Essays about: "drinking water"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 443 essays containing the words drinking water.

1. 6. Effects of recirculating water treatment sludge

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Sofia Mile; [2023]
   Keywords : Chemical Engineering; Water and Environmental Engineering; Water Treatment; Coagulation Flocculation; Sludge Recirculation; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Drinking water is crucial in our everyday life. As with many other processes, it is important to produce water of drinking quality in a sustainable manner. This can occur by e.g. READ MORE

3. 7. Rättvis vattenfördelning i klimatkrisens tid : en studie om hur Sverige kan ta lärdomar av extrema kontexter

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Veronica Lennefors; Linnéa Saiduddin; [2023]
   Keywords : vattendistribution; vattenhantering; vattenbrist; klimatförändringar; ursprungsbefolkning;

   Abstract : Sverige har hittills varit relativt förskonade från vattenproblematik, men det extrema väder orsakat av klimatförändringarna gör att även vi kan utsättas för bristande tillgångar på färskvatten och de sociala konsekvenser som medföljer. Ett sätt att förbereda oss i kampen mot det förändrade klimatet och dess konsekvenser kan vara att studera extrema kontexter, områden som redan idag visar på resultatet av klimatförändringarna. READ MORE

4. 8. Is two stage GAC better than one stage GAC for removing PFAS at a DWTP? : Investigation of PFAS removal from drinking water using two stage granular activated carbon (GAC) filter

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Oliver Ekesiöö; [2023]
   Keywords : GAC; PFAS; drinking water treatment; two stage GAC;

   Abstract : The removal of 34 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were compared in a 1 stagegranular activated carbon (GAC) filtration to a 2 stage GAC filtration in a pilot study at adrinking water treatment plant (DWTP). The PFASs that were present in the water wereperfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluoropentanoic acid(PFPeA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS), perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid(PFHxS). READ MORE

5. 9. Modelling the Impact of Climate and Socio-Economic Changes on Nutrient Dynamics in the Catchment of Lake Vomb

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Yanhe Zhou; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; hydrological modelling; nutrient; RCP; socioeconomic development; SSP; SWAT; water quality modelling;

   Abstract : Climate change and socio-economic development are greatly affecting the quality of freshwater, especially the excessive accumulation of nutrients (N and P), which eventually leads to the occurrence of eutrophication. Lake Vomb is one of the main sources of drinking water in southern Sweden and the nutrient load from the catchment makes it a eutrophic lake with recurring algal blooms. READ MORE

6. 10. PUBLIC OPINION ON REINVESTING FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES TOWARD HYDROPOWER IN BANGLADESH

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Nur Nadia Klepsvik; [2023]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Hydropower; Public Opinion; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Bangladesh is a South Asian country that has great potential for renewable energy and a growing economy. Hence, it is important to understand the obstructing forces against Bangladesh’s sustainable development. Current literature has shown that removing fossil fuel subsidies can increase welfare by 1. READ MORE