Essays about: "Hydrogeologi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word Hydrogeologi.
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1. Groundwater flooding in a Moldovan limestone mine : An investigation into the limestone aquifer in Chisinau andsustainable solutions to mine dewatering
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This work aimed to investigate the groundwater situation in and around Mina din Chisinau, an underground limestone mine in Chisinau, Moldova, in order to contribute to a sustainable solution to its flooding problem. Work on-site was done including visits inside the mine, to points of hydrogeological relevance to the mine, well inventories/search, and an attempt at an infiltration test. READ MORE
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2. Systematic and Automatized Hydrogeological Data Capturing for Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Daudkandi, Bangladesh
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Arsenic-contaminated drinking water exposes ~230 million people worldwide to increased risks of several diseases and is considered one of the greatest threats to public health. In Bangladesh, arsenic-contaminated water has been declared the largest poisoning of a population in history, where 39 million people are exposed to arsenic levels above the WHO guidelines (>10 μg/L). READ MORE
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3. Hydrogeological Prognoses in Infrastructure Projects : A Case Study of Stockholm Bypass, Hjulsta Norra
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : As cities expand, urban planning and efficient land use becomes more important and presents new challenges. A city that is exposed to these challenges is Stockholm, Sweden (Stockholms stad, 2018). READ MORE
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4. Interactive Local Driller Mapping for Different Hydrogeological Areas of Bangladesh : Enabling Access to Information
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Exposure to arsenic in drinking water can cause several types of cancer and numerous cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. A country that suffers from widespread contamination of arsenic in drinking water is Bangladesh, where the contamination has been classified as the largest mass poisoning of a population in history. READ MORE
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5. Evaluating locations for subsurface dams : Case study on Storsudret, Gotland
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Due to precipitation poor winters and springs and over-exploitation of groundwater reserves during the summer months as a consequence of tourism, the island of Gotland has experienced fresh water shortages during recent years which has led to harsh restrictions in the use of municipal water. In order to find a solution to the islands fresh water problems, the region of Gotland and the Swedish Environmental Institute (IVL) have initiated a project in which the southernmost part of Gotland, Storsudret, will be used as a test site for new methods of sustainable freshwater storage and extraction methods. READ MORE
