Essays about: "wetland pollution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words wetland pollution.

  1. 1. Kväve och Mikroplast i anlagda våtmarker

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Anna Wiklund; Lisa Kröss; [2023]
    Keywords : Kväve; mikroplast; sediment; anlagda våtmarker; föroreningar; svavelväte; norden och skåne län; SLU;

    Abstract : De anlagda våtmarkerna genomgår en internationell kris, detta bör tas på allvar annars blir konsekvenserna förödande. De anlagda våtmarkernas syfte är bl. a öka biodiversitet och få en varierande landskap samt kunna kontrollera vattennivåer, föroreningar och näring. Våtmarker fungerar som naturliga reningsverk i naturen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Living With River

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Qing Liang; [2021]
    Keywords : river management; wetland; purification; anti-flooding;

    Abstract : This project aims to establish a river park with purification capacity and conservation of soil and water, protecting habitats for plants and animals. Combining local history and culture to form new urban landscape and improve the urban living environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mercury and methyl mercury release in soil and water - their relationship with different properties in Skogaryd

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linnéa Johansson; [2020-07-08]
    Keywords : mercury; methylmercury; demethylation; pH; dissolved oxygen and total organic content;

    Abstract : In Skogaryd research site, water samples were taken and analysed for total mercury (Hgtot) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentration along with the pH, dissolved oxygen (DO) and total organic content (TOC). This to give the condition of the site before the forest is clear-cute and a part of the land rewetted to a wetland. READ MORE

  5. 4. Environmental issues from sugarcane plantations in Brazil and how to handle them with market-based instruments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Freja Milton; [2019]
    Keywords : Market-based instruments; environmental offsets; Payments for ecosystem services; PES; Brazil; bioplastic; biopolymer; sugarcane; certification; environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivations.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is a literature review of three market-based instruments used for land management; environmental offsets, payments for ecosystem services (PES) and certification, and how they could be used to mitigate environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivation in Brazil when purchasing biopolymers. The study showed that certification is the most common market-based instrument in Brazil. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable Drainage Systems Assessment and Optimisation-A case study for Lussebäcken Catchment, Helsingborg

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Bernard Nsabimana; Néstor Utande Estallo; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydraulics; hydrology; Sustainable Drainage Systems; urban; Modeling; MIKE URBAN; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Increase of urbanization and climate change are one of the factors that have been highlighted to influence hydrography. This is resulting in an increase in peak flow within an urban watershed. Downstream flooding and increased pollution are the problems that arises. READ MORE