Environmental Sustainability Issues in the South Texas–Mexico Border Region

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Issues in the South Texas–Mexico Border Region....Pages 1-10
Pollution and Lifestyle Causes of Asthma and Allergies Among School Children of Tamaulipas, Mexico in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region....Pages 11-23
Environmental Health Indicators for the Border Region Between South Texas and Northeastern Mexico....Pages 25-42
Characterization of Ultrafine Particles and Other Vehicular Pollutants Near an International Bridge in United States – Mexico Border Region....Pages 43-62
Evaluating the Impacts of Emissions and Global Temperature Perturbations on Air Quality in South and Central Texas....Pages 63-78
Manufacture and Physical Characterization of Wood-Derived Activated Carbon from South Texas Mesquite for Environmental Applications....Pages 79-96
Assessment of Nutrient and Heavy Metal Levels in Manadas Creek, an Urban Tributary of the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas....Pages 97-115
Antimony and Arsenic Isotope Distribution in a Semi-Arid Creek During the Wet Season....Pages 117-138
Characterization of Brackish Groundwater Desalination Concentrate Discharge Impacts on Water Quality in a Texas Coastal Area....Pages 139-158
Evaluation of Hydraulic Residence Time Distribution (RTD) Characterization and Monitoring in a Constructed Channel Wetland in South Texas....Pages 159-177
Recovery of Aquaculture Treatment Constructed Wetlands Function After Prolonged Flood Inundation Events in South Texas....Pages 179-195
Back Matter....Pages 197-198