Essays about: "dam removal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words dam removal.

  1. 1. Ecological impacts of dam removal in Swedish inland waters : Effects on water chemistry and fish demography

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Johanna Ekman; [2023]
    Keywords : biology; ecology; dam removal; Sweden; impact; inland waters; ecosystem; water chemistry; fish demography; Perca fluviatilis; European perch; biologi; ekologi; dammutrivning; Sverige; påverkan; inlandsvatten; ekosystem; vattenkemi; fiskdemografi; Perca fluviatilis; abborre;

    Abstract : Dams play an important role in our society, but their negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems have led to a need for conservation efforts to mitigate the negative effects. In some instances, dam removal has been suggested to be the most economically and ecologically beneficial restoration method to improve longitudinal connectivity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Water quality improvement of highway runoff by the filter material D-Rainclean : A five-month field trial

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : William Gulding; [2023]
    Keywords : Adsorption; D-Rainclean; metal removal; Reactive filter; stormwater treatment;

    Abstract : Highway runoff and its pollutants are of growing concern. These pollutants require treatment as their concentration often are increased. A common removal method is the use of sedimentation ponds that removes particulates through gravity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Storm water treatment in a multi-step system compared to a single-step system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Maria Schoeps; [2017]
    Keywords : storm water; storm water treatment; open storm water system; storm water dams; multi-step treatment; StormTac; pollutant load;

    Abstract : Urban areas are expanding at an increasing pace around the world as well as surfaces with impervious layers, such as streets and rooftops. Precipitation, melt water and water from human activities, which temporarily flow on these surfaces are defined as storm water. READ MORE

  5. 4. About dam time! The emergence of dam removal in river management policy : lessons from the Elwha River restoration project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Bjorn Berg; [2012]
    Keywords : river management; policy change; Elwha River; dam removal; river restoration; sustainability science; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Dams are pervasive features of the river systems in the United States. More than 80,000 large dams, and as many as 2.5 million small dams, are spread throughout every major watershed in the country. READ MORE

  6. 5. Response of riparian vegetation to removal of the Kuba dam in Nätraån

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Malin Isaksson; [2010]
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