Essays about: "rainy season"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 43 essays containing the words rainy season.
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6. 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 geologiAbstract : 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
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7. Distribution of microplastic colour and count in the Crocodile River, South Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this paper was to establish sources for microplastic fibres and fragments based on the presence of specific colours (I) within different land use classes and (II) in relation to the location of wastewater treatment plants. Most of the colours did not result in significantly different counts between the land use classes, except for black fragments, which resulted in significantly higher counts in urban environments compared to natural environments. READ MORE
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8. Frequency analysis of heavy rainfall related to synoptic weather patterns in Kyushu Island, Japan by using the Self-Organizing Map (SOM)
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Recently heavy rainfall frequency in Kyushu Island, the southwestern part of Japan, during the rainy season, has been increasing due to possibly climate change, global warming. Owing to the recent increase of heavy rainfall frequency, natural disasters related to heavy rainfall including flooding and landslides have occurred and caused serious damages to infrastructures and human lives. READ MORE
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9. Presiding over a flood of waste : a case study on a local movement for domestic waste management at the household level, Bandung City, Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a profound environmental issue in Indonesia. Approximately 69% of Indonesian municipal waste is transported to landfill sites. These sites infuse surrounding ecosystems with toxic compounds, degrade land quality and lead to health and sanitation issues. READ MORE
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10. Rainfall Shocks and the Effects on Child Anthropometric Measures in Rural Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence of Gender Differences
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This paper seeks to estimate the effects of rainfall fluctuations on the anthropometric health of children under the age of five in rural Ethiopia. Our interest is to study whether boys and girls experience differential treatment in the intra-household allocation of resources towards health following rainfall shocks in the previous rainy season and whether or not children of different ages are especially sensitive. READ MORE
