Hydrogeology

Everybody has heard of paper maché, but not everyone knows of the much more useful alternative, paper maché clay. It’s simple to use, and easy to fill a space. It is much better than normal paper maché clay, even if it has it’s flaws. The benefits far outweigh the flaws, making it an extremely useful tool in making masks. Masks can be made from all kinds of material, but using paper maché clay is the easiest way to have the most artistic freedom. Paper maché clay can be messy, but so can paper maché. Once you get a good ratio of solution and water, you can immediately use it. All you have to do is take some and put it into where you want it. When making a mask out of it, you should probably have a base for it. A good starter base is aluminum foil. Paper maché clay isn’t very heavy, so it’s pretty good for keeping a light, big mask. Since the natural texture of paper maché clay is pretty bumpy, it can look almost like concrete or cream of wheat. Nevertheless, it is still useful if creating something like a skull. Due to it’s natural texture, it can sometimes not be a good outside of a mask. If you want a smooth surface, then you could do one of two things with paper maché clay. The first, is to wait until it dries, then try using sandpaper to make it smooth by chipping away some of the bumps. The second way, is to make it as smooth as you can when it’s wet, and wait until it dries. Once it’s dry you can use regular paper maché on top of it. That will help it look smooth, and…

SP: Local Aquifer Use What problems are associated with pumping too much water from our aquifers in Florida? What major problem seems to be associated with parts of primarily Hillsborough County during late January and February? What is the reason for this and how does it disrupt peoples’ lives? Water just flows above ground right? Wrong. Water can even come from an underground source, as a few sorts of rocks have minor spaces, or pores in them which gradually permit liquids to move through.…

These tests were commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to a proposed chemical plant being built over an important groundwater supply. This report will summarize the finding of the potential damages of a chemical spill and attempt to address how in the event of a chemical contamination in the groundwater should be dealt with. The proposed site for the chemical plant is divided into five different layers of sediments that vary in grain size and thickness. Layers…

During dry times, there is an increased incidence of wildfires. Particularly, in "1988, rainfall in many states was 50 to 85 percent below normal. Summer thunderstorms produced lightning without rain and ignited fires in dry trees" ("Drought" pg. 4). In 2014, Mieszkowski explained the risk of wildfires were probable. In 2014 "there had been 3,400 wildfires as July 19, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" (Mieszkowski pg. 8). Which is an escalation of 36…

Background: Water is used for many activities and by many people, but the water we have is unchanging. The amount of water will never be any more or any less water than is on the Earth currently. Most water on earth is found in oceans and is salty, while most water that is used by human needs to be freshwater, whether it be for drinking, agriculture or cooking. Our freshwater sources are mainly frozen in ice caps and glaciers, but these sources are not always accessible by people depending on…

very same day, with not only accepting her interview, but by also showing signs of equal or more excitement to answer her questions, she was thrilled! The two conversed through email and Brianna could not have been happier with Cardenas’ statements, especially as he explains, “Writing is the opportunity to communicate the wonderful research that we (geologists) do.” Perhaps this statement not only holds true to those interested in the career plan of Geosystems and Hydrogeology Engineering, but…

In the 1930s, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands were used to establish Aboriginal communities in Southern Australia. Unfortunately, this area has a limited amount of available water with a majority of the communities' water coming from boreholes in deep fractured rocks. Additionally, these communities supplement these wells with collecting rainfall, but the APY lands receive infrequent rains with high rainfall events making it difficult to rely on rainfall alone [1]. To…

that primarily eat aquatic species such as fish and used the creek as drinking water would also be impacted. In aquatic life, the different pressures in and around the mudboil can lead to the decline and ultimately collapsed the aquatic life since there is contamination with pollutants led to changes in dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature. Installing depressurizing wells is one method used to reduce the negative impact of the mudboil have on Tully Valley and relieve the tensions of it is…

Since PG&E owns the Hinkley Compresser Facility in Hinkley, the first place Brockovich looked for answers was the towns water plant records. Here she could get all the information she needed. After thorough evaluation through the hundreds of records that were provided, Brockovich found what she was looking for. Erin Brockovich had just found a cleanup and abatement order filed by court against PG&E. This Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) says “The CAO required the Discharger (PG&E) to…

Onondaga Creek. Since mudboil activity became self-propagating after the first mudboil had erupted, (Kappel, 2009), in 1995 the MDA discharges had on average of about 1.8 tons/day of sediment to Onondaga Creek. This result a new remediation plant, in 1995 thought 1996 depressurizing wells were installed either side of the Otisco Road Bridge. Installing depressurizing wells is one method used to reduce the negative impact of the mudboil have on Tully Valley and relieve the tensions of it is…