ES196 May 2005 Table of Contents

The Effect of Salinity on Bacterial Denitrification of San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Water
Naoko Abe

Examining the environmental Attitudes of White and African American Mainline and fundamentalist Protestant Pastors
Romesh Anketell

The Effect of Seagulls on Recreational Water Quality at Lake Calumet, Illinois
Brianne Betz

Cost Effectiveness of the Class Pass
Nicole Bishop

Nest Site Selection in Forpus passerinus (Green-rumped Parrotlet)
Timothy Bonebrake

Lay Delay in Four Species of Temperate Passerines
Caitlin Brickman

Contributions of Pinus ponderosa Charcoal to Soil Chemical and Physical Properties
Christopher Briggs

Do Truckers' Attitudes impede the Adoption of Truck Idling Alternatives?
Huong Bui

An Analysis of Sustainability and Efficiency of the Middle Route of the South-North Water Transfer Project in China
Hans Chen

The Effect of Arsenic Exposure on Semiconductor Workers at the AXT Plant
Jill Collins

Angela Dombrowski

The Impact of Livestock Grazing on riparian Water Quality.
Elizabeth Forsburg

Nematode Burdens in Rana muscosa
Kevin Gin

Searching for the Developmental Phase when Male Sterility occurs in Cordyline fruticosa
Stefanie Graeter

Assessment of New Approaches to Food Security in West Oakland
Nicholaus Harris

Human Influences on the Carbon Cycle in Secondary Tropical Forests
Francesca Hopkins

Non-Environmental Effects of the Bay Area Green Business Program
Haley Jones

Analysis of Santa Clara Residents' Electronic Waste recycling Behavior
Sung Kim

The Effect of Chemical and Physical Parameters on Populations of Three-spine Stickleback in Strawberry Creek
Cindy Lau

Testing Consumer Knowledge and Opinions of Transgenic Foods in Alameda County
Kingman Lim

Leaf Litter Transport and Retention in the South Fork Eel River
Cassandra Liu

Habitat Occupancy by Carnivorous Species in Relation to Urbanization
Sara Lopus

Life History Trade-Offs between Insecticide Resistance and Development Time in Codling Moth
Evan Lue

Sedimentation rate in the North Basin of Bolinas Lagoon, California
Jordan Malin

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Ten Urban Landscaping Trees in Berkeley, CA
Andrew Nguyen

Lake Merritt Nitrogen Project: Pinpointing Nitrate Contributions to Lake Merritt
John Nguyen

Understanding Biomonitoring in Native American Communities
Pamela O'Leary

Boric Acids Activity as a Possible Repellant to the Argentine Ant
Sean Pelham

The Impact of Cool Duct Technology on Energy Use
Joshua Pollak

Trout Habitat Assessment of Upper Codornices Creek for Steelhead Spawning
Uthman Ray

The Effects of Temperature and Inoculum Concentrations on Susceptibility to Infection by Phytophthora ramorum in Tanoak and California Bay Laurel
Lilly Schinsing

Community Garden Microclimate Analysis: Measuring the Effects of Evapotranspiration on Urban Climate Trends.
Paul Schlegel

Plastics Recycling and Public Knowledge
David Siddiqui

Remote Sensing of Water Quality
Hampton Smith

Direct and indirect effects of Pisaster ochraceus Presence on Tide Pool Communities
Catherine Sweere

Analyzing Environmental Racism in Richmond, CA: A case study of the United Heckathorn toxic site
Mario Tabares

Baseline Compliancy Audit and Management Compact Case Study of Conservation Easement Holdings in Big Sur, California.
Gian Teed

Water Hyacinth Adaptation to Higher Saline Levels
Alison Toy

Human Dimensions of Urban Deer-related Vehicle Accidents in Berkeley, CA
Kim Tran

Monitoring the water quality of Strawberry Creek, CA.: comparative study on different sites to address health issues
Nancy Vuong

Water Hyacinth: Asessing Recovery from Salinity Induced Stress
Phillip Andrew Wunder

A Case Study on the Greening of Crossroads Dining Commons
Justin Yee

Road Surface Pollution and Street Sweeping.
Cheryl Yee

Permeability of the Berkeley Central Campus: Runoff Curve Numbers
Christina Yeung

Consumer Attitudes of Genetically Modified Foods: A Comparison between Sweden and San Francisco
Brian Yu

These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, an Interdisciplinary Studies program jointly administered by the College of Letters and Sciences and the College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley. The Environmental Sciences major allows students to concentrate in one of three fields of specialization: biological science, physical science, and social science. In their senior year, students in the major participate in a two-semester Senior Research Seminar, investigating an environmental topic of current concern. This project gives the students experience in field work, general research techniques, and oral and written presentation of research results. This volume is the compilation of research reports from the fall 2004/spring 2005 Senior Research Seminars.