Environmental Sustainability Issues in the South Texas–Mexico Border Region

1. Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Issues in the South Texas–Mexico Border Region
Harriet Lamm, David Ramirez, Jianhong Ren

2. Pollution and Lifestyle Causes of Asthma and Allergies Among School Children of Tamaulipas, Mexico in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region
Laura Guerrero-Medrano, Prajay Gor, Ruth Reyna-Caamaño, Gerardo M. Mejia-Velazquez, Jesus Santos-Guzman, Alvaro Martinez

3. Environmental Health Indicators for the Border Region Between South Texas and Northeastern Mexico
Prajay Gor, Alvaro Martinez, Ruth Reyna-Caamaño, Gerardo M. Mejia-Velazquez, Laura Guerrero-Medrano, Jesus Santos-Guzman

4. Characterization of Ultrafine Particles and Other Vehicular Pollutants Near an International Bridge in United States – Mexico Border Region
Yungang Wang, Jayanth Kumar Pudota, Yifang Zhu

5. Evaluating the Impacts of Emissions and Global Temperature Perturbations on Air Quality in South and Central Texas
Neelesh Sule, Zuber Farooqui, Jhumoor Biswas, Kuruvilla John

6. Manufacture and Physical Characterization of Wood-Derived Activated Carbon from South Texas Mesquite for Environmental Applications
Amrutha Sakaray, David Ramirez

7. Assessment of Nutrient and Heavy Metal Levels in Manadas Creek, an Urban Tributary of the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas
Brianna Flores, Jianhong Ren, Sushma Krishnamurthy, Wayne Belzer

8. Antimony and Arsenic Isotope Distribution in a Semi-Arid Creek During the Wet Season
Marcia Baeza, Jianhong Ren, Sushma Krishnamurthy, Thomas C. Vaughan

9. Characterization of Brackish Groundwater Desalination Concentrate Discharge Impacts on Water Quality in a Texas Coastal Area
Yaneth P. Gamboa, Lee W. Clapp

10. Evaluation of Hydraulic Residence Time Distribution (RTD) Characterization and Monitoring in a Constructed Channel Wetland in South Texas
Celia Mora Orozco, Kim D. Jones

11. Recovery of Aquaculture Treatment Constructed Wetlands Function After Prolonged Flood Inundation Events in South Texas
Kim D. Jones, Brian Dyson

Avainsanat: Environment, Sustainable Development, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Environmental Health, Environmental Monitoring/Analysis, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution