Essays about: "Water quality Index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Water quality Index.

  1. 1. RAINWATER HARVESTING FROM ROOF TOPS IN URBAN AREAS: QUANTITY, QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT : Case studies in Sweden and Colombia

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Sonny Colin; Michael Erneland; [2023]
    Keywords : 3D-printing; Hydrological cycle; Low-cost sensors; Water scarcity; Water shortage; Water supply; Water quality; Water quality Index; Water quantity;

    Abstract : This study has looked at two separate locations, Malmö in Sweden, and Medellin in Colombia, and what the possibilities of rainwater harvesting are in those locations. The paper investigated data gathered by low-cost sensors in Malmö region, as well as sampling and measurements of rainwater collected in Malmö and Medellin, analysed by laboratories in both countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Odlingsförsök med Pinus sylvestris i gransågspån blandat med hydrokol respektive pyrokol

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Annica Berglund; Ninja Bernzen; [2023]
    Keywords : alternativt odlingssubstrat; näringsläckage; biokol;

    Abstract : Torv är det vanligaste odlingssubstratet som används idag till de mer än 400 miljoner skogsplantor som årligen levereras till det svenska skogsbruket. Det låga näringsinnehållet och goda vattenhållande förmågan gör att torven går att anpassa efter behov med gödsling och kalkning. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of bed sediments for fractionation of phosphorus in remediated ditches in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Emma Ryding; [2022]
    Keywords : Phosphorus fractionation; agricultural stream; sediment; two-stage ditch; eutrophication;

    Abstract : Sweden’s environmental quality objectives “A varied agricultural landscape” and “Zero eutrophication”, aims to ensure food production while reducing negative impact from fertilizers on the environment. The input ceilings of nutrient concentrations in the Baltic Sea are still critical. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of the LPJ-GUESS crop model under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Annika Nitschke; [2022]
    Keywords : LPJ-GUESS; free-air carbon dioxide enrichment experiments; elevated CO2; climate change; wheat yield; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the future atmospheric CO2 concentrations might exceed 550 ppm according to the RCP8.5 scenario by mid-century from our current 410 ppm, while our world population is projected to surpass the 9.7 billion threshold within the same time span. This challenge leads to the raising of questions addressing future food security. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lantsorter och moderna sorter av vårvete : effekt av gödsling och miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Anders Lööv; [2022]
    Keywords : lantsorter; vårvete; lantvete; kulturspannmål; ekologisk odling;

    Abstract : Lantsorter har tillskrivits flera goda agronomiska egenskaper som att vara anpassningsbara till rådande odlingsförutsättningar, effektivt vatten- och näringsupptag, förmåga att stå emot hög värme och torka, samt god ogräskonkurrensförmåga. Kvalitetsegenskaper som protein- och glutenhalt beskrivs vara särskilt höga och bakningsegenskaperna goda. READ MORE