{"480711":{"#nid":"480711","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Aditya Bhatt","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EHighway Runoff \u2013 Characterization, Stormwater Controls and Iron Oxide Coated Sands as Engineering Amendments in Sand Filter\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EAditya Bhatt\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EDr. Susan E. Burns (CEE)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003EDr. J. David Frost (CEE), , Dr. Jian Luo (CEE), Dr. Yuhang Wang (EAS), Dr. Glenn J. Rix (Geosyntec) \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate \u0026amp; Time:\u003C\/strong\u003E January 7, 2016 10:00am\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Sustainable Education Building, 122\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003EMost highway and construction runoff originates from non-point or diffused sources. This runoff contains environmental pollutants, which\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Ewhen transferred to sensitive receiving waters, can result in deterioration of receiving water quality and downstream aquatic habitat. Unlike\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Epoint source runoff such as industrial and sewage treatment plant discharge, which is comparatively easy to monitor, control and treat, nonpoint\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Esource runoff needs to be extensively researched to characterize its constituents and properties. This allows determination of the effect\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eon receiving waters, in order to devise effective and economic techniques to contain or treat it. Commonly, stormwater controls or best\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Emanagement practices (BMPs) are incorporated by agencies and state department of transportations to treat or contain highway runoff\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Edepending on the purpose of a stormwater control. The work performed in this study consists of two parts: first, characterization of\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Estormwater runoff from an interstate highway in Georgia for comparison of conditions before, during, and after construction, and second\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Estudy of the field performance of a sand filter BMP, along with engineered amendments used for sorptive and thermal pollution control. In\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Ethe first part of this study, highway runoff quality in Georgia, within the GDOT right of way, was characterized. Furthermore, factors\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eaffecting highway runoff quality were investigated. In-situ parameters were analyzed for temporal changes in water quality indicators. The\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eeffect of construction runoff and highway runoff during construction or precipitation events can contribute to either acute or chronic pollution\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eof receiving water. In this study, the effect of construction runoff on a receiving stream was also investigated and compared with periods\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eduring and after construction. Temporal analysis of stream water quality indicators was conducted using wavelets to observe the behavior of\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Estream water quality indicators at different temporal scales. In the second part of this study, a sand filter located in Georgia was studied for its\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Eperformance in reducing contaminants and compared with other sand filters in United States, with an emphasis on design parameters. 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Additionally, the potential of using iron oxide coated sands as engineered amendments in sand filters was\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003Etested as a means to enhance the BMPs performance in removing dissolved fractions of pollutants as well as diffusing thermal pollution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022LEFT\u0022\u003ELaboratory prepared iron oxide coated sands as simulants were used to study their thermal behavior and interaction with dissolved fraction of\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Emetals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Highway Runoff \u2013 Characterization, Stormwater Controls and Iron Oxide Coated Sands as Engineering Amendments in Sand Filter"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2015-12-30 09:18:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:15:22","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-01-07T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-01-07T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-01-07T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-01-07 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-01-07 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-01-07 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}