Widespread contamination of freshwater habitats and groundwater sources from road salt deposition is well documented. The negative effects of road salt on freshwater habitats include changes in density gradients, increased…
TERI Database Administrator Notes. Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. Subcommitee recommended funding ID#456, which addresses similar issues. This would be a follow-up to research on the…
Train-wildlife collisions are devastating to wildlife populations, and disproportionately so, to species such as moose, grizzly bear, wolverine, and wide-ranging carnivores in general, which have low reproductive rates. Habitat fragmentation…
TERI Administrator Update (Jan 2009) – Research Underway – The Effectiveness of Vertebrate Passage and Prevention Structures: a Study of Boeckman Road in Wilsonville (completion date: Sept. 2009) Wildlife collisions…
Confocal Microscopy coupled with vital stains, can be used to characterize and profile disease states in coral. We wish to compare the appearance of various reef forming coral and algal
Development and implementation of multi-state plans/strategies for relocation of endangered freshwater mussels from thriving source populations to rivers within the historical range of these species for the purposes of augmentation…
TERI Database Administrator Notes: Not recommended at present time by 2009 Air Quality Subcommittee. With so many new areas likely to be designated nonattainment under EPA’s revised 8-hour ozone standard,…
The environmental performance of public transportation services plays a key role in improving air quality in urban areas. Replacing vehicles’ current engines with innovative propulsive systems may be an effective…
TERI Administrator Note (February 2009): The concept for this research information need was first developed as a suggested demonstration project in TRB Special Report 283, Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials…
Background Throughout the US, state DOTs are striving to develop more comprehensive transportation programs that provide infrastructure and services with less impact on the surrounding environment. Great efforts have been…