This section of the Web site contains a list of  theses/dissertations completed at various institutions in the state of Ohio in air quality and related fields.
This list is compiled on the basis of their respective Institutions/Organizations. Click on the name of the Institution/Organization  on the left to view the list of theses/dissertations completed in that Institution/Organization.

 

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY:

MASTERS THESES:

  1. Effects of air pollution on a Medicaid Asthmatic Population: Emergency Department Claims and Reimbursement, Jaffe, Dena H. 1999

  2. Optimization of Emission Controls for Electric Utilities Using Probalbilistic Production Costing and Generalized Benders Decomposition, HUANG, WENXIONG, 1992

  3. Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Photo-Dynamic Bioassay and Indexing Air Pollution Toxicity,  BIALIK, ORA, 1978

 

 

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY:

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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO:

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MIAMI UNIVERSITY:

MASTERS THESES:

  1. An Assessment of Locally Adopted methods of Energy Conservation in Ohio School Districts, Medlock, Robert Jackson, 1984

  2. Energy Management Programs in School Districts of the Great lakes Region: A Study and Model, Klenke, Jerry L,1982
     

 

 

OBERLIN COLLEGE:

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY:

MASTERS THESES:

  1. Nitrogen Oxides Reduction by Carbonaceous Materials and Carbon Dioxide Separation Using Regenerative Metal Oxides from Fossil Fuel Based Flue Gas Gupta, Himanshu, 2001

  2. Greenhouse Gases Emission in the Midwest: System Approach to Policy and Planning Under Liability Rules, Rahman, Akim M., 2000

  3. GIS-based Statistical Models of Urban and Regional Air Quality: The Cases of Ozone and Carbon Monoxide, Kim, Hag-Yeol, 1999

  4. Modeling Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Disturbed Ecosystems: A Case Study of Coal Surface-Mined Lands in Eastern Ohio, West, Tristram Lyf O'Brien, 1999

  5. The Optimal Design of buildings: A Life-Cycle Approach to Energy Efficiency, El-khawas, Ihab Nabil, 1997

  6. An Integrated Spatial-Process Model to Predict Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution, Gowda, Prasanna H, 1996

  7. Studies in Fuel Supply and Air Quality planning by Electric utilities, SHEN, YUNG-TANG, 1996

  8. Integrating Environmental and Competitive Considerations in Electric Utility Operational Planning (Environmental Compliance), DIPPOLD, DAVID GEORGE, 1995

  9. Combined Transportation Network Optimization and Spatial Allocation of Pollution Emissions, KIM, WOONSOO, 1995

  10. Enforcing Pollution Control Regulation, Hentschel, Eva, 1995

  11. Environmental Performance Of Air Staged Combustor With Flue Gas Recirculation To Burn Coal/Biomass, Anuar, Shahrani Haji, 1994

  12. Chemical And Electrochemical Studies Relevant To Fused Fly Ash Deposits (Fused Salts, Electrochemistry), Leblanc, Patrick Philippe, 1992

  13. Studies On The Use Of Foliar Peroxidase Activity As A Predictor Of Relative Sensitivity To Ozone Among Selected Groups Of Populus Hybrids And Other Trees (Air Pollution), Patton, Roy Lee, 1985

  14.  Economics Of Wood, Natural Gas, And Coal Fired Boilers Under Alternative Land And Air Pollution Standards: Three Ohio Cases, Gowen, Marcia Mae, 1983

  15. The Capitalization Of Energy Efficiency In Housing Prices, Longstreth, Molly, 1981

  16.  Application Of The Adaptive Kalman Filter To Estimation Of Ambient Air Quality As An Enforcement Tool For The Federal Nondegradation Air Quality Standards, Crawford, Melba Mccallister, 1981

 

 

OHIO UNIVERSITY:

MASTERS THESES:

  1. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Passive Fourier Transform Infrared Emission Measurements Idwasi, Patrick Odanga, 2001

  2. Development Of A Computer-Controlled Remote Station for Environmental Online Analysis, Abu Nader, Paul Raymond,1989

  3. Environmental Monitoring By Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry Sun, Jeffrey Ning-Pang, 1981

 

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

MASTERS THESES:

  1. Metal Loaded Zeolitic Media for the Storage and Oxidative Destruction of Chlorinated VOCs, Chintawar, Prashant Shiodas, 1997

