Essays about: "advanced water treatment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 39 essays containing the words advanced water treatment.

1. 6. Cradle-to-Gate LCA of Water Treatment Alternatives : A case study performed for Norrvatten’s future waterwork expansion

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Siddharth Selvarajan; [2021]
   Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Water purification method; Potable water production; Microbiological barrier; Activated carbon; Sludge separation; Livscykelbedömning; Vattenreningsmetod; Produktion av dricksvatten; Mikrobiologisk barriär; Aktivt kol; Slamavskiljnin;

   Abstract : Norrvatten is a municipal association which owns a water treatment plant capable of supplying good quality drinking water to the consumers in the associated neighbouring municipalities. After preliminary investigations for the future year of 2050, there were estimates which suggest a potential water quality degradation in the lake which supplies the raw water for treatment due to uncertain future climatic conditions and other forms of pollutions from the surrounding. READ MORE

3. 7. Investigation of a Collapsed Cone Superposition Algorithm for dosimetry in brachytherapy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Fysikum

   Author : Freja Alpsten; [2021]
   Keywords : Brachytherapy; Collapsed Cone; Model-Based Dose Calculation Algorithms; Radiotherapy;

   Abstract : Background & Purpose: The current standard dosimetry in brachytherapy treatment planning, the TG-43 formalism, ignore the presence of non-water media and finite patient dimensions. This can cause clinically relevant errors in dose estimates. READ MORE

4. 8. A study of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater from small municipalities in Northern Sweden : E-peroxone as a complementary tertiary removal technique

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Mathias Hägglund; [2021]
   Keywords : Pharmaceuticals; removal; sewage treatment plants STPs ; Electro-peroxone E-peroxone ;

   Abstract : The conventional treatment processes used in Swedish sewage treatment plants (STPs) are not designed to remove micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals and biocides. This leads to STPs being a major source of pharmaceuticals in the environment including surface waters, coastal waters, and groundwaters all over the world. READ MORE

5. 9. Utility of bark chips for removal of fluorinatedorganic compounds in water samples at a hazardouswaste management facility

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Ekesbo; [2021]
   Keywords : Pine bark; PFAS; extractable organofluorine; contaminated water and sorption efficiency.;

   Abstract : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic compounds that have beenaround since 1940. They can be used in a variety of products such as fire-fighting foam,food packaging and cosmetic products. Many PFAS have potential toxic effects on bothhumans and animals which poses a problem due to their wide distribution and persistency. READ MORE

6. 10. Hur har öppen dagvattenhantering förändrats över 20 år? : en jämförelse av dagvattenhanteringen i två bostadsområden anlagda under 2000-talet

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

   Author : Tove Mellerby; [2021]
   Keywords : öppen dagvattenhantering; hållbar dagvattenhantering; LOD; Bo01; Rosendal; bostadsområde; stormwater; opens stormwater management; sustainable stormwater management; LOD; Bo01; Rosendal; residential area;

   Abstract : Detta arbete redovisar hur dagvattenhantering har utvecklats från tidigt 2000-tal till idag. Syftet är att ta lärdom av den kunskap som framkommit under åren och därmed öka förståelsen för hur öppen dagvattenhantering kan anläggas i framtiden. Undersökningen baseras på en litteraturstudie, platsbesök och intervjuer. READ MORE