.07.015

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Smart structure for small wind turbine blade
Supeni, E. E., Epaarachchi, J. A., Islam, M. M. and Lau, K. T.. 2013. "Smart structure for small wind turbine blade." Epaarachchi, Jayantha A., Lau, Alan Kin-tak and Leng, Jinsong (ed.) 4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering (SMN 2013). Gold Coast, Australia 10 - 12 Jul 2013 United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027725

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Coal seam gas water as a medium to grow Dunalliella tertiolecta microalgae for lipid extraction
Aravinthan, Vasantha and Harrington, Daniel. 2014. "Coal seam gas water as a medium to grow Dunalliella tertiolecta microalgae for lipid extraction ." Desalination and Water Treatment. 52 (4-6), pp. 947-958. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.827295

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Nutrient removal of nursery and municipal wastewater using Chlorella vulgaris microalgae for lipid extraction
Aravinthan, Vasantha, Story, Nadine and Yusaf, Talal. 2014. "Nutrient removal of nursery and municipal wastewater using Chlorella vulgaris microalgae for lipid extraction." Desalination and Water Treatment. 52 (4-6), pp. 727-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.826325

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Glyphosate contaminated site investigation using a low-cost analytical technique
Nahar, Nahar and Niven, R.K.. 2014. "Glyphosate contaminated site investigation using a low-cost analytical technique ." IEEE Australia and New Zealand Student and Young Professional Congress (ANZSCON 2014). Brisbane, Australia 03 - 05 Jul 2014 Australia.

Other

Investigation of glyphosate in environmental samples from genetically modified canola farmland in Parkes, NSW, Australia
Niven, R.K. and Nahar, Kamrun. 2014. "Investigation of glyphosate in environmental samples from genetically modified canola farmland in Parkes, NSW, Australia." AusBiotech 2014 National Conference. Gold Coast, Australia 29 - 31 Oct 2014 Australia.

Other

Combined ultrasonication and enzymatic pretreatment of waste activated sludge prior to anaerobic digestion
Trzcinski, Antoine Prandota, Wang, Chong, Tian, Xinbo, Abdul Majid, Maszenan Bin and Ng, Wun Jern. 2014. Combined ultrasonication and enzymatic pretreatment of waste activated sludge prior to anaerobic digestion. International Application No.: PCT/SG2014/000131

Patent

Site suitability assessment of spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subspecies Variegata) forest plantation in south east Queensland for carbon sequestration
Gonzales-Salcedo, Precila. 2014. Site suitability assessment of spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subspecies Variegata) forest plantation in south east Queensland for carbon sequestration. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 3: CFD modelling
Bjerg, Bjarne, Cascone, Giovanni, Lee, In-Bok, Bartzanas, Thomas, Norton, Tomas, Hong, Se-Woon, Seo, Il-Hwan, Banhazi, Thomas, Liberati, Paolo, Marucci, Alvaro and Zhang, Guoqiang. 2013. "Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 3: CFD modelling." Biosystems Engineering. 116 (3), pp. 259-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.06.012

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Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 1: ammonia release modelling
Bjerg, B., Norton, T., Banhazi, T., Zhang, G., Bartzanas, T., Liberati, P., Cascone, G., Lee, I. -B. and Marucci, A.. 2013. "Modelling of ammonia emissions from naturally ventilated livestock buildings. Part 1: ammonia release modelling." Biosystems Engineering. 116 (3), pp. 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.08.001

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Airborne pollutant emissions from naturally ventilated buildings: proposed research directions
Takai, Hisamitsu, Nimmermark, Sven, Banhazi, Thomas, Norton, Tomas, Jacobson, Larry D., Calvet, Salvador, Hassouna, Melynda, Bjerg, Bjarne, Zhang, Guo-Qiang, Pedersen, Soeren, Kai, Peter, Wang, Kaiying and Berckmans, Daniel. 2013. "Airborne pollutant emissions from naturally ventilated buildings: proposed research directions." Biosystems Engineering. 116 (3), pp. 214-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.12.015

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Development and application of biofilter systems for intensive livestock operations to minimise odour emissions and nuisance potential
Dunlop, Mark, Hudson, Neale, Sohn, Jae Ho, Yoo, Yong Hee and Schmidt, Erik. 2005. Development and application of biofilter systems for intensive livestock operations to minimise odour emissions and nuisance potential. Brisbane, Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.

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