  2. Mechanistic-Assisted Design of Catalysts for Nitric Oxide Emission Control by Tan, Cher-Dip,1997Desulfurization Of Coal Using Perchloroethylene, Vishnubhatt, Padmakar,1993

  3. An Investigation Of Low Temperature Catalytic Oxidation Of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Over Metal Loaded Zeolites (Methylene Chloride, Trichloroethylene, Y Zeolites) Chatterjee, Sougato, 1993

  4. Use Of Permeation In The Collection Of Volatile Organic Priority Pollutants, Blanchard, Roger D.,1987

  5. Effect Of The Energy Environment Simulator On Achievement, Attitudes, And Behavior Relative To Energy Education Concepts Systematically Replicated In Higher Education, Lees, James Robert,1983

  6. Effect Of The Energy Environment Simulator And U.S. Energy Policy Game On Achievement, Attitudes, And Behavior Relative To Energy Education Concepts In A Community College, Stagliano, Richard Arthur, 1981

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI:

PH.D. DISSERTATIONS: 

  1. The Production of NO2 from the Injection of Sodium Bicarbonate to Control SO2 in Combustion Flue Gases, Antoinette Stein,  August, 2001

  2. A Fundamental Study Of Biofiltration Process For VOC Removal From Waste Gas Streams, Zhu, Xueqing, 2000

  3. Enhanced Pulsed Corona Method for Removal of SO2 and NOx from Combustion Flue Gas in a Wet Electrostatic Precipitator, Chao-Heng Tseng, une, 2000

  4. Pilot-Scale Development Of Trickle Bed Air Biofiltration Employing Deep Biofilms, For The Purification Of Air Polluted With Biodegradable Vocs, Smith, Francis Lee, 1999

  5. Study Of Mercury Kinetics And Control Methodologies In Simulated Combustion Flue Gases, Lee, Tai-Gyu 'Teddy', 1999

  6. Investigation Of Aerosol Formation And Sulfur Speciation In Subsonic Jet Aircraft Engines, Durlak, Susan Kaye, 1997

  7. Removal of Sulfur Dioxide in Baghouses Following Convective Pass Sorbent Injection, Guang Li, 1997

  8. Advances in Spray Drying Desulfurization for High Sulfur Coals, Jun Wang, December, 1996

  9. Studies of Chemical Reduction of Fe(III)*EDTA in an NOx/SO2 Aqueous Scrubber System, Wen Li, June, 1994

  10. Attrition and Low Temperature Sulfur Dioxide Removal by Dry Lime (CaO) in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Absorber (CFBA)," Sang-Kwun Lee, June, 1993

  11. The Pore Structure of Porous Calcium Oxide from Calcium Carbonate During Thermal Decomposition, Jia-Twu Lee, February, 1992

  12. Fundamental Study of Ammonia-Sulfur Dioxide Reactions to Form Solid Particles, Hsunling Bai, January, 1992 (Co-advisor)

  13. The Role of Humidification and Attrition on Sulfur Dioxide Removal in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Absorber, Xiaolin Jiang, January 1991

  14. Evaluation Of Trace Volatile Organic Carbon Emissions From Sanitary Landfills (Volatile Organic Carbon, Landfills), Rickabaugh, Janet Fraley, 1990

  15. A Potential New Sampling Device For The Quantitation Of Environmental Atmospheric Hydrogen-Sulfide,  Larue, Rebecca Ann, 1986

  16. Application Of Expanded Ptfe Membrane Filter And Electrical Sensing Zone Method To In-Stack Particle Size Measurement, Hao, Jiming, 1984

  17. Air Pollution Costs And Benefits: A Present Value Approach To The Cincinnati Air Basin, Anderson, Jerry W., Jr, 1976

  18. A Diagnostic Procedure Utilizing Emission Data To Reduce Automotive Air Pollution, Isaacs, Gerald Arthur, 1973

  19. Particulate Air Pollution From Automobile Tire Tread Wear, Subramani, Jegarakshaga Pandian, 1971

 

MASTERS THESES:

  1. Development of Zero Emission Chromium Plating Process, Yadav, Susheel, 2001

  2. The K-65 Silos, Using Dispersion Modeling and GIS: A Case Study at the Department of Energy's Fernald Environmental Management Project, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hasan, Khalid,2001

