Essays about: "waterflow"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the word waterflow.

  1. 6. Spreading of microplastics from artificial turf via stormwater

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Johanna Lundström; [2019]
    Keywords : Microplastics; Artificial turf; Granule trap; Granulate; Waterflows; mikroplast; konstgräsplan; granulatfälla; granulat; vattenflöden;

    Abstract : På senare tid har mikroplaster i hav och sjöar uppmärksammats som ett potentiellt stortmiljöproblem. Idag finns mikroplaster spridda över hela världens vatten från polerna till ekvatorn.År 2016 uppmärksammades konstgräsplaner som den nästa största källan till spridning avmikroplaster till sjöar och vattendrag i Sverige [1]. READ MORE

  3. 7. Kan hästens välfärd förbättras genom studier av frilevande hästars beteenden?

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

    Author : Victoria Vesterholm; [2018]
    Keywords : Häst; naturligt; beteende; behov; domesticering; hästhållning; välfärd;

    Abstract : I denna litteraturstudie jämförs den domesticerade hästens beteenden med de beteenden som finns dokumenterade hos frilevande hästar. Syftet är att undersöka om välfärden kan förbättras hos de domesticerade hästarna genom att förstå behovens ursprung. READ MORE

  4. 8. Climate change implications on transboundary water management in the Jordan River Basin : A Case Study of the Jordan River Basin and the transboundary agreements between riparians Israel, Palestine and Jordan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Maisa Young; [2015]
    Keywords : transboundary water management; climate change; Jordan River Basin; waterflow; water agreements; precipitation; water allocation; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between the impacts of climate change and transboundary water management (TWM) mechanisms. The thesis does so through a case study of the transboundary water agreements between Israel, Palestine and Jordan – states that share the transboundary waters in the Jordan River Basin (JRB), a basin that lies in a region of high political tensions and decreasing precipitation. READ MORE

  5. 9. The impact of abiotic factors on daily spawning migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in two north Swedish rivers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Anton Holmsten; [2015]
    Keywords : environmental factors; VAKI; fish ladder; waterflow; water temperature; seasonal migration pattern;

    Abstract : Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) depends on two major migrations to fulfil their life cycle, from their birth place in rivers to sea, and back upstream the river again to spawn. Salmon stocks have been heavily reduced during the last century due to human activities such as hydropower and timber floating. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hydrauliken i Ångersjöns fosforfällor : bestämning av flödesvägar och åtgärdsförslag för optimal fosforbindning vid avloppsrening med reaktiva filter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Ellinor Jansson; [2008]
    Keywords : fosforrening; Ångersjön; filtermaterial;

    Abstract : Discharge of untreated wastewater leads to unnaturally high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in rivers, lakes and the sea, which results in unbalanced ecosystems with eutrophication and lack of oxygen. Part of the phosphorus in surface waters is coming from on-site wastewater treatment from scattered households with unsatisfactory purification. READ MORE