Rethinking urban areas: an example of an integrated blue-green approach Tập 13 Số 6 - Trang 1534-1542 - 2013
Evangelos Rozos, Christos Makropoulos, Č. Maksimović
The provision of high quality urban water services, the assets of which are often conceptualised as ‘blue infrastructure’, is essential for public health and quality of life in the cities. On the other hand, parks, recreation grounds, gardens, green roofs and in general ‘green infrastructure’, provide a range of (urban) ecosystem services (including quality of life and aesthetics) and coul...... hiện toàn bộ Burst detection and location in water distribution networks Tập 5 Số 3-4 - Trang 71-80 - 2005
Dalius Misiūnas, Martin F. Lambert, Angus R. Simpson, Gustaf Olsson
An algorithm for the detection and location of sudden bursts in water distribution networks combining both continuous monitoring of pressure and hydraulic transient computation is presented. The approach is designed for medium and large bursts that are the result of the sudden rupture of the pipe wall or other physical element in the network and are accompanied by the transient pressure wa...... hiện toàn bộ Antibiotics in groundwater under locations with high livestock density in Germany Tập 16 Số 5 - Trang 1361-1369 - 2016
Frederike Balzer, Sebastian Zühlke, Stephan Hannappel
Antibiotics are deployed in large quantities both in human and in veterinary medicine. Studies show that antibiotic residues occur in the environment (e.g. soil and surface waters). In some cases they were also detected in ground and drinking water. However, the degree of groundwater pollution by antibiotic residues from livestock farming is unknown. Therefore, the federal environment agen...... hiện toàn bộ Natural organic matter fouling and chemical cleaning of nanofiltration membranes Tập 4 Số 5-6 - Trang 245-251 - 2004
Qilin Li, Menachem Elimelech
Fouling and subsequent chemical cleaning are two important issues for sustainable operation of nanofiltration (NF) membranes in water quality control applications. Because fouling strongly depends on the feed water quality, especially the ionic composition, chemical cleaning solutions should be chosen to target the solution chemistry that is most responsible for the formation of a compact,...... hiện toàn bộ Pharmaceutical removal during managed aquifer recharge with pretreatment by advanced oxidation Tập 12 Số 6 - Trang 755-767 - 2012
K. Lekkerkerker-Teunissen, Ewnetu Tefera Chekol, Sung Kyu Maeng, Kebreab Ghebremichael, Corine J. Houtman, A.R.D. Verliefde, J.Q.J.C. Verberk, Gary Amy, Judith Dijk
Organic micropollutants (OMPs) are detected in sources for drinking water and treatment possibilities are investigated. Innovative removal technologies are available such as membrane filtration and advanced oxidation, but also biological treatment should be considered. By combining an advanced oxidation process with managed aquifer recharge (MAR), two complementary processes are expected t...... hiện toàn bộ Preservation of reverse osmosis membranes with non oxidizing biocides – comparison with SMBS Tập 11 Số 3 - Trang 342-351 - 2011
Katariina Majamaa, Ute Bertheas, F. Finlayson, Richard Levy
Sodium metabisulphite (SMBS) is the current standard preservation chemical used in RO plants during shut down. It is a cheap and efficient preservative, but its tendency to oxidize easily has several drawbacks. The use of a non-oxidizing biocide instead could solve some of the issues currently seen with the SMBS, but little has been reported about membrane compatibility and preservation ef...... hiện toàn bộ Biodegradation of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin [Dha7] microcystin-LR within a biologically active sand filter Tập 14 Số 4 - Trang 672-680 - 2014
Theerasak Somdee, Jindawan Wibuloutai, Thidarat Somdee, Anchana Somdee
Cyanobacterial blooms in Thailand waters contain microcystin (MC) hepatotoxins that are a risk to animal and human health. The biodegradation of MCs is a safe and natural method of removal from water. The [Dha7] MC-LR was purified by chromatography, identified by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and used for examining the biodegradation of MCs. Analysis of MC levels r...... hiện toàn bộ Impact of irrigation water scarcity on rural household food security and income in Pakistan Tập 16 Số 3 - Trang 675-683 - 2016
Dil Bahadur Rahut, Akhter Ali, Muhammad Imtiaz, Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Olaf Erenstein
As Pakistan is currently facing a severe shortage of irrigation water, this paper analyzes the determinants of water scarcity and its impact on the yield of cereal crops (wheat, maize and rice), household income, food security and poverty levels by employing the propensity-score-matching approach. This study is based on a comprehensive set of cross-sectional data collected from 950 farmers...... hiện toàn bộ