Essays about: "Contaminated land"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 essays containing the words Contaminated land.

  1. 6. Nutrients spreading with cloudburst modeling

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Nikita Smiyanov; [2020]
    Keywords : MIKE21; 2D-modeling; nutrients; phosphorus; nitrogen; cloudburst; land-use; MIKE21; 2D-modellering; närsalter; fosfor; kväve; skyfall; markanvändning;

    Abstract : Climate change and environmental disasters are strongly dependent. Humanity is facing considerable changes in environmental adaptions and remediation of contaminated sites. Water is a valuable resource that should be protected and prevented from hazardous influences. READ MORE

  3. 7. Demonstrating a phytotechnological design-approach : plant biology in stormwater remediation practice

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Oscar Yachnin; [2019]
    Keywords : phytotechnology; phytoremediation; landscape architecture; stormwater management; contamination; pollution;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis the field of phytotechnology is investigated. Phytotechnology is a collection of largely unexploited methods and processes that aim to employ the abilities of plants to manage contaminants in our environments. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kvillepiren purifying park : exploring phytotechnology in site-specific landscape design

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

    Author : Laura-Kristine M. G. Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : Phytotechnology; Phytoremediation; Kvillepiren; Frihamnen; Jubileumsparken; Jubilee park; Harbour development; Purifying Park; Sustainable aesthetics; Site-specific;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis I examine how phytotechnology can be used in a site-specifi c design at Kvillepiren. The pier was built in the river Göta Älv, to be one of Gothenburg’s ports. Today, the harbours have moved and the area where the Kvillepiren is part of a major urban development project. READ MORE

  5. 9. An assessment of thermal desorption as a remediation technique for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in contaminated soil

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna-Stina Lind; [2018]
    Keywords : Thermal desorption; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; PFASs; PFBA; PFPeA; PFHxA; PFHpA; PFOA; PFNA; PFDA; PFUnDA; PFBS; PFHxS; PFOS; 6:2 FTSA; 8:2 FTSA; FOSA; PCB; PAH; UPLC MS MS; Termisk rening; Per- och polyfluoralkylsubstanser; PFASs; PFBA; PFPeA; PFHxA; PFHpA; PFOA; PFNA; PFDA; PFUnDA; PFBS; PFHxS; PFOS; 6:2 FTSA; 8:2 FTSA; FOSA; PCB; PAH; UPLC MS MS;

    Abstract : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a diverse group of persistent organic pollutants. PFASs have a wide area of applications such as stain repellent for paper, textile, furniture and industrial products such as aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs) used for firefighting. READ MORE

  6. 10. Rejecting Fate : The challenge of a subaltern community to the creation of a sacrifice zone in Can Sant Joan, Catalonia

    University essay from KTH/Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö

    Author : Sergio Ruiz Cayuela; [2018]
    Keywords : political ecology; environmental justice; environmental humanities; subaltern environmentalism; slow violence; sacrifice zones; environmental humanities;

    Abstract : It was my first visit ever to the neighborhood association – in February 2017 – and the phone rang again in the contiguous room. “I’m sorry” apologized José Luis “but our colleagues are not here yet and I need to answer the phone”. READ MORE