Essays about: "EPA"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 76 essays containing the word EPA.

  1. 16. Physico-chemical evaluation of the water quality in Rocha River: A qualitative and comparative analysis including aspects of social and environmental factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Stina Jacobson; Ida Sekizovic; [2019]
    Keywords : Cochabamba; Rocha River; water quality analysis; water pollution; wastewater; regulations; ICO-index; Hec-RAS; minor field study; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In this study, a physico-chemical analysis of the Rocha River was performed during the beginning of the rainy season 2018 in order to examine the current state of the water quality in the river at six different locations. The river, located in the Cochabamba department, Bolivia, was examined from upstream in Sacaba to downstream in Sipe Sipe. READ MORE

  3. 17. Algae and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Louise Lundquist; [2019]
    Keywords : Algae; polyunsaturated fatty acids; EPA; DHA; omega-3;

    Abstract : The human body cannot produce enough amounts of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), on its own, to sustain the biological functions they have. Consuming essential fatty acids is fundamental for well-functioning bodily processes. The essential fatty acids are linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). READ MORE

  4. 18. Characterization of soil remediation workers’ dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Beatrice Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tape-stripping; PAH; dermal exposure; soil remediation; GC-MS.;

    Abstract : Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds that are composed by at least two aromatic rings. PAHs can be found in coal and petroleum, but can also be formed from incomplete combustion of for example fossil fuels, tobacco, wood and when smoking food. READ MORE

  5. 19. Countries Divided, Shared Pollution: Whose Mess is it? A Case Study on the issue of Transnational Border Sewage in the Tijuana River Valley Watershed

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Caylie Johnsen; [2018]
    Keywords : San Diego; Tijuana; Border Sewage; Transnational Sewage; Unequal Exchange; Environmental Load Displacement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis critically examines the issue of shared border sewage between San Diego and Tijuana. In light of the recent sewage spill in February of 2017, dumping 143 million gallons of raw sewage into the Tijuana River, the phenomena of border sewage in the transnational environment of the Tijuana River Watershed has been a topic of interest in local and international contexts; raising questions of how this issue came about, what is causing it, and why it’s still happening. READ MORE

  6. 20. Modeling LID-units in SWMM

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Petter Mogenfelt; [2017]
    Keywords : DRAINMOD; SWMM; storm water modeling; LID; LOD; SUDS; bio-retention cells; EPA; underdrains; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The LID control in US EPA SWMM5 includes modeling of Green-Ampt infiltration through the soil layer which assumes that only matrix flow is present. The LID control also models drainage through perforated underdrains. In this study, data and premade PCSWMM models, utilizing the SWMM5 engine, were provided for two test sites in North America. READ MORE