  3. Evaluation of Biofilter Odor Reduction Potential in Wastewater Treatment Plants, LiAn Zhuang, June, 2000

  4. A Technical and Economic Comparison of Biofilters and Wet Chemical Scrubbers for Odor Control at Wastewater Treatment Plants, Li Gao, August, 2000

  5. Experimental Study of Hydration of Solid Calcium Oxide Sorbent: Application in the circulating Fluidized Bed Absorber (CFBA), Dhiraj Solomon, March 1999

  6. Study of Sodium Sulfite in Gaseous NOx Removal, Kasemsan Manomaiphiboon, June, 1999

  7. Mechanisms of Gaseous Pollutant Formation During the Combustion of Ohio Coals, Ming Zhou, August, 1999

  8. Investigation of Mercury Removal from Low Volatility Bituminous Coal During Mild Pyrolysis, Min Wang, March 1998

  9. Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Emission Reductions USING Circulating Aeration, Hongwei Zhu, August 1998

  10. Entrained Flow Drop-Tube Reactor for the Study of Combustion of Ohio Coals, Fang Liu,  December 1998

  11. A Novel Analytical Method for Determining Volatile Organic Compounds in the Air of an Industrial Setting Using Tedlar® Sample Bags, Timothy Orton, June 1997

  12. Enhanced Electrostatic Precipitation for the Removal of Sulfur Dioxide, Karen Larkin, June 1997

  13. Fate of Chlorine, Carbon and Hydrogen from the Pyrolysis of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), John W. Weber, December 1997

  14. Investigation into the Fate of Trace Mercury in Coal During Mild Pyrolysis, Amy Merdes, March 1997

  15. Evaluation of Precombustion Control of Mercury Emissions by Mild Pyrolysis in a Rijke Pulse Combustor, Andrew Wolf, June 1997

  16. Gururaj Mysore, August, 1996

  17. Evaluation of Hydrated Cement Sorbents for Flue Gas Desulfurization in a Pilot Spray Dryer, Gene Meyers, December, 1996

  18. Characterization of Air Emissions from a Microwave Plasma Deposition Process, Daniel Anderson, December, 1996

  19. Effectiveness of Methyl Methacrylate Adsorption onto Activated Carbon Under conditions of Varying Humidity, Juliette E. Fero, August, 1995

  20. Fate of Chlorine in Coal Under Mild Pyrolysis, Zhiyin Zu, June, 1994

  21. Surface Area Changes Due to Carbonation and Sulfation of Calcium Hydroxide and Dolomite in the Medium Temperature Range for Flue Gas Desulfurization Operation, Prakash G. Menon, August, 1994

  22. Production of Elemental Sulfur From Spent Sorbent and CO2, Deborah Ann Soriano, August, 1994

  23. An Estimate of Particulate Effects on Total Suspended Particulate Matter Concentrations at Nine Monitoring Sites in Hamilton County, Ohio From 1975 - 1984, John F. Funke, December, 1993

  24. Economic Analysis and Comparison of the Circulating Fluidized Bed Absorber (CFBA) FGD Process, Paul D. Pan, March, 1992

  25. Analysis of Radiation Levels in Air Monitoring Data From the Savannah River Project, Mark A.R. Knoderer, June, 1992

  26. A Study of the Potential of Stabilizing Waste Volatile Organic Materials with Flue Gas Desulfurization Waste Solids, Chong-Le Li, August, 1992

  27. Performance Evaluation of Three Carbon Monoxide Urban Intersection Air Quality Dispersion Models in the Indianapolis Area, Mark B. Caraher,  December, 1992

  28. Ammonia Regeneration for a Combined Lime/Ammonia Spray Dryer Process, Xinjian Yang, Feb. 1991

  29. Experimental Study of a Novel Coal Feed System for the Production of Low Sulfur Fuel, Xiaolu Yu, June, 1991

  30. Coal Denitrification by Mild Pyrolysis, Thih-Liang Yeh, August, 1991

  31. Modeling of the Mixed Flow Spray Dryer, Qing Yang, August, 1991

  32. A Further Evaluation of CO Intersection Model Techniques- An Application of the Bootstrap Resample Method, Shih- Wei Tsou, August, 1991

  33. Characterization of Waste Products From an Enhanced Lime/Ammonia Spray Dryer Flue Gas Desulfurization System, Jia-Twu Lee, June, 1989

