Browsing Other Campus Research by Author "Balanay, Jo Anne"
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Assessment of Occupational Noise Exposure among Groundskeepers in North Carolina Public Universities
Balanay, Jo Anne; Kearney, Gregory D.; Mannarino, Adam J. (2016-05-12)Groundskeepers may have increased risk to noise-induced hearing loss due to the performance of excessively noisy tasks. This study assessed the exposure of groundskeepers to noise in multiple universities and determined ... -
Insights into Diversity in the Environmental Health Science Workforce
Balanay, Jo Anne; Richards, Stephanie L (2022-02-07)Environmental Health Science (EHS) professionals protect the public from environmental threats by conducting risk assessments and recommending preventative measures based on scientific findings. The EHS field itself is ... -
Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
Dizbay-Onat, Melike; Vaidya, Uday K; Balanay, Jo Anne; Lungu, Claudiu T (2018-02-01)The first aim of this study was to investigate mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents from sisal, hemp, and flax fibers by cost-effective methods. Fibers were impregnated with low concentration (20 wt.%) phosphoric acid. ... -
Racial and Gender Diversity Among Students and Faculty in EHAC-Accredited Environmental Health Sciences Programs: Trend Analysis from 2009 to 2021
Balanay, Jo Anne; Mitchell, Leslie D; Richards, Stephanie L (2022-07-22)Diversity in the environmental health sciences (EHS) workforce is crucial in providing culturally sensitive services to diverse communities. This may be influenced by academic faculty training a diverse student body in the ...