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Respirometry for Environmental Science and Engineering
Fundamentals of respirometry: Covers biological growth relationships and their application to respirometry. Features of commercial respirometers: Describes the basis for design and operation of commercial respirometers including discussions of their operating features. Applications of respirometry: Covers biodegradation testing, ...
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Activated Sludge Technology Book
A Brief History of the Activated Sludge Process Although recorded history and surviving archaeological sites show that the Babylonians and Assyrians, and later the Romans all used quite sophisticated technology to collect and dispose of their wastes, this environmental awareness was not adopted by later societies, until the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 19th century forced political ...
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Guidance Document on Biodiversity, Impact Asessment & Decision Making in Southern Africa
This document provides guidance for decision-makers on a range of biodiversity principles and issues which confront decision-makers every day when they evaluate impact assessments. It is based on the findings of a Situation Assessment conducted as part of the Capacity Building in Biodiversity and Impact Assessment (CBBIA) Project during 2005. The Situation Assessment made use of the input ...
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Hydroman® THY Hydraulic Submersible Dredge pump
Hydroman® THY Hydraulic Submersible Dredge pump is the hydraulic version of the very popular Submersible heavy duty submersible slurry pump with cutterheads. Ideal for applications were electric power is not available or variable speed is needed for the application. It is the choice of industries that face the most difficult pumping. Used in sewage bypass, lime slurries, mill scale, coal runoff ...
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Children, Citizenship and Environment
When it was first published in 2012, Children, Citizenship and Environment correctly predicted a strong surge in youth activism as children are confronted by four difficult and intersecting challenges: dangerous environmental change, weakening democracies, growing social inequality, and a global economy marked by unprecedented youth unemployment and unsustainable resource ...
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Ecosocialism and Climate Justice
This book investigates the broader climate movement to contextualise the role played by its climate justice wing, focussing specifically on the theoretical and practical contributions of ...
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Daoism and Environmental Philosophy
Daoism and Environmental Philosophy explores ethics and the philosophy of nature in theDaodejing, theZhuangzi, and related texts to elucidate their potential significance in our contemporary environmental ...
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Reduce, Reuse, Refuel
A public-private partnership converts two cities’ biogas into transportation ...
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Stormwater, Watershed and Receiving Water Quality Modeling
Selecting the best-suited model to support stormwater projects can be complicated. Today’s water quality managers must not only be able to predict peak flow rates, runoff volumes, and receiving water quality, they must also navigate stringent regulatory requirements and varying levels of resources. Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling provides straightforward guidance on a ...
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Thermal Energy and Ignition Propagation Estimates of Watermelon Peel Briquettes
The idea of utilizing biomass as renewable energy source is appealing due to its accessibility, cheapness and ecological friendliness. Briquette is an alternative source of fuel to firewood and charcoal which can avoid some environmental problems that can be generated from their use. Briquettes were produced from watermelon peels with cassava starch and gum Arabic as binders, the two binders were ...
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Mineralogical Analysis of Portland Cement Pastes Rehydrated
Hydrated products, such as (hydrated) cement pastes, decomposition through physical-chemical alterations when submitted to high temperatures. One of the main factors that lead to microstructural changes during calcination up to 800ºC, is the dehydration phases of hydrated Portland ...
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Effect of Incorporating Tire Rubber Waste on the Mechanical Behaviour of Railway Ballast Layer: Experimental and Modelling Studies
In order to delay the degradation of railway tracks, several techniques have been developed in recent years; the best known of which are: under sleeper pads, geogrid and the use of polymers as elastic elements between ballast particles. The objective of the research described in this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating tire rubber waste into the ballast layer in reducing its ...
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An Economic, Technical And Environmental Feasibility Study for Slurry Injection for Biosolids Management In the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex
In Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), sewage is treated with a combination of anaerobic digestion, effluent filtration and lime stabilization to create biosolids which are then composted, landfilled, or land applied. The current treatment procedure has certain concerns including emissions or accumulation of odors, pathogens, nutrients, metals, and pharmaceutical ...
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Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry.
Addresses the corrosion issues facing the conventional and modern water desalination systems. This book addresses two critical problems that plague materials that make up components in both desalination and cooling water systems: corrosion, and fouling. The book addresses various types and components of industrial desalination technologies with solutions for controlling corrosion, scaling and ...
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The harassment of environmental defenders in the EU – a case study report
This harassment of environmental defenders is considered a large issue across the globe. This study, conducted by EEB members Justice and Environment, was designed with the goal of documenting and analysing the harassment of environmental defenders in the European Union. It found that harassment is growing across the studied states and much of it remains without punishment or legal resolution. ...
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2019 AWWA Compensation Survey
Make sound salary decisions for your utility. - Compare your utility’s salaries to those of similar utilities by filtering data by type of ownership or management, population size, and total number of employees. - Reference salary range minimum, mid-point, and maximum levels for each position as well as 50th percentile, company-weighted average pay, and employee-weighted average pay. - Compare ...
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Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
Sustainable chemistry technology, EcoBioClean®, degrades crude oil, catalyzing conversion into energy source used by microorganisms and other ...
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Restoration Ecology Journal
Restoration Ecology, the Society’s bi-monthly scientific and technical peer-reviewed journal, fosters the exchange of ideas among the many disciplines involved in the process of ecological restoration and includes original papers describing experimental, observational and theoretical studies spanning both the natural and social sciences. Addressing global concerns and communicating ...
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Ecological Restoration
Published quarterly by the University of Wisconsin Press, Ecological Restoration features articles on a broad range of topics related to the technical, biological, and social aspects of restoring landscapes, and explores issues such as the role of education, land-use policy, the science of collaboration, and evolving theories of post-modern humans and their environment. The journal offers ...
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NGOs acquire land in Brazil to create wildlife corridor
The acquired land plot is located in a region of the Atlantic Forest, and will be connected to the Poço das Antas reserve by a bridge that will cross over a major highway. ...
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