  34. An Operational Comparison of Three Complex Terrain Dispersion Models, Jayant A. Hardikar, June, 1989

  35. Reaction Kinetics of Quicklime and Hydrogen Chloride in a Simulated Flue Gas at High Temperatures, Kevin P. Batt, June, 1989

  36. Effects of Relative Humidity on Multi Component Vapor Adsorption of Toluene and Methylene Chloride by Activated Carbon, Runzhi Gong, November, 1989

  37. Comparison of Actual Versus Predicted HCl Concentrations in a Pilot Liquid Incinerator, Randall L. Abbuhl, August, 1988

  38. Control of Kraft Mill Lime Kiln Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions, David M. Bryer, June, 1988

  39. Activated Carbon Performance Under High Humidity Conditions, Derong Zhou, March, 1988

  40. The Removal of Sulfur Dioxide from Coal-Fired Boiler Flue Gas by Ammonia Injection, Martin J. Stromberger, December, 1986

  41. A Study in the Change of Surface Area of Limestone Due to Thermal Decomposition, Xiaolin Jiang, December, 1986

 

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON:

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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO:

PhD. DISSERTATIONS:    

  1. Development of Improved Gaussian Dispersion Models for Cases of Downwash Past Wide Buildings Using Three-Dimensional Fluid Modeling, Anita Flowe, Ph.D. (1997)

 

MASTERS THESES:
 

  1. Predicting Daily Maximum Ozone Concentrations at Columbus, Ohio, Somik Ghose, 2003

  2. Evaluation of Regression Models for Forecasting Maximum Daily Carbon Monoxide Concentrations in Hamilton County, Ohio and Development of An Online, Web Based Forecasting Tool, Gopi Krishna Manne, 2002

  3. A Pilot Study to Develop Forecasting Models for Predicting Hourly Ozone Concentration Near Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunil Ojha, 2002

  4. Development and Application of a Hazard Screening Method for Identification of High Environmental Risk Areas of Ohio, Amit Joshi, 2002

  5. Development of a GUI and Sensitivity Analysis of the PART5 Emission Rate Model, D. Thakare, 2001

  6. Uncertainty Analysis of Fires and Explosion Models and Calculation of Flammable Mass for Heavy Gas Releases in Downwash Conditions, V. Bhat, 2001

  7. Sensitivity, Evaluation and GUI for CAL3HCQ Model, I. Patel, 2001

  8. An Examination of Mercury Data in the Great Lakes Area, K. Venketaraman, 2000

  9. Development of a Transient Aerosol Dynamics Model, N. Aachi, 2000

  10. An Evaluation of Potential Strategies Targeted at Reducing Personal Transportation Emissions in the Toledo Metropolitan Region, Elizabeth Ann Nowaczyk, 2000

  11. Development of an Internet Based EMS to Meet ISO 14000 requirements, R. Desai, 1999

  12. Analysis of Truncation Error in Numerical Air Quality Models, P.K. Pakala,1999

  13. Development of a Software for Clean Room Design, Balaji, 1999

  14. A Pharmo-kinetic Model for Toxic Gas Concentrations Inside the Body, A. Kulkarni, 1999

  15. Development and Evaluation of Software for Industrial Accidents Involving Toxic Air Pollutants, S. Sharma, 1999

  16. Estimation of Concentrations within the Human Body due to Exposure to Fluctuating Atmospheric Pollutant Concentrations, T. Shenoy, 1999

  17. Development of Analytical Models for Vulnerability Zone Analysis for Toxic Releases from a Point Source, Neeraj Verma, 1999

  18. Indicators and Effects of Environmental Rrisk on the Development of Young Children, Patricia L. Jardin, 1999

  19. Industrial Waste Analysis and Minimization Modeling with Computer Simulation,  David P. Reitz, 1998

  20. Simulation of Gas Mixing in the Human Lung Taking into Account the Expanding/Contracting Nature of the Alveoli, Ramkumar Subramanian, 1998

  21. Application of a Screen Climate Model to CO2 Emissions from Electric Utilities in the State of Ohio, S. Chimalapati, 1998

  22. Uncertainity Analysis in Predicting Concentrations in Downwash Conditions for Passive and Heavy Gases, Kumar Mantripragada, 1998

