Impact of Nitrogen on the Environment

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Engineering

Mentor Information

Elena Lioubimtseva

Department

Geography

Location

Kirkhof Center KC20

Start Date

10-4-2013 10:00 AM

End Date

10-4-2013 11:00 AM

Keywords

Environment

Abstract

The objective of our research is investigating changes in climate effect transmission and number of cases of Lyme disease in the northeast area of the United States. With bibliographic research, analysis of medical statistics, land-use data, climate modeling with MAGICC/SCENGEN 5.3.2 we'll explore current and future patterns of Lyme disease. Statistical data from: World Health Organization, United States Department of Health & Human Services, and the Center for Disease Control & Prevention will be studied to determine where Lyme disease is most present, how its transmitted, and why its there. With temperature/precipitation data and medical statistics, we'll investigate if cause-effect relationships exist between climate change and Lyme disease transmission. We expect to test our hypothesis as the increase in the number of cases of Lyme disease in the northeast area of the United States is attributed to temperature increase.

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Impact of Nitrogen on the Environment

Kirkhof Center KC20

The objective of our research is investigating changes in climate effect transmission and number of cases of Lyme disease in the northeast area of the United States. With bibliographic research, analysis of medical statistics, land-use data, climate modeling with MAGICC/SCENGEN 5.3.2 we'll explore current and future patterns of Lyme disease. Statistical data from: World Health Organization, United States Department of Health & Human Services, and the Center for Disease Control & Prevention will be studied to determine where Lyme disease is most present, how its transmitted, and why its there. With temperature/precipitation data and medical statistics, we'll investigate if cause-effect relationships exist between climate change and Lyme disease transmission. We expect to test our hypothesis as the increase in the number of cases of Lyme disease in the northeast area of the United States is attributed to temperature increase.