Essays about: "Waterborne"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the word Waterborne.

  1. 16. Jet Stream Velocity fromAzipod on Stadsgården : A Litterature Study of PIANC W.G. 180Application for Stadsgården

    University essay from KTH/Marina system

    Author : Viking Alex Schumacher; [2018]
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    Abstract : The ferry line company VIKING LINE has put in an order for a new vessel with a planned delivery for the year 2020. The vessel will berth and depart daily from the Stockholm port, Stadsgården. The vessel is equipped with two 10 MW Azipod propeller systems. READ MORE

  2. 17. The Vulnerability of the Great Lakes Region to Waterborne Diseases in the Wake of Climate Change : A Literature Review

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Emma Tällö; [2017]
    Keywords : great lakes region; climate change; waterborne diseases; waterborne; vulnerability; vulnerability assessment; midwest; drinking water;

    Abstract : Clean drinking and recreational water is essential for human survival and contaminated water cause 1.4 million deaths worldwide every year. Both developing and developed countries suffer as a consequence of unsafe water that cause waterborne diseases. The Great Lakes region, located in the United States is no exception. READ MORE

  3. 18. Evaluation of biosand filter as a water treatment method in Ghana : An experimental study under local conditions in Ghana

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik

    Author : Linn Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : Biosand filter; slow sand filter; Ghana; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The availability to clean drinking water is something a lot of people take for granted today. Daily, there are about 1.8 billion people around the world that drinks water from a contaminated water source. READ MORE

  4. 19. Inactivation of viruses in water by chlorination using bacteriophages as model organisms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Charan Raju Kanna; [2016]
    Keywords : desinfection; chlorination; bacteriophages; viruses; free chlorine;

    Abstract : Climate change will lead to more extreme rain events in parts of Sweden resulting in sewage overflows and thus more contamination of surface water, leading to an increased risk of waterborne infections. Swedish and Norwegian surface waters are rich in humic substances with high organic carbon content that interferes with disinfection, the most important barrier to viruses in the water treatment plant. READ MORE

  5. 20. Water treatment at personal level : An examination of five products intended for a small scale, personal point-of-use

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Mathias Österdahl; [2016]
    Keywords : Water treatment; relief work; international missions; drinking water; disasters; Vattenrening; hjälparbete; internationella insatser; dricksvatten; katastrofer;

    Abstract : Water, and particularly clean water is essential for humans with a profound effect on health and has the capacity to reduce illnesses. Paradoxical, water is a medium where disease causing agents could be transmitted into the human body. READ MORE