  23. Software Development for Estimation of Blast Effects due to Vapor Cloud Emissions, Rajesh Anand, 1998

  24. Update and Analysis of Residential Radon Data for the State of Ohio, A. Sud, 1998

  25. Evaluation of a k-e Concentration Model , S. Sahore, 1997

  26. Estimation of Emission Rates and Risk due to Paint Spray Booths, A. Shrivastava, 1997

  27. Analysis and Evaluation of Techniques for Computing Concentrations due to Emissions from Horizontal, Tilted, and Capped Sources, C. Tanna, 1997

  28. Incorporation of Surface Heat Transfer in an Instantaneous Heavy Gas Release Model: Development and Solution, A. Mahurkar, 1997

  29. Numerical Solution of Flash Fire Plume Dynamics Under Cross Wind Conditions, R. Saluja, 1997

  30. Development of a Forecasting Model for Non-Attainment Ozone Areas in Ohio, Surya V, 1997

  31. Evaluation, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Analysis of Viscreen Model, Madhumita Bhor, 1997

  32. A Dynamic Sensitivity Analysis of Probit Dose - Response Model used in Risk Assessment of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator, Francis D’souza, 1997

  33. Development of a Software to Model VOC Emissions from Point and Area Sources, Arvind P, 1997

  34. Development of a Peak Concentration Model for Odor, Vanitha Venugopal, 1997

  35. Measurement of s z using Remote Sensing Techniques, Gopal T, with Dr. Mc Donald, 1997

  36. Performance of a Simple Higher Order Closure Model for Atmospheric Dispersion of Heavy Gases, M. Ranganthan, 1997

  37. Evaluation of Complex Terrain Algorithm in ISC3 Model for a Rural Area, by P. Mungara, 1997

  38. Evaluation of Flare Length and Flare Angle Using Remote Sensing Techniques, A. Khan, with Dr. McDonald, 1997

  39. Development of a Software to Calculate Emission Rates for Toxic Releases, Sumant Vashisth, 1997

  40. Mercury Modeling, S. Sundaresan, 1997

  41. Determination of Acid Deposition in the Great Lakes Area, S.Ahuja, 1996

  42. Evaluation of ISCST3 model and ISCLT3 model for Lucas County, N. Bellam, 1996

  43. Evaluation of Six Dispersion Models for Complex Terrain Dispersion Modeling, Kandi, 1996

  44. Liquid and Solid Phase "buffered" Aqueous Solutions for SO2 Removal, K.V. Hari Krishna, 1996

  45. Evaluation of ISC2 Models for Mercury Emissions, V. Patel, 1995

  46. Development of an Analytical Dispersion Model for a Volume Source, Ravindranath Madasu,1995

  47. Sensitivity and Uncertainity Analysis of Health Risk , A. Manocha, 1995

  48. Development and Evaluation of a Plume Rise Model for Heavy Gases, K. Srinivas, 1995

  49. Identification of Indoor Air Quality Factors Relative to Characteristics of Residential Dwellings, D.A. Isley (with MCO), 1994

  50. Geology and radon gas in ground water in parts of Crawford, Marion and Morrow Counties, Ohio, Richard J. Stewart,1993

  51. Geology and Radon Gas in Ground Water in Parts of Delaware, Marion and Morrow counties, Ohio, Barry E. Muller, 1992

  52. Evaluation of Four Hazardous Release Models, J. Luo, 1992

  53. Evaluation of ISCST model, R. Riswadker, 1992

  54. Indoor Radon and Risk in Ohio, S. Agarwal, 1991

  55. Structural Geology and Radon Gas in Ground Water Parts of Erie, Huron, and Seneca counties, Ohio, David S. Hume, 1991

  56. Radon gas in the Ground Water of the Bellefontaine outlier area, Logan, Hardin, Champaign and Union Counties, Ohio,  H. Thomas Walsh, Jr, 1990

  57. A Comparison of Plume Rise Models, M. M. El Salahat, 1990

  58. Development and Validation of a Hazardous Release Model, G. Venkata, 1989

  59. Indoor Radon Measurements for Houses Associated with Outcrops of the Ohio Black Shale, J. Akkari, 1988

  60. Evaluation of a Technique to fill Missing Data, J. Lee, 1985

  61. Sensitivity Analysis of Four Air Quality Models, W. Kang, 1985

  62. Analysis of Acid Deposition due to Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Ohio Sources from July 3 thru July 8, 1978 , Stanley Mermall, 1984

  63. Application of an Event Model for LRT work, S. Mermall, 1983

  64. Development of an Energy Conservation Education Program for a High School, David A. Simmons, 1980

 

 

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY:

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